Close at the top in winter champs

COMET STARS: Members of Comet Swim Club brought back seven team trophies from the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay winter championships, and were named top junior club. They are, back (from left): Imogen Amor-Bendall, Sophia O’Hara, Zita Szoke, Michael Taniora, Sierra Blumfield, Holly Fisher, Brad Hill, Jamie Joblin, Gemma Hill, Matthew Joblin, Waimana Wharepapa-Charter. Front: Emma Niven, Kyle Seabrook, Brooke Matthews, Gus Baker, William Matthews, Jodiesha Kirkpatrick, Ariana Kepa, Obe Chaffey, Angus Blair, Natalie Johnson, Gus Kinsella, Max Phillips, Rixon Skudder, Eva Kinsella. Front: Emma Niven, Kyle Seabrook, Brooke Matthews, Gus Baker, William Matthews, Jodiesha Kirkpatrick, Ariana Kepa, Obe Chaffey, Angus Blair, Natalie Johnson, Gus Kinsella, Max Phillips, Rixon Skudder, Eva Kinsella

SWIMMING

THIRTY points separated the top three clubs at the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay winter swimming championships in Hastings.

Gisborne’s Enterprise Swim Club and Comet Swim Club finished a close first and second respectively, ahead of the Napier Aquahawks team.

Comet won a total of seven team trophies — more than any other team. The club was named top junior club and achieved a club record of six team relay trophies.

Age-group winners were Ariana Kepa for nine-year-old females and Jodiesha Kirkpatrick for 12-year-old females.

Jodiesha set a HBPB record for the 12yr girls’ 50-metre breaststroke — 35.94 seconds.

Winning relay teams —10/under male medley: Harper Bailey, Te Maumahara Hape, Obe Chaffey, AJ Kinsella.

12/under female medley: Aria Harrison, Jodiesha Kirkpatrick, Imogen Amor-Bendall, Kaylah Reynolds.

12/under female freestyle: Jodiesha Kirkpatrick, Aria Harrison, Kaylah Reynolds, Imogen Amor-Bendall.

12/under male medley: Angus Blair, Rixon Skudder, Gus Baker, Kyle Seabrook.

12/under male freestyle: Angus Blair, Gus Baker, Rixon Skudder, Kyle Seabrook.

15/under female medley: Holly Fisher, Jodiesha Kirkpatrick, Imogen Amor-Bendall.

Club records (year previous record set in brackets) —Imogen Amor-Bendall: 12yr girls’ 100 FR (2002), 400 FR (1997), her own 50 Fly and 100 Fly.

Jodiesha Kirkpatrick: 12yr girls’ 1500 FR (2002), 100 IM (2003), 50 BR (2006), her own 200 IM.

Holly Fisher: 15yr girls’ 1500 FR (2005).

Emma Niven: 16yr girls’ 1500 FR (2000).

Rixon Skudder: 11yr boys’ 50 BK (2017).

Angus Blair: 12yr boys’ 800 FR (2004).

Jamie Joblin: 14yr boys’ 50 BR (2004), 100 BR (2004), the 100 IM (2007).

Results —Imogen Amor-Bendall: 7 gold, 4 silver.

Harper Bailey: winning relay team.

Jazmynn Bailey: 1 bronze.

Gus Baker: 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze.

Angus Blair: 5 gold, 7 silver, 1 bronze.

Sierra Blumfield: final 50 BR.

Peti-Ata Bowden: 6th 800 FR.

Tamsyn Brown: 7 silver, 3 bronze.

Erica Butt: 6th 200 FR.

Obe Chaffey: 2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze.

Hayley Durston: 2 silver, 1 bronze.

Samantha Durston: 1 silver.

Noah Emerre: 1 silver.

Holly Fisher: 2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze.

Katelyn Grimson: 1 silver, 2 bronze.

Fletcher Haar: 5th 50 BR.

Lochlann Haar: 1 silver.

Te Maumahara Hape: 1 silver, 1 bronze.

Aria Harrison: 4 bronze.

Brad Hill: 2sec pb 100 IM.

Gemma Hill: 4sec pb 100 IM.

Jamie Joblin: 2 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze.

Matthew Joblin: 5sec pb 100 IM.

Natalie Johnson: 1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze.

Ariana Kepa: 5 gold, 3 silver.

AJ Kinsella: 2 gold, 1 bronze.

Eva Kinsella: 2sec pb 100 FR.

Gus Kinsella: 3sec pb 100 FR.

Jodiesha Kirkpatrick: 9 gold, 6 silver.

Natalie Land: 6sec pb 50 FR.

Charlotte Manson: 1 gold.

Brooke Matthews: 14sec pb 100 BR.

William Matthews: 1 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze.

Celine McNabb: 4sec pb 100 IM.

Shanice McNabb: 4sec pb 100 BK.

Emma Niven: 5 bronze.

Sophia O’Hara: 6th 200 BR.

Max Phillips: 2 silver.

Kaylah Reynolds: 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze.

Kyle Seabrook: 4 silver, 1 bronze. Rixon Skudder: 5 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze.

Zita Szoke: 6th 100 FR.

Michael Taniora: 10sec pb 50 Fly.

Tamara Tulia: 14sec pb 100 FR.

Flynn Watts: 2 bronze.

Waimana Wharepapa-Charter: 1 silver.