1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: If you're listening to the show last week, you would 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: have heard me talking about footy. You would have heard 3 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: me talking about the hockey nationals that were happening here 4 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: in Darwin. You would have heard me speaking about the 5 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: netball nationals that were happening in Darwin. But you would 6 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: have definitely heard me speaking about a young Territorian who 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: was away at the Australian Age Swimming Championships who absolutely 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: smashed it, did a phenomenal job while she was interstate. 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: And joining me in the studio right now is that 10 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: young Territorian. Her name is Macy Sheridan. Good morning to you, Mazie, 11 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 1: and a very good morning to coach Tim Fu. Good 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: morning to you. Now, you guys are from the Darwin 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: buff Swimming Club, a phenomenal swimming club. 14 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: I know because my kids are there as well. 15 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: Now, Macy, I was keeping an eye on you while 16 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: you're away for the Australian Age Swimming Championships and you 17 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: performed unbelievably well. 18 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: Now tell everybody how old are you at the moment. 19 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: I'm thirteen, so swimming in the thirteen year's age group. 20 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: Now you competed in eight events, didn't you. Now can 21 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: you talk me through the eight events that you were 22 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: in and how you went in all of those. 23 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 3: So I did fifty three, one hundred free and two 24 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 3: hundred three YEP. For the fifty one hundred, I got gold, 25 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 3: and for backstroke I did the fifty hundred and two 26 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 3: hundred and for all three of those I got gold, 27 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 3: and then I did the two hundred, Am. 28 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: You are a little legend. How are you feeling? Were 29 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: you pretty excited? Yeah? 30 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 3: I was pretty excited, mixed with nerves as well. 31 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 2: I bet you were, because it's pretty luck. 32 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: It is actually pretty daunting for any swimmer going away 33 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: to the Nationals. But then when you line up for 34 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: a final and you know they go through all the swimmers, 35 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: everybody has to step forward as they call your name out, 36 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: and you knowing that you were the fastest qualifier as 37 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: well in some of those races. 38 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: Was there much pressure on you. 39 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: To sort of do well or did you just try 40 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: to rely and take it all in your stride. 41 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 3: I just try to relax because if I start thinking 42 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 3: about pressure, then it'll all just become very overwhelming. Yeah, 43 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: So I just like remain calm for as long as 44 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 3: they could. 45 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And you did amazingly. I mean the fact that 46 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: you've won, you won those medals, six national age titles for. 47 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: A thirteen year old, it's incredible stuff. 48 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: And you then, obviously with some of those times, you've 49 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: not only broken Northern Territory records, but like for your 50 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: fifty meters backstroke twenty nine fifty nine. Now, to those 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: out there listening, that's bloody fast. For those who don't 52 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: swim that aren't sure, that is incredibly fast and it 53 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: means that well, it's the fifth fastest time by an 54 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: Australian thirteen year old girl and the first territory and 55 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: female ever to break the thirty second barrier. 56 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's like, all feels pretty surreal. So I haven't 57 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 3: come to terms that, oh, I've actually done that. So 58 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 3: I just still trying to process all what's happened in 59 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 3: the past few weeks. 60 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: And you must feel good though, knowing that you've liked 61 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: that you've done some really good times, because I know 62 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: that that's something that we always talk about, is like 63 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: breaking those pbs, just doing the best that you can do, 64 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: your personal best. 65 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, a few of those times I really wasn't expecting 66 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 3: to get like I'd get a great PV in the 67 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 3: heats and then the finals. I just blew myself away. 68 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 3: So a few of those times I'd look up on 69 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 3: the board and I'd be quite shocked. 70 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: How awesome, Tim, What was it like for you? I mean, 71 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: you had an incredible young squad going away for this event. 72 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: How many swimmers did you have in the squad? 73 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 4: We had seven go away altogether. There were three girls, 74 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 4: four boys. Now, Macy did forget one of her events. 75 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 4: She did forget to mention the fifty butterfly, which he 76 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 4: did win golden as well, and that actually puts her 77 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 4: as a third fastest thirteen year old female in history 78 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 4: that time. 79 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: Goodness me, third fastest ever. 80 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's incredible. 81 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 4: But as a team as a whole, top twenty ranked 82 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 4: swimmers get points. So overall, with all the clubs that 83 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 4: were in attendance, we finished fiftieth on point score. So 84 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 4: to put a perception, it's some of the teams that 85 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 4: were around us had somewhere oddard of twenty one swimmers, 86 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 4: and we had Measley seven. So we had seven in 87 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 4: the age and then we had two older swimmers in 88 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 4: the open that round last week, so out of the 89 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 4: nine we had four who made finals. We had four 90 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 4: of them who finished in the top ten and certain 91 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 4: events in their ages, and then we had seven of 92 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 4: the nine who finished top twenty in certain events throughout 93 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 4: their ages. 94 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: It's awesome stuff. 