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SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
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 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.
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.
Olympic breaststroker Glenn Snyders is circling the globe to kick-start his plan to get on the Rio podium in four years time.
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.
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.
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.
Congratulations to the 2013 AquaBlack Team who will travel to the World Championships in Barcelona later this year:
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.
New Zealand has earned a top-10 finish in the open water team race at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona today.
The New Zealand team hope that extra competition and a lengthy build-up in Europe will pay dividends in the FINA World Swimming Championships that begin in Spain tomorrow.
New Zealand swimmers had their first competitive outing of the season across the Tasman over the weekend.
State AquaBlack Phillip Ryan has continued his open water swimming success at the Queensland Open Water Championships. The event was held at Lake Kawana, just north of Brisbane, on Saturday 26th October with four New Zealand swimmers competing.
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.
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.
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.
Waterhole has been teaching and coaching swimming since 1976 and have been operating in Parrs Park, West Auckland since 1985.
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).
New Zealand open water champions Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby have booked places in the national team for July’s world championships in Russia.
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.
New Zealand will send a 19-strong team, the biggest in their history, to July’s World University Games in Korea.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Teenage sensation Gabrielle Fa’amausili is on track to defend her national backstroke title at the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland 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.
Kane Radford has notched up his fifth consecutive national title in the 10km New Zealand Open Water Championships at Lake Taupo today.
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.
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 have decided they will not nominate any open water swimmers 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ten New Zealand swimmers have now qualified for the upcoming world championships after just two nights of the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Congratulations to the following Swimmers who have achieved selection to the SNZ National Squads.
