Annual Report 2020 - 2021

Table of Contents Swim Board & Coaching Team ...... 3 Club Chairperson’s Report ...... 4 Head Coach’s Report ...... 7 Junior Academy Report ...... 12 Junior Olympian Report ...... 11 Intermediate, Age & Youth Squads Report ...... 14 Metro Squad Report ...... 16 Making The Difference Water Safety Programme ...... 18 Scholarship Fund ...... 20 Funding Report ...... 21 Central BOP Interschool Swimming Competition ...... 22 Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon ...... 24 Open Water Report ...... 25 National Representatives ...... 27 Multi-Sport Representatives ...... 33 Swim Rotorua Officials ...... 34 Treasurer’s Report ...... 35 Financial Statements ...... 37 Swimming BOP Record Holders ...... 51 Swim Rotorua Award Recipients ...... 53

Swim Rotorua Board Monica Quirke Ann Mason Chairperson Matt Avis Bruce Rankin Deputy Chairperson/ Treasurer Amanda Gordon Isabelle Yee Swim BOP Liaison Aidan Withington. Jack Weston Head Coach Ranui Maxwell Administrator

Swim Rotorua Coaching Team Aidan Withington Tara Watt Head Coach Junior Academy Lead Coach Tiana Hill Daniel Cooper Junior Olympian and Metro Coach Relief Coach Lucia Watt Kate Elvy (2020) Junior Academy Coach Junior Academy Coach Making the Difference School Coach Making the Difference School Coach Hazel Hagan (2020) Samantha Harliwich (2020) Junior Academy Coach Junior Academy Coach Joe De Coster (2021) Theo Harvey (2021) Junior Academy Coach Junior Academy Coach (in training) Paddy Baylis Jack Weston Making the Difference School Coach Making the Difference School Coach

Swim Rotorua Other Responsibilities Claire Baylis Sheryl Hagan Scholarship Committee Finance Administrator Funding Officer & Making the Difference Rina Joy Jaqui Cowie Newsletter Uniform Kristina Joyce Erroll Hagan Travel Womble Fundraising Manawa Cox Lisa Apperley Scholarship Committee Scholarship Committee Selina Mahe

Travel Accounts

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Club Chairperson’s Report This is my third and final report as Chairperson of Swim Rotorua. The 2020/2021 year has continued to present challenges including the resettling of swimmers after COVID and the closure of the 50-metre pool for its upgrade. However, Swim Rotorua has shown its depth and resilience in both the culture of the Club and in our accounts.

Although we are a competitive swimming club, we are very aware that we are not just about pool performances. We have a strong social and environmental conscience reflected in partnerships in the Making the Difference - Kia Tū Whakarerekē - Water Safety Programme, the CBOP Interschool Swimming, the Weetbix TRYathlon, the Polio Swimarathon, and our scholarship fund.

While Covid-19 has affected some of these activities, as you will see from our Annual Report we have still achieved a year of successful community participation, far exceeding most NZ swimming clubs.

We are also actively involved in the swimming community at all levels from running local school skills clinics to helping host various local to national competitions, as well as supporting Open Water swimming in the Rotorua area. Regardless of whether Swim Rotorua is attending a national event or a smaller ‘fun’ meet, our athletes consistently exceed all expectations, in the pool, and as team members. Our parents and whānau too, go well beyond what we should be able to expect from the families of young swimmers, and it is this environment that makes Swim Rotorua so special. We are lucky to be based at the fantastic Rotorua Aquatic Centre, and we thank our partners in the Rotorua Swimming Pathway, CLM and SwimMagic for their support.

All this could not take place without our coaching staff. I thank every one of them for their ongoing dedication and hard work in supporting our efforts to deliver the greatest possible outcomes for our athletes, from our professional Head Coach, Aidan, and our Lead Coaches – Tara Watt and Tiana Hill through to our part-time student and Making the Difference coaches. I also want to thank Daniel Cooper for his willingness to step into the Head Coach’s shoes when Aidan is away, and to Jack Weston and Paddy Baylis for their volunteer casual coaching when needed.

Swim Rotorua is very fortunate to have an exceptional group of volunteers who help run the club, swim meets and team trips. We are, however, very mindful that we have gaps in our volunteer base; we lack depth in our technical officials’ space especially for a recorder and for individuals who can run the computer system at meets. As a Board this year we have not yet fully filled these gaps which has resulted in juggling and pressure which is not ideal.

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As can be seen from this report we have many people contributing to different aspects of our activities – from uniform and newsletter to our scholarship committee and travel arrangements. In addition, we also acknowledge our club members who make themselves available as officials, or to support Swim Rotorua or Swimming at events. Our officials are renowned, and many no longer even have swimmers involved in the sport – they are all acknowledged later in this report. We want to thank all these officials’ willingness to give up their weekends and sometimes weeks to officiate locally, regionally and nationally.

Finally, a huge thanks to those who step up to team manage our athletes at club and regional competitions and especially those who travel away with our teams. Team managing involves taking leave and juggling households, and team trips would not be possible without you. Our funding providers have been very generous this year which has been especially necessary due to the flow-on effects of Covid-19. We would like to thank the Rotorua Energy Charitable

Trust and the Community Trust for their grants towards some of our Club’s operating costs, and Sport BOP for their help from the Covid Resilience Fund. In addition, we would like to thank the Four Winds Foundation and the Southern Trust for their contributions to our national team trips. Some of our athletes would not have been able to participate in these events without this help, especially this year. In addition, thanks to Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust, Baytrust and Water Safety NZ for their continued funding of the Making the Difference Water Safety programme through applications from CLM. Thank you to Claire Baylis for her work on these applications.

Thanks also to RaD Car Hire, Rotorua for their on-going support. We would also like to acknowledge Mercury Energy for their support of the tear drop signs and MTF for contributing to the new signage on clubhouse. There have also been a number of whānau who have made anonymous contributions to our club this year which is significant, and incredibly generous and appreciated. The Chu whānau has contributed to the new swimming towels which made them very affordable and we are very grateful for that.

We would like to thank Smart Environmental Ltd for their continued support in providing opportunities for the Club and for sponsoring sweatshirts.

