
The history of the 27th World University Games (WUG) started long before its due date. Kazan was announced as the host city for the 2013 Summer Universiade in Brussels on May 31, 2008. The 27th World University Games in Kazan will be the first Universiade, and even more, the first high-profile multi-sport event in the history of modern Russia.
The Universiade (World University Games) is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad". Swimming has been one of the event's competed sports since the inaugural edition, after not being included in 1975.
Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford has cemented his place in the New Zealand team for the Pan Pacific Championships.
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.
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.
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.
Two-time Olympian Hayley Palmer will lead a team of eight New Zealand swimmers to the World University Games to be held in Kazan, Russia from 6-17 July.
The first day of swimming at the World University Games kicked off in Russia overnight with some solid performances from the New Zealand team.
Day three of the World University Games saw another Kiwi progress past the heats, and this time it was Emily McGill from the Capital Swim Club.
It was a tough day at the office for the New Zealand swim team on day four at the World University Games. The Kiwi’s struggled to progress beyond the heats as the competition continues to produce world class performances.
It was a quiet day for the Kiwis on day seven at the World University Games. Matthew Glassford was the only individual representative in the 400m Individual Medley, and the women’s medley relay team took to the pool for the first and only relay of the championships due to the small New Zealand contingent.
On the last day of action at the Universiade in Kazan, open water specialists Charlotte Webby and Troy Balvert produced strong performances in the 10km event.
New Zealand swimmers had their first competitive outing of the season across the Tasman over the weekend.
Otago’s Troy Balvert won a bronze medal in the 10km open water swim in New Caledonia today.
The New Zealand swim team moved into double figures in the medal count on the third day of action in the pool at the Oceania championships in New Caledonia.
Counties Manukau swimmer Carsten Corazza scored New Zealand’s second gold medal at the FINA Oceania Championships in New Caledonia tonight (NZ time).
Wellington’s Isaac Foote has won the first medal for New Zealand on the opening day of competition in the Oceania Swimming Championships in Noumea.
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.
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.
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.
Balvert brothers, Troy and Luke, are partnering up for the upcoming FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup meets in China and Hong Kong.
A blistering world class field, and pace, isn’t deterring Troy Balvert after his first of two races in China for the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup.
Taranaki open water swimmer Charlotte Webby has enjoyed the best result of her international career, finishing fifth in the final round of the FINA Marathon World Cup in Hong Kong.
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.
New Zealand open water champions Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby have booked places in the national team for July’s world championships in Russia.
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.
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.
Swimming New Zealand has named a 35-strong team to compete in the Oceania Championships in Fiji in June.
New Zealand swimmers won four titles on the opening day of pool finals at the 11th Oceania Championships in Fiji.
Gisborne swimmer Matthew Scott has won the 5km Open Water title in an exciting encounter at the Oceania Championships in Fiji.
A 31-strong New Zealand swim team will contest the 11th Oceania Championships in Suva, Fiji starting on Monday.
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.
Eighty-six New Zealand swimmers from 33 clubs are heading across the Tasman this month for significant championship events in Melbourne and Brisbane.
Gisborne swimmer Josh Taylor-Martin bagged the double at the Victorian Age Swimming Championships in Melbourne.
National open water champion Charlotte Webby has earned an early season win across the Tasman.
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.
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.
Taranaki swimmer Charlotte Webby retained her honours in the New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo.
Multi-national champion Charlotte Webby has been selected for the 2017 FINA World Championships after the Australian Open Water Championships near Adelaide in South Australia.
Swimming New Zealand is encouraged by both the quality and quantity of performances looking ahead to the Rio Olympics.
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.