By TBHS | Posted: Wednesday April 13, 2016
Timaru Boys’ High School entered a team of eight boys for this event. It was a very successful day and the boys demonstrated the POWER values by assisting with the setup of the venue and their behaviour and good sportsmanship throughout the day.
Special thanks must go to Kirsten Lindblom, Louise Moore and Sarah Sands for their help with timekeeping on the day.
The two standout performers were Riley Taylor and Jack Sands. Riley was named Senior Swimmer of the Championship, breaking two Aoraki records - one in the boys’ 15 years and over 200 metre Freestyle, and the other in the boys’ 15 years and over 200 metre Medley Relay. Jack Sands was named Junior Swimmer of the Championship. He also broke two records on his way to the title - one in the boys 14 and under 100 metre Individual Medley and the other in boys 14 and under 200 Individual Medley. An outstanding effort by both boys.
Riley and Jack then joined in the relay teams, and again there were outstanding performances. The senior relay team of Riley Taylor, Campbell Lindblom, Reed Stevenson and Hercules Cho gained two firsts; one in the medley relay and one in the freestyle relay. In the process they broke the records for both relays. Jack Sands, Matthew Moore, Liam Parker and Quinn Motley, the junior relay team, gained two seconds in their medley and freestyle relays respectively.
Results for the boys were as follows: Jack Sands four firsts, Riley Taylor three firsts and one second, Campbell Lindblom one first, two thirds and one fourth, Matthew Moore two seconds, one third, and one fifth, Reed Stevenson one third and three fourths, Hercules Cho one second, Quinn Motley one sixth, one seventh and one ninth, and Liam Parker one eighth.
