Congratulations to swimmer Julia Borlase who has been awarded a WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Reaching for the Podium scholarship. Julia Borlase is currently 16 years old and swims with the Pirates Swim Team under coach Steve Francis. She has been swimming competitively for 5 years and was encouraged to join by her sister after she began. Since joining, Julia has found a love for the sport and has gone on to achieve many goals. At her first New Zealand Age Group Nationals, Julia surpr

Congratulations to Liam Neal, recipient of the WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Performance Coach Advance Scholarship for 2018. Working alongside his former coach Steve Francis from his own competing days, Liam is an assistant coach at Pirates Swim Team working with talented up and coming athletes. Liam is a young coach who brings a fresh approach to developing swimmers for an enduring time in the sport. The two-year WHiPA Performance Coach Advance programme run by Sport Wellington Perfo