![Marley Addlem was honoured by Bendigo East Swimming Club at the club's annual awards night. Picture contributed Marley Addlem was honoured by Bendigo East Swimming Club at the club's annual awards night. Picture contributed](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/shjDWP57NvFsN4SYJTNkJk/0d8d0295-4662-4dd2-a954-06cb0c1ec8fc.jpeg/r293_753_2343_2751_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Bendigo East Swimming Club honoured the best performed swimmers of the 2023-24 season at its annual awards night.
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Talented swimmer and junior coach Marley Addlem was rewarded for a standout season in and out of the pool.
Addlem won the proficiency, achievement and graded championship award for females 12-16 years, she was the 100m graded champion for A-grade butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle, the age champion for 200m individual medley awards and female age champion for the 16 years age group.
The Year 11 student at East Loddon P-12 was presented with one of the club's most prestigious awards - the Andrew Jones Memorial Trophy as the female champion of champions.
Throughout the season Bendigo East saw a marked improvement in records.
Club members broke 252 records for the season, up from 112 records the previous season.
Bendigo East best performers for the 2023-34 season:
Henry Allan: 12-16 years male 100m graded champion for A-grade butterfly, backstroke and freestyle. Records - two Victorian all-comers, one country age, one country open, one country event, 48 district, 59 club, three district event, one school sport Victoris and three event records.
Cameron Jordan: 17-and-over male 50m graded champion for A-grade breaststroke and freestyle. Records - two country open, three country age, two country event, 11 district, 12 club, 3 district event and three event records.
Austin Robbins: 17-and-over male 50m graded champion for A-grade butterfly. Records - one country event, two district, nine club and two district event records.
Telani Bibby: 17-and-over female 50m graded champion for A-grade butterfly and backstroke. Records - one country event, one club and one district record.
Stephanie Moran: one country event, one district and 14 club records.
![Bendigo East representatives who swam at the national titles: Back row - John Jordan (coach), Cam Jordan, Henry Allan, Miller Nihill, Cody Bird, Angus Addlem. Front row - Telani Bibby, Marley Addlem, Zarah Reynolds, Azia Fong Sutton, Steph Moran, Audrey Hogan. Bendigo East representatives who swam at the national titles: Back row - John Jordan (coach), Cam Jordan, Henry Allan, Miller Nihill, Cody Bird, Angus Addlem. Front row - Telani Bibby, Marley Addlem, Zarah Reynolds, Azia Fong Sutton, Steph Moran, Audrey Hogan.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/shjDWP57NvFsN4SYJTNkJk/0e7c740b-bd77-41b4-97b1-53e05195c699.jpg/r0_245_4418_2984_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Azia Fong-Sutton: four district, five club and two district event records.
Jett Bird: four district and nine club records.
Sebastian Mansfield: 12-16 years male 100m graded champion for A-grade breaststroke and C-grade butterfly. Two district event records.
Gus Addlem: 12-16 years male 100m graded champion for B-grade freestyle and D-grade breaststroke. Two district event records.
Wil Anderson: 12-16 years male 100m graded champion for B-grade backstroke and D-grade butterfly. One district event record.
Mac Malone: 12-16 years male 100m graded champion for C-grade breaststroke. Two district event records.
Zarah Reynolds: 12-16 years female 100m graded champion for A-grade backstroke and B-grade butterfly. Two district event records.
Elliot Bird: two district event records.
![Bendigo East swimmer Henry Allan. Picture by Enzo Tomasiello Bendigo East swimmer Henry Allan. Picture by Enzo Tomasiello](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/shjDWP57NvFsN4SYJTNkJk/4cc2dc87-5afb-4024-b2e6-f9130c697340.jpg/r0_276_5392_3308_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Holly Hembrow: two district event records.
Audrey Hogan: 12-16 years female 100m graded champion for B-grade breaststroke and one district event record.
Ella Tyrrell: 12-16 years female 100m graded champion for C-grade freestyle and one district event record.
Lauren Davenport: 11-and-under female 50m graded champion for A-grade breaststroke and freestyle and one district event record.
Stella McIntosh: 11-and-under female 50m graded champion for A-grade butterfly and B-grade backstroke and freestyle and one district event record.
Miley Bird: 11-and-under female 50m graded champion for A-grade backstroke and one district event record.
Wren Malone: one district event record.
Makayla Soko: 28 club records.
Todd Robbins: one club record.
Charlie Whitsed: one event record.
Xander Janse van Rensburg: one event record.
Duke Thurgood: one event record.
Bowie Thurgood: one event record.