VICTORIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Day 5 Finals

Well it has been a huge week for swimmers & coach’s and the last night of finals was amazing.....   Nuna are the winners!!!!!!!

Now the challenge has been set for Open’s...

The weather was beautiful and the atmosphere again was very loud.... And somehow those noisy horns found their way back to the pool.... The kids had great fun cheering all the final’s swimmers on.... And the swimmers again found time to make more signs to direct the swimmers in the pool in the right direction or hurry them up....

We finished Day 5 with the following

• Total Medal count 16
• Gold Medals – 7 (Ellen Gandy x3, Sam Bennett, James Argiro, Liam Hunt, & Tyran Groves)
• Silver Medals – 3 (Roxanne Perring, Llewellyn Little, Nicholas & the 16yr old & Under Boys Freestyle Relay team A)
• Bronze Medals – 6 ( Jessica Batton, Travis Mahoney, Alex Venning, Niki Hanlen, Sam Sheppard, & Ben Haralambakis)

• 28 PB’s (93%) – (comparison of Final time to Heat time)
• 8 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved (27%)

There were several standout swims –
Ellen Gandy – won 3 gold medals and also achieved amazing times.
James Argiro -  Set a new Victorian record in the Mens 16yr old 200 Butterfly of 2.03.10
Nick Groenewald – 13yr old 100 butterfly national time and an amazing swim in the 400 IM, he was the youngest competitor and swam against 15yr olds….

Both relay teams swam an amazing race….

It has been an amazing 5 days of swimming. The swimmers not only performed well in the pool but they also performed well outside of the pool their behavior was fantastic. Even the marshalling room staff said the Nuna swimmers were great. It is wonderful to hear!!!!!

From the Team Managers we would like to thank Amanda, Dean Mel & Kirsty, you all did a wonderful & amazing job. I know that for myself & Juliette we have learnt so much in the last 5 days and we appreciated all your support. Thank you also to Deb & Tracey for teaching us everything you know about team managing at States. We hope you both had as good a time as we did.

A special thanks to Fiona Whitten for providing all of the updates throughout the week. 

VICTORIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Day 5 Heats

Well, it has been another great heat’s day in the pool. There should be some fantastic swims in the finals tonight.

Nuna had 69 swims (including Ellen Gandy) over 24 events.

Included in this were:

• 25 PB’s (36%)
• 31 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved (45%)
• 16 heat wins. (23%)
• 12 heat 2nd’s (17%)
• 5 heat 3rd’s (7%)
• 30 finals swims (43%)

The boys 16 yr olds & Under Freestyle relay teams A & B both made the finals tonight –  It should be a very exciting race.

There were several standout swims today but I don’t have time to list them all but here is a couple  –
National Times achieve today –

• Nick Groenewald (11yrs old) – Boys 15 & Under 400m IM- Nick got a 11 sec PB and also got the  14yr old National Time, his time today was 5.05.90. It was an amazing swim.
• Eddie Lim – 14yr old 100 Free National Time (with 57.61)
• Niki Hanlen – 14yr old 100 Free National time ( with 1.01.98)

There is a number of other swimmers that are just short of their national times, so tonight’s racing should be very exciting.

Thanks again for another great day of swimming by the swimmers.

Well it was another fantastic night at the pool. The weather was beautiful and the atmosphere was very loud.... I wonder who bought the noisy horns...

We finished Day 4 with the following

• Total Medal count 12
• Gold Medals – 4 (Ellen Gandy x2, Sam Bennett & the 14yr old boys Freestyle Relay team)
• Silver Medals – 4 (Nicholas D’Arcy Evans, Mitchell Pryor, Jess Batton & the 14yr old girls Freestyle Relay team A)
• Bronze Medals – 4 ( Laura-Ann Wong, Jack Laidler, Shani Campbell & Tyran Groves)

25 PB’s (93%) – (comparison of Final time to Heat time)

• 15 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved (55%)

There were several standout swims –
Ellen Gandy – won 2 gold medals and also achieved 2 amazing times.
Jess Batton got her National time in 14yr old 400 free
The relay teams in both age groups were amazing tonight. They showed really team spirit and came up winners……

Nuna had 66 swims over 24 events.

Included in this were:

• 32 PB’s (48%)
• 35 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved (53%)
• 11 heat wins. (17%)
• 11 heat 2nd’s (17%)
• 6 heat 3rd’s (9%)
• 27 finals swims (41%)

The 14 & Under girls & boys Freestyle relay teams that made finals tonight are –

• Girls A team
• Girls B Team
• Boys A Team

There were several standout swims –
National Times achieve today –

• Alex Venning – 15yr old 200 Back
• Sean Whitten – 14yr old 50 Free
• Matilda Rudd – 13yr old 100 Back.
  
