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The New Zealand Swimming Trust Table Auction came to an exciting conclusion yesterday with a flurry of bids in the final countdown before the auction closed.
The Commonwealth Games swimming squad will form the basis of the team named today for the Pan Pacific Championships in August.
Some of the members of New Zealand’s international swimming team, the Aquablacks, were put through their paces yesterday morning in team building activities at the Royal New Zealand Naval base in Devonport, Auckland.
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. Samoa are hosts for the 2010 Oceania Championships.
The Junior Pan Pacific Championships comprises full strength teams from the Pacific Rim including USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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. A total of 2,158 athletes from 167 nations will participate in the 2007 Worlds.
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.
Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford has cemented his place in the New Zealand team for the Pan Pacific Championships.
World championship representative Kane Radford won his second Oceania and national titles at the State New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo today.
Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford showed his class in winning his third straight victory at the State New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo today.
A Kiwi link more than 5000kms away is the key to the reinvigorated open water swim hopes of Rotorua’s Kane Radford.
The State New Zealand Open Water Championships take on an international flavour in Taupo next week.
The New Zealand Open Water swimming team for the 2014 Oceania Championships has been confirmed today.
Medley specialist Nathan Capp led the way with a New Zealand record effort on the third night of finals at the Queensland Swimming championships in Brisbane.
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Open water swimmers Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby will begin their race preparation for the Pan Pacific Championships when they compete in the next stages of the FINA 10km Open Water World Cup.
Charlotte Webby had a personal best result in an international 10km swim in Canada this morning (NZT), finishing 8th in the FINA 10km Open Water World Cup at Lake St. Jean.
Open Water swimmers Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby both had improved performances at the latest FINA 10km Marathon Open Water World Cup event at Lake Magog in Canada.
New Zealand Open Water champion Kane Radford has defended his title in the famed Tiburon Mile in San Francisco Bay today.
Kane Radford completed his third 10km race in as many weeks over the weekend at Lake Megnatic in Canada.
Swimmers will take their first splash towards the Rio Olympics at the State New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo this weekend.
Rotorua’s Kane Radford and Australian-based Cara Baker retained their titles in the State New Zealand Open Water Swim Championships in Taupo today.
Forgive Casey Glover if he does not join in the usual celebrations at the conclusion of tomorrow’s 10km swim at the State New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo.
It proved a successful double for Kane Radford and Cara Baker on the second day of the State New Zealand Open Water Swim Championships in Taupo today.
Short course world champion Lauren Boyle will lead a 14-strong team to the FINA World Swimming Championships.
Congratulations to the 2013 AquaBlack Team who will travel to the World Championships in Barcelona later this year:
The New Zealand swim team will embark on a demanding schedule in Europe in preparation for July’s FINA World Championships.
Wellington backstroker Gareth Kean continued on his winning ways on the final day of the Mare Nostrum swim meet in France today.
New Zealand’s open water swimmers Cara Baker and Kane Radford impressed on the opening day of the FINA World Championships in Barcelona.
Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford produced his strongest performance to finish 20th in a blistering men’s 10km open water swim at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona today.
Queensland-based kiwi swimmer Cara Baker has finished 23rd, only 19 seconds back from the winner, in the women’s 10km open water swim at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona today.
New Zealand has earned a top-10 finish in the open water team race at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona today.
New Zealand swimmers had their first competitive outing of the season across the Tasman over the weekend.
Kane Radford has been a regular on the international open water scene for many years now and over the past few weeks he has proven that he will continue to challenge the best in the world.
The end of the year is quickly approaching with a large number of Kiwi swimmers hopping across the ditch to compete in the last swimming competitions of the year. 128 New Zealander’s will compete at the New South Wales Open Water Championships, the Victorian Age Group Championships, and the Queensland State Championships over the weekend.
Cool water temperatures and strong tides are expected to favour New Zealand swimmers in the final Olympic qualifier for the 10km open water swim in Portugal at the weekend.
New Zealand Swimming’s three relay teams have been confirmed today for the London Olympics.
The face of open water swimming has changed forever according to Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford after he missed out on his Olympic dream in the final qualifying event in Portugal today.
New Zealand swimmer Cara Baker has finished just two seconds off an automatic spot for the London Olympics in the FINA marathon open water swim qualifier in Portugal today.
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.
Lauren Boyle set herself up for another Olympic qualifying time on the fourth day of heats at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships.
Wellington 20 year old Gareth Kean sounded a warning shot across the bows of Australia’s best on the final night of the New South Wales Swimming Championships in Sydney tonight.
Wellington backstroker Gareth Kean booked another showdown against Australian’s best on the final night of the New South Wales Swimming Championships in Sydney.
The New Zealand swim team has arrived in the Gold Coast for a test against the best in the 12th Pan Pacific Championship starting on Thursday.
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
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.
Kiwi swimmers Kane Radford and Cara Baker confirmed their good form in taking out the 5km honours at the State New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo today.
