THE Beerwah Masters Swim team has had a bumper few weeks. This has included competing in multiple swim meets, welcoming a new competitive swimmer, and winning a stack of gold medals.
On August 26, the squad travelled to the Brisbane Northside Masters meet, where Nardia, Davina, Sandi, Cliff and Kylie all swam against tough competition.
Nardia snagged the overall gold medal for her age group, and stablemate Davina won a bronze for her overall age group.
There were a number of PBs achieved by all swimmers who competed as well.
The team then went to the Noosa Masters long course meet on September 9, where they brought their newest club member, Sarah, along for the masters meet.
Sarah had a successful day of competitive swimming, winning a silver medal for her age group, setting the precedent for the rest of her masters swimming career.
Courtney won first overall in her age group while winning all her races on the day, as well as Nardia and Kylie who were equal first place for their age group, with new PBs in all races for Nardia, and new PBs in the 400m and 800m freestyle for Kylie.
Along with Sandi coming first in her 200m backstroke with a three second personal best, Cliff got a five second PB in his 200m individual medley and almost 17 seconds in his 100m backstroke.
Davina also got two new strong PBs for the 50m freestyle and backstroke, which with her and the rest of the team’s results, placed the squad third overall.
Kylie Cornock expressed how proud she was of the team’s efforts over the last two meets, and how they train to get the results they do.
“We have all been working on new races outside of our comfort zones and training consistently towards those,” she said.
“We work hard on technique and race skills and our results are showing that everyone is making great progress.
“Our team are a great support network for each other, always encouraging our teammates to try new challenges.”
The team’s next swim meet they will compete in, is at Toowoomba in October.