Golden haul at New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships

Posted on August 07, 2024

A strong squad of 13 Macleans College swimmers competed at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships, held at the Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre on Auckland’s North Shore.

At the completion of four days of competition, the students had recorded an impressive 24 top ten finishes. This resulted in Macleans College finishing in 14th place out of the 123 schools competing.

All swimmers performed at or better than their personal best, with medals won by the following students:

Swimming nzss thumb — Gold medallists Danielle Asiata and Aidan Taylor.

Danielle Asiata (Batten House)

Age group	Event	Medal result
17-18 years women	200m butterfly	Gold
	200m individual medley	Gold
	100m individual medley	Silver
	50m backstroke	Silver
	100m breaststroke	Bronze
16-18 years women	50m random medley skins	Gold

Aidan Taylor (Mansfield)

Age group	Event	Medal result
15 years men	200m breaststroke	Gold
	100m breaststroke	Silver
	50m breaststroke	Bronze

Freya Hingston (Kupe)

Age group	Event	Medal result
17-18 years women	200m butterfly	Bronze
	200m breaststroke	Bronze

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