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High Performance
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-Swimmers Nikita Howarth and Jesse Reynolds and Para- Swimming Coach Ken Nixon have been confirmed as finalists for the 2014 Parafed Waikato Awards Evening.
Mary Fisher once again showed the Para-Swimming world that she means business by winning gold in both the 50m Freestyle S11 and 100m Butterfly S11 on the first day of the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships in California.
Day two of the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Centre in California saw the NZ Para-Swim team win a total of two gold medals and one silver medal.
Last night (NZT) was Day three of finals at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Centre in California and saw the NZ Para-Swim team pick up another two gold and one bronze medal.
Last night (NZT) was day four of finals at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Centre in California. Day four saw the NZ Para-Swim Team secure another two gold medals.
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 stole the limelight with two world records each on the third day of the State New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland today.
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.
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.
Paralympics New Zealand is thrilled with the results of the team at the NSW Metropolitan Swim Championships.
Mary Fisher continued the outstanding performances of the New Zealand team on the second day at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.
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.
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.
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 New Zealand Para-Swimming team once again added to their medal haul in Glasgow this morning winning two gold medals and one silver medal.
Junior Pan Pacific Championship, Youth Olympic and Commonwealth Games swimmers have been recognised at their recent regional college sports awards.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Six swimmers are among the 63 nominations received for the 53rd Halberg Awards.
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.
The State 2013 New Zealand Secondary School Championships kick off in Hamilton on Friday. This will be the third year the event is run with 123 schools and 478 swimmers competing from Northland to Dunedin.
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.
Twenty-year-old Helena Gasson is on target to repeat her honour as the leading individual at the Swimming New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland.
A national record, a proven performer in form and some oldies proving they are still goodies on the opening night of the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yesterday’s gold medallist Nikita Howarth returned to the pool in Rio today in the 100m Breaststroke SB9 along with North Shore’s Rebecca Dubber in the 400m freestyle S7.
Outstanding Wellington swimmer Mary Fisher was close to adding to her medal haul on day eight of Para-Swimming action in 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.
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.
Swimming New Zealand will send a 10-strong team following an encouraging New Zealand Open Championships that finished in Auckland 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.
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.
Rio Olympian Helena Gasson bagged her fourth title in as many days on the penultimate 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.
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.
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.
Para swimmers highlight day 2 morning action in the pool. Tonight Kiwis will swim in two semis and six finals.
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.
Jesse Reynolds swam a personal best of 1:05.50s, but just missed out on a bronze medal on the final night of competition at the Optus Aquatic Centre.
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.
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.
Swimming New Zealand held their annual awards on Saturday July 7th 2018 celebrating the success of swimmers, coaches and administrators.
Ciara Smith’s national age-group record and Bradlee Ashby’s two open titles highlights the opening day of the 2018 New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland.
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.
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Swimmers receive a number when they represent New Zealand at a World Championships (LC), Olympic Games or Commonwealth Games.
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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.
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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.
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Today was a day for the distance freestylers in the Para swimming community and produced two more Tokyo 2020 qualifying times, and an excellent national record.
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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.
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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.
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New Zealand swimmers from across the country and also Australia are coming together for one last chance to qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, at the Hamilton Qualification Meet. The meet will run this weekend from Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 May, held at Waterworld Aquatics Centre in Hamilton.
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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.