State Insurance New Zealand Swimming Championships – Day 5 heats

Glenn Snyders will be chasing a further qualification time for the Commonwealth Games on the final night of the State Insurance New Zealand Championship in Waitakere City tonight.

Snyders was fastest in heats of the 50m breaststroke, close to the qualifying mark, after qualifying in the 100m earlier in the meet.

North Shore’s Andrew McMillan and West Auckland’s Michael Jack topped times in heats of the 200m freestyle, just over two seconds outside the qualifying time. The pair pushed eachother to qualification to the world championships last year.

US-based Lauren Boyle was fastest in the 400m freestyle heats in 4:16.28 ahead of Melissa Ingram and Tash Hind, while Corney Swanepoel kept his Commonwealth Games hopes alive to top qualifiers in the 50m butterfly in 24.43, a second outside the qualifying time.

The finals start at 6pm tonight. The Commonwealth Games team will be announced tomorrow at 11am. There is a special Skins meet at 10am, and Legends Charity  Relay at 11am tomorrow at West Wave Aquatic Centre featuring the current champions along with many of the greats from the past including Anthony Mosse, Paul Kingsman and Anna Simcic.

Commonwealth Games team members and coaches will be available for interviews at 11.15am.

Full details: www.swimmingnz.org.nz