Season Blast Off Meet

Eighty three Traralgon swimmers competed at the Season Blast Off Meet held at the Morwell Leisure Centre on Sunday with sixty three of these swimmers achieving first, second and third placings. Traralgon swimmers came home with 116 first, 69 second and 51 third placings for their individual events.

Traralgon took out first, second and third in the Womens Open 200m Freestyle Relay, breaking two Gippsland records. Erin Roberts, Georgia Tsebelis, Taylah DaRos and Maggie O’Keefe broke the Girls 14 years Gippsland Record for the 200m Freestyle Relay and Annie Pepper, Mikaela Cornelissen, Fabienne Schoutens and Jasmine Doultree broke the Girls 12 years Gippsland Record for the 200m Freestyle Relay. Traralgon also took out first and second place in the Mens Open 200m Freestyle Relay.

It was a race to the finish line in the Girls 14 year old 50m freestyle event with two Traralgon girls breaking the Gippsland record: Maggie O’Keefe finished the event in a record breaking 27.91 with team mate Georgia Tsebelis taking out the record by swimming an incredible 27.60 and winning the event. 12 year old Annie Pepper broke two Gippsland Shortcourse records, for the 12 year old girls 50m and 100m Freestyle.

Traralgon had thirteen new swimmers taking to the water with outstanding results. Twelve year old Conor Williams and young seven year old Jesse Lee both finished with three first placings at their first competitive swim meet which is a fantastic achievement. Another seven year old swimming at his first ever meet was Tom Hamilton, who also swam extremely well coming home with a first and second placing. Eight year olds Vincent Schoutens  and  Julian Beales both finished with one second and one third while 10 year old Chiara Bordonara took out third place in the Girls 10 year old 50m Breaststroke. Other swimmers competing at their first swim meet were: Cherilyn Beales, Khianna Bullen, Declan Mentzing, Jade Nehls-Iversen, Indy Yeoman, Lily Zee-Verner and Chelsey Van Rossum. 

Traralgon swimmer, Philip Blunt swam extremely well finishing the day with seven firsts and one second for his individual events with William Lee (6 firsts, 1 second, 1 third) and Jasmine Doultree (6 firsts) close behind. Five individual firsts went to these outstanding swimmers: Maggie O’Keefe, Georgia Tsebelis, Erin Roberts, Annie Pepper and Taylah Willaton. Four first placings:  Lauren Akers, Caydence Bezzina and William Clare. Three first placings: Riley Akers, Jesse Lee, Ian Melrose, Nicole Walsh, Conor Williams, Ashley Withell and Mikaela Cornelissen, Two first placings: Taylah DaRos, Locke DaGaris, Bridget Cain, Brayden Haney, Oscar Harry, Trent Morrow, Matthew Jennings, Cameron Juha, Nicole Moon, Annaliese Nix, Jason Withell and Alice Peddle. One first placing: Michael Buckley, Rhiannon Georgeson, Tom Hamilton, Bridget King, Audrey Lee, Fabienne Schoutens, Finley Peddle, Georgia Moon, Chloe Trickett, Mikayla Underwood, Alexander Tsebelis and Hayden Willaton.

Individual Placing Results:
Philip Blunt: 1^st Boys 16 years and over 50m Butterfly, 1^st Boys 16 years and over 100m Butterfly, 1^st Mens Open 200m Butterfly, 1^st Boys 16 years and over 50m Backstroke, 1^st Boys 16 years and over 100m Backstroke, 1^st Boys 16 years and over 100m Freestyle, 1^st Mens Open 400m Freestyle, 2^nd Mens Open 200m Backstroke

 William Lee: 1^st Boys 15 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st Boys 15 years 100m Backstroke, 1^st Boys 15 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Boys 15 years 50m Freestyle, 1^st Boys 15 years 100m Butterfly, 1^st Boys 15 years 100mBreaststroke, 2^nd Mens Open 200m Breaststroke, 3^rd Mens Open  200m Backstroke.

 Jasmine Doultree: 1^st Girls 11 years 100m Backstroke,1^st Girls 11 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Girls 11 years 50m Breaststroke, 1^st Girls 11 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st Girls 11 years 50m Freestyle, 1^st Womens Open 400m Individual Medley. 

Maggie O’Keefe: 1^st Girls 14 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st Girls 14 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Girls 14 years 100m Backstroke, 1^st Girls 14 years 50m Backstroke, 1^st Girls 14 years 100m Butterfly, 2^nd Girls 14 years 50m Freestyle, 3^rd Girls 14 years 100m Individual Medley.

