Athletes from Swim Rotorua “exceeded expectations” recently at the National Age Group Championships, according to coach Aidan Withington.
The club placed 11th overall - the club’s highest standing at the event in its history - and brought home 19 gold medals, six silver medals, and had five top-10 finishes from the event, held at Hawke’s Bay Aquatic Centre in Hastings.
The meet attracted over 650 swimmers aged between 13 and 18..
Withington told the Rotorua Daily Post via a statement: “It was very tight competition, with the 10th-ranked club, Roskill Swimming from Auckland, finishing only eight points ahead of Swim Rotorua..”
Ariel Muchirahondo, 15, won gold in eight individual events.