Kent continues prowess at surf's pool champs

Titahi Bay's Steven Kent picked up another three titles during the second session of finals at surf lifesaving's national pool championships in Wellington tonight, giving him six in total with one more day to come.
The younger brother of recently retired Olympian Dean, Kent showed his recent world championship experience had paid off, capturing the 50m manikin carry and line throw titles and anchoring his club's obstacle relay team to victory.

It's already doubled the number of titles the 20-year-old won at last year's championships.
Lyall Bay Olympic swimmer Natasha Hind also helped herself to two more titles, in the 100m swim with obstacles and the medley relay, while St Clair's Carla Laughton matched Hind's efforts by winning the 100m rescue medley and pairing with Michelle Grainger to win the line throw.

The final day of competetion is tomorrow, with Lyall Bay holding a mammoth 429-point lead over second-placed Gisborne club Waikanae in the overall club standings.


Finals results from the second day's session of the national surf lifesaving pool championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic centre in Kilbirnie tonight:

Women
100m rescue medley: Carla Laughton (St Clair) 1:42.75 1, Charlotte Webby (NPOB) 1:55.62 2.
100m swim with obstacles: Natasha Hind (Lyall Bay) 1:02.32 1, Charlotte Webby (NPOB) 1:07.19 2, Sally Green (Lyall Bay) 1:08.74 3.
Line throw: St Clair (Michelle Grainger, Carla Laughton) 33.87 1.
50m manikin carry: Ayla Dunlop-Barrett (NPOB) 43.58 1, Nicole Lawton (Piha) 46.53 2, Carla Laughton (St Clair) 48.34 3.
4x50m medley relay: Lyall Bay A (Sally Green, Natasha Hind, Samantha Lee, Kelsey Moffatt) 1:55.84 1, (NPOB) A (Michelle Cowley, Eaton, Rebecca Elise, Ayla Dunlop-Barrett, Charlotte Webby) 1:59.73 2, Lyall Bay B (Michelle Arnopp, Juliette Dowland, Katie Robertson, Rachel Ryan) 2:00.72 3.
4x50m obstacle relay: Lyall Bay A (Sally Green, Georgia Hind, Samantha Lee, Kelsey Moffatt) 2:06.50 1, NPOB A (Rebecca Cowley, Ayla Dunlop-Barrett, Charlotte Webby) 2:13.81 2, Lyall Bay B (Michelle Arnopp, Juliette Dowland, Katie Robertson, Rachel Ryan) 2:15.94 3.
Men:
100m rescue medley: Andrew Jensen (New Brighton) 1:19.05 1, Michael Lawton (Piha) 1:27.46 2.
100m swim with obstacles: Matthew Woodrow (Titahi Bay) 1:00.08 1, Brent Harvey (Paekakariki) 1:01.85 2, Casey Glover (Titahi Bay) 1:01.99 3.
50m manikin carry: Steven Kent (Titahi Bay) 33.49 1, Andrew Jensen (New Brighton) 38...33 2, Ashley Ellis (Mt Maunganui) 41.68 3, Scott Bartlett (Omanu) 43.45 4.
Line throw: Titahi Bay (John Gatfield, Steven Kent) 12.48 1, Mt Maunganui A (Quentin Cribb, Brent Warner) 14.09 2, Fitzroy B (Adam Fraser, Todd Velvin) 15.43 3.
4x50m medley relay: Titahi Bay B (Casey Glover, Matthew Woodrow, Jason Eason, Damian Braddock) 1:43.44 1, Lyall Bay A (Ryan Cox, Tyler Maxwell, Dominic Forsythe, Samuel Turner) 1:49.84 2, Paekakariki A (Steven Dickson, Dwight Garton, Brent Harvey, Andrew Sherborne) 1:55.28 3.
4x50m obstacle relay: Titahi Bay A (Martyn McDowell, Danny McDowell, John Gatfield, Steven Kent) 1:44.13 1, Titahi Bay B (Casey Glover, Matthew Woodrow, Jason Eason, Damian Braddock) 1:52.84 2, NPOB A (David Bryan, Dylan Dunlop-Barrett, BJ Monk, Michael Melody) 1:53.05 3.