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LUKA GOES LIKE A ROCKET AT NATIONAL SCHOOL SWIMMING By Luka Willems
On October 15 to 18, I went to Hamilton to swim and represent my school Papanui High which is in Christchurch. It made me very proud. I am a para swimmer. I swam in six races: 50 meters free, breast and backstroke. 100 free and breast and 200 free. I got 6 PBs (personal bests) in my 6 races and took 17 seconds off the 100m breaststroke. There were about 600 swimmers from New Zealand schools. It was very noisy, fun and exciting. I was the only swimmer with Down syndrome. A lot of people spoke to me and signed up to my YouTube channel – Luka Willems. I like swimming and racing. It keeps me fit. Sometimes I swim like a dolphin or go like a rocket.
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