By TBHS | Posted: Wednesday August 9, 2017
Friday 7 July saw the TBHS swim team travel the long winding road to Blenheim to compete in the South Island Secondary Schools' Swimming Championships the following day.
The team consisted of: Riley Taylor, Campbell Lindblom, Reed Stevenson, Matthew Moore, William Tudgey and Dominic Coleman. It was a very successful meet with the team finishing 4th out of twenty four teams, with the three teams ahead of them having a higher number of swimmers competing. They were the 2nd boys’ school in the placings.
Riley, Campbell, Reed, Matthew and William made finals in every event in which they swam. The relay team (Riley Taylor, Campbell Lindblom, Reed Stevenson and Matthew Moore) finished second in both the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay. Placed ahead of them was a very strong John McGlashan College A team, but the TBHS team finished close behind them and well ahead of the third place team (John McGlashan B) by 9 seconds in the medley and 7 seconds in the freestyle.
Individually, the boys swam very well and should be commended for their performance. It was a very busy programme with boys swimming heats and finals in one day. Individual results are listed below:
Riley Taylor: 8 events entered, and he placed in the top four for all of these, including the heats that he swam to qualify for finals. Riley was 1st in 200 back, 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley, the 400 individual medley and the 400 freestyle. He was 2nd in the 100 individual medley, 3rd in the 100 freestyle and 4th in the 50 freestyle. This was an outstanding effort by the team’s captain.
Matthew Moore: 7 races entered and he finished 1st or 2nd in every race including the heats that he swam to qualify for the finals. Matthew was 1st in 100 individual medley, 200 individual medley, 200 breaststroke and the 400 individual medley. He was 2nd in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle. A great effort for his last year in the 14 and under swimming division.
William Tudgey: 6 races entered and 6 final placings gained. William got 2nd in the 200 backstroke and the 400 freestyle. He then gained 3rd in the 100 butterfly and the 200 freestyle, followed by a 4th in the 100 freestyle, and a 5th in the 200 individual medley.
Reed Stevenson: 6 races entered and 6 final placings gained. Reed gained a 2nd in the 200 backstroke, a 4th in the 200 individual medley and the 400 individual medley. He then placed 5th in the 100 individual medley, 6th in the 100 butterfly, and 6th in the 100 freestyle.
Campbell Lindblom: 5 races entered and 5 final placings gained. Campbell gained three 3rd placings in the 100 breaststroke, 50 breaststroke and the 100 backstroke. He gained a 7th in the 200 freestyle finals and an 8th in the 100 freestyle finals.
Dominic Coleman: 8 races entered and 4 final placings gained. Dominic gained three 6th placings in the 100 individual medley, the 50 butterfly, the 200 freestyle and a 7th in the 50 freestyle.
A big thank you to Kirsten Lindblom and Louise Moore for assisting on the trip and for timekeeping on the day.
The team, excluding Matthew Moore and including Jack Sands, will now travel to Hamilton on 14 September for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships. This will be a tough competition but the boys are hopeful of a strong showing. To assist with this trip, Fairlie Bakehouse pies are being sold, with orders due in by 15 August. All families would have been emailed an order form, and the team thank you for your support
