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Swimmers respond to Australian titles pressure, 24 September 2008
At this week's Australian Open Short Course Championships our Academy swimmers have achieved excellent results.
Even though some of the Olympic team did not attend, the Championships attracted high quality fields. Our swimmers, stepping up to open age competition, responded magnificently.
Kirsten Lieshout, Jeremy Meyer, Ben Geard, Brayden Waltham and Stephanie Morgan all swam personal bests.
Kirsten Lieshout (16 years) made the semi-finals of the women's 50 metre breaststroke finishing 14th overall. Jeremy Saunders (18) also qualified for a semi-final in the men's 100m individual medley and ended up with an overall 13th place.
Ben Geard was twice unlucky not to have had semi-final places for the 50m and 100m breaststroke. In both preliminary events he placed 17th, each time less than two-tenths of a second short of qualifying.
Jeremy Meyer was the Academy's best performer when he made the breaststroke finals in both the 100m and 200m events. Jeremy, aged 17, finished an outstanding 5th and 4th respectively in these open age races.
The Championships, conducted in Melbourne over the last 5 days, will conclude tonight.
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Swimming wins in Victorian titles, 9 September 2008
Training partners Jeremy Meyer and Jeremy Saunders were the Academy's top performers at the weekend's Victorian Age Short Course Swimming Championships. Meyer won the 17-18 years 100 and 200 metre breaststroke events with Saunders finishing third and second respectively.
Both swimmers created new Victorian records in the 200 metres breaststroke. For Meyer it was in the 17 year age group (2:13.78) and for Saunders in the 18 and over category (2:16.87). Their times were even more creditable because they were recorded in a re-swim, just 15 minutes after a first attempt in which there was a timing malfunction.
Jeremy Saunders turned the tables in the 100 metres individual medley, a clear winner in 57.07 sec, with Meyer in third place. Meyer's other medals were 200m medley (2nd) and 400m medley (3rd). Saunders also had a second place in the 100m freestyle and 200m breaststroke, with a third in the 100m breaststroke.
Breaststroke specialist Kirsten Lieshout dominated the 16 years girls 100 metre race, winning by more than 2 seconds in 1:13.10. In her only other event, the 200 metres, Kirsten finished 6th, still a creditable result at the State level.
Two other 16 year girls, Sarah Berryman and Stephanie Morgan, achieved second places. Sarah was beaten by a touch in the 100 metres individual medley but nevertheless recorded a personal best time of 1:06.61. Sarah had a busy program with 8 individual events and she finished in the top 8 in 5 of them. Stephanie's second placing was in the 100 metres butterfly, and she was also in the final 8 in her other three events.
Matthew Dinsmore (18) finished second in the 50 metres freestyle (23.51 seconds). The sprint provided a close and exciting finish, and Matthew again proved himself able to hold his form and composure in this testing event.
Brayden Waltham and Jye Thompson, both 16 year boys, were both competitive although they did not win medals. Brayden's best result, but perhaps most disappointing, was his 4th place in the 100 metres butterfly where he was just 2 one-hundredths of a second behind the bronze medallist. Brayden was also 5th in two backstroke events. Jye swam four events with his best results in the 100 metre (8th) and 200 metre (5th) butterfly events.
The Championships were a great result for Academy swimmers. Of our 11 squad members, 8 competed and 6 won medals. It has also been a useful lead-in event to the Australian Short Course titles in 2 week's time and in which most squad members are expected to compete.
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Swimming wins for Brayden, 25 August 2008
Brayden Waltham was the Academy's only representative at the weekend's Victorian Country Short Course Swimming Championships.
Swimming in the 16-17 age group, 16 year-old Brayden won 6 events and placed in three others. His best performances were in the backstroke where he won the 100 metres race by 1.6 seconds and the 200 metres even more easily. His times were 1:00.57 and 2:12.44 respectively.
Brayden had another convincing win, by 1.3 seconds, in the 100metre butterfly race (59.11sec). However, the 200 metre ‘fly' win was more tense with the first three close at the end.
Brayden's other wins were in the individual medley events. His places were in breaststroke and freestyle. In two further freestyle events Brayden finished closely behind the place-getters.
Despite moving up an age group this year, Brayden's times have improved enough to make him even more competitive than previously. He is also much stronger, and was able to successfully take on 11 events at these championships.
The next major event for Academy swimmers is the Victorian Age Short Course Championships in two weeks' time.
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Medal shows that Delaney is world class, 18 August 2008
Ashley Delaney's Olympic campaign has come to end. Although he returns home without an individual medal, Delaney ranks as one of the world's best backstroke swimmers.
He finishes his Olympic debut with a finals 5th place and a personal best time. He also swam in the 4 x 100 medley relay qualifying event which secured Australia a place in the final. The Australian team won a silver medal and, along with the finalists, members of the qualifying team also won a silver medal.
The 22-year old former Academy member, who now swims with the AIS in Canberra, struck form at the Australian Championships in March. He won the 100 metres backstroke in Australian record time and defeated former Olympic medallist, Matt Welsh. In the 200 metres event Delaney finished second to his rival Hayden Stoeckel.
Both swimmers were nominated for Beijing, with Delaney also selected for the FINA World Short Course Championships in April. The Championships were an important milestone for Delaney, and he won third place in the 50 metres backstroke as well as taking Australian short course records.
At Beijing however Delaney has been eclipsed by Stoeckel. Both swimmers made the 100 metres backstroke final with Stoeckel finishing in a dead-heated 3rd place. He had beaten Delaney, who was awarded 5th place, by just a touch.
In the 200 metres backstroke Delaney was eliminated in the semifinals while Stoeckel finished 6th in the final. Stoeckel also achieved Australian records in both backstroke events. In consequence, Stoeckel was selected into the 4 x 100 medley relay final in which Australia finished second. Delaney, less gloriously, swam only the qualifying round, but has also been awarded a silver medal.
In an interview during the Games Delaney generously praised Stoeckel's 100 metre performance, saying it had been inspirational to him.
With both Delaney and Stoeckel now firmly established at world level, who knows how much they will press each other to even greater results? May the inspiration continue!
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NSW swimming medals for Stephanie, 14 August 2008
Last weekend Stephanie Morgan won medals at the NSW Age Short Course titles. She was representing Victoria as a member of the Target 2012 Silver Squad.
Stephanie swam in the 200 metres butterfly, finishing third, in 2:19.92. She later swam the 100 metres butterfly where, in the last half, she was drawing in the event winner. Both girls posted personal best times, Stephanie's being 62.68 seconds.
Stephanie earned her selection into the Target 2012 squad after winning two gold medals at the Victorian Championships for 15 years 100 and 200 metres butterfly. She has posted top results in several subsequent events, including another Victorian win in the 50 metre butterfly at the Sprint Championships.
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Four swimmers in Victorian schools team, 14 August 2008
Yesterday the Victorian Secondary Schools' Sports Association announced its swimming team for the Pacific School Games to be held in Canberra from 29 November to 7 December 2008.
