Congratulations to the Hurricanes who obtained the following Nationally Recognised awards in the Pho3nix Junior Excellence Program for the 2024-2025 Season.

Kai Busuttil, Blue Award
Judy Jackson, Blue Award
Karen Jiang, Silver Award
Indira Laing, Bronze Award
Taylor Lorgen Hately, Blue Award
Ali Mearns, Bronze Award
Florence Morin, Blue Award
McKenzie Riley, Silver Award
Camryn Sheers, Bronze Award
Harrison Sheers, Blue Award

The Pho3nix Junior Excellence Program was established in 2007 to recognise, reward and incentivise junior swimmers who are on part of their swimming journey, learning and refining as they develop into senior swimmers. Each year Swimming Australia releases the Pho3nix JX criteria and standards for the forthcoming season which swimmers, parents and coaches can use as targets throughout the year.

Swimmers aged from 9 to 13 years, who accomplish times set by Swimming Australia, qualify at gold, silver, bronze or blue standard, depending on their best performance/s during the season.

All ‘approved’ swim meet results are loaded into the Swimming Australia’s Swim Central and used as results towards an overall award for each individual swimmer. At the end of the qualification period, Swimming Australia will publish the Pho3nix JX results on the website.

The 2025-2026 Award Time Standards are attached to this article.