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🏊‍♂️ HBHS Open Water Swimmers in the medals at the NZSS Championships

Wendy Moffitt —

Our swimmers return from Mount Maunganui with a National title, courtesy of Year 9 student Orlando Hardie.

Our open water swimming team had a very good day in the water at Mount Maunganui on the first Saturday in April.  The team won three bronze and one gold medal, with Orlando Hardie finishing first in the 1.25km 12 - 13 age group.  The full list of results is as follows, and congratulations to all of our swimmers and supporters.  

Swimmers over a 2.8km distance:

🥉 Quinn Boyle (Year 12), 15 - 19 age group - bronze

Elijah Singleton (Year 12), 15 - 19 age group - 9th place

Joshua Baker (Year 12), 15 - 19 age group - 17th place

Swimmers over a 1.25km distance:

🥇 Orlando Hardie (Year 9), 12 - 13 age group - gold

🥉 Dominic Fawkner (Year 13), 15 - 19 age group - bronze

Quinn Boyle (Year 12), 15 - 19 age group - 4th place

Swimmers over a 500m distance:

🥉 Dominic Fawkner (Year 13), 15 - 19 age group - bronze

Quinn Boyle (Year 12), 15 - 19 age group - 4th place