Baltazar Allende (2A) competed in the Chilean National Championships (long course – 50m pool) in January.
He was racing in the 13 & 14 year old age category (against swimmers 1 year+ older than him).
Baltazar won gold medals in six events:
100m, 200m & 400m Freestyle; 200m Individual Medley; 4x100m Freestyle relay & 4x100m Medley relay, in which he swam the butterfly leg. He is now Chilean National Champion in all those events.
He also won a silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley.
The highlight of the whole competition was his 200m Individual Medley, where he beat the South American standing champion, shocking the entire aquatic centre.
Well done, Baltazar!
