Canterbury competitive pathway swimmers celebrate top results

Canterbury competitive pathway swimmers completed the year with some top results from all their squads.

Swimming Canterbury West Coast began the competitive pathway programme for athletes of all ages in 2013. 

The main focus of the pathway is to improve performance, skills and technique by allowing the athletes to be exposed to different training and racing environments along with different coaching styles.

The programme also provides a professional development pathway for coaches to learn from each other and to be exposed to athletes of all ages and abilities.

This year the Swimming Canterbury West Coast squads travelled to Invercargill, Auckland and Melbourne.



Bronze Squad First Place Finishes - 2015 Southland Championships

Eva Cloake (12-13 yr.) – 800m Free, 200m Back and 400m Free
Isaac Dann (14-15 yr.) – 50m Breast
Bryan Kamminga (14 – 15 yr.) –50m Back
Angus Kelliher (12 – 13 yr.) – 50m Back
Tayla Maikuku (14 – 15 yr.) – 50m Back
Jermaine Masangkay (12 – 13 yr.) – 50 and 100m Back
Ben Mokomoko (14 – 15 yr.) – 100 and 200m Breast
Mine Nel (12 – 13 yr.) – 50 and 100m Breast
Joel Nicholls (12 – 13 yr.) – 50m Fly, 100m Fly, 200m Fly and 400m IM
Sky Pang (12 – 13 yr.) – 50 and 100m Breast
Jack Sands (12 – 13 yr.) – 100m Back, 200m Back and 200m IM
Taiko Torepe-Ormsby (12 – 13 yr.) – 800m Free


Silver Squad Podium Finishes - 2015 Auckland Age Group Championships

Kaylee Jackson (14yrs) - Gold in 200 IM, 50 Breast, 400 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Breast Silver in 50m Fly, 50m Free
Henri Rollinson (14yrs) - Gold in 400 IM, Bronze 100m Fly, 200 Fly and 400 Free
Ben Smith (15yrs) - Gold in 200 Fly
Quinton Hurley (14yrs) - Gold in 400 Free and Bronze in 400m IM
Bryn Rumble (14yrs) - Silver in 200 Back and Bronze in 100m Back, 100m Free and 50m Back


Gold and Platinum Squads Podium Finishes - 2015 Victorian Age Championships

Lucy Gordon (16 yr.) - Silver in the 200m Breaststroke
Satori Dobbie (16 yr.) - Gold in 100m Back, Silver in the 100m and 200m Fly and Bronze in the 200m Free


Swimming Canterbury Competitive Pathway Goal & Objectives:

Provide a platform to enable swimmers to reach Olympic and other world pinnacle events utilising expertise, support services and facilities available in the region

• Deliver the swimmer/s to the team with a “winning edge”
• Provide opportunities to improve quality of training (challenges and stimuli's)
• Promote the rehearsal of international standards and protocols at all ages
• Increase exposure to international competition and first class resources
• Challenge to be the No 1 province in New Zealand for athletes at all levels
• All swimmers recognise the pathway and strive to be part of it
• Provide the framework that allows coaches to refine and repeat the process of excellence
• On-going support and professional development for coaches from the region
• Develop coaches to the highest level and provide local support for them so they can join their swimmers on NZ teams
• Sharing of ideas and information between coaches for the betterment of swimmers