Tag: swimming
-
FOUR FORSTER SWIMMERS HEAD TO SENIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
COVID-19 wasn’t going to stop four Forster swimmers from working towards a major competition in 2020. They’re heading to the senior state championships in Sydney this weekend – after weeks of heavy training.
-
FORSTER LOCAL WAS THE FIRST AUSTALIAN MAN TO SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL
An ex-champion ocean swimmer has been recognised for his success, inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame. Now a Forster local, John Koorey was the first Australian man to complete the English Channel in 1969.
-
SWIMMERS EXCITED TO RETURN TO MANNING-GREAT LAKES POOLS
Local swimmers are ecstatic to be back in the pool after the Taree and Forster facilities were closed for months. The Manning-Great Lakes Aquatic Centres finally re-opening today – and one swimmer dived in straight away.
-
NASH WILKES HOPING OLYMPIC TRIALS WILL STILL GO AHEAD
A young swimmer in the Manning-Great Lakes has his sights set on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But whether the Olympic qualifiers will even go ahead remains uncertain, with the Coronavirus advice changing daily
-
FORSTER SWIMMER BREAKS THREE RECORDS AT COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
A Forster swimmer has returned home, after breaking three state records at the Country Championships. No time to relax though – 18-year-old Nash Wilkes is back in the pool and building towards nationals.
-
16-YEAR-OLD SWIMMER TAKES HOME TOP PRIZE IN THE SHAWS BAY DASH-FOR-CASH
Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Life Saving Club today held a series of events in a bid to raise $3000 for safety equipment. Junior and senior competitors battled it out in Shaw’s Bay… the young ones coming away with the goods.
-
CENTRAL COAST ACADEMY OF SPORT SEEKS FUTURE PRO SWIMMERS
The search is on for the Central Coast’s next generation of swimming stars. Applications are now open for development programs run by the Academy of Sport.
-
LISMORE SWIMMER BRINGS HOME SIX MEDALS
Para-swimmer McKinley Arnison is hoping this year brings her just as much success as last. The teenager finished 2019 on a high… bringing home 6 silver medals from the State Championships in Queensland last month.
-
HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF FOR FORSTER SWIMMER
Forster swimmer Nash Wilkes says hard work has paid off, after being chosen to compete in the Olympic trials in Adelaide. The 18-year-old will train up to three times a day, in the lead-up to the biggest moment of his career.
-
NASH WILKES QUALIFYING FOR OLYMPIC TRIALS NEXT YEAR
Forster’s Nash Wilkes has qualified for the Olympics trials next year. The 18-year-old swimmer will compete in the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke events. He’s just returned from the New South Wales Open Championships, where he won silver. (VISION ONLY)