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I acknowledge the board who have undertaken governance decisions based on logic and swimmer-focus this year. Swim Rotorua Board is made up of parents of swimmers and ex- swimmers, and I am immensely grateful for their support. We have tackled some challenging tasks this year, and the skill base within the board is exceptional; as a club we are indebted. We farewelled David and Pauline, who have a wealth of knowledge and passion for the sport of swimming, midterm after years of very generously giving time to Swim Rotorua. Thank you also to Dirk Stahlhut for his contributions to Swim Rotorua. We would also like to acknowledge Isabelle Yee who has driven our new invoicing system, clarity of accounting and our drop box filing system.

Your board currently comprises myself, Matt Avis, Bruce Rankin, Amanda Gordon, Ann Mason and Isabelle Yee. Sheryl our accounting support helped with the introduction of Xero and has been a flexible and agile team member. Your board has always operated in a responsible, transparent and professional manner, providing high quality direction. I do particularly want to thank Kylee who has been our Club Secretary & Administrator for much of the year and welcome Ranui Maxwell to this role.

Finally, I give my heartfelt thanks to our athletes, parents and extended whanau, without you there would not be a Swim Rotorua. Thank you for your overwhelming support and your ability to rally when we need you.

I wish Swim Rotorua the very best for the future you are in the very best hands.

Monica Quirke Swim Rotorua Chairperson

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Head Coach’s Report

I proudly present my Head Coach report for the Swim Rotorua Annual Report 2021. This was my first full coaching year with Swim Rotorua. This year has had its challenges with many cancelled events due to Covid-19, leaving swimmers with limited opportunities to quality for national and regional events. We haven’t had a regional championship in over a year. Despite these obstacles, Swim Rotorua has had a successful year and persevered throughout. With these challenges come opportunities to think outside the box. We ran a Farewell 50m Pool meet in September 2020 to give our swimmers the chance to race, particularly for those attending the New Zealand Short Course Champs who’d had limited opportunities to get race experience in the lead up to the meet. In March we ran time trials on a Saturday morning giving swimmers a chance to get times for NZ Age Group Champs and had some exceptional swims to get athletes over the line. Our chocolate fish club night was also hugely successful in late March giving swimmers from all our squads a chance to race and get to know each other. It also was a great chance for everyone to experience the new 50m pool and dive blocks – a huge upgrade and a fantastic resource to have in Rotorua. We would like to thank CLM and Rotorua Lakes Council for prioritising swimming in our community and for investing in this project for the benefit of the Rotorua community.

Not only did we have challenges with Covid-19, we also had 6 months that the 50m pool was closed, which put a lot of stress on lane availability. Our squads all needed to fit into the 8 lane 25m pool along with a significant number of other pool users. With all these challenges, we rearranged the times our squads trained in order to make the lane space work. This accomplishes three things:

• Swimmers could do the appropriate workouts for their age and stage instead of needing to combine workouts for multiple squads • It enables us to offer a more advanced dryland program, which is available to more club members than previously

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• Provides more flexibility (choice) in training times to make attending the necessary number of workouts more viable for our busy athletes Despite a challenging year, our swimmers delivered some exceptional performances across meets. Over this last swimming year, we had swimmers attend four national events. At New Zealand Short Course Champs in October we had 10 swimmers representing the club. They achieved a total of 20 top 8 finishes and 4 national medals – a silver and 3 bronze. These swimmers also registered 74% personal best times at the meet. Our 12 and under swimmers competed at the New Zealand Junior Festival in February where we had 11 swimmers representing the club. These swimmers brought home 30 medals with an additional 29 top 8 finishes – an extremely impressive result. Swimmers at the Junior Festival also set 7 new regional BOP records and recorded 86% personal best times. At the New Zealand Age Group Champs in April we had 8 swimmers attend with 15 top 10 finishes and a bronze medal. We ranked 35th in New Zealand as a club and our swimmers recorded 72% personal best times. We also had two swimmers travel down to Dunedin for the New Zealand Division II Championships – a great opportunity for swimmers to get a taste of the atmosphere of a national competition. One of the few major meets that managed to take place this season was the Central Champs hosted in Rotorua. A team of 33 swimmers attended – a great opportunity for team bonding and support. Our swimmers performed exceptionally well with numerous best times, medals and records set. We continue to contribute to swimming in Rotorua beyond just the members of the club with the Making the Difference water safety program and our skills clinics for interschool championships. Working in our local community is hugely important and these programs also help to get more kids into swimming both for fun and as a competitive sport. Moving forward from the challenges faced this year, I have a key emphasis on creating a stronger team culture and unity. Last year this was tough with restraints that were outside of our control. So far this year, we have hosted our first club night, run a start clinic with swimmers from all squads, and took 64 swimmers to the relay champs. This is only the start and next year I look forward to reporting on everything we put in place.

Aidan Withington Head Coach

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Junior Academy Report

A year has flown by since our last report. We have had an excellent start to 2021. Numbers have been steady in the Junior Academy from 2020, once again classes and lanes are looking full. Coaches are working well, parents and swimmers are happy. We have 90 children currently enrolled in the Junior Academy. Coaches The beginning of this year saw Hazel and Kate stepping down from their coaching roles to further their education. They have both been sorely missed by all. We were lucky to be able to retain Lucia for another year while she continues with her studies. We are fortunate to have Joe De Coster take up a junior coach’s role, and Theo Harvey is currently in training. Both are top Swim Rotorua swimmers and are an asset to the Junior Academy. Rotorua Swimming Pathway The pathway between Swim Rotorua and CLMs SwimMagic is still in place. We have tried a number of ways of transitioning swimmers from SwimMagic Learn to Swim to Swim Rotorua Swimming Club with the aim of keeping as many young swimmers in the water as possible. The level of ability that continues to come from the Swim Magic’s ‘Learn to Swim’ team is of the highest standard. The agreed pathway now looks like this: Swim Magic Swim Rotorua

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Diamond

We also have swimmers joining us from other learn to swim programmes. At present I am helping Margaret from St Marys with 8 of her swimmers to gain confidence in the deep pool. The aim is to have them join Swim Rotorua by the end of the term.

We encourage swimmers we meet through the ‘Making the Difference’ programme to continue swimming either with us or with SwimMagic, depending on their level. Through our Scholarship Fund, Swim Rotorua can also support families who might not be able to continue swimming after learn to swim due to financial considerations. Programme for the Junior Academy

The Junior Academy sessions are predominately run from the inside 25m pool. We now offer 2 sessions for the Diamond level in the 50m pool on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. This helps make the transition from the Junior Academy to the Junior Olympian

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squad as smooth as possible. It also provides an opportunity for the Juniors to be coached by our Head coach Aidan and myself. This ensures continuity and provides the coaching development needed.

