Age-group swim title and first relay medal for College
30 Jul 2024
A five-strong College team has made a splash at the New Zealand Secondary School Swimming Championships in Auckland, including winning the school’s first-ever relay medal.
Racing against the country’s top age-group swimmers, Luke Manderson has won the 15 years 50m freestyle, Rylind Wheeler has finished 2nd in the 16 years 200m breaststroke, and Harry Reekie has placed 3rd in the 14 years 50m freestyle.
Meanwhile, Mun Chi Jager has joined forces with Luke, Rylind, and Harry to claim College’s first relay medal at the national championships, securing the bronze in the 4x50m freestyle event against older rivals. In the 4x50m medley relay, Justin Wang, Luke, Rylind, and Mun Chi have finished 6th against strong opposition.
All five College swimmers have recorded multiple PBs and top-10 finishes.
Results
Luke Manderson (15 years)
1st – 50m freestyle
4th – 100m freestyle
4th – 100m individual medley
5th – 50m butterfly
8th – 50m Backstroke
Rylind Wheeler (16 years)
2nd – 200m breaststroke
4th – 100m breaststroke
5th – 100m individual medley
6th – 50m breaststroke
Harry Reekie (14 years)
3rd – 50m freestyle
4th – 200m freestyle
5th – 100m freestyle
Mun Chi Jager (16 years)
7th – 50m freestyle
8th – 100m freestyle
9th – 50m butterfly
9th – 100m butterfly
Justin Wang (15 years)
10th – 200m backstroke
Relays
4x50m freestyle (16 and over) – 3rd (Manderson, Jager, Wheeler, Reekie)
4x50m medley (16 and over) – 6th (Manderson, Jager, Wheeler, Wang)
2x50m freestyle open – 7th (Jager, Manderson)
2x50m freestyle open – 11th (Wheeler, Reekie)
