![]() He also won gold in the 200m Individual Medley and the 50m Freestyle, took the silver medal in 200m Butterfly and the bronze in the 100m and 200m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke. Plus, the Year 10 student’s phenomenal accomplishments in the pool didn’t end there. The second record felt more or less the same, but it was special in the sense that it stood for 16 years, which is pretty cool.” “I had been working really hard for this moment, and now that it was finally here, I was overwhelmed with happiness, and I felt a sense of fulfilment. So, after I touched the wall in the 100 fly and heard the announcer say, ‘and a new New Zealand age group record’ it felt surreal,” confirms Mason. “I knew I would break the record sooner or later, but I wasn’t thinking about it during the race. Swimming 27.23 seconds, he broke the Men’s 50m Butterfly record, which Konrad Herewini had set in 2005. Mason then proceeded to take a second national age group record in the championships. “My goal for 2021 is to break a national record before I turn 14, and I want to qualify for the national squad when I do,” said the motivated 13-year-old in a recent interview. Mason was understandably delighted to have taken the title, having set his sights on this target earlier in the year. ![]() Pierce Collins set the previous record of 1:00.63 in 2018. The 16-year-old also shattered Olympian Caeleb Dressels 200 freestyle 15-16 NAG record set in 2013 the day before. The talented swimmer trounced the existing 13-year-old national age group (NAG) record in the Men’s 100m Butterfly – swimming 1:00.27 seconds. ![]() ![]() Breaking the very first record of the meet was ACG Sunderland wunderkind, Mason Wang. ![]()
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