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Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has stormed home to break the New Zealand record in the 50 metre butterfly at the national championships

24 May 2025

Ouwehand posted a time of 25.43 seconds, beating her own benchmark by .45 of a second.

She says her ultimate goal was to break the record.

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