13/04/2026
Two Chris's went the [market] State.
Unfortunately one Chris "Lockie " Lock had to retire with an injury. The other Chris "froglet" Sefton went on to glory.
Here's what Lockie had to say-
State LC Championships this year had a whopping 388 swimmers hit the pool this weekend!
The previous record was 383 set 20 years ago in 2006!
Both Christine Sefton and I entered five individual events each over the weekend.
Christine had an absolutely outstanding meet—five terrific swims resulting in 4 gold medals, along with 2 personal bests and 2 very close PBs. A fantastic effort!
Her events were:
200m Freestyle
100m Breaststroke
50m Freestyle
200m Breaststroke
50m Breaststroke
After her Sunday morning 200m Breaststroke (another gold!), Christine summed it up perfectly:
"I was exhausted… legs, arms, lungs burning."
…which I think we can all agree is the sign of a job very well done!
As for me… well, I managed a perfect taper—just unfortunately a bit too perfect. The night before the meet I re-ruptured a healing skin tear on my leg, which ruled me out of both racing and the Masters Swimming NSW dinner (clearly my body decided rest was more important than either swimming or socialising!).
So no pool time for me this year—but I did at least get to practice my spectating skills.
Oh well… always next year—hopefully with less drama and more swimming!
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