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Stanley confident of strong showing in Commonwealth Games swim trials

Waikato swimmer Matthew Stanley believes he has all his ducks in a row for quality performances at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships starting in Auckland on Tuesday.

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Kaitaia get behind Learn to Swim

Kaitaia Amateur Swimming Club has enrolled a massive 165 swimmers this summer season, and is full to the brim with a huge waiting list.

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Meet the team for Glasgow 2014 - Lauren Boyle

Lauren Boyle has had an impressive year in the build up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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Swimmers honoured in Halberg Awards

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.

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Swimming New Zealand Utilises Former Swimmers’ Experience

Swimming New Zealand has employed the services of two past national swimming representatives to assist in the coaching of the country’s greatest talents.

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Lauren Boyle finalist in Halberg Awards

Triple world championship medalist Lauren Boyle has been selected as a finalist in the Halberg Awards announced today.

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2014 Prime Minister’s Scholarship Recipients Announced

Swimming New Zealand is delighted to announce that 16 swimmers have been awarded Prime Minister Scholarships for 2014.

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Medals Elusive In The Pool

The New Zealand swimmers couldn’t quite get among the medals at the pool.

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The Story of a Champion

The first book about New Zealand’s first Olympic champion has been published on the centenary of his games triumph.

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Boyle Scores Historic Swimming Medal at World Championships

Lauren Boyle became the first New Zealand female to win a medal at the FINA World Swimming Championships after earning the bronze in the 400m freestyle in Barcelona today.

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Second Bronze Medal Surprises Boyle at World Swimming Champs

Lauren Boyle surprised herself with a stunning bronze medal in the women’s 1500m freestyle on day three of finals at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona.

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FINA World Swimming Championships - NZ Heats Day 6

Lauren Boyle has qualified second fastest in heats of the 800m freestyle, breaking the Oceania and New Zealand records in the process at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona.

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FINA World Swimming Championships - Flash Result Day 7

Lauren Boyle has won the bronze medal in the women’s 800m freestyle at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona.

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Lauren Boyle Grabs Record Third Medal at Swimming World Champs

Lauren Boyle has joined the great Danyon Loader as the most successful New Zealander swimmer at the FINA World Swimming Championships.

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Attention Turns to 800m Showdown at World Swimming Championships

New Zealand attention turns to tomorrow’s 800m freestyle showdown for Lauren Boyle at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona.

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Boyle Leads Step Forward for New Zealand Swimmers

New Zealand swimmers, led by outstanding performances from Lauren Boyle, have taken a significant step towards improvement on the world stage.

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Burmester and Ingram Join Loader as Olympic Ambassadors

Two-time Olympians Moss Burmester and Melissa Ingram have been selected by the New Zealand Olympic Committee to be Olympic Ambassadors. The retired swimmers have both remained heavily involved in swimming in various capacities, including coaching and mentoring.

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State NZ Short Course Swimming Championships - Day 5 Wrap

The veterans led the way on the final night of the State New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington.

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Golds for Stanley, Snyders in World Cup swimming in Beijing

Twenty-year-old Olympian Matthew Stanley began his FINA World Cup campaign in fine style with victory in the 400m freestyle on the opening night in Beijing.

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State New Zealand Swim Championships – Day 6 Wrap

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.

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State New Zealand Swim Championships - Day 2 Wrap

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.

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State New Zealand Swim Championships – Day 1 Wrap

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.

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Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Day 1 Wrap

Lauren Boyle produced an emphatic performance to claim the silver medal in the 800m freestyle on a cool and windswept opening night of finals at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast tonight.

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Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Day 2 Wrap

Glenn Snyders scored a breakthrough bronze medal in adverse conditions on the second night of finals at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast tonight.

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Boyle earns second medal in world record race

Lauren Boyle had to dig deep to earn her second medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast tonight.

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Lauren Boyle’s third medal secures Pan Pacs record

Lauren Boyle created history tonight with her third medal on the final night of pool action at the Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast.

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High Performance Centre Programme

The National High Performance Centre (NHPC) programme is a partnership between Swimming New Zealand, the AUT Millennium Institute and High Performance Sport New Zealand...

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Record number attend education courses

Swimming New Zealand had a record number of people attending several education courses throughout the country over the school holidays.

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Boyle world swimming record ratified

FINA, swimming world body, has officially ratified the world record set by Lauren Boyle in August.

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Moana Pool celebrates 50 years

The pool that was home to some of New Zealand’s swimming greats will celebrate its golden jubilee this Friday.

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Capp misses out in Doha

New Zealand swimmer Nathan Capp finished off the pace in the finals of the 1500m freestyle at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Doha.

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Dunlop-Barrett retires from elite swimming

Olympic swimmer Dylan Dunlop-Barrett has announced his retirement from competitive swimming.

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New Zealand swim stars team up for exciting national zone clash

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.

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Capp well prepared for chase towards Rio Olympics

Tauranga swimmer Nathan Capp is determined to legitimize his goal to be internationally competitive when he undertakes a challenging campaign at the FINA Swimming World Championship that begin in Kazan, Russia on Sunday.

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Boyle into Record Books, Snyders into final

Lauren Boyle swam herself into New Zealand swimming history at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia today.

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Six swimmers nominated for 53rd Halberg Awards

Six swimmers are among the 63 nominations received for the 53rd Halberg Awards.

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Eight swimmers confirmed to make a splash in Rio

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.

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Main swims into semis

Auckland swimmer specialist Corey Main has squeaked into tonight’s semi-finals of the 100m backstroke with a personal best performance.

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Record and qualifier for Capp as four qualify for World Champs

Nathan Capp saved the best until last, with a national record in the final event to join the three established swim stars in qualifying for December’s FINA World Short Course Championships.

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Paralympic star sets world records, Stanley qualifies for worlds

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.

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Gisborne swimmer claims honours in Victorian swimming championships

Gisborne’s Joshua Taylor-Martin grabbed the sole New Zealand victory in key swim meets across the Tasman on Monday.

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FINA World 25m Swimming Championships - NZ Day 3 Wrap

New Zealand swimmer Lauren Boyle grabbed a bronze medal to go with her gold on the second day of finals at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Turkey today.

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Clareburt wins bunch of titles at New Zealand Age Group Champs

Wellington teenager Lewis Clareburt was the star performer on the third night of finals at the New Zealand Age Group Championships in Wellington.

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Swimmers chase international targets at national championships

There is plenty at stake for the nation’s best swimmers who compete in the New Zealand Open Championships starting in Auckland on Monday.

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Historical Reunion

The recent World Masters Games 2017 (WMG2017) has been touted the most successful of the event’s nine editions with 25, 000 athletes hailing from 100 different countries competing from around the world.

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Our History

Swimming is among the oldest sports in the world. The Ancient Egyptians as far back as 2500BC swam for pleasure....

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LEWIS CLAREBURT ADDED TO SWIMMING TEAM FOR GOLD COAST COMMONWEALTH GAMES

The New Zealand Olympic Committee together with Swimming New Zealand has named Lewis Clareburt to the swimming team for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

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Medalists

Medalists from Olympic Games, FINA World Long Course Championships, Commonwealth Games & FINA World Short Course Championships.

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Hall of Fame

Congratulations to all members that have been recognised in various Halls of Fame

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Halberg Awards

Included in this section are members that have won awards at the Halberg Awards.

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Life Members

Life Membership is the highest Swimming New Zealand honour and is awarded for extended outstanding and exceptional service to swimming...

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