Whitton breaks a 40-year club record
Gunnedah swimmer Alexis Whitton has made history after breaking a long-standing record set more than 40 years ago by a world champion. The St Mary’s College student and national medallist is now the fastest 12 year-old female in the Gunnedah Swimming Club’s history for the 50m freestyle, after breaking Susan Miller’s impressive record of 27.83 seconds that was set in February 1981. Alexis set a new time of 27.59 at the NSWCCC Swimming Championships at Sydney Olympic Park recently where she stormed up the pool to win a gold medal. Susan’s 50m freestyle record is of historic significance because at […]