Congratulations to our Trainers of the Month for December (announced at the Club Meet on Friday night):

• Junior             -   Victoria Dewallef
• Intermediate   -   Laura Rheinlander
• Senior            -   Emma Roberts

Day 7 Heats

Liam Roberts was first in the pool today for Jamboree Heights, and swam himself into the final of the boys 15 years 200m Medley. Liam’s time of 2.22.49 was a second off his PB and he is looking good to improve on that time tonight.

90 minutes later, “Robbo” was back in the pool for the boys 15 years 100m Butterfly. Another PB for Liam by a couple of seconds, but not fast enough to make the final with Liam finishing as the 16th fastest QLDer for that event. Good luck to Liam tonight.
 
Yongju Jun and Tim Ngugi were in the thick of the action this morning with both boys recording fantastic PB’s in the boys 11 years 100m Breaststroke. Yongju finished 13th overall with his slick time of 1.32.14, and Timmy swam a 1.34.97 to finish as the 20th QLDer. Very good results from our young 11 year old boys.

Laura Rheinlander competed in her first State Titles this morning in the girls 12 years 100m Backstroke. Her smile was amazing and it matched the PB she swam. Laura’s time of 1.22.66 was a credit to all the hard work Laura has done over the past few years.
 
Straight after Laura’s event our 12 years boys swam their 100m Backstroke event. Again, this was the first time Jacob Feret had qualified for States, and it was great to see Jacob buzzing around the pool all morning, before and even after his race. His awesome PB time of 1.18.25 placed Jacob as the 29th QLDer. His training partner and good buddy Jacob White, who swam one lane over from Jacob, also swam a PB in his pet event. YT’s time of 1.20.27 placed Jacob 39th QLDer and I’m sure Jacob’s swim today will only encourage him to improve over the next half of the season.

Monica Feret swam a strong PB this morning in her one and only event, the girls 13 years 100m Backstroke. This is the third straight year Monica has competed in this event, and her PB time of 1.16.38 placed her around the middle of the field for her event. Monica can proudly say that she is still the fastest Feret in the family. Well done Monica.

Michael Canham swam his 100m Backstroke event in a PB time of 1.07.44. Michael will race out of Lane 1 again tonight in the boys 13 years 100m Backstroke final.

Jye Cornwell swam his fourth event of the championship this morning in the boys 14 years 200m Freestyle. Although this is not Jye’s preferred event, he still swam it like a man on a mission, and smashed his PB by 6 seconds. Jye’s time of 2.05.93 was just outside the final and placed Jye 18th overall.

Our final swimmer of the morning and making it 100% PB’s for the Jamboree Heights swimmers today was Jake Buckley. Jake’s 2.48.97 in the boys 14 years 200m Breaststroke completed a nice day for our team and also placed Jake as the 21st QLD for this event.

Day 7 Finals

Liam Roberts swam strong to post another PB tonight in the boys 15 years 200m Medley. Liam’s time of 2.21.41 placed Liam 8th QLDer. Well Done Liam.

Michael Canham swam bravely tonight in his ninth and final individual race of the championships. Michael improved on his PB to 1.06.93 in the boys 13 years 100m Backstroke, and was an agonising 0.24 off winning the bronze medal. Well done Michael.

It was a fantastic week of swimming by the Jamboree Heights swimmers and I hope you all enjoyed my daily wrap ups. It is such a massive week, with lots of cheers and even a few tears, but we made it to the end and should all be extremely proud of our efforts.

Day 5 Heats

Levi Whyte and his good buddy, Teejay Paterson, swam their first and only event of the meet this morning. The boys both swam PB’s and their times of 1.08.62 for Levi and 1.07.34 for TJ placed them 24th and 18th respectively. Levi has had quite a few interruptions to his training over the last few months, but I hope he has a good run from here on and achieves his first National qualifying time soon.

