Travis Nederpelt booked himself a ticket to the Commonwealth Games at the National Trials in Melbourne last night coming from behind in the last 20m to win the Men’s 200m Butterfly.

Forty four West Australians journey to Melbourne this weekend for the 2006 Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials and possible selection to the Australian swimming squad.

The 2006 SunSmart State Relay Championships held at Challenge Stadium today has seen five State Records fall in an exciting morning of competition.

West Coast Swimming Club Coach Mel Tantrum is heading to Trinidad and Tobago following her appointment by the Australian Sports Commission and Melbourne Commonwealth Games Committee to help develop swimmers on the islands.

The SunSmart State Age Championships held at Challenge Stadium have delivered some fine performances with Lauren Winter, Corey McIntosh and Garth Kates all breaking WA records.

Lara Carroll added another accolade to her long list of achievements for 2005 at last nights ANZ Sports Star of the Year Awards held at the Hyatt Hotel in Perth.

The final day of competition at the SunSmart State Open/Junior Championships saw Eamon Sullivan and Lara Carroll rewrite the WA Record books with solid performances ahead of the Telstra Commonwealth Games Trials later this month.

Southlake Dolphin’s swimmer Tommy Sucipto and West Coast’s Garth Kates both broke long standing records on day three of the SunSmart State Open/Junior Championships at Challenge Stadium.

West Coast swimmers Eamon Sullivan and Lauren Winter both broke WA records on day two of the SunSmart State Open/Junior Championships.

The first day of competition at the SunSmart State Open/Junior Championships saw West Coast Breaststroke specialist Mark Riley continue to rewrite the ASAOC Record Books.

WA swimmers have put in fine performances at the NSW State Open Championships held last weekend with Eamon Sullivan, Jim Piper, Travis Nederpelt, Michael Jackson and Jennifer Reilly all winning Gold Medals.

The first competition in the SunSmart State Championships series, the Junior Distance Meet was held on the weekend with Douglas Oliver, Lennard Bremer and Sophie Markham all delivering notable performances.

Rockingham Swimming Club’s Aaron Camm was awarded the “Junior Male Sports Star of the Year Award” at the Peel Sports Awards held in Mandurah last night.

ASAOC and the Department of Sport and Recreation are conducting a seven week competitive swimming program for indigenous school children which is proving very popular with the kids.

The Pacific School Games in Melbourne held from the 26th November to the 4th of December has seen fine performances from WA swimmers with Rebecca Blevins, Bryan Tay and Chezz Mentessana all winning Gold during competition.

Young West Coast Freestyle and Butterfly swimmer Lauren Winter heads down south for a chat with one of Australia's most recognisable Freestyle and Butterfly names, Shane Gould.

Day two of the FINA World Cup in Korea saw West Coast’s Amy Lucas win another Bronze medal bringing her tally to one Gold and two Bronze for the meet.

Amy Lucas has made her mark on the third event of the Asia / Oceania / Africa FINA World Cup in Korea yesterday winning Gold and Bronze Backstroke Medals.

The 2005 Sprints in Spring were held at Challenge Stadium on the weekend with outstanding performances by Peter D’Agostino, Brooke Wilson and Jessica Kersten.

Four ASAOC athletes were awarded for their achievements at Swimming Australia’s 2005 Telstra Swimmer of the Year Awards in Sydney last night.