Record Night for Cannons

Cannonvale Cannon Swimming Club groups together on Wednesday night. Photos supplied: Raylene Rasmussen

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Contributed with thanks by Raylene Rasmussen

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The Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club enjoyed a fantastic Club Night on Wednesday, with record numbers of 68 swimmers.  

Upgrade Certificates were presented to Maggie Jeffries, Mason Plested, Charlie Pozzoli, Airlie Mladenovski and Summer Papa. The Chocolate Awards for the best personal bests went to Elsie Smith, Archie Johnston and Jax Clayworth, while Wilson Hounsell received the Coaches’ Award.  Club Records were presented to Lily Woolston (7 years)  and Tora Delac (16 years).

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Club Night highlights include:  

Congratulations also to Miranda Palmero, Alex Trefz, Jax Trefz, Koa Harland, Kaitlyn Moon, Zara Temple, and Bodhi Willems, who each achieved three or four personal bests.

There were plenty of standout swims throughout the evening. Harris Delac delivered an impressive 100m Butterfly in 1:27.48, taking 9.68 seconds off his previous best, while Mackenzie Bennett smashed her 100m Backstroke personal best by 8.23 seconds. Indi Smith also achieved a two-second improvement in the same event.

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In the individual medley, Cooper Konopka clocked 1:49.27 for the 100m IM, improving by 8.6 seconds. Stella Mulliss took 5.26 seconds off her 100m IM, while Dusty Papa sliced more than 10 seconds from his 200m IM.

Airlie Mladenovski swam an excellent 100m Freestyle in 1:30.74, and Toby Papa celebrated a huge 11.9-second personal best in the same event. Alex Trefz was delighted to break the 1:10 barrier, finishing his 100m Freestyle in 1:08.08.

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Koa Harland excelled across all her events, highlighted by a 9.09-second personal best in the 200m Freestyle, finishing in 2:41.60. Finn Temple impressed in the 100m Breaststroke with a time of 1:37.39, while brothers Archie and Oliver Johnston both performed strongly in their freestyle and backstroke events.

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The Cannons’ success continued over the weekend, with Harry and Eloise Chegwidden competing at the Charters Towers Amateur Swimming Club Carnival. Both swimmers won all their age-group events and produced excellent swims in the Open 200m Individual Medley.

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Meanwhile, 35 Cannons attended a Swimming Queensland Oncore workshop at Proserpine pool on Sunday. Facilitated by Jade Edmistone, with assistance from club coaches Mark Erickson and Ken Crittenden, the session focused on improving body alignment for more efficient swimming. The swimmers thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to develop their skills.

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With record participation, impressive personal bests, carnival victories and valuable coaching opportunities, it was another outstanding week for the Cannonvale Cannons. Congratulations to all swimmers on their efforts and achievements!

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