Wilrich Coetzee

Beyond The Lane Lines: Dutch Olympian Dion Dreesens Retires

Catch up on various stories found around the web in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines. Dion Dreesens and trio of Kiwi swimmers highlight the news.

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Helena Gasson Snags 2nd New Zealand Record In As Many Days

24-year-old Helena Gasson notched her second national record in as many days while competing at the 2019 New Zealand Short Course Championships.

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Kyla Alexander Breaks Another Fa’amausili Record to Close NZ Champs

2018 NEW ZEALAND SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, October 2nd – Saturday, October 6th Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre…

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Ashby Adds Two More Golds, Watkins Breaks Age Group Record In Auckland

Bradlee Ashby continued his dominance at the New Zealand Short Course Championships with two more individual wins on the penultimate day.

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Ashby Breaks 9-Year-Old Kiwi Record In 100 IM At NZL SCM Championships

Bradlee Ashby took down a nine-year-old National Record in the 100 IM on day 3 of the New Zealand SC Championships.

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Bradlee Ashby Takes 2 Titles, Ciara Smith Earns NAG In New Zealand

Kiwi national record holder Bradlee Ashby struck gold twice on night 1 of the New Zealand Short Course Championships.

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Lewis Clareburt Gets 3rd Win, 2nd Record at NZ Open

2018 NEW ZEALAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Monday, July 2nd – Friday, July 6th Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Center LCM…

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Erika Fairweather Breaks Sophia Batchelor’s 200 Free Age Record in NZ

While nobody posted a new senior Pan Pac Championship qualifying time on Tuesday, another National Age Record was broken – making 4 so far at the meet.

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Rutter, Monahan Finish With Four Individual Titles At Oceania Champs

Jonathan Rutter won his fourth individual gold on the final day of the 2018 Oceania Championships.

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Edwards-Smith Lowers Australian Age Record On Day 3 Of Oceania Champs

Australian Joshua Edwards-Smith broke his own 15-year-old Age Record on day 3 of the Oceania Championships in the men’s 200 back.

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New Zealanders Rutter, Swift Highlight Opening Days Of Oceania Champs

Kiwi Jonathan Rutter won three events over the first two days of the 2018 Oceania Swimming Championships.

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New Zealand Withdraws From World Junior Championships

In reviewing the New Zealand selection criteria for the 2017 World Championships, we came across a major change listed on the site regarding the World Junior Championships.

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Hunter and Mincham Qualify for the World Short Course Championships

On the final day of competition at the 2016 New Zealand Short Course Championships Daniel Hunter and Michael Mincham both posted times that earned them spots on the World Championships team…

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Baddock Takes the 200 Backstroke at New Zealand Championships

Auburn Tiger Caroline Baddock took home the gold in the women’s 200 backstroke at the 2016 New Zealand Short Course National Championships…

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North Shore Club Pays Tribute to Hayley Edmond at New Zealand Champs

The North Shore Club suffered a tragic loss on September 1st when Hayley Edmond passed away at the age of 21 after a battle with cancer…

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