SWIMMING North Coast members have had an outstanding meet at the recent NSW Senior State Age Championships held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

The squad won a massive 14 medals and had 45 top ten finishes.

Swimming North Coast Publicity Officer Faye Rowles said the swimmers had achieved top results in the face of trying circumstances.

“The Swimming North Coast swimmers went very well as a whole, and compared to last year the medal tally was great,” she said.

“The last few years with COVID have been hard on swimmers, and the flooding in the northern part of the area was devastating.

“One of the swimmers in Lismore lost his house, school, pool, and coach.

“It was excellent results from all our swimmers.”

Swimming North Coast results.

Sophie Mayes 17 Alstonville 2nd 50 fly and 50 free and 3rd 100 free and 50 back. Also 4th 200 medley,
5th 100 back 4th 100 fly. Sebastian Webster Stroud 13 S15 Multi Class 2nd 100 breast, 3rd 200 medley, 50 back and 50 fly. McKinley Arnison 17 Alstonville 2nd 100 free, 3rd 200 free and 400 free. Also 8th 200 medley.

Alastair Miller 18 Alstonville 1st 50 fly and 3rd 100 fly. Also 5th 50 free and 100 free.

Felicity Walker 15 Alstonville 3rd 1500 free. Also 4th 800 free. Those swimmers who had individual top ten placings:
Alstonville – Aidan Arnison 15 9th 50 back. Niquola White 18 9th 50 free. Thomas Bowker 15 10th 1500
Free. Casino – Beth Lockwood 17 50 Breast 7th. Coffs Harbour – Nick Alford 17 800 free 6th and 400 free and 7th 200 back and 9th 200 free. Courtney Clark 16 10th 200 fly. Oscar Croak 17 5th 50 fly, 5th 200 free, 7th 50 free, 7th 100 fly 7th 100 fly. Millie Edwards-Bradshaw 15 7th 50 back, 4th 200 fly, 8th 100 fly and 6th 50 fly. Jack Leeson 16 200 IM 10th. Kempsey—Keeley Smith 7th 200 Breast. Macksville—Lily Barlow 15 7th 800 free. Lilly Geddes 7th 800 free and 4th 400 IM. Kiera Hetherington 16 5th 400 free. Leah Pickvance 7th 50 fly. Bailey Whitton 16 5th 200 fly, 5th 100 fly and 10th 200 free. Nambucca—Rekkii Byrne 20 5th 50 Breast, 8th 50 fly, 8th 100 Breast and 8th 100 fly. Caleb Daykin 16 9th 50 fly. Stroud Seals—Caitlin McDonald 13 8th 50 Breast and 6th 200 breast. William Bradshaw 15 8th 200 medley. Port Macquarie—Zara Phillips 8th 200 Medley. Aisha Jackson 16 9th 50 Breast.

One relay top ten for Alstonville in Boys 13-15 200 free- Lachlan Trease, Cooper Winney, Thomas
Bowker and Aidan Arnison.

Medal winner in the Queensland Championships was 12-year-old Myla Naylor from Kingscliff.

She also had a top ten placing of 6th in 200 medley.

Timothy Wellm also 12 and also from Kingscliff was placed 7th in 200 medley, 8th in the 800 free and 10th in 50 fly.

More results for Macksville Marlins—Lily 43rd 100 free, 33rd 200 IM, 48th 50 back, 81st, 50 free 41st 100
back, 400 free 13th, 200 free 24th and 28th 200 back. Lilly 17th 400 free, 18th 200 IM< 29th 50 fly, 13th 400
free, 25th 200 free, 36th 50 free, 26th 100 Breast, 24th 100 Back, 28th 100 free, 21st 50 Breast and 30th
100 fly. Kiera 23rd 200 IM, 35th 50 fly, 17th 200 free, 14th 50 back 40th 50 free, 16th 100 back, 27th 200
back and 35th 100 fly. Leah 19th 100 free, 32nd 50 back, 13th 50 free, 38th 100 back, 33rd 100 fly and 50 breast 27th. Bailey 15th 100 free, 13th 50 free, 24th 50 Breast and 13th 50 fly.

Benjamin Barlow 14 59th 200 back, 72nd 100 back and 60th 50 back. Relays for Macksville 15-17 girls medley 23rd.

12-17 girls 400 free 13th. 15-17 girls 200 free 17th, 12-17 girls 400 medley 11th. More placings for Nambucca –Caleb.

By Aiden BURGESS