32 medals won at NSW Surf Life Saving Pool Rescue Championships
BULLI SLSC FINISH 3RD AT THE NSW SURF LIFE SAVING POOL RESCUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bulli Surf Life Saving Club perform outstandingly at last weekend’s NSW Surf Life Saving Pool Rescue Championships on the Central Coast. With a very young squad of 14 athletes ranging from U12-U17 & a couple of Open athletes, the guys & girls picked up a staggering 32 medals which helped the club gain 3rd placing overall behind Terrigal & Wanda over the two days of competition.
The stars of the meet for the club included U13 Mali Taylor (2 Gold-2 Silver-3 Bronze), her sister U14 Kiah Taylor (2 Gold-2 Silver-2 Bronze), U14 Tom Montgomery (2 Gold-1Silver-2 Bronze), U14 Abbey Dawson (2 Gold-5 Silver-2 Bronze) & first time Open Female Rachael Teys (2 Gold-4 Silver-2 Bronze).
Bulli Team at the Championships were;
U12 Tim Gordon
U13 Mali Taylor - Bryar Lunney
U14 Joshua Gordon - Connor Basham - Tom Montgomery - Abbey Dawson - Kiah Taylor
U17 Jamie Brinkworth - Carly Fagerstrom -Dale Dawson - Kaylie Ekinci
Open - Rachael Teys - Mitchell Fagerstrom
For a couple of the team it was their first hit out in these type of events. Rachael Teys (Open), Kaylie Ekinci (U17) & Tom Montgomery (U14) all performed strongly. Both Rachael & Kaylie only got their Bronze Medallion at the start of the season, both girls are State/National open water swimmers enjoying the different surf club events.
Team Manager Keith Caldwell said, “ The effort from all the team over the weekend was great. With some members coming along to help out in team events including line throw, patient tows and relays, walking away with medals. It is really hard in the off season with other sporting commitments, work & holidays to plan around, but I must thank our Club Head Coach Downie Langthorne and other senior members Ben Denner, Matthew Freeman, Matthew Crilley & Mitchell Fagerstrom for helping the younger ones out at our club training sessions. To come 3rd overall with a very young squad was great and it is something to build on for the future.”
Big thankyou to the parents that supported the kids over the weekend and special mention to John Meehan (Official Starter), Maria Caldwell (Time Keeper), Scott Gordon (Pool Equipment Set-up) & Keith Caldwell (Team Manager) & Sean Taylor (Results Runner) for their help over the weekend.