Swimming Sports

Whakatāne High School held its annual Swimming Sports Competition on Tuesday the 16th March at the Whakatāne Aquatic Centre. There was a very positive vibe amongst the students and it was great to see so many competitive swimmers compete as well as the Year Nines, who participated in a range of house activities.

A big thank you goes out to the prefects, students, and staff that helped make the day a success. There was one record broken; a special congratulations to Ashleigh Lawlor who broke the Intermediate Girls’ Four Length Individual Medley record that was set in 2008. Ashleigh’s time was 1.41.63. The competition was very close in most of the grades. Congratulations to the following students who gained a top three placing overall for their age group. Well done to Matai House who dominated throughout the day to take the honors in the house competition.

Junior Girls

1st - Kaylee Lawlor 2nd - Emilie Rosset 3rd - Ella McKay

Junior Boys

1st - Tyler Macey 2nd - Leo Collier 3rd - Jai Julian

Intermediate Girls

1st - Ashleigh Lawlor 2nd - Kate Murray 3rd - Kithmini Melville

Intermediate Boys

1st - Ben Jackson 2nd - Josh Hansen 3rd - Deshan Senavirathna

Senior Girls

1st - Ella Fenwick 2nd - Alice Blakeway 3rd - Amy Humpherson

Senior Boys

1st - Campbell Julian 2nd - Alex Manning 3rd - Codi Laurent

House Points

1st - Matai - 442pts 2nd - Kauri - 311pts 3rd - Totara - 273pts 4th - Rimu - 120pts