Winter League 2 - Meet summary

Another fantastic turn out - 56 swimmers in the pool

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whew! Once again the team had a great time, At times the noise level was a little high but it was really great to see lots of Kiwi swimmers talking to each other. (besides I'm a little deaf so it all evens itself out) A huge thank you to Jo Feetham & Nancy Martin your help was greatly appreciated.

There were a few moans and groans from the pool side about the amount of relay teams Kiwi have been entering, It was to be expected.

• With a club as big as ours most of our swimmers wont get a chance to compete in a relay.
• Its great for the team spirit, it gets the swimmers talking amongst themselves.
• We don't earn points for the relays so its not affecting other clubs

Highlight of the meet would have to be our newest member to Kiwi West Aquatics "Samantha Richardson" (Have to admit though it took a while to figure out which one wasn't the girl) if anyone got any photos, please send it in and share it with the world.

Special Mention

• Cameron Blair pb for all his events
• Bridget Maher with her fantastic finish to the 400 free
• Margot MacKay pb for all events and 16 sec's off her 100 fly
• Brandon Gillespie 11 sec's off his 100 back
• Katrina Jensen pb for all events
• Kate Ryan pb for all events
• Alex Stothart pb for all events & 12 sec's off his 200IM
• Nadine Van der Spuy pb for all events
• Caleb O'Neil a huge 60 sec's off his 400 free time
• Alex Van Den Brink 10 sec's off her 100 free time
• James Deans who qualified for the 2007 Spring Meet for the 100IM

Meet Details

• 56 swimmers in the pool & 22 relays
• 186 total event entries
• 57% of the Team Achieved 1 or more pbs

Event Places

• 19 top 3 places
• 6 First place
• 7 Second place
  
• 6 Third place

Winter League Points Total
(As at beginning of the Winter League 2)
I'm a big fan of the Winter Leagues, it doesn't matter if you have 3 or 30 swimmers attending. Points are earned by the top 6 swimmers in each heat, the total points are then divided by the total number of swimmers which gives all clubs a decent chance.

(Points as at beginning of the Winter League 2 - Chart shows points as a percentage )

1. Kiwi West 16.12
2. PNASC 12.41
3. Levin 12.03
4. Dannevirke 11.77
5. Dolphin 9.37
6. Te Kawau 8.90
7. Ice Breakers 0.00

By following the points guide I've calculated a prediction for the beginning of the Winter League 3.
(Please note I'll do a comparison when the results are out to see how good my maths is)

NOTE: click on charts to enlarge