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    Jesse Amos, St.Arnaud & District Swimming Club
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    Eva Brady, Ararat Swimming Club
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    Eljah Keam, Warracknabeal Swimming Club
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    Kaeden Beaton, Horsham Swimming Club
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    Kaeden Beaton, Horsham Swimming Club

St Arnaud swimmer's success at sprint meet

Nine clubs and 104 swimmers entered the District 12 Wimmera sprint meet at Horsham at the weekend.

Competitors from Ararat, Ballarat Gold, Bendigo East, Horsham, Kerang, Maryborough, St Arnaud, Warracknabeal and Warrnambool swam in individual and relay events, with some events attracting up to 12 entrants.

Jesse Amos, representing St Arnaud and District Swimming Club, had the most aggregate points and was awarded the Jenkins perpetual trophy.

Amos also received the Dickson perpetual trophy after winning the open men’s 100-metre butterfly, and the McRae perpetual trophy after finishing first in the open men’s 100-metre backstroke.



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St Arnaud’s Heidi Start also enjoyed a successful day out, winning the Owen Williams open women’s 100-metre backstroke and the WH Shipham open women’s 100-metre butterfly trophies. Warracknabeal will host the next District 12 swim meet at its outdoor pool on Saturday, with warm-ups from 11.15am and the first race at noon. 

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