New Zealand and Oceania

All Star Teams Set to Compete at New Zealand’s Zonal Championships

The 2015 Zonal Championships will be held in Auckland on February 8th…

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Forecasting the road to next year’s Rio Olympic Games

Now that the 2016 Rio Olympics are officially “next year,” let’s take a look back at the previous Olympic cycle to see just how much is likely to change between now and Rio.

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United States Men Break 4×50 Freestyle Relay American Record

Josh Schneider provided the lead-off leg on the United States’ American Record-setting relay in the 4×50 Free relay.

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United States Women Crush 14 Year-Old American Record In 4×50 Medley Relay

Felicia Lee led off the women’s 4×50 medley relay that smashed the previous American record by 3 seconds.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Two Finals Real-Time Recap

Ruta Meilutyte has her sights set on the 50 breaststroke world record…

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Brazil Matches Spain With Three Golds for the Lead in the Medal Standings

Spain and Brazil now top the medal podium with three gold each…

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Russia Breaks 4×50 Medley Relay World Record at Short Course World Championships

Stanislav Donets provided a quick lead-off split for Russia as they cleared the controversial old World Record in the 4×50 Medley Relay

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Belmonte Puts Spain On Top of the Medal Table

With her told wins Mireia Belmonte has Spain sitting on top of the medal table…

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Lauren Boyle Drops Title Defense For Short Course World Championships

Lauren Boyle won’t defend her World Championship in the 800 free in Doha.

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Fiji Sending 3 Swimmers to World Short Course Championships

Fiji will send three athletes to compete at the 2014 World Short Course Championships, plus an additional two to the preceding Youth Program.

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Swimming New Zealand Publicly Objects to Early Swimming Schedule

Rio at night looks beautiful on camera, but not through the lens of the two biggest Oceanic swimming federations.

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All-American Sophia Batchelor Transferring from Cal to Florida

New Zealand Record holder Sophia Batchelor is transferring to the University of Florida.

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Capp Breaks 22 year old 1500 Freestyle Record on the Final Day in Wellington

15 year old Yeonsu Lee broke the 15 year old age group mark in the 200 butterfly…

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Stanley Sets New 200 Backstroke National Mark in Wellington

Matthew Stanley collected his fourth gold of the competition winning the 200 backstroke setting a new national record…

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Stanley Wins His Third Gold at the 2014 New Zealand Short Course Championships

Matthew Stanley won his third gold of the competition taking the men’s 400 freestyle on the third night of the 2014 New Zealand Short Course Championships…

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