Isaac was one of 15 Warrnambool Swimming Club (WSC) members who competed at the titles in Melbourne on the weekend, bringing home one gold medal and two bronze medals.

He grabbed gold in the 200-metre butterfly and bronze in the 100m butterfly and 200m backstroke.

“I’d been there a few years ago and just got a few top 10s,” he said.

“I just wanted to go there this year and swim PBs and just consistently make finals if I could.

“I ended up making them all, except for the 200m freestyle.”

The 15-year-old, who qualified for seven events, completes between six and eight sessions in the pool each week under the guidance of coach Jayson Lamb.

Some are after school while some are in early morning, involving setting the alarm for 5.15am.

“Then I do two to three sessions in the gym a week, just doing a bit of everything,” he said.

“I’ve been doing it for probably three months.

“It’s really helped with my strength.”

Isaac will step up his training from now until December, when he will contest the long course state championships.

The titles on the weekend at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre were his last short course event for the year.

“I like long course better,” he said.

“Just because you get more in a rhythm with your swimming.

“I just hope that I can keep improving on my results.”

WSC president Peter Logan said seven of the club’s members advanced to finals at the titles, which meant they were top 10 in the state for their age.

“Overall we had 20 top-10 finishes and 16 finals appearances,” he said.

Those who competed in finals included Dylan Lee, Kirra Umbers, Jordan Logan, Kayla Spicer, Daniel Unwin and Tanika Cameron.