McCarthy wins bronze at Australian Age Championships

Waikato teenager Georgina McCarthy has won the first medal for New Zealand on the second day of the Australian Age Swimming Championships in Adelaide.

McCarthy, who swims for the Hillcrest club under coach Matt Teokotai White, finished third in the 200m individual medley. Her time of 2:22.85 was less than a second off the long-standing national age record set by Carissa Thompson in 1999.

Northland’s Hayley McIntosh from the Northwave club, came closest to another medal, finishing equal fourth in the 16 years 400m freestyle in 4:17.90.

On the opening day McCarthy was ninth in the 200m breaststroke, with 11 Kiwi swimmers making the A finals.

New Zealand results to date:

Girls 12-13 years: Bianca Donnelly (Rotorua) 200m freestyle 2:10.70, 9; Georgina McCarthy (Hillcrest) 200m breaststroke 2:52.19, 9; Georgina McCarthy 200m individual medley, 2:22.85, 3.

Girls 15 years: Olivia Corrin (Enterprise) 800m freestyle 9:05.69, 10; Mya Rasmussen (Kiwi West Aquatics) 800m freestyle 9:09.51, 11; Mya Rasmussen 200m butterfly 2:18.83, 8.

Girls 16 years: Hayley McIntosh (Northwave) 400m freestyle 4:17.90, 4; Caitlin Deans (Neptune) 4:22.74, 7.

Boys 14 years: Joshua Gilbert (Stratford) 200m individual medley 2:12.79, 6; Joshua Gilbert 200m backstroke 2:15.05, 9.

Boys 16 years: Zac Reid (Aquabladz) 400m freestyle 4:02.51, 7