Swimming Australia Coach Alan Thompson reflects on the significant results of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and prepares for the long road to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Swimming Australia has announced that Open SC, Age and Open Water Swimming Championships will take place in Perth during 2007 and 2008.

In the last leg of the last event on the last day of aquatic competition Eamon Sullivan touched the wall for the Australian Men’s only non EAD Gold swimming medal of the Commonwealth Games.

The last day of the Commonwealth Games aquatic program has plenty for WA swimmers with final berths in the Men’s 50m and 1500m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke and Women’s 400m IM.

Travis Nederpelt has added Bronze to his Silver Commonwealth Games tally following a hard fought Men’s 400m IM last night in Melbourne.

Aqua Attacks Peter D’Agostino kicked off the first event of the 2006 Summer Sprints with new WA All Time and WA Residential records in the Boy’s 12yrs & Under 100m Butterfly as West Coast finished on top of the medal tally.

Australia’s swimmers had plenty of competition for the first Medals of the Commonwealth Games last night as Scotland scooped the pool to finish on top of the Aquatic Medal tally claiming 2 Gold to Australia’s 1 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze.

The first morning of competition at the Commonwealth Games has WA’s Travis Nederpelt and Lara Carroll through to the Finals tonight when Eamon Sullivan will swim the 100m Freestyle Relay.

The 2006 Commonwealth Games begin tomorrow at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre promising plenty of swimming action as Australia’s squad comprising six from WA hit the water.

Swan Hills Swimming Club hosted the 3rd Annual SunSmart JUNIOR NOVICE INVITATION SWIM MEET at Swan Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday afternoon 25th February 2006. Mums, Dads and over 100 excited young swimmers arrived to settle in for a fun, gentle introduction to competitive swimming in a relaxed family environment.

The 2006 Club Premiership competition was again a success with all clubs showing the depth and strength of their teams.

Swimming WA members have performed admirably in the 2006 Rottnest Channel Swim with City of Perth’s Melissa Benson the first female swimmer to finish, with five Swimming WA members finishing in the top 10.

Swimming WA today farewells Courtney Jobe who has been with the association for the past twelve months on an AFL sports ready traineeship.

Victoria, Canada will host five WA swimmers and two coaches as members of the Australian Swimming Squad for the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships this August.

Following one of the most memorable national swimming championships in recent times with World and Commonwealth Records tumbling West Coast has asserted itself as one of the power houses of Australian swimming.

The Australian Commonwealth Games Association last night announced a 53 strong Australian Swimming Team comprising 6 WA swimmers and 3 coaches to compete in Melbourne this March.

Jeremy McClure, Mark Riley, Adam Lucas and Travis Nederpelt all medalled on Day 5 of the 2006 Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne last night with Eamon Sullivan qualifying second for the 50m Free final tonight.

Travis Nederpelt and Adam Lucas wrote another chapter to their 400m IM tussles overnight at the Commonwealth Games trials with Travis having the endurance to take the race over the final 50m.

The Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne continue to showcase WA swimming talent as Sally Foster medalled in the 200m Breaststroke and West Coast moved to third on the overall club points table.

Arena’s Jeremy Tidy was WA’s only medallist on day 2 of the Commonwealth Games Trials in Melbourne picking up Silver in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley (MD) as Sullivan, Piper and Riley set themselves up for Finals in the 50m Butterfly and 100m Breaststroke.