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National record holder Matthew Stanley fought his way back from disappointment to win on the third night of finals at the Mayfair Pools Oceania Championships in Auckland tonight.
Shakedown for Games swimmers, chance for youth in Oceania Championships Most of the New Zealand Commonwealth Games swim team will get some invaluable racing practice at the Mayfair Pools Oceania Championships that begin in Auckland tomorrow.
The recent long weekend provided no time off for twelve of our young up and coming swim stars as they began their preparations for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships and Youth Olympic Games in August this year.
The Wellington Summer Championships have been given a boost with the presence of Swimming New Zealand’s High Performance squad.
Swimming New Zealand is delighted to announce that 16 swimmers have been awarded Prime Minister Scholarships for 2014.
Since 2006, FINA organises World Junior Swimming Championships to allow young swimmers to develop through elite level competition. Every two years, about 500 swimmers aged between 14 and 18 years old gather together to test their skills among an up-and-coming field.
The swimmers will form part of the overall team under the New Zealand Olympic Committee for the Festival on January 17-20, which is expected to attract 1700 athletes under-18 years from 30 nations competing in 17 sports.
New Zealand swimmers qualified for six finals on the opening night of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney tonight.
Hamilton teenager Bradlee Ashby gained swimming’s first medal on the second day of competition in the pool at the Australian Youth Olympic Games in Sydney today.
New Zealand swimmers Bradlee Ashby and Natasha Lloyd scored medals on the final day of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney today.
The 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival has been a great learning experience for swimmers, coaches and the management team. This event is organised by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and we are a team of a team in a team.
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.
New national swimming bosses believe the key athletes have produced encouraging performances at the State New Zealand Open Championships that finished in Auckland tonight.
Short course world champion Lauren Boyle will lead a 14-strong team to the FINA World Swimming Championships.
Well done to the following swimmers, who have qualified and will be attending the World Junior Championships to be held in Dubai in August later this year:
The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships will run from 26 – 31 August in Dubai. It will be the fourth edition of the championships after they were held in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) in 2006, Monterrey (MEX) in 2008, and Lima (PER) in 2011.
The four-strong New Zealand team splashes into action in the fourth FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai today.
Bobbie Gichard was the only Kiwi to progress beyond the heats on the first morning of competition, qualifying for the 100m backstroke semifinal in 12th position.
New Zealand swimmers did not progress beyond the heats on day two of the World Junior Championships in Dubai.
Thirteen year old Gabrielle Fa’amausili is the new 50m backstroke World Junior Champion.
The World Junior Championships took place in Dubai from 26 - 31 August. New Zealand sent a small team of four swimmers who all punched above their weight on the world stage posting personal best times, New Zealand records, and improving their world rankings.
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.
World and national records tumbled on an outstanding second night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington.
World University Games representative Matthew Hutchins was the stand out performer on the third morning of heats at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie.
World Junior Champion Gabrielle Fa’amausili stole the limelight from two-time Olympians Hayley Palmer and Lauren Boyle on the third night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington today.
Experience won out over youth on the fourth night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington today.
It was a battle between Olympians on the final morning of heats at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre.
The veterans led the way on the final night of the State New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington.
The National High Performance Centre (NHPC) programme is a partnership between Swimming New Zealand, the AUT Millennium Institute and High Performance Sport New Zealand...
Hard on the heels of their senior colleagues, New Zealand’s leading teenage swimming talent compete in the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii starting on Wednesday.
Dunedin swimmer Andrew Trembath was the best of the Kiwis on the opening day of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii today.
Waikato’s Bradlee Ashby earned New Zealand first medal on the second night of finals at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii today.
It was two in a row for teenage Kiwi swimmer Bradlee Ashby at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii today.
The Junior Pan Pacific Championships comprises full strength teams from the Pacific Rim including USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
The Oceania Swimming Championships are currently held every 2 years, in even years. They are organized by the Oceania Swimming Association, and feature teams representing countries and islands from that region. The championships include open water, pool and synchronised swimming. New Zealand are hosts for the 2014 Oceania Championships.