The Programme created for the Juniors is consistent with the other squads; each week has a main stroke focus, a skill focus and a race skill. This is working exceptionally well for the Juniors as it offers a range of different activities and drills for them to master.

As a club, we encourage all our junior swimmers to come along to our Club Nights and to improve their race skills through our Skills Clinics. These are free to our members and to SwimMagic children at an appropriate level. Many of our members participate in the Weet-Bix Triathlon and love to see the older Swim Rotorua members, parents and coaches helping out at this event.

Some of the Juniors Academy members also enter local club and BOP swim meets. The Winter Junior Leagues have been great to get them started into the world of competing. We are waiting for these to start back up soon. This is when the Juniors feel that they have become part of a team.

Term One is always the busiest term for our Junior Academy Swimmers. With many participating in school swimming sports, interschool swimming, the Polio Swim Marathon and other scheduled events.

Transition Junior Academy numbers to Junior Olympian and Metro

There has been a steady progression of swimmers throughout the year moving from the Junior Academy to:

1. Junior Olympian if they are interested in swimming several times a week and competing at club, regional or national level;

2. Metro if they want to swim one or more times a week for fitness or other aquatic sports.

Tara Watt Junior Academy Lead Coach

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Junior Olympian Squad Report It is with great pride that I present my first full year report as the Lead Development Coach. Since the end of my time in the pool as a national swimmer under Alastair Johnson, I have held the passion for swimming close to me and consider Swim Rotorua to be my extended family. My own swimming and coaching in the Junior Academy while still at school, gave me the insight into the club that I needed upon returning home after graduating with a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (BSpEx) at Massey University, to make the role special and valuable for not only myself, but all the Junior Olympian and Metro athletes. This year, under the guidance of our Head Coach Aidan, I believe I have been able to assist the swimmers to achieve their goals and make excellent progress over the 2020/2021 season. Programme:

The Junior Olympian squad offers both morning and afternoon sessions each week to not only ensure that the transition from the Junior Academy is smooth, but so the swimmers have plenty of options so they can continue with other extra-curricular activities too. Once a week a joint skills-based clinic is run with the Intermediate, Metro and Junior Academy squads and all 3 lead coaches work together. It is recommended that these swimmers attend at least 2 trainings a week, and with the new timetable there has been a noticeable increase in attendance, which in turn has led to improvements in the pool by each individual.

During 2020/21 we welcomed 9 athletes through from the Junior Academy who were ready to have a taster of competitive swimming. With many new athletes in the Junior Olympian Squad, it has been outstanding to see the more experienced competitive athletes move through the pathway to the Intermediate squad, and it was a proud moment for me to promote three of the competitive Junior Olympians after the 2021 Junior Festival. The connection and progression between these two squads is crucial, for example: • Junior Olympians are encouraged to be consistent with their basic skills such as streamline off the wall, head down first stroke, feet past the flags on the breakout, head down into the wall and fast effective tumble turns, whereas in the intermediate squad the athletes learn to use these skills under pressure and fatigue to improve their overall technique and race skills.

• A huge asset to the Junior Olympians who are looking to progress to the intermediate squad has been their increasing work on high body position in the water and their ability to hold this during swimming and racing. These skills have proven to be beneficial as we work on improving technique whilst introducing main sets, fast and different levels of intensity, reading the clock and understanding variety in the pool. The intermediate

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squad works through larger main sets with more distance and incorporate the effort and speed to improve overall performance. As the swimming timetable returned to some normality after lockdown, there was many swim competitions towards the end of 2020 and during the start of 2021;

• We offer a range of events with club nights once a term, skills clinics, club champs and the SBOP Junior League series run by Swimming Bay of Plenty. These were mainly focused on introducing competitive swimming, having fun in the pool, making friends, and learning new race skills while getting personal best times. We had multiple regional swim meets as well such as the BOP Classic, Rising Stars and BOP Junior Champs which are designed for the Junior Olympians age and skill. We had many qualifiers for these events and it was excellent to see first time racers and many personal best times.

• It was excellent to see a good number of the Junior Olympians qualify for the more advanced regional and inter-regional competitions on offer such as Central North Island Championships. These competitions are a fun yet challenging environment with swimmers from clubs throughout the North Island. It is a real opportunity to learn from senior swimmers and be a part of the Swim Rotorua team to build teamwork and resilience over a multi-day swim meet.

• We had 7 of the top Junior Olympians compete at the New Zealand Junior Festival in Hamilton during February where there was exceptional racing skills, fast racing over the 3 days and two individual top 3 placings for Charlotte Tremain and Zariah Lomas. This was a great example of how the Juniors Olympians have improved their race skills in training and have learnt not only how to race fast, but how to attend a swim competition with a can-do attitude. We also had 3 additional Junior Olympians make top 3 placings in the relay teams and over 80% personal bests as a club which was such an outstanding effort. This season it has been fantastic to see the Junior Olympian squad competing at these levels and absolutely shining in the pool. As we head towards the end of the competitive season it has been great to see more swimmers in the squad give clubs nights ago, preparing for club champs and asking more questions about the Junior swim meets that are on offer. We have seen a growing number of swimmers who are keen to maintain their skills and progress with their swimming, which not only opens avenues for competitive swimming, but open water as well.

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I have continued and developed the dryland programme which focuses heavily on body position and building a strong core, both of which can be easily applied in the water. For example, knowing how to activate the core muscles will create a more streamlined position for all strokes. This was done through planks and yoga sequences which allow the core muscles to engage and remain active whilst in the water. Other important areas were running and jumping using basic exercises like star jumps and high knees to elevate the heart rate and warm up the muscles before starting swimming each afternoon. This was highly admired, and I hope will continue. In addition, this year we have introduced a junior dryland program with a professional personal trainer that runs twice a week after in-pool training. It is crucial for swimmers to learn at a younger age the more complex movements and how to adapt these in the water so their progression to endurance and intense speed is smooth. The dryland program has shown improvements to those participating thus far.

