Traralgon Swimming Club holds Presentation

The Traralgon Swimming Club rounded out a spectacularly successful season with a Gala Presentation night at the Premier Function Room in Traralgon. Club members and special guests enjoyed a visual re-cap of the season including footage of the National Championship medal swims in Brisbane.

The Club was once again the Premier Swimming Club locally and at Victorian Country level and the top country Victorian Swimming Club at State and National level. Swimmers won 6 medals at National level: 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze which was the team’s best ever result and certainly the best result for a local club in the history of Gippsland Swimming.

Club President, Jane Mitchell spoke of the many accomplishments of the season as 114 trophies were presented to swimmers for participation and achievement throughout the season. All swimmers were also presented with a team photo featuring the 96 swimmers who participated in the Gippsland Championships.

18 year old Jeremy Saunders was named the club champion for the third time in four years. Saunders amassed a great many championship points as age group champion for the 6^th year in a row at the State Championships in January, over all champion at the Country Championships and winner of one gold and one bronze medal at National Age Championships. He was awarded the Kathleen Froud Memorial trophy as Club Champion.

Saunders headed up the list of the Club’s Top Ten Swimmers which included Jeremy Meyer, Ben Geard, Andrew Cameron, Sarah Berryman, Stephanie Morgan, Kirsten Lieshout, Brayden Waltham, Elliot Shaw and Matthew Dinsmore.

Traralgon’s 8 coaches awarded trophies to swimmers for outstanding effort during training sessions. Winners of the Coach’s trophies were Brayden Waltham, Sarah Berryman, Kirsten Lieshout, Erin Roberts, Sam Roberts, Georgia Tsebelis, Molly Irvine, Leigh Jones, Grace Biram, Penelope Georgeson, Jasmine Doultree, Ashley Withell and Jye Thompson.

Connor O’Neill was awarded the “First Year Swimmer with Potential Trophy”, and Thomas Irvine was awarded the “Loy Yang Power Encouragement Award”. Swimmers were recognised for their improved times. “La Trobe Financial Most Improved” trophies were awarded to Erin Roberts and Ashley Withell (10 & Under) and to Stephanie Spehar and Matthew Stringer (11 & Over). Erin Roberts was also awarded the trophy for “The Most Successful Swimmer in the Gippsland Competition”.

22 age group champions were acknowledged: Alex Tsebelis, Ellodie Reid, Thomas Fleming, Jasmine Doultree, Luke DiCiero, Erin Roberts, Alexander Spehar, Georgia Tsebelis, Daniel Golcic, Molly Irvine, Jack Davis, Zoe Trembath, Elliot Shaw, Samantha Lynn, Cameron Juha, Alice Lieshout, Brayden Waltham, Sarah Berryman, Jeremy Saunders and Caitie Mitchell.

Jean Poole Coughlan, Club and District Recorder, was recognised for her contribution as a Club Volunteer.

Swimmers receiving Club trophies included: Harvey Neocleous, Connor O’Neill, Mitchell O’Neill, Chance Doultree, William Clare, Georgia Moon, Audrey Lee, Kristy Jennings, Jason Withell, Bridie O’Keefe, Penelope Georgeson, Emma Moon, Grace Biram, Caiden Gill, Aaron Lynn, Ashley Withell, Isabella Askew, Annabelle Georgeson, Katya Askew, Gillian Warwick, Maddison Clare, Maeve Coughlan, Regan Webster, Taylah DaRos, Jacob Lampitt, Liam Brady, Toni Golcic, Jessica Lucas, Brooke Fleming, Taryn Clarke, Hayley O’Neill, Shannon O’Neill, Maggie O’Keefe, Jessica Norwood, Matilda Ingravalle, Courtney Smith, Bryce Collings, Ashley DiCiero, Mitchell Jones, Sam Roberts, Brayden Haney, Thomas Irvine, Tim Wilson, Daniel Gill, Matthew Jennings, Jarrod Hadden, Rhiannon Georgeson, Teagan Ikin, Georgia Ingravalle, Molly Neocleous, Aoife Coughlan, Stephanie Spehar, Liam Bedford, Thomas Morrison, Leigh Jones, Matthew Norwood, Mathieson Jenkin, Alicia Lampitt, Nicole Morgan, Alexandra Wilson, Shae Haney, Matthew Stringer, Olivia Brady, Georgia Collings, Stephanie Morgan, Jye Thompson, Tim Bedford, Charley Askew, Nicole Bortignon, Ben Geard, Andrew Cameron, Matthew Dinsmore, Jonathon Hayes, Dale Mitchell, Scott Clare and Kristie Smith. Swimmers recognised for their contribution to the Country and Gippsland Championships were Sven Eriksson, Brenton Ford, Andrew O’Connor, Elizabeth Bacchetti, Alyce Milkins, Courtney Ford, Michelle Ford, Alesha Waltham, Katrina Eriksson and Abbie Stockdale.

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