Swimmers' short course
successes, 21 July 2008
During the weekend's Victorian Open Short
Course Championships, Traralgon 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 (26), 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 (16) was close to the medals
as well with her fourth place and personal best time in the 100
metre breaststroke. Kirsten broke a long standing Out-of-Gippsland
record in this event.
Andrew
O’Connor (20) and Brayden Waltham (16) turned in outstanding
performances with excellent times recorded. Sarah Berryman, Matt
Dinsmore, Alice Lieshout, Brenton Ford, and Jye Thompson rounded out
Traralgon’s team of 10 swimmers competing in the Open championships.
During
the Championships, Ben Geard, Jeremy Meyer, Kirsten Lieshout and Andrew
O’Connor qualified to compete in the Australian Open Short Course
Championships which will be held in Melbourne in September.