This season we also had the challenges associated with the renovations of the 50m pool which presented multiple challenges and changes with all squad training in the indoor 25m pool. However, I am pleased that not only did this build teamwork and resilience in the Junior Olympian squad, but it allowed for fun and new friendships to be made with the other club members. The biggest challenge we faced as a squad was keeping the sets and skills interesting yet effective with limited lane space. While we maintained a high level of swimming throughout the months that the 50m pool was closed, we were incredibly pleased when it reopened. Overall, the Junior Olympian squad is an excellent squad of capable and potential swimmers who have the ability to excel. I have thoroughly enjoyed taking this squad over the season and I look forward to seeing more results, personal best times, and improvements in the near future.

Tiana Hill Lead Development Coach

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Intermediate, Age Group & Youth Squads Report

The last 12 months have been an interesting time with plenty of opportunities and challenges that we have dealt with. This was our first year with these squads being reformatted from Potential and Performance to Intermediate, Age and Youth. This was done to provide a more comprehensive pathway that focused on swimmers doing the right skills and training for their age, and ability. This was also set up to provide the pathway that I feel was needed in Rotorua and give swimmers the opportunity to achieve long-term athlete development. Over this time, we have seen some changes with how these squads have run. First as a result of the allotted numbers in the pool with Covid-19 restrictions, then with restricted lane space due to the close of the 50m pool. The format we now are running with these squads includes separated sessions for Intermediate from the Age & Youth squads to allow for these squads to get more tailored workouts for their age and stage of development. This new format also includes professional dryland sessions which also focus on the athletes specific needs. Despite a lack of meets and opportunities to qualify for events, we had strong results in the pool. We managed to finish New Zealand Short Course with four medals, a silver and bronze from Mikulash Joyce and bronze for both Dion Wright and Jasmine Hagan. We also had an additional 16 other top 8 New Zealand finishes at the meet. At the New Zealand Junior Festival we received 30 Medals from Ariel Muchirahondo, Kai Jung- Ishida, Hone Curtis, Ava Tremain as well Zariah Lomas and Charlotte Tremain for the Junior Olympian Squad, and Noah Lomas from the Junior Academy. We had an additional 29 top 8 finishes and Ariel Muchirahondo broke 7 new regional records at the meet. At New Zealand Age Group championships, we had a bronze from Mikulash Joyce in the 50m breaststroke, and 15 other top 10 finishes from our swimmers. Our team to New Zealand Age Groups was quite a young team which is very exciting for the upcoming years of competition. We also had two swimmers that took the trip down to Dunedin to Division II Championships and got some valuable experience. Additionally we enjoyed a significant number of qualifiers across all levels of national competition from New Zealand Secondary Schools and New Zealand Age Groups to Division IIs and the Junior Festival.

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At the start of the year we took a team of 13 swimmers targeting New Zealand Division II and Age Group Champs to attend a 3 day meet in Wellington. This was a great opportunity for these swimmers to get long course racing at a multi-day meet with heats and finals. Our swimmers really lifted their standards and performed extremely well. 78% personal best times in heat swims and 67% swimmers were faster in the finals. I can honestly say this was the best team I have ever been away with as coach (since 2005), not only in their performance, but how well they conducted themselves for the duration of the trip.

Our next step will be to continue to develop swimmers, by providing more opportunities for team building and creating a stronger club culture. We will keep working with athletes to target towards long-term athlete development, with clear and challenging but achievable goals and expectations. A priority over the next year will be working with swimmers to provide more information about nutrition and mental wellbeing as a competitive athlete. Over the next year we will also continue our professional dryland program with a strong emphasis on injury prevention.

With Covid-19 under control and the new 50m pool open, I am really excited about the upcoming year for the Intermediate, Age and Youth squads and being able to create more variation, opportunities and fun.

Aidan Withington Head Coach

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Metro Squad Report

During 2020 I was privileged to take over the Metro squad from Greg who had done an exceptional job with the swimmers during the year. Metro is a squad where swimmers participate to achieve their own individual goals, whether for general fitness, to improve their swimming ability or for other aquatic sports such as water polo and underwater hockey and triathlons. During the closure of the 50m pool, the Metro squad persevered through the timetable changes with late-night swimming and the Tuesday morning session, which is conjoint with the Junior Olympian squad, to ensure we could offer the usual 6 sessions a week. It was great to see Metro also being offered an earlier session for those who are wanting to swim straight after school. With these positive changes and the winter months upon us, there has been an increase in attendance and more members swimming twice a week or more. This is a great turnout for the Metro squad who need to have the flexible timetable in order to retain swimmers all year round who have other commitments.

Throughout the year the Metro squad focused on their swimming fitness and learning how to do a variety of sets that included endurance, underwater work, speed, kicking and mixing up all four strokes. It is essential for the Metro squad to have the variety in their swimming and to be athlete-focused to ensure the sessions are enjoyable for all. There are a mix of abilities in the squad, with the more capable swimmers being the ones who play club and school water polo and wish to achieve starting 6 for each game. Despite the range of abilities Metro is a squad with enough variety and flexibility to cater to all needs and make the swimming fun and adaptable.

With the closure of the 50m pool the Metro squad enjoyed working in the short course pool; now with the outdoor pool reopened the squad gets a mixture of both short and long course swimming outside. This is a great mix as it caters for different swimmers and their strengths. On the Wednesday afternoon sessions, Metro train with the Junior Olympians, intermediate and Junior Academy swimmers for a joint skills clinic session which gives that extra insight of technique that some metro swimmers seek more than others. During the end of 2020, Metro squad swimmers were also offered to do a Wednesday morning with the Intermediate, Age and Youth squads. This was a ‘push on’ swim session so swimmers were given a taster of how the performance type squads train. Chris Kang, who moved from Metro to the competitive squads, has been an excellent example of how successful this can be. Congratulations to those swimmers who have competed during the season of 2020/21 at club champs, club nights and reginal swim competitions – Lizzie, Emma, Alex, Recco, Nic, Alex, Liam and Hugo. It was excellent to see their progress in the pool and having fun with the other Swim Rotorua members. I look forward to more Metro swimmers stepping out of their comfort

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zone whilst enjoying their swimming at the same time. Water polo has always been a popular sport with Swim Rotorua members, and it has been wonderful to see Emma and Alex excel in this area during the season, playing for both club and school water polo teams as well as taking on coaching roles for junior players. This has shown how swimming with Metro has contributed to their water polo opportunities as well as providing areas for personal development, making friendships, and having fun.

