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TWO MEET RECORDS FELL AS THE TORNADOES SWIM CLUB TAKE AN EARLY LEAD ON DAY 1 OF THE SERGE ISLAND DAIRIES AGE GROUP SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH STARTED AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM POOL YESTERDAY. TORNADOES RENE WRIGHT IMPROVED HER PERSONAL BEST TIME IN THE WOMEN’S 800 M FREESTYLE BY NINE (9) SECONDS SWIMMING 10:16.96 TO SMASH TIFFANY WALTON’S MEET RECORD BY A WHOPPING 15 SECONDS (10:31.07). NOT TO BE OUTDONE, MATTHEW STEWART (TORNADOES) SMASHED THE 1500 METRES FREESTYLE IN SIMILAR FASHION. STEWART SWAM A PERSONAL BEST 17:51.65 TO LOWER HIS OWN MEET RECORD OF 18:08.59, A FULL 17 SECONDS. DAVE SMITH WAS A CLOSE SECOND, TOUCHING IN 17:55.12. SCORING 160 POINT, THE TORNADOES SWIM CLUB HAVE A SLIM LEAD OVER RIVALS Y-SPEEDOS, WHO HAVE 115. THE ROYALS SWIM CLUB IS IN THIRD WITH 10 POINTS. AN EXCITING SESSION 2 IS EXPECTED TODAY AS THE Y-SPEEDOS ARE EXPECTED TO CHALLENGE THE TORNADOES LEAD WHEN THE YOUNGER AGE GROUPS DIVE INTO ACTION. 441 SWIMMERS FROM NINE (9) CLUBS, AN INCREASE OF 45 SWIMMERS OVER 2002, HAVE ARE COMPETING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH CONTINUE TODAY AT 5:30 PM. |
