It’s not long now until Queensland’s fastest swimmers battle it out at the 2024 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championships! Mackay Cyclones have 11 swimmers attending over the next week from the 14-20 December. This also marks the first time eligible to attend, due to age, for two of the team’s younger 12-year-old swimmers, Dakota and Tamika.
Competitors:
Audrey Bryan - Audrey will be competing in 7 events: 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 50 Butterfly and 50 Backstroke
Ariah Corrigan - Ariah has 2 events: 100 Breaststroke and 200 Breastroke.
Maverick Curtis - Maverick will be competing in the 13 years 50 Freestyle.
Dakota Daniels - Dakota has a big list, consisting of 9 individual swims in her 12 years age group: 200 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly, 400 Individual Medley, 200 Individual Medley, 50 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly and 400 Freestyle.
Anisa Helou - Anisa will compete in all 4, 50-meter events in the 15 years age group: 50 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly, 50 Breaststroke and 50 Backstroke.
Ehsan Helou - Ehsan has 7 events over the week: 100 Freestyle, 50 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 50 Breaststroke, 100 Breaststroke, 50 Backstroke and 50 Butterfly.
Ava Kearns - Ava also has 7 events over the week: 200 Individual Medley, 50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle and 50 Butterfly.
Tamika Ness - Tamika also has a whopping 10 events in the girls 12 years: 200 Breaststroke, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 400 Individual Medley, 200 Individual Medley, 50 Backstroke, 50 Butterfly, 50 Breaststroke, and 100 Backstroke.
Zanthia Noon - Zanthia has 3 events in the 17 years age group: 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke and 50 Butterfly.
Jarek Taylor - Jarek will be competing in 6 events: 200 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke and 50 Butterfly.
Vaughn Wyatt - Vaughn will be competing in 2 events: 100 Breaststroke and 200 Breaststroke.
Eleven Mackay Cyclones swimmers, including first-time competitors Dakota and Tamika, are set to compete in multiple events at the 2024 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championships from December 14-20. Photos supplied