Neptune Swimmers' Special Achievements
2009 South Island Competition | 2009 Neptune Prize Giving and AGM | 2009 New Zealand Open Championships | 2009 Division II Championships | 2009 National Age Group Championships | 2009 Otago Championships |
2010 New Zealand Open Championships
Matthew Glassford was the only Otago swimmer to medal in individual events at the New Zealand Open Championships. His best performance was in the 200m breaststroke when he won a silver medal in 2min 20.15sec. He also won bronze medals in the 400m individual medley (4min 32.97sec) and 200m individual medley (2min 07.82sec).
Other Neptune Swimmers to win medals at the champs were part of successful Otago relay teams as follows:
- Silver - Womes's 800m freestyle relay - Stephanie Gillespie (Waves), Katie Kenneally (Neptune), Kate Godfrey (Neptune), and Emily Poon (Neptune)
- Bronze - Women's 400m medley relay - Kate Godfrey (Neptune), Katie Kenneally (Neptune), Francis Newbold (Neptune), Lil Clearwater(Neptune)
- Bronze - Men's 400m medley relay - Nick Tyrell (Neptune), Matthew Glassford (Neptune), Braden Doyle (Waves), Clive Cox(Waves)
- Bronze - Men's 800m freestyle relay - Mathew Glassford (Neptune), Nick Tyrell (Neptune), Clive Cox (Waves), Rhys Applegarth(Waves)
2010 National Age Group Championships
The best Neptune swimmer at the championships was Katie Kenneally who won gold medals in the 200m breaststroke and 200m individual medley. Katie also won silver medals in 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke and 400m individual medley.
The Neptune women's 16 years and over team of Kate Godfrey, Katie Kenneally, Francis Newbold and Lil Clearwater won a silver medal in the 4 x 50m medley relay.
In the 4 x 50m freestyle relay, the Neptune team of Katie Kenneally, Glendene Rout, Kate Godfrey and LiL Clearwater won the bronze medal.
Other Neptune swimmers to win age-group medals were Rebecca Thom (silver in 200m breaststroke), Emily Poon (silver in 800m freestyle) and Glendene Rout (bronze in 50m freestyle).
2010 Division II Competition
The top performer for Neptune in the National Division II Championships at Wellington was Phillip Baxter with a gold medal in the 200m in the 200m breaststroke and bronze in the 200m butterfly.
Sam Armstrong won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle.
2010 NZ Junior Championships
Congratulations to the following Neptune swimmers who competed at the NZ Junior Championships on 20-21 of February:
Devon Familiton, Grace Perry, Ronald Poon, Aleisha Ruske, Nicole Ruske, Saskia Turner and Han Zhang. The swimmers represented Neptune well achieving personal best times and some regional and national placings.
A special congratulations goes out to Aleisha Ruske who finished in the top 8 nationally for all six of her events including a National Silver Medal in the 100Fly in a personal best time of 1:11.28.
Auckland Age Group Championships (3-5 Dec 2009)
Neptune swimmers performed very well amongst the stiff competition at the Auckland Age Group Championships. The club was represented by 13 swimmers (Nick Tyrrell, Matthew Glassford, Katie Kenneally, Lil Clearwater, Emily Poon, Kate Godfrey, Kurt Crosland, Rebecca Thom, Adrienne Tamilau, Cody Latta, Benjamin Grey and Cameron McMahon) who earned a total of 11 Gold, 21 Silver and 9 Bronze medals. There were also 6 new Otago Long Course records set by members of the squad. Neptune was the 5th ranked club in the meet and was the 1st South Island club.
New Otago Records:
Kurt Crosland - 50BK Open Male (Double), 100BK Open Male(Double)
Matthew Glassford - 50BR Open Male
Kate Godfrey - 50BK 14-15 Female
Result Highlights:
- Katie Kenneally
50br, 100br, 200br, 200im, 400im - Gold
100fly - Silver
- Frances Newbold
200fly - Silver
100fly, 50fly - Bronze
- Emily Poon
400fs - Gold
200fs, 200fly - Silver
- Kurt Crosland
50bk - Silver
100bk, 200im- Bronze
- Matthew Glassford
200br, 400im - Gold
200im, 50br, 100br, 400fs - Silver
- Nick Tyrrell
200fs, 200im - Silver
100fs - Bronze
- Lil Clearwater
400fs - Gold
200bk- Silver
100fs - Bronze
- Kate Godfrey
100bk - Gold
200bk, 50bk - Silver
400im - Bronze
- Cameron McMahon
50fs, 100fs, 200fs - Silver
- Rebecca Thom
200br - Gold
50br - Silver
- Adrienne Tameilau
50br, 100br, 200br, 400im - Silver
- Cody Latta
100br, 200br - Bronze
- Benjamin Gray
Best-200fly - 5th
Kiwi Challenge Results
The Kiwi Challenge meet was very successful for Neptune swimmers who earned many medals and/or gained personal best times. The meet provided good racing opportunities for our younger swimmers as well as those with more experience. Well done to our youngest swimmers (Michael Ruske – age 7 and Emily Perry – age 8) for their first big competition! Highlights from the meet were as follows:
Age Group Winners:
Emily Perry – 8 and Under Female
Ronald Poon – 11-12 Male
Glendene Rout – 15 and Over Female
Sam Armstrong – 15 and Over Male
Relay Winners:
12 and Under Medley Relay – Ronald Poon, Grace Perry, Han Zhang, Aleisha Ruske
13 and Over Medley Relay – Glendene Rout, Emma Whitmore, Robert Murray, Cameron McMahon
12 and Under Freestyle Relay - Han Zhang, Grace Perry, Aleisha Ruske, Ronald Poon
13 and Over Freestyle Relay - Sam Armstrong, Glendene Rout, Emma Whitmore, Cameron McMahon
2009 New Zealand Spring Competition
Neptune swimmers performed exceptionally well at the Swimming New Zealand Spring Competition held in Christchurch 26-20 September 2009. The squad of only 14 swimmers (Lil Clearwater, Kurt Crosland, Tegan Duncan, Matthew Glassford, Kate Godfrey, Katie Kenneally, Cody Latta, Cameron McMahon, Frances Newbold, Emily Poon, Adrienne Tameilau, Rebecca Thom, Nick Tyrrell and Emma Whitmore) contested 43 finals and set 25 new Otago Short Course records. Neptune was the 5th ranked club in the competition (1st in the South Island).