Tiana Hill Lead Development Coach Metro Squad

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Making the Difference Kia Tū Whakarerekē Water Safety Programme

The Making the Difference – Kia Tū Whakarerekē – Water Safety Programme has had a successful year, with nearly 2,000 tamariki being taught usually five 45-60 minute water safety lessons. Despite the challenges of the Rotorua Aquatic Centre renovations to the outdoor pool and the rescheduling of schools cancelled due to Covid, we will have worked with 18 schools/kura by the end of the funding period, of which 14 were decile 5 and under, 10 were decile 3 or under, and 2 are decile 1 schools that are in Rotorua Lakes Council’s Equity programme. Throughout the seasons we have received excellent feedback from teachers, students and school management. The programme is run as a partnership between CLM’s Rotorua Aquatics (SwimMagic) and Swim Rotorua Swimming Club. The programme works with schools to improve their pupils’ water safety and swimming skills, particularly in low decile schools and those with school pools. We target year 4-8 students and use the personal survival parts of the Water Safety NZ Water Skills for Life Programme as well as developing swimming skills at appropriate levels for all tamariki whether they are learning to submerge or can already swim. Funding for the programme has been provided for the 2020 - 2021 year by: Water Safety NZ and BayTrust, who contribute to the instruction and administration costs, Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust, who cover the transport costs, and Rotorua Aquatics who discount pool entry. This year we have also been lucky to receive a one-off donation from Holland Beckett law firm staff. In addition, Swim Rotorua and CLM provide management/strategy in kind. Making the Difference is very ably administered by Tara Watt who works for both SwimMagic and Swim Rotorua, and is also the lead instructor for the programme. Management and strategy are provided by Claire Baylis and Aidan Withington (Swim Rotorua) and Lynn Cartwright, Leah Burgess and Tara Mackay (CLM/ Rotorua Aquatics). Schools without pools are brought in to the Rotorua Aquatic Centre by bus. These children are taught mainly by SwimMagic staff. The benefit of teaching at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre is that there is enough pool space to divide children into smaller groups and we can teach them in the deep 25m pool, the learner pool and in the longer 50m pool too. This season to date, we have taught Kaiangaroa Forest, Selwyn, , St Michael's, Aorangi and Sunset schools at the Aquatic Centre.

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During term 1 and 4 Swim Rotorua leads the outreach programme that goes to schools with pools and teach classes in their own pool. We worked with 11 schools in the community at their school pool, of which 7 were rural. These were Glenholme, Rotokawa, , , Upper Atiamuri, Whangamarino, Horohoro, St Mary's, , and Ōwhata primary schools. Teachers are very engaged, videoing or taking notes and asking lots of questions. We encourage schools and whānau to see the Making the Difference programme as only a contributor to Water Safety – although hopefully one that does ‘make the difference’. The programme was never intended to replace classroom education, school swimming lessons, private lessons or the Unison Lake Safety programme that has been operating for years in Rotorua. However, some children in Rotorua, with its areas of significant socio-economic deprivation, do not have access to private swimming lessons. In addition, some schools do little or no swimming in their curriculum. We hope that over 3- 4 years we can make the difference to keep these children safe in the water too. Therefore, Making the Difference focuses on the following Water Skills for Life: Submersion, Personal Buoyancy – including sculling, floating and signalling, and treading water if we have access to deep water, Orientation and Propulsion. Students are regularly assessed against these Water Skills for Life standards, as well as basic swimming measures e.g. distance, ability to breathe. Children’s assessments are given to schools, loaded on to the WSNZ database, and children receive a take-home card which encourages whānau to continue with lessons with SwimMagic or to join Swim Rotorua Swimming Club.

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Scholarship Fund

Swim Rotorua established the Scholarship Fund in an attempt to ensure that all whānau can afford to join or continue membership of Swim Rotorua regardless of their financial circumstances. Due to Covid-19 the fund has been particularly important this year. Ideally, scholarships are a temporary measure, although some swimmers are supported on an on-going basis. All scholarship families contribute to coaching costs, as well as helping out the club with fundraising initiatives, at competitions, Splash Nights or with contributions of food meets.

To date we have supported nearly 40 swimmers, with eleven athletes receiving assistance this year. To continue to receive a scholarship swimmers must attend regularly and work hard in the sessions. Most scholarship recipients represented their schools at swimming at the CBOP Interschool Competition or BOP secondary school competition, several have competed at Inter- regional and even National events, and others attend Spalsh Nights. The Fund has also been used to enable swimmers who have been part of the Making the Difference Water Safety Programme to join Swim Rotorua and take their swimming to the next level.

The Scholarship Fund received income in the last year from fundraising initiatives including the selling of sauage rolls and a SmartEnviromental rubbish pick up, several anonymous donations and the money received for running the CBOP Interschool Swimming Competition. Applications are considered by a sub-committee of Claire Baylis, Lisa Apperley and Manawa Cox (all long-standing members of Swim Rotorua and officials).

Claire Baylis Scholarship Committee

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Funding Report

This year we have been exceptionally fortunate in that many of our grant fund applications have been accepted. We are thrilled that we have received substantial grants towards our operating costs for the year of over $28,000. This was vital for the Club due to the loss of income as a result of Covid-19.

We thank the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust for their grant which contributed to our lane hire at Rotorua Aquatic Centre and the services of our financial administrator.

At the beginning of the season we also received funding from Sport BOP Covid Resilience Fund which was a huge relief due to the hit we suffered from the pandemic.

We thank the New Zealand Community Trust for their grant which helped pay for our professional Head Coach’s services. We are very fortunate to have one of New Zealand’s top younger coaches, enabling our Rotorua athletes to take their swimming as far as they possibly can.

We also received funding for our national teams this year which was even more essential than usual due to people’s financial constraints as a result of the pandemic.

We thank Four Winds for their grant towards Head Coach and Team Manager Accommodation and van hire for the New Zealand Short Course Open Championships in Hamilton

We thank Southern Trust for their grant towards accommodation costs for our Head Coach and Team Manager and van hire for the National Age Group Championships in Wellington. (Note – April 2021)

We would also like to thank RaD Car Hire Rotorua for their sponsorship of the Club throughout the 2020-2021 season. This included reduced costs for van hire for national teams, but also for some of our Making the Difference Water Safety work.