Georgia Gibbs made her debut at the State Championships this morning. Her 3.05.33 for the girls 11 years 200m Medley was just a touch outside Georgia’s best time from a few weeks ago, and placed her 57th out of 82 girls. Medley racing is an extremely tough event, and I think Georgia will learn a lot from today’s race.  It is also timely for Georgia to have a good hit out before her pet event, the 100m Backstroke tomorrow morning.

Michael ‘the King’ Canham was back in the pool again this morning, and knew that only another PB would make the final, as is the standard at this year’s Queensland State Titles for every single event. Mike’s 2 second PB this morning was as good as it gets. Mike’s 58.02 is also his 2nd National qualifying event for next year. Mike will be racing out of lane 1 tonight at 8.10pm.

Our last swimmer this morning was ‘Trainer of the month’, Jake Buckley. I would have bet my life on Jake swimming a PB, and lucky for me, Jake was like my mailman – “he delivered!” Jake’s 3 second demolition of his PB (1.15.39) was an extremely awesome swim and quite an achievement for Jake as he is only 0.39 of a second from qualifying for the Australian Championships next year. Jake missed the final tonight, but still placed 16th overall in QLD. Jake’s commitment is second to none, and with a few more chances in the New Year, I’m sure Jake will meet the challenge before him and achieve great success next year.

Well done to the Jamboree Heights Swim team today, another great day for the Jamboree Heights’s Swim Team family.

Day 5 Finals

Michael Canham was back on deck tonight for his final at 8pm. Supported by his parents and his big brother Anthony, (Jamboree Heights club Captain 2004 to 2007), Michael swam another beautiful race. Michael again improved on his heat time (58.00), but just missed the dais to finish as the 5th fastest Queenslander in the boys 13 years 100m Freestyle. Michael has a well deserved day off tomorrow as he prepares for his pet event, the 100m Backstroke on Friday. Well done tonight Mike, you did the whole club proud!

Day 3 Heats

Liam Roberts was our first swimmer today in the boys 15 years 100m Freestyle. Liam swam very strong to record a big PB in 56.55. He placed 16th Queenslander overall, and looks in great shape for his pet event tomorrow, the 100m Breaststroke.

Michael Canham was next in the pool in the first of his 2 swims of the morning. True to form, Michael slashed an amazing 10 seconds off his 200m Medley time (2.28.32) to just miss the final and finish 12th QLD’er. 90 minutes later, Michael swam another PB, swimming 5 seconds under his best time to make the boys 13 years 100m Butterfly final (1.04.57). Michael will go into the final as the 5th fastest QLDer tonight. 

Jye Cornwell was outstanding in making his first state final of the Championships. Jye swam a 5 second PB this morning and will be swimming out of lane 1 tonight. His time of 2.19.80 in the boys 14 years 200m Backstroke is only .80 of a second off National qualifying, so I’m sure Jye will be pumped for tonight’s exciting final.

Well done to our recently departed, but long time Jamboree Heights swimmer Cody Paterson. Cody made his first State final ever this morning in the 200m Medley. Good luck to all our boys tonight. They all swam amazing.

Day 3 Finals

What a night!  SILVER medal for Michael Canham. I have had a wonderful time coaching Michael for the past 7 years, and through all the good times and hard, to see Michael achieve so many of his goals tonight was awesome. The smile on his face was as massive as his effort as Mike swam to a silver medal in the boys 13 years 100m Butterfly. His incredible time of 1.03.02 was also an Australian qualifying time for 14 years as Mike has a Birthday in February, something Mike has targeted for a long time. Well Done Mike, I have never seen your mother scream so loud or your parents so proud.

Jye Cornwell swam under the National qualifying time tonight in the boys 14 years 200m Backstroke. Jye’s time of 2.18.54 was swum with skill and precision, and I can’t wait to see how fast Jye will swim in his pet event, the 100m Backstroke later in the week. Jye finished 5th QLDer tonight and can now look forward to adding this event to his National program over Easter later next year.

Cody Paterson also finished 5th QLDer tonight in his first State title night swim. Top swim Cody.