The Coleambally Swimming Club had a successful venture to Griffith for the 2018 SISA Newman Shield Championship held recently.
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Riley Perkins and Xavier Jones were the busiest competitors for the boys while Alana Jones and Charlize Perkins were in and out of the pool for most of the day as well.
Perkins picked up two second-placed finished in 10 years and under boys 100m breaststroke and 100m backstroke while also competing in the 10 years boys 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and 50m breaststroke.
Xavier Jones had a good day in the 9 years boy category and finished with a first place in 50m backstroke, a second place finish in 50m backstroke and a third in 50m breaststroke.
For the girls, Alana Jones was the best performer as she competed well in the 11 years girls age group as she picked up a third-place finish in the 100m backstroke while finishing in the top ten placings in 50 backstroke and 100m breaststroke.
Charlize Perkins also had a busy day with her best result seeing her finish fourth in the 8 years and under girls 50m breaststroke.
In the final team event for the day the Coleambally side finished seventh in the mixed 12 years and under 300m freestyle relay.