Gold Coast Relay Championships
Introducing the Team Gullivers Relay teams for 2023:
Isabel, Suah, Harper, Anneke, Mia, Ruby and
Byron, Ben, Jay B, Jay D
What a great day of competition but more than anything what a great display of team spirit ☺️
Congratulations to all the swimmers in their first ever relay champs and congratulations on everyone achieving new PB’s all round.
Somerset College Development Meet
Competing at Somerset is a highlight of the swim meet calendar. Incredible facilities, a great vibe and tough competition which helps Team Gullivers achieve their best.
Take a look at the summary below:
Placings
Jay B – 3rd 🥉 50m breaststroke
PB’s
Jay B, Suah, Jay D, Byron, Mia, Ashtiva, Ben R, Alexis
New Events
Jay B 200m Medley
Suah 100m breaststroke
Mia 50m breaststroke & 50m backstroke
Well done team! Nice to see those times decreasing as we hit a new season of long course events 🏊♂️ 🏊♀️
University of QLD SC Meet
What a sensational (and hot 🥵) day by the pool today as the Jay’s, Byron and Issy competed in the UQ short course transition meet.
The whole team achieved some new PB’s to be proud of and extra congratulations to Byron, Jay D and Jay B for their placings too!
🥈
Byron – 50m butterfly
🥉
Jay D – 50m butterfly
Jay D – 100m freestyle
Jay B – 100m freestyle
Emmanuel College SC Meet
What a big weekend for Team Gullivers at the Emmanuel College SC development meet yesterday. We had a big presence with lots of newbies joining Coach Bec for their first meet.
A great day was had by all and the team walked away with a stash of PB’s, medals and of course, fun with their new friends.
Here’s the summary:
Place getters
🥈 Kobe 25m backstroke
🥇 Kobe 25m butterfly
🥇Suah 25m freestyle
🥉Suah 25m backstroke
🥇 Suah 25m freestyle
🥉 Coupa 25m butterfly
🥉 Mia 25m breaststroke
🥉 Oliver 25m freestyle
🥉 Oliver 25m backstroke
🥉 Oliver 25m breaststroke
🥇 Zac 25m freestyle
🥇 Zac 25m backstroke
🥇 Zac 25m breaststroke
🥇 Zac 25m butterfly
🥉 Ruby 25m freestyle
🥉 Ruby 25m backstroke
🥉 Ruby 25m breaststroke
🥉 Ruby 25m butterfly
PB’s
Suah, Byron, Mia, Ruby, Ben R.
First timers
Kobe, Lucia, Maisie, Coupa, Kenna.
Well done team. We can’t wait to see you at the next meet.
Broadwater Sharks LC Transition Meet & Redlands LC Preparation Meet
This weekend saw Team Gullivers competing at both the Broadwater Sharks Transition Meet and the Redlands Preparation Meet, kicking off the commencement of long course season.
The whole team achieved some new PB’s while showing great promise for an exciting season ahead.
Here’s the summary:
🥇Gold Medal Swims🥇
Jay D – 50m butterfly
🥈Silver Medal Swims🥈
Jay B – 50m freestyle
Jay B – 50m breaststroke
🥉Bronze Medal Swims🥉
Jay D – 50m freestyle
Jay B – 50m butterfly
Ruby – 50m backstroke
Swimmers achieving new PB’s
Byron, Alexis, Jay B, Suah, Jay D, Ashtiva, Ruby.
Swimmers competing in their first long course event
Jocelyn, Ebony, Ben M, Ruby
Surfers Paradise Development Meet
What a sensational weekend for Team Gullivers! We had an awesome turn out with 16 of our swimmers bringing their A game to compete against 22 Gold Coast clubs at the Surfers Paradise Development Meet on Saturday.
The team went home with a swag of medals, most achieving new PB’s and we welcomed 4 new club members to their very first swim meet.
Some of the team were even privileged to meet Olympic swimmer David Morgan while getting a few tips for their next butterfly event!
Congratulations team!
