Hawkesbury's Wally Eggleton misses out on London Olympics after finishing 5th

By Peter Gladwell
Updated August 29 2012 - 4:12pm, first published March 22 2012 - 9:58am
Hawkesbury 1500m swimmer Wally Eggleton. Photo: Kylie Pitt
Hawkesbury 1500m swimmer Wally Eggleton. Photo: Kylie Pitt

Hawkesbury swimmer Wally Eggleton has fallen just short of his dream of qualifying for the London Olympics after fading in to finish fifth in tonight’s (Thursday night’s) 1500m mens freestyle final at the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships and Olympic trials held in Adelaide.