WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Scholarship Recipients Lewis Clareburt and Chelsey Edwards are bringing home gold from the Youth Commonwealth Games in the Bahamas this week: Lewis Clareburt - GOLD Male 200m Freestyle Lewis Clareburt - GOLD Male 400m Individual Medley Chelsey Edwards and Lewis Clareburt (along with kiwi teammates Zac Reid and Laticia-Leigh Transom) - GOLD Mixed 4x200 Relay. Congratulations on an outstanding result. Full New Zealand Youth Commonwealth Games swimming team

Teenage swimming sensation Chelsey Edwards is going places - and fast. The Upper Hutt 15-year-old has some important swim meetings and individual goals ahead of her in the next few months. First up are the New Zealand age-group champs in Wellington from March 21 while, a few weeks later, she will be at the Australian equivalent in Brisbane with a 22-strong Kiwi team. A freestyle specialist at all distances, Edwards is at the top of age-group [under-18] swimming in New Zealand

At a function last night, Wellington High Performance Aquatics presented the 2016 Lloyd Morrison Aquatic Scholarships to local athletes, coaches and officials. WHiPA were delighted to welcome several Wellington Councillors to the function, including mayoral candidates Justin Lester, Jo Coughlan and Nicola Young, along with Simon Marsh and Paul Eagle. The awards were presented by WHiPA Patron Kerry Prendergast. Outstanding young Wellington swimmer, Chelsey Edwards, featured in

Congratulations to Chelsey Edwards - 2016 WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Pathway to Podium scholarship recipient! Chelsey is fourteen years old and currently studying at Chilton St James in Lower Hutt. She was a recipient of a WHiPA scholarship in 2015 to assist with training and international competition costs, and her selection as one of the athletes for the Pathway to Podium scholarship is seen as a great investment in Chelsey's bright future in the pool. Chelsey says "I also love n

Chelsey Edwards is determined to break a national age-group swimming record. The Chilton Saint James year 10 is closing in on both the 14-year-old 100-metre and 200m freestyle records, with the national age-group championships, starting on April 18, shaping as he last chance to crack the times. She scored personal bests in both events at last week's Australian age-group championships while finishing fourth. She also recorded a sixth in her least-favoured 50m event. Her time o

Congratulations to all the award recipients at the 2015 Swimming Wellington Awards. A number of our 2015 WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Scholarship recipients were amongst those who were awarded: Swimmer of the Year Billie Fitzsimmons Trophy: Mary Fisher Best Performance of the Year: Emma Robinson Age Group Swimmer of the Year: Chelsey Edwards Swimmer with a Disability: Mary Fisher All Stars Certificates: Chelsey Edwards, Rebecca Moynihan, Ruby Heath Read more on Swimming Wellington we

Congratulations to WHiPA scholarship recipient Chelsey Edwards who has been selected as a team member of the NZ Australian State Teams Age Groups team who are going to Canberra in September 2015. Way to go Chelsey! #ChelseyEdwards

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2015 Wellington High Performance Aquatics Lloyd Morrison Aquatic Athlete Scholarships. The scholarships, open to athletes and coaches in aquatic disciplines, are presented in memory of WHiPA founder, Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison (1957 - 2012). Lloyd Morrison wanted Wellington's aspiring athletes to have the opportunity to excel at an elite level, and founded WHiPA in 2007 to support this vision. Liam Albery (19) - (Swimming)