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High Performance
SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
Para swimmer Nikita Howarth joined 31 young swimmers as they took to the pool at the Junior Disability Games held in Cambridge last week.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is thrilled to announce the team selected for the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships in California, USA from 6 – 10 August.
Para Swimming golden girls Sophie Pascoe and Nikita Howarth are the only two Para-Swimmers that will be representing New Zealand at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
New Zealand will boast a powerful 16 strong swimming team for the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, announced tonight by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Para-Swimmers Nikita Howarth and Jesse Reynolds and Para- Swimming Coach Ken Nixon have been confirmed as finalists for the 2014 Parafed Waikato Awards Evening.
The New Zealand swimmers couldn’t quite get among the medals at the pool.
Para-Swimming star Sophie Pascoe provided New Zealand with their first medal in the pool when she totally dominated the women’s SB9 100m breaststroke event.
Northland’s Cameron Leslie produced a superb performance to successfully defend his Paralympic title in the pool in London.
Mary Fisher once again showed the Para-Swimming world that she means business by winning gold in both the 50m Freestyle S11 and 100m Butterfly S11 on the first day of the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships in California.
Day two of the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Centre in California saw the NZ Para-Swim team win a total of two gold medals and one silver medal.
Last night (NZT) was Day three of finals at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Centre in California and saw the NZ Para-Swim team pick up another two gold and one bronze medal.
Last night (NZT) was day four of finals at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Centre in California. Day four saw the NZ Para-Swim Team secure another two gold medals.
Last night (NZT) was the final day of competition at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships in California and saw an outstanding medal tally achieved by this talented team of young athletes - nine golds, two silver and two bronze medals for the NZ Para-Swim team.
World champion Lauren Boyle led the way to a superb start to the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
Paralympics stars Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher stole the limelight with two world records each on the third day of the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
Two more Paralympic world records and a further world qualifying performance highlighted the fourth night of finals at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
World champion Lauren Boyle showed her class with back-to-back gold medals in world championship qualifying times on the penultimate night of finals at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Paralympics New Zealand is thrilled with the results of the team at the NSW Metropolitan Swim Championships.
Cameron Leslie, Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher continued the outstanding performances of the New Zealand team on the third day at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.
On Day 4 of the IPC Swimming World Championships the New Zealand medal tally continues to advance.
On Day 6 of the IPC Swimming World Championships the New Zealand team continued to reinforce their reputation as a world force passing Australia to sit in sixth place on the medal table.
On the final day of the IPC Swimming World Championships the 2013 New Zealand team cemented themselves in NZ swimming history by winning the biggest medal haul by a NZ team ever at an IPC Swimming World Championships.
At the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships that ran from 12-18 August in Montreal, Canada the New Zealand team cemented themselves in New Zealand swimming history by winning the biggest medal haul ever by a New Zealand team at an IPC Swimming World Championships.
Triple world championship medallist Lauren Boyle returns to the competition pool for the State New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre starting on Sunday.
The Olympians provided most of the action on the opening night of finals at the State 2013 New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre tonight.
Experience won out over youth on the fourth night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington today.
The veterans led the way on the final night of the State New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington.
The success of New Zealand athletes on the world stage during 2013 has resulted in 58 official nominations for the 51st Westpac Halberg Awards. Triple world championship medallist Lauren Boyle is a strong contender for the New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year Award which is hotly contested amongst eight nominees including Lisa Carrington, Lydia Ko and Valerie Adams.
The New Zealand Para-Swimming team once again added to their medal haul in Glasgow this morning winning two gold medals and one silver medal.
Junior Pan Pacific Championship, Youth Olympic and Commonwealth Games swimmers have been recognised at their recent regional college sports awards.
Nominations for swimming Commonwealth Games gold medalists Lauren Boyle and Sophie Pascoe were among 80 official nominations received for the 52nd Halberg Awards - a jump from 58 in 2013.
Youth Olympic and Junior Pan Pacific medallists are among the list of Kiwi swimmers heading across the ditch to compete in the Queensland Championships and Victorian Age Group Championships starting this weekend.
The New Zealand Para-Swimming team have shown themselves as a force to be reckoned with at next years’ Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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 Rebecca Dubber winning Silver.
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 medal.
Six-times Paralympic gold medallist Sophie Pascoe led a successful morning session for the Para-Swimmers at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Henderson as a further three world qualification times were met.
Para-Swimming star Sophie Pascoe set the pool alight with an outstanding world record on the penultimate night of finals at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is thrilled to announce their team for the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow in July.
Mary Fisher once again showed the Para-Swimming world that she means business by winning Gold in the Women’s S11 100m Freestyle S11 on the first day of the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Sophie Pascoe led the charge for the New Zealand Para-Swimming team today in Glasgow winning Gold in the Women’s SM10 200m Individual Medley at the IPC Swimming World Championships this morning.
Six swimmers are among the 63 nominations received for the 53rd Halberg Awards.
Three swimmers are among the 24 finalists that have been announced as finalists for the 53rd Halberg Awards.
Para-Swimmer Sophie Pascoe has been named Disabled Sportsperson of the Year at the 53rd Halberg Awards in Auckland last night.
Paralympic gold medallists Sophie Pascoe, Mary Fisher and Cameron Leslie have been selected to headline the Para-Swimming squad heading to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September.
Hamish McLean has been selected to represent New Zealand in Para-Swimming at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in September.
