The Annual Long Course Swimming Championships for 2023 were held at Maitland Aquatic Centre on Friday evening 24th, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th December 2023. Despite some trying weather conditions, the rain did not dampen the spirits of our swimmers and the Championships were extremely successful.
The meet program ran with a full complement of individual events, including relays with a combined format of both senior and junior age groups. MC events were held throughout Saturday and Sunday sessions. The number of individual events swimmers could enter per day remained constant, allowing entry to two events on Friday night and five events on both Saturday and Sunday.
During the Championships, 19 CVSA clubs competed over the weekend. A total of 417 athletes were in attendance, compared to 448 in 2022. Even though athlete numbers were slightly down to 2022, total entries received were 2,111 compared to 2,065 for 2022. Even though athlete numbers were slightly down compared to 2022, the average number of events entered per athlete has increased from 4 events to 5 events.
The athletes’ performances in the pool during the Championships were outstanding and may be one of the most successful Championships on record to date. A staggering twenty-five (25) Coast & Valley Records were broken during the course of these Championships (13 Male, 12 Female).
MALE RECORDS | |||
Name | Club | Event | Record Time |
Eli Gardiner | Novos | 11 years 100m back | 1.11.95 |
11 years 50m back | 33.46 | ||
Jacob Samokhin | Nuswim | 12 years 400m free | 4.38.04 |
12 years 50m free | 26.71 | ||
12 years 400m IM | 5.21.29 | ||
12 years 100m free | 59.97 | ||
12 years 50m fly | 29.77 | ||
12 years 200m free | 2.09.91 | ||
Lincoln Catchpole | Nuswim | 14 years 50m free | 25.17 |
Cash Milner | KPD | 16 years 50m fly | 25.54 |
Alexander Foreman | KPD | 17/O 50m back | 27.11 |
Alexander Foreman | KPD | 17/O 100m back | 57.99 |
Jack Hendy | Nuswim | 17/O 50m free | 23.85 |
FEMALE RECORDS | |||
Emily Skehan | Novos | 11 years 400m IM | 5.53.48 |
11 years 200m free | 2.24.15 | ||
Alexis Petrovic | Nuswim | 13 years 50m breast | 35.72 |
Sophie Hamilton | Novos | 13 years 100m back | 1.08.43 |
Ella Mounter | Nuswim | 16 years 50m breast | 33.50 |
16 years 100m breast | 1.12.31 | ||
16/O 200m breast | 2.39.05 | ||
Ebony Nix | Nelson Bay | 16 years 50m free | 26.90 |
16/O 100m free | 59.06 | ||
16 years 100m fly | 1.03.43 | ||
Amber Clark | Nuswim | 17 years 50m breast | 33.03 |
Amber Clark | Nuswim | 17/O 100m fly | 1.02.82 |
Congratulations to NUSwim for achieving the highest Club point score at these Championships. Nelson Bay was awarded the Quality Club point score. Well done teams.
We would also like to congratulate all swimmers on their achievements. In particular, the top scoring Male & Female swimmers of the Meet were:
Male | Name/Club | Female | Name/Club |
Jacob Samokhin Nuswim | Emily Skehan Novos |
The following swimmers performed extremely well in their respective age groups (top 3):
Age | Male Name/Club | Female Name/Club |
9 years | Wyatt Gandy Macquarie Shores | Rachel Sverdlov Charlestown |
Jax Morgan Macquarie Shores | Lila Booby Hunter | |
Ethan Morgan Hunter | Jade Egan Nuswim |
10 years | Kyran Van Dam Hunter | Layla Tolar Hunter |
Rafe Grant Nelson Bay | Mary Taggart Valley Aquatic | |
Zane Khafaji Hunter | Izzy Welch Nuswim | |
11 years | Eli Gardener Novos | Emily Skehan Novos |
Billy Threadgate Valley Aquatic | Xander Murdoch Hunter | |
Ryan Keft Novos | Bethany Klepzig Wyee Point | |
12 years | Jacob Samokhin Nuswim | Piper Wardrop Wyee Point |
Archie Wright Mingara Aquatic | Penny Vogt Nuswim | |
Kai Clinton Novos | Indi Rayfield Hunter | |
13 years | Kye McDermott Mingara Aquatic | Hanna Mounter Nuswim |
Charlie Potts Valley Aquatic | Franki Roberts Nuswim Sophie Hamilton Novos | |
Lachlan Parker Nelson Bay | ||
14 years | Cameron Waite Charlestown | Lara Morgan Hunter |
Bodi Bone Charlestown | Emily Jack Nuswim | |
Billy Hall Novos Lincoln Catchpole Nuswim | Bella Hol Nelson Bay | |
15 years | Isaac Howells Valley Aquatic | Eva Potts Novos |
Nicholas Gavin Nuswim | Amelia Espert Charlestown | |
Alex Fulton Titans | Alex Noonan Charlestown | |
16 years | Cash Milner KPD | Ella Mounter Nuswim |
Jordan Gellatly Nuswim | Ebony Nix Nelson Bay | |
Cameron Gawn Nuswim | Matilda Smith Nuswim | |
17years/Over | Koby Hall Nusiwm | Georgia Christian-Milne Nuswim |
Reece Caddy Hunter | Gabriella Howells Valley Aquatic | |
Dominik Traub-Rehm Hunter Jack York HunterunHunt | Iesha Apthorpe Nuswim |
The various Coast & Valley Committees would like to acknowledge our volunteers for their involvement in these Championships, it was very much a team effort. Thank you to our Technical Officials and volunteers that jumped in and filled roles where necessary, we sincerely appreciate your ongoing support. These Championships would not have been a success without your ongoing assistance.
Thank you to our host club Valley Aquatic for ensuring our Technical Officials were well hydrated and fed and volunteers who assisted in helping to run an efficient meet. A job well done.
Wishing everyone a safe and merry Christmas. We look forward to seeing everyone poolside in 2024 for even more fabulous swimming.