 Erin Roberts: 1^st Girls 13 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st Girls 13 years 100m Backstroke, 1^st Girls 13 years 50m Freestyle, 1^st Girls 13 years 50m Backstroke, 1^st Girls 13 years 100m Breaststroke 3^rd Womens Open 200m Backstroke.

 Georgia Tsebelis: 1^st Womens Open 200m Breaststroke, 1^st Womens Open 200m Backstroke,1^st Womens Open 200m Individual Medley, 1^st Girls 14 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Girls 14 years 50m Freestyle.

 Annie Pepper: 1^st Girls 12 years 100m Backstroke, 1^st Girls 12 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Girls 12 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st  Girls 12 years 100m Breaststroke, 1^st Girls 12 years 50m Freestyle.

 Taylah Willaton: 1^st Girls 15 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st Girls 15 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Girls 15 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Girls 15 years 50m Freestyle, 1^st Girls 15 years 100m Butterfly.

 Lauren Akers: 1^st Girls 10 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Girls 10 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Girls 10 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st 10 years 100m Breaststroke, 2^nd Girls 10 years 50m Freestyle, 3^rd Girls 10 years 50m Backstroke.  

Caydence Bezzina: 1^st Girls 8 years and under 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Girls 8 years and under 50m Breaststroke, 1^st Girls 8 years and under 100m Freestyle, 1^st Girls 8 years and under 50m Freestyle, 3^rd  Girls 8 years and under 50m Backstroke.

 William Clare: 1^st Boys 9 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Boys 9 years 50m Breaststroke, 1^st Boys 9 years 50m Backstroke, 1^st Boys 9 years 50m Freestyle,  

Mikaela Cornelissen: 1^st Girls 12 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Girls 12 years 50m Backstroke, 1^st Girls 12 years 100m Butterfly, 2^nd Girls 12 years 100m Backstroke, 2^nd Girls 12 years 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Girls 12 years 50m Breaststroke, 2^nd Girls 12 years 100m Freestyle, 2^nd Girls 12 years 50m Freestyle.

 Riley Akers: 1^st Boys 13 years 100m Breaststroke, 1^st Boys 13 years 50m Freestyle, 1^st Boys 13 years 100m Backstroke, 2^nd Boys 13 years 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Boys 13 years 100m Freestyle.

 Ian Melrose: 1^st Boys 14 years 100m Backstroke, 1^st Boys 14 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Boys 14 years 100m Butterfly, 2^nd Boys 14 years 100m Freestyle, 2^nd Boys 14 years 50m Freestyle.

 Nicole Walsh: 1^st Girls 16 years and over 100m Freestyle, 1^st Girls 16 years and over 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Girls 16 years and over 50m Freestyle, 2^nd Womens Open 400m Freestyle, 3^rd Womens Open 200m Freestyle

 Conor Williams: 1^st Boys 12 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Boys 12 years 50m Breaststroke, 1^st Boys 12 years 50m Backstroke,

Ashley Withell:  1^st Boys 13 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st Boys 13 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Boys 13 years 100m Butterfly,

 Jesse Lee: 1^st Boys 8 years and under 50m Breaststroke, 1^st Boys 8 years and under 50m Backstroke, 1^st Boys 8 years and under 50m Freestyle.

 Cameron Juha: 1^st Boys 16 years and over 50m Breaststroke, 1^st Boys 16 years and over 50m Freestyle, 2^nd Boys 16 years and over 50m Butterfly, 2^nd Boys 16 years and over 100m Backstroke, 2^nd Boys 16 years and over 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Boys 16 years and over 50m Backstroke, 2^nd Mens Open 200m Individual Medley, 2^nd Mens 16 years and over 100m Breaststroke, 3^rd Mens Open 200m Breaststroke,

 Taylah DaRos: 1^st Girls 13 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Girls 13 years 100m Butterfly, 2^nd Girls 13 years 100m Freestyle, 2^nd Womens Open 200m Freestyle, 2^nd Girls 13 years 50m Freestyle, 2^nd Girls 13 years 50m Backstroke,  

 Bridget Cain: 1^st Girls 9 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Girls 9 years 50m Backstroke, 2^nd Girls 9 years 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Girls 9 years 50m Breaststroke, 2^nd Girls 9 years 100m Freestyle, 2^nd Girls 9 years 50m Freestyle.