Finally, we acknowledge the on-going support of Smart Environmental for giving us the opportunity to pick up litter as a fundraiser and for their sponsorship of our Hoodies.

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Central Bay of Plenty Interschool Swimming Competition

Each year Swim Rotorua run the Central Bay of Plenty Intermediate and Primary Interschool Swimming Competition for Sport Bay of Plenty with the help of Rotorua Aquatic Centre and the support of copious numbers of Swim Rotorua volunteers. This year we hosted nearly 300 tamariki from 25 schools from Murupara and Galatea to Upper Ātiamuri, and Ōwhata. Swim Rotorua believe this competition epitomises what our sport is about – the life skill of swimming, enjoyment, challenging yourself and having a go at racing. We love the buzz of the 25m novice races, and it is fantastic to see our competitive swimmers excelling. Our coaching staff helped with various school swimming sports prior to the event, encouraged many schools to enter teams, and we provided free skills clinics leading up to the event to help competitors feel confident in their skills.

Many children from Swim Rotorua were selected to represent their school at the competition, and Junior Academy swimmers came away with personal best times, increased confidence, and some top 3 placings. It was also great to see some excitingly close racing and fast times from some of our top swimmers in the Junior Olympians and Intermediate squads, with many winning multiple races. Each year we are thrilled to see so many participants from schools which have benefitted from the Making the Difference Water Safety Programme, including swimmers from Whakarewarewa, Ōwhata, St Michaels and Rotorua Intermediate.

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Sport BOP and schools were very complementary about the organization of the event. This could not have happened without our volunteer IOTs, timekeepers and marshals, and a special thanks to our Swimming NZ qualified officials Fiona Paignton, Wendy Hill and Lisa Apperley, none of whom now have competitive swimmers. It was great to hear them say the standard of swimming has improved so much in the past 8 years due to Swim Rotorua and SwimMagic’s Making the Difference programme and other school initiatives. It was awesome this year to have our coaches on board giving encouragement and advice as well as marshalling and timekeeping – thanks Aidan, Tara and Tiana. We also used this as an opportunity for some of our older swimmers to step up into leadership roles, helping to marshal, timekeep and even announce!

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Rotorua Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon

The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Tryathlon returned to Rotorua once again for another outstanding event, with over 1000 participants giving it a go. It was great to see smiling faces and lots of energy from both our wonderful Swim Rotorua volunteers and the Swim Rotorua members who took part in the tryathlon. Despite the wet weather and the slight change in swim course due to the 50m pool being refurbished it was an amazing day and we would like to take this opportunity to thank the Swim Rotorua volunteers, Sport Bay of Plenty and the Weet-Bix Tryathlon team for organising and setting up such an awesome event for our younger athletes and for the community. Every year Swim Rotorua members from teenagers to adults give up their Sunday for this special day to support and assist with the young Rotorua tamariki who take part. We have the teenage athletes and parents in a wide variety of roles throughout the day from marshalling to lifeguarding and being in the transition area from exiting the pool and helping kids onto their bikes.

This is a huge fundraiser for Swim Rotorua to allow us to keep our coaching fees as low as possible, but it also allows us to come together as a club, have fun, and give back to the community. This event promotes great healthy habits and assists the younger primary and intermediate school children to be comfortable in the water and give exercise a go. We are extremely grateful for this opportunity from the Weet-Bix team to be able to fundraise and again we are thankful for our club volunteers stepping up. A big thank you to Tiana for organising the volunteers this year and we look forward to seeing the same success and enthusiasm at the event for 2022.

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Open Water Report

Open water events continued to be a significant part of the calendar for our swimmers and our results continued to be impressive. Given Rotorua’s number of lakes, getting our swimmers to branch out into open water events is a great opportunity both for racing and enjoying the place we live in.

Rotorua’s own Blue Lake played host to the annual New Zealand Secondary School Open Water Championships in March of 2021 and Swim Rotorua had strong results from the swimmers who attended. In the 3.5km event, Kaia Joyce placed 3rd and Ava Tremain placed 5th, both swimming for John Paul College in the 12-13 category. Samuel Trass represented Rotorua Lakes High School in the event. In the 1km event, Kaia, Ava and Lina Stalhlut competed for John Paul College with Kaia placing 2nd and Ava taking 5th. In the 500m event Hannah Kiernan and Ashleigh Randell competed for Rotorua Lakes High School taking 2nd and 3rd respectively while Samuel Trass picked up 5th in the male 14-15 category.

The event doubled as the Banana Boat Legend of the Lake swim and Swim Rotorua had a strong showing in this event as well. Noah Lomas was the overall winner of the 100m while Zariah Lomas was the overall winner of the 200m with Charlotte Tremain 6th overall and 4th for the girls. In the swim/run/swim event, Hannah Kiernan placed 2nd in her age group, Tamzin Joy placed 3rd and Kate Staunton placed 4th. Leonard Rankin also competed in the swim/run/swim placing 4th in his age group.

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The other major event in the open water calendar was the New Zealand Open Water Championships and the Epic Swim hosted in Taupo in January 2021. While this event was much smaller from Swim Rotorua’s end, Kaia Joyce placed 10th in the national 2.5km event for the 13-14 age group. Hannah Kiernan also competed in the Epic Swim event finishing the 2.5km.

Swimmers also competed in the Blue Lake Multisport Festival’s swim event. In the 2km swim, triathlete Sam Osborne picked up 5th in the Open category and 9th overall for men and Ava Tremain placed 8th overall for women and 5th in the U20 category. Kate Staunton raced the 750m event finishing in the top 20.

A special mention also to Hannah Kiernan for successfully swimming across Lake Taupo in the Across the Lake swim in March 2021. This was a lengthy 4.2km swim and an impressive effort.

With a full slate of open water events in the 2021-22 season, we look forward to continuing to embrace this side of our sport and encouraging swimmers to attend races. Open water events have been a source of success for our club since its inception and will continue to be a focus in the future. Our young swimmers are especially engaged with these events and we look forward to seeing what they can continue to achieve.

