AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 12. Boyle earns reward for year of swimming brilliance
\nOutstanding performances over the past 12 months by Auckland swimmer Lauren Boyle has been reflected at the State Insurance Swimming New Zealand Awards tonight.<\/p>\n
Boyle earned four major awards including the overall Swimmer of the Year at a glittering function in Auckland tonight that followed a successful national championship, which doubled as the official trial for the XX Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n
The 26 year old won three medals at the 2013 world championships in Barcelona and by year\u2019s end was ranked third in the world over 800m freestyle and sixth over 400m long course, and second in the world over both distances short course.<\/p>\n
Accordingly the United club swimmer was awarded the international long course swimmer of the year, the national swimmer of the year and the Billie Fitzsimmons Cup for individual international performance of the year as well as the overall Swimming of the Year.<\/p>\n
Wellington Paralympic star Mary Fisher was awarded the Swimmer of the Year with a Disability following a brilliant 2013 season winning five gold medals and one silver at the IPC World Championships in Montreal.<\/p>\n
Looking to the future junior world champion Gabrielle Fa\u2019auausili and Wellington\u2019s Emma Robinson shared the award for emerging swimmer of the year, while Cara Baker is the open water swimmer of the year.<\/p>\n
North Shore was the top performance club while Taranaki featured with two awards \u2013 Okato was awarded the community club of the year and Stratford\u2019s Clive Wheeler the club coach of the year.
\nLearn to swim was recognised with Christchurch City Council awarded the Quality Swim School of the Year and Makara Model School in Wellington the State Kiwi Swim Safe school of the year.<\/p>\n
Those out of the pool were acknowledged with Christchurch\u2019s Lesley Huckins the technical official of the year and Wellington\u2019s Mark Berge awarded volunteer of the year for his work with the regional performance centre.<\/p>\n
The full list of awards for 2013 is:<\/b>
\nEmerging Swimmer: Emma Robinson (Capital, Wellington) and Gabrielle Fa\u2019amausili (Roskill, Auckland).
\nInternational long course swimmer: Lauren Boyle (United, Auckland).
\nNational swimmer: Lauren Boyle.
\nOpen water swimmer: Cara Baker.
\nSwimmer with a disability: Mary Fisher (Capital, Wellington)
\nRelay team: Men 4x100m medley (Gareth Kean, Glenn Snyders, Shaun Burnett, Matthew Stanley)
\nPerformance club: North Shore
\nCommunity club: Okato (Taranaki)
\nVolunteer: Mark Berge (Wellington)
\nTechnical official: Lesley Huckins (Canterbury)
\nQuality swim school: Christchurch City Council (Swimsmart\/Swinsafe)
\nState Kiwi Swim Safe School: Makara Model School (Wellington)
\nNZ Masters Swimmer: Richard Lockhart
\nPeople\u2019s choice: Gabrielle Fa\u2019amausili
\nClub coach: Clive Wheeler (Stratford, Taranaki)
\nPerformance coach: David Lyles (SNZ, Auckland)
\nBest individual international performance (Billie Fitzsimmons Club): Lauren Boyle
\nSwimming New Zealand Swimmer of the Year: Lauren Boyle.<\/p>\n
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