New Zealand’s Commonwealth Games swimmers received the competitive racing practice they sought at the Mayfair Pools 10th Oceania Championships that finished in Auckland tonight.
The Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) is an international multi-sport competition. Over two thousand athletes will compete across seventeen different sports in an event which is part of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games legacy. Competition begins on the 17th January and concludes on the 20th January.
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.
World and Commonwealth medallist Lauren Boyle continued on her winning ways on the third day of the Queensland Championships in Brisbane.
Commonwealth Games champion Lauren Boyle was in winning form on the second day of the Queensland Championships in Brisbane.
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lauren Boyle has finished second in the 800m freestyle at the New South Wales championships in Sydney last night.
New Zealand swimmers grabbed three podiums on the final day of the New South Wales State Championships in Sydney last night.
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.
New Zealand’s leading and up-and-coming swimmers get a taste of American-styled collegiate competition in the second Zonal Championships in Auckland on Sunday.
Olympians Matthew Stanley and Daniel Bell along with international experience in both senior and juniors will drive a powerful Aqua Knights swim team for next month’s inaugural national Zonal Championship in Wellington.
Long distance specialists Nathan Capp and Charlotte Webby will add their international racing experience to the Aquaknights swim team for next month’s Zonal Championships in Auckland.
The Harlequins, from Northland, Auckland and Counties-Manukau, took the honours in the second New Zealand Zonal Championships at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Auckland tonight.
FINA World Championship teammates Bobbi Gichard and Bradlee Ashby will add their experience to the Aquaknights team set to compete at the Zonal Championships this weekend in Auckland.
The leading New Zealand-based swimmers and the best up-and-comers will join forces in the annual American-styled Zonal Championships in Auckland on Saturday.
The team to compete at the 16th FINA World Championships will be in action across a number of meets over the next few days as part of their preparation for Kazan.
Lauren Boyle began her competitive season in style with victory in the 1500m freestyle at the Arena Pro Series event at Santa Clara in California yesterday.
Lauren Boyle has qualified for her second final on the second day of the FINA Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia today.
New Zealand swimmer Glenn Snyders bounced back emphatically to qualify for the semifinals on the third day of heats at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Lauren Boyle swam herself into New Zealand swimming history at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia today.
It was New Zealand’s youngest team members, Bobbi Gichard and Bradlee Ashby, in action of today’s heats at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Veteran North Shore swimmer Glenn Snyders remains among the sport’s fastest breaststrokers, finishing seventh in the 50m final on day four of the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia today.
Howick Pakuranga swimmer Corey Main has missed out on a place in the finals on day five of the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Star New Zealand swimmer Lauren Boyle is safely through for another final at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
New Zealand has completed its campaign with two medals and four finalists at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
The Southern Makos dominated the inaugural Swimming New Zealand Zonal Championships taking both senior the junior honours in Wellington today.
Thomas Watkins has been in record breaking form this week. The Capital swimmer bettered Gareth Kean’s 200m backstroke age-group record this morning.
New Zealand swimmers produced some encouraging results at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney over the weekend.
New Zealand will send an eight-strong swim team to the Rio Olympic Games, announced today at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
The New Zealand Swimming Trust is pleased to announce the grant recipients for 2016.
Rio debutant Bradlee Ashby enjoyed success on the final night of the Australian Grand Prix meet in Brisbane.
Lauren Boyle produced a solid second placing in the 800m freestyle at the Australian Grand Prix in Brisbane.
Swimming New Zealand will nominate eight individuals who achieved FINA A qualifying times for the Rio Olympics.
Bradlee Ashby got a taste of the Olympics when he swam in the 200m men’s butterfly heats today.
Three New Zealand swimmers were below their best in the heats today.
Corey Main and Bradlee Ashby couldn't find their best in today's semi-finals to both finish 14th in their respective events.
