Regional swim championship held at Woy Woy

Woy Woy played host to over 500 competitive swimmers in November.

The Peninsular Leisure Centre hosted The Coast and Valley Swimming Association Annual Long Course Championships from November 26-27.

Woy Woy Swim Club Inc had an excellent showing during the championships setting eight new records.

Sixteen-year-old, Myles Bailey put in a mammoth effort throughout the two days of competition securing four new records for the club in the Men's 16 50 Free Finals, Men's 16 100 Back, Men's 16 50 Back and the Men's 16 100 Free.

Fourteen year olds, Kaylah Holmes and Emily Roome, along with teammates 22 year old, Cassandra Van Breugel, and 16 year old, Jasmine Darwin, also locked down a new record for Woy Woy in the A Women's 400 Medley Relay and the A Women's 400 Freestyle Relay.

Holmes and Van Breugel also managed to break records in their individual events with Holmes creating a new record in the Girls 14 50 Fly and Van Breugel in the Women 15 and Over 200 Breast.

Woy Woy also walked away with the a collection of new trophies from the event with the club taking home six Team Champion Trophies, Bailey taking out six Men's Champion Trophies and Holmes and Van Breugel taking out five and seven Women's Champion Trophies respectively.

Despite the excellent showing Woy Woy was beaten off the podium by Novocastrian Swim Club Inc which took out first place with Hunter Swim Club Inc and NU Swim in second and third.

Media release, 6 Dec 2016

Michele Burley-Jones, Coast and Valley Swimming Association