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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.
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.
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 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. A total of 2,158 athletes from 167 nations will participate in the 2007 Worlds.
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.
The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, is to be held in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29.
The Festival will feature some of the best young male and female athletes from 18 nations including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and United States of America. There are 1,172 athletes competing in 173 events in 14 sports.
The 2004 Oceania Swimming Championships will feature 134 swimmers from 11 countries, and the USA State of Hawaii. This is the fifth edition of the Championships, and features competitions in: swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming (synchro). The synchro competition will mark the first time the sport has been swum in Fiji.
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. The 7th FINA Short Course World Championships will be held at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from October 7 through October 11, 2004.
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.
Olympic breaststroker Glenn Snyders is circling the globe to kick-start his plan to get on the Rio podium in four years time.
New Zealand swimmers will have to stand up and be counted next week if they want to earn places in the team for December’s FINA World Championships (25m).
Silver medals to Olympians Glenn Snyders and Melissa Ingram brought the curtain down on a hugely successful and gruelling campaign in the FINA World Cup that ended in Singapore today.
Experienced New Zealand swimmer Melissa Ingram led a four medal haul for kiwis on the first night of the final leg of the FINA World Cup in Singapore today.
Leading New Zealand swimmers Glenn Snyders and Melissa Ingram continued on their winning ways in the FINA World Cup on Tokyo overnight.
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.
The 24 year old has already left for Europe with coach Mark Regan to ensure she is well acclimatised for the five-day meet at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, where drop-in pools have been erected in the arena used for major events including Euro Football, the world basketball championships, WTA tennis and major concerts.
New Zealand Olympic swim star Lauren Boyle enters unknown waters when the world short course championships begin in Turkey tomorrow.
The State New Zealand Open Swimming Championships take place from this Sunday 16 March to Friday 22 March at the West Wave Aquatic Centre, Henderson.
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 New Zealand swim team will embark on a demanding schedule in Europe in preparation for July’s FINA World Championships.
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.
New Zealand swimmers finished with a clean sweep of the podium on the first day of the FINA World Cup in Tokyo today.
New Zealand swimmer Glenn Snyders chalked up an emphatic victory on the second night of the FINA World Cup in Beijing today.
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.
London Olympian Glenn Snyders produced a strong performance to claim another medal at the FINA Arena World Cup swim meet in Berlin today.
New Zealand swimmer Melissa Ingram made it three in a row in Europe when she won the 200m backstroke final in the FINA World Cup in Berlin today.
Veteran New Zealand swimmer Melissa Ingram grabbed her second victory of the series in the FINA World Cup in Moscow today.
Olympian Glenn Snyders made it two wins in two days in the third round of the FINA World Cup swimming meet in Stockholm today.
New Zealand swimmers Melissa Ingram and Glenn Snyders both scored outstanding wins as the FINA World Cup moved to Europe today.
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.
There’s a battle within a battle looming for the third day of finals tonight at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland.
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.
Wellington swimmer Gareth Kean showed his class to dip under the qualifying time for the London Olympics on the second day of the State New Zealand championships in Auckland today.
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.
North Shore swimmer Glenn Snyders was the first under the Olympic Games qualifying time on the opening morning of heats at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships today.
Swimming’s senior pro Melissa Ingram knows that patience is a virtue.
With a ginger tinge to a goatee beard, leading kiwi swimmer Glenn Snyders looks more like a leprechaun than an Olympic aspirant.
North Shore’s Glenn Snyders continued his strong early season form with a further victory on the second night of finals at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney tonight.
Breaststroke star Glenn Snyders again led the way for New Zealand swimmers on the second day of heats at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney today.
Swimming High Performance breaststroker Glenn Snyders picked up where he left off last year with a winning performance across the Tasman tonight.
Lucky 13 New Zealand swimmers are through to finals on the opening day of the New South Wales Swimming Championships in Sydney.
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.
Experienced New Zealand swimmers Melissa Ingram and Glenn Snyders both won silver medals on the second day of the FINA World Cup in Doha today.
New Zealand swimmers Melissa Ingram and Glenn Snyders were both on the podium on the first day of the second FINA World Cup in Doha today.
Five swimmers have gone under the tough qualifying standards for the world championships at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington this week.
New Zealand swimmers enjoyed plenty of success on the second day of the FINA World Cup swim meet in Dubai.
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.
Olympian Melissa Ingram began her international campaign with a silver medal at the opening day of the FINA World Cup in Dubai.
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.
The swimming for the 2005 World University Games was held at the Manisa Özel Yıdare Swimming Complex.
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.
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985. The tenth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, is being held in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from August 17–20.
Two-time Olympic swimmer Melissa Ingram has decided to retire from elite sport after 10 years on the national team.
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New Zealand swimmer Matthew Stanley has finished sixth in his first world championship final in Turkey today.
Waikato swimmer Matthew Stanley is the first New Zealand swimmer to qualify for a final at the FINA World short Course Swimming championships in Turkey.
Twenty-four year old Aucklander Lauren Boyle sits on top of the world after claiming the gold medal on the second day of finals at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Turkey today.
It was a quiet session for Kiwi swimmers on the penultimate day of the FINA World Short Course Championships in Turkey today.
Three New Zealand swimmers are through to finals on the third night of the FINA World Short Course Championships in Turkey.
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.
World champion Lauren Boyle has broken another national record on her way to qualifying for the final of the 200m freestyle on the final day of the FINA World short Course Swimming Championships in Turkey.
New world champion Lauren Boyle is excited about her future in swimming after her double medal haul at the FINA World short Course Swimming Championships in Turkey this week.
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.
The 2007 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, will take place in Bangkok, Thailand. The swimming competition will be from August 9-14 and will consist of 40 long course (50m) events (20 male, 20 female).
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.
London Olympic hopeful Sophia Batchelor set the tone with one of four records on the opening night of finals at the Mayfair Pools NZ Age Group Swimming Championships in Wellington last night.
Mount Maunganui Intermediate student Zyleika Pratt-Smith credits her Grandmother for gold medal haul.
The Swimming New Zealand Legends Relay is back in 2017 with some of New Zealand’s past swimming greats once again coming together to raise funds for a great cause.
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.
The Commonwealth Games is a unique, friendly, world class, multi-sports Games, which is held once every four years. The 2006 Commonwealth Games will include 17 sports, with 12 individual sports and 4 team sports. In total there are 245 events at the Games. The mascot for the games was Karak, a Red-tailed Black Cockatoo.
It is with great sadness that Swimming New Zealand confirms the passing of former National Coach and High-Performance Manager, Jan Cameron.
