A significant first in the 21-year history of Cessnock Masters Swimming Club occurred on May 21 when three generations of the one competed at the Ettalong swim carnival.
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Long-time Cessnock club member Ted Nebauer, his daughter Vanessa Miller-Williams and grandson Lochlan Miller-Williams competed at the carnival at the popular Peninsula Leisure Centre at Woy Woy.
All three completed their four swims with good results, Lochie doing best with four wins from his four starts in the 18-24 years age group.
Grandfather Ted had two firsts and one second and daughter Vanessa – at her first competitive swim in a long while – gained two third places.
Grandfather and grandson nominated similar times in the 50-metre freestyle and created a highlight when they drew lanes seven and eight in the same heat.
Lochie defeated Ted by three-tenths of a second.
Seven members of the Cessnock club competed at the Ettalong carnival and their combined points tally placed the club in 13th position out of 31.
This result will help to maintain the club’s standing of second position in division two of the state competition.
One of the club’s newest members, Caroline Main, continues to improve by posting times well below those of which she nominated.
Freestyle appears to be her dominate stroke when her 200-metre and 100-metre times for this discipline have now been set at substantial new lows. She placed third in both of these events at the Ettalong carnival.
Gail Wright did best with one win, two seconds and a third from her four swims.
Pat McCarthy did well to finish the day with wins in her 200-metre freestyle and 100-metre backstroke, plus two fourth places.
A strong swim in the very difficult 200-metre individual medley gave Dennis Moore his only win – two fourths and a seventh place made up his results.
Some Cessnock club members are preparing to make the trip to Yamba for that club’s annual carnival to be held on the long weekend in June.