Otago swimmers performed well at the South Island championships in Queenstown over the weekend.
Though Canterbury came out on top in the regional competition across all clubs, Otago was not far behind.
Waves coach Andy Adair said the competition was strong at the meet in the facility in Queenstown and there were some impressive performances from some up-and-comers, while experienced swimmers showed their class.
Matthew Glassford (20), from the Neptune club, won five titles and was in the top three of all his events, showing the benefits of some excellent winter training.
Stefannie Gillespie (15), of the Waves club, swam well to win the 200m and 400m butterfly events in her grade.
Katie Kenneally (19), also from the Neptune club, picked up five titles.
Matt Henderson (13), previously from the Wanaka club but now from Neptune, swept the board in the breaststroke swim in the 13-and-under category.
Cameron Bennie (13), from the Alexandra club, won the 100m and 200m butterfly in the 13-and-under age group.
Cromwell's Emma Paton (12) did well to win the 13-and-under individual medley.
Jeremy Tasker (16), of Oamaru, won the 16-and-over 400m individual medley.
Queenstown's Sophie Gibson (12) won the 13-and-under butterfly.
Another Waves swimmer, Tray Balvert (18), showed excellent endurance to win the 1500m in the 16-and-over category.