The Victorian squad includes 4 Academy swimmers, Sarah Berryman, Sarah Crowe, Jeremy Meyer and Brayden Waltham. Also selected was Samantha Wilkins, a member of last year's Academy swimming squad.
The Pacific School Games is an international sporting event for primary and secondary school students aged 10 to 19, and is held every three to four years.
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Swimmers' short course successes, 21 July 2008
During the weekend's Victorian Open Short Course Championships, Academy swimmers put in some fine performances.
Fresh from the World Youth Championships Jeremy Meyer won the 200 metre breaststroke and placed second in the 100 metres. Jeremy controlled the 200 metre race from the start and his winning margin was more than 3 seconds.
Ben Geard, a sprint specialist who is strong in several disciplines, finished fourth in both the 50 metre freestyle and breaststroke events. The sprints are renown for their dramatically close finishes and Ben was only 7 hundredths of a second behind second place-getter in the breaststroke race.
Kirsten Lieshout was close to the medals as well with her fourth place and personal best time in the 100 metre breaststroke.
Also competing were Mathew Dinsmore, Sarah Berryman and Brayden Waltham, all of whom swam in several events. Although none made finals this year they all achieved competitive performances against open competition. They are presently only 16 or 17 years old, and all of them are potential finalists in the future.
The Academy's swimming program is due to resume in two weeks and amongst our new faces will be Jye Thompson. Jye, also 16, swam in 3 events and gave notice of his future prospects.
Two former Academy swimmers achieved medal results. Sam Ashby, now with the VIS, won both the 100 and 200 metre individual medley events. Sam left the Academy 5 years ago to take up a VIS scholarship. In June he was selected to an Australian team to swim in New Zealand. Andrew Cameron, in the Academy until last year and now with a Melbourne club, finished third in the 200 metres butterfly.
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Samantha tastes international success, 15 July 2008
Samantha Wilkins had her first experience of international competition last week when she represented the Australia Gold team in the Trans Tasman series.
The 6-event competition was between two Australian and one New Zealand team and held at several venues in New South Wales. It aims to create an international competition environment for promising junior swimmers. Samantha, aged 14, was one of the youngest competitors.
Samantha raced on most days, with a best result on the third day at Wagga Wagga. There she swam in the 100 metre butterfly and achieved third place (in 1 min 4.68 sec). Her achievement was especially notable as there were several 16 or 17 year old girls in her race.
Samantha was in the Academy's 2007-08 swimming squad. She has been highly dedicated to her training, and has made great progress during the last year. Samantha has now moved to Melbourne where she trains with the Haileybury Waterlions. We wish her well for her future swimming career, and hope to follow her continuing achievements.
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Meyer in Mexico, 14 July 2008
Jeremy Meyer, representing Australia at the World Junior Swimming Championships, has swum some fine races in his specialty event, the breaststroke. The Championships, which concluded yesterday, were held in Monterrey, Mexico.
Jeremy's best result was in the 200 metres where he qualified for the final and subsequently placed 8th.
In the heats of the 50 metres and 100 metres events Jeremy swam times consistently close to his best. In both races he placed in the top half of the field but was unable unable to qualify for the semi-finals.
Jeremy has been a member of the Academy's swimming squad for several years and was also the recent winner of the Tim Forsyth Award for best athlete in 2007. This is the second occasion that Jeremy has been selected for a Swimming Australia team.
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Beijing dream comes true for Amanda, 19 June 2008
Amanda Drennan is a paralympic swimmer who has been selected to the Australian squad for the Beijing Paralympics. Amanda was a member of the Academy's swimming squad from 2000 to 2002, and she significantly improved her race times during that period.
In 2002 Amanda had a stunning year, capturing a world junior disability backstroke record and Australian records. As well as backstroke, Amanda was highly successful in freestyle, breaststroke and butterfly events as well.
As a result of these performances the Academy honoured Amanda as its top athlete for 2002 and presented her with its prestigious Tim Forsyth Award. Amanda then left the Academy to take up a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport, where her swimming career successfully continued.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics Amanda, then 16, swam in the bronze-medal winning 4 x 100 paralympic freestyle event. (Another Academy paralympian, Lichelle Clarke, was in the same event.) Amanda has followed since with a string of successful international performances.
Amanda's story demonstrates the pathways concept in which regional sports academies have an important role. The academies' capacity to nurture and support young talent at the foundation stage enables next-level organisations, like the Victorian Institute of Sport, to develop successful regional athletes, as they mature, into world standard ones.
A further pathway is provided by the Australian Institute of Sport, where specialised facilities and resources are provided in Canberra. For some sports and some athletes, the AIS opportunities are particularly advantageous in their advancement.
Amanda's swimming career reflects the effectiveness of the pathways from regional academies. After training with the VIS Amanda was subsequently awarded an AIS scholarship, and her swimming career has continued successfully. This year Amanda will be a member of the 35-strong squad contesting the Beijing Paralympics, in September, following the Olympic Games.
We wish Amanda continuing success.
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Delaney prominent in Australian swimming team wins, 16 June 2008
Ex-Academy swimmer Ashley Delaney figured prominently in recent international performances by the Australian team.
Ashley Delaney (centre) photographed recently with
his former Academy coaches Brian Ford & Rob Moore
Following the Barcelona leg of the Mare Nostrum series last Wednesday, Delaney finished this tour with five wins from six races.
However, Delaney's Barcelona performances were not without drama and considerable pressure. He was disqualified in both the 50 and 200 metres backstroke heats under a local rule for having his entire body leave the water at the start of the race.
A protest by Australian officials was initially dismissed before an appeal led to his reinstatement for the finals. Delaney then won the 200 final in a personal best of 1:57.22, while in the 50m backstroke he clocked a solid 25.28, finishing second.
Australian National Coach Alan Thompson said that Delaney did well to overcome the drama of the double disqualification.
“Ash was disqualified twice in the heats by an official applying a local rule that doesn't allow you to fully leave the water at the start of a backstroke race,” Thompson said.
“Ash gets up really high on the wall before the start of a race and explodes out of the water in an arch and the official thought it was illegal but that is not what the FINA (Swimming's governing body) rules state. This meet is run under FINA rules and so we were finally able to get him back into the field for tonight.
“Considering all the drama and him not knowing if he would get to race the finals, Ash swam rally well and can be very pleased with the way he handled the distractions.”
Delaney has returned to Australia to begin his final preparations for the Beijing Olympics where he will swim in two individual backstroke events and a medley relay.
Delaney swam with the Sale club and the Academy before moving to Melbourne to take up a VIS scholarship, and later an AIS scholarship. He is scheduled to swim 100 and 200 metre backstroke events at the Beijing Olympics, as well as the 4 x 100 medley relay.
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Swimmers at Canberra Grand Prix, 30 April 2008
Academy swimmers Jeremy Saunders and Ben Geard competed at the Telstra Grand Prix No 1 at the AIS in Canberra last weekend. They raced against Olympic team and other nationally-ranked swimmers.
