It was great to see 54 HBPB swimmers racing at the NZ Secondary School Championships in Auckland in late July. This is a highly competitive meet, but also allows for our swimmers to enjoy racing for their schools. and includes lots of relay events for schools to race each other.

A total of 18 medals were won by 11 swimmers - Paige Franklin (CHB), Millie Skidmore, Evie Skidmore, Sam Skidmore, Phoebe Netlle, Charlotte McLaren (TRO), Braden Turei, Kate Molloy (SUN), Scarlett Botes (NAQ) and Taylor Newman and Holli Macdonald (ENT).

Competing swimmers were - 

CHB College – Abagail Boyd, Nadia Bown, Bree Franklin, Paige Franklin, JM Macalalad, JD Mananes, Christina McCutcheon, Kate Renner

Gisborne Boys High School – Mako Fukushima-Hall, Max Phillips, Nikau Rudge, Kaeto Sasamoto

Gisborne Girls High School – Sierra Blumfield, Eva Kinsella, Briana Latu, Holli Macdonald, Taylor Newman, Zyamja Rudge, Rio Sasamoto, Ceia Willoighby

Havelock North – Holly Bake, Livvie Cole, Kate Molloy, Maisie Pullam, Braden Turei, Danielle Wishnowsky, Katie Wishnowsky

Iona – Anna McLaren, Charlotte McLaren, Kate McLaren

Lindisfarne – Monte Douglas, Wyatt Holmes, Liam McEntee, Sam Skidmore, Elliot Wickham, Flynn Wickham

Napier Boys High School – Jayden Bryant

Napier Girls High School – Molly Duly

St Johns – Max MacInnes, Daniel Wiley

Taradale – Tayla Appleby, Scarlett Botes, Lisa Deeprose, Emma Donnelly, Harper Gill, Annabelle Lott, Claudine Meerlo

Te Kura Kaupapa Maorio Nga Ur – Makauri Hape, TeMaumahara Hape

Woodford – Tiana Marsden, Katherine McEntee, Phoebe Nettle, Evie Skidmore, Millie Skidmore