New Zealand and Oceania

Faster Than Dressel: 16-Year-Old Michael Pickett Nails 22.34 50 Free PB

16-year-old Michael Pickett just blasted a mark of 22.34 in the men’s 50m freestyle for silver, taking over the top time in the world for 18&U this year.

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List Of New Zealand World C’ships Qualifiers With 1 Day Left Of Open

15-year-old Erika Fairweather clocked a 200m free time worthy of World Championships consideration on night 4 of the 2019 NZ Open Championships.

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Ashby & Fairweather Among Day 4 Winners At New Zealand Open C’ships

Bradlee Ashby put up the 4th fastest 200m IM time of his career to add his name to the list of NZ World Championships qualifiers.

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New Zealand World C’ships Qualifiers Through Day 3 Of Open

Eve Thomas took silver in the women’s 400m free tonight in Auckland, dipping under the New Zealand ‘development consideration time’ for World Championships.

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New Zealand Open: 15-Year-Old Erika Fairweather Qualifies For World C’ships

On day 3 of the 2019 New Zealand Open, 15-year-old Erika Fairweather crushed a big-time personal best in the women’s 400m free to race her way to gold.

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Vakasama Clocks New Fijian National Records In Men’s 200 Breast, 400 IM

Fijian swimmer Taichi Vakasama fired off a new national record in the men’s 200m breaststroke event, his 2nd record of the NZ Open Championships.

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Clareburt Collects 2nd Gold, But No New Qualifiers On Day 2 Of NZ Open

Lewis Clareburt took the men’s 200m free title on night 2 of the 2019 New Zealand Championships but fell short of the FINA A cut for Gwangju.

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2 Kiwi World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 1 Of NZ Open

The New Zealand World Championships roster saw 2 names added on the 1st day of the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.

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Clareburt Clocks 4:15 400 IM, Galyer Hits 2Back Worlds QT On Day 1 Of NZ Open

Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Lewis Clareburt put on a show in the men’s 400m IM to claim his first gold of the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships. 

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Sophie Pascoe Clocks 2 World Para Swimming Records To Kick-off Her NZ Open

Paralympian Sophie Pascoe kicked off the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships in style, nailing two World Para Swimming World Record son just day 1.

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Ellie Cole Leads Paralympic Finals In Brisbane

The Para Grand Prix taking place in conjunction with the Australian World Swimming Trials got underway today in Brisbane.

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New Zealand Readies For World Championships-Qualifier

Psych sheets are out for the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships slated to begin on June 17th in Auckland with Commonwealth Games medalist Lewis Clareburt.

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Sarah Sjostrom Finishes FINA Champions Series With $148,000 in 6 Days of Racing

The amount is smaller than the $314,4000 that Sjostrom earned at the FINA World Cup Series, but was also earned in 15 fewer days (21 vs. 6) of racing.

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Michael Andrew Leads All Swimmers With $28,000 Earned on Day 1 in Indianapolis

Including $4,000 for his share of a relay win, Michael Andrew earned $28,000 on Friday in Indianapolis on day 1 of the final stop of the 2019 FINA Champions Swim Series.

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FINA Vice President Dennis Miller Dies at 61

Global swimming & aquatic sports governing body FINA has announced that vice president Dennis Miller has died of cancer. He…

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