11 yrs Riley Healy: 50 butterfly 53.89 - 25th Place & 0.11 time improvement, 50 backstroke 46.52 - 26th Place & 8.21 time improvement, 50 breaststroke 52.70 - 27th Place & 3.79 time improvement
11yrs Laurens Vosloo: 50 breastroke 51.55 - 21st Place & 3.16 time improvement, 50 freestyle 37.71 - 24th Place & 1.54 time improvement
14yrs Gwyneth Homer: 50 freestyle 32.58 - 25th Place & 0.26 time improvement
16yrs Matilda Andrews: 50 butterfly 36.23 - 17th Place & 0.81 time improvement
16yrs Oliver Homer: 50 freestyle 29.30 - 14th Place & 0.01 time improvement
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Portland & the generous families of the Portland Swimming Club
There's something for everyone in these upcoming event programs, clinics and a coaches forum over the weekend of the 29 - 30 March in Warrnambool. Registration via the QR codes on the event images.
Funky Trunks Swimmer Clinic - Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills lead by some of Victoria’s leading coaches and athletes! Clinic will be lead by Olympic Silver Medallist, Matt Welsh! Each participant will receive a participant pack.
Sunday 30 March 10am - 12pm
Swimming Victoria The Abilities Program - The Abilities Program has been launched by Swimming Victoria to provide more opportunities for people with disability to connect with the Victorian swimming community and to progress through our multiclass pathways. Whilst this is not a learn to swim experience, those with basic swimming ability are encouraged to come along and experience the joy of swimming in a relaxed club event with the support of dedicated coaches, chat to members of the club and learn more about the pathways available. Through the Abilities Program, Swimming Victoria hopes to encourage more coaches and officials to come along and support people with disability to engage in the club environment and to encourage the provision of more dedicated events across the State.
Saturday 29 March 2025 3pm - 4pm
FUN SWIM is an exciting initiative designed to help get young swimmers aged 7-12 years ‘race-ready’ and introduce them to the club environment. It not only provides ongoing training and competition opportunities, but also vitally important support, friendship and fun.
Sunday 30 March 2025 12pm - 1pm
Coach Education Forum - Free education session to all coaches in the District! The session will cover how to get the best out of season and session plans!
Saturday 29 March 2025 4pm - 6pm
After the success of hosting last year’s Barwon South West Swimming Association (BSWSA) Championships/All Junior Trials, this year we headed to Warrnambool! The two day event was held last weekend and our Portland contingent represented us well with every swimmer qualifying for the All Junior Semi Finals held next month.
I was lucky enough to see everyone in action on Saturday and as always was blown away by how our athletes conducted themselves in and out of the pool. Vossie, Matilda, Oliver, Leo, Riley, Gwyneth and Rebecca all gave their absolute best across the weekend.
Vossie, who has been training through an injury, placed first in his 400m freestyle and set several Personal Best (PB) times. He dropped 2.46 seconds from his 100m freestyle to place third and a massive 11.23 seconds from his 200m freestyle to place second!
Oliver used his meet experience and competitive nature to set a great example for our younger swimmers all day, making a 0.17 second improvement in his 50m freestyle to place fifth. His hard-fought 200m freestyle was a great race to watch, with Oliver finishing in third place.
Matilda, our long distance specialist, opted to focus mainly on the longer races with great success! She placed second in the 200 IM and freestyle events, and set PB times in the 100 freestyle and breaststroke, as well as taking first place in her 100m butterfly.
Gwyneth always displays great poise and consistency on meet days, and this weekend was no exception. She placed eighth in her 100m and 200m freestyle. Our younger swimmers are lucky to watch Gwyneth’s fluid, strong technique give her great results.
Riley is one of the youngest swimmers in his age group, having only aged up last month! He set three PB times over the weekend in his 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle and 50m freestyle. Taking 2.06 seconds from his butterfly time earned him a well-deserved seventh place and he competed in the Men’s’ Open 200m breaststroke where he also placed seventh.
Rebecca set PB times for every event she entered! Shaving 2.28 seconds from her 50m freestyle was a huge moment for her swimming career, as was taking 1.42 seconds from her 100m freestyle in order to finish fourteenth.
Leo competed in an event for every stroke, showing his versatility and composure. He placed third in four events- 50m butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle and backstroke- and second in his 100m freestyle.
Written by Kayla Gorry
All Junior Semi Final Qualifiers
- Rebecca DeCampo- freestyle and backstroke
- Gwyneth Homer- freestyle
- Matilda Andrews- butterfly
- Leo Healy- freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly
- Riley Healy- backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly
- Laurens Vosloo (Vossie)- freestyle and breaststroke
- Oliver Homer- freestyle