Katie Kenneally had an outstanding meet, winning 3 gold medals and one bronze in the Open Age Group. She set a New Zealand Open Female Short Course record in the 200 Breaststroke in a time of 2:27.19. Katie joins the ranks of former Olympians Liz van Welie and Danyon Loader as the only Otago swimmers to hold current New Zealand Open Records. Furthermore, Katie set the New Zealand 18 Year-Old Age Group Records in both the 50 Breaststroke and the 200 Breaststroke.
The result highlights are listed below:
Katie Kenneally (Female 17 & Over)
50BR, 100BR, 200BR - GOLD
200IM - BRONZE
NZ SC Record Open Female - 200BR
NZ SC Record 18 Year-Old Female - 50BR, 200BR
Otago SC Record Open Female - 50BR, 100BR, 200BR
Matthew Glassford (Male 17 & Over)
400IM - SILVER
100 BR - BRONZE
200 BR - GOLD
400IM RELAY - SILVER
Otago SC Record Open Male - 100BR and 200BR
Kurt Crosland (Male 17 & Over)
100IM - BRONZE
Otago SC Record Open Male - 100BK, 200BK , 50BK, 50BR, 100IM
Kate Godfrey (Female 15-16)
400IM RELAY - BRONZE
Otago SC Record Female Age 14-15 – 50BK, 100BK, 100IM, 100FS
Otago SC Record Open Female - 50BK, 100BK
Cameron McMahon (Male 13-14)
100FS - BRONZE
Otago SC Record Male 14-15 - 50FS
Lil Clearwater (Female 15-16)
Otago SC Record Female 14-15 - 100FS, 50FS
Otago SC Record Open Female - 100FS, 50FS
Emily Poon (Female 13-14)
Nick Tyrrell (Male 17 & Over)
Rebecca Thom (Female 15-16)
2009 South Island Championships
Neptune was the 2nd overall club at the South Island champs with 19 Gold, 13 Silver and 13 Bronze medals. Furthermore, our swimmers set 13 new Otago records in the 3 day event!
The Neptune Team consisted of Sam Armstrong, Jessica Bungard, Lil Clearwater, Kurt Crosland, Tegan Duncan, Matthew Glassford, Kate Godfrey, Katie Kenneally, Cody Latta, Cameron McMahon, Robert Murray, Frances Newbold, Emily Poon, Ronald Poon, Adrienne Tamilau, Nick Tyrrell and Emma Whitmore.
Record Breaking Highlights:
Kate Godfrey broke the 14-15 age group and open female Otago Records for 50 backstroke twice. 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 (backstroke), Matthew Glassford (breaststroke), Shane Patience (butterfly) and Nick Tyrrell (freestyle). 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.
Neptune Prize Giving and AGM - 2009 Trophy and Award Winners
Well done to all the swimmers who participated in our recent club champs. The following trophies and awards were presented at the 2009 Neptune Prize Giving and AGM held on 20 July at Moana Pool. In addition to the trophies awarded to the top swimmers in each age group there were special awards for those who have performed well throughout the year and have given service to the Neptune Swimming Club. Click here to view a photo slide show of the prize giving.
At the AGM the committee also recognised the outstanding leadership that Ruth van Welie has given the club during her 5-year term as Neptune President. Ruth's vision and dedication to the club has left the club in a strong position and both the swimmers and parents of the club owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude. Ruth will remain on the Neptune committee as Past-President and Club Night Co-Ordinator. At the AGM we also elected new club officers and welcomed new committee members. Please click here to view the 2009 Neptune Committee.
