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Buller West Coast Swim champs

K. Kyle - Guest Contributor —

On Saturday 2nd April, Hokitika Swim Club took part in Buller West Coast Champs, which was held in Greymouth at the Westland Recreation Centre.

The meet started off with exhibition events. This was a great opportunity for the youngest club members to experience their first race meet. Touch pads were brought over from Canterbury to help with the timekeeping. Hokitika Swim Club won most points for the day taking away the trophy. 62 personal best times achieved.

Placings are as follows -

Maya Davidson 10 year and under girls

  • 2nd 50M Breaststroke
  • 1st 100M Backstroke
  • 2nd 100M Freestyle
  • 1st 50M Backstroke
  • 2nd 50M Freestyle

Cooper Gaskell 11-12 year old girls

  • 2nd 50M Breaststroke
  • 2nd 50M Freestyle
  • 2nd 100M Breaststroke
  • 1st 200M Mixed Medley Relay

Reid Simpson 11-12 year old boys

  • 3rd 100M Freestyle

Leon Ross 11-12 year old boys

  • 1st 100M Backstroke
  • 2nd 200M Breaststroke
  • 2nd 200M Freestyle
  • 2nd 200M Backstroke
  • 3rd 100M Breaststroke
  • 1st 200M Mixed Medley Relay

Liam Schwartz 11-12 year old boys

  • 3rd 100M Backstroke
  • 3rd 50M Backstroke
  • 2nd 100M Breaststroke

Koben Wieblitz 11-12 year old boys

  • 2nd 50M Breaststroke
  • 2nd 100M Freestyle
  • 2nd 50M Butterfly
  • 1st 200M Freestyle
  • 1st 100M Butterfly
  • 2nd 50M Freestyle
  • 2nd 100M Individual Medley
  • 1st 200M Mixed Medley Relay

Flynn Sargeant 11-12 year old boys

  • 1st 50M Breaststroke
  • 1st 100M Freestyle
  • 1st 50M Butterfly
  • 1st 50M Backstroke (setting a new West Coast Record)
  • 1st 50M Freestyle
  • 1st 200M Backstroke
  • 1st 100M Breaststroke
  • 1st 100M Individual Medley
  • 1st 200M Mixed Medley Relay
  • Trophy for most points 12 and under male

Zana Simpson 13-14 year old girls

  • 3rd 50M Breaststroke
  • 1st 200M Breaststroke
  • 3rd 200M Freestyle

Tamsin Gillespie 13-14 year old girls

  • 1st 400M Freestyle
  • 3rd 200M Individual Medley
  • 3rd 100M Backstroke
  • 3rd 100M Freestyle
  • 2nd 200M Freestyle
  • 3rd 50M Freestyle
  • 1st 200M Backstroke
  • 3rd 100M Individual Medley

Rebekah Provis 13-14 year old girls

  • 1st 50M Breaststroke
  • 1st 200M Individual Medley
  • 1st 100M Backstroke (setting a new West Coast Record)
  • 1st 100M Freestyle
  • 1st 50M Butterfly
  • 1st 50M Backstroke
  • 1st 50M Freestyle
  • 1st 100M Breaststroke
  • 1st 100M Individual Medley
  • Trophy for most points 13 and over female

Preston Ross 13-14 year old boys

  • 3rd 100M Backstroke
  • 3rd 200M Breaststroke
  • 2nd 100M Butterfly
  • 3rd 200M Backstroke

Ollie Wieblitz 13-14 year old boys

  • 2nd 100M Backstroke
  • 2nd100M Freestyle
  • 2nd 50M Butterfly
  • 3rd 200M Freestyle
  • 2nd 50M Backstroke
  • 3rd 50M Freestyle
  • 3rd 100M Individual Medley

Merryn Jellie 15 year and over girls

  • 3rd 50M Breaststroke
  • 1st 200M Individual Medley
  • 3rd 100M Backstroke
  • 3rd 50M Butterfly

Freya Craig 15 year and over girls

  • 2nd 50M Breaststroke
  • 2nd 100M Backstroke
  • 1st 200M Breaststroke
  • 3rd 50M Backstroke
  • 3rd 50M Freestyle
  • 1st 200M Backstroke
  • 2nd 100M Breaststroke
  • 3rd 100M Individual Medley

Jorja Kyle 15 year and over girls

  • 1st 50M Breaststroke (setting a new West Coast Record)
  • 1st 100M backstroke
  • 1st 100M Freestyle
  • 1st 50M Butterfly
  • 1st 50M Backstroke
  • 1st 50M Freestyle
  • 1st 100M Breaststroke
  • 1st 100M Individual Medley

Lucas Masters 15 year and over boys

  • 1st 50M Breaststroke
  • 1st 100M Freestyle
  • 1st 200M Breaststroke
  • 2nd 50M Butterfly
  • 2nd 200M Freestyle
  • 1st 50M Freestyle
  • 1st 100M Breaststroke
  • 2nd 100M Individual Medley

Jared Davidson 15 year and over boys

  • 2nd 50M Breaststroke
  • 1st 200M Individual Medley
  • 2nd 100M Freestyle
  • 1st 50M Butterfly
  • 1st 200M Freestyle
  • 1st 100M Butterfly
  • 2nd 50M Freestyle
  • 1st 100M Individual Medley