Sport
22 March, 2024
Hocking, Addlem win gold at state titles
LODDON swimmers came away with medals following the 2024 Victorian Country All Junior Competition at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on the weekend. The most successful was Dingee’s Jack Hocking who won three medals. He dropped 2.39 seconds...
LODDON swimmers came away with medals following the 2024 Victorian Country All Junior Competition at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on the weekend.
The most successful was Dingee’s Jack Hocking who won three medals.
He dropped 2.39 seconds off his qualifying time to take gold in the 11-year-old 50-metre breaststroke. He also won a silver in 50-metre butterfly after dropping a massive 5.16 seconds along with a bronze in 50-metre backstroke following another PB of nearly three seconds.
Jack, who trains with Bendigo Hawks Aquatic, also made the finals of the 50-metre backstroke and finished sixth overall.
Team mate Ruby Cullen from Pompapiel finished the swim meet with a bronze medal in the 13-year-old girls 50-metre freestyle after dropping nearly one second on her qualifying time.
Serpentine siblings Marley, Angus and Billie Addlem, who swim with Bendigo East Swimming Club, also came home with medals.
Marley booked herself a ticket to the 2024 Australian age championships next month after finishing first in the 16-year-old 50-metre breaststroke following a 1.12 second PB.
Marley made the finals for every stroke in the age group and finished fourth in freestyle, seventh in backstroke and ninth in butterfly.
Her brother Angus collected two bronze medals after finishing third in the 14yo 50m butterfly and freestyle.
Younger sister Billie, 9, dropped 2.47 seconds from her qualifying time to finish third in 50-metre butterfly. Billie also made the finals in backstroke and came in 10th with a 3.67 second PB.
Other local swimmers to make the finals at the 2024 Victorian Country All Juniors were Madelyn Lawson, who finished sixth in the eight and under 50-metre freestyle, Reese Pascoe who finished eighth in 10-year-old 50-metre butterfly and Owen Hocking who finished ninth in eight and under 50-metres breaststroke. Madelyn, Reese and Owen swim with Bendigo Hawks Aquatic.