Queensland captures 4x100m freestyle relay crown: Australia State Teams Age Group SC Championships
Queensland’s swimmers impressed the arena and won the title of Boys 16-17 years old 4x100m freestyle relay on day two of the 2011 Australia State Teams Age Group Short Course Championships in Canberra, Australia, on Sunday, September 18.
In the corresponding race, Queensland’s squad of Cameron Mcevoy, Andrew Digby, Regan Leong and Robert Gerlach put up a great show and won the golden crown by posting a triumphant time of 3 minutes and 18.45 seconds. New South Wales’s group of four athletes
including Nicholas Rispoli, Brandon Grochala, Tim Cottam and Hugo Morris settled for a tie at second spot, after Victoria’s team of Ewan Bennett, Jack Gerrard, Benjamin Schreiner and Michael Passaro ended their effort with a matching time of 3 minutes and
26.22 seconds.
Queensland’s squad Ridge Grimsey, Zac Whenuaroa, Jordan Harrison and Jared Gilliland was placed fourth with an impressive mark of 3 minutes and 27.50 seconds. Victoria’s team of Isaac Jones, Adam Nettlefold, James Nettlefold and Mitchell Pratt rounded out
the top five in a time of 3 minutes and 29.70 seconds. Western Australia’s Tommy Sucipto, Lennard Bremer, Robert Evans and Brodie Hedges wound up sixth with a mark of 3 minutes and 35.26 seconds.
In the meantime, Victoria’s line-up of Lucy Soden, Karlene Pircher, Jemma Schlicht and Lushavel Stickland gave their best attempt and won the Girls 13-14 years 4x100m medley relay title by submitting a winning time of 4 minutes and 10.57 seconds. In the
corresponding race, Queensland’s Lauren Rettie, Molly Muir, Lucia Lassman and Taylor Green earned silver with a sterling mark of 4 minutes and 12.93 seconds.
On the other hand, Queensland’s Amy Forrester, Ciara Cescotto, Brooke Krause and Chelsea Gillett won bronze title with a time of 4 minutes and 16.69 seconds. NSW’s Paris Zhang, Michaela Campbell, Meg Bailey and Sophie Taylor earned fourth place honours with
an impressive mark of 4 minutes and 17.17 seconds. NSW’s Michaela Hokin, Elise Pidutti, Lucy Tabrett and Lucy Mcjannett rounded out the top five with a time of 4 minutes and 22.47 seconds.
In the corresponding swim, Victoria earned sixth place honours in a time of 4 minutes and 23.09 seconds, whereas, Western Australia settled in seventh in 4 minutes and 34.03 seconds. South Australia finished eighth with a time of 4 minutes and 34.24 seconds.
The arena gave a huge round of applause to all the participants due to their competitive swims, while the winners were awarded medals and accolades after the session’s completion.
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