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on the MLC Marlins performances at the 2003 Sydney Metropolitan
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by race secretary,
Steve Messervy
MLC Marlins had a team of 59 swimmers at the championships
and finished in 4th place overall behind Macquarie Fields,
Toongabbie and Carlile. There were some outstanding individual
performances including 19 medallists: 6 gold, 8 silver and
5 bronze: |
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| GOLD |
Hannah Luck - 15 years 100 Freestyle |
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Andrew Reis - 14 years 100 Breaststroke |
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Ian Sarno - 13 years 100 Breaststroke |
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Paul Sindone - 10 years 100 Breaststroke |
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Kenneth To - 11 years 100 Breaststroke and 11
years 100 Butterfly |
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| SILVER |
Hannah Luck -15 years 100 Breaststroke, Open
200 Breaststroke and Open 200 I.M. |
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Maggie Luck - 9 years 100 Backstroke |
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Kenneth To - 11 years 100 Freestyle |
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John Took - 14 years 100 Backstroke and 14 years
100 Butterfly |
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Naomi Witt - 16 years 100 Breaststroke |
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| BRONZE
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Tim Antalfy - Open 50 Butterfly |
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Maggie Luck - 9 years 100 Freestyle and 9 years
100 Breaststroke |
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William Messervy - 14 years 100 Breaststroke |
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Simone Piper - 11 years 100 Butterfly |
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Interesting
Facts from the Meet
- 9 of our 19 medals, including 4 of our 6 gold medals
were won in Breaststroke
- MLC Marlins won gold in the boys 10, 11, 13 and 14 years
Breaststroke events (Paul Sindone, Kenneth To, Ian Sarno
and Andrew Reis)
- In the 11 years boys 100 Breaststroke MLC Marlins finished
1st, 5th and 7th (Kenneth To, Mark Sindone and Ben Lau)
- In the 14 years boys 100 Breaststroke MLC Marlins finished
1st , 3rd and 4th (Andrew Reis, William Messervy and John
Took)
- In the 15 years girls 100 Butterfly MLC Marlins had 6
swimmers in the top 10 (Ebony Dawking, Laura Mooney, Hannah
Luck, Tammy Schafer, Olivia Allan and Vanessa Bowden)
- The Luck Family (Hannah, Oliver and Maggie) accumulated
1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals, 12 top 10 finishes
and a total of 295 points for the club
Some of the other highlights of the meet are listed
below:
- Tim Antalfy - 4 top ten finishes
- Vanessa Bowden - 5 out of 6 PBs
- Joshua Chang - 3/3 PBs
- Hannah Conlan 2/2 PBs
- Ebony Dawking - Qualified for National Age 200 Butterfly
- Jordan Kelly - 4 /4 PBs, 2 top tens and qualified for
National Age 100 Backstroke and 100 Freestyle
- Hayden Lammiman - 2/2 PBs
- Jarred Lammiman - 2 top 10 finishes with PBs of over 3
seconds
- Hannah Luck - 7/7 top 10 finishes including 4 medals
- Maggie Luck - 3 medals and a 4th place, including an 8sec
PB for a bronze medal in 100 Freestyle
- Laura Mooney - 5 top 10 finishes and qualified for National
Age 200 Butterfly
- Simone Piper - 3 top 10 finishes including a 6 second
PB to win a bronze medal in 100 Butterfly
- Stephanie Purcell - a 7 second PB for a top 10 in the
100 Breaststroke
- Andrew Reis - 5/5 PBs, 1 gold medal, 4/5 top 10, including
4th in the Open 100 Breaststroke
- Ian Sarno - 3/3 PBs, 1 gold medal and 11th in the Open
200 Breaststroke
- Tammy Schafer - 6/8 PBs and 3 top10 finishes
- The Sindone Brothers (Mark and Paul) - 1st, 4th and 5th
place from their only 3 swims
- Connie Sloane - 2/2 PBs
- Kenneth To - 4/4 PBs, 2 gold, 1 silver and a 4th place
- John Took - 5 top 10 finishes including 2 silver medals
- Naomi Witt - 4 top 10 finishes including a silver medal
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