A young Levin swim team might be forced from the pool for now, but they can use the break during the current Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown to reflect on what was a good summer.
The medal haul started when the Levin club swimmers - mostly juniors with some swimmers in their teens - competed at Dolphin swim club meet in February, all looking to post good times for Division 2 competition.
The juniors were using the swim to prepare for the New Zealand junior Festival in Wellington a few weeks later and they all managed to progress, earning a bucket-load of medals.
It resulted in 15 swimmers from Levin aged between nine and 12 competing at the NZ Junior Festival at Wellington, recognised as the pinnacle of summer the meetings before the winter competition begins.
Lazarus Tunui, 12, was a swimmer of real promise with a huge personal medal tally, while all swimmers smashed personal best times.