MANY Wyndham and Footscray swimmers won medals at the Victorian Sprint Championships last weekend at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

All events at the meet were 50 metres, making for a mad dash to get onto the podium in every event.

Karlene Pircher from Hoppers Crossing Swimming Club won gold in the women’s 12 year old final with a time of 35.42 seconds, which was her personal best and was the best on record for a 12 year old at the event.

Karlene also took out bronze in the 12 year old backstroke (33.76 seconds), before just missing a medal in the butterfly for her age group, despite recording a personal best time (32.70 secs).

Footscray Swimming Club’s Lushavel Stickland also had an enjoyable meet, winning gold in the women’s 11 and under freestyle with a time of 28.80.

Lushavel snared two silver medals in the breaststroke and butterfly, with times of 38.49 and 32.65 in the final respectively.

Paris Vasta from Wyndham City Sharks was right on Lushavel’s tail in the breastroke event, claiming bronze with a 39.82 second swim.

Lushavel’s teammate John Ooi also medalled at the event, taking home bronze in the 11 year old freestyle event with a time of 29.74.

Ooi also came fifth in the breaststroke in his age group.

Vasta’s teammate Madelyne Scott also put in some brave performances at the meet, finishing eighth in the 11 and under freestyle event and finished sixth in the butterfly event, less than a second off Stickland’s second placing.