{"id":188957,"date":"2024-02-14T21:33:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=188957"},"modified":"2024-02-14T21:35:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:35:01","slug":"fairweather-wins-swimming-world-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=188957","title":{"rendered":"Fairweather wins swimming world medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Erika Fairweather, a young swimming sensation from Dunedin, New Zealand, has been making waves at the World Aquatic Championships in Doha. <\/p>\n<p>Two days ago she had a historic win in the 400m freestyle, where she claimed New Zealand&#8217;s first-ever world championship title in this event.<\/p>\n<p>Fairweather, only 20 years old, outpaced her competitors, finishing ahead of Siobhan Haughey from Hong Kong and Shayna Jack from Australia in the semi-finals. 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