Comet win cup for top junior club at Napier

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SWIMMING

Comet Swimming Club recently had a team of 33 swimmers at Napier to compete at the East Coast swimming championships.

A total of 12 clubs were represented at the champs, with Comet having the third-largest team, after Napier Aquahawks and Heretunga Sundevils.

Comet won both the top Junior Club Cup and the Interclub age-group relay.

It was a big effort against reigning champions Napier Aquahawks and was led by age-group winners, eight-under female Morgan-Marie Tamatea and 12-year female Jodiesha Kirkpatrick.

Comet managed to walk away from two gruelling days of racing on top.

Club records were set by Imogen Amor-Bendall in the 100- and 200-metre butterfly.

Jodiesha Kirkpatrick broke the 12-year girls’ 200m individual medley record, which stood for 12 years.

Elijah Wright was also the top pointscorer in the eight-and-under boys’ age group.

Comet are next competing at the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay winter championships this weekend with a 45-strong team.

Individual results —

Imogen Amor-Bendall: 6 Golds, 3 Silvers, 1 Bronze. Harper Bailey: 4 Golds. Jazmyn Bailey: 8 sec pb 100 IM. Gus Baker: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze. Angus Blair: 3 silver, 2 Bronze. Hayley Durston: 4 sec pb 200 BK. Samantha Durston: 1 Bronze. Stevie Durston: 8 sec pb 100 FR. Holly Fisher: 2 Silver, 1 Bronze. Katelyn Grimson: 4 sec pb 400 FR. Fletcher Haar: 6 sec pb 200 BR. Te Maumahara Hape: 8 sec pb 100 FR. Aria Harrison: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze. Brad Hill: 1 sec pb 100 BR. Gemma Hill: 30 sec pb 200 IM. Jamie Joblin: 4 Silver, 4 Bronze. Matthew Joblin: 4 sec pb 200 IM. Natalie Johnson: 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze. AJ Kinsella: 7 sec pb 100 IM. Eva Kinsella: 10 sec pb 100 IM. Gus Kinsella: 6 sec pb 25 BK. Jodiesha Kirkpatrick: 9 Golds, 7 Silvers. Emma Niven: 2 Bronze. Kaylah Reynolds: 6 sec pb 100 IM. Ruby Seymour: 1st time competitor. Zita Szoke: 21 sec pb 200 IM. Morgan-Marie Tamatea: 4 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze. Michael Taniora: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze. Celia Willoughby: 3 Silver, 3 Bronze. Charlotte Willoughby: 3 sec pb 25 FR. Elijah Wright: 3 Gold, 6 Silver, 2 Bronze. Luke Wright: 6 sec pb 25 BK. Noah Wright: 1 silver, 2 bronze.