Cannons Celebrate PBs and Upgrades at Mirani Meet and Club Night

Cannonvale Cannons made a strong showing at the Mirani Long Course Transition Meet, originally scheduled for January but postponed due to wet weather. With the date change impacting availability, a smaller team of 15 swimmers represented the club — but they certainly made their presence felt.

A special congratulations to Wilson and Olive Hounsell and Miranda Palmero, who were proudly presented with A Grade upgrade medals on the day.

Standout performances included Mackenzie Bennett’s incredible 17.59 second personal best in the 200m Freestyle, smashing through the three-minute barrier in a breakthrough swim. Eloise Chegwidden and Jax Clayworth dominated their events, each claiming a clean sweep of gold medals. Faithlyn Trotter also impressed, improving her times across every event she contested.

Adding to the excitement, Tyler Bennett, Jax Clayworth, Eloise Chegwidden, Harry Chegwidden and Maeve Dichiera all placed in the crowd-favourite Dash for Cash events, walking away with well-earned prize money.

Back at home, this week’s club night presentation celebrated more achievements. Upgrade certificates were awarded to Cooper Konopka, Reid Springbett and Harper Plested. Coaches Awards went to Alfie Konopka for his 12m Backstroke and Kaitlyn Moon for her 50m Freestyle, recognising their effort and technique. The ever-popular chocolate award for closest to personal best went to Lucas Korosec, finishing just 0.01 seconds off his seed time!

With momentum building, Cannons swimmers are now focused on the 74th Annual North Queensland Championships in Mackay this weekend. We wish all competitors the very best as they take on the region’s best.

Contributed with thanks to Jade Korosec.

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Eloise Chegwidden at Mirani Carnival

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