Doncaster 40+ Newsletter
Victorian Relay Championships
This week was the Victorian Relay Championships, and Doncaster performed magnificently. With David Firth injured, no records were broken, but the M40 teams won both sprint relays and achieved a second in the medley relay. The women, who have never fielded a team in the past, did equally well with a first and third.
Welcome to Adrian Patti and Justin Botha for their debut in the DAC 40+ team!
W40
4×100 (Charmaine Smith, Colleen Kelly, Allison Parrott, Laura McLennan) 67.64 (1st) (new record)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsKoxL4ZQWc&t=1s
Medley (Kim Peak, Allison Parrott, Colleen Kelly, Laura McLennan) 5:49.38 (3rd) (new record)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbP_IsYuIYk
M40
4×100 (Warren Hattwich, Campbell McLennan, Justin Botha, Paul Mierisch) 50.57 (1st)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=692-IpLzXtY
4×400 (Warren Hattwich, Campbell McLennan, Adrian Patti, Paul Mierisch) 3:58.22 (1st)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB60atKJMF4
4×1500 (Adrian Patti, Stuart McLay, Mark Purser, Leighton Kearney) 20:14.26 (4th)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2S6zCLvkkM
Medley (Warren Hattwich, Justin Botha, Paul Mierisch, Campbell McLennan) 3:58.01 (2nd) (new record)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXhxwyjVSbQ&t=189s
M50
4×100 (Graham Ford, Mark Purser, James Finch, Darryl Kilmartin) 60.62 (2nd)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=692-IpLzXtY
Medley (Graham Ford, James Finch, Stuart McLay, Darryl Kilmartin) 5:24.08 (4th) (new record)
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFADbiO9lhM
Country Championships
Three Doncaster athletes went to Ballarat the previous weekend for the Country Championships and did Doncaster proud. Paul Mierisch finally cracked the twelve second barrier, unfortunately with a strong tailwind.
AVSL returns to Doncaster this week, so make sure you get your entries in!
40+ Team Manager
Campbell McLennan
0414 533 677