Event Wrap Up - UniSport Nationals Swimming Championships
Author: Samuel Tancred
Of the 7 student-athletes that UniSA sent to Sydney Olympic Park for the UniSport National Swimming Championships, a total of 4 medals were awarded. Two to the same person!
Between the 9th and 11th of May, our UniSA student-athletes, supported remotely by their team manager and UniSA alumni, Andrew Truong, descended upon Homebush, NSW. The students were there for one of many standalone championship events that UniSport Australia hosts throughout the year.
With a gold and silver medal performance from Emily White, and two more silver medals for Jasmin Fullgrabe and Luc Lindsay, UniSA stood firm at 12th on the overall leaderboard for swimming at the conclusion of the event.
Our medallists also came away with several top-ten finishes, even cracking the top five in a few races.
Aside from the medals that UniSA collected from the event, the student-athletes that did not place still managed to put up a good fight, placing in the top 20 in six different races.
Partnering with Swimming NSW to facilitate this event in the iconic Sydney Olympic Park, UniSport hosted a litany of Australia’s student swimming talent.
UniSport is the peak governing body of the UniSport Nationals Competition, that offers the opportunity for the more than one million student representatives of the 43 member universities that constitute the championships.
Full list of the UniSA student-athlete results - congratulations to all team members!
Student Athlete | Result |
Ethan Crook | 16th – 50m Freestyle, 21st – 100m Freestyle, 11th – 50m Butterfly |
Jasmin Fullgrabe | 2nd – 100m Butterfly MC, 3rd – 400m freestyle MC, 4th – 50m freestyle MC |
William Gaertner | 14th – 100m Breastroke, 11th – 50m Breastroke, 12th – 200m Freestyle, 34th – 50m Butterfly |
Guan Lin Ong | 37th – 50m Freestyle, 37th – 50m Butterfly |
Luc Lindsay | 2nd – 800m Freestyle, 4th – 400m Freestyle |
Darcy Tsamaidis | 22nd – 100m butterfly, 14th – 200m butterfly, 29th – 50m butterfly |
Emily White | 1st – 200m Individual Medley, 2nd – 800m Freestyle, 4th – 200m Butterfly, 6th – 200m Freestyle, 9th – 100m Butterfly |
Reference List:
About UniSport Australia. (n.d.). UniSport. https://www.unisport.com.au/about
UniSport Nationals. (n.d.). UniSport Australia. https://www.unisport.com.au/nationals