Shannon Schimanski showed that moving up a year group recently would not stop her dominating breaststroke events, with gold in the 15-years' 50m and 200m events.
She also had a personal best in the 100m backstroke, taking bronze, and another personal best in the 200m IM when she swam fourth. Schimanski came fifth in her other race, the 200m backstroke.
Wanganui's other gold came from 16-year-old Elena Forlong in the 50m butterfly, with a personal best. Two fifth placings in the 100m backstroke and 800m freestyle, alongside a sixth in the 200m IM and a seventh in the 100m freestyle, both in personal best times, rounded out her swims.
The youngest team member wrapped up Wanganui's impressive medal haul, 9-year-old Georgia Abraham taking silver in the 100m backstroke and bronze in the 50m breaststroke when competing at her first Wellington competition. She also had excellent swims in the 50m butterfly (fourth) and the 100m freestyle (sixth) to post four personal bests from four swims.
Other Wanganui swimmers also made the top 10 (finalists). Cayden Earles, 10, came fourth in the 50m breaststroke, fifth in the 50m fly, seventh in the 100m backstroke and eighth in the 100m freestyle.
Amelia Buchan, 11, was ninth in the 50m breaststroke and 10th in the 200m backstroke.
Amelia Cronin, 12, was sixth in the 100m freestyle and 10th in the 50m fly. Alex Forlong, 14, had 10th placings in the 100m and 200m backstroke events, and 16-year-old Jazmin Phillips had a seventh in the 400m freestyle, with a massive 15-second personal best, and ninth placings in the 100m backstroke and the 200m IM.
The other four swimmers in the team, Nikki Forlong, 10, Georgina Bryant, 12, Jaimee Bridger, 14, and Charlotte Lawrence, 16, posted 10 personal best times in 11 races between them.
With Wanganui opting not to travel to Wellington next weekend for the remainder of the Wellington championships, the three gold medallists are in full preparation for the national short-course champs in mid-August.
