Challenge Wanaka Half Ironman

By Andrew Willmott | Posted: Monday February 17, 2025

The 2025 Challenge Wanaka Half Ironman took place on Saturday 15 February, with a fantastic performance from the OBHS team.

Competing in the School Teams category, the team consisted of Fletch McCall (Year 10) as the swimmer, Henry Hodgson and Robert Lloyd (both Year 11) as the cyclists, and Fletcher Hawken (Year 12) and Cormac De La Harpe (Year 13) as the runners.

This was Fletch's first competitive open water swim, and he produced an amazing time of 28 minutes for the 1.9km. Henry also faced a challenging 60km bike as part of a 3-leg cycle section which could not be evenly shared.

After a strong team effort, OBHS finished in an impressive 2nd place in their category, with a time of 4 hours and 51 minutes. A huge thank you to the Hodgsons for their organising!

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