Carlile Defends Australian Age Championship Club Pointscore With A 13-Year-Old “Young Gun” Winning Seven Gold

Carlile Defends Australian Age Championship Club Pointscore With A 13-Year-Old “Young Gun” Winning Seven Gold

Sydney’s Carlile Swim Team has gone back-to-back with a tough fought defence of the coveted Australian Age Club Championship Pointscore on the Gold Coast.

 The Carlile youngsters, swimming beneath the banner of considered one of Australian swimming’s most well-known names, held off the decided efforts of fellow NSW powerhouse Knox Pymble with Queensland’s premier membership St Peters Western third.

The Carlile identify synonymous by way of its founding coaches Forbes and Ursula Carlile – two legends of Australian swimming.

After a lean interval, the crew has been surging its method again, focusing on a 2032 push – their success wholesome for the general depth of swimming in NSW and Australia.

After eight days of helter-skelter racing, it was the 35-strong Carlile crew, beneath the route of head junior coach Danny Marshall who held on to take the title on 2421 factors with Knox Pymble on 2,389and St Peters Western 2,272  – successful the trophy by 31 factors – lower than the overall of 1 win (35 factors)

Carlile successful 14 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze medals, the crew clocking 72 private finest occasions with Marshall ably assisted by crew coaches Rubi Kun, Jodi Armstrong and Jeremy Lagonilla with Tamika Kosasih answerable for health and activation.

YOUNG GUN: Molly Young has lots to smile about together with her 2026 Australian Age gold medal haul. Photo Courtesy Dewlly Carr Swimming Australia

And it was a 13-year-old “Young gun” who swept all earlier than her.

Molly Young, who learnt to swim at Carlile Swim Killarney Heights, tallied up a whopping 268 factors for a significant contribution.

Young swept the space occasions from 200m, 400m, 800m to 1500m freestyle and claimed the 100, 200 butterfly double and the 400m particular person medley in a non-top powerhouse displaying.

After three days Molly had gained three gold the 400m freestyle (4:19.94), 200m butterfly (2:28.64) and the 1500m freestyle (17:09.16) which noticed Carlile properly represented on the rostrum

HEART OF GOLD: Mia Hoo wins 200m backstroke gold. Photo Courtesy Delly Carr Swimming Australia

Teammate Mia Hoo (17:26.66) completed second, whereas Hannah Jamieson (17:34.28) was the primary Aussie dwelling within the 14 years’ 1500m with team-mate Laura Pettigrew (17:46.31) grabbing silver.

Hoo, swam a two-second PB to win the 13 years’ 200m backstroke in 2:20.87.

And later within the meet when Carlile’s breaststroke boys lit up the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre with medals of each color, Molly gained gold within the 400IM.

Molly led by way of the primary two legs earlier than being handed by a superb breaststroke leg from Rackley swimmer Hannah Fleming.

But there was no stopping Molly as she flew dwelling within the freestyle to win by 4 seconds.

LET’S GO ANNA: Anna Munzarova caps her Australian Age with gold within the 50m breaststroke.Photo Courtesy Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).

Anna Munzarova who got here by way of the Carlile’s Otters program at their Ryde centre, produced a sensational swim to say gold within the 13 years’ 50m breaststroke in 34.01 later successful a wonderfully paced 200m breaststroke smashing her PB with a time of two:39.38 to go together with her silver within the 100m (1:14.56).

Munzarova persevering with her nice type, claiming bronze to Young in a PB within the 400IM.

In a reward for longevity and in his final Australian Age Championships, Carlile Swim Ryde trainer Ethan Cook fulfilled a dream.

The boy who learnt to swim at Carlile’s at Ryde centre, progressed into the membership’s aggressive crew and is now educating on the historic Cross Street pool.

Until night time 4 of the meet Cook had by no means gained an Australian Age medal.

But the 18-year-old confirmed what persistence and a dedication to steady enchancment can ship.

WORTH THE WAIT: Ethan Cook wins his first  medal and it’s, gold in his fina Australian Age meet.  Photo Courtesy Carlile Swim Club.

Not solely did he break by way of with a four-second PB for his first medal, it was the brightest color of all and he returns dwelling an Australian Champion.

Ethan’s time of two:14.41 additionally qualifying him for a begin within the June Commonwealth Games Trials on the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

One of the preferred medals of the meet was a sterling silver from 13-year-old Henry McCarthywho shattered his private finest within the 1500m by a staggering 33 seconds.

While Reagan Cheng and his breaststroke buddies made probably the most of their alternatives on centre stage.

Reagan smashed his PB with a time of 1:02.55 to win gold within the 17 years’ 100m breaststroke with Harrison Tancred taking silver, additionally in a PB of 1:04.53

Minutes later Ethan Cook’s finest time fell as properly, backing up his gold within the 200m with bronze within the 100m 18 Years remaining in 1:03.14.

Young’s dominance prompted National Youth Coach Simon Cusack to get excited in regards to the 13-14 years age group and the longer term.

“It’s a relief that our young swimmers have come out of the COVID years and seem unaffected,” stated Cusack.

“The success of Molly Young (seven individual gold) and Corrimal’s Nash Hawkins (who broke Zac Stubblety-Cook’s 13-years 200m breaststroke record) in this age show that we have recovered.”

BACK TO BACK: Team Carlile all smiles on the Gold Coast.Photo Courtesy Carlile Swim Club.