Jeremy made two finals, the 100m breaststroke, and 200m individual medley. He finished fifth in both events. Ben also swam in two events finishing 4th in the semi-final of the 50m breaststroke and 9th in the preliminary round of 50m freestyle.
Former Academy swimmer Ashley Delaney, freshly returned from his World Championship placing, also competed and won the 50 metres backstroke.
The meeting comprised mainly Olympic and Paralympic team swimmers, with a handful from the Papua New Guinea squad. Jeremy and Ben joined a score of other ranked swimmers to challenge the Olympians. A second Telstra Grand Prix will be held in July as a prelude to the Beijing Olympics in August.
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Australian selectors pick our swimmers, 29 April 2008
Following the Australian Age Championships at Brisbane 2 weeks ago, Swimming Australia has selected seven Victorians onto travelling teams to swim in international events.
Among them are swimming squad members Samantha Wilkins and Jeremy Meyer, and former Academy swimmer Sam Ashby.
Samantha will compete in the Trans Tasman Series in New South Wales in July. This is the same competition that Jeremy Meyer competed successfully in last year.
Meanwhile, Jeremy will compete in the World Junior Championships at Monterrey, Mexico, also in July.
Sam Ashby was with the Academy until 2004 when he left to train in Melbourne. He will be competing in the Oceania Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, in July.
Swimming Australia says that selection onto travelling teams provides competition opportunities in preparation for senior teams. It shows that selectors have great confidence in our swimmers' future potential.
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Australian medals to Meyer and Saunders, 14 April 2008
Academy swimming squad members have done extremely well at the Australian Age Championships in Brisbane over the weekend.
Jeremy Meyer outclassed his competitors with a time of 1:04.39 in the final of the 16 years 100m breaststroke beating his nearest opponent by 1.3 seconds. He also won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke. Jeremy's results were a repeat of his results last year, but with improved times this year.
Jeremy Saunders had another breaststroke success when he won 17-18 years 200m breaststroke. He was also third in the 200m individual medley.
Samantha Wilkins, in girls 13 and under events, was second in the 200m individual medley and third in the 100m butterfly. She was chosen to represent Victoria in the 4x50m state freestyle relay event and this team secured a bronze medal.
Yet another breaststroker, Kirsten Lieshout, was second in the girls 16 years 100m event.
Jeremy Saunders, Jeremy Meyer, Andrew Cameron and Matthew Dinsmore combined to win a bronze medal in the 18 & under 4x100m club medley relay.
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World title medal to Delaney, 14 April 2008
Fresh from his Australian Championship successes, former Academy squad swimmer Ashley Delaney mixed it with the world's best at the FINA World Short Course titles in Manchester, England over the last few days.
Delaney won a bronze medal in the 50 metres backstroke. He swam 23.57 sec, just 0.08 seconds behind the winner.
In his next final, the 100 metres backstroke, Delaney was fifth, just 0.57 seconds behind the winner. At this stage Delaney had posted a string of 6 personal best times.
He then qualified for the backstroke final, but only just, with the 8th fastest time (1min 53.6). Delaney adopted different strategy the final, taking an immediate lead and at world record pace. During the third lap Delaney slipped from first to third and, tiring further in the last lap, was beaten - by a touch - into fourth. The first two broke the previous world record with Delaney (in 1:50.45) 2.65 seconds behind the winner. He also broke the Commonwealth and Australian records.
The Australian 4 x 100 medley relay team with Delaney backstroking, finished in fourth place - another near-medal performance, setting a new Australian record.
We congratulate Ashley Delaney on his outstanding international results and wish him further success at Beijing.
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Academy swimmers at Olympic trials, 1 April 2008
Academy swimmers Ben Geard and Andrew Cameron competed at the Australian Swimming Championships in Sydney last week. The Championships also doubled as selection trials for the Beijing Olympics in August.
Both swimmers performed well. Ben's best outcome was in the 50m breaststroke event where he finished in 20th position with a time of 30.16 seconds. Ben also swam the 50m backstroke event for 23rd place (27.73 sec) and the 50m freestyle for 33rd place (24.04 sec).
Andrew competed in the 200m butterfly event with a time of 2.06.99, just outside his personal best time. He placed 27th.
Former Academy swimmer Ashley Delaney added a third event to his Beijing Olympic program when he finished second in the 200 metres backstroke. Delaney had previously qualified for the 100 metres and 4 x 100 medley relay.
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Ashley Delaney swims into Olympic spot, 25 March 2008
At the Australian Swimming Championships last night former Academy swimmer Ashley Delaney secured a spot in the Australian team for the Beijing Olympics.
Delaney won the 100m backstroke in 53.68 seconds, defeating Olympic medallist Matt Welsh. He also broke Welsh's Australian record.
For a decade Welsh had dominated the event, but in recent times Delaney had begun to close the gap. After last night's defeat Welsh paid tribute to Delaney and second place-getter Hayden Stoeckel: "I went faster tonight than I thought I could of (but) those guys definitely went very fast. That's what it takes these days, so the young guys are doing well and they've risen very, very quickly."
Delaney has certainly struck form at the right moment. At Beijing he will contest the 100 metres backstroke as well as the backstroke leg in the 4 x 100m medley relay, where Australia is a medal chance.
Originally from Sale, the 21 year old trained with the Academy swimming squad before winning a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship. He is now with the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Academy swimmers compete at Gippsland Championships, 25 March 2008
by Debbie Waltham
Academy swimmers competed at the Gippsland Championships in Sale over the Labour Day weekend and were amongst the top award winners for the meet.
Jeremy Saunders (18) was named Male Swimmer of the Meet winning 7 gold, 6 silver & 2 bronze individual medals and breaking 11 records in the process.
Sarah Berryman (15) won 5 gold & 7 silver medals together with Samantha Wilkins (13) who won 9 gold, 2 silver & 1 bronze medal were named joint winners of the Female Swimmer of the Meet, tying with the same amount of points. Samantha broke 6 records and was also announced as the winner of the Female 14 & under Swimmer of the Meet award.
Jeremy Meyer (16) won 7 gold & 4 bronze medals and broke broke 12 records. Jeremy won the Most Outstanding Swimmer Out of Gippsland for his swimming achievements over the 2007/2008 season.
Ben Geard (26) won six gold medals and broke an amazing total of 19 records. Stephanie Morgan (15) won 3 gold, 2 silver & 2 bronze medals and breaking 10 records. Kirsten Lieshout (16) won 3 gold & 2 bronze medals and broke one record. Andrew Cameron (18) won 1 gold, 3 silver & 2 bronze medals. Brayden Waltham (15) won 1 gold, 1 silver & 4 bronze medals. Charley Askew (16) won 3 silver & 2 bronze. Matthew Dinsmore (17) won 3 silver medals.
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Academy swimmers assist regional win, 4 March 2008
by Debbie Waltham
Seven Academy swimmers were selected to represent Gippsland and have combined with other Gippsland District 21 swimmers to win the Victorian Country Interdistrict Competition last Saturday.
