Swim Rotorua's annual trip to the Taranaki Winter Short Course Championships resulted in a record medal haul.

The enthusiastic team of 34 swimmers pushed each other to the limit to bring back 104 medals.

Kaia Joyce, 10, was in unstoppable form to win nine gold medals from nine events. These were all achieved in best times with the pick of the bunch coming in the 200m medley - a cracking time of 2m 56.59s.

Rising star Ariel Muchirahondo also impressed with six gold medals. Ariel showed composure to break two of Kane Radford's Bay of Plenty records in the boys' 9 years 100m freestyle and 200m backstroke with times of 1m 12.18s and 3m 0.74s respectively.

Josh Balmer stepped up his preparation for his international debut in September with some fine racing. He won two golds and four silvers, plus a solid performance in the 800m freestyle with a time of 9m 6.80s.

Paddy Baylis secured a gold medal in the boys' open 800m freestyle. Despite coming off an intensive five-day training camp in Taranaki, he showed excellent skill and determination to win the 32 lap race with a time of 8m 30.94s. He managed to back that up with a further six medals.

David Boles started his short course season in fine form, particularly in the shorter distances. He won five medals, including golds in his signature 100m and 200m backstroke events.

Miki Joyce stopped the clock at 1m 24.74s in the boys' 11-12 years 100m breaststroke to smash the field and take the gold medal. Miki also won the 50m breaststroke and was third spot in the 200m breaststroke.

Annelyse Cowie added five medals to the tally. Annelyse's best race was the 200m breaststroke, taking the win in 2m 51.02s.

Sam Trass was victorious in the boys' 11-12 years 100m butterfly. Sam also produced some thrilling backstroke which earned him two more medals.

Emily Spear competed in nine events and took top honours the girls' 15 years and over 50m breaststroke. Her other medal came in the 1500m freestyle in 19m 6.21s.

Molly Sinclair won four medals. Her best race was for second in the 50m butterfly.

Kasey Taikato won three silver medals in the sprint events. Her 50m backstroke time of 35.50s was a good improvement from her previous best.

Ava Tremain gave it everything and was rewarded with four medals. Pick of the bunch was her time of 3m 14.76s in the 200m backstroke.

Kapua Warbrick excelled at a number of strokes to take home five bronze medals. Taonga Wharekura did well in the sprint events to nail a brace of silvers in the 50m backstroke and butterfly.

Arron Muchirahondo won a bronze medal in the boys' 11-12 years 100m backstroke, while Lina Stahlhut did the same in the girls' 13-14 years 400m medley.

Another team member grabbing a bronze was Lizzie Avis, who was third in the 50m breaststroke with a superb time of 44.22s.

Hone Curtis made his Taranaki debut with bronzes in the 100m breaststroke and 200m freestyle. Emma Balmer finished strongly to take a brace of bronzes in the 50m butterfly and 100m breaststroke.

Dion Wright produced his best times to take four medals. His top performance was a stunning 100m freestyle to grab the silver medal in 1m 5.26s.

Theo Harvey continues to improve especially in the longer races. Theo won the 200m butterfly and the 400m medley. His time of 4m 37.84s in the 400m freestyle, in which he won silver, was another best time.

Skye Cox shone in the backstroke races where she managed top three placings in the 50m, 100m and 200m events. James Baldwin continues to hone his sprinting prowess with a good series of sprinting. In the 50m freestyle he took silver in 25.89s.

Rocco Marsh won a brace of silvers and a bronze. His top effort came in the 100m backstroke where he took silver 1m 5.97s. Younger brother Sonny surprised everyone with a silver in the boys 13-14 years 50m breaststroke, storming home in 42.32s.

Head coach Alastair Johnson was thrilled with the team's overall performance.

"Our goal was to have everyone working together as a team. It was great to see the senior athletes take a strong lead on that, and to really encourage the younger members. They are a close young team, and they love to support and cheer each other on.

"In the pool, the team did an outstanding job to bring a heap of medals and smiles back to Rotorua. Our next challenge is the Bay of Plenty Championships which take place next week."