Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Cannonvale Cannons Dive Into The New Year

The Cannonvale Cannons Swim Club made an energetic return to weekly club nights this week. Congratulations to Evie Doherty, Zane Clayworth, Roxy Groom, and Asher Springbett for delivering great performances and achieving notable personal best times during the evening’s races.
A sincere thank you goes out to the dedicated swimmers who devoted their time over the weekend to sell tickets for the club’s annual mega community raffle at Whitsunday Plaza. Their efforts were rewarded with vouchers generously provided by Boost Juice.
The club also extends its gratitude to the local community for their unwavering support in purchasing tickets. Special acknowledgment goes to the many businesses that have generously contributed to creating the impressive pool of prizes—this support ensures the success of the initiative. The club eagerly anticipates announcing the winners at the upcoming Summer Carnival on January 25th and 26th.
On Saturday, 25 Cannons swimmers participated in the Mirani Long Course Transition Meet, which turned out to be a fantastic day of racing. Congratulations to Roxanne Groom, Matilda Nicholes, and Celeste Orenshaw for earning A Grade upgrades, a testament to their hard work and commitment to training over the holidays.
A highlight of the Mirani meet was the Dash for Cash events, where the top six 50m Freestyle swimmers vied for cash prizes. Congratulations to the Cannons’ qualifiers: Lucas Korosec, Miller Eaves, Jax Clayworth, Isaac Pisaniello, Andie Reynolds, Isabella Pisaniello, Tora Delac, and Charlie Doherty. Special applause goes to Tora, Charlie, Jax, and Isaac for placing in their age groups and securing cash prizes.
Standout performances of the day came from Harry Chegwidden and Lucas Korosec, who dominated their events, clinching first place in all their races with superb personal bests. Zane Clayworth dazzled in the 50m Fly, shaving an impressive 3.74 seconds off his time to earn gold, while Roxanne Groom displayed consistency by achieving personal bests in all her events.
Congratulations to all the swimmers for their hard work and achievements this week!

Contributed with thanks to Cannonvale Cannons.

Our dedicated swimmers who helped sell tickets for our annual mega community raffle at Whitsunday Plaza.
Team Cannons ready to race at Mirani Long Course Transition Meet
Our Dash for Cash qualifiers Isabella Pisaniello, Andie Reynolds, Miller Eaves, Lucas Korosec, Tora Delac, Isaac Pisaniello, Charlie Doherty and Jax Clayworth.

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