WITH only a few weeks to go until our Mansfield pool opens for the season, our swimmers are out making waves at long course events. On Saturday October 12th we had nine swimmers head to the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre to take part in the Junior Excellence meet. This is aimed at nine to 13 year-old swimmers who have achieved certain qualifying times. Over two sessions we saw some new PBs, an opportunity to shake off the winter cobwebs and adjust to racing in a 50 metre pool and swimmers enjoying swimming fast. Well done to all. Our team at the JX - Edward Creighton, Paris Hopwood, Vivian Knight, Harvey Knight, Zali McCoombe, Heidi Setchell, Zac Borg, Rowena Creighton and Levi McCoombe. We had a small team head over to Echuca on Sunday the 20th for their annual long course meet. Another chance to smooth the edges off races, enjoy the thrills of swimming fast and prepare for the bigger championship meets coming up later in the season. Well done to Vivian Knight, Simon Zuzaniak and Harvey Knight for flying the Mansfield flag and bringing home some more PBs and some medals. Best wishes to our Mansfield swimmers headed to MSAC this weekend as part of the Hume Upper Goulburn District team to compete at the Country Junior District meet.