25m PLACE GETTERS
Suah – silver medal 🥈 butterfly
Anneke – bronze medal 🥉 backstroke
Oliver – silver medal 🥈 breaststroke
Oliver – silver medal 🥈 freestyle
Oliver – bronze medal 🥉 backstroke
Ruby – gold medal 🥇 breaststroke
Ruby – gold medal 🥇backstroke
Ruby – silver medal 🥈 butterfly
Ruby – silver medal 🥈 freestyle
50m PLACE GETTERS
Jay B – bronze medal 🥉 butterfly
Jay B – bronze medal 🥉 freestyle
100m PLACE GETTERS
Jay B – bronze medal 🥉 100m freestyle
PB’s
Blake, Jay B, Suah, Byron, Mia, Ashtiva, Harper, Ben R, Alexis
First Meet
Jack, Oliver, Ben M, Sarah
And a special mention to Jay D and Anneke for a great performance despite 2 days of competition at the districts athletics carnival immediately beforehand. What a great effort!
If you are interested in your swimmer becoming part of the team, please visit www.gulliverscsc.com.au for more info or see one of the team when you’re next poolside
Gold Coast Short Course Championships
What a HUGE weekend for our champion swimmers who competed at the Gold Coast SC Championships.
We had 8 members of our team competing in 22 different events and the results were outstanding.
The entire team walked away having reached new PB’s to be proud of and our two superstar breaststrokers Jay B and Ashtiva scored themselves a bronze medal in their 50m breaststroke events.
Congratulations to everyone who competed and a special welcome to Ruby who competed at her very first event.
And lastly but importantly and MASSIVE thank you to our coaches Bec, Adrian (🙎♂️) , Zac and Pete who supported the team with expertise and such incredible support in the lead up.
Here’s the summary:
Jordy:
50m backstroke 0.14 sec PB
Jay B:
50m breaststroke 2.48 PB & 3rd place 🥉
50m butterfly 5.54 sec PB & top 4 finish
50m freestyle 1.53 sec PB & top 4 finish
Jay D:
50m backstroke
50m butterfly 2.94 sec PB & top 15 finish
Anneke:
50m backstroke
50m breaststroke
100m IM
50m freestyle & top 15 finish
Mia: (first series of 50m events)
50m backstroke
50m breaststroke
50m freestyle
Ashtiva:
50m backstroke 0.87 sec PB & top 15 finish
50m breaststroke 1.66 sec PB, 3rd place 🥉
50m butterfly 2.42 sec PB & top 15 finish
100m IM 1.28 sec PB & top 15 finish
50m freestyle 0.27 sec PB & top 15 finish
Isabelle:
50m breaststroke
Ruby: (first EVER swim meet)
50m breaststroke top 10 finish
50m breaststroke top 15 finish
50m freestyle top 5 finish
Annual Awards 2023
June 27th, 2023
May 9, 2023
March 11, 2023
4 events & 4 new PB’s 3 events & 2 new PB’s
4 events & 2 new PB’s 3 events & 3 MASSIVE PB’s 4 events & 4 solid swims as always 3 events & 1 new PB 4 events & 2 new PB’s 4 events & 4 new PB’sFebruary 26, 2023
Yesterday was a BIG one for team Gullivers with 20 of our swimmers competing at the Donald Swim Club SC Meet.
It was a challenging pool with some tough Brisbane competition and we are so proud of the team’s effort and achievements.
More than anything though, we are so proud of the team spirit and the support our swimmers provide to each other.
When they’re not swimming, our team is right there by the pool’s edge cheering, clapping and yahooing for their team mates. Maybe you even heard us from Coomera?? We certainly are a loud bunch!
Here’s the summary from the day:
Jordy 🏊♂️ 3 x new PB’s
Jay B 🏊♂️ 1 x new PB, 2nd 50m freestyle, 3rd 50m breaststroke 🥈🥉
Suah 🏊♀️3 x new PB’s
Jay D 🏊♂️ 3 x new PB’s, 2nd 25m breaststroke 🥈
Byron 🏊♂️ 2nd 50m butterfly 🥈
Anneke 🏊♀️ 3 new PB’s, 1st 25m backstroke, 3rd 50m backstroke, 1st 25m freestyle 🥇🥇🥉
Charlee 🏊♀️ 3rd 50m backstroke 🥉
Mia 🏊♀️ first swim meet and 4 new events
Ashtiva 🏊♀️ 2nd 25m butterfly 🥈
Harper 🏊♀️ 1st 25m butterfly, 3rd 50m butterfly, 2nd 25m freestyle 🥇🥈🥉
Paysen 🏊♀️ 4 new PB’s, 2nd 50m butterfly 🥈
Isabel 🏊♀️ 2 new PB’s
Ben 🏊♂️ 1 new event, 3 new PB’s
Brock 🏊♂️ 2 new PB’s, 2nd 50m backstroke, 3rd 50m butterfly 🥈🥉
Kobe 🏊♂️ 4 events and a brilliant butterfly against some very tough competition
Liam 🏊♂️ 3rd 50m breaststroke 🥉
Alexis 🏊♀️ strong and consistent swims in all 5 events
Zareah 🏊♀️ 2 new PB’s
Katelyn 🏊♀️ 1 new event,1 new PB
🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊♂️
February 19, 2023
Team Gullivers enjoyed another sensational day by the pool yesterday at the Helensvale National Qualifier at Coomera Anglican College.
