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[email protected] Follow us on Twitter @Woking_NewsMail ReSWIaMMINlG: ity time for Maine in Oz WOKING She said: “I’ve never been to Woking Swimming Club lead swimmer Anna Maine’s Australia before, so it’s very coach Mark Staiger took Maine dream of competing in exciting to have the opportunity to through a vigorous training and the Gold Coast 2018 be here and compete for my conditioning programme, in both Commonwealth Games will finally country. the gym and the pool, to help become reality tomorrow (6 April), “It’s a busy itinerary for all the execute her race plan. writes Andy Fitzsimons . athletes, training at the holding “Mark has certainly helped to The promising 17-year-old camp, before being transferred to push me to be the best that I can Woking Swimming Club athlete the Commonwealth Athlete Village be,” said Maine. will take to the 50m Optus Aquatic It’s the first time that the ahead of the competition itself. “It’s been hard work, but it has Centre pool in Queensland on reigning 50m backstroke British “I was pretty nervous going into paid off. Friday (02.18 BST) in the heats of Junior Champion bronze medallist the Games, as it’s my first senior “Before I left with Team the 100m women’s backstroke and 100m backstroke World Junior race meeting, but I usually swim at England for Australia, Mark’s event, in hope of reaching the Championships finalist will have my best when I am nervous; it’s a advice to me was to make the most semi-finals later that afternoon.