Bay Harbour: May 04, 2016

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MAKING A SPLASH: Oliver Aikawa (second from right) and Hugo Tresfield (right)
were among four Christchurch swimmers to attend a camp where Danyon
Loader was a coach.
PHOTO: MARK LEEDOM
Top tips for swimmers
Two young swimmers from Mt Pleasant
and Sumner got the chance to learn
from the best at a national swimming
camp.
Mt Pleasant’s Oliver Aikawa, and
Sumner’s Hugo Tresfield qualified for
the 36-member Jetstar Super Swim
Squad Camp which was held in Auckland
from April 23-25.
Both qualified for the camp after winning
their age groups in the NZ Ocean
Swim Series race at Corsair Bay last
year.
The coaches for the camp was captained
by Northern Arena head of
swimming Dean Kent, and included
double Olympic gold medalist Danyon
Loader, and Rio 2016 Olympic qualifier
Emma Robinson.
Recently crowned winners of the
2015/2016 New Zealand Ocean Swim
Series, Olympic hopefuls Charlotte
Webby and Nathan Capp were also on
the coaching team, as well as elite Australian
open water swimmer, Michael
Shiel.
Personal best clinches run
FRASER
WALKER-PEARCE
Sumner Running Club
men’s masters captain Dave
Fitch won the 40 to 44 yearold
category of the Rotorua
Marathon.
Fitch recorded a personal
best time on the 42.2km
course of 2hr 41min 53sec
on Saturday to secure the
win by about two minutes.
Fitch finished 11th overall
out of the more than 1000
competitors that entered.
Sumner Running Club
member Ann Wells said
although Fitch tends to do
better in cross-country, he
performed well to take the
win.
“Traditionally more comfortable
running the crosscountry
and road races up
to 15km or a half marathon,
the marathon distance was a
big step up for Fitch.
“In spite of a less than
ideal build up, he ran a
strong and very consistent
race,” she said.
Wells said she was
FAST TIME: Dave Fitch ran
a personal best time in the
Rotorua Marathon, and won
the men’s 40 to 44 year-old
category.
relieved to see Fitch come
through the 24km mark
looking fresh.
“I have watched Fitch run
so many races and know
the signs when things aren’t
going so well. So it was a
relief when he ran through
the 24km mark looking
strong,” she said.
She said he continued to
maintain consistent pace for
the rest of the race in spite
of some cramping issues.
“Running into the finishing
straight he was flying
and he was two minutes
clear of the next finisher,”
she said.
Meanwhile, the Sumner
Running Club started their
winter cross-country season
during the school holidays
with two races.
The opening event was
the Hagley Memorial
relays, held over Anzac
weekend, followed by
the Lionel Fox relays, at
Woodend Beach Domain on
Saturday.
In the Lionel Fox relays,
Ben Ainsley and Nathan
Jones took out first and
second in the masters men’s
individual placings.
The top individual placings
went to second-placed
Sam Clark, and third-placed
Victoria Wells.
Sumner’s senior men’s
team finished fourth, while
the under 18 relay team
of Emilio Kennedy, John
Wells, Victoria Wells, and
Sam Clark placed sixth
overall.
ORGANIC HORTICULTURE COURSES
Instruction in organic horticulture is
now well established at the Lincolnbased
Organic Training College. The
next year-long course, which begins
on 1st August, will be the ninth
intake for the college. Students need
no prior qualifications or experience
to commence Year One and can
study full or part-time. Those who
have some horticultural background
can go straight into Year Two.
An added appeal of the course is that
all fees are under $500, and full time
students are eligible to apply for a
loan or allowance through Studylink.
Course Director Bill Martin says it
works well to start the course year in
the spring. “The organic horticulture
course is all about growing so we
want to start the course in spring
when it is the right time to begin
planting.”
Year One students get plenty of
hands on training in subjects such as
sowing and planting organic crops,
soil management and composting.
The Year Two students have the
option of using land and facilities
on the Biological Husbandry Unit
(BHU) Farm to grow and sell their
own certified produce – a semicommercial
venture that gives
students a real taste of organic
horticulture as a business. The
students grow vegetables under the
guidance of a mentor and sell them
at a weekly stall at Lincoln University
“The Year Two programme gives the
students experience in a commercial
environment without any risk. It’s
the icing on the cake for a lot of the
students here,” says Bill Martin.
As well as the year-long organic
horticulture courses a distance
(correspondence) programme in
organics is also available.
The Organic Training College is
located at the Biological Husbandry
Unit at Lincoln University. There
are 10 hectares of certified organic
land as well as greenhouses, tunnel
houses and research areas.
Students selling their organic produce, Lincoln University.
Organic Training College
Learn from the experts
Start a career in organics.
Reduce your footprint
and produce a regular
supply of your own fruit
and vegetables
Programme Information
college@bhu.org.nz
www.bhu.org.nz | 03 3253684
Courses
• Organic Distance Programme
Part time 1 year, enrol anytime
• Year 1 Introduction to Organics
44 weeks, starts August 2016
(Lincoln Campus)
• Year 2 Applied Organics
46 weeks, starts August 2016
(Lincoln Campus)
All fees under $500