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Epic Swim
High Performance
The history of the 27th World University Games (WUG) started long before its due date. Kazan was announced as the host city for the 2013 Summer Universiade in Brussels on May 31, 2008. The 27th World University Games in Kazan will be the first Universiade, and even more, the first high-profile multi-sport event in the history of modern Russia.
The Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth (13-18 years) of the 71 Commonwealth countries. A maximum number of 1000 competitors are invited to participate from every Commonwealth Games Association. 2011 will be the fourth Youth Commonwealth Games.
Counties Manukau teenager Corey Main surprised himself in becoming the first swimmer under the world championship qualifying standard on the opening night of the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington tonight.
New Zealand’s star pair of Lauren Boyle and Glenn Snyders went under the qualifying time for the world championships on the opening day of the State national championships in Auckland this morning.
World champion Lauren Boyle led the way to a superb start to the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
Three qualifying swims, two national records and the emergence of a potential new star highlighted the second 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.
New national swimming bosses believe the key athletes have produced encouraging performances at the State New Zealand Open Championships that finished in Auckland tonight.
Two-time Olympian Hayley Palmer will lead a team of eight New Zealand swimmers to the World University Games to be held in Kazan, Russia from 6-17 July.
The first day of swimming at the World University Games kicked off in Russia overnight with some solid performances from the New Zealand team.
Championship records continued to fall on day two of the World University Games, reinforcing the high calibre of competition present. A number of international swimmers are using the meet as preparation for the World Championships which begin on 24 July.
Day three of the World University Games saw another Kiwi progress past the heats, and this time it was Emily McGill from the Capital Swim Club.
It was a tough day at the office for the New Zealand swim team on day four at the World University Games. The Kiwi’s struggled to progress beyond the heats as the competition continues to produce world class performances.
World Surf Lifesaving Champion Laura Quilter added a second semi-final swim to her successful World University Games campaign in the 50m backstroke.
It was a quiet day for the Kiwis on day seven at the World University Games. Matthew Glassford was the only individual representative in the 400m Individual Medley, and the women’s medley relay team took to the pool for the first and only relay of the championships due to the small New Zealand contingent.
The World University Games in Kazan, Russia was a highly contested event. Many Olympians and seasoned internationals used the competition as preparation for the World Championships, which take place in Barcelona, 19 July – 4 August.
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 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.
World Short Course Champion Lauren Boyle led the way on the fourth morning of heats at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre.
Experience won out over youth on the fourth night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington today.
SNZ in conjunction with Outward Bound and Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries are pleased to announce confirmation of our Youth Outward Bound Camp at Anakiwa, Picton from 15th – 22nd April 2012.
A blink proved the difference in the agony and ecstasy that was the opening night of finals at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland tonight, which doubles as the Olympic Trials.
Lauren Boyle and Sophia Batchelor added further qualifying performances to highlight the penultimate night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington.
London Olympian Matthew Stanley had to dig deep to edge out Howick Pakuranga teenager Ewan Jackson in an exciting 400m freestyle final at the State New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington tonight.
Please see below he media release regarding Makos Zonal team. We have three QEII Swimmers in the junior section...the twins Kaylie and Lucy Jackson...
The Harlequins made it a clean sweep to retain honours at the New Zealand Zonal Championships at the Sir Owen G Glenn Aquatic Centre in Auckland.
Swimmers from 17 clubs throughout the South Island have been selected for Makos team to contest next month’s inaugural national Zonal Championship in Wellington.
New Zealand will send a 19-strong team, the biggest in their history, to July’s World University Games in Korea.
The South Island Makos swim team has high goals to retain both the senior and junior titles at the New Zealand Zonal Championships next weekend.
Swimmers from 14 clubs throughout the South Island will represent the Makos at this weekend’s Zonal Championships.
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 Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival, staged every two years in a different city around the world, representing both winter and summer competitions. The 2015 summer edition will be held in Gwangju City, Korea from July 3-14. An estimated 12,200 athletes are expected to participate.
North Shore swimmer Laura Quilter has gone through to semi-finals on the opening day of swimming competition at the World University Games in Korea.
North Shore's Laura Quilter is the first New Zealand swimmer to win through to the finals after the opening day of competition at the World University Games in Korea.
Just 3/100ths of a second stood between Howick Pakuranga swimmer Ewan Jackson and a place in his first international final on day two day of the World University Games in Korea.
Two New Zealand swimmers, Caroline Baddock and Shaun Burnett, have qualified for the semi-finals on day three of the World University Games in Korea.
North Shore swimmer Shaun Burnett is looking ahead with confidence after bagging his two fastest times in more than two years on day three of the World University Games in Korea.
New Zealand swimmers enjoyed their most productive session with the women’s freestyle relay through to the final and five swimmers to semifinals on the fourth day of heats at the World University Games in Korea.
Swimmers have had their first chance to splash out in the new Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Auckland this morning.
Neptune swimmer Kate Godfrey has swum herself into contention for two national titles on the fourth day of the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland today.
Teenage sensation Gabrielle Fa’amausili is on track to defend her national backstroke title at the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland today.
The Southern Makos dominated the inaugural Swimming New Zealand Zonal Championships taking both senior the junior honours in Wellington today.
Gabrielle Fa’amausili and Daniel Hunter closed out the Swimming New Zealand Short Course Championships in style tonight with two New Zealand records at the new Sir Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre at the AUT Millennium.
Eighteen year old Wilrich Coetzee got his fast finishing radar on range with a second title tonight at the Swimming New Zealand Short Course Championships at the new Sir Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre at the AUT Millennium.
Twenty-year-old Helena Gasson is on target to repeat her honour as the leading individual at the Swimming New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland.
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.
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.
A near-record 670 swimmers from 96 clubs will contest the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in the North Shore starting on Sunday.
Swimming New Zealand is encouraged by both the quality and quantity of performances looking ahead to the Rio Olympics.
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.
Swimming New Zealand will send a 10-strong team following an encouraging New Zealand Open Championships that finished in Auckland 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.