There was plenty of excitement at Chandler as Qld Short Course Champs began in earnest last night with the 800m Freestyles. Inspired by watching former TSS swimmer Moesha Johnson’s gutsy Olympic Silver in the 10km marathon swim on the big screen – the quality of the racing was fantastic.

A terrific TSS Aquatics team of:
Julian Angus, Georgia Bos, Oscar Eddy, Cooper Hudson, Cooper Jones, Maya Jones, Christopher Kalogeropoulos, Sean Lee, Mason Mower, Caelan Pace, Samara Ramirez, Tomo Shadforth, Will Sutcliffe

Day 1 started with three swimmers with three great swims on Day, executing bold and consistent race plans with strong skills around the turns.

Cooper Hudson – 7th, 14yrs Boys (12 sec best time)

Maya Jones – Bronze 13yrs Girls 800m Freestyle (11 sec best time)

Tomo Shadforth Gold 16yrs Boys 800m Freestyle (9 sec best time) – this was a particularly special swim for Tomo after a long spell injured last season – grabbing his first Qld Title a great reward for his patience and perseverance. 

Day 2 our Swimmers displayed positive attitudes combined with precise execution of race plans, applied with maximum effort equates to delivering the best performance on the day.

Day 3 saw further quality performances – showing our consistent and diligent approach to preparation and application.

Day Four was another exciting day for Team TSS as we continued to progress.

It has been a weekend of great improvements – in time, in performance, in execution of race plans, in mindset, in skills, in rankings – the swimmers should be pleased with their efforts.

Consistent improvements in execution led to a large number of best times, rankings climbs and top ten finishes.

• Cooper Hudson – 14yrs – Bronze 1500m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle
• Cooper Jones – 12yrs – Bronze: 100m Backstroke, 400m Freestyle
• Oscar Eddy – 16yrs – Bronze, 100 IM, 400 IM, 200m Breaststroke
• Oscar Eddy – 16yrs – Silver, 100m Breaststroke, 50m Breaststroke
• Maya Jones – 13yrs – Silver, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle
• Maya Jones – 13yrs – Bronze, 800m Freestyle, 1500m Freestyle
• Tomo Shadforth – 16yrs, Gold, 800m Freestyle
• Tomo Shadforth – 16yrs, Bronze, 200m Backstroke
• Will Sutcliffe – 17yrs, Silver, 200m Backstroke

We pick out the medals as daily highlights because they are hard fought in the State of Queensland but there is so much more. People making progress, overcoming challenges and showcasing individual areas of growth. Great job Team.