Pukekohe Swimming Club

🌊💙 Happy Father's Day to all our amazing swim dads! Your support makes a splash in our lives every day. Enjoy your special day! 🏊‍♂️🎉
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🌊🏊‍♀️ **Let's go, PSC Swimmers!** 🏊‍♂️🌊

Wishing all the BEST of luck to our amazing 10 swimmers: Indi Allison, Micayla Phillips, Isia Shields, Sophia Zandbergen, Matilda Shackleton, Kenzie Cox, Sophia Turnbull, Mackenzie Ponder, Ashley Soppet-Main, and Jan Manalo! 🎉💪

They're ready to make a splash at the **2026 AIMS Games** from **September 5th to 8th** in stunning **Hawke's Bay** at the Baywave Aquatic Pool and Leisure Centre! 🏖️💦

This is a special year for many of our team members, as they represent their schools for the LAST time during their primary school journey. Let's make unforgettable memories, enjoy every race, and soak in the excitement of the opening ceremony! 🌟🔥

You've got this, team! 🏅✨
PSC-💛🖤🤍

Here are the results from the ASA Short Course Championships, held over August 28-30!
Kaeleb, Bailey, Kenzie, and Jorrja each achieved an impressive score of 100%.

Isaac delivered a remarkable PB, taking off-1:20.67 in the 800 free, while Indi had the second-largest PB, improving by 28.61 seconds.
There was an array of impressive placements! Congratulations, Remy, Blake, Kiana, Paige, and Ayla on securing fantastic 1st-place finishes in their respective events. Aimee achieved six first-place finishes in her Multi-Class events—an incredible accomplishment for our team!

Here are the Top 10 results:

**Indi (12/13 yrs)**
- 800m Free: 6th (PB)

**Kaeleb(14/15)**
-400m Free:6th (PB)
-800m Free: 6th (PB)

**Remy (18+ yrs)**
- 100m Breast: 1st (PB)
- 100m Free: 6th
- 100m Fly: 1st
- 200m Fly: 4th (PB)
- 100IM: 10th

**Ayla (14/15 yrs)**
- 50m Back: 1st

**Kenzie (13 yrs)**
- 400m Free: 6th (PB)

**Olivia (14/15 yrs)**
- 800m Free: 7th (PB)

**Lara (14/15 yrs)**
- 200m Back: 2nd (PB)
- 200m Fly: 3rd (PB)

**Meeka (14/15 yrs)**
- 50m Back: 3rd
- 100IM: 6th (PB)

**Jorja (14/15 yrs)**
- 50m Free: 8th

**Paige SK (18+ yrs)**
- 200m Free: 7th
- 50m Fly: 2nd
- 100m fly: 1st
- 200m fly: 4th
- 50m Free: 2nd
- 100IM: 3rd

**Greta (12/13 yrs)**
- 800m Free: 5th

**Joshua (14/15 yrs)**
- 50m Free: 2nd

**Isaac (16/17 yrs)**
- 800m Free: 2nd (PB)

**Annabelle (14/15 yrs)**
- 100m Breast: 4th
- 200IM: 4th
- 50m Breast: 4th
- 200m Breast: 4th

**Sulize (14/15 yrs)**
- 50m Breast: 2nd
- 200m Breast: 8th

**Kiana (18+ yrs)**
- 200m Back: 1st
- 200m fly: 3rd

**Blake (18+ yrs)**
- 100m Breast: 4th (PB)
- 100m Free: 1st
- 50m Breast: 2nd
- 50m Free: 1st (PB)
- 100IM: 1st

**Addison (16/17 yrs)**
- 50m fly: 5th (PB)
- 100m fly: 7th

**Aimee (18+ yrs, Multi-Class)**
- 200m Free: 1st
- 100m Breast: 1st
- 200IM: 1st
- 50m Breast: 1st
- 50m Free: 1st
- 100IM: 1st

Congratulations to the team on your fantastic results! We hope what you have achieved will propel you into the upcoming national and international events.
PSC💛🖤🤍

🌊Let's rally behind our fantastic 37-member team as they gear up for the ASA 2026 Short Course Championships this weekend, from August 28 to 30, at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Henderson! 🎉

