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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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