 Oscar Harry: 1^st Boys 10 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Boys 10 years 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Boys 10 years 50m Breaststroke, 2^nd Boys 10 years 50m Backstroke, 3^rd Boys 10 years 100m Freestyle, 3^rd Boys 10 years 50m Freestyle.

 Nicole Moon: 1^st Girls 15 years 100m Backstroke, 1^st Girls 15 years 50m Backstroke, 2^nd Girls 15 years 50m Freestyle, 2^nd Womens Open 200m Backstroke

 Alice Peddle: 1^st Girls 10 years 50m Breaststroke, 1^st Girls 10 years 50m Freestyle, 2^nd Girls 10 years 50m Butterfly, 2^nd Girls 10 years 50m Backstroke.

 Trent Morrow: 1^st Boys 14 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st Boys 14 years 50m Freestyle, 2^nd Mens Open 200m Freestyle,  

Matthew Jennings: 1^st Boys 14 years 50m Butterfly, 1^st Boys 14 years 50m Backstroke, 2^nd Boys 14 years 50m Breaststroke,

 Jason Withell:1^st Boys 11 years 100m Individual Medley, 1^st Boys 11 years 50m Breaststroke, 2^nd Boys 11 years 50m Freestyle.

Brayden Haney: 1^st Mens Open 200m Breaststroke, 1^st Boys 14 years 100m Breaststroke, 3^rd Boys 14 years 100m Individual Medley, 3^rd Boys 14 years 50m Freestyle, 3^rd Mens Open 200m Individual Medley,

 Locke DeGaris: 1^st Boys 10 years 100m Freestyle, 1^st Boys 10 years 50m Freestyle, 3^rd Boys 10 years  100m Individual Medley, 3^rd Boys 10 years 50m Backstroke. 3^rd Boys 10 years 50m Butterfly

Annaliese Nix: 1^st Girls 8 years and under 50m Butterfly, 1^st Girls 8 years and under 50m Backstroke, 3^rd Girls 8 years and under 100m Individual Medley,

Georgia Moon: 1^st Girls 10 years 50m Backstroke, 2^nd Girls 10 years 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Girls 10 years 50m Breaststroke, 2^nd Girls 10 years 100m Freestyle, 3^rd Girls 10 years 50m Butterfly, 3^rd Girls 10 years 50m Freestyle.

 Fabienne Schoutens: 1^st Girls 12 years 50m Breaststroke, 2^nd Girls 12 years 100m Breaststroke, 2^nd Womens Open 200m Breaststroke, 3^rd Girls 12 years 100m Individual Medley, 3^rd Girls 12 years 50m Freestyle

 Chloe Trickett: 1^st Girls 11 years 100m Breaststroke, 2^nd Girls 11 years 100m Butterfly, 3^rd Girls 11 years 100m Backstroke 

Rhiannon Georgeson: 1^st Girls 14 years 100m Breaststroke, 2^nd Girls 14 years 50m Breaststroke,

 Tom Hamilton: 1^st Boys 8 years and under 50m Butterfly, 2^nd Boys 8 years and under 50m Freestyle,

 Audrey Lee: 1^st Girls 9 years 100m Backstroke, 3^rd Girls 9 years 50m Breaststroke, 3^rd Girls 9 years 100m Freestyle,

 Mikayla Underwood: 1^st Girls 9 years 100m Breaststroke, 3^rd Girls 9 years 50m Butterfly, 3^rd Girls 9 years 100m Individual Medley,.

 Finley Peddle: 1^st Boys 12 years 50m Freestyle, 3^rd Boys 12 years 100m Individual Medley,  

Michael Buckley: 1^st Boys 14 years 50m Breaststroke, 3^rd Boys 14 years 100m Backstroke,

 Hayden Willaton: 1^st Boys 11 years 50m Backstroke, 3^rd Boys 11 years 50m Breaststroke

 Alexander Tsebelis: 1^st Boys 10 years 100m Breaststroke,

 Bridget King: 1^st Girls 8 years and under 100m Breaststroke,

 Sam Roberts: 2^nd Boys 14 years 100m Backstroke, 2^nd Boys 14 years 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Boys 14 years 100m Butterfly, 3^rd Boys 14 years 100m Breaststroke,

