MORE personal best times are the goal for Brucknell teenager Robbie Gleeson.
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The 14-year-old swimmer is one of 15 Warrnambool Swimming Club members bound for the Victorian Age Group Short Course Championships being held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) this weekend.
He is hoping to carry on his strong form from the country short course championships, which were held in August.
“I had a good country championships, so I just hope to get a few more PBs,” Robbie said.
“I got a big PB in the 200-metre breaststroke and a small PB in the 100-metre breastroke.”
Robbie bettered his previous best time in the 200-metre event by “three or four” seconds, swimming a time of two minutes and 39 seconds, while he went 0.8 seconds better in the 100 metres, finishing in one minute and 13 seconds.
This year will mark his second visit to the state championships, after he competed in his two pet events last year.
This time around, he will also swim the 100-metre and 200-metre individual medley.
Robbie said his preparations had been going well, travelling to Warrnambool most days to train.
“I’ve been training hard – I’m in the pool six times a week, two hours at a time,” he said.
Warrnambool Swimming Club coach Jayson Lamb said it was great to see so many club members qualify for the 13-18 year-old competition, particularly after a strong showing at the country championships where the club finished second on points.
“The qualifying times are tougher than for the country championships,” he said.
“A few (of the Warrnambool swimmers) qualified at the country championships and a few had qualified before then.”
The Warrnambool Swimming Club contingent attending the age group championships is: Chloe Windahl, Rhys Kent, Emily Bartlett, Jason Pritchard, Emma Ragg, Seamus Kelson, Tori Parsons, Sebastian Good, Sarah Flaherty, Blake Turner, Robert Gleeson, Mitchell Gristede, Ellie Johnson, Shelby Gristede and Tessa Lane.
I had a good country championships, so I just hope to get a few more PBs (personal bests).
- Robbie Gleeson