Our Surrey Park swimmers braved the weather to compete in the Open Water Championships with exceptional performances recorded.
On a very cold and blustery Saturday 17th December, the majority of the Surrey Park swim team, from 10 year olds to adults, braved the worst that Port Phillip Bay could throw at them, and came out winners!
The day started with the Swimming Victoria Championship events, both 5Km and 10 Km, with all ages competing. Surrey Park swimmers performed exceptionally well with many gaining podium finishes and others coming away with the satisfaction of completing a very cold and challenging swim.
The following Surrey Park swimmers were awarded Victorian State Championship medals:
| Kahlia Marsh | Female Open 10KM
Female Open 5KM |
Gold
Gold |
| Tom Curran | Male Open 5KM | Gold |
| Aidan Gleeson | Boys 13 Years 5KM | Gold |
| Mackenzie Hooper | Girls 13 Years 5KM | Gold |
| Tom Harkin | Boys 14 Years 5KM | Gold |
| Dani Smithson | Girls 15 Years 5KM
Female Open 10KM |
Gold
Bronze |
| Laura Davy | Girls 15 Years 5KM | Silver |
Our total medal haul for the Victorian Championship events was a very healthy 7 Gold-1 Silver-1 Bronze!
An honorable mention to both Dani Smithson and Laura Davy, who while finishing 1st and 2nd respectively in their Age group also finished 3rd and 4th overall on the day. Well done!
A special mention to all the other Surrey Park swimmers who competed and braved the cold in the non championship WOW Challenge events, whether they swam 750m, 1.2 Km or 2.5Km.
Congratulations to you all and a special thanks to our usual band of helpers who were up at the crack of dawn getting the club tent up and supporting you all through out the day.
Also, to the coaching staff who were there to offer all our swimmers their expert advice – Thanks Guys!
Matt Brown Director of Coaching
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