Meg Skinner and Blake Price have made the Parkes Sharks Swimming Club proud as they were both named age champions at the recent Mountains and Plains Swimming Carnival in Orange.
Meg was named the 15 years girls champion as she placed second in 50m and 100m breaststroke, third in the individual medley and third in 200m backstroke.
"I just wanted to PB, I wasn't expecting to get age champion at all," Meg said.
She also competed in three other 50m events and two other 100m events over two days.
Meg has been swimming with the Parkes Sharks since she was in Year 2 and now that she is in Year 10 she has big goals for her swimming.
"I'd like to qualify for Country Championships, make it to school state and I'd love to get open girls champion again for the club as this would be my fourth year if I win it again."
Meg is putting the work in to achieve her goals as she trains 10 hours a week consisting of four mornings and additional afternoon training sessions.
As well as training Meg spends additional time at the pool helping coach young up-and-coming Parkes Sharks.
Blake was named the multi class 17 years age champion.
Blake won his 50m breaststroke and 50m freestyle events while also achieving PBs in each.
Blake also achieved a 4.94 second PB in the 100m backstroke and competed in the 50m and 100m freestyle at the Mountains and Plains Swimming Carnival.
Blake went to the carnival aiming to beat some of his times.
Blake trains four mornings per week and has been swimming with Parkes Sharks from around the age of seven.
The talented swimmer has recently lodged his expression of interested to compete in the World Championships in Thailand with team Australia.
Blake will find out in May if he has been chosen to compete but has two months to reach three qualifying times.
He has reached one qualifying time already and is only half a second off his qualifying time for backstroke and .8 of a second off his qualifying time for butterfly.
We look forward to seeing the success of our Parkes Sharks in the near future.