9 Te Kura o Huriawa Thorrington Students to compete at Primary Sports Canterbury Swimming Championships

We are delighted to confirm that we have 9 students who have qualified for the Canterbury Swimming Championships on Thursday 8th April at Selwyn Aquatic Centre.

All of the students who participated at the South Zones Swimming can be proud of their efforts with every child making it through to the finals in their events. A special mention to all of the students who were congratulated by another school for their sportsmanship after races, regularly high fiving the person next to them no matter the result.

Below are a list of the results:

Year 5 Boys:

• Freestyle
  • Benji McLean - 3rd
  • Henry Eccersall-Panther - 5th
• Backstroke
  • Henry Eccersall-Panther - 2nd
• Breaststroke 
  • Benji McLean - 2nd
  • Thomas Wells - 7th

Year 5 Girls:

• Freestyle
  • Ingrid Roy - 2nd
  • Maddie Ericson - 5th
• Backstroke
  • Ingrid Roy - 1st
  • Lillian Smith - 2nd
• Breaststroke 
  • Maddie Ericson - 2nd

Year 5 Relay - Benji McLean; Henry Eccersall-Panther; Ingrid Roy; Maddie Ericson - 2nd

Year 6 Boys:

• Freestyle
  • James Farquhar - 4th
  • Kane Corlett - 5th
• Backstroke
  
  • Josh Baars - 1st
  • Elijah Akhtar - 5th
• Breaststroke
  • Josh Baars - 1st
  • James Farquhar - 5th

Year 6 Girls:

• Freestyle
  • Cleo Newman - 1st
  • Ivy O'Meagher - 3rd
• Backstroke
  • Cleo Newman - 1st
  • Jessica Gearry - 3rd

• Breaststroke
  
  • Jessica Gearry - 4th

Year 6 Relay - Josh Baars; James Farquhar; Cleo Newman; Ivy O'Meagher - 1st