Competition Wrap - 2024 Tri Series
It was an excellent, action-packed weekend of racing at the 2024 Tri Series at Waterworld in Hamilton. Victoria made it back-to-back team victories in the match racing format, with New Zealand Black hot on their heels in what was a close battle across the three days of competition.
With the series focussed on maximising team points, swimmers were encouraged to back up multiple times per session across the five matches and bring their best to the pool to execute for their team. The racing rewarded placings on the wall, executing skills relevant to the event, and acknowledging excellence when Tri Series Records were broken. The combination of these three point scoring methods made for exciting races that provided the opportunity for each swimmer to develop in a team environment while racing against quality opposition.
We have provided a highlights summary of each match below.
Match One
The first match got off to a ripping start, with the mixed 4 x 50m medley relay the first event in the pool. NZ Black (1:47.54) made their intentions clear by breaking the Tri Series Record to marginally beat Victoria (1:48.18) to the wall. As the individual events got underway, it was great to see the majority of swimmers achieving the bonus skills points for their team. Victorian swimmers claimed nine Tri Series Records during the match, with NZ Black adding another two to their relay. We have listed these below:
Campbell Wilson-Moran (Victoria - 50.29) in the men's 100m freestyle, edging out William Seymour (NZ Black - 50.48) at the finish.
Isabella Osborn (Victoria - 2:14.26) in the women's 200m butterfly.
Harvey Larke (Victoria - 2:02.14) followed suit in the following race, the men's 200m butterfly.
Ashley Nicholes (Victoria - 56.16) in the men's 100m individual medley.
Tommy Lane (Victoria - 3:54.61) in the men's 400m freestyle.
Brooke Swan (NZ Black - 27.59) in the women's 50m butterfly.
William Seymour (NZ Black - 25.10) in the men's 50m butterfly.
Thomas Sutherland (Victoria - 1:02.55) in the men's 100m breaststroke.
Victoria (3:50.32) in the women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay.
Victoria (3:24.24) in the men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay.
Victoria (3:37.40) in the mixed 4 x 100m freestyle relay multi-class.
The bonus points for Tri Series Records helped Victoria (743 points) to establish an early lead ahead of NZ Black (601 points), NZ White (447 points) and Western Australia (378 points).
Match Two
The second match got underway with another Tri Series Record in the mixed 4 x 50m freestyle, where NZ Black (1:38.00) was dominant from start to finish. Skill points continued to be a focus for the teams, and multiple Tri Series were broken in the match as more excellent performances were laid down across the teams. In addition to the relay to start the match, another nine Tri Series Records were broken, listed below:
Jasmine Lyles (NZ Black - 2:30.15) equalled in the women's 200m breaststroke.
Charlie Spencer (Western Australia - 2:18.68) in the men's 200m breaststroke.
Isabella Osborn (Victoria - 59.89) in the women's 100m butterfly.
Liam Molloy (Victoria - 1:49.58) in the men's 200m freestyle.
Milan Glintmeyer (NZ Black - 59.91) in women's 100m backstroke.
Mackenzie Hunter (Victoria - 8:42.18) in women's 800m freestyle.
Tommy Lane (Victoria - 15:36.32) in men's 1500m freestyle.
Victoria (4:09.62) in women's 4 x 100m medley relay.
Victoria (3:44.54) in men's 4 x 100m medley relay.
Victoria (784 points) won the match again with a closer margin back to NZ Black (729 points), with NZ White (567 points) and Western Australia (491 points) putting together a stronger showing than the first match.
Match Three
The third match got underway with a unique event for Tri Series, the mixed 12 x 25m butterfly and freestyle relay, where NZ Black (2:21.59) took the honours. Four Tri Series Records were broken in the match, which were:
Thomas Sutherland (Victoria - 1:02.19) in the men's 100m breaststroke.
Milan Glintmeyer (NZ Black - 28.07) in the women's 50m backstroke.
Milan Glintmeyer (NZ Black - 2:12.00) in the women's 200m backstroke.
