SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
Swimmers will need to produce their best if they want to press claims for selection for the Commonwealth Games at the State New Zealand Championships starting in Auckland tomorrow.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) are pleased to announce the appointment of Roly Crichton as a full time Performance Coach with the PNZ Para-Swimming programme.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) are pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Francis as National Development Coach with the PNZ Para-Swimming programme.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is thrilled to announce the team selected for the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships in California, USA from 6 – 10 August.
Para Swimming golden girls Sophie Pascoe and Nikita Howarth are the only two Para-Swimmers that will be representing New Zealand at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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.
Star New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Laureus Sports 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.
Triple world championship medalist Lauren Boyle has been selected as a finalist in the Halberg Awards announced 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.
New Zealand swim queen Lauren Boyle won a hard-earned silver medal in the women’s 800m freestyle final today.
Room-mates Lauren Boyle and Sophie Pascoe enjoyed a golden double act with gold medals on the final night of swimming at the Tollcross International Aquatic Centre.
Brilliant Canterbury swimmer Sophie Pascoe bagged her second gold medal and third in three days at the Paralympics in London.
Kiwi swimmer Sophie Pascoe has claimed her second medal of the London Paralympics, while debutante Mary Fisher has her first.
Sophie Pascoe opened her Paraylmpic campaign in the best possible way by defending her title in the S10 200m individual medley and breaking her own world record in the process in London today.
Sophie Pascoe will be returning to New Zealand earlier than planned due to the ongoing effects of an infection.
A number of Cantabrian Swimmers and Officials were recognised on Friday 14 February at the annual Marriotts Hadlee Sports Awards in Christchurch.
The swimming programme finished on the best possible note with three medals including gold to Wellington’s Mary Fisher on the final night of competition at the London Paralympics.
Superstar Sophie Pascoe has done it again. The 19 year old has won her third gold medal at the Paralympics in London today.
Canterbury’s queen of the pool, Sophie Pascoe claimed a fourth medal at the Paralympics in London today.
Wellington Paralympic swimmer Mary Fisher has been awarded the Member of the New Zealand order of Merit in the New Year’s Honours list.
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.
World champion Lauren Boyle led the way to a superb start to the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
Paralympics stars Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher set world records on the third morning of the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland this morning.
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.
Paralympics gold medallist Mary Fisher set her third world record at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland this morning.
Two more Paralympic world records and a further world qualifying performance highlighted the fourth night of finals at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
The major players set themselves up for a tilt at further world championship qualification on the penultimate morning of heats at the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland this morning.
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.
Wellington Paralympian Mary Fisher starred in the morning session on the final day of the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
New national swimming bosses believe the key athletes have produced encouraging performances at the State New Zealand Open Championships that finished in Auckland tonight.
Short course world champion Lauren Boyle will lead a 14-strong team to the FINA World Swimming Championships.
Mary Fisher and Sophie Pascoe enjoyed a dream first day at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, both winning Gold and topped off by a new world record.
Cameron Leslie, Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher continued the outstanding performances of the New Zealand team on the third day at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.
On Day 4 of the IPC Swimming World Championships the New Zealand medal tally continues to advance.
On Day 5 of the IPC Swimming World Championships the New Zealand team continued to make a ‘splash’ as they swam their way to four finals.
On Day 6 of the IPC Swimming World Championships the New Zealand team continued to reinforce their reputation as a world force passing Australia to sit in sixth place on the medal table.
On the final day of the IPC Swimming World Championships the 2013 New Zealand team cemented themselves in NZ swimming history by winning the biggest medal haul by a NZ team ever at an IPC Swimming World Championships.
At the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships that ran from 12-18 August in Montreal, Canada the New Zealand team cemented themselves in New Zealand swimming history by winning the biggest medal haul ever by a New Zealand team at an IPC Swimming World Championships.
The International Paralympic Committee has announced its shortlist for August's Athlete of the Month award and our very own World Champion Sophie Pascoe is a finalist.
Star swimmer Sophie Pascoe was voted the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month for August after winning gold in all five of her events at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada.
Triple world championship medallist Lauren Boyle returns to the competition pool for the State New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre starting on Sunday.
The Olympians provided most of the action on the opening night of finals at the State 2013 New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre tonight.
Paralympic swim star Sophie Pascoe was back in world record breaking form during the heats of the second day of the State 2013 New Zealand Short Course Championships at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre.
World and national records tumbled on an outstanding second night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington.
World Junior Champion Gabrielle Fa’amausili stole the limelight from two-time Olympians Hayley Palmer and Lauren Boyle on the third night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington today.
Experience won out over youth on the fourth night of finals at the State New Zealand Short Course Championships in Wellington today.
The State 2013 New Zealand Short Course Championships saw the young challenging the old as many age group swimmers stepped up to give older, more established swimmers a run for their money. With the State AquaBlacks only recently returned to training after their World Championship campaign the next tier of athletes had their chance to shine.
