Wellington Short Course Championships 2022

We had 29 swimmers represent Ice Breaker Aquatics over Matariki weekend at the Wellington Short Course Champs. What an amazing group of swimmers who rose to the challenge and achieved a huge amount of PBs, ribbons and medals.

The competition was fierce with clubs competing from all over New Zealand. Our IBA swimmers ranged in age from 8 years to 16 years old. It was exciting to see so many of our younger swimmers take part in what was for many their first regional event.

It was an impressive achievement to come out THIRD overall in team points - Ice Breaker Aquatics once again proving that we are an awesome club with fantastic swimmers and coaches!

IBA Girls 2022 Wellington Short Course Report - Stacy Carter

15YO

Alina 

1st 100IM, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 200IM, 50 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free

2nd 50 Fly

3rd 400IM

1 PB

14YO

Emma 

1st 200IM, 100 Free

2nd 50 Free

3rd 100IM, 200 Free

5 PBs

Scout 

1st 200 Free

2nd 100 Free

3rd 200 Breast

6 PBs

Anika 

1st 200 Fly, 50 Breast

2nd 100 Breast

3 PBs

Alahna 

4 PBs

13YO

Agatha

8 PBs

Milan

1^st 100IM, 50 Back, 100 Fly, 50 Breast, 50 Free, 100 Back, 50 Fly

2^nd 100 Breast

2 PBs

12YO

Violet 

1^st 200IM, 400 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast

2^nd 200 Free

3^rd 100 Back

9 PBs

11YO

Ella

4PBs

10YO

Olivia C-K

3PBs

Phoebe C

2^nd 200 Breast

7 PBs

Grace 

3 PBs

9YO

Imogen

1 PB

Congratulations to Olivia C-K, Alysha, Olivia S, Grace and Imogen for swimming at the WRAC for the first time.

Congratulations to Scout for achieving her first ever

SNZ Short Course qualifying time.

IBA Boys 2022 Wellington Short Course Report - Rachel Holden

Arahi:

9&U 50m Breast: 9th

9&U 50m Free: 9th (.55 PB)

Kase:

11y 100m IM: 2nd (2.16 PB)

11y 50m Back: 2nd (1.02 PB)

11y 100m Fly: 2nd (.91 PB)

11y 200m IM: 2nd (2.97 PB)

11y 50m Free: 3rd

11y 200m Back: 2nd (0.59 PB)

11y 50m Fly: 2nd (0.15 PB)

Isaac:

9&U 100m IM: 4th (5.95 PB)

9&U 50m Back: 5th

10&U 200m Free: 8th (6.41 PB)

9&U 50m Breast: 2nd (3.99 PB)

9&U 50m Free: 7th (2.39 PB)

9&U 100m Back: 5th (2.35 PB)

9&U 100m Breast: 3rd (4.59 PB)

10&U 200m Breast: 6th (15.35 PB)

9&U 100m Free: 5th

Lewis:

11y 200m Free: 3rd (6.02 PB)

11y 200m IM: 3rd (2.77 PB)

11y 100m Breast: 2nd (2.95 PB)

11y 50m Fly: 4th (1.82 PB)

11y 200m Breast: 1st (7.27 PB)

11y 100m Free: 4th (1.05 PB)

Alex O:

16y 200m Fly: 2nd (3.58 PB)

16y 50m Back: 1st (0.12 PB)

16y 50m Breast: 3rd (2.24 PB)

16y 200m IM: 1st (0.56 PB)

16y 50m Free: 1st (0.36 PB)

16y 100m Back: 2nd (0.34 PB)

16y 200m Back: 2nd

16y 50m Fly: 1st (.44 PB)

Cullen:

14y 100m IM: 9th

14y 50m Back: 8th (.16 PB)

14y 200m Free: 6th (1.06 PB)

14y 50m Breast: 8th (1.44 PB)

14y 50m Free: 12th (.42 PB)

14y 100m Back: 6th (1.84 PB)

14y 100m Breast: 7th (6.99 PB)

14y 200m Back: 5th (5.26 PB)

14y 50m Fly: 12th (2.30 PB)

Max:

12y 100m IM: 10th (.52 PB)

12y 50m Back: 4th (3.60 PB)

12y 200m Free: 8th (1.27 PB)

12y 50m Breast: 8th

12y 200m IM: 9th (4.92 PB)

12y 50m Free: 16th (.79 PB)

12y 100m Back: 6th (1.18 PB)

12y 100m Breast: 7th (9.39 PB)

Josh:

15y 100m IM: 2nd (1.18 PB)

