Whitsunday Swimmers Break Barriers at Home Meet

WSC Team. Photo supplied: Amanda Yuskan

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Whitsunday Swimming Club swimmers recorded a series of personal bests, race wins and state qualifying times at their home LC Transition Meet on Saturday, October 10.

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James secured two qualifying times for the Queensland Championships in December, while Axel and Leyton both broke the 30-second barrier in the 50m freestyle.

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Axel completed nine swims, earning four wins and five second places. He improved his 400m freestyle time by 6.28 seconds and clocked 29.90 in the 50m freestyle.

Leyton recorded first and second placings across six races, with a 0.74-second improvement bringing his 50m freestyle time down to 29.75.

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James raced four times, collecting second and third placings alongside a 1.13-second personal best in the 100m freestyle. His two state qualifying times were a highlight of the day.

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Alissa won seven of her eight races and finished second in the other. She also took 8.56 seconds off her 100m butterfly time.

George collected six wins and two second places, improving his 100m breaststroke by 9.42 seconds. He also recorded improvements of 0.12 seconds in both the 50m and 100m backstroke.

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Gabby achieved personal bests in all three swims. Her 21.52-second improvement in the 50m freestyle was the largest recorded by a Whitsunday swimmer at the meet.

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Ollie also improved in every event, recording seven personal bests from seven races. His biggest gain was a 17.18-second drop in the 100m breaststroke.

Hayden completed six swims, earning three third places and two second places, with a 5.84-second improvement in the 50m backstroke.

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Bella finished second in all six races, while Chloe recorded one win and three second places across seven swims. Chloe also improved her 100m breaststroke by 3.58 seconds.

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Jayde recorded two personal bests across five swims, taking 2.08 seconds off her 100m freestyle and 4.69 seconds off her 200m freestyle.

Charlotte earned four third places and four personal bests from six swims, including a 1.50-second improvement in the 100m freestyle.

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Jesse collected four second places and five personal bests across seven races. His largest improvement was 5.07 seconds in the 200m freestyle.

Returning after illness, Arista completed three swims and recorded two personal bests, including a 2.13-second improvement in the 50m backstroke.

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Mackenzie also returned after illness, racing five times and taking 6.25 seconds off her 100m freestyle.

Emeilia earned three second places and one third from four swims, improving her 25m freestyle time by one second.

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Savannah completed seven races and recorded three personal bests, highlighted by an 8.07-second improvement in the 200m individual medley.

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The results covered sprint and distance events, with swimmers improving across freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley races. For Axel and Leyton, the meet marked their first sub-30-second 50m freestyle swims, while James earned the chance to compete at the Queensland Championships.

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The club congratulated swimmers on their performances and thanked coaches and supporters for their contribution to the home meet. Alongside the wins and podium placings, the day brought individual milestones, successful returns after illness and improvements for swimmers throughout the Whitsunday team.

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Contributed with thanks to Amanda Yuskan.

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