Caitlin Delany of Tasman Swim Club claimed a national title in the open women’s 200m breaststroke at the New Zealand Short Course Championships, which finished in Auckland last week.
The 18-year old Waimea College standout also won gold medals in the 17 to 18 year age group for the 50m and 200m breaststroke and a silver in the 400m individual medley.
Caitlin set new Nelson-Marlborough open records in three events and an age group record in another.
Tasman rising star Piper Riley, 13, also had an outstanding week in Auckland, bringing home age group gold medals in the 200m and 400m freestyle for 13-year-old girls.
Talya Harwood, 17, of Waimea College, collected age group silver medals in the 400m and 800m freestyle and was a respectable fifth in the open 400m freestyle, breaking her own Nelson-Marlborough open record in the process.
Tasman’s Bendi Kepess, 13, also had an excellent meet, getting big personal bests including nearly 10 seconds off his time in the 200m butterfly, in which he won bronze in his age group.
Tasman’s Sam McKenzie, 17, won silver in the 50m free for 17 to 18-year-old boys, finishing just 0.02sec behind the winner. Sam, who attends Waimea College, also won a bronze in the 100m freestyle, had top ten finishes in four more events and set three Nelson-Marlborough open records.
Tasman’s Leah Friend, 14, and Sierra Thomas, 13, also had top ten finishes, while Sophie Alexander, 13, Xavier Anderson, 15, James Fleury, 16 and Emma Fox, 13, also represented Tasman.
