Swimming Sports 2023
By Tina Holst
Friday 3rd March saw the 58th Otamatea High School Swim Sports take place. The day was a perfect sunny day with no wind.
| House Results | 1. Whātua | 2. Ngāpuhi | 3. Maniapoto | 4. Arawa |
New Records
Blake Forsyth Hall broke 3 records for the day
25m freestyle new time of 13.79 beating N Martin’s record of 13.84 set in 2021
25m backstroke new time of 16.70 beating N Martin’s record of 17.00 set in 2021
25m breaststroke new time of 18.21 beating N Martin’s record of 19.74 set in 2021
Maci Hutchinson Griffin
25m breaststroke new time of 20.47 beating K Maxwell’s record of 22.51 set in 2008
50m breaststroke new time of 48.41 beating J Whittaker’s record of 48.59 set in 2007
Noah Martin added to his 2021 tally and broke 2 records
25m freestyle new time of 12.80 beating A Exler’s record of 12.84 set in 2003
25m backstroke new time of 15.35 beating is own record of 15.83 set in 2022
25m breaststroke new time of 17.21 beating his own record of 17.75 set in 2022
A huge thank you to all the parents who helped time keep on the day. Thank you to Ellen Quirk for being our stroke inspector/turn judge for the day and Nikola Kemp for being our head timekeeper for the day. Thank you to all the staff and students who helped throughout the day in the many jobs to keep the day running smoothly. Lastly thank you to all the swimmers who stepped up and swam their hearts out to make this an enjoyable competition.