Ben Geard, Jeremy Meyer, Stephanie Morgan and Brayden Waltham all won individual events while Charley Askew, Sarah Berryman and Kirsten Lieshout took part in relays which also took out first place.
This is the 16th consecutive year that Gippsland has won the coveted Bill Willmott Trophy which is awarded to the premier Country district. Gippsland also won the Sovereign Hill Trophy for gaining the most points for the four Open relays contested on the day.
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Swimmers' sprint successes, 12 February 2008
by Debbie Waltham
Academy swimmers had success at the Victorian Sprint Championships last weekend in Melbourne.
Samantha Wilkins was dominant in the 13 years age group winning 3 gold and 1 silver medal. A gold medal was won by nearly 2 seconds in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 36.27 and another gold in the 50m freestyle in a time of 28.23. Samantha had a convincing win in the 50m butterfly in a time of 29.32 which also earned her an Out of Gippsland record in the 14 years and Open category. Samantha's silver medal came in a close finish in the 50m backstroke with a time of 32.56.
Ben Geard performed extremely well throughout the finals session with one gold and two bronze medals in the 19 & over age group. Ben dominated the 50m breaststroke and won the event in a time of 30.38, nearly a second clear of his rivals. Ben won the bronze medal in the 50m freestyle event and with a time of 23.89 equalled his own Out of Gippsland record in both the 17 & over and Open category, a time which he set at the Victorian Open Championships in January. Ben swam 28.06 in the 50m backstroke also placing him third and 26.58 in the 50m butterfly resulting in a 5th placing.
Kirsten Lieshout swam a personal best time of 34.96 and had a convincing win in the 16 years 50m breaststroke event.
Stephanie Morgan earned her gold medal in the 15 years 50m butterfly and in a close finish snatched first place in a personal best time and also claimed the 16 years Out of Gippsland record in a time of 29.94.
A silver medal went to Jeremy Meyer who also fought out a close tussle in the 16 years 50m breaststroke to place second in a time of 31.13. Jeremy also placed 8th and 9th in the 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle in time of 29.96 and 26.45 respectively.
Matthew Dinsmore competed in the 17/18 years 50m freestyle and in a tight finish took out the bronze medal with 24.86, narrowly missing the silver medal. Matthew had another close race in the 50m breaststroke just finishing behind the medal winners to take 4 th place in a time of 31.68.
Sarah Berryman excelled in the 15 years 50m backstroke claiming the bronze medal in a personal best time of 32.60 narrowly missing the silver by only 3/100 th second. Sarah competed in the 50m freestyle final and with a time of 29.35 placed 9th .
Jeremy Saunders finalled in three events placing 5th in each of them. Jeremy swam in the 17/18 years age group and swam 31.95 in the 50m breaststroke, 26.86 in the 50m butterfly and 25.09 in the 50m freestyle.
Brayden Waltham competed in two finals in the 15 years age group. Brayden finished 7 th in the 50m butterfly in a time of 27.96 and 8 th in the 50m backstroke in 29.80.
Charley Askew swam in the 16 years 50m freestyle and placed 9th in a time of 29.13.
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Exceptional results for swimmers at Country titles, 4 February 2008
Academy swimmers Sarah Berryman, Andrew Cameron, Matthew Dinsmore, Ben Geard, Kirsten Lieshout, Jeremy Meyer, Stephanie Morgan, Jeremy Saunders and Brayden Waltham all won medals at the Victorian Country Championships held in Portland held over the Australia Day long weekend. Charley Askew, Elizabeth Bacchetti and Alyce Milkins were also finalists at the event which saw swimmers compete against 36 other Victorian Country Clubs.
Jeremy Saunders was named the winner of the Bruce Carter Trophy for the highest point scoring swimmer of the Championships. Australia Day medals went to Kirsten Lieshout and Jeremy Meyer for the best individual performances for female and male swimmers on Australia Day. Jeremy Saunders, Ben Geard and Stephanie Morgan each broke 2 Country Event records throughout the Championships
Medallists
Jeremy Saunders — 5 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze (2 Country Event records), Ben Geard — 4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. (2 Country Event records), Andrew Cameron — 3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, Jeremy Meyer — 2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, Stephanie Morgan — 3 gold (2 Country Event records), Kirsten Lieshout — 2 gold, Sarah Berryman — 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, Brayden Waltham — 3 silver, 1 bronze, Matthew Dinsmore — 3 silver, 1 bronze.
Details
Jeremy Saunders, 18, swam an amazing 30 events over the three days, making 13 finals and medalling in each of them, which makes it no surprise that he won the Bruce Carter Trophy for the gaining the most number of individual points. This feat comes only a week after competing at the Victorian Open and Age Championships where Jeremy brought home 3 gold and 2 silver individual medals together with breaking 8 Out of Gippsland and 2 Country Victorian records. Jeremy was also awarded the male 17/18 years Age Group Champion at the Victorian Championships, a title he has won for an astonishing six years consecutively. At the Country Championships Jeremy set two new Country Event records by winning the Open 200m individual medley in a time of 2.12.90 and in his last individual swim of the meet he claimed another Country Event record in the Open 200m freestyle in a winning time of 1.59.81. Jeremy also claimed a further three gold medals in the Open 200m breaststroke, Open 100m freestyle and 18 & over 200m individual medley. Jeremy won four silver medals in the Open 200m backstroke, 18 & over 50m breaststroke, Open 100m breaststroke and Open 100m backstroke. Rounding out Jeremy's medal tally were four bronze medals in the 18 & over 50m butterfly, 18 & over 50m backstroke, 18 & over 50m freestyle and Open 100m butterfly.
Ben Geard, 26, also followed on from an impressive showing at the Victorian Championships where he became the first Gippsland swimmer to break the 24 and 30 second barrier in the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke respectively. Along the way Ben broke 6 Out of Gippsland and one Victorian Country record. Ben had similar success in Portland where he won a medal in every final he competed in and broke the Country Event record by winning the 18 & over 50m breaststroke in time of 30.59. His second Country Event record for the meet came by winning the blue ribbon event, the 18 & over 50m freestyle in a time of 24.53. Ben won additional gold medals in the 18 & over 50m backstroke and the Open 100m backstroke. Ben won a silver medal in the 18 & over 50m butterfly and a bronze medal in the Open 100m breaststroke.
Andrew Cameron, 18, had a hectic schedule over the three days of competition with 13 events, making 11 finals and winning medals in 8 of the events. Andrew won the gold medal in the Open 200m butterfly; an event he specialises in, and with a time of 2.10.90 was only .5 of a second outside his own Country Event record. Andrew had further success by winning the Open 400m freestyle and the Open 200m backstroke. Andrew claimed the silver medal in the Open 100m butterfly, missing the gold medal by only 0.01 seconds. Andrew also won the silver medals in the Open and 18 & over 200m individual medleys. Making up his medal tally Andrew won the bronze medals in the Open 100m freestyle and Open 100m backstroke.
