4th May 2021 3:27 PM
A Lockyer schoolgirl is hot on the heels of Olympic swimming greats having secured two Olympic trial qualifying times.
Jordan Webster, a Year 12 at Lockyer District State High School, will race against the best backstrokers in the country in June as she vies for a position on the Australian Olympic team.
The 17-year-old secured her position in the Olympic Trials with a 1.02.62 swim in the 100m backstroke, and a 2.15.96 in the 200m backstroke at the Queensland School Swimming carnival.
She also came home with a third in the 100m freestyle, second in the 50m freestyle and gold in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke and set multiple new Queensland records on the day.
Troy Carlson in South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre where he won Gold and Australian Champion in the 100m butterfly on April 19, 2019
Her time in the national 100m won her a silver medal at what was her first nationals meet.
Troy Carlson won gold in the 18-19 50m freestyle with a time (22.57 seconds) that’s currently ranked the sixth fastest in Australia heading into the Olympic trials.
The 18-year-old also finished with a bronze medal in the 200m butterfly.
Former Grammar pupil and now Sunshine Coast University student Lucy Dring finished with two medals, a silver in the 200m butterfly and bronze in the 200m individual medley in the 17-18 age group.
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Her sun-kissed skin was practically glowing as she raised her arms in the air for two photos, which only emphasised her rock-hard abs and muscular arms.
Marloe - who has been dating Miley Cyrus ex since December 2020 - whisked her hair into a casual bun, and appeared to go make-up free for the occasion.
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Confirming her whereabouts, Cody s younger sister Alli Simpson commented on the snap: Who looks that good in quarantine.
Cody returned Down Under to progress his swimming career, in the hopes he will one day take part in the Olympics.
2021 Australian Swimming Championships held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre on Sunday (April 18) in Australia.
The 24-year-old singer and athlete showed off his swimming skills in the Mens 50m Butterfly competition, and made to the finals, where he placed 9th.
“I’m still trying to figure out how to put it all together, still a little rusty out of quarantine. I wasn’t sure if I was going to race this week but figured I’d do the 50m just to start swinging the arms over and see how it goes,”
Cody shared in an interview with the
Sydney Morning Herald. “I was happy to make a final in my first week back. That’s good enough for me at the moment.”