Swim team national champions

By September 18, 2019Sports News

The MAGS Swim Team have won the NZ Secondary School Co-Ed Swimming Championships for the first time in the school’s history.
The event, which ran from September 12-15,  attracted 733 swimmers from 160 Secondary Schools, and was superbly run by Swimming NZ and held at the recently upgraded Waterworld aquatic facility in Hamilton.
Swimming Captain Vasilina Shipilova led the 21-strong team to this inaugural victory in her final year at MAGS, with strong personal performances including two Bronze medals, 10 Top 8 placings and was a member of the Gold medal-winning woman’s relay team.
FINA World Junior Swimming representative Brearna Crawford was also in devastating form and rewrote the record books, smashing three NZ 16 Years records, one Auckland Open and four Auckland Age Group Records as she collected nine individual Gold, and one Silver medal.
House Boy and MAGS Academy’s top male swimmer of the meet Quin Walden produced outstanding results on his way to winning Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Quin achieved nine Top 8 national placings to lead the male points score for MAGS.
Anna McGowen, who trains with the Central City Swim Club, was the youngest member of the MAGS Swimming team and won Gold and her first ever national title in the 13 Years 100m Backstroke. A superb effort.
Coach Paul Kent said “The team came together beautifully to produce this outstanding result for our school. I have no doubt that we will look back on this event with very fond memories, and the swimmers should feel very proud of this achievement. Each team member played their part in producing these outstanding results”

Swimmer  Best Top 8 placing Personal Best Swum Individual Points Individual Top 8 finishes   Gold Silver Bronze Records
Brearna Crawford 1st 5 255 10 9

1x Relay

1

2x Relay

3x NZR, 4x AKL Age, 1x AKL OPEN
Quin Walden 1st 10 111 9 1 1 1x Relay
Anna McGowen 1st 5 46 3 1  
Vasilina Shipilova 1st 9 108 10 1x Relay 2x Relay 2
Edie Ancell 1st 8 49 5 1x Relay 2x Relay
Lucy Woodall 1st 6 1x Relay 2x Relay
Eva Williams 3rd 3 30 4 1x Relay
Tito Tipi 3rd 5 1x Relay
Carwin Li 3rd 6 1x Relay
Michael Chapman 3rd 5 22 2 1x Relay
Bowen Crawford 4th 11 36 3
Hunter Dobson 4th 10 30 3
Amber George 4th 10
Lara Grozev 4th 7
Bede Aitu 5th 18 2
Isla Marsh 6th 9 10 1
Tony Tua-Tugaloa 8th 7
Justin  Hemara 8th 3
Rebecca Blanco 2
Emily Cameron 4
Mena Ren-Fritzke 5

 

GOLD                         Brearna Crawford                    200m Breast              2.26.89

GOLD                        Brearna Crawford                    100m IM                     1.02.01 NZR 16yrs, Akl 16yrs Record

GOLD                        Brearna Crawford                    50m Back                   28.48

GOLD                       Brearna Crawford                    100m Breast              1.08.22

GOLD                       Brearna Crawford                    50m Breast                31.56        NZR 16yrs, Akl 16yrs/OPEN Record

GOLD                         Brearna Crawford                    100m Fly                    1.00.51     ASA 16yrs Record

GOLD                         Brearna Crawford                    50m Fly                      26.60        NZR 16yrs, Akl 16yrs Record

GOLD                         Brearna Crawford                    200m IM                     2.14.45

GOLD                         Brearna Crawford                    50m Free                   25.71

GOLD                         Quin Walden                              50m Back                   27.99

GOLD                         Anna McGowen                        100m Back                1.06.51

GOLD                         16/o Girls 4×50 Fr                      Brearna, Edie Ancell, Lucy Woodall, Vasilina Shipilova

Silver                         Brearna Crawford                    100m Free                 56.51

Silver                         Quin Walden                              100m Back               1.00.62

Silver                         16/o Girls 4×50 IM                      Brearna, Vasilina, Eva Williams, Edie

Silver                         16/o Girls 4×100 Fr                   Brearna, Edie, Lucy, Vasilina

Bronze                       Vasilina Shipilova                   100m Breast             1.16.06

Bronze                       Vasilina Shipilova                   200m Breast             2.41.58

Bronze                       15/u Boys 4x100m Fr                Quin, Tito Tipi, Carwin Li, Michael Chapman