Long-course carnival

Woy Woy Swim Club held its annual long-course qualifying carnival at the Peninsula Leisure Centre on September 21 and 22.

Ninety-eight events were held over the two-day carnival with a focus on the longer distance events (200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m) on the Friday night and the shorter distances on the Saturday (50m and 100m).

Over 200 athletes competed with swimmers attending from Sydney and Hunter regions as well Central Coast clubs.

Woy Woy Swim Club was represented by 22 swimmers who took home 39 medals in total, 13 of which were gold, 16 silver and 10 bronze.

The club's swimmers also achieved 37 personal best times over the course of the carnival.

Big contributors to the medal tally over the two days were Claire Gaffney, Lachlan Braddish, Sienna Inglis and Rachel Wood.

The club was also represented by three multi-disability swimmers, Alexander Shepherd, Katelyn Smith and Joshua Smith, who all received medals on the day.

Woy Woy Swim Club will be hosting an open water meet on Saturday, November 24, at Umina.

Media Release, 9 Oct 2012

Sonny Hinwood, Woy Woy Swim Club