Jeremy Meyer, 16, was another swimmer who competed in the two successful weeks of competition at the Victorian Championships in Melbourne and backed his performances up with great results at the Country Championships. Jeremy won both the gold medals in the Open 100m breaststroke and 16/17 years 100m breaststroke with times of 1.07.12 and 1.08.58 respectively and in the process was awarded the Australia Day medal for the best performance by a male in an individual event on Australia Day. Jeremy also won silver medals in the Open 200m breaststroke and 16/17 years 100m backstroke. Jeremy claimed the bronze medals in the Open 200m backstroke and 16/17 years 200m individual medley. Jeremy swam in a total of 9 finals.
Stephanie Morgan, 15, won all the butterfly events on offer in her age group and in the Open category. Stephanie set a new Country Event record of 2.22.75 by taking out the gold medal in the Open 200m butterfly and also won the 14/15 years 100m butterfly in a Country Event record time of 1.05.49. Stephanie claimed her third gold medal in the Open 100m butterfly.
Kirsten Lieshout, 16, excelled in the breaststroke events winning both the Open 100m breaststroke and the 16/17 years 100m breaststroke. Kirsten also finalled in the Open 200m breaststroke placing 5 th and 16/17 years 200m individual medley placing 8 th .
Sarah Berryman, 15, swam in a total of 8 finals and won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. Sarah snatched victory by .5 of a second in the 14/15 years 200m individual medley in a winning time of 2.33.01. Sarah won the silver medal in the 14/15 years 100m freestyle. She also won two bronze medals in the Open 400m freestyle and 14/15 years 100m backstroke.
Brayden Waltham, 15, was another swimmer who finalled in each of the events he competed in, totalling 9 individual finals. Brayden had success by winning silver medals in the 14/15 years 100m butterfly, 14/15 years 100m backstroke and 14/15 years 200m individual medley. A bronze medal was won from the outside lane in the 14/15 years 100m breaststroke.
Matthew Dinsmore, 17, had a shortened program due to school commitments but swam exceptionally well winning silver medals in the Open 100m freestyle, 16/17 years 100m freestyle and 16/17 years 200m individual medley and a bronze medal in the 16/17 years 100m breaststroke.
Other individual finalists included Charley Askew, Elizabeth Bacchetti and Alyce Milkins.
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Swimmers win Victorian Championship medals, 21 January 2008
Last week 11 Academy members competed at the Victorian Swimming Championships in Melbourne against teams from all states and territories in Australia, members of the Australian and Victorian Institutes of Sport, and also some strong International teams.
Samantha Wilkins, 13, had a sensational competition winning 2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze medals and placing 4th in another 3 events to win the title of 13 Years Female Age Group Swimmer. In addition, Samantha's fantastic results awarded her the over-all title of "Female Age Swimmer of the Meet".
Samantha swam impressive races in the 13 years 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley to record comfortable wins with times of 1.05.21 and 2.28.71 respectively. By winning the gold medal in these races Samantha also broke the 13 years Country Victorian record for both events. Samantha just missed out on another gold by only ½ second in the 13 years 100m breaststroke when she claimed the silver medal in a time of 1.20.67. Samantha also won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke. Bronze medals were won in the 13 years 100m freestyle and 200m butterfly.
Jeremy Saunders, 17 performed extremely well winning 3 gold and 2 silver medals from the 7 finals he contested. Jeremy had a tough schedule and competed throughout the two weeks of competition in both the Open and Age events and broke a total of 8 Out of Gippsland records and 2 Victorian Country records in the process. Jeremy's stand out performances were in the boys 17/18 years 200m breaststroke winning in an Open Out of Gippsland record time of 2.22.62. Jeremy's win in the 200m individual medley broke his own 17 & over and Open record with a time of 2.08.53 and also set a new record time in the 16/17 years and Open Victorian Country events. Jeremy went on to win the boys 17/18 years 100m breaststroke and placing second in the 200m freestyle breaking another of his own Open records with a time of 1.56.87. Jeremy placed 4 th in the 400m individual medley with a time of 4.42.77 and broke another Open Out of Gippsland record. Jeremy competed in the first week of Open Championships against a dominant USA team where it was not uncommon to see the finals being contested only by visitors from outside of Victoria. Jeremy swam extremely well to make the finals of the Open 100m breaststroke placing 8 th in a field of ten finalists. Along the way to the finals Jeremy broke the 17 & over 100m breaststroke Out of Gippsland record twice culminating in another record in his lead leg swim of the 4 x 100m breaststroke relay in a time of 1.05.85. In his 17/18 age group events Jeremy made another two finals in the 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle.
Jeremy Meyer was another swimmer who had success throughout the challenging two weeks of Open and Age competition winning two gold and one silver medal. Jeremy 16, brought home two gold medals in the boys 16 years 100m and 200m breaststroke with times of 1.06.95 and 2.27.24 respectively. Jeremy totalled 6 Out of Gippsland records during the Championships and broke the boys 16 years 50m breaststroke record an amazing four times throughout the Championships. Jeremy fought out a tough race in the 200m individual medley to just miss out on the gold by 0.17 seconds taking home the silver medal in a time of 2.13.21. Jeremy had the outstanding achievement of competing against a class international field in the Open 200m breaststroke where he was the youngest Victorian to make the final , finishing in 5 th place in a time of 2.24.96. In the semi finals of the Open 100m breaststroke Jeremy broke the 16 year and Open Out of Gippsland record in a time of 1.05.72 on his way to competing in the final where he placed 9 th . Jeremy also finalled in the 16 years 400m freestyle placing 8 th Victorian.
Fifteen year old Stephanie Morgan won two gold medals in the girls 15 years 100m and 200m butterfly, also breaking four Age and Open Out of Gippsland records together with three Victorian Country records. Stephanie recorded a time of 1.03.62 beating her previous 16 year and Open Out of Gippsland record by ½ second and also setting a new record in the Victorian Country 14/15 years and Open age groups. Stephanie set a new benchmark in the girls Out of Gippsland 16 year and Open 200m butterfly when she won the gold medal and broke another of her own records by 4 ½ seconds in a time of 2.18.54. This time earned Stephanie a Victorian Country Open record for that event. Stephanie finalled in the 15 years 100m freestyle and with a personal best time placed 7 th Victorian.
Andrew Cameron 18, swam in the boys 17/18 years age group and won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly event where he fought out a gruelling tussle for first place and in the process breaking a long standing Open Out of Gippsland record set in 1994 by Daniel Bertacco. Andrew won the event in 2.06.55, this time also claiming the Victorian Country Open record. Andrew placed in the 400m freestyle winning the bronze medal in an Out of Gippsland Open record time of 4.11.31. Andrew achieved another four finals in his 17/18 age group events with placings in the 17/18 years 100m butterfly, 200m backstroke, 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke events.