While Cara Baker and Kane Radford had to play second fiddle to the Australians, their Olympic dreams remain alive after today’s State New Zealand Open Water 10km Championship in Taupo.
London hopeful Cara Baker is hoping to put some good learnings into practice in Saturday’s crucial Olympic qualifying 10km open water swim in Taupo.
Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford has gone to new heights in his quest for the London Olympic Games.
The appearance of some top rating Australians, led by world champion Melissa Gorman, should ensure international quality racing for this weekend’s crucial Olympic open water swimming qualifier in Taupo.
Lauren Boyle had to dig deep to earn her second medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast tonight.
Today’s 10km open water events at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships have been cancelled due to poor water quality at two Gold Coast venues.
Well done to everyone who attended tonight's RACE NIGHT. Great to see some new smiley faces.
Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford had a long wait but it was worth it when he claimed the bronze medal in the Pan Pacific Championships open water 10km swim in Hawaii today.
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.
Kane Radford talks about his experience and goals in #openwaterswimming in the latest edition of the FINA Aquatics World Magazine
Coaches from the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Hawkes Bay Poverty Bay Regions gathered in Taupo last weekend for a Coaches Summit.
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 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships are being held from 7-16 July at three locations in Queensland, Australia. This is the sixth edition of the Championships, and features competitions in swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming (synchro).
The I FINA World Youth Swimming Championships, more commonly referred to as the 2006 Youth Worlds, is being from August 22–27 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first time the event is being held. Participants have to be 17 years or younger on the 31 December 2006.
The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", is a bi-annual FINA championship for open water swimming. Race distances are 5, 10 and 25 kilometers.
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.
New Zealand open water champions Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby have booked places in the national team for July’s world championships in Russia.
New Zealand champion Kane Radford has taken out one of Australia’s prized open water events with victory in the Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia today.
The Rotto crown has gone over the Tasman after New Zealand’s top open water swimmer Kane Radford defied gruelling conditions to win the solo...
The last few weeks have been very exciting! We have enjoyed considerable success at the NZ Junior Championships, Central Swimming Championships and the BOP Relays...
Cara Baker has given the New Zealand swim team a real boost with an impressive sixth placing in the 5km Open Water swim on the opening day of the FINA World Championships in Barcelona.
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 will send a 19-strong team, the biggest in their history, to July’s World University Games in Korea.
Four Kiwi open water swimmers will take to the waters of Mexico this weekend in the fourth leg of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2015.
New Zealand open water stars Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby both finished 16th in deep fields for the fourth round of the FINA/Hosa 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Mexico.
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.
Nathan Capp showed encouraging form on the second day of the Australian Grand Prix meet in Townsville.
There was recognition of an outstanding year for Swim Rotorua at the Bay of Plenty Swimming Awards today with club members receiving the following honours: -...
Eleven proved a popular number for New Zealand swimmers Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby in the latest round of the FINA 10km World Cup in Portugal.
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.
Counties Manukau swimmer Daniel Hunter finished seventh in the blue ribbon 100m freestyle final on the fifth day of World University Games in Korea.
New Zealand swimmers Daniel Hunter and Helena Gasson were a touch away from places in the finals on the penultimate day of pool action at the World University Games in Korea.
The New Zealand women’s medley relay swim team has finished eighth in the final on the last day of pool competition at the World University Games in Korea.
National champion Kane Radford was disappointed with his eighth placing in the 10km open water race on the final day of swimming competition at the World University Games.
The New Zealand women’s medley relay swim team has qualified for the final on the last day of pool competition at the World University Games in Korea.
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).
Swim Rotorua Swimmer Kane Radford is the proud flag bearer for New Zealand's aquatic athletes at the FINA World Championships 2015. In another...
Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford has finished 30th in the men’s 10km Open Water Swim at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Russia.
Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford has finished 30th in the men’s 10km Open Water Swim at the...
Swimming New Zealand has nominated open water swimmer Kane Radford to the New Zealand Olympic Committee to be considered for selection to the Rio Olympics.
New initiatives are helping to revitalise the Rotorua Aquatic Centre and swimming in Rotorua.
Rotorua a "swimming hotspot" according to the latest edition of Swimming New Zealand freestyler newsletter.
Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby made it a double this weekend claiming honours in the 5km New Zealand Open Water Championship at Lake Taupo today.
Kane Radford has notched up his fifth consecutive national title in the 10km New Zealand Open Water Championships at Lake Taupo today.
Auckland businessman Bruce Cotterill has been elected as Swimming New Zealand’s new Board Chairman, announced at the Annual General Meeting in Auckland at the weekend.
If you want to wear goggles in an open water race put your goggles on before you put your cap on, they will stay put and not fall off. The start of a race is very crowded and hectic and it is easy for someone to knock your goggles off.
Kane Radford took honours in the 10km open water event at the Open Water Swimming State Championships in Western Australian over the weekend.
