Hundreds of swimmers and spectators flocked to the pools at the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre for the first day of Swimming WA’s 2018 Country Pennants meet on Saturday.
The two-day long event is one of the largest on the Swimming WA calendar, and pits up and coming swimmers from country regions around the state against each other in hundreds of heats and finals.
Both the Mandurah Swimming Club and Peel Aquatic Club have teamed up to host the event, with volunteers from each of the local swim clubs on deck to at the pool.
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It’s the first time in the Country Pennants’ 59-year history that Mandurah has hosted the event.
Swimmers arrived at the centre early on Saturday morning, with the meet to wrap up on Sunday afternoon after an intense two days of racing.
Visit swimmingwa.com.au for more information.
A full report of the meet and a wrap-up on how the Peel region’s local clubs fared will be available at mandurahmail.com.au on Monday.
Justin Rake
Sports journalist for the Mandurah Mail, Australian Community Media, Fairfax Media.
Sports journalist for the Mandurah Mail, Australian Community Media, Fairfax Media.
