Tag: Australia Swimming Championships

Christian Taylor, Drummoyne Swimming Club champion (and PLC Croydon Swim Club team member), has been mixing it with the big guns of Australian swimming at the Australian Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast.

Christian put in some stellar performances and now has the chance to fight it out for Olympic selection at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide in June.

Christians results were:

• 50m backstroke – placed 11th in the 18-21 year age group – Time of 27.46s

• 100m backstroke – placed 6^th in the final of the 18-19 year age group – Time of 58.20s (qualifies him to swim at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide in June)

• 200m backstroke – placed 9^th in the final of the 18-19 year age group – Time of 2.10.85

• 100m freestyle – placed 16^th in 18-19 year age group – Time of 52.67

• 50m freestyle – placed 15^th in 18-19 year age group – Time of 23.88s

Congratulations to Christian and the Taylors!

Congratulations to Christian Taylor on an outstanding performance at the recent 2019 Australian Age Championships in Adelaide.

Christian achieved a PB (Personal Best) in each of his events and achieved the following results:

• 100m Freestyle: 53:42s, beating his PB by 1.14s, ranking 21st.
• 50m freestyle: 24:39s, beating his PB by 0.71s, ranking 18th 
• 200m Backstroke 2:11:82, beating his PB by 2.36s, ranking 15th
• 100m Backstroke: 58:82s, beating his PB by 1.16s, ranking 7th in the Final 

Christian is motivated to achieve even greater swimming success and now has his target set on the 2020 Nationals in Perth.

We’re very proud to have you as a member of Drummoyne Swimming Club, Christian, and wish you all the best for your future swimming success!

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