THE Busselton and Margaret River swimming clubs joined forces on the weekend to test their racing skills and recognise the achievements of their top young swimmers.
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Forty swimmers aged between seven and 17 participated in a Personal Best Challenge at the Geographe Leisure Centre where swimmers got to experience a competition environment and improve on their previous performances.
Swimmers from the newly formed Margaret River Swimming Club then joined the Busselton swimmers for a breakfast where 11 talented young athletes were presented with Australian Junior Excellence Program Awards.
The JX Awards recognise swimmers aged nine to 13 who attained excellent results during the 2013-2014 long course season.
Overall, Busselton Swimming Club had 20 past and present swimmers achieve a JX Award. The swimmers who received their awards at Saturday’s event were Hannah Greenfield, Cara Viljoen, Hannah Taylor, Diz Morrant, Sarah Van Den Berg, Tessa Viljoen, Ryan Van Den Berg, Angus Johnston-Walker, Maddy Johnston-Walker and Piper Williams.
Also receiving her JX award on the day was former Busselton member, and current Margaret River swimmer, Ester Pedrick.