15y 50m Back: 2nd (.27 PB)

15y 200m Free: 2nd (.97 PB)

15y 200m IM: 1st (3.79 PB)

15y 50m Free: 3rd

15y 100m Back: 2nd (.31 PB)

15y 400m IM: 4th (7.07 PB)

15y 200m Back: 1st (1.97 PB)

15y 50m Fly: 1st

15y 400m Free: 5th

15y 100m Free: 3rd (.51 PB)

Duncan:

15y 100m IM: 11th (1.64 PB)

15y 50m Back: 13th (.62 PB)

15y 200m IM: 7th (1.16 PB)

15y 50m Free: 14th (.18 PB)

15y 100m Breast: 7th

15y 50m Fly: 13th

15y 100m Free: 11th

Jack R:

15y 100m IM: 10th (1.98 PB)

15y 50m Back: 7th (.13 PB)

15y 200m Free: 4th (1.79 PB)

15y 200m IM: 4th (3.93 PB)

15y 50m Free: 13th (.51 PB)

15y 100m Back: 4th (1.56 PB)

15y 200m Back: 3rd (1.72 PB)

15y 50m Fly: 9th

15y 100m Free: 7th (.09 PB)

Sam R:

13y 100m IM: 3rd (1.15 PB)

13y 50m Back: 3rd (.98 PB)

13y 200m Free: 3rd (9.80 PB)

13y 200m IM: 3rd (4.84 PB)

13y 50m Free: 4th (.37 PB)

13y 100m Back: 2nd (1.62 PB)

13y 200m Back: 2nd (7.75 PB)

13y 50m Fly: 10th (.91 PB)

13-14y 400m Free: 4th (4.36 PB)

13y 100m Free: 3rd (1.17 PB)

Ryan:

15y 200m Fly: 2nd (3.35 PB)

15y 100m Fly: 3rd (1.89 PB)

15y 50m Breast: 5th (.44 PB)

15y 50m Free: 12th

15y 100m Breast: 6th

15y 50m Fly: 6th

15y 200m Breast: 2nd (.80 PB)

Alex W:

16y 100m IM: 2nd (.25 PB)

16y 200m Fly: 3rd (3.39 PB)

16y 100m Fly: 3rd

16y 50m Breast: 4th

16y 50m Free: 4th

16y 400m IM: 1st (7.95 PB)

16y 100m Breast: 3rd

16y 50m Fly: 3rd

16y 100m Free: 2nd (0.56 PB)

Eric Wong:

13y 100m IM: 2nd (1.34 PB)

13y 50m Back: 4th

13y 50m Breast: 2nd (.95 PB)

13y 200m IM: 2nd (10.23 PB)

13y 50m Free: 2nd

13y 100m Back: 3rd (.44 PB)

13y 400m IM: 6th (27.51 PB)

13y 200m Back: 3rd (10.25 PB)

13y 50m Fly: 4th (.41 PB)

13y 100m Free: 2nd (1.37 PB)

Congratulations to Arahi for swimming at the WRAC for the first time.

Huge congratulations to Alina and Josh who were the 15 year old Age Group winners at the SC Champs.

Josh keeps going from strength to strength and Alina has recently transferred to our club with her brother Eric.

We are excited to have them part of our club.

Well done Alina and Josh.

Kiwi West Carnival 2022

  

National Age Group Champs

We had 8 swimmers represent Ice Breaker Aquatics at NAGS this year:

Alex W, Alex O, Milan, Anika, Jack, Josh, Kohae and Cole.

Our swimmers performed exceptionally well and as a result our club was 17th overall!

Congratulations to Alex W and Milan for achieving Manawatū Records!

It is fabulous to see our swimmers attend these national meets and represent the club with distinction. It is always exciting to see the Ice Breaker Aquatics shirts on any podium.

A big thanks to coach Emma for giving up her week to coach and guide our swimmers through.

Winter League 2

We had 19 swimmers taking part in the 2nd Winter League at Freyberg Pool.

Coach's Swimmer of the Meet: Olivia Sherwin (for her massive PB on her 50m fly)

Seed Time: 49.00       Finals Time: 38.55

We had 3 Relays in action today. A fantastic effort with two FIRST places and a THIRD.