Both New Zealand swimmers in action today slipped into tonight’s semi-finals.
It proved close but no podium reward for New Zealand swimmers on the final night in pool competition at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii today.
The New Zealand team’s youngest swimmer, Mya Rasmussen from Palmerston North impressed on day two of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii.
The 16th FINA World Championships will take place from 24 July to 9 August, 2015 in Kazan, Russia. The event was first held in 1973 and is now held every two years. From 1978-1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 on, the Championships have been held every two years, in the odd years.
Nathan Capp saved the best until last, with a national record in the final event to join the three established swim stars in qualifying for December’s FINA World Short Course Championships.
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.
Youth have laid down the challenge to the stars on the third morning of heats at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington today.
Lauren Boyle has been awarded Swimming New Zealand’s Swimmer of the Year.
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games are not long over but attention is already turning towards Tokyo in four years’ time for many swimmers around the country.
Kiwi Olympians Bradlee Ashby and Helena Gasson, along with Australian star Emily Seebohm, highlight an exciting night of swimming in the fourth New Zealand Zonal Championships in Auckland on Saturday.
Rio Olympians Bradlee Ashby and Helena Gasson were highly encouraged by their form under heavy training load at the New Zealand Zonal Swimming Championships at the Sir Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Auckland.
World junior champion Gabrielle Fa’amausili heads a talented line-up when New Zealand’s age group swimmers compete at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre next week.
Australian-based Michael Mincham from Auckland shone amid a rush of quality performances on the opening night of the Mayfair Pools National Age Group Championships in Wellington.
World junior champion Gabrielle Fa’amausili edged her fellow 14-year-old rival Bobbi Gichard as the pair lit up the pool on the final night of the Mayfair Pools New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships in Wellington.
It was a case of the fantastic five for swimmers at the Mayfair Pools New Zealand Age Group Championships in Wellington tonight.
Waikato’s Bradlee Ashby made it two from two at the Mayfair Pools National Age Group Swimming Championships in Wellington.
Wellington teenager Lewis Clareburt was the star performer on the third night of finals at the New Zealand Age Group Championships in Wellington.
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.
A core experienced group led by world championship medallist Lauren Boyle are expected to pilot the way as the country’s top swimmers chase qualifying standards for the Rio Olympics next week.
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.
There’s expectation of a battle royal with world championship relay spots up for grabs on the second night of finals at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Henderson tonight.
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.
New Zealand swimmers face an important step towards next year’s Rio Olympics at the national open championships in Auckland starting on Tuesday.
There is plenty at stake for the nation’s best swimmers who compete in the New Zealand Open Championships starting in Auckland on Monday.
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.
Rio Olympian Matt Stanley has gone under the qualifying standard for the world championships with an impressive performance on the second morning of heats at the New Zealand Open 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.
Three swimmers with national titles in their hands will attempt to add to their successful exploits on the penultimate night of finals at the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Rio Olympian Helena Gasson bagged her fourth title in as many days on the penultimate night of finals at the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Swimming New Zealand has announced a 12-strong team to contest July’s FINA World Championship in Budapest.
Star Para swimmer Sophie Pascoe has been awarded Swimming New Zealand’s Swimmer of the year.
Swimming New Zealand identifies and recognizes the outstanding achievements of those swimmers who deliver the highest cumulative XLR8 scores based on best performances during the calendar year within a single age category. These are SNZ's Top XLR8ers.
The start of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary is days away, with the swimming programme officially beginning July 23rd. The New Zealand swim team of eleven swimmers and five coaching and support staff departed Kiwi shores yesterday for a training camp in Slovakia, before the team head to Budapest to take on the worlds best.
The young New Zealand team once again dominated the second finals pool session of the Commonwealth Youth Games winning four gold medals, a silver and a bronze.
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - NZ WRAP DAY 2. Corey Main set two personal bests to qualify for the finals of the 100m backstroke on day two of the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - NZ WRAP DAY 3. New Zealand swimmer Corey Main is looking forward to his favoured distance after his first final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest today.