We had 10 swimmers on board and 4 who were experiencing their very first meet with the club. So on behalf of us all, welcome to the team Kobe, Benjamin, Katelyn and Keith 👏 👏👏
Here’s the meet summary
🏊♂️ Jay B – 2nd 50m breaststroke, 3rd 50m freestyle 🥈🥉
🏊♀️ Suah – 3 x PB’s
🏊♂️ Byron – 3 PB’s
🏊♀️ Ashtiva – 4 x PB’s, 3rd 50m breaststroke, 3rd 100m IM 🥉🥉
🏊♂️ Keith – 2 new events
🏊♂️ Benjamin – 4 new events
🏊♂️ Brock – 1 PB
🏊♂️ Kobe – 4 new events
🏊♂️ Liam – 2 PB’s, 1st 50m backstroke, 1st 50m freestyle, 1st 50m breaststroke, 2nd 100m IM 🥇🥇🥇🥈
🏊♀️ Katelyn – 5 new events
🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊♂️
February 5, 2023
The Gullivers team enjoyed another day by the pool with 9 of our club swimmers competing at the Somerset LC School Qualifier Meet.
As always, the team gave it everything and we walked away incredibly proud of all their achievements.
Take a read over the summary below:
Jay B 🏊♂️ 2 PB’s + 1 new event, 1st 50m breaststroke, 2nd 100m freestyle, 2nd 50m freestyle 🥇🥈🥈
Suah 🏊♀️ 2 PB’s + 2 new events
Byron 🏊♂️ 1 PB
Charlee 🏊♀️ 4 new events
Ashtiva 🏊♀️ 2 PB’s, 2nd 50m breaststroke 🥈
Harper 🏊♀️ 2 PB’s, 3rd 50m butterfly 🥉
Isabel 🏊♀️ 4 PB’s
Alexis 🏊♀️ 1 PB
Zareah 🏊♀️ 1 PB
🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊♂️
January 26, 2023
What a way to spend Australia Day 🇦🇺
Today 4 of our club swimmers took part in the Australia Day SC meet at Waterworx Aquatic and it was a superb day by the pool (despite the heat 🥵).
Our team pulled off another batch of awesome PB’s , sensational finishes and a swag of medals!
Here’s the summary:
🏊♂️ Jordy 3 x PB’s and a bronze medal in 100m freestyle (and the $20 lucky lane prize!) 🥉
🏊♂️ Jay D 3 x PB’s and a bronze medal in 25m breaststroke 🥉
🏊♀️ Harper 2 PB’s and a gold medal in 50m butterfly🥇
🏊♂️ Jay B 3 x PB’s and 2 gold medals in 50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly as well as 2 silver medals for 50m freestyle and 25m backstroke!! 🥇🥇🥈🥈
Team, you’ve once again made us all proud with your outstanding achievements, commitment, enthusiasm and drive. Congratulations!!
🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊♂️
January 21, 2023
Well team, that’s a wrap for the 2023 Trinity Team Cup. What a day, what awesome swimming and what a HUGE lot of fun!!!
