Lewis Clareburt competes in swimming championships with flying colours
Lewis Clareburt (Year 6) was recently involved in two swimming competitions where he achieved outstanding results.
In the Swimming Wellington 2010 Long Course Summer Championships held at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie on 22-25 January, his record is as follows:
| 11 years and under 11 years and under 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years |
400 Free 200 Fly 50 Free 100 Free 200 Free 50 Fly 100 Fly 50 Back 100 Back 200 Back 200 IM |
Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold |
Lewis also broke the Wellington 200 Freestyle record in a time of 2.25.36. This was held previously for 17 years.
He also competed in the NZ Junior Swimming Championships held on 20 and 21 February where he achieved the following results in 10yrs and under category. He swam in nine events achieving 9 medals.
| Gold 1st 200m Freestyle 1st 100m Butterfly |
Silver 2nd 50m Butterfly 2nd 200m Butterfly 2nd 200m Backstroke 2nd 100m Freestyle |
Bronze 3rd 100m Backstroke 3rd 50m Freestyle 3rd 50m Backstroke |
Lewis Clareburt is indeed the athlete to watch for in this sport.
Comment from the school
Excellent achievement by Lewis Clareburt!