Rachel beats all comers

Rachel Wood, 11, from Woy Woy Swim Club has broken the NSW Allcomers record by 21 seconds in the 800m freestyle with her time of 10 minutes and 15 seconds in a Sydney carnival at Homebush last month.

Rachel also competed in two surf carnivals in October, winning all her individual age group events in surf swim, board and iron-person as well as medalling in a number of team events.

She has recently been selected to represent the Central Coast Surf Lifesaving Branch for the water events in her age group for the InterBranch Surf Carnival on the weekend of December 11 and 12 to be held at The Lakes.

"They only take three athletes for each gender in each age group, so to be selected is a high achievement," said Woy Woy Swim Club publicity officer Ms Sandra Wood.

Woy Woy Swim Club has two other members, Claire Gaffney and Teigan Miller, both from Umina, who were also selected to represent the Central Coast Branch Team in their age group for water events.

Their next swimming event will be on the weekend of December 4 and 5, when club members will compete in the Coast and Valley Branch Summer Championships at Mingara.

Email, 5 Nov 2010 Sandra Wood, Woy Woy Swim Club