Michael Rodger with his bronze medal.
MICHAEL Rodger swam away with a bronze medal at the Victorian age short course championships.
He finished third in the boys’ 13 years 200 metres butterfly at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
Rodger, who swims with Ballarat Gold, came from back in the field to medal.
He was sixth in the 50 and 100 metres.
He climbed to fourth with 50m to swim and then powered into a podium position with 1.64 second to spare.
Rodger had a hectic three-day meet, competing in 10 events, reaching five finals and achieving seven top 10s.
Midlands District Amateur Swimming Association had eight representatives contest finals.
MIDLANDS TOP 10s
BOYS
16 YEARS
Connor Bentley (Ballarat GCO)
200m breaststroke 9
Thomas Halliday (Ballarat Gold)
200m individual medley 8
200m butterfly 7
Andrew McDougall (Ballarat GCO)
200m breaststroke 6
13 YEARS
Matthew Jenkins (Ballarat Gold)
50m freestyle 8
200m freestyle 9
100m freestyle 6
200m backstroke 10
Michael Rodger (Ballarat Gold)
200m butterfly 3
100m individual medley 7
100m breaststroke 6
200m freestyle 7
200m breaststroke 6
200m individual medley 5
200m backstroke 8
GIRLS
15 YEARS
Hayley Tucker (Ballarat Gold)
200m breaststroke 7
100m breaststroke 9
14 YEARS
Jessica Stewart (Ballarat Gold)
200m breaststroke 10
Winona Hoffmann (Ballarat Gold)
100m backstroke 10