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Epic Swim
High Performance
SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
The Commonwealth Games is a unique, friendly, world class, multi-sports Games, which is held once every four years. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies are to compete in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It is also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982.
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.
Mare Nostrum is a series of swimming meets with three meets around the Mediterranean Sea in June annually. The Mare Nostrum Tour is one of the most prestigious among the swimming meetings all over the world.
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985. The meet is considered to be one of the toughest international swimming competitions outside of the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships, due in part to the presence of swimming power-house nationals like Australia and the United States
The FINA World Championships are contested in a long course (50-meter) pool. 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.
Auckland 14 year old Gabrielle Fa’amausili has capped of an outstanding 2013 year when she was awarded the Emerging Talent of the Year at the Halberg Awards.
Lauren Boyle, New Zealand’s best swimmer at the Olympics, produced an outstanding effort this evening to finish fourth in the women’s 800m freestyle.
The 16-strong New Zealand swim team flew out of Auckland last night for their final preparation camp ahead of the London Olympics.
The State New Zealand Open Swimming Championships take place from this Sunday 16 March to Friday 22 March at the West Wave Aquatic Centre, Henderson.
National Swimming High Performance Director, Luis Villanueva sees the State New Zealand Championships starting in Auckland on Sunday as a new beginning.
Paralympics gold medallist Mary Fisher set her third world record at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland this morning.
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.
The major players set themselves up for a tilt at further world championship qualification on the penultimate morning of heats at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland this morning.
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.
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.
World Surf Lifesaving Champion Laura Quilter added a second semi-final swim to her successful World University Games campaign in the 50m backstroke.
Day six at the World University Games saw only three Kiwis take to the pool for 50m dash events. Two-time Olympian Hayley Palmer progressed beyond the heats in the 50m freestyle, but was unable to gain a spot in the final.
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.
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.
The State 2013 New Zealand Short Course Championships saw the young challenging the old as many age group swimmers stepped up to give older, more established swimmers a run for their money. With the State AquaBlacks only recently returned to training after their World Championship campaign the next tier of athletes had their chance to shine.
Auckland Swimming Executive Officer Brian Palmer has resigned after four years of service. Brian’s resignation will be effective after the Christmas closedown period.
New Zealand Swimming’s three relay teams have been confirmed today for the London Olympics.
The New Zealand Swimming Trust grants have reached a new level!
North Shore sprinter Hayley Palmer, hospitalised with glandular fever last year, bounced back to grab a ticket to the Olympics on the last night of finals at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland tonight.
The final night of the State New Zealand Swimming Championships is shaping up for more Olympic qualifying opportunities after some strong performances in the heats this morning at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Waitakere.
Wellington 20 year old Gareth Kean has signalled he wants to be a force to be reckoned with in the London Olympics after an impressive qualifying performance on the penultimate night of finals at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland tonight.
Wellington backstroker Gareth Kean has added a further Olympic qualifying performance on the penultimate morning of heats at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
The wider qualification process for the London Olympics has enticed some swimmers across the Tasman for the Australian Olympic Trials starting tomorrow.
North Shore’s Glenn Snyders continued his strong early season form with a further victory on the second night of finals at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney tonight.
Breaststroke star Glenn Snyders again led the way for New Zealand swimmers on the second day of heats at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney today.
New Zealand Swimming’s Olympic hopefuls splash out for their first litmus test on progress towards London at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney this weekend.
The FINA World Championships are contested in a long course (50-meter) pool. 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.
The Southern Makos dominated the inaugural Swimming New Zealand Zonal Championships taking both senior the junior honours in Wellington today.
Super talented teen Gabrielle Fa’amausili showed impressive form as she prepares for this month’s FINA World Junior Championships with back-to-back wins tonight.
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.
National records, world championship qualifying performances and some agonisingly close calls were the feature of the third night of finals at the New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Sir Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Auckland.
The 2008 Oceania Swimming Championships are being held in New Zealand and feature competition in swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming. It is the 7th Oceania Swimming Championships and second time that New Zealand will host the event after playing host to the 2000 Championships.
Organised in even years, the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) gather the world's fastest swimmers for a five-day, top-level showdown in 25-metre pool.
A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will compete in 28 sports and 302 events (a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games) at the 2008 Olympic Games. China is the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games.
Saturday 10th April 2010. Dinner and awards presentation.
