Ngaruawahia High School Yearbooks 1994-2009 Ngaruawahia High School Yearbook 2009

Jared scoops Waikato title MAY 29 Y ear 11 student Jared Solomon has been awarded the Waikato 2009 Swimmer of the Year title. Jared, 15, qualified for his first national competition at the age of 12 and quickly progressed through the ranks in a sport he wasn’t very keen on at first. “Mum told me I had to do a sport so I started swimming. I didn’t enjoy it when I first started but now I really enjoy it,” he says. His natural talent was spotted early and he was told he would go places in his chosen sport. Jared’s name joins many others who have earned the Waikato Swimmer of the Year title over the years, including Olympic swimmers Alison Fitch and Gail Jonson. But this wasn’t the only award he took home - he also scooped the 16 and under 100m freestyle fastest time and open 100m butterfly awards. Spending two hours in the pool, New Zealand Representation NZ Team, 2008 Pacific School Games, Canberra, Australia. 2008 NZ Tri-Series Team 2008 Pacific School Games, Canberra, Australia 14yrs/u..... Gold: 50m Fly, 100m Fly Silver: 100m Free, 200m Medley Relay Team 4th: 50m Free, 200m Free, 200m Free Relay Team Open..... 6th: 400m Free Relay Team New Zealand Record NZ Long Course Male 14 yrs 50m Fly 26.67s - set at the Pacific School Games 1/12/08 Waikato Long Course Records Male 14 yrs 50m Free 25.33s 100m Free 54.64s 50 Fly 26.67s 100m Fly 58.78s 2008 NZ Tri-Series Competition, Hastings, Taupo, Hawera Male Open: 50m Back, 5th, 31.21s 100m Back, 4th, 1.03.87s 100m Back, 5th, 1.05.80s 100m Fly, Ex, 1.02,41s 100m Fly, Bronze, 1.03.20s six days a week, Jared now goes to the gym on his rest day as he prepares for his next big race. Last season was a good one for Jared who experienced success almost every time he jumped into the pool. Breaking Waikato records in backstroke, freestyle and butterfly, he won medals in the New Zealand age group championships, three regional championships, Waikato sprint championships, New Zealand tri-series, College Games and the New Zealand Spring competition. But what set him apart was his success in the 2008 Pacific School Games in Canberra (Australia). He broke a New Zealand record in the 50m butterfly with a time of 26.67s, was 20 split seconds away from breaking the 100m butterfly and close to breaking the 100m freestyle. The Waikato award cam as a surprise to Jared, who was nominated by his club Ace. “I didn’t think I would get it, but it was cool when I went up to accept it,” he says. 2008 College Games, Hamilton Male 14/u: Gold: 50m Free, 100m Free, 50m Back, 50m Fly, 100m Fly Silver: 200m Ind’ Medley Bronze: 200m Free 2008 NZ Spring Competition, Baywave, Mt Maunganui Male u/15: Silver: 50m Back Bronze: 50m Free, 50m Fly, 100m Free Waikato Short Course Records Male 14yrs: 50m Free, 24.87s 100m Free 54.52s 50m Back 27.79s 50m Fly 26.89s 100m Fly 1.00.10s 2008 NZ Age Group Championships, Wellington Male 14yrs Gold: 50m Back, 50m Fly Bronze: 50m Free, 100m Free, 100m Fly 3 Region Championship 2008, Rotorua Male 13yr/over Silver: 50m Fly Bronze: 50 H?X?]??H??YKLH?B???LH??YB??ZZ?]???[??[\[??\??[Z[???X[HM\????? LH??YK LH?X???LH??X\? LH?B??

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