Where he collected five gold medals, two silver, broke multiple country records and set a new state record in the Boys 12yrs 200m Butterfly (2:15.66s).

This momentous effort saw him finish 11.5 seconds ahead of his nearest rival and was one of four personal best (PB) times he recorded at the meet.

In fact, Moody along with Alix O’Bryan (finalist), Mackenzie Gray (finalist), Alice Small, Rory Gray, Ethan Jones and Maronay Smuts all posted PB’s while racing at this meet. 

Publicity officer Karen Earnshaw says their collective success is a nice reflection of the effort put in by their dedicated coach, Melisa Geale. This comes on the back of their impressive qualifying effort at the Coast and Valley Swimming Association (CVSA) meet in June. 

Here Moody – who is a member of the 2018 SNSW Junior Sharks Squad – walked away with seven gold medals, six CVSA records as well as a state record plus a silver medal.

 A highlight being his new NSW record in the 50m butterfly (27.90) and he only missed the 200m butterfly record by .25 of a second. 

While both O’Bryan and Gray - competing in the Girls 12 yrs age group - also established themselves as serious contenders ahead of the country champs.

With O’Bryan bringing home two gold, one silver and three bronze medals; and Gray picking up three silver and two bronze medals.

Rory Gray also managed a bronze in the Boys 10yrs 50m back stroke event. But Geale was also pleased with the efforts of her young debutantes - Emilia Morgan, Sophie Geal, Zinc Bosco, Liam Byrne, Cooper Bojar, Vincent Lalewicz and Chloe Baldwin - who all competed in the relay events.

“It was a great experience for them,” she says. 

Results for Country Championships as follows: