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First Rotorua Gateway student receives swim teacher qualification 29th July 2015

Emily Paalvast is the first of 18 Gateway students in Rotorua to complete a Swimming New Zealand Assistant Swim Teacher Award.

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FINA World Championships – NZ Open Water Day 2 29th July 2015

Taranaki swimmer Charlotte Webby has finished 45th in the women’s 10km Open Water Swim at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Russia.

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SKY to broadcast World Championships 28th July 2015

Swimming New Zealand is excited to announce that SKY will be broadcasting the 16th FINA World Championships live from Sunday 2 August to Monday 10...

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FINA World Championships – NZ Open Water Day 1 28th July 2015

Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford has finished 30th in the men’s 10km Open Water Swim at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Russia.

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Open water swimmers lead NZ campaign at FINA World Championships 24th July 2015

Rotorua’s Kane Radford and Taranaki’s Charlotte Webby lead the New Zealand campaign at the FINA World Championships in Russia on Monday (local time).

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Halberg Disability Foundation help those with physical disabilities become swim teachers 22nd July 2015

Earlier in the year Alice Leslie, who has Spina Bifida, was able to take part in a Swimming New Zealand education course with the support...

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Five records in two weeks for talented North Shore swimmer 21st July 2015

North Shore swimmer Ra’eez Warley has broken five New Zealand age group records in the past two weeks ahead of his first New Zealand Short...

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Kiwis No. 1 medals per capita at IPC World Championships 20th July 2015

The New Zealand Para-Swimming team have shown themselves as a force to be reckoned with at next years’ Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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NZ Para-Swimmers continue to make a splash on Day 6 of IPC Swimming World Championships 19th July 2015

The penultimate day of racing in Glasgow saw the New Zealand Para-Swimming team bring the medal haul to 15 with Sophie Pascoe winning Gold and...

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New Zealand anthem heard again on Day 5 of IPC Swimming World 18th July 2015

It was a day of medal success for the New Zealand Para-Swimming team in Glasgow with Sophie Pascoe and Nikita Howarth each winning a Gold...

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