April 25, 2026
Coffs swimmers excel at Australian Championships Ethan Blockey, Daniel Bannerman (coach) and Sara Bergen.

Coffs swimmers excel at Australian Championships

THREE Coffs Coast swimmers have achieved top results at the Australian Multi-Class Open Championships on the Gold Coast.

Sara Bergen, Ethan Blockey and Rose-Anna Herden took on the nation’s best at the recent Australian Championships.

They were among eight Swimming North Coast members who competed at the Australian Multi-Class Open Championships.

The Multi-Class events are for swimmers aged 12 years and over who have an impairment in one of four categories; physical, intellectual, visual, and hearing.

Ethan Blockey had a great meet, finishing fourth in the 100m Backstroke, and also qualified for a total of four A Grade finals.

Sara Bergen finished ninth in the 50m Butterfly, and seventh in the 200m Freestyle (B Final).

Results

Ethan Blockey: 4th A Final 100m Backstroke, 7th A Final 200m Freestyle (PB), 6th A Final 100m Breaststroke (PB), 2nd B Final 100m Butterfly, 7th A Final 200m Individual Medley.

Sara Bergen: 9th A Final 50m Butterfly, 7th B Final 200m Freestyle, 13th 50m Backstroke, 19th 100m Backstroke, 29th 50m Freestyle.

Rose-Anna Herden 28th 400m Freestyle, 43rd 100m Freestyle, 22nd 200m Individual Medley (2nd Reserve).

By Aiden BURGESS

You can help your local paper.

Make a small once-off, or (if you can) a regular donation.

We are an independent family owned business and our newspapers are free to collect and our news stories are free online.

Help support us into the future.