Stingray swimmers young and old control the competition

It was a family affair on the coast of Seven Mile Beach today as cousins Allyson Belfonte and Iain McCallum cruised to first place finishes in the 200m and 600m sea swims, respectively, each followed closely by their fellow Stingray swimmers.

In the first competition, the 200m lollipop swim, Allyson proved she can finally swim freestyle without holding her arms at her side (making her coach very happy) while fellow 8-Under girl Katriona Williams nearly swam past the finish line, heading for the wrong buoy (fair play though, it was rather confusing). Katriona turned herself around right at the very end and powered in for 2nd place.

In the 600m race, Iain  McCallum took off like a shot from the get go, jumping to an early lead in open water, a lead he would not relinquish. With three fellow Stingray swimmers hot on his tracks, Iain put the pedal to the metal about half way through the race to create a huge gap, helping him to win the race in commanding fashion. Cole Morgan came in 2nd place, despite his legs being numb for most of the race. Catriona Macrae was looking back to form with an impressive opening 400 where she paced with Brandon Williams, both right on Cole's heels. Catriona came into the chute 3rd and Brandon 4th for a Stingray sweep!

Coming in close behind them were Sam Bailey (6th place) and Stefanie Boothe (7th).

Thanks for everybody who came out today to support the event as I believe everybody had a great time! Always good to see Stingray swimmers giving their best, no matter the circumstances! 

Next Stop... CBAC Shamrock Splash! Here we go!