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Maitland swimmers stroke their way to victory at regional meet

03 Mar 10 | More than 800 students took part in the Hunter School Sports Association’s Secondary Regional Swimming Carnival at Maitland yesterday.

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Swimmers scoop the pool, add to awards

02 Mar 10 | Maitland swimmers Maddi Elliott, Matthew Roberts, Hayley Bard and Sam Parker have added more medals to their ever-growing collections.

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Junior swimmers vie for State glory

15 Jan 10 | Teamwork will be the key to success for Kurri Kurri’s Y Valley Aquatic Club when its swimmers take to the pool for the 2010 NSW State 10-Under-12 Years Age Championships this weekend.

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Swimmer rules pool with golden strokes

13 Jan 10 | Matthew Roberts swept the pool at the NSW State Age Championships last week. The 16 year old won gold in the 50 metre and 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly.

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Roberts has medals in sights for 2010

03 Jan 10 | This time last year Matt Roberts had returned from his first major international meet at the Pacific School Games in Canberra with three gold medals, a silver and a NSW State age record.

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Roberts flies flag as only Australian male to medal

18 Dec 09 | Lochinvar lapper Matthew Roberts has returned home from the World School Games in Qatar earlier this week as the sole male on the Australian team with a medal draped around his neck.

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Flying high

01 Dec 09 | Over a 14 hour period on any given day, Matt Roberts has swum countless laps of the pool during two training sessions, attended school and demolished a stack of Weet-Bix. |

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20 Oct 09 | Ann Campbell was 57 when she took the plunge into competitive swimming. Three years later the late bloomer has more than found her rhythm in the pool, taking on the world and winning at the 2009 World Masters Games last week.

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Maddie’s golden dash from pool to the track

15 Oct 09 | Seconds after winning her sixth gold medal in the pool at the inaugural Australian Youth Paralympic Games Maddie Elliott slipped out of the water, donned her running shoes and made a mad dash down the road to the athletics track.

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Golden girl scoops the Perth pool

24 Sep 09 | She may not have the size and she may not have the stature but Maddie Elliott has swimming talent and she has turned it into gold.

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Roberts betters Olympian’s 1998 record

22 Jul 09 | Maitland-based swimmer Matthew Roberts has eclipsed the record of one of Australia’s most decorated athletes. Roberts, 15, bettered the time of five time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe at the NSW Country Short Course Championships at Homebush on the weekend.

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