The success of New Zealand athletes on the world stage during 2013 has resulted in 58 official nominations for the 51st Westpac Halberg Awards. Triple world championship medallist Lauren Boyle is a strong contender for the New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year Award which is hotly contested amongst eight nominees including Lisa Carrington, Lydia Ko and Valerie Adams.
From Invercargill to Whangarei, New Zealanders have nominated Paralympians, national icons and incredibly determined local heroes for a 2013 Attitude Award.
The New Zealand Para-Swimming team once again added to their medal haul in Glasgow this morning winning two gold medals and one silver medal.
Are you looking for a Swim Club in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand?
Nominations for swimming Commonwealth Games gold medalists Lauren Boyle and Sophie Pascoe were among 80 official nominations received for the 52nd Halberg Awards - a jump from 58 in 2013.
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.
Para-Swimming sensation Sophie Pascoe has been selected as a finalist for her fourth consecutive year in the Halberg Awards announced today.
Para-Swimmer Mary Fisher has been named Disabled Sportsperson of the Year at the 52nd Halberg Awards in Auckland last night.
The New Zealand Para-Swimming team have shown themselves as a force to be reckoned with at next years’ Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
The penultimate day of racing in Glasgow saw the New Zealand Para-Swimming team bring the medal haul to 15 with Sophie Pascoe winning Gold and Rebecca Dubber winning Silver.
It was a day of medal success for the New Zealand Para-Swimming team in Glasgow with Sophie Pascoe and Nikita Howarth each winning a Gold medal.
Six-times Paralympic gold medallist Sophie Pascoe led a successful morning session for the Para-Swimmers at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Henderson as a further three world qualification times were met.
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.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is thrilled to announce their team for the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow in July.
ParaFed Canterbury was thrilled to have Paralympic super coach, Roly Crichton, working with their squad of development Para Swimmers at a recent training session.
Mary Fisher once again showed the Para-Swimming world that she means business by winning Gold in the Women’s S11 100m Freestyle S11 on the first day of the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Sophie Pascoe led the charge for the New Zealand Para-Swimming team today in Glasgow winning Gold in the Women’s SM10 200m Individual Medley at the IPC Swimming World Championships this morning.
The New Zealand Para-Swimming team set the pool alight in Glasgow this morning winning four medals from four finals and taking the number of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games slots confirmed for the nation to four.
Last week marked 1 year from the 2019 Aon Open Championships, which was held at the Sir Owen G. Glenn Aquatic Centre in Auckland last June. With the 2020 Opens event cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic, we look back to last year and all the great moments from that event.
At the PNZ Annual General Meeting held in Auckland on 30...
Six swimmers are among the 63 nominations received for the 53rd Halberg Awards.
Three swimmers are among the 24 finalists that have been announced as finalists for the 53rd Halberg Awards.
Para-Swimmer Sophie Pascoe has been named Disabled Sportsperson of the Year at the 53rd Halberg Awards in Auckland last night.
Swimming received strong recognition among the 29 sports represented at the 2016 Mariotts Hadlee Sports Awards in Canterbury Friday night.
Paralympic gold medallists Sophie Pascoe, Mary Fisher and Cameron Leslie have been selected to headline the Para-Swimming squad heading to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September.
Hamish McLean has been selected to represent New Zealand in Para-Swimming at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in September.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) is delighted to announce that 15 year old Tupou Neiufi has been selected to represent New Zealand in Para-Swimming at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in September.
North Shore club swimmer Rebecca Dubber has won New Zealand’s first medal in the pool at the Paralympics in Rio today.
Paralympics star Sophie Pascoe has grabbed gold on day three of action at the Paralympics pool in Rio today.
The peerless Sophie Pascoe grabbed her second gold medal in a new world record on day four of action at the Paralympics pool in Rio today.
It proved a double golden day for the New Zealand Para-Swimming team on day five of action at Rio.
The New Zealand Para-Swimming team moved into double figures for medals won on day six of action at Rio.
The New Zealand swim team concluded their successful Paralympic in Rio with six gold medals, to better their winning efforts from London four years ago.
Wellington swimmer Mary Fisher has set a new world record on her way to the gold medal on the second day of action at the Paralympics in Rio today.
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games swimming gold medallists Sophie Pascoe, Cameron Leslie and Nikita Howarth are throwing their support behind a new series of local events set to help disabled people get involved in sport.
London Olympian Lauren Boyle has been awarded the State Insurance New Zealand Swimmer of the Year
Lauren Boyle has been awarded Swimming New Zealand’s Swimmer of the Year.
On Saturday night, at the State Insurance 2013 Swimming New Zealand Awards, Lauren Boyle was announced as the swimmer of the year for her performances in 2012.
Swimming New Zealand is encouraged by both the quality and quantity of performances looking ahead to the Rio Olympics.
Counties Manukau swimmer Daniel Hunter claimed a long-standing national record on the final morning of heats at the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships.
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.
