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News posted on Thursday 10th November, 2022

Virtus OA Games: swimmers add 7 medals to their haul on Day 4, and Evans takes gold in Para Sailing International Championships

Montage of Caleb Evans and Lance Dustow with their medals
  • New Zealand’s swimmers continue to bring home the medals with a haul of 7 on their final day of competition.
  • New Zealand Para sailing athlete Caleb Evans won a gold medal in the Para Sailing International Championships, which is being run in conjunction with the OA Games.
  • Virtus is the International Federation for athletes with intellectual impairment. The Virtus Oceania Asia Games 2022 (OA Games 2022) is an international multi-sport event in the Oceania Asia region for elite athletes with an intellectual impairment. It is being held 5-11 November 2022 in Brisbane.

New Zealand swimmers today brought the country’s tally to 26 medals. It was the final day as they rounded out the swimming events in the Virtus Oceania Asia Games. The day also saw Personal Bests for many of the athletes. Athletes broke several New Zealand Records in the S14 sports class.

Finn Russ (S19) was glad to collect another silver medal to add to 2 silvers and 2 bronze medals he had already won – even if he would have liked it to be gold. He raced the 50m butterfly in 30.29, a Personal Best.

“Today’s race was the 50m fly. I was so close to getting a gold medal, but instead I got a silver medal.”

Speaking of the OA Games as a whole, Finn explains that a highlight has been meeting athletes from around the globe.

“I’ve had fun and gotten to meet new people – from here in Australia, some from China and Japan, some from Malaysia, one from Colombia and some from America.”

Meanwhile in sailing, New Zealander Caleb Evans has been racing through the week as part of the Para Sailing International Championships (opens a new tab) which has happened in conjunction with the OA Games. Today, Evans claimed the Para Sailing World Championships gold medal for singles (Hansa 303 One Pax). Evans won all but 2 of the series of 12 races against Australian Allister Peek. The OA Games sailing medals have not yet been awarded.

While the New Zealanders have finished competing, the OA Games continue tomorrow. Virtus will award more medals in youth swimming as well as sailing. The New Zealanders will also take part in what promises to be a spectacular closing ceremony.

For details of the full delegation see our team announcement.

New Zealand delegation results at Virtus Oceania Asia Games 2022 Day 4

Para sport

Athlete

Sport class

Event

Results

Placing

Swimming

James Haydon

SB1 (youth)

50m breaststroke - youth

39.18 PB

-

Swimming

Rylee Sayer

S14 (youth)

200m freestyle - youth

2:46.32 PB + 16/U NZR

-

Swimming

Lance Dustow

S19

200m backstroke II3

02:44.6 PB

Silver

Swimming

James Haydon

S14 (youth)

100m breaststroke - youth

01:25.0 PB

-

Swimming

Rylee Sayer

S14 (youth)

100m breaststroke II1 - youthyle II1

01:49.1 PB + NZR

-

Swimming

Jack Bugler

S14

1500m freestyle II1

20:09.2 PB

4th

Swimming

Tate Pichon

S19

1500m freestyle II3

21:55.5 PB

Silver

Swimming

Denver Xavier

S14

50m breaststroke II1

41.7 PB

8th

Swimming

Luka Willems

SB18

50m breaststroke II2

57.88 PB

4th

Swimming

Tate Pichon

SB19

50m breaststroke II3

44.82 PB

5th

Swimming

Rylee Sayer

SB14 (youth)

50m breaststroke II1 - youth

50.84 PB + NZR

-

Swimming

Jack Bugler

S14

200m freestyle II1

02:18.9

15th

Swimming

Bailey Conlon

S14

200m freestyle II1

02:23.2

19th

Swimming

Cuda Tawhai-Hamilton

S14

200m freestyle II1

02:59.9

22nd

Swimming

Asher Smith-Franklin

S14

200m freestyle II1

02:15.4

-

Swimming

Lance Dustow

S19

200m freestyle II3

02:24.1 PB

Bronze

Swimming

Tate Pichon

S19

200m freestyle II3

02:32.1 PB

5th

Swimming

Bailey Conlon

S14

50m butterfly II1

32.38 PB

9th

Swimming

Denver Xavier

S14

50m butterfly II1

34.56

13th

Swimming

Cuda Tawhai-Hamilton

S14

50m butterfly II1

41.18 PB

14th

Swimming

Finn Russ

S19

50m butterfly II3

30.29 PB

Silver

Swimming

Lance Dustow

S19

50m butterfly II3

31.59

Bronze

Swimming

Helen Mackay

S14

50m butterfly II1

53.08

7th

Swimming

Asher Smith-Franklin

S14

100m breaststroke II1

01:15.5 PB + NZR

Bronze

Swimming

Denver Xavier

S14

100m breaststroke II1

19th

Swimming

Luka Willems

SB18

100m breaststroke II2

02:09.9 PB

4th

Swimming

Tate Pichon

SB19

100m breaststroke II3

01:40.3

4th

Swimming

David Beck, James Haydon, Asher Smith-Franklin, Bailey Conlon

S14

4x50m medley II1

02:07.9

4th

Swimming

Cuda Tawhai-Hamilton, Helen Mackay, Denver Xavier, Rylee Sayer

S14

4x100m freestyle (mixed) II1

05:17.9 NZR

Bronze

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