The results from the NSW Country Regional Meet are in and so is the verdict – Wagga’s swimming future is brighter than ever.
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Natalia Horsley, Kade Knight, Ella Creighton, Brian Curtis, Ben Devries, Emma Devries, Molly Devries, Abbie Donelan, Chloe Donelan, Baylee Edwards, Oscar Giannotis, Lillian Holtorf, Andre Labara, Alethea Levy, Jamie Mooney, Brandy Nicholson, Emma Nielsen, Annabella Storer, Ashley Van Rijswijk, and Henry Keough all recorded wins over the Australia Day long weekend as Wagga Swim Club stamped itself as a country powerhouse.
Van Rijswijk was particularly impressive in her seven events, placing first in all of them to cap off a perfect weekend.
The 18-year-old Tumut product recorded personal bests to take out the 50m backstroke and 200m breaststroke before notching five more wins in the 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke.
Baylee Edwards was another shining light throughout the meet, claiming four gold medals from his five races.
The 10-year-old won his 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and 100m backstroke events but fell short of a perfect five after being disqualified from the 50m breaststroke.
Labara, Knight and Mooney also produced strong showings with neither placing lower than third in their events.
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