Our team of 21 Abbotsleigh swimmers competed at the Junior State Championships last weekend. As the meet to finish off the Long Course season for our Juniors, swimmers brought together the technique and skills they have been practicing to produce many great swims.
Swimmers had to nail their stroke in their breakouts and also control breathing in order to race well into the wall. In the 100m events, it was a chance to implement race plans, count strokes in order to produce the best race. We saw swimmers dare greatly and show resilience throughout the weekend. Swimmers focused on each race and did not avoid the challenge of executing their race plans. This resulted in many swimmers winning their heats and lots of strong personal bests. Swimmers also took lessons away from the meet to work on at training as we move into the Short Course season.
A highlight for the weekend was finishing the weekend coming in 5th in the girls 10×50 freestyle relay. This was a great way to bring the team together for some fast swimming.
Our 4×50 Relay Teams took a combined total of 8.21 seconds off their entry time, showing how our swimmers put their all into these teams.
Top Ten Results:
Leona Huang – 4th 9yrs 100 Backstroke, 5th 9yrs 50 Breaststroke, 1st 9yrs 50 Backstroke, 3rd 9yrs 100 Freestyle
Alice Liu – 10th 11yrs 100 Breaststroke, 7th 11yrs 50 Breaststroke
Girls 9-12 10×50 Freestyle Relay 5th
Thank you to parents for supporting swimmers and bringing them to the pool.
GO ABBOTSLEIGH!!
