Summer games beckons swimmers

Twelve Special Olympics swimmers have their sights set on the Christchurch-based 2025 National Summer Games in December.

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The Special Olympics Te Awamutu nationals management and squad – back row from left, Shelley Blair, Robert van der Wee, Sarah Griffin, David Smith, Ella Yarndley, Sarah-Jayne Hudson, Jarrod Gilbert, Peter Crawford, Deshan Walallavita, Cherie Thompson. Front, : Bruce Blair, Caitlin Thomas, Keziah Clark, Matthew Smith and Jennifer Clark.

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