95 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: I just think it's wonderful because you know, it's one 96 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: thing to just have one swimmer going away and performing 97 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: incredibly well like Macy has done. But it's a whole 98 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: other than to have an incredible squad and that real 99 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: depth within the swimming club. At the moment, you must 100 00:04:58,320 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: be feeling pretty good as the coach team. 101 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's more now trying to build towards the next 102 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 4: major competition. So we've got a bunch of kids who 103 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 4: are looking at going away to the School Sports Championships 104 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 4: in August, and then we've got four who have qualified, 105 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 4: three have confirmed, one I'm still waiting on to go 106 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 4: to the World Championship Trials in June. So Macy has 107 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 4: put her hand up to go down to that one. Awesome, 108 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 4: So she's going to try and go toe to toe 109 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 4: with a one hundred backshow world record holder. So we'll 110 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 4: see how that one goes. 111 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: And what an incredible experience for you as well. You know, 112 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: no matter what, it's just such a great thing to 113 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: be able to travel away and to get to do 114 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: that and to have that experience. 115 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, mainly just like experience. As you said, I don't 116 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 3: really mind what I get out of it, just being there. 117 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 3: It's just a privilege in herself. 118 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I bet oh. 119 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: I tell you what you guys are. You've done awesomely 120 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: and so humble as well. 121 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: Macy. 122 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: You know I like you, and you know I said 123 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: this to your mum when I asked if you could 124 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: come on. It's not I think it's really important to 125 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: actually to make sure that we sing from the rooftops 126 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: when our kids do well, when children around the Northern 127 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: Territory are doing really well at sport or whatever you're 128 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: doing well at, because it is an incredible thing to 129 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: be able to do from the territory. Sometimes people think, oh, yeah, 130 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: you know, it only happens if you live in Brisbane 131 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: or if you live somewhere else. But we've got some 132 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: wonderful young territorians Tim you get to interact with them 133 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: every day. 134 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 2: Yes, it is mate. What's next for the club? 135 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 4: Look, we've got some things in the pipework. We're trying 136 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 4: to build a new clubroom. We're just waiting for plans 137 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,799 Speaker 4: to be designed. We've also got some so we've actually 138 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 4: got the Southport Olympic Swimming Club, their performance team are 139 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 4: actually up and down this week doing a training camp 140 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 4: out of prep next month. We've actually got Peter Bishop 141 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 4: and his South Australian guys coming up, so the likes 142 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 4: of Kyle Charmers and some of those big names coming 143 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 4: up for a training camp. But for us as a club, 144 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 4: the next it's just going to the next meet, So 145 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 4: we're actually running our club short course meet at the 146 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 4: beginning of next month and then it's just trying to 147 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 4: get these four or three depends how many go off 148 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 4: to the World Championship Trials and see what happens there, 149 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 4: and then it's building onto the short course season, then 150 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 4: into Queens Aunde State Championships in December and then Nationals 151 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 4: come around April next year ends. 152 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: And you know, for our listeners, I guess to get 153 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: a bit of an understanding it does take a lot 154 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: of training and a lot of effort for our young 155 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: people to get to the point that Macy has reached. 156 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: Like it's a lot of hard work for us whom 157 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: are like Macy isn't Ash. 158 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, so Macy's been doing successions a week in the 159 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 4: pool since October yep or just before. She'll have to 160 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 4: see now what we do pool wise, because she's also 161 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 4: very good at athletics, and her athletics coach wants her 162 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 4: back at. 163 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 2: Some point, Roger, if you're listening, but he can. 164 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 4: Have Bronte for now. 165 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: So it is. 166 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 4: And like most of our open goal and one of 167 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 4: our distance swimmers there in the water nine times a week, 168 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 4: got three two to three gym sessions a week, so 169 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 4: some long hours that they have to spend putting the 170 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 4: work in, but unfortunately that's the nature of the sport. 171 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 2: Well and well and truly worth it. 172 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: You know, when you get to go away and you 173 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: line up and you swim really well and you do 174 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: those pbs and in Macy's case, when you walk away 175 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: with a swag of medals, it's worth the hard work, 176 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: isn't it. 177 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's just the feeling of like accomplishment and like 178 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 3: all the train that's led up to that, you just 179 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 3: feel like it's like worth something. 180 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, it really is. 181 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: Well, good on you both, Thank you so much, and 182 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: a big congratulations to all of the swimmers that went 183 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: away for both the Australian Age and also the Open 184 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: Australian Championships last week. Macy, biggest congratulations to you with 185 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: all those medals. You've done incredibly well and I think 186 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: the whole club, everybody around the Northern Territory should be 187 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: really proud of your efforts, but also of the whole 188 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: dar and buff Siming club. 189 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 2: Great effort. Tim, thank you a problem. Good on you both. 190 00:08:58,360 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for your time this morning.