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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Swimming articles  Swimming
    Kaylee McKeown into backstroke final at world swimming titles as Alex Perkins wins bronze
     29 July 2025
    Five-time Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown sets up a showdown with rival Regan Smith, while Australian teammate Alex Perkins climbs the podium in Singapore.
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    The first two kiwis in the pool on the second day of swimming action at the world championships in Singapore have failed to progress out of their heats
    28 Jul: The first two kiwis in the pool on the second day of swimming action at the world championships in Singapore have failed to progress out of their heats... more
    Coach Graham Hill believes Erika Fairweather has the potential to close the gap on the world's best swimmers - Katie Ledecky and Summer Mackintosh
    27 Jul: Coach Graham Hill believes Erika Fairweather has the potential to close the gap on the world's best swimmers - Katie Ledecky and Summer Mackintosh... more
    The water quality at one of the South Island's most popular beaches - Kaiteriteri in Tasman - has been downgraded to poor, after faecal bacteria standards were exceeded in the last swimming season
    21 Jul: The water quality at one of the South Island's most popular beaches - Kaiteriteri in Tasman - has been downgraded to poor, after faecal bacteria standards were exceeded in the last swimming season... more
    16-year-old prodigy Rylee Sayer has been named in the Aquablacks squad for the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore in September
    8 Jul: 16-year-old prodigy Rylee Sayer has been named in the Aquablacks squad for the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore in September... more
    A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat
    26 May: A rebirth of sorts for 50-metre backstroker Andrew Jeffcoat... more
    Teenage swimmer Milana Tapper has gone under the qualification time for the World Championships after a battle with Olympian Erika Fairweather at the New Zealand Champs in Auckland
    25 May: Teenage swimmer Milana Tapper has gone under the qualification time for the World Championships after a battle with Olympian Erika Fairweather at the New Zealand Champs in Auckland... more
    Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has stormed home to break the New Zealand record in the 50 metre butterfly at the national championships
    24 May: Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has stormed home to break the New Zealand record in the 50 metre butterfly at the national championships... more
    Two-time Olympian freestyle swimmer Erika Fairweather's giving herself some breathing room at nationals this week
    21 May: Two-time Olympian freestyle swimmer Erika Fairweather's giving herself some breathing room at nationals this week... more
    Swimmer Lewis Clareburt doubts a shoulder niggle will hamper his success in the pool this year
    28 Mar: Swimmer Lewis Clareburt doubts a shoulder niggle will hamper his success in the pool this year... more

     Most Popular Recent Swimming News
     29 Jul: Kaylee McKeown into backstroke final at world swimming titles as Alex Perkins wins bronze ++++++++++++
     30 Jul: Lewis Clareburt will need to improve to reach the final of the 200m medley at the world swimming championships in Singapore ++++++++++++
     01 Aug: Swimmer Erika Fairweather has qualified for the 800 metres freestyle final at the World Championships in Singapore +++++++++++
     31 Jul: Lewis Clareburt has made tonight's final of the 200-metre medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore after a semi-final in which Leon Marchand broke the world record - Erika Fairweather finished sixth in the 200-metres freestyle +++++++++++
     02 Aug: Heartbreak for veteran New Zealand swimmer Laura Quilter at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore - despite a victory in her heat ++++++++++
     30 Jul: Kaylee McKeown wins 100m backstroke gold at World Aquatics Championships ++++++++++
     29 Jul: Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt has qualified for the 200 metres butterfly semifinals overnight at the World Championships in Singapore ++++++++++

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