The HBPB region has wrapped up a highly successful campaign at the NZ Age Group Swimming Championships, with swimmers across multiple clubs, strokes, and age groups combining to produce an impressive medal tally.

🥇 GOLD

A standout performance came from Braden Turei of Sundevils Swimming Club, who claimed gold in the 15-year 50m Breaststroke in a time of 30.50. His swim capped off a dominant meet that also saw him feature strongly in multiple breaststroke events.

🥈 SILVER

Sam Skidmore of Trojans Swimming Club produced a consistent series of performances, collecting four silver medals across sprint and middle-distance freestyle and butterfly events:

• 50m Freestyle – 23.96
• 100m Freestyle – 52.23
• 200m Freestyle – 1:58.21
• 50m Butterfly – 25.61

Brooke Speers of Greendale Swimming Club also had a strong meet, earning two silver medals in backstroke events:

• 50m Backstroke – 30.69
• 100m Backstroke – 1:05.24

In the butterfly events, Phoebe Nettle of Trojans Swimming Club added to the medal count with silver in the 15-year 200m Butterfly (2:25.46).

🥉 BRONZE

The bronze medals were spread across several clubs and events, highlighting the depth within the region.

Brooke Speers of Greendale Swimming Club added to her medal tally with bronze in the 200m Backstroke (2:22.37).

Lola Stewart of Enterprise Swimming Club secured bronze in the 14-year 50m Breaststroke (36.50).

Ruby Sisam of Sundevils Swimming Club earned bronze in the 16-year 50m Butterfly (28.90).

Braden Turei also added to his gold medal with bronze in the 100m Breaststroke (1:09.77).

A Strong Team Performance

A total of one Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze - across the meet, the results reflect an outstanding collective effort from swimmers, coaches, and clubs throughout the HBPB region. The medal haul highlights both individual excellence and the depth of development across all strokes and age groups, reinforcing the region’s growing strength on the national stage.