Angus, Mako standouts for Comet

The weekend’s swimming competition produced some fine performances from both local clubs, including Holli Macdonald from Enterprise Cars Swim Team. She won eight gold medals — four open and four age-group. Picture by Paul Rickard

The long-course swim meet at the new Kiwa Pools at the weekend has been hailed a success.

It produced qualifying times for national meets, as swimmers from Hawke’s Bay, Bay of Plenty and as far afield as Auckland competed against those from Gisborne’s Comet club and Enterprise Cars Swim Team.

“It was great to have a long-course meet here,” Comet head coach Glenn Hamblyn said.

“It was a great weekend. Thanks to all volunteers, especially the crew who ran the timing system/scoreboard, and to Hawke’s Bay/Poverty Bay swimming for organising the event.”

Angus Blair and Mako Fukushima-Hall were Comet’s standouts, collecting a stack of first placings in their age groups across various strokes and distances.

Comet highlights  —

50-metre butterfly (Round 1): Te Maumahara Hape 1st, 12-14yr boys; Celia Willoughby 3rd, 12-14yr girls.

50m backstroke (Round 1): Makauri Hape 1st, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 1st, 15-18yr boys.

50m freestyle (Round 1): Mako Fukushima-Hall 1st, 12-14yr boys; Te Maumahara Hape 3rd, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 1st, 15-18yr boys, and 2nd, open age.

800m freestyle: AJ Kinsella 1st, 12-14yr boys; Elijah Wright 2nd, 12-14yr boys; Luke Wright 4th, 12-14yr boys.

50m breaststroke (Round 1): Celia Willoughby 3rd, 12-14yr girls.

4x50m medley relay: Comet A 2nd (Tyron Evans/Mako Fukushima-Hall/Te Maumahara Hape/Angus Blair).

200m individual medley: Te Maumahara Hape 3rd, 12-14yr boys.

100m breaststroke: Celia Willoughby 1st, 12-14yr girls.

200m backstroke: Makauri Hape 2nd, 12-14yr boys.

1500m freestyle: Luke Wright 1st, 12-14yr boys.

100m butterfly: AJ Kinsella 2nd, 12-14yr boys.

200m freestyle: Te Maumahara Hape 1st, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 1st, 15-18yr boys, and 2nd, open men.

4x50m freestyle relay, women: Comet B 3rd (Celia Willoughby/Tamsyn Brown/Laura Quilter/Eva Kinsella).

4x50m freestyle relay, men: Comet A 1st (Tyron Evans/Max Phillips/Te Maumahara Hape/ Angus Blair).

50m backstroke (Round 2): Makauri Hape 3rd, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 1st, 15-18yr boys.

50m freestyle (Round 2): Mako Fukushima-Hall 1st, 12-14yr boys; Te Maumahara Hape 2nd, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 1st, 15-18yr boys.

50m butterfly (Round 2): Te Maumahara Hape 2, 12-14yr boys; Max Phillips 3rd, 15-18yr boys.

50m breaststroke (Round 2): Celia Willoughby 2nd, 12-14yr girls.

200m individual medley open final: Te Maumahara Hape 3rd.

200m backstroke open final: Makauri Hape 2nd.

200m freestyle open final: Angus Blair 1st.

100m freestyle: Mako Fukushima 1st, 12-14yr boys; Te Maumahara Hape 3rd, 12-14yr boys; Tyron Evans 1st, 15-18yr boys; Max Phillips 3rd, 15-18yr boys.

400m freestyle: AJ Kinsella 3rd, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 1st, 15-18yr boys.

200m breaststroke: Elijah Wright 3rd, 12-14yr boys.

100m backstroke: Makauri Hape 3rd, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 2nd, 15-18yr boys.

Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay: Comet A 3rd (Angus Blair/Jodiesha Kirkpatrick/Eva Kinsella/ Mako Fukushima-Hall).

50m butterfly (Round 3): Te Maumahara Hape 2nd, 12-14yr boys; Max Phillips 3rd,

15-18yr boys.

50m breaststroke (Round 3): Celia Willoughby 3rd, 12-14yr girls.

200m butterfly: Calvin Braybrook 2nd, 15-18yr boys.

50m backstroke (Round 3): Makauri Hape 2nd, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 1st, 15-18yr boys; Max Phillips 3 15-18 boys.

50m freestyle (Round 3): Mako Fukushima- Hall 1st, 12-14yr boys; Te Maumahara Hape 3rd, 12-14yr boys; Angus Blair 1st, 15-18yr boys.

Men’s 100m freestyle open final: Max Philips 3rd, Tyron Evans 4th.

Men’s 100m backstroke open final: Angus Blair 1st.

Enterprise Cars Swim Team results (A = age-group. O = open) —

Cole Alexander: silver, 100m breaststroke.

Jakob Alexander: bronze, 200m backstroke (A and O).

Zyanja Rudge: silver, 50m back; bronze, 50m butterfly.

Briana Latu: bronze, 200m free (A and O), 100m free (O).

Holli Macdonald: gold, 200m free (A and O), 400m free (A and O), 800m (A and O), 100m free (A and O); silver, 200m individual medley (A); bronze, 200m IM (O).

Nikau Rudge: bronze, 100m back (A and O), 50m free (A).

Theo Weatherley: gold, 200m fly (A and O), 100m fly (A and O), 50m fly (A and O); silver, 200m free (A and O), 50m free (A); bronze, 400m free (A).

Kaeto Sasimoto: silver, 400m free (A); bronze, 200m free, 100m fly, 200m IM (all A).

Jaimee Fisher: gold, 200m IM, 200m fly, 400m IM (all O); silver, 800m free, 100m fly, 200m breaststroke (all O).

Jacob Douglas: gold, 100m breaststroke (O); silver, 100m breaststroke (A), 200m IM (A and 0), 50m breaststroke (A); bronze, 50m breaststroke (O).

Rio Sasimoto: gold, 200m IM (A); silver, 200m IM (O), 200m free (A and O), 800m free (A), 100m fly (A); bronze, 400m IM (A), 400m free (A and O).