Essendon District Aquatic
A premier swimming club based in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne offering competition squad programs from development to elite performance levels
Gallery Highlights
Vic Age Champs
Day 2
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Another cracking day in the pool saw EDA pick up two Gold Medals; Ella in the 800m Freestyle and Jayden in the 50m Butterfly MC! We also had Abbie, Angelina, Daniele and Megan progress through to the finals in the evening session.
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their top 10 results:
Girls 17-18yrs 800m Freestyle
Ella - π₯(PBπ)
Boys 12-13yrs 100m Butterfly MC
Jayden - π₯(PBπ)
Girls 12-13yrs 50m Breaststroke MC
Abbie - 5th (PBπ)
Boys 13yrs 200m Breaststroke
Daniele - 6th (PBπ)
Girls 16yrs 100m Breaststroke
Angelina - 7th (PBπ)
Girls 14yrs 50m Butterfly
Megan - 7th
Vic Age Champs
Day 1 - Finals
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Wacky Wednesday! π¦Ί
On day 1 we had the 1500m events and relay timed finals.
We started strong with Ella picking up her first State Medal in the 17-18yrs 1500m Freestyle, doing so in a 30second PB!
We then had 14 relay teams entered, each team swimming strong and representing EDA with pride! During the final relay of the night, former Club Captain Josh had his final ever swim as he hangs up his goggles. ππΌβοΈ
Well done to all swimmers on their results today:
Girls 17-18yrs 1500m Free
Ella - π₯(PB π)
Boys 13yrs 1500m Freestyle
Isaac - 12th
Relays:
Mixed 12-18 200m Free - 18th
Girls 12-13 200m Free - 20th (PB π)
Boys 12-13 200m Free (A) - 13th (PB π)
Boys 12-13 200m Free (B) - 29th
Girls 12-15 200m Free - 28th (PB π)
Boys 12-15 200m Free - 29th
Girls 12-18 200m Free - 16th
Boys 12-18 200m Free - 22nd (PB π)
Mixed 12-18 200m Medley - 23rd
Girls 12-13 200m Medley - 20th (PB π)
Boys 12-13 200m Medley - 13th
Boys 12-15 200m Medley - 22nd
Girls 12-18 200m Medley - 8th (PB π)
Boys 12-18 200m Medley - TBC

Josh, your journey in the pool may be ending, but a new adventure begins.
Thank you for everything you’ve given to EDA. Wishing you all the very best as you dive into life after swimming! π€β€οΈ
Huge thank you to all our State/National swimmers, parents & coaches who volunteered at our EDA Encouragement Meet yesterday!
Victorian Sprint Championships
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Two days of fast racing at Vic Sprints!
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their Top 10 results:
50m Butterfly
Hunter - π₯ (PB π)
Megan - 4th (PB π)
Indy - 4th
50m Backstroke
Megan - π₯
Indy - 4th
Molly - 5th
Daniele - 10th
50m Breaststroke
Abbie - 5th (PB π)
Eve - 9th
50m Freestyle
Molly - 5th
Hunter - 6th (PB π)
Ella - 8th (PB π)
Megan - 8th
EDA LC Qualifying Meet
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A fantastic day of racing which saw Pb’s and new State & National qualifying times!
Special mention to all the parent volunteers who helped the meet run smoothly all day!

Whoops!
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What a feeling!
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Australian Open SC Champs
Day 3 - Results
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Our only swimmer on the final day of competition was Molly in the 50m MC Freestyle. Swimming a PB in the heats, she qualified 20th into the B final. Backing up again in the finals session, Molly swam another PB to finish 17th overall!
Australian Open SC Champs
Day 2 - Results
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Megan and Eve hit the pool today for the 100m Backstroke and 100m Breaststroke. Both swimming slightly over their PB’s. Then we had Megan, Eve, Hunter and Josh in the mixed 4x50m Medley Relay during the finals session. The team finished in 17th swimming under their entry time!