Paralympian Nikita Howarth stormed to a new world record in the pool overnight in Germany at the IDM German Open.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is delighted to announce that 15 year old Tupou Neiufi has been selected to represent New Zealand in Para-Swimming at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in September.
Napier Girls High School withstood a fierce charge from Auckland’s St Cuthberts College to claim the New Zealand Secondary School swimming championship for the third year in a row in Hamilton today.
Napier Girls High School and Westlake Boys College continue to lead with one session remaining in the New Zealand secondary schools swimming championship in Hamilton tonight.
The State 2013 New Zealand Secondary School Championships kick off in Hamilton on Friday. This will be the third year the event is run with 123 schools and 478 swimmers competing from Northland to Dunedin.
Napier Girls High School has won the inaugural girls’ trophy at the third State New Zealand Secondary School Swimming Championships in Hamilton today.
North Shore club swimmer Rebecca Dubber has won New Zealand’s first medal in the pool at the Paralympics in Rio today.
The peerless Sophie Pascoe grabbed her second gold medal in a new world record on day four of action at the Paralympics pool in Rio today.
It proved a double golden day for the New Zealand Para-Swimming team on day five of action at Rio.
Para-Swimming stars Mary Fisher and Nikita Howarth continued their world record blitz while Matthew Stanley broke a national record on the penultimate day at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington today.
Para-Swimming stars Mary Fisher and Nikita Howarth have continued the world record blitz on the penultimate morning of heats at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington today.
Para-Swimming’s Mary Fisher and Olympian Matthew Stanley produced the headline acts on the third night of finals at the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington tonight.
North Shore swim star Glenn Snyders and Para-Swimmer Mary Fisher were on record-setting form at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington today.
Glenn Snyders (North Shore) lit up the first day of the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships today, breaking his own national record and twice going under the qualifying time for the World Championships.
The New Zealand Para-Swimming team moved into double figures for medals won on day six of action at Rio.
Yesterday’s gold medallist Nikita Howarth returned to the pool in Rio today in the 100m Breaststroke SB9 along with North Shore’s Rebecca Dubber in the 400m freestyle S7.
The New Zealand swim team concluded their successful Paralympic in Rio with six gold medals, to better their winning efforts from London four years ago.
A swimming club has been in existence in some form in the Waipa District since around 1908 and has seen many changes over the years with it coming to be what we know it as today, Te Awamutu Swimming Club, some 50 odd years ago.
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games swimming gold medallists Sophie Pascoe, Cameron Leslie and Nikita Howarth are throwing their support behind a new series of local events set to help disabled people get involved in sport.
Lauren Boyle has been awarded Swimming New Zealand’s Swimmer of the Year.
Waikato Para-Swimmer Nikita Howarth and Swimming New Zealand Board member Simon Perry have been recognised in the New Year Honours List.
Swimming New Zealand is encouraged by both the quality and quantity of performances looking ahead to the Rio Olympics.
Counties Manukau swimmer Daniel Hunter claimed a long-standing national record on the final morning of heats at the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships.
Lauren Boyle doubled up while two young guns fired to celebrate the third night of finals at the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Two up-and-comers have achieved the qualifying standard for the Rio Olympics on the third morning of heats at the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships.
Matt Stanley ticked the first box but reckons he has plenty to work on after reaching the qualifying standard for the Rio Olympics on day two of the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships.
Kiwi star Lauren Boyle and Emma Robinson both went under the qualifying time for the Rio 2016 Olympics on the opening night of New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
North Shore swimmer Helena Gasson broke a national record to spark the first morning of action at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Swimming New Zealand will send a 10-strong team following an encouraging New Zealand Open Championships that finished in Auckland tonight.
Ten New Zealand swimmers have now qualified for the upcoming world championships after just two nights of the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Swimming New Zealand enjoyed an outstanding opening to the New Zealand Open Championships with six swimmers going under the qualifying mark for the world championships.
Lauren Boyle lit up the opening morning session of the 2015 New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland to produce the ninth fastest women's 400m freestyle time in the world this year and comfortably bank the World Championships qualification mark.
New Zealand swimmers face an important step towards next year’s Rio Olympics at the national open championships in Auckland starting on Tuesday.
Twenty-one year old Mitchell Donaldson came of age as a swimmer tonight, adding the spark for a relay to better the qualifying time for the Commonwealth Games on the penultimate night of finals at the State New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland tonight.
It proved a fairytale finish to the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland tonight, when the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team bettered the Commonwealth Games standard in the final event.
Rio Olympian Matthew Stanley booked his ticket for July’s FINA World Championships with a qualifying performance on the second day of the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Three Rio Olympians made for an outstanding start to the 2017 New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Two rising stars have booked spots for the world championships after reaching qualifying times on the third morning of heats at the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Five further qualifying swims for the world championships and two New Zealand records sparked an outstanding third night of finals at the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
New Zealand has qualified a men’s freestyle relay team for the world championships after all four went under the 50 second barrier to highlight the final night of the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
The Commonwealth Games is a unique, friendly, world class, multi-sports Games, which is held once every four years. The host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games is Glasgow, Scotland. At this years Games 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 countries will compete in 17 sports over 11 days, from 23 July – 3 August 2014.
Saturday 31st March 2012. Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland. 7.00pm Dinner and awards presentation.
Saturday 23rd March 2013. Viaduct events Centre, Auckland
Saturday 8 April 2017Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland Finalists