It was a huge week for the Cannonvale Cannons, swimmer delivered outstanding performances at the Townsville Lightning Swim Club Long Course Meet followed by another record-breaking Distance Night at home.
A small but mighty team of six Cannons made the trip to Townsville and made their presence known. Tora Delac delivered a standout swim in the 100m Butterfly, clocking a massive 9.22 second personal best to secure her fourth National qualifying time, a result that came as a wonderful surprise to Tora and her family.
Miller Eaves, Jax Eaves and Lucas Korosec dominated their age groups, each claiming gold in all of their events. Jax also notched impressive personal bests in three of his four swims. Miranda Palmero and Harris Delac enjoyed a strong meet, each achieving PBs in 50 per cent of their races.
With generous cash prizes on offer at the Lightning Carnival, Tora, Miller and Lucas also returned home with a well-earned stash of prize money, a fantastic reward for their commitment and preparation.
Back at our home pool, the Cannons’ second Distance Night of the season once again delivered exceptional results. These nights provide swimmers the opportunity to chase big personal bests and club records as they are permitted to ‘swim-up’ to distances not yet upgrade to, and this week did not disappoint.
New club records were set by Celeste Orenshaw (12 years 1500m Freestyle, 21:30.67), becoming the first 12-year-old female to meet the benchmark time set when the club commenced almost 30 years ago. Miller Eaves (10 years 400m Individual Medley, 6:36.61), Lucas Korosec (9 years 400m Individual Medley, 6:36.11) and Harry Chegwidden (8 years 200m Breaststroke and 100m Butterfly) also etched their names into the record books.
Roxanne Groom, Hamilton Anflous and Liam Filewood achieved 1500m Freestyle upgrades, an outstanding endurance milestone.
Contributed with thanks to Cannonvale Cannons.
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