Congratulations to Lewis Clarebert - 2016 WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Aquatics Athlete scholarship recipient! Lewis is a student at Scots College in Year 12. He learnt to swim with his sisters Ali and Amelia at TSW Dolphins under Steve Francis at the age of three. When TSW merged with Capital, Lewis was eight, he started competitive swimming coached by Timon Wilkinson. He had lots of early success winning his age group in NZ Swimming XLR8. Lewis was handy at most strokes so Medley b

Congratulations to Alaynah Bettany - 2016 WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Aquatics Athlete scholarship recipient! Alaynah is 15 years old and attends St Catherine’s college. She has belonged to Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club since she was 6 years old when her mother made her join after a close encounter her older sister, and thought they needed to learn more about the ocean and how to stay safe. A talented athlete, Alaynah has played volleyball, netball and represented Wellington in ru

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

WHiPA are thrilled to be supporting the Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club squad competing at the Australia Surf Life Saving Championships 2016 next week with a WhiPA Lloyd Morrison Scholarship! The squad members are: Hayley Cox (19) David Long (16) Luther Maxwell (14) Alaynah Bettany (15) Coach - Walter Maxwell. Read more about the squad below: Hayley Cox (19) Hayley started Surf Life Saving when at 6 years old. From racing as a little grommet on boogie boards and catching wave