Lauren Boyle doubled up while two young guns fired to celebrate the third night of finals at the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Two up-and-comers have achieved the qualifying standard for the Rio Olympics on the third morning of heats at the 2016 New Zealand Open Swimming Championships.
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.
North Shore swimmer Helena Gasson broke a national record to spark the first morning of action at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Auckland.
Swimming New Zealand will send a 10-strong team following an encouraging New Zealand Open Championships that finished in Auckland tonight.
There will be a showdown of the sprinters on the final night of the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships in Henderson.
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.
Lauren Boyle lit up the opening morning session of the 2015 New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland to produce the ninth fastest women's 400m freestyle time in the world this year and comfortably bank the World Championships qualification mark.
Twenty-one year old Mitchell Donaldson came of age as a swimmer tonight, adding the spark for a relay to better the qualifying time for the Commonwealth Games on the penultimate night of finals at the State New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland tonight.
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.
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.
Star Para swimmer Sophie Pascoe has been awarded Swimming New Zealand’s Swimmer of the year.
The largest ever National Short Course championships kicks off tomorrow, as close to 800 national and international swimmers compete across 5 days of competition on Auckland’s North Shore.
Champion Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe has set the national short course championships alight by smashing two Para swimming world short course records on the opening day of competition.
Bradlee Ashby and Sophie Pascoe again stared on day two of the national short course championships, with Ashby setting a new open men’s record and Pascoe continuing her world record form.
Sophie Pascoe has broken two more world Para swimming short course records, whilst 16 year old Ciara Smith upstaged the field on day three of the national short course swimming championships.
Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher closed out their national short course championships with a world record each, as youngsters show glimpses of a bright future for swimming in New Zealand.
Swim Rotorua has enjoyed a successful campaign at the National Short Course Championships in Auckland.
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.
A nineteen-strong aquatics team will represent New Zealand at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, announced today at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
One of New Zealand’s most decorated sportspeople, Sophie Pascoe, has been named New Zealand Team flag bearer for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Lewis Clareburt won a bronze medal in the final of the men’s 400m individual medley at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Sophie Pascoe, Lewis Clareburt, Celyn Edwards and Jesse Reynolds will content finals this evening.
Sophie Pascoe has capped off the night at the pool with a gold medal, winning the women’s SM10 200m individual medley in 2:27.26.
Day 5 morning session was highlighted by Lewis Clareburt swimming another PB and four others advancing to semis and finals.
.jpg)
The Commonwealth Games is a unique, friendly, world class, multi-sports Games, which is held once every four years. The host city for the 2018 Commonwealth Games is Gold Coast, Australia. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) will welcome more than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories to the Gold Coast and event cities Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville, to share in the celebration of sport, entertainment and culture from the 4 - 15 April 2018.
Saturday 10th April 2010. Dinner and awards presentation.
Saturday 31st March 2012. Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland. 7.00pm Dinner and awards presentation.
Saturday 23rd March 2013. Viaduct events Centre, Auckland
Saturday 8 April 2017Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland Finalists
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.
Swimming New Zealand held their annual awards on Saturday July 7th 2018 celebrating the success of swimmers, coaches and administrators.
NORTHERN ADVOCATE ...
The Singapore leg of the 2019 World Para Swimming World Series turned out to be a superb outing for Sophie Pascoe. The 26-year-old was no doubt the star, claiming three new world records and gained four gold medals overall.
Where has Para swimming come from? Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, swimming...
.png)
The 2021 Aon New Zealand Swimming Championships kicks off next week from Monday 5th to Saturday 10th April. Returning to Auckland again, held at the Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre.
.png)
Lewis Clareburt from Capital Swim Club broke the New Zealand Open Record in the Men's 400 Individual Medley in tonight’s racing. Clareburt swam an incredible 4:09.87 seconds. The new record is over 2 seconds faster than the previous record (4:12.07 seconds), which Clareburt broke in 2019 when he claimed the Bronze medal at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
.png)
An incredible swim from Lewis Clareburt tonight. The Capital swimmer broke a New Zealand Open Record in the 100m Freestyle, swimming 48.96 seconds in the first leg of the Men’s The 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay.
.png)
Sophie Pascoe (S9), Cameron Leslie (S4), Tupou Neiufi (S8), Nikita Howarth (SM7) and Jesse Reynolds (SM9) all posted times to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympics in individual events.
.png)
Huge congratulations to Capital’s Lewis Clareburt and Coach, Gary Hollywood. Another Olympic qualification time and a New Zealand Open record in the Men’s 200 Individual Medley. Clareburt beat the previous record (1:59.24) by an incredible 1.35 seconds, finishing in 1:57.89 seconds.
.png)
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kicks off tonight with the opening ceremony and all Paralympic swimming events begin tomorrow, Wednesday 25th August. Four New Zealand Para swimmers will race across 13 individual events at this years Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
A twelve strong swimming team has been named to represent New Zealand in the pool at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
