Kootingal Moonbi Swimming Club will take a team brimming with first-timers to the 2021 NSW Country Championships.
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Of the six Kooty swimmers competing at the champs in 2021, Emily Deasey is the only one to have competed there before.
It will be the first time for Eve Cannon, Caitlin Grobler, Jaime Grobler, Colbie Butler and Jack Mitchell.
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The kids have been training a minimum of three times a week in preparation and coach Graham Johnstone said they were all "super excited" to compete.
"They have been attending a few carnivals the last few weeks with some great swims getting them primed to do their best," he said.
Caitlin will compete in the 11-12 years 50 free as well as the 10-12 years 200 free relay alongside Colbie, Jaime and Eve.
Caitlin will "most likely" anchor the relay after she gave it a test run on the weekend.
"It was my first time swimming last [in the relay] last weekend at the Armidale area championships and it was the best swim I've done for a while," Caitlin said.
The country championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre from Friday to Sunday. Caitlin said it was "pretty cool but kind of stressful" to be competing on the big stage and has her eyes set on returning there after this weekend.
Caitlin is just 11 milliseconds off a state qualifying time for the 50 metres butterfly and still has a couple chances to swim the time.
Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
