Joc Maxted in the Mens 12 and Over 50m Butterfly event.
All the swimming action was in Wangaratta this weekend, with the two days delivering over 14 hours of racing, with almost 380 swimmers attending from across Victoria and NSW.
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The annual Open Meet, hosted by Wangaratta Amateur and Wodonga City Swimming Clubs, was held at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre and welcomed 25 clubs, including many who travelled from Melbourne.
Yarrawonga Mulwala Swimmers took to the water in fine form, with seven representatives contesting a combined 36 events.
Jack Bourke opened the meet strongly on Day one, competing in three events.
His standout performance came in the 200m Breaststroke, where he slashed an impressive 22.61 seconds from his previous best.
Day two saw Joc Maxted and Finn Angwin each compete in four events, with both boys shaving time off their personal bests.
Finn took 0.71sec off his 50m Freestyle, while Joc achieved improvements in all four swims, including more than six seconds in his 100m Breaststroke and a strong drop in his 50m Butterfly.
Lara, Finn, Flynn, Darcy, Joc and Jackson pictured at the Wangaratta Amateur and Wodonga City Open at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre at the weekend.
Across both days, Lara Angwin, Jackson Maxted, Darcy Cox and Flynn Cox represented the club with determination.
Lara, the only female swimmer representing Yarrawonga this weekend, delivered a superb series of races.
She executed her race plans with precision, including a standout effort in the 1500m Freestyle, clocking 22:33.03 on Saturday evening.
Across her six events, she also claimed bragging rights by out-swimming all six boys in the 100m Backstroke, finishing in 1:23.97.
Jackson contested five events, highlighted by a huge 17.12-second improvement in the Men’s 12 and Over 100m Butterfly.
He also shaved 0.93 seconds off his 50m Freestyle, taking the title as Yarrawonga Mulwala Swimming Club’s current fastest swimmer. His strong performances earned him a place in the Freestyle Skins event—an exciting knockout series of sprint races—where he progressed through the first round to finish sixth overall.
Darcy swam six events, continuing to progress after some time away from training.
With the goal of competing at the 2026 Victorian Country Championships in his sight, Darcy showed promising form as he works back towards his personal bests.
Jackson Maxted gets off to a great start in the Mixed Open 200m Freestyle.
The youngest teammate at the weekend Flynn, impressed with eight events across the weekend, recording six personal bests, including taking 11.84sec off his 200m Breaststroke.
He also achieved three qualifying times for upcoming Victorian State meets, which was an amazing achievement.
Both Lara and Flynn will represent the club next weekend at the Mattioli Victorian Sprint Championships at MSAC in Albert Park.
Well done to all swimmers on a huge weekend of racing. The club extends its thanks to Head Coach Lyndon Hart and Coach Kevin White for mentoring the team across the meet.
Appreciation also goes to Alistair Angwin, who officiated as Judge of Stroke—an important role that helps make qualifying meets possible.
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