FOUR top Corrimal Swim Club juniors are gearing up for the biggest meet of the year in representing NSW in the prestigious Pacific School Games in Adelaide beginning on Thursday. The 10 day event from November 21-29 will feature more than 4000 school-aged stars competing in nine sports. Corrimal Swim Club’s Year 7 Holy Spirit College student Georgia Smyth will compete in the 13 years division and Keira High Year 10 student Harrison Corby will compete in the 15 years division. Corby’s Keira High Year 12 colleague Jayden Hutchinson will take part in the 17-Years events, with Bulli High’s Year 11 student Liam Jenkins to also compete in the 17-years division at the South Australian Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Georgia will compete in 13 years 50m freestyle MC and 13 years 50m butterfly MC, Harrison will compete in 15 years 50m and 100m breaststroke, Liam Jenkins in 17-19 years 200m Butterfly and Jayden Hutchinson in 17-19 years 200m and 400m freestyle events. All four athletes will also compete in a number of NSW relay teams. Several other swimmers from Illawarra clubs will also compete in Adelaide with all entrants having qualified through various school representative carnivals throughout 2105. The Pacific Games is an international event with up to 12 nations from across the Pacific rim to compete in many sports. The Pacific Games are open to all students aged 10-19 years who have shown exceptional ability in various strong qualifying events. The first Pacific School Games was held in Brisbane in 1982 as a lead-up to the the Commonwealth Games and has been held in Melbourne in 1984 and 2005, Sydney in 1988 and 2000, Darwin in 1992, Perth in 1996 and Canberra in 2008. The Pacific Games have grown from 2187 competitors in 1982 in Brisbane to the Canberra event featuring 4888 participants. Finally, Corrimal Swim Club hold a popular Friday night points score with new members welcome. The pointscore encourages swimmers to improve their times. The club prides itself on its family friendly atmosphere. For more information about Corrimal Swim Club click on their website corrimal.swimming.org.au>.
FOUR top Corrimal Swim Club juniors are gearing up for the biggest meet of the year in representing NSW in the prestigious Pacific School Games in Adelaide beginning on Thursday.
The Pacific Games have grown from 2187 competitors in 1982 to the Canberra event featuring 4888 participants.
The 10 day event from November 21-29 will feature more than 4000 school-aged stars competing in nine sports.
Corrimal Swim Club’s Year 7 Holy Spirit College student Georgia Smyth will compete in the 13 years division and Keira High Year 10 student Harrison Corby will compete in the 15 years division.
Corby’s Keira High Year 12 colleague Jayden Hutchinson will take part in the 17-Years events, with Bulli High’s Year 11 student Liam Jenkins to also compete in the 17-years division at the South Australian Aquatic and Leisure Centre.
Georgia will compete in 13 years 50m freestyle MC and 13 years 50m butterfly MC, Harrison will compete in 15 years 50m and 100m breaststroke, Liam Jenkins in 17-19 years 200m Butterfly and Jayden Hutchinson in 17-19 years 200m and 400m freestyle events. All four athletes will also compete in a number of NSW relay teams.
Several other swimmers from Illawarra clubs will also compete in Adelaide with all entrants having qualified through various school representative carnivals throughout 2105.
The Pacific Games is an international event with up to 12 nations from across the Pacific rim to compete in many sports.
The Pacific Games are open to all students aged 10-19 years who have shown exceptional ability in various strong qualifying events.
The first Pacific School Games was held in Brisbane in 1982 as a lead-up to the the Commonwealth Games and has been held in Melbourne in 1984 and 2005, Sydney in 1988 and 2000, Darwin in 1992, Perth in 1996 and Canberra in 2008.
The Pacific Games have grown from 2187 competitors in 1982 in Brisbane to the Canberra event featuring 4888 participants.
Finally, Corrimal Swim Club hold a popular Friday night points score with new members welcome.
The pointscore encourages swimmers to improve their times.
The club prides itself on its family friendly atmosphere. For more information about Corrimal Swim Club click on their website corrimal.swimming.org.au>.
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