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Jared Solomon 2010

GOLD
50m Butterfly 25.88s (PB)
100m Butterfly 56.92s
(Personal Best by 2s)
SILVER
4x50m Freestyle
Regional Relay 1:34.74s
BRONZE
100m Freestyle 52.44s (PB)
200m Freestyle 1:54.07
(Personal Best by 2s)
400m Freestyle 4:01.06
(Personal Best by 7s)

Ngaruawahia High School student Jared “This is a big deal for Fairfield,” says team
Solomon helped his Fairfield Swimming Club to a captain Andrew Pullon.
gold medal at the national swimming “We’re just a little club but we were really
championships in Auckland this year. pumped for this race, gave it everything and Jared,
Jared, swimming the third leg in the men’s who swam the third leg, set us up nicely for the
open 4x200m club relay, took the lead and his team finish.”
won, surprising the Auckland opposition! Their time was 07:48:33 and sets a new
North Shore, New Zealand’s biggest national record because it’s the first time they’ve
swimming club, has been dominating the held club relays at the New Zealand Open
championships and was thought to clean up in the Championships; previously relays have been
club relay. regional races only.
But the Fairfield Team of Jared, twin brothers Back in the pool later the same group of boys
Andrew and Jonathan Pullon along with Murray represented their region in the 4x100m relay and
Pretorius took the lead in the third leg and held on won a bronze medal, knocking three seconds off
to win gold ahead of North Shore and Waves from the old Waikato record with a time of 03:37:49.
Otago (a club which dedicates itself to only - North Waikato News
competitive swim programmes).