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OSCA Swimmers set Otago and South Island Records at South Island Swimming Championships in Invercargill (Sept 4-6)
Kate Godfrey broke the 14-15 age group and open female Otago Records for 50 backstroke twice at the South Island Swimming Championships in Invercargill. First, she broke the 50 backstroke as the lead-off leg in the Otago 14-15 Women’s 200 Medley Relay in a time of 30.63. In the afternoon, she broke the record again in the 50 metre backstroke final in a time of 30.24 and earned South Island silver medal for this swim.
Kate was part of the gold medal and South Island record setting (time 2.03.08) Girls 14-15 200 Medley relay team consisting of Kate Godfrey (backstroke), Rebecca Thom (breaststroke), Emily Poon (butterfly), Lil Clearwater (freestyle).
Kate also set the Otago 100 Backstroke record in both the open female and 14-15 age group in a time of 1.03.10. Kate earned a South Island gold medal for this event.
In the last day of competition, Kate also set the 14-15 age group and open women for the 200 backstroke in a time of 2.16.43 and earned a silver medal for this event.
Kurt Crosland broke his own Otago Record for the Open Men’s 50 backstroke in a time of 26.16 and earned a South Island Gold Medal for this swim. Kurt also broke his own Otago Record in the 100 Backstroke in a time of 55.57 when he swum the lead off leg for the Otago Open 400 Medley Relay Team which earned a South Island gold medal. This team consisted of Kurt (OSCA), Matthew Glassford (OSCA), Shane Patience (Waves) and Nick Tyrrell (OSCA). Kurt had earned the South Island gold medal for the 16 & Over Men for the 100 backstroke earlier in the evening.
The Otago Open Women’s 400 Medley Relay team also earned a South Island gold medal and set a South Island Record in a time of 4.19.34. The team consisted of Kate Godfrey (backstroke), Katie Kenneally (breaststroke), Frances Newbold (butterfly) and Lil Clearwater (freestyle).
Katie Kenneally set the 200 Open Female Otago Breaststroke record in a time of 2.32.42 and earned a South Island Silver medal for this swim in the 16 & O Women’s age group.
Lil Clearwater equalled the Otago Record for girl’s 14-15 age group in the 100 Freestyle in a time of 59.48 and earned a South Island Gold medal for this event.