The short course action wrapped up at the 2023 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships from 13-16 September at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.
It was a strong campaign from our Victorian athletes with a medal tally of 30, including 7 Gold, 14 Silver and 9 Bronze. Not only did we see some great swimming, the comradery amongst the Victorian athletes and coaches was second to none.
Melbourne Vicentre’s Tara Kinder was a top performer. She swam a personal best time of 1:06.78 to claim Gold in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke. She also took home 2 Silver medals in the Women’s 50m Breaststroke and 200m IM. On the final night she backed it up with another PB and Gold in the Women’s 200m Breaststroke, hitting the wall at 2:21.69.
Night 2 was a big one for Ahmed Kelly (Yarra Plenty Waves). He continued his fine form with a Silver medal in the Men’s 50m Freestyle MC. Later in the night he went one better in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke MC, securing Gold in a time of 52.38. He also claimed Silver in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke MC.
It was a clean streak for Victoria in the Women’s 4x200m Freestyle with Nunawading, MLC Aquatic and Yarra Plenty Waves going first, second and third. Go Vics!
Congratulations to all our medallists and their coaches:
Tamsin Cook (Melbourne Vicentre, coached by Craig Jackson)
G – Women’s 400m Freestyle
Jack Gurrie (Nunawading, coached by Nick Veliades)
S – Men’s 400m IM
Callum Halloran-Lavelle (Melbourne Vicentre, coached by Kenrick Monk)
S – Men’s 100m IM
Harry Hay (MLC Aquatic, coached by Jayden Brian)
B – Men’s 1500m Freestyle
Mackenzie Hunter (MLC Aquatic, coached by Jayden Brian)
B – Women’s 1500m Freestyle
B – Women’s 800m Freestyle
Sascha Jones (Surrey Park, coached by Justin Bell)
S – Women’s 50m Backstroke
Ahmed Kelly (Yarra Plenty Waves, coached by Alex Hirshauer)
G – Men’s 50m Breaststroke MC
S – Men’s 50m Freestyle MC
S – Men’s 100m Breaststroke MC
Tara Kinder (Melbourne Vicentre, coached by Craig Jackson)
G – Women’s 100m Breaststroke
G – Women’s 200m Breaststroke
S – Women’s 50m Breaststroke
S – Women’s 200m IM
Tommy Lane (Cheltenham, coached by Kelly Stubbins)
S – Men’s 800m Freestyle
Anna Leighton (Ballarat Gold, coached by Mark Stahl)
B – Women’s 50m Breaststroke MC
Dylan Logan (Geelong, coached by Mark Cooper)
G – Men’s 100m Butterfly MC
B – Men’s 50m Butterfly MC
B – Men’s 50m Breaststroke MC
B – Men’s 50m Backstroke MC
Isabella Osborn (MLC Aquatic, coached by Jayden Brian)
S – Women’s 100m Butterfly
Josh Seignior (Western Melbourne Propulsion, coached by Seb Bettiol)
B – Men’s 50m Breaststroke
Maaike Vrij (Surrey Park, coached by Justin Bell)
G – Women’s 50m Breaststroke
Jess Wilson (Nunawading, coached by Nick Veliades)
S – Women’s 100m Backstroke
RELAYS
MLC Aquatic
S – Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay
S – Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
S - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Nunawading
G – Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
S – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Yarra Plenty Waves
B – Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
For full results click here.