Boys Championship Trophies
9 & Under Novice ........................ Joe Seufatu & Jack Grey
9 & Under .................................. Max Gomez
10 & 11 ..................................... Ronald Poon
12 & 13 ..................................... Cameron McMahon
14 & 15 ..................................... Robert Murray
16 & Over .................................. Carlos Biggemann
Girls Championship Trophies
9 & Under Novice ........................ Emily Perry
9 & Under .................................. Nicole Ruske
10 & 11 ..................................... Aleisha Ruske
12 & 13 ..................................... Tegan Duncan
14 & 15 ..................................... Emily Poon
16 & Over .................................. Katie Kenneally
Boys Medley Trophies
9 & Under .................................. Max Gomez
10 & 11 ..................................... Ronald Poon
12 & 13 ..................................... Cameron McMahon
14 & 15 ..................................... Sam Armstrong
16 & Over .................................. Nick Tyrrell
Girls Medley Trophies
9 & Under .................................. Nicole Ruske
10 & 11 ..................................... Aleisha Ruske
12 & 13 ..................................... Tegan Duncan
14 & 15 ..................................... Emily Poon
16 & Over .................................. Katie Kenneally
Special Trophies and Awards
Bundamba Shield .............................. Nicole Ruske
Bundamba Trophy ............................. Sawtell Family
Most Improved Swimmer ................... Han Zheng
Swimming Award............................... Nick Tyrrell
Service Award................................... Evelyn Armstrong, Julie McMahon
2009 New Zealand Open Championships - Christchurch
Neptune continues on with its fine performances at national meets with the small team of only 7 swimmers (Lil Clearnwater, Matthew Glassford, Katie Kenneally, Frances Newbold, Emily Poon, Rebecca Thom and Nick Tyrrell) placing 4th in the national club competion.
New Zealand and Otago Record Breaking Swims
Matthew Glassford broke the New Zealand aged-18 200m breaststroke record twice in the meet. He set the record in the prelims with a time of 2min 18.35 sec to win his heat and then swam another record time of 2min 17.10sec to win the open men's silver medal. He also set the Otago senior men's record when he finished fourth in the men's 100m breaststroke in 1min 05.10sec.
Lil Clearwater broke an Otago girls-aged-15 record when she swam 32.13sec in the women's 50m backstroke heats.
Neptune National Age Group Medallists:
- Katie Kenneally - 100 Breast Silver, 200 Breast Silver, 800 Free Relay Silver, 200 IM Bronze
- Matthew Glassford– 200 Breast Silver, 400 IM Bronze, 800 Free Relay Bronze
- Lil Clearwater - 800 Free Relay Bronze
- Emily Poon - 800 Free Relay Bronze
2009 Division II Championships - Wellington
Five Neptune swimmers recently competed at Division II National Swim meet in Rotorua. There were 3500 entries, 248 relay teams from 493 swimmers competing in this competition. All swimmers had excellent qualifying times heading into the meet and achieved personal best's (PB's) in all their races. Sam Armstrong, Olivia Dodds, Shaun Glassford and Robert Murray represented Otago in either the 200m Freestyle and/or the 200m medley relays teams.
Neptune Division II Place Winners:
- Olivia Dodds - 100 Fly 3rd
- Robert Murray - 50m fly 2nd
2009 National Age Group Championships
Neptune was the 6th Placed Club and 1st South Island Club out of the 75 teams competing at the National Age Group Champions in Wellington, 3-7 of March. There were 656 swimmers at the competition and all Neptune swimmers who competed were finalists with many taking medals as well as setting two new Otago Records!
Neptune National Age Group Medallists:
- Katie Kenneally set the Otago Open Female Long Course record for the 200 Breaststroke in a time of 2.33.64. She also won 5 medals in the Girls 17-18 Age Group: 200 Breast Gold, 100 Breast Gold, 400 IM Gold, 200 IM Gold and 400 Free Silver.
- Cameron McMahon set the Otago Record for Male Age 12-13 Long Course 50 Freestyle in a time of 26.86. He also won 4 medals in the Boys 13 Year Old Age Group: 400 Free Gold, 50 Free Gold, 200 Free Silver, 100 Free Silver.
- Matthew Glassford– Age 17-18 Boys, 200 Breast Gold, 400 IM Silver, 100 Breast Silver
- Emily Poon– Age 14 Girls, 400 Free Silver, 800 Free Silver
- Rebecca Thom– Age 14 Girls, 200 Breast Silver, 100 Breast Silver
- Nick Tyrrell - Otago Boys 16 and Over Regional 200 Freestyle Relay, Silver
2009 Otago Champs
Neptune was the 2nd Placed club at the 2009 Otago Champs with our team of 33 swimmers winning 57 Gold Medals, 43 Silver Medals, and 28 Bronze Medals!
The following swimmers also placed well in the individual total points scores:
- Nicole Ruske - 1st 9 & U Girls
- Aleisha Ruske - 3rd 10-11 Girls
- Cameron McMahon - 2nd 12-13 Boys
- Lil Clearwater - 2nd 14-15 Girls
- Emily Poon - 3rd 14-15 Girls
- Cody Latta - 2nd 14-15 Boys
- Katie Kenneally - 1st 16 & O Women
- Adrienne Tamilau - 2nd 16 & O Women
- Nick Tyrrell - 1st 16 & O Men
- Matthew Glassford- 2nd 16 & O Men
