16 of our best Gold and Silver National Age Program swimmers took the Queensland State Championships by storm this week at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.
Notoriously one of the most challenging age group swimming competitions in the world, the squad knew they had to be on top of their game in the heats and manage the 30+ degree heat to progress through to the finals where only two visitors can qualify. With Japan and Singapore both sending their top age group swimmers, the group rose to the challenge with phenomenal PB rates in the morning and backing up each swim in the finals to come away with 11 Gold, 11 Silver and 9 Bronze medals
The swim of the week came from Monique Wieruszowski, who not only broke the New Zealand 15 years 50m Breaststroke record but also shattered the 15 years Queensland All Comers record, the fastest time recorded in Queensland ever in the 50m Breaststroke by a 15-year-old girl.
Milan Glintmeyer was also in record breaking form in the 100m Butterfly, swimming an incredible 1:01.96 to break Sophia Batchelor’s longstanding record of 1:02.60 which was set in 2010.
Overall, every single swimmer made New Zealand proud by their resilient attitudes and fast racing across a great week of top age group swimming.
Results:
Isabelle Gibson
Gold- 100 Backstroke
Gold - 50 Backstroke
Silver - 200 Backstroke
Milan Glintmeyer
Gold- 100 Backstroke
Gold - 50 Backstroke
Silver - 100 Butterfly (14 yrs NZR)
Silver - 50 Butterfly
Jacob Story
Gold- 100 Breaststroke
Gold - 200 Breaststroke
Silver - 50 Breaststroke
Monique Wieruszowski
Gold- 100 Breaststroke
Gold - 50 Breaststroke (15yrs NZR, 15 Years Queensland All Comers Record)
Kevin Zhang
Gold- 100 Breaststroke
Gold - 400 Medley
Gold - 200 Medley
Leo Arrowsmith
Silver - 200 Breaststroke
Silver - 50 Breaststroke
Bronze - 100 Breaststroke
Sam Brown
Silver - 200 Medley
Jasper Cornish
Silver - 50 Backstroke
Bronze - 50 Freestyle
Hunter Dobson
Silver - 200 Backstroke
Hamish Giddens
Silver - 1500 Freestyle
Bronze - 800 Freestyle
Cooper Morley
Silver - 50 Backstroke
Bronze - 100 Backstroke
Bronze 50 Butterfly
Ryan Peck
Bronze - 400 Medley
Bronze - 200 Medley
Larn Hamblyn - Ough
Bronze - 1500 Freestyle
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