Age Nationals – Day 2 Competition (Friday 15/4).

Geoff Gedge

Day 2 was another very competitive day in the pool for Team Victoria.

The first event for the day was the combined Boys U11 3m spring and Boys 12/13 1m spring. We had no competitors in the Boys U11 3m spring. The top places in the Boys 12/13 1m spring were taken out by WA and NSW. Josh Herington performed well to come in a close 4^th with Ryan King not far behind in 5^th place. Luka Simic completed the event with a solid 7^th place out of a field of 11 divers.

Our second event was the hotly contested Girls 12/13 platform with 17 divers. Again Team Victoria were beaten by NSW and QLD for the top spots, but Piper Bennett (7^th), Isobelle Brosnahan (8^th), Caitlin Westcott (8^th) and Holly Kenealy (9^th) all dived well. Zoe Adam-Gedge completed the group at 13^th place.

Boys 16-18 3m spring and Girls U11 1m spring were run in unison. Cooper Reid took out the top spot in the Boys 16-18 3m spring, with SA coming in second and Marc Jencik making a solid 3^rd place. Jordan Thein was a close 4^th and Chris Harris came in at 6^th. Well done boys.

The Girls U11 1m spring was Team Victoria all the way. Kiara Field (1^st), Olivia Roche (2^nd) and Lea Malina (3^rd). What a great effort!

Team Victoria did not field any competitors in the Boys 14/15 platform.

After lunch a big field joined to contest the Girls 14/15 3m spring (25 divers) and the Girls 16-18 1m spring. Abby Rowley took 1^st place in the girls 14/15 3m spring, with Amy Kenny a close 2^nd. Billie Bennett came home in 4^th place. Good efforts from Elise Marcun (7^th), Sophie Westcott (8^th), Hanna Vlamis (9^th), Jenna Healy (10^th), Anjali Jackson (11^th), Matilda Baker (12^th), Darcy Furman (16^th), Emily Foord (19^th) and Paris Hefford (23^rd).

The Girls 16-18 1m spring was another large group of 16 competitors. WA and NSW took out the top 2 places with Ellyse Byrne placing 3^rd. Sophia James took a solid 7^th place and Courtney Gow completed the event in 12^th.

The final event for the day was 19+ Men’s and Women’s mixed synchro 3m spring. There were some very amusing dives performed by this group. However, the top 2 places were taken out by QLD and WA with Corey Bruno and his partner taking 3^rd place.

Well done Team Victoria on your Day 2 results!