Mint Condition Racing at the Perth Candy Cane Invitational

Amanda Macdonald

Mint Condition Racing at the Perth Candy Cane Invitational


The Perth Candy Cane Invitational delivered a festive weekend of fast swimming with 48 swimmers representing ROCS over two days of competition.
 

The meet opened on Friday evening with a distance session, where many swimmers took on longer events for the first time. Saturday brought a high-energy shift to sprint racing, featuring 50s and 100s across all strokes.
 

Adding to the fun, swimmers enjoyed earning heat winner ribbons throughout the meet. The weekend also featured numerous personal best times, reflecting the swimmers’ hard work in practice. Each session wrapped up with exciting relay races, where teams finished strong and brought great energy to the end of the day.


Our swimmers delivered an outstanding number of top-three finishes throughout the weekend:

  • Finlay Boyes – πŸ₯‡ 50 Fly πŸ₯ˆ 50 Back
  • Robert Canney – πŸ₯ˆ 100 Breast, 50 Fly πŸ₯‰ 400 Free
  • Julian Chakra – πŸ₯ˆ 50 Breast
  • Ethan de Guzman – πŸ₯‰ 100 Breast, 100 IM
  • Clark Evangelidis – πŸ₯‡ 50 Free, 50 Breast πŸ₯ˆ 100 Free
  • Avery Hollingworth – πŸ₯‡ 400 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM
  • Eliot Hollingworth – πŸ₯‡ 100 Breast, πŸ₯‰ 100 Back, 100 IM
  • Nicholas Roddy – πŸ₯‰ 50 Back, 50 Breast
  • Ethan Sheppard – πŸ₯‡ 400 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly
  • Harry Turk-Misener – πŸ₯‡ 100 IM πŸ₯‰ 50 Free
  • Theo Weldon – πŸ₯ˆ 200 Free
  • Lilliane Blais – πŸ₯‡ 200 Free πŸ₯‰ 100 Back
  • Lucia Cziffra – πŸ₯‡ 100 Back πŸ₯ˆ 400 Free πŸ₯‰ 200 IM
  • Leah Davis – πŸ₯‡ 100 Breast πŸ₯ˆ 100 IM πŸ₯‰ 100 Fly
  • Spencer Day – πŸ₯‡ 50 Fly πŸ₯ˆ 100 IM πŸ₯‰ 50 Breast
  • Maisie Evangelidis – πŸ₯‡ 100 Breast, 100 IMπŸ₯ˆ 50 Breast
  • Maude Genest – πŸ₯‰ 50 Back, 100 Back
  • Charlotte Knarr – πŸ₯‰ 50 Back
  • Jacklyn Lahey – πŸ₯‡ 400 FreeπŸ₯ˆ 100 Back
  • Hailey Leonard – πŸ₯‡ 200 Free
  • Kayla Leonard – πŸ₯‡ 400 Free πŸ₯‰ 100 Free
  • Eleanor Leong – πŸ₯ˆ 100 Back
  • Mathilda Millar – πŸ₯‰ 100 Breast
  • Brooklyn Milo – πŸ₯ˆ 100 Breast, 100 Free
  • Edith Playford – πŸ₯‡ 100 Fly, 200 IM πŸ₯ˆ 100 Breast
  • Abigail Roberts – πŸ₯ˆ 50 Free, 100 Breast
  • Evelyne Robillard-Cardinal – πŸ₯‡ 50 Free, 100 IM πŸ₯‰ 100 Free
  • Lulu Salter – πŸ₯‡ 100 Back, 100 Fly πŸ₯‰ 100 IM
  • Anna-Maria Smart – πŸ₯‡ 50 Free, 100 Free πŸ₯ˆ 50 Fly
  • Georgie Turner – πŸ₯ˆ 50 Fly

Well done to all swimmers, coaches, and families for a fantastic meet! πŸŽ„πŸŠβ€β™€οΈπŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