All Junior

Forty-two Traralgon Swimming Club swimmers qualified to participate in the All Junior competition at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne on the weekend.  The preliminary All Junior competition took place in Gippsland on February 19.  Swimmers aged 7 & under to 14 who finished in the top five in the local competition, excluding those who received individual medals at State and Country competition, were then able to swim in the heats in Melbourne on 19^th March.  Finals were held on Sunday 20^th March.  Thirty-one Traralgon swimmers participated in 58 finals.

The swimmers won 13 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals.  Traralgon’s medal winners included Oscar Harry (3 Gold), Emily Beecroft (2 Gold), Bridget Cain (1 Gold), Mikaela Cornelissen (1 Gold, 1 Bronze),  Alex Tsebelis (1 Gold, 1 Silver), Taylah DaRos (1 Gold), William Clare (1 Gold), Thomas Fleming (1 Gold), Sam May (1 Gold), Daniel Gill (1 Gold), Brayden Haney (1 Silver), Bridie O’Keefe (1 Silver), Jasmine Doultree (1 Silver), Gemma Radosavljevic (1 Bronze) and Connor O’Neill (1 Bronze).

This outstanding result, added to the success of the 14 Years and Under team (winners of the Ashley Delaney Trophy) at Gippsland Championships, shows the depth, strength and diversity of the young Traralgon swimmers.