TEAM Singleton head coach John Watson is ecstatic with how the young athletes have performed at the Lake Macquarie International Children’s Games.
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“Everyone has trained hard and that determination has shown at these Games,” he said.
“But it’s also the time in-between competing when the kids interacted with their international peers where they have done the town proud.”
Tuesday afternoon was a real highlight for the team with
several athletes performing to the best of their ability in both the track and field.
Namely, Flynn Lefmann won his bronze in the long jump but there were results elsewhere.
“James Bradley and Tristan Muir reached the 1500m final while Kristina O’Brien came fifth in the 800m final and young Timmy Ryan reached the shot put final despite being the only 12-year-old,” Watson said.
“He normally uses 3kg shot puts and had to use 5kg in this event which is a significant jump up and he still made it to the finals.”
On Wednesday at the track, both the boys’ and girls’ 4x100m relay reached the B final, with the girls finishing in fourth.
In the pool, the Singleton swimmers have seen their personal bests tumble and three have qualified for state just by their times.
Noel Woods qualified for the NSW meet in the 50m backstroke while Sean Beverley can now compete in the 100m freestyle alongside Harrison Geale after the times posted in the relay on day two.
“In and out of the pool the team has done well,” swim coach Melisa Geale said.
“They’ve never been to an event like this before and it’s really opened their eyes.
“Council has done well to include Singleton in the event and it could help some of the kids in both athletics and swimming to stay in their sports longer if they have great opportunities like this to look forward to.”