Winners share Eagle Trophy

The judging panel could not separate the two nominees for the premier award, the Eagle Trophy for Swimmer of the Year, at Swim Wairarapa's annual end-of-season prizegiving function in Greytown last Friday.
So Bella Biggs and Isaac Foote were declared joint winners.
For Biggs the honour came just two days after she was named 2010-11 Wairarapa Junior Sports Personality of the Year. Foote was also adding to an impressive list of successes, having been named Sportsman of the Year and Personality of the Year at the 2010 Wairarapa secondary schools sports awards, and youth category winner and supreme award winner at the 2010 Wairarapa Maori sports awards.
In the water Biggs, 11, won two gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the national junior championships, broke a remarkable 25 Swim Wairarapa records, and secured most points for her age group at the Wellington winter and long course champs as well as the Central Hawke's Bay and Swim Wairarapa champs.
Foote was a consistent performer at the national age group champs, where he collected a bronze medal and six top-10 placings. Not only did he star in the pool on a regular basis but he also proved himself to be among the country's most promising in open-water competition. His sportsmanship and leadership abilities were also recognised by him becoming the current holder of the T Hullena Cup.
The Gay Salter Trophy for the most outstanding performance at the Wairarapa swimming championships went to Jessie Parker of Carterton, who was in her first year of competitive swimming. She took an amazing 18.97secs off her previous best time when she won her 200m freestyle final.
Awards: Boys 9yrs and under, Masterton Coaches Trophy for champion: Dallas Swaneveld (Carterton). Phil Neves Trophy for runner-up: Oliver Donaldson (Masterton).
Girls 9yrs and under, Masterton Coaches Trophy for champion: Jessie Parker (Carterton). Thomson Cup for runner-up: Kate Sims (Masterton).
Boys 10 and 11yrs, Richard and Haglund Cup for champion: Will McMaster (Carterton). Julie Robinson Cup for runner-up: Brodie Semmens (Masterton).
Girls 10 and 11yrs, Lindop Cup for champion: Bella Biggs (Carterton). Geoff Francis Cup for runner-up: Charlotte Hamill-Harris (Masterton).
Boys 12 and 13yrs, Graham Challenge Cup for champion: Even Tobias (Masterton). Wenham Family Cup for runner-up: Kendall Peterson (Carterton).
Girls 12 and 13yrs, Harrison Cup for champion: Taylah Mawson (Carterton). Peter Thompson Cup for runner-up: Asher Rayner (Masterton).
Boys 14 and 15yrs, Peter Warren Cup for champion: Joe Hammond (Carterton). Harrison Cup for runner-up: Ben Ruback (Masterton).
Girls 14 and 15yrs, O'Connor Cup for champion: Trina Simmonds (Carterton). Richard and Haglund Cup for runner-up: Emma Brown (Masterton).
Senior boys, Wairarapa Swimming Trophy for champion: Isaac Foote (Masterton). Hicks Trophy for runner-up: Ben Ravenwood (Masterton).
Senior girls, Wairarapa Swimming Centre Cup for champion: Grace Hammond (Carterton). James Pugh Trophy for runner-up: Lauren Fargher (Featherston).
Champion of champions 50 metres, Male: Isaac Foote (Masterton). Female: Grace Hammond (Carterton).
Swimstation trophy for biggest pb in 50m swim: Logan Allen (Masterton).
Flitchett Charteris Shield for Wairarapa-based club securing most points at Swim Wairarapa championships: Carterton Swimming Club.
Gay Salter Trophy for the swimmer with most outstanding performance at Wairarapa championships, winner: Jessie Parker (Carterton). Certification of nomination: Bella Biggs (Carterton) and Joe Hammond (Carterton).
T Hullena Cup for sportsmanship and leadership: Isaac Foote (Masterton).
Eagle Trophy for Swimmer of the Year: Bella Biggs (Carterton) and Isaac Foote (Masterton).