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Local teen Ben Dennison (pictured) on his way to ninth in the 50 metre butterfly at the Queenstown Early Bird Meet last Saturday.
The Wakatipu High student shaved 0.86 seconds off his previous personal best with a 31.64sec finish. Dennison, 15, also came fourth in the 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke in the open boys 15-plus category at the Alpine Aqualand event, which drew 130 contenders.
Sophie Gibson, 12, was named joint age group champion in the 11 and 12-year-old girls along with Alexandra’s Emma Dick.
Sophie won the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke, 50m and 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle races and was runner-up in the 50m freestyle.
Dunedin’s Otago Swim Coaching Academy head coach Gennadiy Labara was on hand to pass on tips.
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