As always, our team outdid themselves with PB’s being fired in almost every swim and placings galore. We also got a special commendation for showing amazing team spirit (after a few mentions earlier in the day for cheering too LOUDLY!! 🙈)
Here’s the team summary:
🏊♂️ Jordy 2 x PB’s
🏊♂️ Jay B 3 x PB’s, 1x 2nd, 1 x 3rd 🥈🥉
🏊♀️ Suah 5 x new events
🏊♂️ Jay D 3 x PB’s, 2 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd 🥈🥈🥉
🏊♂️ Byron 2 x PB’s, 1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd 🥈🥉🥉
🏊♂️ London 4 x PB’s
🏊♀️ Anneke 3 x PB’s, 1 x 2nd🥈
🏊♀️ Ashtiva 1 x PB, 1 new event, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd 🥈🥉
🏊♀️ Harper 2 x PB’s, 1 x new event
🏊♀️ Isabelle 3 x PB’s, 1 x 2nd 🥈
🏊♀️ Alexis 3 x PB’s
🏊♀️ Zareah 3 x PB’st
🏊♂️ Liam with 6 x PB’s, 5 x 1st, 1 x 2nd 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈
🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊♂️
January 15, 2023
What a way to kick off the summer swim season of 2023!
Congrats to Suah, Byron, Alexis & Ashtiva on an awesome day by the pool.
Suah is the newest member of the team and took out a bronze medal in her first ever 50m butterfly event. What an achievement!!
Byron smashed more than 4 seconds and Alexis more than 15 seconds, off their 100m freestyle time in sensational swims.
Ashtiva scored herself a bronze medal for her 100m breaststroke 🥉, a 3 second PB in her 50m freestyle and completed her very first 200m individual medley. This is becoming a trend Ash!!
We are so proud of our team and can’t wait to see them all again next weekend at the Trinity Team Cup!!!
🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊♂️
January 14, 2023
Some of our talented young swimmers had the opportunity to attend the Junior Development Clinics at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre held by Swimming Gold Coast. The focus of the 2 hour clinics was starts, turns and dives which was perfectly timed for our busy Summer swim season.
🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊♂️
December 6, 2022
Saturday was the last of the swim meet’s for our team for 2022. The team was split with Byron and Jay B competing at the Ipswich Grammar School Transition meet and Alexis and Zareah competing at the Nudgee College Transition meet.
All swimmers gave it their all for their last event with another batch of PB’s from Jay B and Byron as well as Jay scoring 2nd place🥈 in the 25m breaststroke and 3rd in 25m freestyle🥉.
Well done team!
🏊♂️🏊♂️
November 26, 2022
At the end of November our team competed at the Rackley Hibiscus Transition Meet. The event was our best yet with everyone smashing their long course PB’s in the most perfect spring sunshine. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to wrap up a successful year of swimming.
Here’s the summary:
Jordan 🏊♂️ 5 events + 5 new pb’s
Blake 🏊♂️ 4 new events + silver medal 100m breaststroke 🥈
Jay B 🏊♂️ 4 events + 4 new PB’s + bronze medal 100m breaststroke + bronze medal 50m freestyle 🥉🥉
Scarlett 🏊♀️ 4 events + 4 new PB’s
Jay D 🏊♂️ 2 new PB’s
Byron 🏊♂️ 1 new event + 3 new PB’s
London 🏊♂️ 4 new events + 1 new PB
Anneke 🏊♀️ 4 new events
Ashtiva 🏊♀️ 5 new events + bronze medal in 50m breaststroke 🥉
Paysen 🏊♀️ 2 new events + 1 new PB
Brock 🏊♂️ 2 new events + 1 new PB
Liam 🏊♂️ 2 new events + 1 new PB + gold medal in 100m breaststroke + silver medal 50m breaststroke + silver medal 100m freestyle 🥇🥈🥈
🏊♂️🏊♀️🏊♂️
November 20, 2022
The Gullivers team competed today (in the heat ☀️ ) at the sensational Somerset Development Meet.
And what a day it was!
The entire team was on fire producing PB’s left, right and centre and our newcomer Ashtiva was the superstar of the meet placing 1st in all 5 of her events!!
Thanks too to coach Bec and coach Mel for their support today as well. Your help and guidance is priceless ❤️
Here’s the wrap up for the day:
🏊♂️ Jordy – 5 events and 5 PB’s
🏊♂️ Jay B – 3 events and 3 PB’s
🏊♀️ Scarlett – 4 events and 4 PB’s
🏊♂️ Jay D – 2 PB’s and 1 new event
🏊♂️ Byron – 2 PB’s and 1 new event
🏊♂️ Seojun – 1st race meet with 3 events
🏊♀️ Anneke – 1 PB and 3 new events
🏊♀️ Ashtiva (our superstar of the day) – 1st race meet and 5 wins!!🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
🏊♀️ Harper – 3 new events
🏊♂️ Brock – 2 PB’s
