By TBHS | Posted: Monday November 12, 2018
This event took place from 13-16 September in Wellington with the swim squad members consisting of Reed Stevenson, Matthew Moore, Dominic Coleman and Will Tudgey.
The two medals won by Matthew were a highlight of the meet. He gained a silver in the 200m butterfly and a bronze in the 400m freestyle. Both of these were great swims, as Matthew stuck to his race strategy and did not get taken in by other boys’ tactics. Matthew also gained two 4th placings in the 200 individual medley and the 200 freestyle, and swam five personal best times. It was an amazing meet for him, and to achieve these results at national level is a great feat.
The other three boys also swam well: Reed gained 10 personal bests from his eleven swims, with his highest placing being 10th in the 200m breaststroke, and finishing in the top 20 for five of his races; Dominic placed 9th in the 200m butterfly, swam five personal bests and finished in the top 20 three times; Will finished 8th in the 200m butterfly and 400m freestyle, swam five personal bests and also finished in the top 20 three times.
Swimming in the Senior 16 and over relays was a challenge with three of our boys aged 15 and under. The team acquitted itself well, earning 10th in the medley relay and 9th and 11th in the two freestyle relays.
