Summer Championships were contested by 61 qualified swimmers and 4 exhibition swimmers competing in 164 events. The championships were held over 2 weekends 25 March and 1 April 2023. The competition was intense with close finishes, 184 Pb’s and 2 new records.
Day 1 the swimmers contested the Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle events. Day 2 they swum the Ind Medley and Backstroke.
On Day 1 in Event 1 Jordan broke the Boy’s 21yrs & Over 100mtr Breaststroke, setting a new time of 1:14.63. Congratulations Jordan.
On Day 2 in Event 99 George broke the Men’s 35yrs & Over 100mtr Ind Medley, setting a new time of 1:09.90. Congratulations George.
With the individual events out of the way it was time for the 25mtr Dash and McAlpine Relay events.
Lining up for the Men’s 25mtr Dash were:-
Ryan, Anup, George, Adam, and Nikolas.
After the splash subsided Adam had won the event in a time of 12.66secs with George in 2nd, Nikolas in 3rd, Anup in 4th and Ryan 5th.
Then it was the girls turn and on the blocks were:-
Sienna, Isabella, Annika, Ivy and Erin.
Congratulations to Isabella the women’s champion in a time of 15.26secs, with Sienna in 2nd, Annika in 3rd, Erin in 4th and Ivy 5th.
Now the handicapped McAlpine Relay, where 4 teams of 11 swimmers went head to head for the McAlpine Trophy.
The team in Lane 1 was lead by Annika, Lane 2 was captained by Mitch, Lane 3 was lead by Izzy, Lane 4 captained by Kaity and Lane 5 by Adam.
Each team is made up of all age groups where the younger swimmers swim 25mtrs and the older swimmers 50mtrs. What excitement there was, as all the swimmers lined up for the start of the event.
There was much excitement as Lane 2 held the lead for most of the race, but were finished over the top by Lane 4.
Congratulations to Kaity and her mixed team the winners of the 2023 McAlpine Relay.
Congratulations to all our swimmers you all swam brilliantly and everyone achieved their own personal best in so many ways.
A big thank you to all the parents who help out at Club every week and to the committee members who work tirelessly behind the scenes, without all your help Peakhurst ASC would not exist.
A full list of results can be found on the weekly results page or under Summer Championships Results.
Listed below are some of the results.
Records Broken
Jordan H Boys 21yes & Over 100mtr Breaststroke 1:14.63 25-03-2023
George R Mens 35yrs & Over 100mtr Ind Medley 1:09.90 01-04-2023
Girl’s 25mtr Dash
1st Isabella 15.26
2nd Sienna 15.69
3rd Annika 16.45
4th Erin 17.36
5th Ivy 18.72
Men’s 25mtr Dash
1st Adam 12.66
2nd George 12.79
3rd Nikolas 13.41
4th Anup 14.20
5th Ryan 14.41
McAlpine Relay Winners
Mixed Team “C” Captained by Kaity
Jason V, Daniel G, Ryan G, Greg G, Anup P, Harper L, Manaia W, Mikayla L, Oliver F, Lincoln L.