Yesterday, parents and well-wishers gave swimmers Taiko Torepe-Ormsby, Christine Cassin, and Lili-Fox Mason an emotional farewell at the Wharenui Swimming Pool and Sports Centre in Riccarton, before they head off to the Olympic and Paralympic games.
Lili-Fox Mason and Taiko Torepe-Ormsby.
Taiko Torepe-Ormsby in his record-breaking sub-22-second sprint in April at the NZ Swimming Championships (via One News)
In April, Taiko, a US-based college student, swam the 50 meters in 21.86 seconds in Hastings to qualify for the Paris Olympics. David Ormsby spoke about his son’s journey and his future inside and outside the pool -
David Ormsby, (Te Puna Kokiri)
Lili-Fox Mason (Paralympics New Zealand)
George Mason told The NZR his daughter Lili-Fox (below) suffered from Leukemia between the ages of 3 and 6. He talked about her journey to the Paralympics -
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