Kirsten Lieshout was another member of the team to win a gold medal. Kirsten won the girls 16 years 100m breaststroke event putting in an impressive performance beating her Victorian rivals by a second in a time of 1.16.04. Kirsten competed in the 16 years 200m breaststroke event and with a personal best time came 4 th which also gave her a National Qualifying time of 2:48.63.
Team members Jeremy Saunders, Matthew Dinsmore, Ben Geard and Jeremy Meyer combined to take out the Gold medal in the Open men's 4 x 100m breaststroke event in a time of 4:29.23 also claiming the Trevor Richardson Trophy for winning that event. A medal was also achieved in a boys relay event with Jeremy Saunders, Jeremy Meyer, Andrew Cameron and Matthew Dinsmore teaming up to win the bronze medal in the men's 18 & under 4 x 50m medley relay in a time of 1:49.43. This time beat the previous Open Out of Gippsland record by ½ second set in 2006.
Ben Geard competed in the first week of Open competition where he swam personal best times and records in many of his events. Ben is the first Gippsland swimmer to swim under 24 seconds in a 50m long course freestyle event and with a time of 23.89 in the Open 50m freestyle preliminaries he broke the 17 & over and Open Out of Gippsland record for that event. Ben went on to compete in the semi finals for this event and placed 18 th . Ben also achieved the feat of making the final in the Open 50m breaststroke where he placed 6 th in a class field of swimmers. Ben previously swam in the semi finals of the Open 50m breaststroke and was once again the first Gippsland swimmer to swim under 30 seconds in a long course 50m breaststroke even in a time of 29.89. This time also secured Ben an Out of Gippsland record in both the 17 & over and Open category and an Open Victorian Country record. Ben added to his record tally when he swam in the heats of the Open 50m butterfly and recorded a time of 26.20 earning him the 17 & over and Open Out of Gippsland record for that event.
Sarah Berryman, 15 had an excellent week of competition and competed in eight Age group and one Open event. Sarah swam in the Open 50m freestyle event and with a time of 28.38 qualified to swim her first individual events at the Australian Age Championships to be held in Brisbane in April. Following on from her great Open result Sarah competed in the 15 years age group events where she made four finals. Sarah's best result was placing 4 th in the 100m backstroke event in a time of 1.09.21 and just missing a bronze medal by 0.25 seconds. The time was good enough however to qualify Sarah for her 2 nd National time.
Brayden Waltham swam consistently throughout the week of the Age group Championships making six finals out of the eight events in which he competed in. Brayden's best results were placing 6 th Victorian in the boys 15 years 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley in a time of 1.01.10 and 2.19.42 respectively. Brayden's individual medley swim qualified him to compete at the upcoming Australian Age Championships. In an Open men's 100m backstroke in the first week of competition Brayden also recorded a National Qualifying time of 1.03.80.
Matthew Dinsmore made one final in the 17/18 years 100m breaststroke event and with a time of 1:11.56 placed 8th. Matthew was an integral part of the gold medal winning 4 x 100m Open breaststroke relay team and freestyle member of the boys 18 & under 4 x 50m freestyle bronze medal winning team.
Charley Askew competed at the Championships and just missed out on a finals berth in the 16 years 100m freestyle placing 12th with a time of 1.03.30.
Congratulations to all swimmers for their outstanding results.
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Swimmers score at Canberra Classic, 4 December, 2007
Ten Gippsland Sports Academy Swimming members travelled to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra last week to participate in a training camp. The team competed in the Canberra Christmas Classic swim meet and also participated in several AIS activities including a training session with AIS Senior Swimming Coach Vince Raleigh.
The swimmers who attended were: Charley Askew, Sarah Berryman, Andrew Cameron, Matthew Dinsmore, Kirsten Lieshout, Jeremy Meyer, Alyce Milkins, Stephanie Morgan, Brayden Waltham and Samantha Wilkins. Brian Ford (coach), Rob Moore (coach), Russell Stewart (program manager) and Veronica Roberts (team manager) were also part of the team.
Samantha Wilkins excelled at the Canberra Christmas Classic by winning four events and placing in three others. She won the girls 13 year old 50m butterfly, 200m individual medley, 50m freestyle, and 100m butterfly. Samantha's time in the 50m butterfly of 29.88 earned her Gippsland records for the 14 years and open age groups.
Fifteen year old Stephanie Morgan also had great success in the pool by winning each of the butterfly events she competed in and breaking four Gippsland records. Stephanie won the 15 & over 50m butterfly (in 30.22 seconds) and 100m butterfly (1:04.59) as well as the open 200m butterfly (2:22.99).
Other Academy medallists at this event were: Andrew Cameron 2nd in 15 & over 50m butterfly and 3rd in 15 & over 100m butterfly; Matthew Dinsmore 2nd in 15 & over 50m freestyle, 3rd Men's 50m freestyle “Splash for Cash”; Jeremy Meyer 2nd in 15 & over 100m breaststroke, 3rd in open 400m individual medley; Charley Askew 3rd in 15 & over 50m freestyle; Kirsten Lieshout 3rd in 15 & over 100m breaststroke.
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Academy two successful at the “Duel in the Pool”, 6 November 2007
Two Academy Swimmers competed in the “Duel in the Pool Meet” at Carey Grammar recently against Queensland. Swimmers aged from 12 to 15 years of age were chosen to compete for Victoria based on their performances at the Victorian State Age Short Course Championships held in September.
South Gippsland Bass swimmer Samantha Wilkins had a great competition when she won the Girls 13 year old 100m butterfly in a time of 1:06.61. Samantha also won the silver medal in the Girls 13 year old 50m freestyle and 200m individual medley.
Traralgon swimmer Stephanie Morgan also swam well when she competed in the Girls 15 year old 100m butterfly winning the silver medal in a time of 1:06.19.
It was a great outcome for both girls considering the strength of Queensland swimming.
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Two Academy swimmers to represent Victoria, 9 October 2007
Gippsland Sports Academy members Stephanie Morgan and Samantha Wilkins (South Gippsland Bass) have been selected to compete for Victoria in the “Duel in the Pool” competition later this month.
The “Duel in the Pool” competition will be against highly ranked age group swimmers from Queensland.
Both Stephanie and Samantha are also members of Swimming Victoria Development Squads and were selected after their excellent results at the recent Victorian Age Short Course Championships. Stephanie was a gold medallist at the championships.
Samantha has been recognised as a rising talent and is an extremely dedicated swimmer. She regularly travels from South Gippsland to train with the Academy squad at Morwell.
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Academy swimmers strong at Vic titles, 24 September 2007
Academy swimmers picked up a total of 16 medals at the Victorian Age Short Course Championships over the last two weekends.
Jeremy Saunders won the 100 metres individual medley in 57.62 seconds, just 0.17 seconds outside the Victorian record. He won the 17 years breaststroke as well.
Jeremy also had second places in the 200 m individual medley, 100 m freestyle, and 200m breaststroke. He was third in the 200 m freestyle.
Breaststroke specialist Jeremy Meyer won his 100 m and 200 m events, and he finished third in the 200 m freestyle.
