It was a huge 5 days of racing the 2024 Victorian Age LC Championships which took place from 16-20 December 2023 at Melbourne Sports Centres (MSAC).
Over 1400 athletes took to the pool to showcase their talents and test themselves against the best age group swimmers in Victoria as well as swimmers from NSW, ACT, Tasmania, South Australia, Queensland, Singapore, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates and Japan
We saw some outstanding swimming throughout the competition with countless PBs and national qualifying times achieved as well as 6 Victorian Records broken. Congratulations to our newest record holders.
Victorian Records
- Ciara Jeffs (Yarra Plenty Waves) - Girls 13 Years 100m Backstroke, 1:04.89
- Nunawading Swimming Club – Girls 12-15 Years 200m Medley Relay, 1:59.17(Zahra Olowoniyi, Lily Koch, Aleisha Clark, Celeste Cheng)
Victorian All Comers Records
- Arika Erdenko (Surrey Park) - Women 12-13 Years 1500m Freestyle, 18:01.64
- Henry Allan (Bendigo East) - Boys 15 Years 100m Backstroke, 57.23
Victorian Country Records
- Henry Allan (Bendigo East) - Boys 15 Years 100m Backstroke, 58.46
- Henry Allan (Bendigo East) - Boys 15 Years 100m Backstroke, 57.23
Our top performing swimmers in each age group were recognised with Age Group Champion Awards. Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Age Group Champions
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AGE |
GIRLS |
BOYS |
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Awarded to the girl in each age group who achieves the highest aggregate points core. |
Awarded to the boy in each age group who achieves the highest aggregate points score. |
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12 Years |
Lucy Ma – St Leonards College |
Hantang Wang – Laverton Wyndham Aquatics |
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13 Years |
Ciara Jeffs – Yarra Plenty Waves |
Jacob Riches – Geelong |
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14 Years |
Lucy Doyle – Nunawading |
Luca Brown – Melbourne |
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15 Years |
Lily Koch – Nunawading |
Harry Heath – Nunawading |
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16 Years |
Jessica Wilson – Nunawading |
Campbell Wilson–Moran – Caulfield Aquatics |
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17-18 Years |
Dakoda Mathers – Nunawading |
Tommy Lane - Cheltenham |
Para Age Group Winners
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AGE |
GIRLS |
BOYS |
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Awarded to the girl in each para medal age group category who achieves the highest aggregate points score. |
Awarded to the boy in each para medal age group category who achieves the highest aggregate points score. |
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12-14 Years |
Evie Lee – Geelong |
Cooper Harrington – Yarra Plenty Waves |
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15-18 Years |
Sarah Howe – Ballarat Gold |
Hamish Keenan – Western Melbourne Propulsion |
For full results click here.
Once again, Nunawading Swimming Club proved itself as the club to beat, finishing top of the club points score with an impressive 2850 points. They were followed by Melbourne Swimming Club (2121) and MLC Aquatic (1654).
We were thrilled to again team up with Kayo Freebies and Big Voice Media to live stream every race of the Championships. The broadcast was enhanced by our wonderful team of commentators, some of which were graduates from our recent commentator training course. We look forward to welcoming them back on the mic throughout the summer of swimming.
For the first time ever, we also gave our viewers some extra insight by conducting pool deck interviews. A huge thank you to Kahlia Marsh and our swimmers for making this happen.
The atmosphere at the Championships was electric, with Funky Trunks & Funkita, Swimmerch, Sports in Focus, Project H2grow, AutoCoach and Sports Integrity Australia all adding to the vibe. The Champions Bar and balcony viewing during finals sessions once again proved to be a crowd pleaser!
Alongside this, we delivered a range of development sessions for our clubs and community, including our Club Forum, Women’s Swimming Networking event, Parent Information and Committee Governance sessions which were enjoyed by all.
Swimming Victoria would like to thank all swimmers, coaches, parents, officials and volunteers for a fantastic Victorian Age LC Championships! We wish you all the best for the holiday season.