(Swipe across to enjoy some carpool karaoke courtesy of Eve!)
Australian Open SC Champs
Day 1 - Results
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Molly kicked things off with her 400m freestyle. She was so keen to get it over with she accidentally stopped at 350m! With a projected time of 7.10, she was looking at almost a 20sec PB!
Indy was up next with the 50m backstroke, swimming just .1 over her PB.
Molly was back in the pool for the 200m freestyle swimming a 6 second PB to progress through to the final & finishing 8th overall.
Victorian Age SC Championships
Day 3:
The final day of competition was action packed, with another morning of strong swimming and PB’s across the board. Overall, EDA finished with 13 medals from 31 finals and timed final appearances!
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their Top 10 results:
Molly
100m Free - π₯
Daniele
200m Breast - π₯(PBπ)
100m Back - π₯(PBπ)
Eve
200m Breast - π₯(PBπ)
Isaac
800m Free - π₯
Megan
100m Back - 5th
Lara
200m Breast - 6th
Angelina
100m Breast - 9th (PBπ)
Isabelle
800m Free - 9th
Victorian Age SC Championships
Day 2:
Another fantastic day in the pool saw EDA contest 10 finals in the evening session.
Special mention also goes to Eve for achieving a National Open SC Qualifying time.
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their Top 10 results:
Daniele
200m Fly - π₯(PB π)
200m Back - π₯
100m IM - 4th
Molly
200m Free MC - π₯(PB π)
Eve
100m Breast - 4th (PB π)
Ella
400m Free - 4th
Isaac
200m Back - 5th (PB π)
100m Free - 9th
Megan
100m IM - 7th (PB π)
Ruby
200m Fly - 7th
Victorian Age SC Championships
Day 1 Finals Results:
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their Top 10 results:
Daniele
100m Breast - π₯(PB π)
100m Fly - π₯(PB π)
200m IM - π₯
400m Free - 5th
Isaac
400m Free - π₯
200m Free - π₯(PBπ)
Isabelle
1500m Free - 4th
Megan
100m Fly - 7th (PBπ)
200m IM - 10th
Indy
100m Back - 9th
Jimmy
100m Breast - 10th
Ella
50m Free - 10th
VICTORIAN AGE SC TEAM
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Good luck to our 27 swimmers who are set to compete at the Victorian Age Short Course Championships over the next 3 days at MSAC. We can’t wait to see what you can do in the pool!
2025 State SC Team BBQ
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Today we spent the morning celebrating our 2025 Victorian State SC Team with a BBQ breakfast following a tough training session!
We can’t wait to see everyone smash it in the pool next weekend! πͺπΌ
Good Luck to Indy and Megan who are representing Team Vic at the School Sport Australia Championships in Brisbane! Racing kicks off today.
Metropolitan Championships
Day 2:
The morning continued strongly with our juniors once again setting the tone for the day. Daniele and Isaac picked up another 5 medals between them, which included a new Victorian Metro SC Record to Daniele in the 200m Breaststroke. Sophia added another top 10 placing and Lily swam at her first championship event at only 9yrs old!
In the afternoon, our seniors continued the strong performances which included a Bronze medal to Izzy in the 1500m Freestyle!
Overall we finished the meet with :
5x Gold, 5x Silver, 1 x Bronze & 23 Top 10 finishers.
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their Top 10 results:
Daniele
π₯200m Breast (PB π & Metro Record βΌοΈ)
π₯100 IM (PB π)
π₯100m Back (PB π)
Isaac
π₯100m Freestyle (PB π)
π₯400m Free (PB π)
Izzy
π₯1500m Free (PB π)
Ella
4th 400m Free (PB π)
Eve
4th 200m Breast
Hunter
7th 400m Free (PB π)
10th 200m Fly
Sophia
9th 100m Fly (PB π)
Lara
10th 200m Breast (PB π)