Swimmer is sponsored

Swimmer Thomas McParlane, 13, of Phegans Bay has received $500 sponsorship to attend the Australian Age Championships in Perth from April 11 to 15.

The sponsorship came from the Central Coast Regional Organisation of Councils (CCROC) who also funded seven other non-Peninsula based swimmers.

Central Coast Age Champion for the last seven years, McParlane is the first member of the Woy Woy Amateur Swimming Club to make the championships in 19 years, according to Gosford Council.

A joint initiative of Gosford City and Wyong Shire Councils, CCROC provides sponsorship to residents who have been selected by a national, state or regional body to participate in a recognised sporting or cultural event.

In return for sponsorship, the recipients promote the Central Coast in the local, interstate and international arenas.

Press release, 27 Mar 2007 Kate Carragher, Gosford Council