COFFS Harbour have called in the cavalry as they aim to knock off Port Macquarie as the best-performing club at the North Coast Long Course Swimming Championships.
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The hosts will field a team of 81 swimmers to compete against Port’s 48 in the hope of ending their stranglehold on the competition scoreboard this weekend.
Port Macquarie coach Michael Mullens, however, remains confident in his young crew which has a different make up to previous years.
Names such as Mekayla Everingham, Tom Berryman and Bianca Jamison have been replaced by a new breed.
“A few years ago we had the originals and now we’ve got more in the 12, 13 and 14-year-old age brackets,” Mullens said.
One who he expects to have a strong weekend is breaststroker Mathilda King who had a breakout 2017/18 season.
Phoebe Bentley and Nathan Smith are also ones to keep an eye on.
“Phoebe, Tilly and Nathan should go really well and we’ve got a few of the fringe kids that should go well too like Billy Crowley,” Mullens said.
“I’m expecting great results from Port Macquarie this weekend and I really think a few records will go.”
“The first carnival was a bit of a mixed bag for us; we had some good results, some not so good results and a few surprising results,” Mullens said.
“This one will give us a better idea of who will do what this season because it’s a good prelude to state.”
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