CENTRAL Victorian swimmers powered their way to medals at the School Sport Australia swimming championships last week.
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Superfish Col Pearse won bronze in both the 50m and 100m backstroke races for 10-12 years multi-class athletes and also picked up silver in his medley relay.
The Lockington Consolidated School student lost his foot in a mower accident as a toddler.
Catholic College Bendigo student Angus Verbeek completed a busy program in the boys 15-16 years division, collecting bronze in the 4x50m freestyle relay.
And Bendigo Senior Secondary College star Kate Jordan finished in third place in the 17-19 years 200m breaststroke at the carnival in Melbourne.
Other local results:
Imogen Wassing, St Francis of the Fields Primary: 8th, 10 years 50m breaststroke final; 7th, 4x50m freestyle relay.
Verbeek: 10th, 50m freestyle final; 12th, 100m freestyle; 8th, 50m backstroke final; 9th, 100m backstroke final; 9th, 200m backstroke; 8th, 200m IM; 6th, medley relay, 4th, 8x50m all-age freestyle relay.
Pearse: 5th, 50m freestyle; 4th, 100m freestyle; 4th, 200m freestyle; 5th, 50m breaststroke; 4th, 50m butterfly; 4th, mixed 4x50m freestyle relay
Jordan: 13th, 50m freestyle; 9th, 100m freestyle final; 12th, 50m backstroke; 5th, 50m breaststroke final; 5th, 100m breaststroke; 8th, 50m butterfly final; 5th, 100m butterfly final; 4th, 200m butterfly; 5th, 200m IM; 5th, 400m IM; 4th, 4x50m freestyle relay; 5th, medley relay; 7th, 8x50m all-age freestyle relay.
