2008-2009 Highlights
- Six swimmers represented the Club at the Australian Age Swimming Championships of which three were finalists and two won medals.
- Nineteen medals, three gold, eleven silver and five bronze medals at the Victorian Long Course State Championships.
- Thirteen medals, four gold, three silver and six bronze at the Victorian Age Short Course Championships.
- Twelve swimmers competed at the Hazelwood Open Water Meet, with seven firsts, two seconds and one third place.
2009 Australian Age Championships
| Silver | Emma Niere | 200 m Butterfly |
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| Bronze | Sarah Roberts |
100 m Breaststroke 200 m Breaststroke |
| Finalists | Ben Holland |
100 m Freestyle 200 m Freestyle |
| Emma Niere | 100 m Butterfly | |
| Team |
Samantha Fynmore Ben Holland Sarah Roberts |
Wai-Ming Leung Emma Niere Luca Lea-Vestic |
2009 Victorian Long Course State Championships
| Gold | Sarah Roberts | 100 m Breaststroke |
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| Emma Niere |
100 m Butterfly 200 m Butterfly |
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| Silver | Ben Fynmore |
100 m Backstroke 200 m Butterfly |
| Samantha Fynmore |
100 m Freestyle 200 m Freestyle 100 m Backstroke 200 m Backstroke 100 m Butterfly 200 m Butterfly |
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| Luka Lea Vestic | 200 m Breaststroke | |
| James Macri | 200 m Butterfly | |
| Sarah Roberts | 200 m Breaststroke | |
| Bronze | Luka Lea-Vestic | 100 m Breaststroke |
| Emma Niere |
100 m Backstroke 200 m Backstroke 200 m Individual Medley |
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| Samantha Fynmore | 100 m Breaststroke | |
| Highlights | Emma Niere |
13-18 years Female Swimmer of the Meet |
| 12/under Blue Fin Team | 4th Victorian Club on point score |
2009 Victorian Age Championships Squad
2009 Victorian Age Group Sprint Championships
| Gold | Samantha Fynmore | 50 m Backstroke |
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| Sarah Roberts | 50 m Breaststroke | |
| Luka Lea-Vestic | 50 m Breaststroke | |
| Silver | Ben Holland | 50 m Freestyle |
| Highlights | In addition to the medals above, nine swimmers placed in the top ten of their finals races | |
Open Water Swimming
Season 2008-2009 saw the Blue Fin Coaches embark on an addition to the usual program – Open Water Swimming. To familiarise swimmers with the varying conditions encountered in open water swimming a training program led by Coach Josh Rix began in late September 2008 for about six weeks. We then went onto participate in the Hazelwood Open Water Meet and the Engine Open Water Swim Series.
Hazelwood Open Water Meet
| 1 km swim | Anna Coldham | 1st, 13-15 years |
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| Maidie Laidlaw | 1st, 20-29 years | |
| Sarah Roberts | 1st, 10-12 years | |
| Lucy Welsh | 6th, 10-12 years | |
| 3 km swim | Ben Holland | 1st, 13-15 years |
| Melinda Kemp (parent) | 1st in age group | |
| James Macri | 2nd, 10-12 years | |
| Emma Niere | 1st, 13-15 years | |
| Joshua Rix (Coach) | 1st in age group | |
| Luka Lea-Vestic | 3rd, 10-12 years | |
| 5 km swim | Bec Sampson | 22nd, 13-15 years |
Blue Fin Hazelwood Team
