During the last Club Night, the Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club wished Jy Parkinson and his coach, Mark Erickson, all the best at the national championships.
The Cannons presented Jy and Mark with special Cannons’ shirts and jumpers.
Jy, 16, has trained hard over a number of years to qualify for the Australian Age Swimming Championships.
The 2022 championships will be held in Adelaide from April 11 to 18, with Jy qualifying for nine but competing in seven individual events – 50 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre backstroke, 100 metre and 200 metre freestyle, 100 metre butterfly and 200 metre IM.
Jy was honoured to be selected for the Queensland mixed medley relay team for his age division, and is looking forward to representing the state in the relay.
The youngsters successful season has seen him selected for the Queensland Talent ID team, qualified for numerous Qld championships, named SNQ Male Captain for 2022-2023 and has recently been selected in the Qld Possibles and Probables team (Qld Tri Meet).
He thanked his family for all their amazing support.
“Without the backing and encouragement of my family, I would not have been able to achieve all these results and opportunities,” Jy said.
“I would also like to thank the Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club: my coaches, Mark Erickson and Ken Crittenden, and my fellow swimmers.
“Swimming can be a ‘lonely’ sport, but if you are swimming with others, it can be fun and motivating.”
Mark has coached Jy for 7 years and he is impressed with Jy’s work ethic, attitude, commitment, and sportsmanship.
Good luck at Nationals, Jy.
Contributed with thanks to Raylene Rasmussen
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