Fernside Achievement and Meeting a Legend!

Fernside Students have been representing the School at the North Canterbury Swimming Sports and the Canterbury Duathlon (IN THE MISERABLE WIND & RAIN!)

Congratulations to our 8 brave students who competed in the Duathlon at Ruapuna Raceway on Monday. They were well supported by their families and put in gutsy performances. They have even said they would do it again!
Ashton & Angus competed in the 12 boys, Cohan the 11s, Max, Josh & Kirtsy in the 10s and Mitchel & Daniel in the 9 boys.
Kirsty was placed 4th! (1 and 1/2 minutes behind the winner) and Ashton once again achieved a finish in the top 20 - 12th.

We were well represented by a focussed team at the North Canterbury Swimming Championships.
our 3 relay teams got the day off to a great start - 9yr olds - 2nd, 10s - 1st, 11s - 3rd
Top 3 individual placings:
Max 1st freestyle, Ruby 3rd free, Cohan 3rd backstroke, Rose 2nd breaststroke, Ed 3rd Breaststroke, Rosa 2nd breast

Upcoming events: 
Canterbury Swimming Championships
and The Huxter Mountain Biking event.


This week I happened to walk past the legend that is Mahe Drysdale.
I just couldn't resist shaking his hand and thanking him for being the role model that he is and for all those wonderful Olympic and World Cup moments.
I admit to being star struck and was dwarfed by his physique! He is a seriously solid, tall and fit athlete. Thanks Mahe for being so gracious.

Swimming

Congratulations to the Fernside Swimmers who did so well at the Rakahuri Zone Swimming Championships.
You were switched on, competitive and enjoyed yourselves.
10 of you are off to the Canterbury event in April!

Rakahuri Results 2017

50m unless specified

 Mixed Relays

1^st          9 years -  Elliot Husband, Rose Hussey, Nicola Malcolm, Kalan Acutt

 1^st        10 years – Max Walsh, Ruby Darragh, Brayden McLeod, Meagan Husband

2^nd       11 years – Rosa Wheeler, Sharnaya Birdling, Ed Davidson, Cohan Glintmeyer

4^th        12 years – Angus Thorne, Leith Marshall, Olivia Malcolm, Olivia Ward

Freestyle

1^st        10 boys - Max Walsh,

3^rd        10 girls – Ruby Darragh

3^rd        10 boys  - Brayden McLeod

3^rd        9 boys –    Elliot Husband

4^th        Kalan, Nicola, Ed, Rosa, Kirsty

Backstroke

1^st        10 girls – Meagan Husband    11 boys - Cohan Glintmeyer

3^rd        10 boys – Brayden McLeod, 10 girls – Kirsty Watts

4^th        Kalan, Leith

Breaststroke

1^st        9 girls – Rose Hussey     11 girls – Rosa Wheeler 

2^nd       10boys –  Max Walsh

3^rd        11 boys – Ed Davidson

4^th        Meagan, Cohan

All students placed in the top 3 will compete in the NC Swimming Champs on Thursday 23^rd March (TBC).

Some of our representatives have been invited to swim in the Canterbury Primary Schools’ Championships on April 6 in Rolleston.

They are: Cohan Glintmeyer, Rosa Wheeler,  Elliot Husband, Rose Hussey, Nicola Malcolm, Kalan Acutt, Max Walsh, Ruby Darragh, Brayden McLeod, Meagan Husband.