13th March 2002 Five local legends bound for Homebush *****Pat Saunders (Northwest Area Sports Organiser), Lavenia Small (Relay Coach) and Craig Kember (Lightning Ridge Central School Sports Teacher) with Junior Boys Relay Team - Will Weeks, Patrick Small, Cooper Scoles and Jordan Dowdle (Patrick Small also qualified in Freestyle) ****Carly Kennedy qualified in Backstroke and Butterfly

Local swimmers swam their way to victory at the Regional Carnival hosted by Narrabri this week.

On April 2 and 3, a record five swimmers will compete at State level at Homebush Stadium, Sydney. The immense effort the Lightning Ridge community made to provide the magnificent 5 Star Olympic Pool is paying dividends as young swimmers proudly represent the Ridge at State level.