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Local kids make a splash at Campaspe Swimming Carnival

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Age champions in all four strokes were crowned at the Campaspe Primary School Swimming Carnival. Photos: Jordan Townrow.

On Friday, February 21, the best of local schools took part in the Campaspe Primary School Swimming Carnival at the Echuca War Memorial Aquatic Centre.

Among the 180 competing swimmers, age champions and relay winners were crowned, with the winning swimmers and teams headed on to the Regional Swimming Championships in Swan Hill.

Riverine Herald photographer Jordan Townrow was at the meet to capture some of the action of the day.

Rochester Primary School students Bill Acocks, Lucas Mangan, Orly Cuttriss, Cooper Rasmussen and Seth Rasmussen enjoyed their day. Photo by Jordan Townrow

Full winners’ list:

9-10 years girls’ freestyle

Lucy Olsen, 44.98, Kyabram P-12

Natalia Taylor, 46.13, St Mary’s Primary School

Bowie Eldridge, 48.58, St Mary’s Primary School

9-10 years boys’ freestyle

Archie Saunders, 43.60, Echuca East Primary School

Finn Malone, 43.86, St Mary’s Primary School

Ryder Morris, 44.07, St Patrick’s Tongala

Swimmers come flying out of the blocks. Photo by Jordan Townrow

11 years girls’ freestyle

Jessica McMillan, 35.62, St Joseph’s Rochester

Matilda Leerson, 42.18, Echuca Primary School

Taylor Tinetti, 43.18, Echuca Primary School

11 years boys’ freestyle

Riley Nichol, 38.65, Rochester Primary School

Noah Leyden, 40.75, Echuca Primary School

Oscar McIntosh, 44.38, Echuca Primary School

Rochester Primary School swimmers (back from left) Lacey Murray, Lilly Kennedy, Riley Nichol, Seth Rasmussen, Lucas Mangan; (front) Sophie Godden, Ava Rasmussen, Indi Kennedy and Remi Rasmussen. Photo by Jordan Townrow

12-13 years girls’ freestyle

Emma McKenzie, 38.03, St Mary’s Primary School

Ivy Buckley, 39.32, St Mary’s Primary School

Ivy Costa-Lowe, 39.79, Kyabram P-12

12-13 years boys’ freestyle

Harry Farrant, 39.62, St Mary’s Primary School

Ryden Potier, 41.53, Lockington Primary School

Will Ayson, 41.93, Echuca Primary School

Lockington Primary School swimmers Gabriella Kemp, Logan Portwine, Davey Morgan, Tully Sharp and Archie Hearn. Photo by Jordan Townrow

9-10 years girls’ backstroke

Matilda Green, 57.68, Echuca Primary School

Gi Gi Lyon, 58.54, St Mary’s Primary School

Jessica Gray, 58.96, Echuca East Primary School

9-10 years boys’ backstroke

Finn Malone, 52.41, St Mary’s Primary School

Byron Taylor, 56.68, St Mary’s Primary School

Teddy Ayson, 58.16, Echuca Primary School

St Mary’s Echuca students Eva Elliott, Amelia Lees, Frankie Dennis and Meg Quayle. Photo by Jordan Townrow

11 years girls’ backstroke

Jessica McMillan, 45.68, St Joseph’s Rochester

Evie Williams, 47.51, St Mary’s Primary School

Millie Reynolds, 50.33, St Mary’s Primary School

11 years boys’ backstroke

James Irwin, 48.01, Echuca Primary School

Noah Leyden, 50.03, Echuca Primary School

Oscar McIntosh, 52.03, Echuca Primary School

Harvey McColl (St Mary's), Oscar McIntosh (Echuca Primary School), and Riley Nichol (Rochester Primary School) placed in their heat in the under-11 backstroke. Photo by Jordan Townrow

12-13 years girls’ backstroke

Eva Elliott, 46.22, St Mary’s Primary School

Meg Quayle, 51.04, St Mary’s Primary School

Amelia Lees, 51.13, St Mary’s Primary School

12-13 years boys’ backstroke

Will Ayson, 50.44, Echuca Primary School

Kai Maddox, 51.99, Echuca Primary School

Ryder Potier, 52.87, Lockington Primary School

9-10 years girls’ breaststroke

Ashlyn McColl, 1.06.44, St Mary’s Primary School

Lucy Olsen, 107.44, Kyabram P-12

Natalie Taylor, 107.77, Rochester Primary School

9-10 years boys’ breaststroke

Leo McKenzie, 1.01.29, St Mary’s Primary School

Toby Riley, 1.04.91, Echuca East Primary School

Finn Malone, 1.05.16, St Mary’s Primary School

11 year girls’ breaststroke

Malia Barnett, 59.76, Echuca Primary School

Denny Moon, 1.02.58, St Mary’s Primary School

Sophie Coombs, 1.03.93, St Augustine’s Kyabram

Bella Goodson and Lucy McLeod from Echuca East Primary School had plenty of ribbons to show for their efforts. Photo by Jordan Townrow

11 year boys’ breaststroke

Nate Holmes, 58.80, Echuca Primary School

Noah Leyden, 1.01.27, Echuca Primary School

Isaah Flett, 1.02.69, Twin Rivers Primary School

12-13 years girls’ breaststroke

Sophie Bolitho, 51.41, St Mary’s Primary School

Sophie Bell, 52.21, Echuca Primary School

Lucy Andrews, 54.35, St Mary’s Primary School

12-13 years boys’ breaststroke

James Farrell, 1.00.82, Echuca Primary School

Ryder Potier, 1.01.06, Lockington Primary School

Elijah Mitchell, 1.03.77, Echuca East Primary School

11 years girls’ butterfly

Willow Fraser, 1.05.45, Lockington Primary School

Matilda Leerson, 1.06.56, Echuca Primary School

St Mary's Echuca student Gigi Lyon shows off her first-place ribbon. Photo by Jordan Townrow

11 years boys’ butterfly

Oscar McIntosh, 53.38, Echuca Primary School

Hunter Malone, St Augustine’s Kyabram

12-13 years girls’ butterfly

Ivy Buckley, 49.70, St Mary’s Primary School

Sophie Bell, 54.29, Echuca Primary School

Eva Elliott, 57.74, St Mary’s Primary School

12-13 years boys’ butterfly

Will Ayson, 1.03.96, Echuca Primary School

Ryder Potier, 1.08.19, Lockington Primary School

Hunter Simms, 1.11.52, Lockington Primary School

Medley relay, girls

St Mary’s Primary School

Echuca Primary School

Echuca East Primary School

Boys

Echuca Primary School

St Mary’s Primary School

Lockington Primary School

Echuca East Primary School’s Archer Schwencke and Harry Saunders. Photo by Jordan Townrow

9-10 years 4 x 50m relay, girls

St Mary’s Primary School

Echuca Primary School

Rochester Primary School

Boys

St Mary’s Primary School

Echuca East Primary School

Echuca Primary School

11 years 4 x 50m relay, girls

Echuca Primary School

St Mary’s Primary School

Echuca East Primary School

Boys

Echuca Primary School

St Mary’s Primary School

Rochester Primary School

12-13 years 4 x 50m relay, girls

St Mary’s Primary School

Echuca Primary School

Kyabram P-12

Boys

Echuca Primary School

Lockington Primary School

St Mary’s Primary School