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Shakedown for Games swimmers, chance for youth in Oceania Championships Most of the New Zealand Commonwealth Games swim team will get some invaluable racing practice at the Mayfair Pools Oceania Championships that begin in Auckland tomorrow.
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.
Emma Robinson will be happy to stick to the pool this year.
Two Wellington Regional High Performance Centre (WRHPC) swimmers visited the Swimming New Zealand State Kiwi Swim Safe School of the Year this week.
Lauren Boyle produced encouraging signs for this month’s Commonwealth Games with victory in the 800m freestyle on the first day of the French Open Championships in Vichy.
Commonwealth Games swimming hopes Lauren Boyle and Matthew Stanley were on the podium on the second day of the French Open Championships in Vichy today.
New Zealand will boast a powerful 16 strong swimming team for the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, announced tonight by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Two of this year’s women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team for Glasgow 2014 have already made it to the podium in this event at a Commonwealth Games.
The Junior Pan Pacific Championships comprises full strength teams from the Pacific Rim including USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
The Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth (13-18 years) of the 71 Commonwealth countries. A maximum number of 1000 competitors are invited to participate from every Commonwealth Games Association. 2011 will be the fourth Youth Commonwealth Games.
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.
World championship representative Kane Radford won his second Oceania and national titles 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.
Swimming New Zealand is delighted to announce that 16 swimmers have been awarded Prime Minister Scholarships for 2014.
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.
Lauren Boyle turned in a hugely impressive showing in her first swim of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
New Zealand narrowly failed to get among the medals today.
Para-Swimming star Sophie Pascoe provided New Zealand with their first medal in the pool when she totally dominated the women’s SB9 100m breaststroke event.
Howick Pakuranga swimmer Corey Main has grabbed both of New Zealand’s medals at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships that finished in Hawaii yesterday.
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.
Three qualifying swims, two national records and the emergence of a potential new star highlighted the second day of the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
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.
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.
New Zealand swimmers earned three medals on the opening night of finals in the Mare Nostrum series in Barcelona today.
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.
World and national records tumbled on an outstanding second night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington.
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 the focus is on next month’s Olympics in London, Swimming New Zealand is already casting an eye towards the 2016 Rio Games.
The New Zealand Swimming Trust grants have reached a new level!
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.
Lucky 13 New Zealand swimmers are through to finals on the opening day 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.
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.
Lauren Boyle and Sophia Batchelor added further qualifying performances to highlight the penultimate night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington.
London Olympic swim star Lauren Boyle stormed to victory on the second night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington tonight.
Counties Manukau teenager Corey Main is excited to take on the best at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships starting on the Gold Coast tomorrow.
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.
Lauren Boyle heads eight New Zealand swimmers into finals after a wet and wild third morning of heats at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast.
Lauren Boyle had to dig deep to earn her second medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast tonight.
Mitchell Donaldson made it the ninth in the team to qualify for an A Final this morning at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast.
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.
The National High Performance Centre (NHPC) programme is a partnership between Swimming New Zealand, the AUT Millennium Institute and High Performance Sport New Zealand...
Para Swimmer Mary Fisher has broken a world record in the 400m freestyle at the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington this morning.
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.
Outstanding performances over the past 12 months by Auckland swimmer Lauren Boyle has been reflected at the State Insurance Swimming New Zealand Awards tonight.
Swimming Wellington recently held their annual awards recognising swimmers, coaches and volunteers in the region.
Three Kiwi swimmers topped the podium on day three of the Victorian Age Championships in Melbourne.
Olympic and Commonwealth Games swim coach Gary Hurring will take up a new role as Swimming New Zealand’s talent identification and development coach.
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Lauren Boyle has finished second in the 800m freestyle at the New South Wales championships in Sydney last night.
Lauren Boyle, the Commonwealth Games 400m freestyle gold medallist, again led the way among Kiwi swimmers on the second day of the New South Wales championships in Sydney last night.
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’s leading and up-and-coming swimmers get a taste of American-styled collegiate competition in the second Zonal Championships in Auckland on Sunday.
The Harlequins, from Northland, Auckland and Counties-Manukau, took the honours in the second New Zealand Zonal Championships at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Auckland tonight.
Eleven clubs from across the Wellington and Manawatu Regions will join together as the All Stars to compete at the 2015 Zonal Championships in Auckland next month.
Olympians Gareth Kean, Samantha Lucie-Smith and Natasha Hind lead a powerful All Stars swim team for next month’s inaugural national Zonal Championship in Wellington.
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.
Lauren Boyle began her competitive season in style with victory in the 1500m freestyle at the Arena Pro Series event at Santa Clara in California yesterday.
