A local contingent of swimmers has competed in the Swimming New South Wales Country Championships.
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The titles were held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Homebush, on February 21 to 23.
These championships are a good meet for the swimmers of the Mid-North Coast as their competition comes from all over NSW country areas.
Swimming North Coast had 20 clubs competing this year, which was up on last year, with 116 swimmers entering 577 individual events and 12 club relays.
The club's ranged from Twin Towns on the Queensland border to Stroud in the south.
There were 52 medals awarded to swimmers.
Wauchope's Iesha Apthorpe, competed in the 15 years category and reached the finals of the women's 15/16 100 metre freestyle, 50m freestyle and 100m butterfly.
Morgan Jean, competed in the tough 17 years category and reached the finals in the 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle multi class division, 100m butterfly, 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley and 100m freestyle.
Other Port Macquarie-Hastings swimmers to perform well included:
Laurieton's Bailey Whitton - 1st 100 free country record, 1st 100 fly,100 back and 50 free and 2nd 200 medley.
Port Macquarie's Mathilda King - 1st 50 breast 2nd 100 breast and 3rd 200 breast.
Pheobe Bentley - 3rd 400 medley , 400 fee and 200 meldey.
Great weekend. A heap of medals and 98 top ten individual places and 6 relay top ten places. Once again a good result.
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