The National Age Group Swimming Championships were held in Hastings from the 12th to the 16th of April, 2023. The following boys from HBHS competed: Kinnon Broekhuizen, Ethan Macdonald, Graysen Elliott, Orlando Hardie, Caign Boonen, Ari Narayan and Simiosi Tukia. They came away with three individual National titles, four silvers and three bronze medals, plus a gold and a silver in the relays were won.

We achieved the following results:

Kinnon Broekhuizen :

Qualified for the 50 back and 400IM

200 Fly 🥉 

1500 Free – 4th

Ethan Macdonald:

50 Back 🥈

200 Back 🥉

100 Back – 5th

50 Free – 7th

100 Free – 6th

200 IM – 10th

Graysen Elliott :

Qualified for the 50 Back/50 Fly/50 Breast/100 Back

Mixed 4 x 50 Free relay 🥇

Mixed 4 x 50 Medley relay 🥈

Orlando Hardie:

50 Free 🥇

100 Free 🥇

200 Fly 🥇

200 Free 🥈

50 Fly 🥈

100 Fly 🥈

50 Breast – 4th

200 IM – 4th

50 Back – 5th

Mixed 4 x 50 Free relay 🥇

Mixed 4 x 50 Medley relay 🥈

Ari Narayan:

Qualified for the 50 Fly and 50 Breast

200 Fly 🥉

100 Fly – 6th

Caign Boonen:

Qualified for the 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 50 Free and 200 Free

50 Back - 4th

100 Back – 6th

200 Back – 6th

100 Free – 7th

200 IM – 7th

400 Free – 10th

Simiosi Tukia: ( At age 12 the youngest swimmer at the meet)

Qualified for the 50 Breast