Nathan Capp showed encouraging form on the second day of the Australian Grand Prix meet in Townsville.
New Zealand swim star Lauren Boyle was edged into fifth place in the 400m freestyle on the opening night of finals at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Howick Pakuranga swimmer Corey Main has missed out on a place in the finals on day five of the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Star New Zealand swimmer Lauren Boyle is safely through for another final at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
North Shore’s Helena Gasson will look to defend her second national title of the week on the second day of the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland today.
Neptune swimmer Kate Godfrey has swum herself into contention for two national titles on the fourth day of the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland today.
The Southern Makos dominated the inaugural Swimming New Zealand Zonal Championships taking both senior the junior honours in Wellington today.
Thomas Watkins has been in record breaking form this week. The Capital swimmer bettered Gareth Kean’s 200m backstroke age-group record this morning.
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.
Commonwealth Games representatives Emma Robinson and Mitchell Donaldson led the way for New Zealand swimmers at the Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney.
New Zealand swimmers Lauren Boyle and Matt Stanley continued to prosper on the second day of the Queensland Championships at the Sleeman Swimming Centre in Brisbane.
New Zealand swimmers Lauren Boyle and Shaun Burnett got on to the podium on day three of the Queensland Swimming Championships at the Sleeman Swimming Centre in Brisbane.
New Zealand swimmers produced some encouraging results at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney over the weekend.
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.
WHiPA (Wellington High Performance Aquatics) are pleased to announce the 2016 Lloyd Morrison Scholarships.
The New Zealand Swimming Trust is pleased to announce the grant recipients for 2016.
Aquablack #239, Emma Robinson from Capital Swim Club has announced her retirement from competitive swimming to focus on other endeavours. Swimming New Zealand would like to thank Emma for her service to the sport and wish her all the best for her future endeavours. We look forward to having her on board as State Teams Team Manager, she will be an asset to the team.
Lauren Boyle produced a solid second placing in the 800m freestyle at the Australian Grand Prix in Brisbane.
Gold Coast-based Wellingtonian Emma Robinson said it has taken some time to sink in that she is heading to her first Olympic Games.
Lauren Boyle is excited to be officially selected for their third Olympic Games – named last Friday in the eight-strong swim team for Rio by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Swimming New Zealand will nominate eight individuals who achieved FINA A qualifying times for the Rio Olympics.
Corey Main and Bradlee Ashby couldn't find their best in today's semi-finals to both finish 14th in their respective events.
Lauren Boyle has narrowly missed progressing to the final of the 800m freestyle in Rio 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.
Eighteen year old Wilrich Coetzee got his fast finishing radar on range with a second title tonight at the Swimming New Zealand Short Course Championships at the new Sir Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre at the AUT Millennium.
Nearly 650 swimmers from multi world champions to young teens will splash out in the first major competition at the new Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre next week.
Para-Swimming stars Mary Fisher and Nikita Howarth continued their world record blitz while Matthew Stanley broke a national record on the penultimate day at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington today.
North Shore swim star Glenn Snyders and Para-Swimmer Mary Fisher were on record-setting form at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington today.
Glenn Snyders (North Shore) lit up the first day of the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships today, breaking his own national record and twice going under the qualifying time for the World Championships.
Pan Pacific Championship medallist Glenn Snyders made a record-setting start to the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships in Wellington today.
New Zealand’s leading swimmers are back into action this week for the national short course championships at the Wellington Aquatic Centre.
Howick Pakuranga swimmer Daniel Hunter has enjoyed a strong start to his preparations for next month’s FINA World 25m Championships.
A major influx of world stars made for tougher going for the Kiwi swimmers in their second stop of the FINA/airweave World Cup series in Tokyo.
New Zealand swimmer Daniel Hunter has earned his first podium at the FINA/airweave World Cup series in Hong Kong.
Eighty-six New Zealand swimmers from 33 clubs are heading across the Tasman this month for significant championship events in Melbourne and Brisbane.
Gisborne’s Joshua Taylor-Martin grabbed the sole New Zealand victory in key swim meets across the Tasman on Monday.
Young Hamilton swimmer Ben Littlejohn continued on his impressive form with a fifth medal on day four of the Victorian Age Championships in Melbourne.
Seven records fell in a watershed session on the fourth night of finals at the Mayfair Pools New Zealand Age Group Championships in Wellington.
A world record to Paralympic star Sophie Pascoe and two more swimmers under the qualifying standing sparked an excellent penultimate night of action at the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Matt Stanley ticked the first box but reckons he has plenty to work on after reaching the qualifying standard for the Rio Olympics on day two of the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships.
