By TONY FROST
SIXTEEN Noosa Masters Swimming Club swimmers travelled to the Miami Aquatic Centre on the Gold Coast for the Queensland Masters Swimming Championships conducted over three days from 11 to 13 March.
An outstanding performance by Stephanie competing in the female 60-64 years, setting national records in the 200 metres freestyle ( 2:38.80 ) and 1500 metres freestyle ( 21:59.02 ) plus a state record in the 400 metres freestyle event.
Multi skilled Rita Montague, Jan Croft, Ian Tucker, Rob Jolly, Greg Bott, Sam Penny, Brian Hoepper and Helen Malar all gained medals for different styles.
Backstroke specialist Bob Morse displayed a clean pair of heels in his four contested individual backstroke events.
Three mighty efforts by Jacky Shields who came away with three “filthy fourths” in 50-metres breaststroke, 400 and 1500 metres freestyle.
Well done to the 16 swimmers who finished the three days of competition to finish second in the overall point score, behind the might of the host Club, Miami.
A full strength 27 Noosa swimmers have nominated for the next Masters Swim Meet at Albany Creek on 9 April.
Female results: Linda Hogg, bronze 50-54yrs 100m breaststroke; Adele Tucker bronze 55-59yrs 200m backstroke, silver 400m backstroke; Robyn Selby bronze 60-64yrs 200m freestyle, bronze 50m breaststroke; Helen Malar gold 60-64yrs 50m and 100m breaststroke, silver 200m and 400m breaststroke, bronze 50m butterfly; Stephanie Jones silver 60-64yrs 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle; Rita Montague silver 65-69yrs 50m freestyle, gold 100m, 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle, silver 50m backstroke, gold 100m backstroke, silver 50m butterfly and gold 100m butterfly; Lois Hill bronze 70-74yrs 50m freestyle; Jan Croft silver 70-74yrs 50m, 400m and 1500m freestyle, bronze 100m freestyle, gold 200m freestyle, gold 50m and 100m butterfly and silver 200m IM.
Male results: Sam Penny bronze 40-44yrs 100m freestyle, gold 200m freestyle, silver 50m backstroke, gold 50m breaststroke, silver 50m butterfly and gold 200m IM; Peter Fidler silver 55-59yrs 100m freestyle and silver 50m breaststroke; Greg Bott gold 60-64yrs 100m freestyle, bronze 50m and 100m backstroke, silver 400m backstroke, gold 200m and 400m IM; Ian Tucker bronze 60-64yrs 100m freestyle, gold 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle; silver 100m breaststroke; Rod Alfredson bronze 65-69yrs 400m breaststroke; Brian Hoepper bronze 65-69yrs 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke, silver 400m breaststroke, silver 200m backstroke, gold 100m and 200m butterfly, silver 200m IM and gold 400m IM; Bob Morse gold 65-69yrs 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m backstroke; Rob Jolly bronze 65-69yrs 1500m freestyle, silver 50m, 100m, 200m breaststroke, gold 400m breaststroke, gold 50m butterfly and gold 200m IM.