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - NZ WRAP DAY 4 Rio Olympian Bradlee Ashby set a New Zealand record on the way to his best performance of a young career at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - NZ WRAP DAY 7. Fractions proved the difference for two New Zealand swimmers chasing semifinals on the penultimate day of the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
NZ WRAP DAY 8 - The New Zealand swim team completed their campaign at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest.
Over 240 guests gather to celebrate the last twelve months of swimming in the region.
The largest ever National Short Course championships kicks off tomorrow, as close to 800 national and international swimmers compete across 5 days of competition on Auckland’s North Shore.
Champion Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe has set the national short course championships alight by smashing two Para swimming world short course records on the opening day of competition.
Bradlee Ashby and Sophie Pascoe again stared on day two of the national short course championships, with Ashby setting a new open men’s record and Pascoe continuing her world record form.
Sophie Pascoe has broken two more world Para swimming short course records, whilst 16 year old Ciara Smith upstaged the field on day three of the national short course swimming championships.
Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher closed out their national short course championships with a world record each, as youngsters show glimpses of a bright future for swimming in New Zealand.
Kyla Alexander upset club mate Gabrielle Fa’amausili in the women’s 50m backstroke final to win her first open short course title and breaking a national age group record in the process.
A national development squad camp has wrapped up in Auckland with young swimmers, coaches and managers from around the country benefiting from 3 days of training, coaching and workshops.
A nineteen-strong aquatics team will represent New Zealand at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, announced today at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
TVNZ brings you LIVE and FREE coverage of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Para swimmers highlight day 2 morning action in the pool. Tonight Kiwis will swim in two semis and six finals.
Lewis Clareburt won a bronze medal in the final of the men’s 400m individual medley at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Sophie Pascoe, Lewis Clareburt, Celyn Edwards and Jesse Reynolds will content finals this evening.
Day 5 morning session was highlighted by Lewis Clareburt swimming another PB and four others advancing to semis and finals.
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Jesse Reynolds swam a personal best of 1:05.50s, but just missed out on a bronze medal on the final night of competition at the Optus Aquatic Centre.
The Commonwealth Games is a unique, friendly, world class, multi-sports Games, which is held once every four years. The host city for the 2018 Commonwealth Games is Gold Coast, Australia. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) will welcome more than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories to the Gold Coast and event cities Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville, to share in the celebration of sport, entertainment and culture from the 4 - 15 April 2018.
The 17th FINA World Championships will take place from 14 - 30 July 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. The event was first held in 1973 and is now held every two years. From 1978-1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 on, the Championships have been held every two years, in the odd years.
Saturday 8 April 2017Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland Finalists
Updated SNZ team lists for the Oceania Champs, Junior Open Water Champs and Australian State Teams.
Swimming New Zealand has today announced the finalists for eleven categories at the 2018 Swimming New Zealand Awards, to honour and celebrate achievements by New Zealand swimmers, officials, volunteers and coaches in 2017-2018.
Swimming New Zealand would like to formally announce the following athletes who have successfully achieved selection standards for the Pan Pacific Championships and Junior Pan Pacific Championships.
Swimming New Zealand held their annual awards on Saturday July 7th 2018 celebrating the success of swimmers, coaches and administrators.
Ciara Smith’s national age-group record and Bradlee Ashby’s two open titles highlights the opening day of the 2018 New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland.
Bradlee Ashby showed he is back to top form in breaking his own men’s 200m individual medley New Zealand record on night two of finals at the 2018 NZ short course championships.
Bradlee Ashby has been in scintillating form at the 2018 New Zealand Short Course Championships, breaking his second national record in as many days.
Auckland teenager Kyla Alexander rounded out the New Zealand Short Course Championships by breaking former Junior World Champion Gabrielle Fa’amausili’s 17 years national age-group record in the 50m backstroke event.
SNZ have announced 18 swimmers will represent New Zealand at the 14th FINA World Short Course Championships in Hangzhou.