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WHiPA announces scholarship recipients

WHiPA (Wellington High Performance Aquatics) are pleased to announce the 2016 Lloyd Morrison Scholarships.

These scholarships are award to athletes, coaches and official in the Greater Wellington Region and identify up and coming athletes and coaches as well technical officials and organisations who are the backbone of aquatic sports in Wellington.

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WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Scholarship - Pathway to Podium 2016-17 Chelsea Edwards –  SwimZone
Ruby Heath – SwimZone
Rebecca Moynihan - Raumati
WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Scholarship – Technical Official Jacqui Forsythe - Karori
WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Scholarship – Individual Athlete Mary Fisher - Tawa
WHiPA Lloyd Morrison Scholarship – Individual Athlete Emma Robinson - Capital


Through these 2016 scholarships, WHiPA has injected over $30,000 into aquatic sports in the Greater Wellington Region. In addition to these, WHiPA is a principal sponsor of Swim Wellington and assisted the Wellington Secondary Schools Water Polo Team attend the Australasian Schools Championship in Australia late last year.

Since the introduction of the Lloyd Morrison Scholarships in 2015, WHiPA has given out over $60,000 to athletes, coaches, club and associations.

The 2016 recipients will be recognised at a function in Wellington on 23rd June 2016.