The Cobar Yabbies performed well at the Nationals AIF Swimming Carnival at Coffs Harbour on Saturday bringing home a swag of prizes including the prestigious Six Man Scratch Relay trophy. The team included Owen Small, Cameron van Bruegel, Stuart Small, Grant McDonald, Scott Toomey and Matt Harland who are pictured above with former Cobar Bowling & Golf Club secretary/manager Neil Urquhart (at back second from right) who presented them with the winner’s trophy, which was sponsored this year by the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club. See Page 18 for a full list of results from the carnival.
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