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Cannonvale Cannons swimmers and families travelled to Mackay last weekend for the North Queensland Championships, where very challenging weather conditions played a major role in the event. Heavy rain and lightning ultimately forced officials to cancel the final day of competition on Sunday after two days of difficult conditions in and around the pool.
North Queensland Swimming officials are currently working through the results manually to determine the Age Champions and Champion Club standings. With the final tallies still being calculated, the Cannons look forward to reporting the full results from the meet next week.
What we can celebrate straight away, however, is the Cannons’ fantastic effort in the Grand Parade. The club proudly took home the Grand Parade prize thanks to an impressive flotilla of ships, complete with watergun cannons and a crew of enthusiastic pirates. A massive thank you goes to Ginger White for the time and effort put into organising the flotilla and bringing the Cannons’ pirate theme to life.
Back at the club, it has been an exciting fortnight for young swimmer Lucas Korosec, who has claimed an incredible five club records in just two weeks. Lucas set a new mark in the 9 Years Boys 200m Individual Medley with a time of 3:07.06, breaking a record previously held by Abel Morris since 1999 (3:15.37). He also set new records in the 9 Years Boys 100m Backstroke (1:27.67) and 50m Freestyle (35.06), both previously held by Jy Parkinson since 2015. Lucas also added new records in the 9 Years Boys 200m Freestyle and 100m Individual Medley. Well done, Lucas — the club is incredibly proud of your achievements.
Congratulations also go to swimmers who achieved grade upgrades over the past fortnight: Kaitlyn Moon, Wilson Hounsell, Hamilton Anflous, Pippa Laguna, Levi Smith, Giaan Lee, Alex Trefz, Mackenzie Bennett and Harper Plested.
With only three club nights remaining this season, it’s shaping up to be an exciting finish for the Cannons.
Contributed with thanks to Jade Korosec
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Lukas Korosec with club records
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