Somerset Swim Club at State Swimming Championships

The Club State Swimming Championships were held in Brisbane from 14 to 20 December 2024 and saw close to 50 Somerset swimmers compete. The Somerset Swim Club had 44 swimmers who competed alongside 4 students representing other clubs. The competition sees over 200 Clubs compete in one of the most competitive regions in Australia. In 2024, the Somerset Swim Club placed 4th overall which is an incredible result and testament to the swimmers, coaches and families who performed so well in the week-long meet. Somerset’s results are even more impressive beaten only by the large Brisbane Clubs who had more than double the number of competitors.

The week began with Club relays. Somerset Swim Club teams performed exceptionally well with the 12 and under girls teams finishing third in the freestyle and medley relays, the 12 and under boys medley team also finished third while the 12 and under mixed freestyle team finished second. The boys 14 and under freestyle and medley relay teams both won their events. Congratulations to members of the 14 and under boys teams - Cohen Tarrant, Danny Baxter, Riley Johnston and Koa Stotz.

Somerset (Individual) State Champions:

• Leny Grigor – 15 years 1st 400m IM (Queensland, Queensland Allcomers, Australian, and Australian Allcomers record) 1st 100m Breaststroke (Queensland and Queensland Allcomers record) 1st 200m Breaststroke (Queensland, Queensland Allcomers, and Australian Allcomers record), 1st 200m Butterfly, 1st 200m IM

• Cohen Tarrant – 14 years 1st 100m Breaststroke (Queensland Allcomers Records), 1st 50m Breaststroke (Queensland record), 1st 200m Breaststroke
• Danny Baxter – 14 years 1st 400m IM, 1st 400m Freestyle, 2nd 200m Butterfly, 2nd 200m Freestyle, 2nd 200m IM, 2nd 100m Butterfly, 4th 800m Freestyle

• Riley Johnston – 14 years 1st 200m IM, 2nd 50m Freestyle, 3rd 50m Breaststroke, 3rd 100m Breaststroke, 3rd 200m Backstroke, 4th 100m Freestyle
• Mark Nikolaev - Mens Open 1st 100m Backstroke

• Zahri Jarrett – 15 years 1st 100m Freestyle, 1st 50m Freestyle
• Maky Melo – 12 years 1st 100m Breaststroke, 1st 50m Breaststroke, 1st 100m Freestyle, 2nd 50m Freestyle, 3rd 400m IM, 4th 50m Butterfly, 7th 200m Breaststroke, 5th 200m IM, 4th 100m Butterfly
• Chelsea Strachan – 14 years 1st 200m Breaststroke, 3rd 100m Breaststroke, 3rd 400m IM, 6th 50m Breaststroke
• Braxtyn Truman – 13years 1st 100m Butterfly, 1st 200m Butterfly, 2nd 800m Freestyle, 2nd 400m Freestyle, 3rd 400m IM, 4th 50m Butterfly, 4th 200m IM, 4th 200m Freestyle
• Koa Stotz – 14years 1st 100m Breaststroke, 1st 50m Freestyle, 1st 100m Freestyle, 2nd 50m Breaststroke
• Kasia Pitura – 13 years 1st 200m Breaststroke, 2nd 100m Breaststroke, 2nd 50m Breaststroke, 5th 200m IM
• Jess Melo – 15 years 1st 50m Backstroke, 2nd 200m Backstroke, 5th 50m Freestyle, 5th 100m Freestyle
• Jasmine Teng – 12 years 1st 800m Freestyle, 3rd 400m Freestyle, 3rd 400m IM, 6th 200m IM, 9th 200m Backstroke
• Ryan Bambach - 16 years 1st 100m Breaststroke, 1st 200m Breaststroke, 1st 50m Breaststroke, 4th 200m IM, 10th 100m Freestyle

Medallists:

Levi Anderson – 13 years 2nd 200m Breaststroke, 3rd 400m IM, 3rd 50m Breaststroke, 4th 100m Breaststroke, 6th 200m IM

Holly Hembling – 17 years 3rd 50m Breaststroke, 6th 200m IM

Sophia Tarrant – 12 years 2nd 50m Breaststroke, 4th 200m Breaststroke, 5th 100m Breaststroke

Martin Hembling – 14 years 2nd 200m Breaststroke, 4th 50m Breaststroke, 4th 100m Breaststroke, 6th 400m IM, 7th 200m IM

Finalists:

Matilda Grimson, Emmerson Nunn, Summer Johnston, Liyng Wong, Benjamin Wang, Maximus Truman, Lihwa Wong, Rafael Illeana, Elenor McGrath, Dylan Aspinall, Georgia Dunn, Knox Anderson, Lachlan Talbot, Holly Hembling, and Sacha Henrison.

These are some very incredible results and amazing accomplishments from the swimmers and coaches. Special congratulations go to Leny Grigor who was chosen as the swimmer of the Meet for his outstanding swim in the 400m IM and Cohen Tarrant named swimmer of the night through the week-long event for his record-breaking performances. Well done.