The Young Swimming Superstar
Point Cook, Wyndham swimming prodigy Karlene Pircher is keeps on leaving everyone in awe. This 13-year old athlete keeps on impressing critics and supporters with her superb swimming skills and great potential.
Karlene Pircher - Wyndham/Point Cook Leader Junior Sports Star
The young girl shares to everyone that she and her mother, Maggie, get off their beds as early as 3 in the morning every single day to drive for an hour from their house at Hoppers Crossing to the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. This is where her training takes place for three hours. Her mother has always been the one who is there for her since her father Karl died of spine cancer.
“My mum has been very supportive of me,” Karlene shares as she thanked her mother as she accepted her medal, triphy and gift vouchers at the Etihad Stadium few weeks ago. She even mentioned that Wyndham/Point Cook Leader Junior Sports Star and Northern Western Overall Junior Sports Star awards “belong almost as much to her mother” too.
Those current awards serve as icing on Karlene’s cake as he also won the 200m breaststroke last December at the Victorian Age Championships. She also won seven other medals from various swimming competition and was able to set four swimming records.
This year, she will be competing for the Open Nationals in Sydney as well as the World Swimming Championship trials. Karlene is also expected to go up against other athletes at the Age Nationals in Adelaide next month.
