LAURIETON swimmer Bailey Whitton has returned from the Australian championships with a strong result.
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The venue is outdoors and open to all weather with the first part of the championships wet and cold before it progressed to 30-degree weather.
In total 22 swimmers from 11 clubs in the Swimming North Coast area swum in the 62 events.
Competition at this level is fierce and swimmers do well to qualify for the events.
Some of the swimmers had multiple events and others just had their pet event.
The following is the medal tally for these swimmers and also those swimmers lucky to qualify for a final.
Bevan Smith (Taree): 9th 100 back, 10th 200 back
Bailey Whitton (Laurieton) 10th 100m butterfly, 14th 100m freestyle, 16th 50m freestyle, 36th 200m freestyle and 30th 200m individual medley.