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National Representatives

2020 NZ Short Course Championships October 2020 Waterworld, Hamilton

Mikulash Joyce 1 x Silver, 1 x Bronze Jasmine Hagan 1 x Bronze Dion Wright 1 x Bronze Paddy Baylis (Open Age finalist) David Boles (Open Age finalist) Annelyse Cowie Skye Cox Nikita Pola Lina Stalhut Samuel Trass

Team Managers: Jo Chemis Monica Quirke

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2020 NZ Secondary School Championships October 2020 Waterworld, Hamilton

Anna Blanco Mikulash Joyce Samuel Trass Nikita Pola Lina Stalhut Dion Wright Theo Harvey Te Maumahara Pukeroa

2021 NZ Open Water Championship

Kaia Joyce 2.5km 10th 13-14yr

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2021 NZ Secondary School Open Water Championship

3.5 km Kaia Joyce 3rd Ava Tremain Samuel Trass

1 km Kaia Joyce 2nd Ava Tremain Lina Stahlhut

500m Hannah Kiernan 2nd Ashleigh Randell 3rd Samuel Trass

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2021 NZ Junior Festival – Aquaknights February 2021 Waterworld, Hamilton

Ariel Muchirahondo 12 x Gold Kai Jung Ishida 4 Gold, 7 Silver, 1 Bronze Hone Curtis 1 Gold, 1 Silver Tamzin Joy 1 Gold Zariah Lomas 2 Gold, 1 Bronze Noah Lomas 2 Gold Leonard Rankin 1 Gold Matilda Kiss Kate Staunton Ava Tremain 2 Bronze Charlotte Tremain 1 Bronze

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2021 NZ Age Group Championships April 2021 Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Kaia Joyce Miki Joyce Joe De Coster Nina De Coster Lina Stalhut Samuel Trass Ava Tremain Dion Wright

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2020 NZ Division II Championships May 2020 Moana Pool, Dunedin Stella Weston Lily London

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Multi-sport Xterra Triathletes

For some years now Swim Rotorua has provided swimming training for some of the world’s top multi-sport triathletes. The tough Xterra triathlon consists of swimming, mountain biking and running. Swim Rotorua is proud that our Head Coach Aidan has coached these top athletes.

In April this year Sam Osborne became the first athlete to be the reigning champion of the Rotorua Xterra for the fourth consecutive time.

Meanwhile Samantha Kingsford took out first place in the women’s event.

The couple then followed this up with another joint win of the Xterra Oak Mountain off-road triathlon elite titles in Alabama. This was the 15th Xterra World Tour win for Osborne and the sixth for Kingsford.

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Swim Rotorua Officials

Technical Officials are an enormously important part of swimming. Without enough officials, meets cannot go ahead so we are enormously grateful to our volunteer officials. There are many positions that Technical Officials undertake at swimming meets, which means there is an abundance of variety for those wanting to get a bit closer to the action and officiate at events! Swim Rotorua appreciates all the work our officials do to assist on deck, and behind the scenes at our competitions and within the Regional and National environment throughout New Zealand. We are always looking for parents to have a go at officiating. There is a strong culture of mentoring with our officials and you will always be well supported by those with more experience. Don’t leave it up to someone else – get involved in a fun and social aspect of our sport.

National National IOT Regional Regional IOT Regional AOD Regional Referee Referee Timekeeper Fiona Paignton David Boles David Boles Caroline Maitangi Justine Sinclair Dirk Stahlhut Lisa Apperley Maki Ishida Dennis Curtis Joanne Chemis Lisa Apperley Wendy Hill Claire Baylis Jacque Cowie Grant Wilkinson Grant Wilkinson Deena Theobold Russell Cowie Wendy Hill Henry Weston Rod Pola Fiona Paignton Rachel Harvey Natalie Simpson Monica Quirke Simon Keaney Emily Spear Manawa Cox Carl Lomas Helen Baldwin Paul Balmer Solange Balmer Sandy Davies Jenny Boles Margurite Marsh Shane Cameron International IOT Kristina Joyce Wendy Hill National Starter Emily Spear Wendy Hill Milton Simpson Attila Kiss Anthony Marsh Alyson Joblin Wesley Larey Lilla Lazar Duane Partelow Belinda Buchanan Rina Joy Lynne Kiernan Analyn Blanco Tania Curtis Justine Randell Peter Roy Carl Lomas Justine Randell Jan Clarke Vanessa London Swim Rotorua Annual Report 2020 -21 • Page 34

Treasurer’s Report

Swim Rotorua has been through a turbulent year both from a financial and operational perspective. Several significant and ongoing events have impacted the club (and its members) in the past year. Despite the COVID-19 related operational restrictions, the closure of the main pool and the major disruption to the event calendar, the club has managed to maintain a reasonably strong financial position.

Swim Rotorua's Financial Performance was broadly comparable to last year with a Net Deficit for the year ending 31 March 2021 of $$4,761 Deficit. These results reflect the continued and strong efforts by the club in its fund-raising efforts and grant funding applications.

It is important to identify the direct effect of the COVID related disruption to the club this year. Broadly, the club’s finances were impacted as follows: • Coaching income for the year reduced by approximately 15% from $109k in 2020 to $93k for this year

To mitigate the financial impact of the COVID related disruption, the club made successful application for the following support funding:

1) COVID-19: Wage subsidy scheme (Phase 1) – Head Coach and Junior Academy Coach 2) Sport BOP Community Resilience Fund – Phase 1 3) Sport BOP Community Resilience Fund – Phase 2

Swimming fees have remained broadly static this year, although some squad fees have been re-aligned to improve consistency of cost and to encourage swimmers who may only wish to participate once or twice a week.

Once again, we must acknowledge the continued reliance that the club has on grant funding as a constant source of income. For y/e 2021 direct grant funding provided almost 24% of the clubs annual income. This has increased from 20% for y/e 2020 as a consequence of reduced coaching income and the availability of additional COVID support grant funding.

It is important to recognise the Club's Financial Performance over the last 4 years. Comparative performance for the last 4 years is as follows:

Year ending 2021: $4,761 Deficit Year ending 2020: $1,086 Surplus Year ending 2019: $2,568 Deficit Year ending 2018: $31,330 Deficit

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Once again, our members have been heavily involved in maintaining and increasing our fundraising income. Fundraising will continue to be a significant income opportunity for the club. The Board is determined to diversify and expand our fundraising opportunities in 2022 and actively encourages club members to come forward with any ideas and to get involved.

