Harriet Lloyd-Jones was quick to reply when asked about the keys to her Westshore club's 14th consecutive Hawke's Bay surf lifesaving championship title win at the weekend.
"Amazing team spirit and amazing coaching," Lloyd-Jones said as she reflected on Westshore's 101 point win over host club Ocean Beach Kiwi.
While she wasn't wrong the 16-year-old Napier Girls High School year 12 student who is in her fourth year of surf lifesaving could easily have said the club boasts numerous talented individuals, like herself, who are prepared to bust themselves in a bucket load of events.
The second year Hawke's Bay champs competitor epitomised Westshore's team spirit when she won the under-19 ironwoman race and immediately sprinted to the start of the under-16 diamond lady event which she finished second in. Lloyd-Jones also finished second in the open run swim run, third in the under-19 run swim run and second in the under-16 board race.
She also competed in three team events and along with clubmates Charlotte Minor and Kaitlin Cotter won the under-16 girls board relay. The Cian Jefferson-coached Lloyd Jones will tackle a similar number of events at next month's national championships in Christchurch.