By James Sablan
james@mvariety.com
Variety News Staff
CLOSING out the 2025-26 NSW Senior State Age Championships, held Thursday at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia, the NMI Swim Team made sure to leave it all in the pool, adding more personal and NMI records to the books.
Piper Raho marked two more NMI records — first in the 50-meter butterfly with a time of 29.65, and then in her final event, the 50-meter backstroke, with a time of 31.64.
Joining Raho was Matthew Szefler, who recorded a personal best in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:10.49.
James Sablan has been a sports reporter for Variety since 2013. He was a liberal arts student of Northern Marianas College and covers all local sports.
