Propulsion at SV Open LC Champs 2024

It was an epic weekend of swimming at the 2024 Victorian Open LC Championships and Citi Para Swimming World Series, with an impressive field including Olympic and Paralympic Champions, Australian Dolphins, international para stars and Victoria’s most talented swimmers putting on a show at MSAC.

The field was amazing, with numerous Dolphins attending: Emma McKeon, Lani Pallister, Cody Simpson and Kaylee McKeown, just to name a few. The swimming was hot, with a number of Victorian and All Comers records toppling over the course of the 3 day meet.

Tamsin Cook had an amazing meet, and received the SV Trophy as champion in the Women’s 800m Freestyle.

Hamish Keenan once again shone bright, with 5 individual medals!

We had many medallists and A finalists, which is remarkable, when you consider the depth and calibre of the athletes entered.

Our individual medallists:

Hamish Keenan – MC 100BK Gold, 50BK Gold, 100FR Silver, 100FL Bronze, 200IM Bronze

Tamsin Cook - 800FR Gold

Our relay medallists:

Men 800FR – Kakeru Awano, Robbe Dilissen, Lachie Jackett Simpson, James McBride – Silver

Men 400FR – Kakeru Awano, Robbe Dilissen, Josh Seignior, Luka Zubcic – Silver

Men 400Medley – Lachie Jackett Simpson, James McBride, Josh Seignior, Adam Selwood – Silver

Mixed 200FR – Tamsin Cook, Caitlin Huell, Josh Seignior, Luka Zubcic - Silver

Our A Finalists:

Hamish Keenan – MC 50FL 4^th, 50FR 5^th

Tamsin Cook – 200FR 5^th, 400FR 6^th, 100FL 10^th

Adam Selwood – 100BR 5^th, 200BR 5^th, 50BR 9^th

Luka Zubcic - 50FL 7^th, 50FR 9^th

Calvin Reed – 50BR 7^th

James McBride – 200FL 10^th

Josh Seignior – 50BR 10^th

Congratulations to all our wonderful swimmers. The team spirit was high, with great cheering and support from pool deck, as well as from the stands!

A big thank you to our amazing coaching team – Seb, Marcus G, Marcus B, Adrian and Craig – providing individual and incredible advice and guidance to the entire team. And not forgetting, our wonderful myotherapy partner, Tuyen Nguyen, who popped into MSAC to specifically treat one of our injured swimmers.

What an awesome, supporting community we have.

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