Jesse Reynolds qualifies for World Championships

HBHS student Jesse Reynolds (pictured here at the National Swimming Championships with his medal haul) has qualified for the IPC World Championships to be held in Montreal, Canada in August this year. 

Jesse did well in securing four gold and two bronze medals and breaking 5 current Paralympic NZ records in the S9 classification, including smashing his current 400m freestyle record.  He beat the MQS (minimum qualifying standard) in the 400 free by 10 seconds with a time of 4:32.88.  He also won gold in the 200m Individual medley, the 100m backstroke and the 100m butterfly.  

It was a very exciting event to watch, with so many of New Zealand's top swimmers, including the London 2012 Olympians and Paralympians being represented.   During the event there were many SNZ, PNZ, Oceania and World records broken which kept everyone on their toes.  There was also coverage of the event on Sky Sport, which was wonderful for these athletes who are at the top of their sport in this country.