Image: Ralph Traeger has broken records all over central and north Queensland. Photos supplied
What a year this superstar Dolphin has had!
Not just one record broken but two in the 2022-2023 season, and at the ripe young age of eight years old!
Ralph Traeger is a regular at swimming competitions for Pioneer Swim Club but his most memorable to date would have to be Caribeae Beef City Swimming Carnival held in Rockhampton on October 29, 2022 and the Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Carnival held in Airlie Beach on January 21-22, 2023.
At each of these meets, Ralph broke records – a feat reserved for swimming royalty.
At Caribeae (a Central Queensland event), Ralph broke a Beef City Record for 50m backstroke – previously set at 47.99 seconds.
Ralph swam the event in 47.07 seconds.
Then on the weekend just gone, Ralph shocked the local swimming community again, breaking a Swimming North Queensland record for 25m backstroke – previously set at 20.60 seconds.
Ralph swam the event in 19.79 seconds.
Watch this space because Ralph will continue to be a hot topic for our Club and the Mackay Community.
We have no doubt his aspirations include a path to future Olympics.
We congratulate Ralph on such amazing achievements.
We are incredibly proud of Ralph’s swim journey and honoured to call him a Pioneer Dolphin.
Contributed by Tahnie Malagueno