Well done to the following swimmers who achieved PBs today:

Max Calder-Kerr - 3PBs

Macy Cameron - 1PB

Jonty Cameron - 1PB

Scout Carter - 2 PBs

Violet Carter - 3PBs

Phoebe Carter - 3PBs

Agatha Doggett - 1PB

Arahi Doggett - 3PBs

Isaac Holden - 2PBs

Ava Oatway - 1PB

Jack Rowe - 1PB

Sam Rowe - 2PBs

Olivia Sherwin - 1PB

Grace Sherwin - 3PBs

Ella Singleton - 2PBs

Imogen Singleton - 2PBs

Phoebe Singleton - 1PB

Foxton Cup

Girls 13 & under 5x50m Freestyle Relay - 1st Place

Mixed 12 & under 200m Freestyle Relay

3rd place

Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay

1st place

Manawatu Age Groups

Our Manawatu Age Group medal recipients were formally acknowledged at our recent Club Night.

Blue Ribbon Carnival Recipients

Overall Age Group Winners

Boys

8 & Under: Arahi Doggett

13 -14: Sam Rowe

15 & over: Alex Willis

Girls

11 - 12:  Violet Carter

13 - 14:  Anika Moleta

Club Age Group Winners

Boys

8 & Under: Deacon Carter

9-10:  Isaac Holden

11-12: Lewis Ives

13-14: Cullen Byrne

Girls

8 & Under:  Millie Cruickshank

9-10:  Phoebe Carter

11-12: Olivia Sherwin

13-14: Emma Bendall

Medal Haul for Manawatu Swimmers - Manawatu Standard Article

Manawatu Age Group Championship

March 5/6th 2022

Manawatu Age Group Championships were held at Makino pool with 34

Ice Breaker swimmers in attendance.

The meet was swum in 2 separate pods of 100 swimmers and the results are combined

to get our Age Group winners.

Ice Breaker Aquatics won an amazing

68 gold , 37 silver and 17 bronze medals!

Wellington Tier 1 Skins Meet

Jack, Duncan and Alex W swam at the Wellington Tier 1 skins meet at the Kilbirnie pool.

This involved swimming a 100m qualifying race and then the top 10 swimmers race skins (back to back 50m elimination races till you get a winner) of that stroke.

All three were in the 15 and over age group and qualified for skins in all their respective strokes with the best result from Alex who got to the final race of the fly skins to finish 3rd.


Congratulations to Duncan on his 100 back pb!

We had 3 Ice Breaker Aquatics swimmers swimming in the Napier Port Open Water swim.

Stunning weather and a well organised event, made for a great swim for our three swimmers.

Isaac H, 9 years, 2nd in the 500m event, 13th overall.

Lewis I, 10 years, 6th in the 1km event, 20th overall.

Emma B, 14 years, 1st in the 500m AND 1km event—CONGRATULATIONS!

We had 14 brave swimmers compete at the Te Kawau Carnival on Sunday at the Rongotea pool. Luckily the wind died down but they still had to contend with the rain!

Team Ice had a great run in the relays with our juniors 10 and under winning both the freestyle (Grayson, Phoebe, Lewis, Olivia CK) and the medley (Ava, Phoebe, Lewis, Olivia C-K). The seniors also performed strongly coming in 2nd in the freestyle (Liam, Violet, Olivia S, Scout) and 1st in the medley (Sam, Scout, Violet, Liam).

Congratulations to the following Ice Swimmers on their Pbs and heat placing ribbons!

Cristin B - 3pbs - 2x2nd, 4x3rd

Olivia CK - 8pbs - 4x1st, 2x2nd, 1x3rd

Scout C - 2x2nd

Violet C - 2pbs - 1x1st, 1x2nd, 1x3rd

Phoebe C - 2pbs - 3x2nd

Deacon C - 2pbs - 1x1st, 2x2nd

Lewis I - 2pbs - 1x1st, 1x2nd, 1x3rd

Harry L - 2pbs - 1x3rd

Ava O - 3pbs - 1x1st, 2x2nd

Grayson P - 4pbs - 2x1st, 1x2bd, 1x3rd

Sam S - 4pbs - 3x1st, 1x2nd

Liam S - 3pbs - 2x1st, 2x2nd, 3x3rd

Olivia S - 1pb - 1x1st, 3x2nd, 1x3rd

Grace S - 1x1st, 2x2nd

On Sunday January 30th, we had 9 IBA swimmers take part in the Banana Boat Interislander Swim the Lighthouse ocean swim event.

 It was a bit choppy out there, but all our Ice Swimmers did an amazing job with great placings and times in their age groups ... considering the conditions!