Stephanie Morgan won the 15 years 100 m butterfly. She was second in the 200 m event. Kirsten Lieshout finished second in 15 years 100 m breaststroke and third in the 200 m.
Andrew Cameron won the 17 years 200 m butterfly and was second in the 100 m butterfly. Sprinter Matt Dinsmore was third in the 16 years freestyle clocking a fine 23.74 seconds.
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Geard and Waltham in Country swim wins, 22 August 2007
Ben Geard and Brayden Waltham had great results in last weekend's Victorian Country Short Course Championships. The pair scored 5 wins and 5 other placings.
Ben had convincing wins to bring home the gold medal in the Men's 18 & over 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 100m Individual Medley and 100m Backstroke. He improved on his Country Victorian record set only three weeks ago in the 100 metre Breaststroke by 0.22 seconds in a personal best time of 1.07.62 seconds.
Ben also gained a silver medal in the Men's 18 & over 100m Butterfly and placed 6th in the Men's 18 & over 200m Individual Medley.
Brayden Waltham, 15, had great success in winning gold in the Men's 14/15 years 100m Butterfly in a personal best time of 1.02.66.
Brayden also won a silver medal in the Men's 14/15 years 100m Breaststroke and bronze medals in the Men's 14/15 years 100m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley together with a bronze medal in the Men's Open 200m Backstroke.
He also came 7th in the Men's 14/15 years 200m freestyle, 8th in the Men's Open 100m Individual Medley and 9th in the Men's 14/15 years 100m Freestyle.
In other recent news, Stephanie Morgan and Kirsten Lieshout recently competed in the NSW State Age Short course Championships. They are both part of the Victorian Target 2010 Squad that travelled to Sydney for the Championships.
Stephanie had an outstanding meet when she won a silver medal in the Women's 15 years 100m Butterfly in a time of 1:04.13, a Victorian Country record. Stephanie narrowly missed a gold medal in the Women's 15 years 200m Butterfly but she secured second place and another Victorian Country Open record (2:20.93).
Kirsten swam in the Women's 15 years 200m Breaststroke and swam a personal best time, placing her thirteenth. Kirsten also competed in the Women's 15 years 100m Breaststroke and once again beat her best time and finished fifth.
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Strong show by Academy swimmers, 1 August 2007
At last weekend's Victorian Short Course Championships Jeremy Meyer lead the way with a second place in the Victorian open 200 metres breaststroke. He also finished 8th in the 100 metres breaststroke.
In Meyer's 200 metres breaststroke race Jeremy Saunders was not too far behind, finishing fifth. Saunders also swam well in the butterfly and individual medley events where he achieved a 6th and an 8th place. Saunders also had the distinction of finals places in all three of his events.
Ben Geard achieved three 7th places in backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle events. All were in 50 metre sprints, but he also achieved some creditable lower-order results in longer events.
Although out of the major places, Matthew Dinsmore swam up to his best. Matthew's best place was 10th in the 50 metre freestyle (23.90 seconds), a time which was just 0.63 seconds behind the winner. On this result, Matthew's potential cannot be overlooked.
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Jeremy keeps on winning, 9 July 2007
Jeremy Meyer has scored three wins and several placings in the Trans Tasman swimming competition which concluded on Saturday.
Jeremy secured a place in the Australian Gold team after his outstanding breaststroke win at the Australian Championships. A second Australian team and a New Zealand team also contested the annual points-scored competition.
The Trans Tasman squeezes 6 competitions into 5 days. Swimmers are bussed between Sydney, Gosford and Canberra venues, training and education sessions. The arrangements simulate the stresses of high pressure international competition for the three teams' swimmers.
Jeremy's final result tally was an impressive 3 wins, 3 seconds, a third, and a fourth, from 8 races.He continued to maintain his focus throughout the series and was swimming his best times at the end. On the second last day, Jeremy broke the Victorian 16 years 200 metre breaststroke record (2:17.39). A breaststroke specialist, Jeremy competed in 50, 100 and 200 metre races in the series.
The Trans Tasman is intended to provide a high-pressure international competition for emerging talent like Jeremy, and we are delighted that he has responded magnificently.
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Academy swimmers win national medals, 23 April 2007
Academy swimmers returned last week from the Australian National Age Championships with some outstanding results.
Best performed was 15 year old Jeremy Meyer who won gold in the 100 metre breaststroke (1.06.64) and silver in the 200 metre event (2.23.13).
Jeremy is the first Academy swimmer to win an Age National title. As a result of his performance he was selected as part of the Australian All Star Flippers team. He will attend a National Breaststroke Camp on the Sunshine Coast in May, where he will live and train with Australia's best. As an event champion, Jeremy will be eligible to compete in the Trans-Tasman tour in July, which takes in 6 events in 6 days.
17 year old Jeremy Saunders won Silver in the Boys 17-18 years 200 metre breaststroke (2.23.85) improving on his third place in each of the last two years.
Stephanie Morgan, at age 14, was competing in her second Nationals. She finished 6th in the final of the 100 metre Butterfly (1.04.11), and 9th in the 200 metre (2.25.47).
Andrew Cameron made the finals of the 17-18 years 200 metre butterfly. Andrew also joined with Jeremy Saunders, Jeremy Meyer and Matt Dinsmore in the finals of the 4 x 100 medley relay. Andrew swam faster in the heats, but his performances were good enough to earn him a place in the Victorian 2010 Target Squad.
Other swimmers to perform well in individual events were Elizabeth Bacchetti, Matt Dinsmore, Brayden Waltham, Dale Mitchell and Charley Askew.
All swimmers who competed have exceeded the qualifying standard for re-admission into the next Academy swimming squad.
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Gippsland Swimming Championship Results, 3 April 2007
Results courtesy Lorraine Hopley.
Charles Ford Memorial Trophy. Male Champion (Jeremy Saunders –Traralgon)
Alan Harlow Trophy: Outstanding Male Swimmer 14 years and under at the
Gippsland Championships (Brayden Waltham –Traralgon)
Jeremy Saunders (Traralgon) 1st Boys 17 years and over 50m Butterfly, 1st Boys Open 200m Individual Medley,1st Boys Open 100m Freestyle,1st Boys Open 200m Freestyle, 1st Boys 17 years and over 200m Individual Medley, 2nd Boys Open 100m Backstroke, 2nd Boys Open 100m Butterfly, 2nd Boys 17 years and over 50m Breaststroke, 2nd Boys Open 200m Butterfly, 2nd Boys Open 200m Breaststroke, 2nd Boys Open 400m Freestyle, 3rd Boys Open 200m Backstroke, 3rd Boys 17 years and over 50m Backstroke, 3rd Boys 17 years and over 50m Freestyle.