We have an incredible lineup of competitors, including:
- Lara Migounoff
- Bishop Lafaele-Pucher
- Annabelle Shields
- Lawsyn Ponder
- Luseane Limoni
- Jing Yang Chua
- Olivia Drowner
- Amaia Grevers-Smith
- Addison Welch
- Jorja Postill
- Joshua Emslie Wood
- Ayla Church
- Elyse Palmer
- Isaac Fogarty
- Kenzie Cox
- Greata Joynes
- Sulize Strydom
- Kaeleb Allison
- Sophis Browne
- Rachel-Lynn Maka
- Jack Christie
- Karaya Retzlaff
- Bailey Soppett-Main
- Indi Allison
- Emilly Reid
- Kathryn Kier
- Tamyn Clunie
- Arden Wu
- Malcolm Reeves
- Blake Elliott
- Kiana Swain
- Remy Burns
- Talia Chaney
- Charlotte Bowskill
- Meeka Mills
- Aimee Van Aardt
- Paige Schendelarr-Kemp (V)

Wishing you all the best of luck🍀 in your events! Embrace the weekend, and we can't wait to celebrate your achievements!🎉
PSC-💛🖤🤍

Heading to New Zealand Short Course next month? We’ve got some awesome education sessions on offer for parents and coaches during the championships!

Check them out in the graphic below and make sure to save the dates in your calendar 📅

🔹 Parents Session – Sunday 27 September, after morning session
🔹 Coach Development Session – Monday 28 September, after morning session
🔹 NYP-CAP Session – Tuesday 29 September, after morning session

📍 Venue details to be confirmed closer to the championships

For more information, contact Wayne Goldsmith:
📧 [email protected]

**WHO’S BEHIND THE MASK?**

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve completely sold out our fundraiser screening of *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* this Sunday!

To celebrate, we’ve asked four swimmers you know well to go undercover as your friendly neighbourhood Spidey. Now we want **YOU** to guess who’s behind each mask.

Think you know your swimmers? Then it’s time to put your detective skills to the test.

**Can you correctly identify ALL FOUR Spider-Men?**

Drop your guesses in the comments:

** #1:**
** #2:**
** #3:**
** #4:**

Get all four correct , and you go in the draw to win a **FREE popcorn & a drink** to enjoy with the movie.

We’ll be revealing who’s behind each mask on **Saturday**.

If more than one person correctly identifies all four swimmers, we’ll make a **random draw** to determine our winner.

Good luck, detectives!🕵🏻
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🎉🏆 Exciting news! Here are some of the awards from the Swimming Waikato 2026 awards evening held on the 7th of August. Congratulations to all our award winners and certificate holders!

IMPACT CLUB OF THE YEAR
- WINNER –
Pukekohe Swimming Club

GLENVALE POINTS CUP 🏆
(Female 12 years and under with the highest number of Championship Points from the
Waikato Junior Championships)
Elyse Palmer, Pukekohe Swimming Club

GLENVALE WINES CUPS 🏆
(Winners of the Senior [17yrs & over] Male 100m Freestyle)
Blake Elliott, Pukekohe Swimming Club

BROWNSON CUP 🏆
(Fastest Female under 16 yrs – 100m Freestyle)
Catherine Tegmann, Pukekohe Swimming Club

ALISON MCMILLAN TROPHY 🏆
(Fastest Female 12 yrs and under – 100m Freestyle)
Elyse Palmer, Pukekohe Swimming Club

ANNA KIRCHENER CUP 🏆
(Fastest Female 100m Breaststroke – regardless of age)
Jessica Cochran, Pukekohe Swimming Club

PARA SWIMMER OF THE YEAR - MALE 🎉
Daniel Smith

WORLD AQUATICS TROPHIES 🏆
Total Combined World Aquatics Swimming Points
BREASTSTROKE
Jessica Cochran – 1209 points
Daniel Smith – 1185 points

EMERGING TECHNICAL OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR 🏆
2026 Carly Mills

SWIM WAIKATO MERIT AWARD HOLDER 🎉
2026 Mr P. Ponder

We had an impressive lineup of swimmers who achieved certificates and awards this season. Congratulations to those who earned certificates for finishing in the top five of their age groups in Division II, NAGs, NZ Opens, NZ Short Course, NZ Openwater Champs, and the A Finals for NZ Opens and Short Course.

Several swimmers also received certificates for the XLR8 squads (2.5K, 2K, and 1.5K), as well as the regional pathway squads and regional age-group squads.

Congratulations to all of you! We look forward to another successful season next year.
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