Campbell Wilson-Moran (Victoria - 49.91) in the men's 100m freestyle.
NZ Black (722 points) took the victory in the third match just ahead of Victoria (696 points). NZ White (570 points) held strong in third, while Western Australia (396 points) placed in fourth.
Match Four
Hamish Keenan (Victoria - 1:12.72) got the fourth match underway with a victory in the mixed 100m backstroke multi-class. The strong performances continued to roll in, as five Tri Series Records were set in the match:
Milan Glintmeyer (NZ Black - 59.80) in the women's 100m backstroke.
Isabella Osborn (Victoria - 59.85) in the women's 100m butterfly.
Mackenzie Hunter (Victoria - 16:41.72) in the women's 1500m freestyle.
Tommy Lane (Victoria - 8:06.80) in men's 800m freestyle.
Victoria (3:54.89) in the mixed 4 x 100m medley relay.
Victoria (655 points) won the fourth match in a close one, narrowly ahead of NZ Black (637 points). NZ White (474 points) edged out Western Australia (453 points) for third.
Match Five
The final match featured medley skins and plenty of relays. Victoria's relay team took down the Tri Series Record in the men's 4 x 50m medley relay (1:41.77) to round out the series. The skins battles were a great spectacle, with some close finishes as swimmers were urged on by their team hoping to make the important difference to the final points tallies.
Hamish Keenan (Victoria - 29.16) narrowly edged out Rylee Sayer (NZ White - 38.74) in the multi-class skins.
Aleisha Clark (Victoria - 28.45) out-touched Milan Glintmeyer (NZ Black - 28.52) in the women's skins.
Ashley Nicholes (Victoria - 29.33) beat William Seymour (NZ Black - 30.35) in the men's skins.
The racing concluded with a 20 x 50m cannon relay, which featured all members of each team racing against one another. NZ Black (8:49.74) took the honours to round out the competition.
Victoria (230 points) held off a fast-finishing NZ Black (225 points) to win the final match. Western Australia (166 points) took third place in the final match ahead of NZ White (123 points).
Final Points
Overall, Victoria took home the winning team trophy for the second consecutive year after winning four of the five matches. NZ Black put in a close contest to be narrowly behind in second. NZ White pulled clear for third with consistency across the matches, while Western Australia came in fourth overall.
The final points tally is outlined in the table below.
Team | Final Points Score |
Victoria | 2804 |
New Zealand Black | 2745 |
New Zealand White | 2067 |
Western Australia | 1761 |
Two NZ Age Records were also broken across the matches. Rylee Sayer broke the SB7 16&U NZ Age Record in the 100m breaststroke (1:58.06) in match one and the S7 16&U NZ Age Record in the 100m freestyle (1:20.94) in match three.
Awards
At the completion of the racing, the top points scorers for each team were celebrated. The winners are outlined in the table below.
Name | Team | Award |
Milan Glintmeyer | NZ Black | Top Female Points Scorer |
William Seymour | NZ Black | Top Male Points Scorer |
Nina De Coster | NZ White | Top Female Points Scorer |
Caleb Ludlow | NZ White | Top Male Points Scorer |
Isabella Osborn | Victoria | Top Female Points Scorer |
Ashley Nicholes | Victoria | Top Male Points Scorer |
Ciara Conroy | Western Australia | Top Female Points Scorer |
Charlie Spencer | Western Australia | Top Male Points Scorer |
Rylee Sayer | NZ White | Top Multi-Class Points Scorer |
Swimming NZ's Olympic Programme Lead, Gary Francis, felt the swimmers achieved what the competition was designed to help with their development.
"It was great to observe the swimming at Tri Series this year. The concept for this competition was to take swimmers out of their comfort zone, create an environment where they need to 'dig deep' for their team and help them build resilience in competition and cope with fatigue."
Francis was also impressed by the way our swimmers kept showing up.
