Students from Forbes Public School are determined to topple old swimming records with members of a relay team breaking an 18-year-old record.
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At this year's swimming carnival Jemma Hodder, Summer Hurford, Louie Hodder and Stephanie Vonthien smashed the record set in 2001 by almost 12 seconds.
The four swimmers set the record for the senior girls 4x50m relay with a time of 2 minutes and 40.78 seconds.
The old record, set in 2001 was 2 minutes and 52.56 seconds.
This is the second long standing record that Jemma Hodder has broken after she broke Phoebe Nortnon-Knight's long standing records in the 50 metre backstroke and the 50m butterfly.
Jemma Hodder said record breaking swim was a good surprise for the relay team and that they didn't have any dedicated training sessions as a team, but all four members of the relay team are regular individual swimmers.
Jemma, Summer and Louie train with the Forbes Fins, while Stephanie trains out of Quandialla.
Louie and Stephanie said they plan to contest the relay again next year in an attempt to beat their own record.
Jemma and Summer will be heading to high school next year and won't have a chance to challenge their record.
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Several members of the record breaking relay team will be joining almost 20 other students from Forbes Public School at Condobolin today to compete in the Lachlan PSSA swimming trials.
Forbes Public's relay teams are comprised of the fastest four people in the junior and senior 50m freestyle.
The school is fielding students in a junior boys, junior girls, senior girls and senior boys 4x50m relays.
Following the Lachlan PSSA trials at Condobolin the first, second and third placegetters will qualify to attend the Western PSSA Swimming Trials in Dubbo on Thursday, March 14.
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Not only is Forbes Public sending numerous swimmers to the Lachlan PSSA carnival in Condobolin, they've got several students in the running for honours at this year's Sportsperson of the Year awards.
Jakieal Ware, Louie Hodder, Melandri Van Coller, Jade Mckeown and Tess Worland have been nominated in two categories in the presentation of the Sportsperson of the Year Awards.
The Annual Presentation Dinner is on Saturday March 16 at the Forbes Sport & Recreation Club from 6.30pm.
Honours announced on the night include the Junior and Senior Sportsperson, All Rounder, Coach/Trainer, Referee/Umpire/Official, Administrator, Team and the Forbes Sportsperson of the Year and Runner Up.
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Alana Thomas, former Australian rugby union player and Australian Wallaroo development coach, kicked off her rugby union carer in Forbes with the Platypi is this year's guest speaker.
Tickets at Hello World Travel. Adults $35 and children (12 years & under) $25 which includes a two course meal. Tickets need to be purchased by 5pm Friday March 8.
