Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Cannonvale Cannons’ Club Night

Over 40 swimmers participated at the Cannons’ Club Night on Wednesday.

The Cannons commended Max Smith and Eloise Chegwidden for winning the Chocolate Awards and Piper Walker for winning the Swim Star Award.  

The club also congratulated Lucas Korosec, Billie Jamieson, and Koa Harland on their Upgrade Certificates.  

The coaches, Mark Erickson and Ken Crittenden, were impressed with the effort the swimmers put into their races.  

Highlights included: Biggest personal bests (PBs) from Don Algie, aged nine years, who swam a 13.07 second personal best (PB) in his 200-metre Freestyle.

Jax Clayworth, also aged nine, swam a 12.61 second PB in his 100-metre Butterfly. While Abi Maher, aged 11, swam an 11.46 second PB in her 100-metre Backstroke.  

Celeste Orenshaw and Koa Harland both swam big PBs in their 100-metre IM.  

Top Performers: Celeste Orenshaw, Addie Sanders, Charlie Doherty, Sophie Fletcher, Ehsan Helou, Lucas Korosec, Abi Maher, and Indi Smith, who swam personal best times in the majority of the events.  

Harry Chegwidden, aged five, swam very well in his Breaststroke race and took 3.6 seconds off his previous time. And Jake Clark’s best swim was his Butterfly, taking over 1.5 seconds off his previous best.  

Congratulations to all the other swimmers who swam PBs: Zane Clayworth, James Davies, Lily Maher, Nelson Malady, Isaac Pisaniello, Isabella Pisaniello, Evie Doherty, Indi Harland, Billie Jamieson, Jasper Korosec, Gracie Laguna, Levi Smith, Max Smith, Molly Smith, Jax Swannell, and Charlotte Trevaskis.  

Well done to all the swimmers who participated at Club Night on Wednesday. Swimmers are now preparing for the Whitsunday Swimming Carnival and Hamilton Island Ocean Swim which are on the weekend.  

Contributed with thanks to Raylene Rasmussen

Cannonvale Cannon Max Smith won the chocolate award

Piper Walker claimed the Swim Star Award

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