WA’s best swimmers gearing up for annual Albany Short Course meet at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre

Some of WA’s most talented swimmers will hit the water in Albany this weekend for the annual Albany Short Course Carnival, hosted by the Albany Swim Club. A total of 147 athletes are registered to swim at the meet with more than 24 clubs taking part from across WA at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre. The event has attracted 1008 individual entries, including a total of 42 relay teams, and 39 athletes will be competing under the ASC banner. Albany Swim Club head coach Nola Osborne said they were expecting a high level of swimming from an extensive list of clubs. “We’ve got good numbers coming from all over the State so it gives our kids a good opportunity to race against the best,” she said. “It is a big drawcard for swimmers from different clubs to come down and see Albany. “The swimmers can still get their qualifying times at this event for State meets which are coming up. “It starts on Saturday at roughly midday, and Dennis Wellington and Rebecca Stephens are coming down to do the opening and kick it off. “It will go through to Saturday afternoon and then start at 8am on Sunday and go right through to whenever we finish. “The committee has been working hard behind the scenes to put it all together so it should be a really good weekend.” The ASC will be out to replicate some of the same success in last year’s edition, with swimmers Ashton Henrickson and Megan Pascoe each winning finals in their age divisions