New Zealand team members Glenn Anderson and Steven Kent displayed their class during the opening session of the New Zealand surf lifesaving swimming championships in Wellington tonight.
Anderson (New Plymouth Old Boys) blitzed the 200m super lifesaver field, clocking 2mins 13.46secs to finish an incredible 13secs ahead of second-placed Kent (Titahi Bay).
Kent, who has dominated the event over the past two years, was a second ahead of Australian Dev Lahey, although he fought back later in the evening to win the 100m manikin carry with fins.
Kent finished that event in 54.54secs, just 0.26secs ahead of Anderson, with Titahi Bay teenager John Gatfield grabbing third.
Australian Natalie Glossat was too strong in the women's 200m super lifesaver, squeaking home ahead of compatriot Miranda Bell, with New Plymouth's Ayla Dunlop-Barrett third.
Like her national squad teammate Kent, Dunlop-Barrett also enacted revenge in the 100m manikin carry, however, heading off promising Orewa ironwoman Rachel Clarke, with Jamie-Lee Reynold (New Plymouth Old Boys) third.
Session 1 Results
Open Men
200m Super Lifesaver... Glenn Anderson (New Plymouth Old Boys) 2:13.46 1, Steven Kent (Titahi Bay) 2:26.50 2, Dev Lahey (Australian Development) 2:27.56 3.
Open Women
200m Super Lifesaver. Natalie Glossat (Australian Development) 2:45.26 1, Miranda Bell (Australian Development) 2:45.96 2, Ayla Dunlop-Barrett (New Plymouth Old Boys) 2:46.09 3.
Masters
Mens 50m swim with Fins
Matt Warren (Paekakariki)24.94 1, Fletcher Pickett (Waikanae) 25.01 2, Steve Vaughan (Mairangi Bay) 26.17 3.
Womens 50m swim with Fins
Rebecca Perrott (Lyall Bay) 26.75 1, Anna Pickett (Waikanae) 28.90 2, Jane Nota (Lyall Bay) 29.21 3.
50m swim with Fins
Under 19 Men
Mitchell Logan (Peakakriki) 20.80 1, Benjamin Gillies (Westshore) v21.01 2, Ryan Cox (Lyall Bay) 21.03 3.
Under 19 Women
Laura Quilter (Waikanae) 23.48 1, Lydia Diver (Westshore) 23.77 2, Samantha Lee (Lyall Bay) 24.14 3.
Under 16 Men
Jarvis Ryan (Waikanae) 22.61 1, Blair McLean (Lyall Bay) 23.24 2, Sam White (Piha) 23.44 3.
Under 16 Women
Britta Carroll (Waikanae) 25.05 1, Rebecca Parkes (Papamoa) 25.80 2, Natalie Peat (Papamoa) 26.00 3.
Under 14 Men
Ciaran Ryan (Lyall Bay) 25.24 1, Andre Lee (Mt Maunganui) 25.56 2, Fraser Loughlin (Piha) 26.20 3.
Under 14 Women
Jessica Miller (Mt Maunganui) 26.61 1, Rebecca Cole (Fitzroy) 26.84 2, Columbia Cox (Lyall Bay) 27.13 3.
Under 13 Men
Chris Andrews (Peakakariki) 26.09 1, Jonathan Rogers (Lyall Bay) 26.24 2, Daniel Maynard-Northover (Waikanae) 26.30 3.
Under 13 Women
Under 12 Men
Nico van der Witt (Lyall Bay) 27.66 1, Tom Dods (Waikanae) 29.28 2, Blair Reeves-Smith (Peakakariki) 30.26 3.
Under 12 Women
Georgia Donnelly (Waikanae) 26.45 1, Breigh Biddle (Waikanae) 28.21 2, Scarlett Tacon (Lyall Bay) 28.29 3
Under 11 Men
Reeftahn Brown-Terekia (Waikanae) 30.72 1, Declan Dempster (Waimariri) 30.76 2, Fraser Norrington (Worser Bay) 30.85 3.
Under 11 Women
Georgia Aitken (Papamoa) 30.57 1, Katie Trott (Peakakariki) 30.65 2, Lauren Pickett (Waikanae) 31.62 3.
Open Men
100m Manikin Carry with Fins
Steven Kent (Titahi Bay) 54.54 1. Glenn Anderson (New Plymouth Old Boys) 54.82 2, John Gatfield (Titahi Bay) 57.03 3.
Open Women
100m Manikin Carry with Fins
Ayla Dunlop-Barrett (New Plymouth Old Boys) 1:04.17 1, Rachel Clarke (Orewa) 1:09.54 2, Jamie-Lee Reynold (New Plymouth Old Boys) 1:11.05 3.
