Sullivan leads Kids Tour at WAIS

WAIS swimmer and 50m freestyle world record holder Eamon Sullivan led a group of enthusiastic youngsters on a personal tour through the WAIS facilities on Monday.

Eight boys and girls were invited to attend after winning a website competition set up by Swimming WA.

Sullivan presented the group with a video listing WAIS achievements and notable performances before guiding the group through the Challenge Stadium swimming pool where he trains and the sports science areas where the kids where able to test their vertical jump, in a demonstration of the services available to elite athletes at WAIS.

The children were glued to Sullivan’s every word and used the opportunity to ask questions about his preparations and diet, as well as how it felt to break world records.

The last stop on the tour was a walk through the WAIS gym, where Sullivan’s strength and conditioning Coach, Gil Barnitt talked about the facilities and the work carried out there with Eamon.

Before concluding Sullivan signed autographs and posed for group and individual photos with all of the contestant winners, capping off a memorable day for the group.

Contestant winners: Geordi Tsirigotis (West Coast), Justine Spurr (Victoria Park), Jack Paull (All Saints), Emily McRedmond (Rockingham), Fabienne Jose (City of Perth), David Hoey (UWA Uniswim), Thomas Lafferty (Southlake Dolphins) and Danielle Chodorowski (Lesmurdie Legends)