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Swimmers line up ahead of the 2026 FNQ Long Course Championships in Cairns are (from left) Ada Alden (Saints SC), Sophie Crumpton (Central Cairns Swimming), Quinn Savage (Central Cairns Swimming) and Brooklyn Hewitt (Marlin Coast SC Inc.) Picture: Supplied

Diving in for swim champs

ABOUT 300 swimmers from about 25 clubs will converge on Tobruk Memorial Pool on 28 February and 1 March for the 2026 FNQ Long Course Championships.

27 February, 2026

Central Cairns Swimming members (from left) Piper Allcorn, Sophie Crumpton, Quinn Savage and Liam McNamara with their dash for cash prize envelopes at Woree Aquatic Centre. Picture: Supplied

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Swimmers in dash for cash prizes

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Podcaster on to a winner

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Athletes score gold at titles

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Nate’s fighting fit

Members of the Central Cairns Swimming squad at the Queensland 2026 State Sprint Championship in Brisbane. Front row (from left) Archer Fontaine, Casey Hogan, Quinn Savage, Nate Ihle, Millie Crumpton, June Cotter (coach), Eva Grace Hutchings. Middle row (from left) Hannah Brunott, Eva Salleras, Piper Allcorn, Fiona Mundie (team manager), Jackson Pittard. Back row (from left): Andrew ‘Herbie’ Howard (head coach). Picture: Supplied

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Swimmers in winning form

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