The Kootingal Moonbi Swimming Club didn't let the weather rain on their parade, too much, on the weekend.
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The club held a carnival on Sunday and rain fell throughout the day but only two events - the 100 backstroke and freestyle relays - weren't run.
And the carnival was well attended with 165 swimmers from 21 clubs turning out.
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"We didn't have many pull-outs. We thought with the weather there might have been a few," Kooty coach Graham Johnstone said.
"You always get a couple on the day but there was only one or two at the start and everyone stuck around at the end.
"The dash for cash was the highlight with everyone screaming around the pool."
The prizes for those races were shared around as well with the winners coming from six different clubs.
Wee Waa, Inverell, Tenterfield, Coolah, Gunnedah and Kootingal all registered winners in the dash for cash races.
The carnival doubled as a tune-up for the Kooty swimmers before their club championships.
The swimmers claimed over 120 medals and swam a bunch of personal bests including Emily Deasey who scored a state qualifying time for the 16 years 100 butterfly.
The club championships will be happening on Friday evening and Sunday morning.
Johnstone expected some fast times to be swum.
"They're getting better by the day," Johnstone said of his swimmers.
"I was going through the club records and I reckon we'll go close to knocking off 30 records."
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