Cranbrook Eastern Edge swimmer Samantha Marshall will be representing Australia at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

Sam Marshall represents Australia Sam will be competing at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, USA ( August 18 - 22 ). We are so proud of Sam; It is a huge achievement by a 17 year old to be chosen to represent Australia at the international competition of such a high level.

Pan Pacs held every four years as an alternative to the European Championships for those countries that are not allowed to participate there. Initially only countries bordering the Pacific Ocean could participate but now other non-European countries are allowed to compete too.

The Pac Pacific Association was established in the mid 1980s and is made up of the four founding swimming federations – Swimming Australia, Swimming Canada, the Japan Swimming Federation and USA Swimming. This year's competition is hosted by USA Swimming and many nations that are not qualified for the Europenan

Championships will be competing including Brazil, Korea, United States, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and of course Australia. The venue for the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships will be the William Woollett Jr Aquatic Center, in an outdoor eight lane 50 meter pool. All Charter Nations teams will be housed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine which is located about ten minutes from the William Woollett Aquatic Center, and five minutes from the Orange County John Wayne International Airport.

Sam's coach Steve Garner has also been selected on the Pan Pac Team as an Australian Coach. Congratulations to Sam and Steve. Both have already left and are on their way to the USA. The Cranbrook Eastern Edge Swimming Club and Cranbrook Community wishing you all the very best.

Go SAM! Go For more information on the Pan Pacific Championships click here.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 August 2011 11:41

Tuesday, 30 March 2010 20:50

CEE swimmer Samantha Marshall wins a Silver Medal in 100m Breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi

Sam Marshall with Mum and Dad

Monday, 07 August 2010 21:51

Samantha Marshall joined coach Garner's squad as a 12 year old with the aim of winning the SCEGGS's Junior Swimming Title

Sam Marshall and coach Steve Garner

Samantha showed some talent in Butterfly and was reasonable in the other strokes. When Sam was 13 years old she swam in a district carnival, where she went 1.27.2 for 100m Breastroke. It was her 1st try at 100m and the State qualifying time was 1.27.0. Later that season Samantha swam 1.20.03 to qualify for the Australian Age Championships as a 13year old. She came 9th in the final. Sam won her 1st National Age title at 15years, where she completed the 100m and 200m double. As a 15year old she placed 4th behind Leisel Jones in the 200m at the 2008 Olympic Trials. It was then that coach Garner realized that the 2010 Commonwealth was a very real possibility. Since then Sam has won the World Junior Championship and the Junior Pan Pacific Games in 100m breastroke.

Sam and Steve worked very hard for the 2 years leading up to the 2010 Commonwealth Trials. The result was 2nd behind Leisel Jones and a place on the Australian Dolphins Swimming Team headed for the Pan Pacs in USA, August 2010 and the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India October 2010. Hard work intelligently placed certainly has paid a BIG dividend.

NSWIS representative

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 August 2011 11:44