 Chance Doultree: 2^nd Boys 9 years 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Boys 9 years 50m Breaststroke, 2^nd Boys 9 years 50m Backstroke, 3^rd Boys 9 years 50m Freestyle,

 Elayna Pistrin: 2^nd Girls 8 years and under 50m Butterfly, 2^nd Girls 8 years and under 50m Breaststroke,  2^nd Girls 8 years and under 50m Backstroke,

 Bethany Kershaw: 2^nd Girls 15 years 100m Backstroke, 2^nd Girls 15 years 100m Individual Medley, 3^rd Girls 15 years 100m Freestyle,

Jasmin Underwood: 2^nd Girls 8 years and under 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Girls 8 years and under 50m Freestyle, 3^rd Girls 8 years and under 50m Butterfly,

 Ellodie Reid: 2^nd Girls 11 years 100m Individual Medley, 2^nd Girls 11 years 50m Freestyle, 3^rd Womens Open 400m Freestyle. 

Sophie Fitzpatrick: 2^nd Girls 13 years 100m Individual Medley, 3^rd Girls 13 years 50m Freestyle,

 Robert Blunt: 2^nd Boys 16 years and over 50m Breaststroke, 3^rd Boys 16 years and over 100m Breaststroke,  

Julian Beales: 2^nd Boys 8 years and under 50m Breaststroke, 3^rd Boys 8 years and under 50m Backstroke,

 Annabelle Georgeson: 2^nd Girls 12 years 50m Backstroke, 3^rd Girls 12 years 50m Breaststroke,

Penelope Georgeson: 2^nd Girls 11 years 100m Breaststroke,

 Sam May: 2^nd Boys 14 years 100m Breaststroke,  

Caitlin Mihaly: 2^nd Girls 11 years 50m Backstroke,

 Vincent Schoutens: 2^nd Boys 8 years and under 50m Backstroke, 3^rd Boys 8 years and under 50m Freestyle 

Ryan Withell: 2^nd Boys 9 years 50m Freestyle , 3^rd Boys 9 years 50m Breaststroke, 3^rd Boys 9 years 100m Individual Medley.

 Kaylee Beecroft: 3^rd Girls 11 years 50m Butterfly,3^rd Girls 11 years 100m Individual Medley, 3^rd Girls 11 years 50m Breaststroke, 3^rd Girls 11 years 50m Freestyle.

Maddison Clare: 3^rd Girls 12 years 100m Backstroke, 3^rd Girls 12 years 100m Breaststroke 

Sarah McDonald: 3^rd Girls 12 years 50m Backstroke, 3^rd Girls 12 years 50m Butterfly

 Matthew Trickett: 3^rd Boys 9 years 50m Backstroke

 Chiara Bordonaro: 3^rd Girls 10 years 50m Breaststroke

 Ellie May: 3^rd Girls 11 years 50m Backstroke

 Relay Results:

1^st Womens Open 200m Freestyle Relay (Erin Roberts, Georgia Tsebelis, Taylah DaRos, Maggie O’Keefe)

1^st Mens Open 200m Freestyle Relay (Philip Blunt, William Lee, Brayden Haney, Michael Buckley)

2^nd Womens Open 200m Freestyle Relay (Annie Pepper, Mikaela Cornelissen, Fabienne Schoutens, Jasmine Doultree)

2^nd Mens Open 200m Freestyle Relay (Sam Roberts, Tom Morrison, Robert Blunt, Cameron Juha)

3^rd Womens Open 200m Freestyle Relay (Nicole Walsh, Taylah Willaton, Bethany Kershaw, Penelope Georgeson)

 Other swimmers who competed at the Season Blast Off Meet and swam really well achieving personal best times were: Cherilyn Beales, Emily Beecroft, Zac Bezzina, Ava Biram, Grace Biram, Khianna Bullen, Jye DaRos, Kieran Georgeson, Wayne Irving, Alexis Mentzing, Declan Mentzing, Tori Merrin, Ashleigh Mihaly, Samuel Reid, Jade Nehls-Iversen, Annabelle Reid, Chelsey Van Rossum, Thomas Waugh, Indy Yeoman, Lily Zee-Verner, Tom Morrison and Will Morrison. Traralgon swimmers are now in training for the next event in the short course season, being the Latrobe City Cup hosted by Traralgon on 24^th July at the Morwell Leisure Centre. This promises to be a big meet with several Melbourne clubs including Nunawading sending strong teams intent on winning the cup.

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