Double Bronze for Vaughn!

What an incredible four days at the NZ Secondary Schools Championships!

Vaughn Van der Kraaij (10KMS) delivered an outstanding performance, competing in six events and achieving six personal bests — including some huge improvements across the week.

Event Results:

• 400m Freestyle – Bronze Medal | 4:12 (10-second personal best)
• 200m Butterfly – Bronze Medal | 2:17 (9-second personal best)
• 100m Butterfly – 4th Place | 1:00 (3-second personal best)
• 100m Freestyle – 5th Place | 55.6 (0.5-second personal best)
• 200m Freestyle – 5th Place | 2:00 (3-second personal best)
• 50m Freestyle – 10th Place | 25.7 (0.2-second personal best)

Adding to this incredible achievement, the Massey High School team — made up of just one swimmer — is currently ranked 71st out of more than 120 schools competing at the championships.

A special mention goes to Threadlab, the Year 11 Business Studies group who designed Vaughn’s custom championship t-shirt.

Vaughn, you have represented Massey High School with pride, determination, and excellence. We are incredibly proud of everything you have achieved and look forward to seeing what comes next.

Congratulations on an outstanding championship performance!