Round The Lighthouse - 3.3km

Georgia Packer - F15-19 - 4th (59:13)

Round The Fountain - 1000m

Scout Carter - F10-13 - 1st (16:31)

Violet Carter - F10-13 - 2nd (16:32)

Max Calder-Kerr - M10-13 - 4th (17:22)

Jos Calder - F40-49 - 3rd (20:36)

Round the Fountain - 500m

Isaac Holden - M8-13 - 4th (12:15)

Olivia Calder-Kerr - F8-13 - 3rd (12:20)

Phoebe Carter - F8-13 - 4th (12:35)

Ocean Kids 100m

Deacon Carter - M7 - 2nd (7:01)

Gary Hurring Camps

January 10-14th January 2022

Our swimming year kicked off with summer swimming sessions for Emma and Darryl’s groups and then the much anticipated Gary Hurring Camps over the week 10th-14th January.

These were well attended and it was fantastic to be able to offer a Junior Camp this year as well.  We were also able to invite  swimmers from other clubs to benefit from the instruction of an Olympic coach. A really rewarding, and exhausting, experience for all attendees!

We hope to be able to bring Gary back throughout the year to work with our swimmers, especially before major swim meets. 

For those that don’t know, Gary Hurring is a former New Zealand swimmer, who won gold at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the men’s 200m backstroke. He gained silver in the same event at the 1978 World Aquatic Championships. He also represented New Zealand at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

Gary Hurring was appointed New Zealand swim team coach at the 2012 London Summer Olympics and 2013 World Championships in Barcelona.

Gary Hurring is regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading coaches.

We are very fortunate to be able to host Gary Hurring and know our swimmers get so much out of these camps.

2021 RAGE AWARD WINNERS

NZ DIV II

Swimming Championships

A massive congratulations to all our team who competed to the highest level and flew the flag high at the NZ DIV II Champs for Ice Breaker Aquatics. There were many at these champs who didn't know who we were before the start of the week … but they certainly know who we are now! A massive congratulations to Georgia, Josh, Anika, Ryan, Scout, Blake, Kohae, Duncan and Ethan—you certainly have made the club proud!

A huge well done to Emma for your incredible work getting the team to perform at their best. We are so fortunate to have you coaching our super star swimmers.

To Stacy and Wayne who worked tirelessly all week to manage the team—thank you. Without our terrific managers and coaches, we would not have seen such incredible results.

Josh Carroll—17 races, 5 finals, 4 TFs, 16 PBs, 5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze

Scout Carter—8 races, 3 TFs, 4 PBs

Blake Chase—7 races, 3 finals, 7 PBs

Kohae Cherrington—9 races, 3 finals, 7 PBs, 1 gold

Duncan Clark—9 races, 2 finals, 7 PBs

Ethan Limmer—19 races, 2 finals, 1 TF, 7 PBs, 1 silver

Anika Moleta—7 races, 1 final, 1 TF, 6 PBs, 1 gold

Georgia Packer—7 races, 1 TF, 2 PBs

Ryan Stott—10 races, 1 final, 1 TF, 6 PBs

Josh Carroll's Medal Haul

AON NZ Age Group

Championships 2021

Cole, Ryan, Alex O, Anika, Abby, Josh and Alex W represented Ice Breaker Aquatics at the AON NZ Age Group Championships, supported by coach Emma.

New Records Set:

ALEX O

•  100 FLY - 59.22 (15yo Male & Male Open Age LC Club Records (set new records for both in heats & finals))
•  50 BK - 28.40 (15yo Male & Male Open Age LC Club Records, 15yo Male LC Manawatu Record)
•  200 FR - 2:05.88 (15yo Male LC Club Record)
•  50 FLY - 26.91 (15yo Male & Male Open Age LC Club Records - set new records for both in heat and final))

COLE

•  100 BR - 1:13.70 (15yo Male LC Club Record)
•  200 BR - 2:42.36 (15yo Male LC Club Record)
•  50 FLY - 27.28 (15yo Male & Male Open Age LC Club Records)
•  50 FR - 25.36 (15yo Male & Male Open Age LC Club Records)
•  50 BR - 33.62 (15yo Male LC Club Record)

ALEX W

•  100 FLY - 1:02.20 (14yo Male LC Club Record)
•  200 IM - 2:22.68 (14yo Male LC Club Record (set new record in both heat and final))

ABBY

•  50 BR - 37.56 (15yo Female LC Club Record)

In it’s 26th year, Ice Breaker Aquatics has achieved the Premier Club status in Manawatu after winning the Harkess Cup.

This cup has been held by Kiwi West for the last 33 years.

Kiwi have been the benchmark for our sport for such a long time and to finally win this is both exciting and humbling for the club.

The Cup is won by the club who win the most points at the Manawatu Winters, Manawatu Age Groups and Manawatu Summer Opens.