Swimmers, coaches, parents and officials braved wet conditions over the weekend of February 15-16 for the Swimming North Coast Championships in Port Macquarie.
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The competition had been postponed in November due to bushfires and rescheduling reduced the number of competitors. Those who attended from 23 clubs across the North Coast as well as visitors from four clubs from outside the area performed creditably in very difficult conditions.
Coffs Harbour Swimming Club was the champion club for the second successive year, followed by Port Macquarie and Forster Aquatic placed third.
Stroud Seals placed 10th in the club point score out of the 23 North Coast Teams who competed. Georgia McDonald was placed third in the nine years and under age championship and Pascal Francisci was third in the 17 years and over age championship.
Kaitlin Perry from the Gloucester Thunderbolts Swimming Club qualified for the swim meet and placed 13th in the women's 10 years 50 metre freestyle multi age finals with a qualifying time of 39.36.
Medal winners from Stroud Seal Swimming Club were:
Pascal Francisci - 1st men's 17 years and over 200 metre butterfly multi age finals (2:34.52)
Raffa Francisci - 1st men's 16yrs 50m butterfly multi age finals (28.34), 1st men's 16yrs 50m freestyle multi age finals (26.07), men's 16yrs 200m butterfly multi age finals (2:26.25), 1st men's 16yrs 100m freestyle multi age finals (57.59), 1st men's 16yrs 100m butterfly multi age finals (1:03.21) and 3rd men's 16yrs 50m backstroke multi age finals (33.94).
Georgia McDonald - 1st women's 9yrs and under 100m breaststroke multi age finals (1:52.89), 3rd women 9yrs & u 100m freestyle multi age finals (1:33.64), 1st women's 9yrs & u breaststroke multi age finals (54.26) and 2nd women's 9yrs & u backstroke multi age finals (50.42).
Dan Tatchell - 3rd men's 17yrs and over 100m backstroke multi age finals (1:13.68)
Tim Tatchell - 2nd men's 17yrs and over 100m breaststroke multi age finals (1:14.93), 2nd men's 17yrs & o 50m breaststroke multi age finals (33.07)