What a weekend of racing at the 2026/27 Melbourne Sprints, held at MSAC on 24–25 October! Our team of 23 swimmers came away with 40 personal bests, 10 new state qualifying times, three medals and two new National Age qualifying times. A fantastic effort from everyone who stepped up to race! 🏊💚💙
Across the meet, DTSC swimmers dropped a combined 27.43 seconds from their personal bests.
Finals highlights
Four DTSC swimmers returned for finals, producing nine finals swims and three podium finishes. 🏆
Alyssa (12) had a busy finals session, racing all four strokes. She claimed bronze in the 50m butterfly in 29.82 and backed it up with another bronze in the 50m freestyle in 28.72! She also finished 4th in the 50m backstroke in 32.70 and 8th in the 50m breaststroke in 36.99. An outstanding set of swims across the board, Alyssa! 🥉
Yibei (Jasper) (13) showed his speed in the 50m backstroke, touching in 30.52 to claim bronze. He then came within reach of another podium in the 50m freestyle, finishing 4th in 26.44. Well done, Jasper! 🥉
Ian (13) also lined up for two finals, finishing 7th in the 50m breaststroke in 34.48 before coming home in 27.21 for 6th in the 50m freestyle. Great work, Ian! 💪
Ashleigh (17) rounded out our finalists with an 8th-place finish in the 50m breaststroke in 39.51. Fantastic to see you representing DTSC in the final, Ashleigh! 👏
National Age qualifying times
A special congratulations to Jasper in the 50m backstroke (30.52) and Alyssa in the 50m freestyle (28.72) for achieving National Age qualifying times! A wonderful reward for the work they have been putting in at training. 🇦🇺
Six new club records
The fast swimming also brought six new club records across the weekend! 🏆
- Alyssa set new records in the 50m butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.
- Ian set a new record in the 50m butterfly.
- Yibei (Jasper) set a new record in the 50m backstroke.
Congratulations to all three swimmers on adding their names to the club record books!
A whole-team effort
From our finalists to everyone chasing a new PB or state time, congratulations to every swimmer who raced and supported their teammates throughout the meet. It was fantastic to see such a strong DTSC team on pool deck.
Huge thanks to Coach Darren and Club Captain Thomas for their support and encouragement throughout the weekend, and to our families and volunteers for helping make it all possible.
Let's go DTSC! 💙💚