27 Aug 2010

Kean grabs gold and record in Hawaii

6:50 pm on 27 August 2010

Wellington teenager Gareth Kean has won a gold medal on the first day of finals at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii.

Kean set a new championship record in topping the heats in 54.89 seconds in the first morning at Maui, going under the previous mark of Australian Daniel Arnamnart set in 2007.

The event involves the best teenage swimming talent from the Asia-Pacific region including the powerhouse nations of USA, Australia, Japan and Canada among others.