Financial Highlights for y/e 2021 include:

1. The Club was again fortunate to receive total Grant Funding in the sum of $36,951 including:

• Sport BOP $1000 Community Resilience Fund – Phase 1 • Sport BOP $4331Community Resilience Fund – Phase 2 • RECT $12,150 (lane hire and administration - 9 months) • NZCT $10,666 (Head Coach Salary - 2 months) • Four Winds $2334 (NZ Short Course)

2. Fundraising income of $5006 was raised by meet raffles, program sales and catering income 3. Significant meet income was received for The Summer Sizzler Meet. Net income from our own meet(s) was approx. $5200 4. The Club was also fortunate to receive generous Koha/donations from several Club Members for which the Club is grateful 5. Administration costs include the costs for the accounts preparation (excluding y/e 2021 reports) and invoice/payment management 6. Coaches Meet Costs - this covers the mileage and meal allowances for coaches to attend swim meets. 7. Registration Swimmers and Officials - Swim Rotorua pays the cost of registering our officials and coaches with Swimming New Zealand

Other items to highlight are as follows: The Club is now using Xero as its accounting platform. This has significantly simplified the invoicing and account management processes. Special thanks to Isobelle Yee for her tireless efforts getting this accomplished. The Club is shortly to appoint a new accountant to manage the accounts reconciliations and invoicing. The Travel account continues to be managed and overseen by Club Members.

Matt Avis Treasurer

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Swimming BOP Record Holders

Currently Held Records as of 28 January 2021

Male

David Boles 200m Backstroke 18 Years SCM 200m Backstroke Open SCM Total: 2

Rocco Marsh 50m Backstroke 17 Years SCM Total: 1

Ariel Muchirahondo 50m Freestyle 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 100m Freestyle 9 Years and Under, 11 Years SCM 200m Freestyle 9 Years and Under, 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 400m Freestyle 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 800m Freestyle 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 50m Backstroke 9 Years and Under, 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 100m Backstroke 9 Years and Under, 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 200m Backstroke 9 Years and Under, 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 50m Breaststroke 9 Years and Under & 10 Years SCM 100m Breaststroke 9 Years and Under & 10 Years SCM 200m Breaststroke 9 Years and Under, 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 50m Butterfly 9 Years and Under, 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 100m Butterfly 9 Years and Under, 11 Years SCM 200m Butterfly 10 Years and Under, 11 Years SCM 100m IM 9 Years and Under, 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 200m IM 9 Years and Under, 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 400m IM 10 Years and Under, 11 Years SCM Total: 42

Joape Nagera 50m Backstroke 18 Years SCM Total: 1

Kane Radford 200m Freestyle 16 Years, 17 Years, 18 Years LCM 400m Freestyle 14 Years, 15 Years, 16 Years, 17 Years SCM 400m Freestyle 10 Years, 16 Years, 17 Years, 18 Years LCM 800m Freestyle 12 Years, 14 Years, 15 Years, 17 Years, 18 Years SCM 800m Freestyle 11 Years, 12 Years, 13 Years, 14 Years, 15 Years, 16 Years, 17 Years, 18 Years LCM 1500m Freestyle 9 Years and Under, 11 Years, 12 Years, 13 Years, 14 Years, 15 Years, 17 Years SCM 1500m Freestyle 10 Years, 12 Years, 13 Years, 14 Years, 15 Years, 16 Years, 17 Years, 18 Years LCM 200m Butterfly 11 Years LCM Total: 40 Swim Rotorua Annual Report 2020 -21 • Page 51

Female

Bianca Donelley 50m Freestyle 10 Years, 12 Years, 13 Years LCM 100m Freestyle 10 Years, 12 Years, 13 Years LCM 200m Freestyle 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 200m Freestyle 10 Years, 13 Years LCM 400m Freestyle 12 Years SCM 800m Freestyle 12 Years SCM 800m Freestyle 12 Years LCM 1500m Freestyle 12 Years SCM 100m Backstroke 10 Years SCM 100m Backstroke 12 Years LCM 200m Backstroke 12 Years SCM 200m Backstroke 12 Years LCM 400m IM 12 Years SCM Total: 19

Karolina Joyce 50m Freestyle 10 Years, 11 Years SCM 100m Freestyle 11 Years SCM 50m Backstroke 10 Years SCM 200m Backstroke 10 Years SCM 50m Butterfly 11 Years SCM 100m Butterfly 11 Years SCM 100m IM 11 Years SCM 200m IM 10 Years SCM Total: 9

Ngamihi Simpson 50m Freestyle 9 Years and Under SCM 100m Freestyle 10 Years SCM 200m Freestyle 9 Years and Under SCM 100m Backstroke 9 Years and Under SCM 200m Backstroke 9 Years and Under SCM 50m Butterfly 9 Years and Under, 10 Years SCM 100m Butterfly 9 Years and Under, 10 Years SCM 100m IM 9 Years and Under, 10 Years SCM 200m IM 9 Years and Under SCM 400m IM 10 Years and Under SCM Total: 13

Emily Spear 800m Freestyle 11 Years SCM 1500m Freestyle 11 Years SCM 400m IM 11 Years SCM Total: 3

Milla Theobald 100m Butterfly 13 Years LCM 200m Butterfly 13 Years LCM Total: 2

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Swim Rotorua Awards

Swim Rotorua Most Records Broken: Ariel Muchirahondo

Top FINA Point Male: Paddy Baylis

Top FINA Point Female: Jasmine Hagan

Open Water Male: Samuel Trass

Open Water Female: Karolina Joyce

METRO Athlete of the Year: Hugo Gaddum

Most Improved Kicker: Junior Olympian: Oliver Pollard Intermediate: Lily London

Most Improved Racer: Junior Olympian: Charlotte Tremain Intermediate: Ngamihi Simpson

Most Improved Athlete: Junior Olympian: Samuel Sharplin Intermediate: Kai Jung-Ishida

Kane Radford Endeavour Award: Chris Kang

Spirit Award - Volunteer: Baylis Weston whānau

Special Recognition Certificates:

• Fiona Paignton • Lisa Apperley • Caroline Maitangi • John Joyce • Kristina Joyce • Jo Chemis • Tara Watt • Lucia Watt • Kylee Douglas • Claire Baylis • Rina Joy

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