Waikato Swimming Championships

Thursday 30 May saw the regional swimming championship kick off at Waterworld. The day was split into two sessions, with heats and timed finals in the first, and finals along with relays in the second.

The 35-strong swimming squad competed against rival schools, representing our school with pride and exceptional mana.

Congratulations to the following swimmers for their top 10 finishes and for providing valuable points for the squad:

• Addison Welch

• Sam Lewis

• Lucy McLean-Bluck

• Lochi Hoy

• Shima Fletcher

• Aaron Li

• Ethan Hu

• Riko Sato

• Nathan Tebutt

• Sam Schulze

• Jim Lin

• Xander Hall

• Harry Booth

• Dylan McLaren

• Bohan Yao

A special congratulations to the swimmers who made the podium in their age category:

• Amelie Austin: 1st 200 IM, 1st 100 Breast, 3rd 200 Free

• Jetta Kete: 3rd 100 Back, 2nd 50 Free

• Caitlyn Foote: 2nd 100 IM

• Lily Jarrett: 2nd 200 IM, 2nd 50 Back

• Ollie Mouat: 1st 50 Fly, 2nd 50 Free

• William Peoples: 3rd 100 Breast

• Neo Urlich: 2nd 100 Free, 2nd 50 Back, 1st 200 Free

• Finn Freemantle: 3rd 200 Free

• Emma Fletcher: 1st 50 Fly, 3rd 100 Fly, 3rd 100 IM

• John Park: 1st 100 Fly, 1st 100 Breast, 1st 50 Breast

• Lani Jarrett: 3rd 50 Free

• Ashley Lander: 1st 50 Back, 2nd 100 Back, 3rd 200 IM

• James Heap: 1st 200 Free, 2nd 100 Back

• Stephen Miller: 2nd 50 Free, 3rd 50 Back, 2nd 100 IM

• Xavier van Kuijk: 5th Breast, 5th Back, 6th Back, 2nd Relay and 4th Relay 

The day ended with strong performances from the relay teams. Our senior girls secured a 1st place finish in the 100 IM and a 2nd place finish in the 100 Free. Our senior boys achieved 2nd place in both the 100 IM and 100 Free.

Overall, these excellent performances from the squad earned St Paul’s a regional 2nd place behind Hamilton Boys' High School. Well done to the squad, and we look forward to their performances at Nationals in July.