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2018 NEW ZEALAND OPENING CHAMPIONSHIPS
New Zealand sprint fighter Daniel Hunter won his fourth consecutive title of 50, and his second set a New Zealand record in 2018
Hunter, who has already qualified for the Pan-Pacific Championships through his 22.32 at the Commonwealth Games, won the free final of 50 Wednesday with a time of 22.60. Finishing second behind him, North Shore, 15 Michael Pickett in 23.13
This time for Pickett in the final was a small addition of the morning, where he posted a 23.08. The two medals were under his old national group age record of 23.14 which he established in May.
This now marks 4 national age group records up to this meeting for Pickett after setting new standards in the 50 flies (25.46 in the preliminaries, 25.21 in the final) and the 100 free ones. (50.69 on a relay lead) Monday
Other Event Winners:
- After almost matching his time from the Commonwealth Games to the 200 freestyle earlier in the competition, Carina Doyle was further away from the same in his 400 free. Beating a pair of middle-distance swimmers, Doyle won the 400 freestyle in 4: 16.40, followed by 14 Erika Fairweather (4: 16.89) and 17 ] Eve Thomas (4: 17,60). Fairweather and Thomas Times are both Jr. Pan Pacs and Youth Olympic Games standards. Fairweather 's time is also a new age record in the event, matching the one she' d made in the 200 tuesday. The old record was a 4: 21.73 made by Verity Hicks in 2003.
- Lewis Clareburt improved his own national age records for 18 years in the IM 200 when he swam 2: 00.65 to win . He beat a half-second of the time of 2: 01.13 that he swam in April for 7th place at the Commonwealth Games
- Hillcrest Swim Club 16 years Gina McCarthy won the women's 200 IM medley in 2: 18.53
- Rebecca Moynihan of the Raumati Swimming Club won the women's 50 freestyle in 26.22, beating the teenager Chelsey Edwards . The aforementioned 400 Doyle champion swam the 50 on a fast lap and is ranked 3rd in 26.48.
- Corneille Coetzee gave North Shore another victory of the event when he passed the 100 back in 55.85
- Vloakian swimmer Karolina Hajkova won his 2nd competition event, winning the women's 100 backstroke in 1: 01.79.
- Zac Reid won his third title of the competition, adding the first 800 victories in 400 (3: 51.10) and 200 (1: 50.35) freestyles on day 1 and 2 of the competition . Reid's victory time of 8: 01.87 is a new record for the 18 year old, although Swimming New Zealand has never recognized a record in the event.
Classification of teams
Top 5, Combined, After Day 3: [19659016] North Shore – 2,434 points
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