  

Well it was another fantastic day at the office. The weather was fantastic and the atmosphere was mind blowing with excitement....

We finished Day 3 with the following

• Gold Medals – 8 (Ellen Gandy, Jess Batton, Sam Sheppard, Dylan Cossari, James Argiro, Liam Hunt  and both 18 & Under Relay teams)
• Silver Medals – 4 (Chris MacGregor, Jess Batton, Tyran Groves, Mark Bustard)
• Bronze Medals – 2 ( Roxy Perring, Jack Laidler)

There were several standout swims –
Ellen Gandy – broke the Victoria Allcomers Record for Women’s 17/18 100m Fly (previously held by Stephanie Rice)
Sam Sheppard went under 16 mins for the 1500m Freestyle
Mark Bustard did a 9sec PB
Jess Batton got her national time in 14yr old 200 free
Chris MacGregor got his national time in 16yr olds 100m Fly

VICTORIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS – DAY 3 HEATS

Well it was another great heat’s day in the pool. There should be some fantastic swims in the finals tonight.

Nuna had 76 swims over 24 events.

Included in this were:

• 39 PB’s (52%)
• 42 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved (56%)
• 13 heat wins. (17%)
• 19 heat 2nd’s (25%)
• 8 heat 3rd’s (10%)
• 31 finals swims (41%)

The 18 & Under girls & boys Medley relay A teams have made tonight’s finals which is fantastic….  

 There were several standout swims –
8 Sec PB’s – Carly Robson
5 Sec PB’s – Nic Lindsay,
4 Sec PB’s – Nat MacGregor, Eddie Lim, Jess Beveridge & Chris MacGregor
3 Sec PB’s – Niki  Hanlen, Sean Whitten Eddie Lim, Brad Simpson, Evelyn Boldt, Phil O’Brien
2 Sec PB’s – Jess Batton & Brooke Simpson, .

Thanks  again for another great day of swimming by the kids.

It was another great night of finals.  Well done to all the kids and coaches.

Nuna had 34 Final swims (including Ellen Gandy) over 24 events.

Included in this were:

• 30 PB’s (88%) – (comparison of Final time to Heat time)
• 10 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved (29%)
• Total Medal Count - 13
• Gold Medals  - 4
                       – Individual 2 (Sam Bennett & Roxy Perring)

• Ellen Gandy 1
• Boys A Medley Relay Team 1 (Ed Lim, Caradoc Markey, Sean Whitten & Lliam Hunt)
• Silver Medals – 4
• Individual (Roxy Perring, James Argiro, Tyran Groves & Mitchell Pryor)
• Bronze Medals – 5
• Individual 4 (Sam Bennett, Travis Mahoney, Dylan Cossari & Phil O’Brien)
• Girls A Medley Relay Team 1 (Jessica Batton, Emily Zukic, Nikaylah Hanlen & Nat MacGregor)

Phil O’Brien got his National Time for 14yr old 200m Breast and Nerice Smith got her National Time in the 13yr old 200 Breast. Fantastic results……

Again there was lots of cheering.  It was a great night of finals, and the Team Nuna atmosphere was fantastic.

VICTORIAN AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY TWO HEATS

Well it’s been another great Heat Session for Nuna at Age State Champ’s.  Nunawading had 69 swims over 24 events.

Included in this were:

• 30 PB’s (43%)
• 38 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved (55%)
• 15 heat wins. (21%)
• 15 heat 2nd’s (21%)
• 7 heat 3rd’s (10%)
• 30 finals swims (42%)

All relay teams have made tonight’s finals which is fantastic….

There were several standout swims –
7 Sec PB’s – Jess Forster
5 Sec PB’s – Scott Huang
4 Sec PB’s – Tyran Groves, Ben Haralambakis
3 Sec PB’s – Alex Venning, Mark Bustard Phil O’Brien
2 Sec PB’s – Ed Lim, Roxy Perring, Jess Beveridge, Rachel McDonald.

Ed Lim got his National Time in the 14yr old 100m Breast and Matilda Rudd got her National Time in the 13yr old 400 IM. This will be Matilda’s first nationals…

Again there was lots of cheering.  It was a great day for many of the kids, and the team Nuna atmosphere was fantastic.

The coaches are doing a fantastic job with so many kids to manage.

On day one of the 2009 Victorian Age Championships Nunawading had 71 swims over 24 events.

