Swim Rotorua has taken out the top club award at the prestigious Central North Island (CNI) Championships.
Despite trailing after two days of racing, the Swim Rotorua team came storming back on day three with a stunning team effort to snatch victory.
Leading the final day charge over the weekend was 13-year-old Annelyse Cowie who epitomised the Swim Rotorua never-say-die attitude to win a treble of events. These came in the 200m breaststroke, 100m butterfly and 100m medley. Annelyse picked up two more emphatic victories in the 50m and 100m breaststroke to claim a clean sweep in her signature stroke.
James Baldwin underlined his growing confidence and skill set to produce a plethora of best times. His top successes came in the sprint events where he posted a quick time of 25.15sec in his favourite 50m freestyle, plus a 55.12sec effort in the 100m. James also anchored the open men's 4 x 50m medley to victory over fierce rivals Greerton and Aquabladz from New Plymouth.
Josh Balmer competing in the boys 13 years age group set many best times. Josh picked up maximum points in the 100m, 200m and 400m medley, 100m backstroke and 400m freestyle. Paddy Baylis, 17, was a surprise winner in the 100m backstroke with a superb effort of 1 minute 00.02sec. Paddy was also victorious in the 400m medley and 1500m freestyle.