Bay of Islands wins Lions Trophy Relay, again!
BOISC has won the 20-person Lions Relay for the third successive year and will retain the trophy. This exciting event features 4 swimmers in each of the following age groups: 9 & under, 10/11, 12/13, 14/15, 16 & over, swimming backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. The relay starts with the 9 & under age group swimming the above strokes in order, followed by the next age group and so on.
Congratulation to this year’s team: Riley Jepsen, Charlotte Hay, Amy Schuetze, Harlem Going, Brody Going, Gyanne Garner, Maia Williams, Tyler Jepsen, Harvey Williams, Marvin Beckman, Emilia Finer, Nathalie Hull, Trey Going, Nicola Dearnley, Acima Mabidikama, Kori Brown, Samantha Turner, Archie White, Ava Clapton, Neve Clapton. Reserves were Harriet Bunce, Drew White and Ben Turner.
Special thanks go to Harlem Going (7) who joined the team at short notice and swam competitively for the very first time and to Manaia Swim Club for sharing their carnival day and allowing this decades old tradition to continue without missing a year.
Rising Stars 2019 April 8th 2019
Rising Stars 2019 was a wonderful end to a wonderful season. On March 23rd and 24th 18 swimmers from BOISC took part in Swimming Northland's Rising Stars competition, the final meet for the 2018/19 season. All the swimmers had great success with many PB’s......
Harlequins Junior Festival 2019 March 9th 2019
2019 NZ Junior Festival – Harlequins Zone is one of four festivals aimed at junior swimmers (12 years and under) held by Swimming New Zealand. The festivals are held concurrently around the country in each of the four zones, Harlequins (Auckland), Aqua Knights (Rotorua), All Stars (Wellington), and......
BOISC Represented at Short Course Nationals October 26th 2018
Emilia Finer and Archie White represented BOISC at the 2018 NZ Short Course Championships in Auckland from 2 – 6 October. Emilia Finer (13), swimming at NZ Short Course champs for......
Glory for AIMS Games Swimmers September 17th 2018
Three swimmers from BOISC represented their high schools at the AIMS Games in Tauranga this year: Ben Colbatz (12), Florence Venner (11) and Maia Williams (13). There were 340 swimmers at the event all of who had to achieve tough qualifying times in order......
Swimming Northland Awards 2017/18 August 8th 2018
At the recent Swimming Northland awards presentation in Whangarei on Sunday 22 July a number of BOISC swimmers, technical officials and parents received awards relating to the 2017/18 season....
Swimming Northland 2018 Presentation Carnival June 22nd 2018
The first carnival of the new season will take place in Whangarei on Sunday 22nd July, you can find the flyer here. ...
AGM 2018 May 7th 2018
Our annual AGM will be held at the Te Papawai Community Pool on Monday 28th May 2018 at 5.30pm....
AIMS Girls Return Home October 3rd 2017
All 4 girls gained personal bests with Barbara Kereluca achieving a place in the final for the 50 Breaststroke. Barbara’s time for the 50 Breaststroke qualified her to compete in that event at Div 11 in Rotorua in March 2018. Maia Williams, Gyanne Garner and Ariella......
NZ Secondary Schools Champs 2018 October 3rd 2017
A team of ten swimmers from BOISC represented their high schools at the NZ Secondary Schools Swimming Champs in Hamilton from Fri 15th to Sun 17th September. This event is a highlight of the national swimming calendar attended by 573 swimmers representing 147 secondary schools from......