12 & Under State Championships

The Victorian State Swimming Championships for 12 years and under took place at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Saturday and Sunday.

Georgia Tsebelis had an outstanding meet winning the 12 Years Age group Champion after collecting a medal in each of the 8 individual and 2 relay event she swam. Georgia brought home Gold in the 200m IM (2:30.55), 4 Silver: 100m Backstroke (1:08.79); 200m Backstroke (2:30.94); 200m Freestyle (2:16.32); 100m freestyle (1:02.78), and 3 Bronze medals in 100m Breaststroke (1:22.24); 200m Breaststroke (2:57.81) and 100m Butterfly (1:08.65). Georgia broke 2 Victorian Country and 4 Gippsland Records.

Georgia joined Maggie O’Keefe, Erin Roberts and Jessica Norwood to win gold in both the 4 x 50m Medley Relay (2:11.91) and 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (1:58.38). The girls qualified for the Australian National Age Championships to be held in Sydney in April in both events. Both the Freestyle and Medley relay times set a new Victorian Country Records and won VASA Trophies.

Maggie O’Keefe won a bronze medal in the 12 years 100m freestyle event. Erin Roberts placed 6^th in the 100m backstroke (11 years), 7^th in the 100m freestyle and 10^th in the 100m butterfly. In their first State Championships, Caiden Gill placed 6^th in the 100m backstroke and Fabienne Schoutens placed 10^th in the 200m Breaststroke.

Thirteen of Traralgon’s junior swimmers took part in the state meet which included a three day team camp: Taylah DaRos, Jasmine Doultree, Jessica Norwood, Maggie O’Keefe, Gemma Radosavljevic, Erin Roberts, Fabienne Schoutens, Georgia Tsebelis, Caiden Gill, Jacob Lampitt, Sam May, Alex Tsebelis and Ashley Withell.

Traralgon’s senior swimmers are now looking forward to the Victorian State Age Championships which will begin on January 6.

More stats:

17 finals – Georgia Tsebelis(8), Erin Roberts (5), Maggie O’Keefe(1), Caiden Gill (1), Girls 12 year relays (2)
5^th Top club in Victoria – Nunawading (484), Melbourne Viccentre(410), Haileybury(258), Surrey Park(248), Traralgon (236)
Top Country Club
92% personal best times
3 Gold
4 Silver
3 Bronze

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