Kiwi star Lauren Boyle and Emma Robinson both went under the qualifying time for the Rio 2016 Olympics on the opening night of New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
A core experienced group led by world championship medallist Lauren Boyle are expected to pilot the way as the country’s top swimmers chase qualifying standards for the Rio Olympics next week.
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.
There’s expectation of a battle royal with world championship relay spots up for grabs on the second night of finals at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Henderson tonight.
Swimming New Zealand enjoyed an outstanding opening to the New Zealand Open Championships with six swimmers going under the qualifying mark for the world championships.
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.
World swim star Lauren Boyle led an outstanding start with five Commonwealth Games qualifying performances on the opening night of the State New Zealand Open Championships with Commonwealth Games qualifying performances in Auckland tonight.
World championship medallist Lauren Boyle cruised through to top qualifying spot on the opening morning of heats at the State New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
It proved a fairytale finish to the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland tonight, when the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team bettered the Commonwealth Games standard in the final event.
There is plenty at stake for the nation’s best swimmers who compete in the New Zealand Open Championships starting in Auckland on Monday.
Rio Olympian Matthew Stanley booked his ticket for July’s FINA World Championships with a qualifying performance on the second day of the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Rio Olympian Matt Stanley has gone under the qualifying standard for the world championships with an impressive performance on the second morning of heats at the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Three Rio Olympians made for an outstanding start to the 2017 New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Two rising stars have booked spots for the world championships after reaching qualifying times on the third morning of heats at the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Five further qualifying swims for the world championships and two New Zealand records sparked an outstanding third night of finals at the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
New Zealand has qualified a men’s freestyle relay team for the world championships after all four went under the 50 second barrier to highlight the final night of the New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.
Swimming New Zealand has announced a 12-strong team to contest July’s FINA World Championship in Budapest.
The start of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary is days away, with the swimming programme officially beginning July 23rd. The New Zealand swim team of eleven swimmers and five coaching and support staff departed Kiwi shores yesterday for a training camp in Slovakia, before the team head to Budapest to take on the worlds best.
Veteran and rookie join forces in new-look New Zealand team. The experienced and the rookies join forces tomorrow as the New Zealand swim team begin their campaign at the 17th FINA World Championships in Hungary.
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - NZ WRAP DAY 1 The New Zealand swim team made a quality start to their campaign at the 17th FIA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - NZ WRAP DAY 2. Corey Main set two personal bests to qualify for the finals of the 100m backstroke on day two of the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - NZ WRAP DAY 5. Florida-based Corey Main could not repeat his earlier heroics to earn a second final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - NZ WRAP DAY 6 - There were no additions to New Zealand swimmers qualifying for semifinals and finals on day six of the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
A national development squad camp has wrapped up in Auckland with young swimmers, coaches and managers from around the country benefiting from 3 days of training, coaching and workshops.
The Commonwealth Games is a unique, friendly, world class, multi-sports Games, which is held once every four years. The host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games is Glasgow, Scotland. At this years Games 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 countries will compete in 17 sports over 11 days, from 23 July – 3 August 2014.
The 17th FINA World Championships will take place from 14 - 30 July 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. 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.
Saturday 31st March 2012. Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland. 7.00pm Dinner and awards presentation.
Saturday 23rd March 2013. Viaduct events Centre, Auckland
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Swimming New Zealand has today announced the finalists for eleven categories at the 2018 Swimming New Zealand Awards, to honour and celebrate achievements by New Zealand swimmers, officials, volunteers and coaches in 2017-2018.
Over three hundred swimmers will compete next week in the 2018 Aon New Zealand Open Championships at Auckland’s Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre.
Emma Robinson blitzed the field of women’s 800m freestyle final to set a Tokyo Pan Pacific Champs qualification time of 8:35.00s.
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.
Swimming New Zealand would like to formally announce the following athletes who have successfully achieved selection standards for the Pan Pacific Championships and Junior Pan Pacific Championships.
The 2018 Pan Pacs Championships occurs every two years and will be held in Tokyo, Japan from Thursday the 9th of August to Monday the 13th of August.
Swimming New Zealand held their annual awards on Saturday July 7th 2018 celebrating the success of swimmers, coaches and administrators.
Sickness has forced Emma Robinson to withdraw from competing at the Pan Pacific Championships, which begins tomorrow in Tokyo, Japan.
Bradlee Ashby showed he is back to top form in breaking his own men’s 200m individual medley New Zealand record on night two of finals at the 2018 NZ short course championships.
Congratulations to the following Swimmers who have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Long List:
44 swimmers have achieved the standard required to be named on the Tokyo 2020 long list.
