Aquinas students have had an astounding fortnight, with achievements piling up left, right and centre. Join us as we celebrate these outstanding performances…
First up, is Year 9 swim star, Mackenzie Jury, who at just 13 years of age is now one of NZ’s fastest female swimmers.
She is NZ’s 21st-fastest female 400m individual medley (IM) swimmer after an incredible performance at the recent NZ Short Course Champs.
Having placed third in her age group, Mackenzie qualified for the open-age C final where she stormed home in first place (5:12.28), carving a massive 30 seconds off her PB despite competing against much older swimmers. The nation’s fastest 400m IM female swimmer is age 22.
Mackenzie is also climbing the rankings in the 200m butterfly. She is now NZ’s 26th fastest female after claiming silver in her age group then fifth in the open-age C grade final. She is the youngest NZ swimmer to go that fast.
The Year 9 student, who swims for Liz Van Welie Aquatics, also placed third in her age group’s 100m butterfly at the Auckland competition.