Fraser Nagle on the podium after receiving his Silver Medal in the 13-year 100m Freestyle.
Country Victoria’s best swimmers competed in the 2024 Victorian State Country Long Course Championships held in Traralgon from January 20-24 with 14 competitors representing the Yarrawonga/Mulwala Swimming Club.
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Yarrawonga/Mulwala Swimming Club swimmer Fraser Nagle finished second at the championships in the 13-year 100m Freestyle in a personal best time of 1:01.01 seconds.
Fraser Nagle has become the first 13-year-old swimmer from the club to make five individual finals at this competition and finished with a bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke and Breaststroke.
The Yarrawonga/Mulwala Swimming Club team: (l to r)Front Row: Flynn Cox, Joc Maxted and Kiera BuercknerMiddle Row: Darcy Cox, Jackson Maxted, Fraser Nagle, Charlie Bourke, Emily Judd, Emily Buerckner, Lara Angwin and Jack Bourke.Back Row: Kevin White (Coach), Jesse McDonald, Lyndon Hart (Head Coach) and Lucy Judd.
Individual swimmers from the Yarrawonga/Mulwala Swimming Club were Lara Angwin, Charlie Bourke, Emily Buerckner, Flynn Cox, Lyndon Hart, Emily Judd, Jackson Maxted, Jesse McDonald, and Fraser Nagle, who competed in 21 individual events, 5 individual finals, placing inside the top 8 five times and achieving 18 personal best times.
Relay swimmers were Jack Bourke, Kiera Buerckner, Darcy Cox, Lucy Judd and Joc Maxted who along with the individual swimmers competed in 5 relays, achieving 5 best times.
At the conclusion of the weekend the Yarrawonga/Mulwala Swimming Club found itself ranked 14th in Country Victoria out of 32 competing swimming clubs.
Head Coach, Lyndon Hart said, “The results achieved were fantastic and a credit to the swimmers’ efforts they have displayed during training over the past nine months.”
The swimmers have shown great improvement over the past season, and this is demonstrated by:
– Three first time competitors in individual events being – Charlie Bourke, Jackson Maxted, and Flynn Cox.
– Three swimmers who increased the number of events they competed in at this meet compared with last year’s championships in Wangaratta. These swimmers are:
•Lara Angwin who increased from 2 individual events in 2023 to 4 events in 2024.
•Emily Buerckner who increased from 1 individual event in 2023 to 2 events in 2024.
•Jesse McDonald who increased from 1 individual event in 2023 to 2 events in 2024.
Team managers Al Angwin and Paula Nagle.
“Imagine what these swimmers and the other 80 swimmers in the club could achieve if the Moira Shire had a vision and a plan to build an indoor pool in Yarrawonga,” Lyndon said.
On behalf of the Yarrawonga Mulwala Swimming Club, Lyndon thanked Coach Kevin White for all his time and effort coaching the swimmers in the lead up and throughout the competition.
Lyndon also thanked the Team Managers – Paula Nagle and Alastair Angwin and the parents who attended and the Swimming Club for their support.
The Swimming Club’s focus now shifts to the All-Juniors Selections on February 4 in Yarrawonga and the Ovens & Murray District Championships to be held on the February 10 and 11 in Wangaratta.
Head coach Lyndon Hart and coach Kevin White.
Individual results
Lara Angwin
Girls 14-15 100m Breaststroke1:31.50 – 35th (PB)
Girls 14-15 100m Backstroke1:19.99 – 37th
Girls 14-15 200m Individual Medley2.49.11 – 27th
Girls 14-15 100m Freestyle 1:09.75 – 43rd (PB)
Charlie Bourke
Boys 11&U 50m Freestyle 37.00 – 42nd (PB)
Boys 11&U 50m Breaststroke 47.52 – 14th (PB)
Emily Buerckner
Girls 14-15 100m Breaststroke1:27.71 – 20th (PB)
Girls 14-15 100m Freestyle 1:06.56 – 25th (PB)
Flynn Cox
Boys 11&U 50m Freestyle 36.23 – 30th (PB)
Boys 11&U 50m Breaststroke 49.78 – 26th (PB)
Lyndon Hart
Men 18 & Over 50m Backstroke 37.26 – 31st (PB)
Men 18 & Over 50m Breaststroke 40.50 – 29th (PB)
Emily Judd
Girls 12 100m Freestyle1:15.76 – 19th
Jackson Maxted
Boys 13 100m Freestyle1:10.17 – 14th (PB)
Jesse McDonald
Boys 16-17year 100m Butterfly1:12.42 – 17th
Boys 16-17year 100m Breaststroke 1:23.95 – 15th
Fraser Nagle
Boys 13 & Under 200m Individual Medley2:35.47 – 3rd (PB)
Boys 13 & Under 200m Individual Medley Final2:34.76 – 4th (PB)
Boys 13year 100m Freestyle 1:03.57 – 4th
Boys 13year 100m Freestyle Final1:01.01 – 2nd (PB)
Boys 13-year 100m Breaststroke 1:23.75 – 5th (PB)
Boys 13year 100m Breaststroke Final 1:20.12 – 3rd (PB)
Boys 13year 100m Butterfly1:15.09 – 5th (PB)
Boys 13year 100m Butterfly Final1:15.73 – 6th
Boys 13year 100m Backstroke1:12.05 – 3rd
Boys 13year 100m Backstroke Final1:09.25 – 3rd (PB)
Relay results
Boys 14 & Under 4 x 50 Freestyle Relay2:08.87 – 14th (PB)
Charlie Bourke, Fraser Nagle, Jackson Maxted, Joc Maxted.
Girls 14 & Under 4 x 50 Freestyle Relay2:.05.38 – 11th (PB)
