WAGGA swimmer Annabella Storer has swept a state-level competition, acquiring eight medals from nine events at the ACT Short Course Championships on the weekend.
Storer, 11, broke three meet records including the 50m and 100m freestyle and the 100m butterfly at the Australian Institute of Sport.
“To get a meet record is pretty awesome, one of those records was 30 years old,” swim coach Barb Blondinau said.
“She’s right up there, it was a very competitive meet, there were a lot Sydney clubs there.”
Storer recorded a 10 second personal best at the last event of the meet, the 400m freestyle, in good stead as she prepares for nationals in November.
After a weekend stacked with competitive swimming Storer was up bright and early for training on Monday.
“I said, ‘take tomorrow off,’ she looked at me and said, ‘I’ll see you in the morning,’” Blondinau said.
“She knows that’s what it takes to be the best.”
Abbey Senior and Callum Gardiner also had podium finishes in Canberra.
Meg Senior didn’t compete due to a broken arm.
Results
Annabella Storer (11 years): eight medals
1st 11 years 50 back
1st 11 years 100 free (meet record)
1st 11 years 50 fly
1st 11 years 100 fly (meet record)
1st 11 years 100 back
1st 11 years 50 free (meet record)
2nd 11-12 years 200 free
3rd 9-12 years 200 back
Abbey Senior (9 years): four medals
2nd 10 and under 50 fly
2nd 10 and under 100 IM
3rd 10 and under 100 back
3rd 10 and under 100 free
Callum Gardiner (10 years): two medals
3rd 10 and under 100 back
3rd 10 and under 100 fly