Jeremy Meyer (Traralgon) 1st Boys Open 200m Breaststroke, 1st Boys 15/16 years 100m Backstroke,1st Boys Open 100m Breaststroke, 1st Boys 15/16 years Open 100m Breaststroke, 2nd Boys 15/16 years 100m Freestyle, 2nd Boys 15/16 years 100m Butterfly, 2nd Boys 15/16 years 200m Freestyle, 2nd Boys 15/16 years 200m Individual Medley, 3rd Boys Open 400m Freestyle, 3rd Boys Open 200m Individual Medley.
Andrew Cameron (Traralgon) 1st Boys Open 400m Freestyle, 1st Boys Open 200m Butterfly, 1st Boys Open 100m Butterfly,1st Boys Open 100m Backstroke, 2nd Boys Open 200m Backstroke, 2nd Boys Open 200m Individual Medley, 2nd Boys 17 years and over 200m Individual Medley, 2nd Boys Open 200m Freestyle, 3rd Boys Open 100m Freestyle.
Matthew Dinsmore (Traralgon) 1st Boys 15/16 years 100m Butterfly, 1st Boys 15/16 years 200m Freestyle, 1st Boys 15/16 years 100m Freestyle, 1st Boys 15/16 years 200m Individual Medley, 2nd Boys Open 100m Freestyle, 2nd Boys 15/16 years 100m Backstroke, 2nd Boys 15/16 years Open 100m Breaststroke, 3rd Boys Open 100m Breaststroke, 3rd Boys Open 200m Freestyle.
Brayden Waltham (Traralgon) 1st Boys 13/14 years 200m Freestyle, 1st Boys 13/14 years 100m Backstroke. 1st Boys 13/14 years 100m Butterfly, 1st Boys 13/14 years 200m Individual Medley, 3rd Boys 13/14 years 100m Freestyle.
Elizabeth Bacchetti (Traralgon) 1st Girls Open 200m Backstroke, 1st Girls Open 200m Individual Medley, 1st Girls 17 years and over 200m Individual Medley, 1st Girls Open 100m Backstroke, 2nd Girls Open 200m Butterfly, 3rd Girls 17 years and over 50m Butterfly, 3rd Girls 17 years and over 50m Backstroke.
Melissa Hopley (Morwell) 1st Girls 17 years and over 50m Backstroke.1st Girls Open 100m Freestyle, 2nd Girls Open 200m Freestyle 3rd Girls Open 400m Freestyle, 3rd Girls Open 200m Backstroke, 3rd Girls 17 years and over 50m Freestyle, 3rd Girls 17 years and over 200m Individual Medley
Stephanie Morgan (Traralgon) 1st Girls 13/14 years 100m Butterfly.1st
Girls Open 200m Butterfly,1st Girls Open 100m Butterfly, 2nd Girls 13/14
years 200m Freestyle, 2nd Girls 13/14 years 200m Individual Medley,
2nd Girls 13/14 years 100m Freestyle.
Andrew O’Connor (Traralgon) 1st Boys Open 200m Backstroke. 2nd
Boys 17 years and over 50m Backstroke. 3rd Boys 17 years and over 50m
Butterfly
Erin O’Connor (Traralgon) 1st Girls 15/16 years 100m Backstroke.
Dale Mitchell (Traralgon) 1st Boys 17 years and over 50m Freestyle.
Charley Askew (Traralgon) 2nd Girls 15/16 years 100m Freestyle. 2nd Girls 15/16 years 200m Individual Medley. 2nd Girls 15/16 years 200m Freestyle. 2nd Girls Open 400m Freestyle. 3rd Girls 15/16 years 100m Butterfly. 3rd Girls Open 100m Freestyle.
Stuart Hall (Morwell) 1st Boys 13/14 years 100m Breaststroke, 2nd Boys 13/14 years 100m Freestyle, 2nd Boys 13/14 years 200m Individual Medley, 3rd Boys 13/14 years 200m Freestyle, 3rd Boys 13/14 years 100m Butterfly.
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Swimmers’ great showing at Country titles, 1 February 2007
Jeremy Saunders and Andrew Cameron won Best Performance and Achiever’s awards at last weekend’s Victorian Country Championships at Mildura. In Jeremy's case it was the Bruce Carter Trophy for best performance. In the 16/17 age group, Jeremy had 4 wins, including the open 200m breaststroke. He secured eight further places in his age group or open events.
Andrew Cameron won the Australian Coaches and Teachers Association of Victoria’s Achiever’s Award. Also in the 16/17 age group, Andrew also won 4 events, including the open 400m freestyle and the open 200m butterfly.
Jeremy and Andrew opposed each other in 9 events. Andrew pushed Jeremy down to second place three times, and Jeremy reversed this twice. However, in events where neither won, Jeremy usually placed higher, so their rivalry scorecard was evenly balanced. It is little wonder they both received awards.
Stephanie Morgan won the 14/15 age 100m butterfly. Despite her youth, she was strong enough to win the same event in the open age group as well.
Other winners in individual events included Ben Geard (also 4 wins), Liz Bachetti (3), Andrew O’Connor (3) and Jeremy Meyer (1).
Dale Mitchell, Mathew Dinsmore, Charley Askew, Sven Eriksson and Erin O’Connor swam places, or were in successful relay teams.
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Victorian medal haul by Academy swimmers, 19 January 2007
At last week's Victorian Age Championships, Academy swimmers were amongst the winners and place-getters in many events.
Jeremy Saunders and Jeremy Meyer were outstanding with four wins and three wins respectively.
Other swimmers with wins or places, in individual or relay events, were Stephanie Morgan, Liz Bacchetti, Andrew Cameron, Ben Geard, Matt Dinsmore, Dale Mitchell and Sven Eriksson. In total, half of the Academy’s GEO Swimming Squad were Victorian medalists.
Jeremy Saunders was named 16 year old Age Group Champion after winning four gold and six silver medals. Jeremy’s best times – though not all were wins - were in the 100m breaststroke (1:06.53), 100m freestyle (53.44), 200m individual medley (2:09.63), and 100m butterfly (57.78).
Jeremy Meyer was outstanding in the breaststroke, achieving three wins. His 200m time of 2:24.07 heads the season's 15 year age group rankings. Jeremy also finished second in the open 200m breaststroke.
Andrew Cameron was another to successfully swim above his age group. Andrew won both the 17-18 and open age group 200m butterfly events.
Stephanie Morgan, another strong butterfly swimmer, placed in both 100 and 200m 14 year age events.
Liz Bacchetti swam in 8 finals with third places in 17 years 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly.
Open age swimmer, Ben Geard, made several finals for breaststroke and backstroke. His best result was a second place in the 50m breaststroke, a mere 0.09 seconds behind the winner.
In the relay events the Matt Dinsmore, Jeremy Meyer and Jeremy Saunders were involved in the 16 year teams which won three events.
Combinations with Dale Mitchell, Sven Eriksson, Matt Dinsmore, Jeremy Saunders and Andrew Cameron won the 18 years freestyle relay and finished third in the medley.
An open breaststroke relay team of Ben Geard, Matt Dinsmore, Jeremy Meyer and Jeremy Saunders won a second place, quite an achievement with three under-age swimmers.
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