 Included in this were:

• 37 PB’s (52%)
• 31 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved.
• 15 heat wins. (21%)
• 30 finals swims (42%)
• 2 individual Gold Medals.                   
  Llewellyn Little and Ellen Gandy (yes we know her points go to GB but Ellie swims, eats and sleeps at Nuna)
• 5 Individual Silver Medals.                 
  Ellen Gandy, Tyran Groves, Sam Bennett, Liam Hunt & Travis Mahoney
• And 6 Individual Bronze.                    
  Travis Mahoney, Sam Bennett, Sam Sheppard, Chris MacGregor, Nerice Smith & Phillip O’Brien

On top of this our Boys 18 & Under  200m Freestyle A relay team won Gold  and our Girls 18 & Under 200 Freestyle A Relay Team won Gold in 2 very exciting relays.

There were several standout swims in the heats and final sessions including:
10 Sec PB’s - Mark Bustard, Steph Groenewald
4.5 Sec PB’s - Jess Batton
3 Sec PB’s - Brooke Simpson
2 Sec PB’s - Jess Forster, Ed Lim, Meghan Bell, Brad Simpson, & Phil O’Brien.

A number of kids not swimming turned up to cheer on the kids swimming, which was great. They even made some great signs.

It was a great day for many of the kids, and the Team Nuna atmosphere was great.

The 11/under and 12 years olds have kicked off the 2009 Victorian Championships in a very convincing way setting the standard for the older swimmers in the club to chase.

Swimming Victoria announced the Individual Age Champion awards at the end of the meet and our swimmers starred, taking 3 out of 4 awards.  Congratulations to:

Saturday 20 December 2008

We had 32 Swimmers competed over 19 events.

Included in this were:

• 27 PB’s
• 31 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved.
• 15 heat wins
• 22 finals swims
• 9 individual Gold Medals. Jack Currie -2, Nicholas Groenewald – 4, Liam Fisk – 2, Joel Watson – 1.
• 3 Individual Silver Medals. Emily Zukic -3
• 3 Individual Bronze.Jack Currie -1, Liam Fisk – 1, Joel Watson - 1

On top of this our Boys 12 and under 200m Freestyle A relay team won Gold and our Girls 12/U 200 Individual Medley A Relay Team won Bronze.

It was great to see several of the older Nunawading swimmers there to support the team.

It was a tough day at the office for many of the swimmers, but I have to say again the knowledge of the coaches and the strong “Nuna” team spirit helped everyone over their personal hurdles and the atmosphere in the relay finals was awesome.

Sunday 21 December 2008

Today the kids followed a similar theme for day 2:

• 42 PB’s
• 28 Swims where the swimmer “rank” improved.
• 17 heat wins.
• 24 finals swims
• 8 Individual Gold Medals - Jack Currie - 1, Nicholas Groenewald -4 , Liam Fisk -2 , Emily Zukic - 1.
• 3 Individual Silver Medals - Jack Currie – 1, Joel Watson -1, Liam Fisk -1
• 4 Individual Bronze- Emily Zukic – 2, Jack Currie - 2

Once again the Boys A 200m medley relay team won Gold but the Girls 4 x 50 Free A relay team came a heart breaking 4th…… by 1/100th of a second!

Summary

Team Manager Mark Sewell summarized the meet as follows:

As far as highlights go, there were many, but from my perspective a few stood out.

• First the total domination of the boys events by Nicholas Groenewald, Jack Currie and Liam Fisk. – Over the 2 days there were only 4 boys events that the gold medal was not taken by one of these 3! (and one of those was taken for Nunawading by Joel Watson.)
• Mark Petrov, in his first state championships, made finals in both 100 and 200 Breaststroke coming 8th and 5th respectively.
• Multiple swimmers that PB’ed to get into finals and the followed up with another PB in the final.

All the detailed results are up on the SV site…

Mark also reported that “the club should be very proud of the effort put in by the younger swimmers in what was a pretty difficult environment, they are a very impressive group of young kids and they truly showed the Nunawading team spirit”.

“I am sure the other team managers would agree, it was a pleasure to work with them”.

“The young ones have laid down the challenge and got the club off to a great start … now it’s up to the age and open guys to pick up the baton and run with it…”

Well done to all swimmers on a very strong performance.

Well done to coaches Dean Bryant and Kirsty Woodham on the performance of all swimmers and thank you to Emma Beanland for donating her time to support all swimmers and coaches over the weekend.

Thank you to the Team Managers Mark Sewell , Anne Bustard & Deb Chan for donating their time to support all coaches and swimmers.

Nunawading Swimming Club can accommodate the development of every stage of swimming, from Learn to Swim through to Australian Teams.