David Gillespie (Lyne, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I congratulate the Gloucester Athletics Club on their excellent performance at the recent regional carnival. Forty personal-best times were achieved and six out of the 10 athletes who competed made it through to the state championships. I particularly congratulate Sebastian House, Maddie Boorer, Matilda Kellner, Charlie Coombe, Kaitlyn and Emily Beggs and William Coombe, who gets a special mention as he not only came first in shot-put but also set a new record. Best of luck at the state championships.

I'd also like to mention the Stroud Seals Swimming Club, who performed brilliantly at the 2023 New South Wales country championships. Individually nine swimmers secured some great results, with Caitlin McDonald winning bronze in the 100-metres breaststroke, Lachlan Webster securing a bronze in the 100-metres butterfly, Jakob Thompson winning both the 50-metres freestyle and the 100-metres backstroke, and Sebastian Webster setting a new record for the state multiclass 100-metres breaststroke while also winning the 200-metres individual medley, coming second in the 100-metres freestyle and placing third in the 50-metres freestyle. I congratulate those Stroud Seals who live in the immediate Stroud area and those from other areas who use the pool. Well done.

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