"I can honestly say that our teams this year (NZ Black and NZ White) showed great character, meeting the challenges set in front of them. Many discovered new depths of endurance and determination that they never knew they had. It's a great feeling to know these youngsters are the future of swimming in New Zealand."
Congratulations to each of the swimmers, their coach and club for their performances at the 2024 Tri Series. We have acknowledge members to the respective teams below.
New Zealand Black
Name | Club | Coach |
Charlotte Aburn | Neptune & Swim Dunedin | Gabby Trotter |
Danielle Asiata | Howick Pakuranga | Jana Wilkitzki |
Brooke Bennett | North Canterbury | Brigitte Mahan |
Leo English | Swim Rotorua | Aidan Withington-Edwards |
Milan Glintmeyer | Coast | John Gatfield |
Daniel Kregting | Roskill | Josh Munro |
Millie Long | Selwyn | Hannah Bates |
Jasmine Lyles | Phoenix Aquatics | David Lyles |
Nemanja Markovic | Roskill | Josh Munro |
Stacey Morgan | Triton | Jason Borea |
Ariel Muchirahondo | Swim Rotorua | Aidan Withington-Edwards |
Amber Proudfoot | Aquagym | Emma Smith |
Bridie Quayle | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Joe Reiher | Porirua City Aquatics | Gerusio Matonse |
Igor Russanov | Coast | John Gatfield |
William Seymour | Nelson South | Glen Findlay |
Brooke Swan | Nelson South | Glen Findlay |
Rawiri Tristram-Brown | Otaki Titans | Jon Winter |
Brendan Visser | Coast | John Gatfield |
Daniel Williams | SwimZone Racing | Frank Tourelle |
Name | Club | Role |
Glen Findlay | Nelson South | Head Coach |
Aidan Withington-Edwards | Swim Rotorua | Coach |
Hannah Bates | Selwyn | Coach |
Bex Bowden | Team Manager |
New Zealand White
Name | Club | Coach |
Hanna Abdou | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Brooke Anderson | Vikings | Todd Mason |
Olivia Bates | North Shore | Graham Hill |
James Crosbie | United | Andy McMillan |
Nina De Coster | St Paul's | Graham Smith |
Helena Huettemeyer | Coast | John Gatfield |
Jacob Humphries | North Shore | Graham Hill |
Caleb Ludlow | Alexandra | Ashleigh Rankin |
Pippa Mihaka | Hamilton Aquatics | Mat Woofe |
Charlotte Parmenter | Jasi | Peter Burgon |
Chloe Peters | Hamilton Aquatics & RPC Waikato | Mat Woofe |
Lucas Robins | Otaki Titans | Jon Winter |
Emily Rope | United | Andy McMillan |
Rylee Sayer | Matamata | Graeme Laing |
Ethan Stocks | Roskill | Josh Munro |
Joel Verran | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Fraser Walker | United | Andy McMillan |
Alfie Weatherston Harvey | Kiwi & Swim Dunedin | Gabby Trotter |
Name | Club | Role |
Graeme Laing | Matamata | Head Coach |
Gabby Trotter | Swim Dunedin | Coach |
Emma Smith | Aquagym | Coach |
Susan Bates | Team Manager |
Australian State Teams
Victoria | Western Australia |
Henry Allan | Jordan Berryman |
Aleisha Clark | Lian Bewsher |
Mackenzie Hunter | Fletcher Bromwell |
Ciara Jeffs | Sam Carmignani |
Hamish Keenan | Ciara Conroy |
Tommy Lane | Delta Cross |
Harvey Larke | Atlan Devin |
Dakoda Mathers | Brielle Dredge |
Liam Molloy | Mia Dunbar |
Kiara Mooney | Samuel Hicks |
Ashley Nicholes | Beau Mepham |
Imogen Nolan | Anouk Potter |
Isabella Osborn | Brooklyn Rayne |
Xavier Purcell | Charlie Spencer |
Zahlie Snijders | Emma Stewart |
Thomas Sutherland | Boston Young |
Alannah Torrance | Romeo Zver |
Campbell Wilson-Moran |
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