Swimming Victoria State Sprint Championships 2021

After a 10-month hiatus, Swimming Victoria Championships were back at MSAC on the weekend of 16 and 17 January 2021.

The meet saw over 1,300 athletes from 88 clubs return to MSAC for the 2021 Victorian Sprint Championships. This meet, the first of the 2021 season, also introduced self-marshalling to the competitors, adding an extra layer of responsibility for athletes.

The Championships were split into three sessions by age bands, raced as timed finals.

The club had 26 qualifiers: Dayna Barnett, Yasmin Borucu,Owen Cheung, Baden Coxsedge, Ahmed Elgammal, James Hay, Maddie Hooker, Caitlin Huell, Zhiannon Hume, Trisha Karkhanis, Chloe King, Liam Laidlaw, Nicholas Layton, Will Middleton, Jacqueline Monaghan, Ray Oo, Thomas Pearson, Adam Selwood, Stella Soesanto, Johann Stickland, Lushavel Stickland, Orlando West, Anna Yestekhin and Luka Zubcic. They should all be congratulated for returning to the pool at state level competition.

A number of our swimmers gained top 10 placings which, in an ordinary year, would have seen them swim in a final’s session:

12 years

Anna Yestekhin: 50 BR 10th

14 years

Owen Cheung:  50 BR 9th

17-18 years

Nicholas Layton: 50 FR 6th

19/over

Baden Coxsedge: 50 FL 8th, 50 BR 8th

Caitlin Huell: 50 FR 4th

Trisha Karkhanis: 50 BK 9th

Liam Laidlaw: 50 FR 4th, 50 FL 7th, 50BK 8th

Will Middleton: 50 FL 5th, 50 BR 7th

Jacqueline Monaghan: 50 FL 8th

Thomas Pearson: 50 BK 4th, 50 BR 6th

Adam Selwood: 50 BK 6th, 50 BR 4th

Luka Zubcic: 50 FR 5th 

The following swimmers were our medallists:

Johann Stickland 17-18 years: 50 BR Gold; 50 FL Bronze; 50 FR Bronze; 50 BK Bronze

Lushavel Stickland 19/over: 50 FR Silver; 50 BK Silver

Luka Zubcic 19/over: 50 FL Silver; 50 BK Bronze; 50 BR Bronze

Caitlin Huell 19/over: 50 FL Silver

Nicholas Layton 17-18 years: 50 FL Silver

Ray Oo 19/over: 50 FR Silver

Stella Soesanto 16 years: 50 BR Silver

Our overall club standing was 7th; a remarkable achievement in a field of almost 90 teams.

Congratulations to all athletes, coaches and technical officials on a successful first competition back. We would like to especially thank our volunteer time keepers for their support.