On the weekend, 30 Cannonvale Cannons competed at the 49th Great Barrier Reef (GBR) LC Transition Meet.
Coaches Ken Crittenden and Mark Erickson accompanied the team and were very impressed with all the Cannons and their achievements.
Highlights for eight years and under: Eloise Chegwidden, aged 7 years, had an excellent weekend winning all her events. Her brother, Harry, aged 5, swam a fantastic 25-metre Freestyle, taking 5.6 seconds off his previous best time.
Zane Clayworth was on fire swimming three personal bests and top placings in all his events. Harris Delac, Levi Smith, and Maeve Dichiera smashed all their events, swimming massive personal bests.
Evie Doherty started her 50-metre Freestyle with an awesome dive and swam a great time.
Highlights for nine-year-olds: Matilda Nicholes smashed all her events, swimming personal bests in everything, while Don Algie won an extraordinary number of bronze medals.
Jax Clayworth swam seven personal bests and was very pleased with his silver and gold medals.
Declan Dichiera swam an excellent 200-metre IM in 4.14.68 which was a 10.72 second personal best. Addie Sanders , Indi Smith and Celeste Orenshaw swam impressively in a competitive age group and swam some brilliant PBs.
Hightlights for 10- and 11-year-olds: Thomas Ganter’s best swim was his gold medal swim in 100-metre Breaststroke (in 1.46.41). Nelson Malady’s best swim was his 100-metre Backstroke in a time of 1.34.57 (a 2.57 second personal best and third place).
Isaac Pisaniello’s best swim was his 50-metre Backstroke in 44.8 seconds and 100-metre Backstroke in 1.43.86.
Isaac’s sister, Isabella, had a brilliant weekend of racing: she swam a massive 27.53 second personal best in her 200-metre Backstroke.
Highlights for 12 – 14-year-olds: Tora Delac, aged 12, had a “cracker” weekend of racing; two of her best events were her 200-metre IM in 3.02.08 (a 17.95 second personal best, and second place finish) and 200-metre Freestyle in 2.43.78 (a 22.86 second personal best, third place).
Tiana Bell and Lochlan Jamieson’s best swim were their 200-metre Freestyles.
Charlie Doherty, aged 12 years, swam extremely well and his best swim was his 200-metre Freestyle in 2.51.13 (11.15 second personal best, fourth place).
Jack Ganter’s best swims were his 400-metre Freestyle with 7.52 second PB and his third place in 100-metre Backstroke in 1.29.92.
Remy Hedges was very happy with her wins and personal bests in her 100-metre and 200-metre Breaststroke events.
Anisa Helou’s best swim was her 200-metre Breaststroke with a 3.41 second personal best. Ehsan Helou swam personal bests in all his events, but his best swim was 100-metre Breaststroke in 1.21.67, which earnt him third place.
Highlights for 15 years and over: Holly Perrin was in fine form, swimming five personal bests with five top placings.
Despite not achieving personal bests, Jacob Bell and Jy Parkinson swam extremely well and achieved top placings.
Contributed with thanks to Raylene Rasmussen
Cannons at Great Barrier Reef Transition Meet
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