O'Connor Catholic College had five athletes representing the College at the Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) Swimming Championships held at Homebush, Sydney on Monday.
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All students train with Harwood Swimming in Armidale.
College Captain Lara Moloney swam strongly, placing third in the 17+ Girls 100m Backstroke, which was the first of two medals she won.
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Lara achieved another podium finish with a bronze medal in the 17+ Girls 50m Backstroke.
Isabella McKay swam well achieving a number of personal best times in the Girls 13 Years age group and Ben Kaberry represented the College in the 13 Years Boy's 50m Freestyle at his first State CCC Championships.
No doubt feeding off the inspiration of her older role model's bronze medal, Aleesha Stuart swam a great race to win one of her own, placing third in the 12 years Girls 100m Freestyle.
Later in the day she would back this up with a gold medal win in the 50m Backstroke event. Aleesha also gained fourth place in the 50m Freestyle.
Lily Lorimer also showed that she could excel in the Backstroke event placing second in the 13yrs age category of the 50m event as well as fourth place in the 50m Freestyle.
All medal holders will now have the opportunity to compete at NSW State All Schools on May 28 in Sydney.
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