The performance of the Wanganui Toyota Swim Team continues to soar after returning from the Wellington Regional Short Course Winter Championship with its first trophy in five years.
The team only officially joined the Wellington regional 18 months ago and left clubs with far larger numbers struggling in their wake to win the Tawa Trophy over the championship run over the past two weekends.
The Tawa Trophy is awarded for the total points divided by swimmers competing for a club. Wanganui sent 15 swimmers to compete against other clubs with up to 100 more swimmers, yet they claimed 31 medals and had 41 other top 10 (finalist) finishes.
The trophy was the first awarded to the Wanganui club since the Central North Island Championships in Rotorua five years ago despite numerous club and individual top performances over the years.
Although only six of the 15 accounted for the 31 medals in Wellington, every Wanganui swimmer recorded at least one personal best performance.