Skating Success

Congratulations to Sam Portch who represented New Zealand in the 2016 Speed Skating Oceania Championships in Timaru over Easter. Sam joined skaters from Australia, USA and Italy over a wide range of ages - with his age group being the biggest. Sam placed 4th in the 10k Points/Elimination race and 4th in the 42k Marathon (with a personal best of 1:21:13). This is a wonderful achievement in a very competitive field. Well done, Sam.