XLR8 Squads Announcement

Congratulations to our first ever 48 XLR8 Squad Members! The three XLR8 Squads are reviewed every four months, with this announcement covering the period from January - April 2024.

XLR8 is a motivational program designed for our junior competitive and club swimmers (aged 12 and under) to encourage them to focus on acquiring skills across all competitive strokes and distances, thus providing a balanced foundation for our young swimmers. The programme recognizes versatility and all-round ability, rewarding correct application of the processes necessary for long-term athlete development.

Racing a range of events is recommended as the XLR8 Program chooses your best 4 scoring races automatically and gives you the maximum point combination possible.

The four event combination is made up from:

1. One distance freestyle event

2. One individual medley event

3. One 200m “form” event.

4. Your next best event (not used previously).

The four event requirement encourages swimmers to participate in a variety of strokes and distances. This aligns with the principles of the “Balance is Better” philosophy.

XLR8 Information

You can view the XLR8 Program objectives, criteria, and information here.

To view current XLR8 points on our database, click here.

• XLR8 2500 Squad

  • Konrad Artz (Ashburton)

  • Brad Khemarangsan (Dragon)

  • Leo Chai (Dragon)

  • Enzo Wang (Jasi)

  • Ben Smith (Jasi)

  • Benjamin Crawford (Jasi)

  • Catherine Shao (Jasi)

  • Jenna Borea (Jasi)

  • Tyrone Xu (Jasi)

  • Josie Herbert (Timaru)

  • Louis Tian (Triton)

  • Ethan Han (Triton)

  • Deborah Son (Waitaha)

  • Kathy Gai (Waitaha)

  • Charlotte Dunne (Wharenui)

  • Keira Watt (Wharenui)

  • Kelicia Purcell (Wharenui)

  • Lily Dunne (Wharenui)

  • Lyla O'Sullivan (Wharenui)

  • Olivia Vivian (Wharenui)

• XLR8 2000 Squad

  • Matthew Callow (Aquagym)

  • Archie Cave (Aquagym)

  • Tyronne Northcott (Aquagym)

  • Declan Ashby (North Canterbury)

  • Chase Edwards-Tucker (Selwyn)

  • Hayley Menzies (Selwyn)

  • Lauren Crawford (Timaru)

  • Chloe Garner (Timaru)

  • Delilah Mehlhopt-Bretzke (Timaru)

  • Elise Groot (Timaru)

  • Charlie Jordan (Triton)

  • Bozan Wang (Triton)

  • Jayden Shu (Triton)

  • Peter Jordan (Triton)

  • Youyou Tang (Triton)

  • Mason Lee (Waitaha)

  • Brooke Henderson (Waitaha)

  • Gemma Scott (Waitaha)

  • Idriz Musliu (Wharenui)

  • Maddie Ericson (Wharenui)

• XLR8 1500 Squad

  • Jessie Davidson (Ashburton)

  • Renny Jones (Hokitika)

  • Munro Kerr (Mackenzie)

  • Toby Dougherty (Temuka)

  • Mackenzie Thompson (Timaru)

  • Ada Zhang (Wharenui)

  • Penny O'Sullivan (Wharenui)

  • Sharnara Butler (Wharenui)