Members from the Bendigo East Swimming Club took to the water against the country's best at the Australian Age Swimming Championships in Adelaide.
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With 10 members of the club at the competition, three swimmers ranked within the top-five of their age group with impressive performances in finals.
The Club finished 42nd in the overall standings, out of approximately 160 clubs entered in the competition.
Cameron Jordan was given a silver medal for his top performance in the 17-year-old 100m breaststroke and came fifth in the 200m breaststroke.
Jordan will now advance to the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships to be held in Hungary later this year.
Layla Day finished with two bronze medals in the 15-year-old Women's 50m freestyle and 100m backstroke, and narrowly missed out on another medal with fourth place in the 200m backstroke.
Day also recently competed at the Open Championships where she came seventh in the women's 50m backstroke.
Swimming star Emily Kearns also impressed by making two finals and finished fourth in the 13-year-old women's 100m backstroke and tenth in 200m backstroke.
BESC president Phil Downing said it was the most successful year in the club's history.
"To have this amount of swimmers make it to nationals, let alone to make qualifications is a real achievement," Downing said.
"The team was well prepared for their great performances due to hardwork and commitment.
"This is a true testament to the dedication of the swimmers and the coaches, Chris Geyer and John Jordan."
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