By TONY FROST
SEVEN Noosa Masters Swim Club swimmers are jetting out today to join Eulah Varty, based on Vancouver Island, to contest the 16th biennial World Masters Swim Championships in Montreal, Canada, for eight days of competition from 3 to 10 August.
Eulah swims at the Noosa Aquatic Centre over the summer months, having shown a clean pair of heels to the opposition at April’s Australian championships at Rockhampton.
Robyn Selby achieved the qualifying time for 50 metres freestyle at the Noosa carnival last April, only to have shaved another 2 seconds off her personal best time since then.
Following her 2012 efforts in the 2012 World Championships at Riccone, Italy, Jacky Shields is again up for the challenge.
Bardie Gruber’s preparation has been solid for her favoured distance freestyle events.
Quality backstroker, Adele Tucker, should do herself proud in Montreal.
Not an ideal preparation for Ian Tucker, due to a health setback throughout May, his miraculous improvement was highlighted on 12 July, when he achieved personal best times in all five events contested at the Chandler Aquatic Centre.
Jan Croft must be quietly confident, having swum at the World Masters Champioships held at Perth in 2008, where she came away with four medals, including gold in the three-kilometre open water swim.
Seasoned Bob Morse, having participated in the last three World Masters swim championships at Perth (Australia), Gottenberg (Sweden) and Riccone (Italy) knows what to produce for success, especially in his favoured backstroke events.
Good luck to the eight Noosa swimmers, who will be joining the 8500 nominations, from 20 to 100 years of age, who will undoubtedly remember the Montreal experience for a long time.
