Flynn Cox, Finn Angwin, Club Captain Lara Angwin and Darcy Cox with head coach Lyndon Hart in Traralgon.
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Four Yarrawonga Mulwala Swimming Club (YMSC) swimmers represented their region with pride at the Victorian Short Course Country Championships, held recently at the Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre in Traralgon.
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Hosted by Gippsland Swimming Inc, the two-day championships attracted 542 swimmers from 34 clubs across regional Victoria. Swimmers were required to achieve qualifying times to earn their place at the prestigious event.
Representing YMSC were Club Captain Lara Angwin, Flynn Cox, Darcy Cox and Finn Angwin, accompanied by Head Coach Lyndon Hart, Coach Kevin White, official Alistair Angwin, and a strong contingent of family members and supporters.
The small YMSC team produced a series of impressive performances throughout the weekend, with several personal bests and significant improvements on their original seedings.
Lara Angwin contested four events, recording a 0.12 second personal best in the 100m Breaststroke and climbing four places from her seeding to finish 17th. She also improved four places in the 100m Backstroke and five places in the 100m Individual Medley, while also competing in the 100m Butterfly.
Flynn Cox enjoyed an outstanding championship, recording three personal bests from his four events. He took 1.47 seconds off his 100m Freestyle time to move up eight places and finish 24th, before producing a 2.96 second personal best in the 100m Breaststroke to finish 14th.
Club Official Alistair Angwin on pool deck at the Victoria SC Country Championships
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His biggest improvement came in the 100m Individual Medley, where Flynn took an impressive 5.08 seconds off his previous best and climbed 19 places from his original seeding to finish 21st. He rounded out the championships by competing in the Boys 12–13 Years 200m Freestyle.
Darcy Cox competed in three events and consistently improved on his seedings. He recorded a 0.58 second personal best in the 50m Butterfly, moving up four places, and competed in the 50m Backstroke and 50m Breaststroke.
Finn Angwin rounded out the YMSC team with a strong performance in the 100m Breaststroke, taking an impressive 1.56 seconds off his personal best to finish 24th.
For a small country club, qualifying four swimmers for the Victorian Country Championships was a fantastic achievement. The championships provided another valuable opportunity for the YMSC swimmers to test themselves against strong competition from across regional Victoria and gain valuable racing experience.
Yarrawonga Mulwala Swimming Club congratulates Lara, Flynn, Darcy and Finn on their outstanding performances and thanks coaches Lyndon Hart and Kevin White, official Alistair Angwin, and the families and supporters who travelled to Traralgon and supported the team throughout the championships.
