New Zealand and Oceania

In Briefs 06/06/15: Bowman Advises American Pharoah, New Zealand Roster, Washington College

What does the Belmont Stakes have to do with swimming? Find out in today’s In Briefs.

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Gichard and Fa’amausili to Headline New Zealand Age Group Championships

The New Zealand Age Group Championships will be held from May 5th-9th at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre…

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New Zealand Releases 2015 World University Games Roster

The 2015 World University Games are set to take place in Gwangju, South Korea on July 3-14th, and we now…

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New Zealand Taking 10 to Compete in Kazan

With the New Zealand Swimming Championships all said and done the nation will be taken 10 athletes to the World Championships in Kazan…

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Pascoe Breaks World Record While Boyle Puts Up Top Three Performance

Sophie Pascoe broke the world record in the 100 freestyle while Lauren Boyle posted the world’s third fastest 800 freestyle…

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Two More Qualify for World Championships on Day 2 of New Zealand Open

Hawkes Bay 15 year old Bobbi Gichard (left) is congratulated by Gabrielle Fa’amausili after the 100m backstroke.

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6 Swimmers Qualify for World Championships On Day 1 of New Zealand Open

Swimming New Zealand enjoyed an outstanding opening to the New Zealand Open Championships with six swimmers going under the qualifying…

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Luis Villanueva Resigns as Swimming New Zealand High Performance Director

Swimming New Zealand High Performance Director Luis Villanueva has resigned his position.

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Swimming New Zealand Looks to Overhaul Competitive Pathway

Swimming New Zealand is looking at making significant changes to the their development system…

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New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle Now Training with Australian Coach Denis Cotterell

Swimming New Zealand has confirmed that its current short course 1500m world record holder, Lauren Boyle, is now training under Australia’s Denis Cotterell.

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Hurring Hired as New Zealand’s Talent Identification and Development Coach

New Zealand Swimming has hired Gary Hurring as their new Talent Identification and Development Coach…

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New Zealand National Record Holder Daniel Bell Announces Retirement from Swimming

New Zealand swimmer Daniel Bell, a Commonwealth Games silver medalist in 2010, has told stuff.co.nz that he has retired from competitive…

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Rasmussen Sets Age Group Marks at New Zealand Zonal Championships

14 year old Mya Rasmussen set New Zealand age group records in both the 400 IM and 800 freestyle…

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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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