The 2023 Australian Multi-Class Age Swimming Championships, held in the picturesque Gold Coast from April 7-9, showcased the incredible talent of our young multi-class swimmers.
Jordan Berryman S8 (UWA West Coast, c: Brett Tongue) was one of the standout performers, earning a Gold medal in the Girls 400m 16-18 Freestyle and a Bronze medal in the Girls 16-18 200m IM and Girls 16-18 50m Freestyle, as well as placing fourth in the Girls 16-18 50m Breaststroke and fifth in the Girls 16-18 100m Breaststroke and the Girls 16-18 50m Butterfly respectively.
Another standout performer was Rebekah Fraser S15 (Riverton, c: Gemma Herrington), who came in fourth in the Girls 14-15 100m Backstroke and eighth in both the Girls 14-15 100m Butterfly and Girls 14-15 200IM.
Other notable swimmers include Jessica Louw S19 (Southside Penrhos Wesley, c: Chris Purcell), who placed sixth in the Girls 14-15 50m Backstroke and ninth in the Girls 14-15 50m Butterfly. Bel Dabic S19 (Bunbury, c: Mickie Castieu) also had a strong showing in the finals, coming in tenth in the Girls 14-15 100m Backstroke A-Final and tenth in the Girls 14-15 100m Freestyle B-Final.
In the Girls 12-13 50m Breaststroke and Girls 12-13 100m Breaststroke, Miranda Kiewiet SB19 (Australind, c: Taarna Cam) placed seventh. Lucinda Foley S8 (UWA West Coast, Rob Palfery) also had a solid performance, coming in eighth in the Girls 16-18 100m Backstroke and ninth in the Girls 16-18 50m Butterfly.
In the Boys 14-15 50m Backstroke B-Final, Alexey Ulupov S6 (Kwinana, c: Lucky Weerakkody) placed in seventh and Lachlan Rowles S9 (UWA West Coast, c: Brett Tongue) placed ninth. Zachary McCamley SM19 (UWA West Coast, c: Brett Tongue) placed twelfth in the Boys 14-15 200m IM.
Overall, it was a thrilling competition with some impressive performances from our Western Australian Multi-Class athletes. Congratulates all the competitors on their hard work and dedication. Stay tuned next week for our full recap article of the 2023 Australian Age Championships. For full results, click here.
