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  •   Home > News > Sports > Swimming

    A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat

    A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat


    The incumbent Commonwealth Games champion's qualified for New Zealand's 12-strong swimming squad to attend the world championships in Singapore during July and August.



    World championship debuts have been handed to Amber George, Savannah-Eve Martin, Louis Clark, Finn Harland, Zoe Pedersen and Milana Tapper.

    They'll be joined by Jeffcoat, Lewis Clareburt, Erika Fairweather, Caitlin Deans, Laura Quilter and Eve Thomas.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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