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.
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 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.
Swimming New Zealand is delighted to announce that 16 swimmers have been awarded Prime Minister Scholarships for 2014.
Lauren Boyle this morning continued her fine Olympic campaign by qualifying fifth for the women’s 800m freestyle final and trimming her own New Zealand record along the way.
Howick Pakuranga swimmer Corey Main has grabbed both of New Zealand’s medals at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships that finished in Hawaii yesterday.
The 16-strong New Zealand swim team flew out of Auckland last night for their final preparation camp ahead of the London Olympics.
The New Zealand swimming team completed time trials today to finalise two of their relay teams for the London Olympics.
North Shore’s Glenn Snyders could not convert his New Zealand record in the morning into a place in the final on the opening day of swimming at the London Olympics.
Lauren Boyle was unable to back up her sensational morning effort and finished eighth in the Olympic women’s 400m freestyle final tonight.
The women’s relay team celebrated a national record in the fourth day of pool action in London 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.
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.
New Zealand Swimming’s three relay teams have been confirmed today for the London Olympics.
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.
While there were two more Olympic qualifying times set, it was a remarkable performance from an untried group of four men that brought the house down on the third night of finals at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland tonight.
Twenty-year-old Matamata swimmer Matthew Stanley rewrote the record books for a second straight night at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland tonight, which doubles as the Olympic Trials.
Australian-based kiwi Andrew McMillan enjoyed a strong showing on the day of the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide.
The wider qualification process for the London Olympics has enticed some swimmers across the Tasman for the Australian Olympic Trials starting tomorrow.
Swimming High Performance breaststroker Glenn Snyders picked up where he left off last year with a winning performance across the Tasman tonight.
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 Japan Junior Olympic Cup is a famous aquatics event organised by the Japanese Olympic Committee.
Donna has been involved with swimming for over 35 years. Initially she was a competitor and subsequently she has been a very successful coach.
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’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 Southern Makos dominated the inaugural Swimming New Zealand Zonal Championships taking both senior the junior honours in Wellington today.
The Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) is an international multi-sport competition. 20 countries will participate in the games in 16 sporting events.
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.
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.
Waikato’s Bradlee Ashby made it two from two at the Mayfair Pools National Age Group Swimming Championships in Wellington.
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.
Please email secretary@trojans.org.nz for any queries or to arrange a time to be asessed by our coach Daniel Bell.
Please email secretary@trojans.org.nz for details and to arrange a time to get assesed by Daniel Bell.
Lewis Clareburt and Bre Crawford were in record breaking form on day 3 of the 2018 Aon NZ Age-Group Championships.
Saturday 10th April 2010. Dinner and awards presentation.
Erika Fairweather broke her own 14-years national age-group record on the penultimate final night of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Suva, Fiji.
Bradlee Ashby has been in scintillating form at the 2018 New Zealand Short Course Championships, breaking his second national record in as many days.
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