It’s been another exciting week for the Cannonvale Cannons, with our swimmers making waves both locally and on the national stage.
First up, a huge congratulations to Eloise Chegwidden, who proudly represented Queensland at the School Sport Australia Swimming Championships in Ballarat, Victoria. Despite the freezing temperatures, hail, and storms, Eloise powered through with incredible focus and determination.
On Day One, she placed tenth in the country in the 100m Breaststroke and helped her Queensland teammates to a sixth-place finish in the 4x50m Medley Relay, swimming the breaststroke leg and posting another PB. Then came her pet event, the 50m Breaststroke, where Eloise clocked a 1.44-second PB in her heat to qualify for the final. Showing true Cannon spirit, she went even faster in the final with another 2.20-second improvement, finishing in a time of 41.60 to earn fifth place in Australia. What an outstanding achievement — congratulations, Eloise!
Meanwhile, 29 of our Cannons travelled to Townsville to compete at the 2025 Gardens Open Long Course Transition Meet. The team delivered fantastic results, with a heap of PBs, several new long course state qualifying times, and plenty of team spirit throughout the weekend.
Saturday ended on a high, with the 8–11 Years Girls 200m Freestyle Relay claiming a silver medal to cap off an exciting day of racing.
We’re also proud to acknowledge our swimmers recognised as part of the SNQ State Squad — Jacob Bell, Zach Trefz, Tyler Bennett, Nelson Malady, Declan Dichiera, Andie Reynolds, Jax Clayworth, and Thomas Ganter — and a special congratulations to Tora Delac, selected for the National Squad for the 2025/26 season.
Go Cannons!
Contributed with thanks to Jade Korosec
Eloise Chegwidden the Finalist. Photo supplied
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