Ballarat took out all three podium places in the 12-13 year boys 100m breaststroke at Swimming Victoria’s Victorian Country Short Course Championships.
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Ben Grima from Ballarat Gold Swimming Club came first in the nail-biting race with a time of 1:15:94, while just 0.2 seconds separated Lucas Kent from Ballarat GCO Swimming Club with a time of 1:17:17 and Jonas Paar from Ballarat Swimming Club with a time of 1:17:37 in second and third.
The next closest contender was Jordyn Cargill from Traralgon Swimming Club with a time of 1:20:69.
Fifty-six Ballarat swimmers in total participated in the event at Wangaratta Indoor Sports and Aquatic Centre on the weekend, representing Ballarat GCO Swimming Club, Ballarat Gold Swimming Club and Ballarat Swimming Club.
Thirteen of the swimmers came away with medals, with Grima collecting the largest haul with seven in total.
MEDALLISTS
Ballarat Swimming Club
- Shogo Trevena: 14-15 Year Boys 100 Backstroke(3rd), 14-15 Year Boys 100 IM (3rd)
- Takumi Trevena: 14-15 Year Boys 100 Butterfly (3rd)
- Catherine Zhao: 12-13 Year girls 100 Butterfly (3rd)
- Jonas Paar: 12-13 Year Boys 100 Breaststroke (3rd)
- Janessa Fitzgerald: 16-17 Year Girls 100 butterfly (3rd)
Ballarat GCO Swimming Club
- Lucas Kent: 12-13 Year Boys 100 Freestyle (3rd), 12-13 Year Boys 100 breaststroke (2nd), 12-13 Year Boys 100 IM (3rd)
Ballarat Gold Swimming Club
- JB Brien: 16-17 Year Boys 100 Freestyle (3rd), 16-17 Year Boys 100 IM (1st), 16-17 Year Boys 100 Butterfly (1st), 16-17 Year Boys 100 backstroke (3rd), Open Mens 200 Butterfly (2nd), 16-17 Year Boys 200 IM (1st)
- Ben Grima: 12-13 Year Boys 200 Freestyle (3rd), 12-13 Year Boys 100 Backstroke (2nd), 12-13 Year Boys 200 IM (2nd), 12-13 Year Boys 100 Freestyle (2nd), 12-13 Year Boys 100 Breaststroke (1st), 12-13 Year Boys 100 IM (1st), 12-13 Year Boys 100 butterfly (2nd)
- Ruby Halliday: Mixed 50 Breaststroke Multi-Class (2nd), Mixed 50 Backstroke Multi-Class(3rd)
- Ellie Hennig: 16-17 Year Girls 100 breaststroke(3rd)
- Miette Hopper: 14-15 Year Girls 100 Breaststroke
- Alyssia Jenkins: 12-13 Year Girls 100 Backstroke (3rd)
- Maaike Vrij: 18&O Girls 200 IM (3rd), Womens 200 Breaststroke (3rd), 18&O 100 Breaststroke (1st), 18&O 100 IM (1st), 18&O 100 Backstroke (2nd)