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Young DSA swimmers bring
back wins from Aussie Meets
DSA Swimmers participated The 2019 Asia-Pac Super Splash DSA swimmers were not exposed to and
at the Asia-Pac Super two day Swim Meet was held in had to take the immense heat in their
Splash and WA State Age Perth, Western Australia on 14-15 stride. The training sessions in the heat
Swimming Championships December. The Meet is an international was very hot for the swimmers but they
event to provide emerging swimmers an had the opportunity to train in both the
opportunity to represent their country. outdoor and indoor environments. The
hosts were very welcoming and that
Open to swimmers aged 9 helped the swimmers stay focused on
years to Open, this event their events. The oppressive heat did
beckoned the young not affect their performances as the
swimmers of DSA swimmers won a host of medals to bring
to have their home.
taste of overseas
competitive
participation.
A small team of
DSA swimmers
and coaches arrived
at the world-class HBF
Stadium sport complex,
which is the only venue
to host two FINA World
Swimming Championships
in Australia. The Stadium
3 Olympic size pools,
one indoor and two
outdoor are built to
cater high-performance
use, and has geothermal
heating system to ensure
the pools are heated to 27
degrees centigrade all year round.
The temperature outside however was
a blistering 41degrees, something the
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