DIDN'T the swimming club go out with a bang last week when no less than seven Walcha "world records" were registered on presentation day.
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Club president Angus Warden sliced over six seconds off the open 100m freestyle time previously held by Dean Hancock since 1984 when he stopped the clock in 1 minute 04.88 seconds.
His son Hamish lowered the 10 years boys 50m backstroke held by Henry King since 1997 by over two seconds in 44.16 seconds.
His daughter Jemma broke her 12 years 50m butterfly record for the fifth time this season after originally bettering the record that had been held by Chloe Mackaway since 2013.
The new record is 36.84 seconds.
In the open 200m freestyle, Chyna Smith took over four seconds off her own time in 2 minutes 39.08 seconds.
Bella Hayton lowered her own 10 years girls 50m butterfly time to 43.72 seconds, while Poppy McLaren bettered her 12 years 50m backstroke record which now stands at 41.72 seconds.
Poor old Dean Hancock lost two records on the same day after Thomas Micallef smashed his 16 years boys 200m freestyle time held since 1984 by over five seconds.
Thomas Micallef stopped the clock in 2 minutes 39.03 seconds to set the new record.