April was a busy month for some of our top swimmers, with the Aon New Zealand Swimming Championships (5-10 April) and the Aon New Zealand Age Group Championships (19-23 April).

Aon New Zealand Swimming Championships
Four Westlake students qualified and competed at the NZ Championships in Auckland: Zoe Crawford, Lena Hamblyn-Ough, Savannah-Eve Martin and Doyoun Kim.

Results were:

• Zoe qualified for the National Age Programme at the competition. She swam in the 50, 100, 200 Backstroke and 50, 100, 200 Freestyle, as well as some relays. Zoe swam herself into the NZ Squad with a phenominal 200m Backstroke swim in the A final. She also won Gold in the 4 x 100 Medley, Silver in the 4 x 200 Freestyle Relay and Bronze in the 4x 100 Freestyle Relay.
• Lena swam in the 400, 800 and 1500 Freestyle, making the A final for the 800 and 1500 and the B final for the 400.
• Savannah-Eve swam in the 50, 100 and 200 Backstroke, making the B and C finals.
• Doyoun swan in the 100 and 200 Backstroke, making the B and C finals.

Aon New Zealand Age Group Championships
Zoe, Lena, Savannah-Eve and Doyoun were joined by Mia Stanley-Hunt in the Aon New Zealand Age Group Championships, held in Wellington. This is an Age Group Meet where swimmers compete for medals against other swimmers in their age group. There is only one final for each age group. It is the pinnacle event for Age Group Swimmers, run over five days with heats in the morning and finals in the evening.

Results were:

• Zoe competed as a 16-year-old, winning Silver in the 200 Backstroke, and Bronze in the 400 Freestyle. She was also in relay teams which won Gold in the 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay and 4 x 100 IM Relay, along with Bronze in the 4 x 100 Mixed Relay.
• Lena competed as a 15-year-old, winning Silver in the 1500 Freestyle, and Silver in the 800 Freestyle.
• Savannah-Eve competed as a 14-year-old, winning Bronze in the 50 Backstroke, and Bronze in the 100 Backstroke. She also placed 4th in the 200 Backstroke.
• Doyoun competed as a 15-year-old in the 200 Backstroke final, finishing 7th. she also competed in the 50 Backstroke coming 11th, and placed 13th in the 100 Backstroke.
• Mia competed as a 14-year-old, coming 8th in the 100 Backstroke, 9th in the 200 Backstroke, 8th in the 50 Backstroke and 16th in the 50 Fly heats.

Well done to all of these athletes on your outstanding performances.