The Junior Pan Pacific Championships comprises full strength teams from the Pacific Rim including USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. This is the 2nd Junior Pan Pacific Championships. Countries from all over the Pacific will send elite swimmers under 18 who have not represented their countries in international competition nor attended their country's' Olympic Trials.
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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.
Three New Zealand swimmers will take on a glamour field in the last-gasp 10km Open Water Rio Olympic qualifier in Portugal over the weekend.
New Zealand’s open water swimmers were competitive without reward in the FINA Marathon Swimming Olympic Qualification event in Portugal.
Swimming New Zealand selectors will consider the cases of open water swimmers Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby for nomination to the New Zealand Olympic Committee for the Rio Olympics.
Swimming New Zealand selectors have decided they will not nominate any open water swimmers to be considered for selection to the Rio Olympics.
Swim Rotorua's first Olympian is profiled before the Rio olympics
Swimming New Zealand has nominated open water swimmer Kane Radford to the New Zealand Olympic Committee to be considered for selection to the Rio Olympics.
Swimming New Zealand will nominate eight individuals who achieved FINA A qualifying times for the Rio Olympics.
Open water swimmers Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby have earned the opportunity to compete in the final qualifying event in the 10km marathon swim for the Rio Olympics.
Lauren Boyle has narrowly missed progressing to the final of the 800m freestyle in Rio today.
New Zealander Kane Radford finished 19th in the men’s marathon swim today.
Kane Radford battles to an impressive 19th place in the 2016 Olympic Marathon swim
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 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.
New Zealander Kane Radford finished 19th in the men’s marathon swim today.
Lauren Boyle is mixing business with pleasure on her holiday in San Francisco, finishing fourth in the famed Tiburon Mile open water swim.
Lauren Boyle is mixing business with pleasure on her holiday in San Francisco, finishing fourth in the famed Tiburon Mile open water swim.
Lauren Boyle has been awarded Swimming New Zealand’s Swimmer of the Year.
Defending champions Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby have more at stake than national titles in the New Zealand Open Water Swimming Championships in Taupo at the weekend.
Kane Radford retained his national title in the New Zealand Open Water 10km Championships at Lake Taupo today.
Kane Radford and Penelope Hayes made it a double this weekend claiming the 5km New Zealand Open Water Championship honours at Lake Taupo today.
The Rio Olympic aspiration for the country’s leading marathon swimmers ramps up at the New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo this weekend.
Kane Radford has notched up his fifth consecutive national title in the 10km New Zealand Open Water Championships at Lake Taupo today.
Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby made it a double this weekend claiming honours in the 5km New Zealand Open Water Championship at Lake Taupo today.
The experienced Phillip Ryan and Charlotte Webby will face a barrage of young challengers at the New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo this weekend.
Boles celebrates open water champs success
Rotorua swimmer David Boles claimed his debut win on the second day of the New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo.
Rotorua swimmer David Boles claimed his debut win on the second day of the New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo.
Swim Rotorua's younger athletes shone at the New Zealand National Open Water Championships in Lake Taupo
The 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championships, or 2008 Youth Worlds, are from July 8–13 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The Championships will be held at the Aquatics Center of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Centro Acuático Olímpico Universitario). Male participants have to be 18 years or younger on the 31 December 2008 and female participants have to be 17 years or younger on the 31 December 2008.
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.
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.
New Zealand swimmers face an important step towards next year’s Rio Olympics at the national open championships in Auckland starting on Tuesday.
Top performers Lauren Boyle and Glenn Snyders added further Commonwealth Games qualifying performances on the second night of the State New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland tonight.
Star Para swimmer Sophie Pascoe has been awarded Swimming New Zealand’s Swimmer of the year.
Kane Radford has won the Lake Argyle Swim, Kimberley, setting a new race record.
Swim Rotorua have had a morning to remember at the annual Bay of Plenty Swimming Awards. The awards are held each year to celebrate outstanding performances from athletes, officials and volunteers
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Swim Rotorua's amazing team effort at National Open Water Championships
Rotorua teenager David Boles wins Sand to Surf ocean swim at Mount Maunganui
Saturday 10th April 2010. Dinner and awards presentation.
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Saturday 8 April 2017Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland Finalists
Individual Trophies Baxter O’Neill Trophy 1959 Sophie Pascoe Billie Fitzsimmons Cup Lauren Boyle Harold Pettit Trophy Bradley Ashby ...
Individual Trophies Baxter O’Neill Trophy 1959 Sophie Pascoe Billie Fitzsimmons Cup Lauren Boyle Harold Pettit Trophy Glenn Snyders
Individual and Relay Trophies Baxter O’Neill Trophy 1959...
Carina Doyle and Daniel Hunter won the coveted blue ribbon 100m freestyle titles on the final night of the 2018 Aon New Zealand Open Championships.
Swim Rotorua's annual trip to the Taranaki Winter Short Course Championships resulted in a record medal haul. The enthusiastic team of 34 swimmers pushed each other to the limit to bring back 104 medals.
