The second night of the 2019 SunSmart WA State Age Long Course Swimming Championships did not disappoint with some incredible performances and great races. It was clear from the start that spectators would be treated to a fantastic evening of age-group swimming, with 208 competitors representing 30 clubs, you wouldn’t want to have been anywhere else on your Saturday night.
Some of this evening's highlights include;
Girls 800m Freestyle –
The Girl’s 800m Freestyle was highlighted as one of the races to watch before the Championships with some talented swimmers set to take to the water, and it did not disappoint. Through the first 400m swimmers swam stroke for stroke until Singaporean visitor Ashley Lim (Singapore) managed to pull away from the field. Lim’s lead was unsurmountable and proved the winning difference however this left an incredible battle between Lily Beste (Rockingham, c: Brooke Kemp), Samantha Macfarlane (Breakers, c: Harry Clark) and Ruby Knott (UWA-West Coast, c: Michael Shaw) in which Beste proved too strong.
Boys 14 years-old 100m Breaststroke –
The Boy’s 14 years-old 100m Breaststroke saw an incredible race between lane 4 and 5 as Harrison Farmer (Central Aquatic, c: Wayne de Lacy) and Tom Anderson (Breakers, c: Harry Clark) went head to head. Nothing could split the pair going through the first 75m, before Anderson proved too strong going into the finish spurred by the added motivation of competing in Lane 5, the Westpac Lane touching the wall in 1:08.91.
Girls 15 years-old 100m Freestyle –
It was clear from the start of the race, the battle was between the middle lanes as Kate Harrison (Westside Christchurch, c: Jon Harrison) and Elyse Weston (Breakers, c: Harry Clark) tore down the first 50m. Weston proved too strong as they came down to finish just out-touching Harrison by 0.04 of a second, finishing in 57.62.
Girls 16 years-old 400m Individual Medley –
In what looked to be one of the best races of the Championships led to one of the best performances so far as Lily Beste (Rockingham, c: Brooke Kemp). Right from the start, Beste dominated the race, leading the field from the first lap to the last. Beste finished in a time of 4:57.24, a new personal best and the first time she has dipped under the 5 minute barrier.
Boys 13-15 years-old 4x50m Medley Relay –
The final event of the evenings proceeding was an absolute nail bitter as UWA-West Coast, Breakers and Southside Penrhos Wesley battled for the State Title. Breakers and Southside Penrhos Wesley looked to be too strong heading into the final 50m, however, after a huge performance from Matthew Lamb (UWA-West Coast, c: Michael Shaw) finishing in 23.74, the team from UWA-West Coast was able to secure Gold.
After another night full of incredible swimming, we can’t wait to see what the coming days have in store as we get ready to crown many more State Titles.
Once again, we would like to thank the generosity of the Swimming WA Officials and volunteers who give up their time to ensure the success of Championships meets such as this.
Finals kick off tomorrow at 6 pm, tickets available at the door or stay tuned via the Swimming WA Facebook.
See the full results on the PDF below:
