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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Swimming articles  Swimming
    Disappointing news for Christchurch swimmers, with high levels of faecal bacteria discovered in Lake Rua
     26 December 2024
    Disappointing news for Christchurch swimmers, with high levels of faecal bacteria discovered in Lake Rua
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    A warning's been issued to swimmers, after great white sharks have been spotted in a Waikato harbour
    25 Dec 2024: A warning's been issued to swimmers, after great white sharks have been spotted in a Waikato harbour... more
    An urgent plea to take extra care when swimming at unpatrolled beaches after hours this summer
    10 Nov 2024: An urgent plea to take extra care when swimming at unpatrolled beaches after hours this summer... more
    A record breaking meet for swimmer Lewis Clareburt at the World Cup in Shanghai
    21 Oct 2024: A record breaking meet for swimmer Lewis Clareburt at the World Cup in Shanghai... more
    Olympian Erika Fairweather is confident she has gas in the tank after qualifying seventh-fastest for tomorrow's women's 200 metre freestyle finale
    29 Jul 2024: Olympian Erika Fairweather is confident she has gas in the tank after qualifying seventh-fastest for tomorrow's women's 200 metre freestyle finale... more
    Lewis Clareburt's lamenting a poor second half of his 400 metre individual medley final at the Olympics
    29 Jul 2024: Lewis Clareburt's lamenting a poor second half of his 400 metre individual medley final at the Olympics... more
    Police have found a body after a man went missing in the Whanganui River yesterday
    15 Jun 2024: Police have found a body after a man went missing in the Whanganui River yesterday... more
    A Canterbury swimming complex is remaining open after cryptosporidium cases were linked to the pool
    23 May 2024: A Canterbury swimming complex is remaining open after cryptosporidium cases were linked to the pool... more
    Concerns an outbreak of cryptosporidium stemmed from a Canterbury public swimming pool complex
    22 May 2024: Concerns an outbreak of cryptosporidium stemmed from a Canterbury public swimming pool complex... more
    Swimmer Summer McIntosh has issued a statement to rivals, including New Zealand's Erika Fairweather
    14 May 2024: Swimmer Summer McIntosh has issued a statement to rivals, including New Zealand's Erika Fairweather... more

     Most Popular Recent Swimming News
     13 Jan: A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system ++++++++
     17 Jan: A number of black - do not swim - flags have been issued for Auckland beaches ++++++++
     30 Jan: Why your sunscreen application might be putting your good intentions to waste +++++
     04 Feb: It could be months before Wellingtonians are given the all-clear for swimming at southern coastal areas - where sewage is leaking +++

     Swimming NewsLinks
      5 Feb: ‘it’s just a fun, fun house’: home has tunnel from living room to pool and ‘pods’ in the bush (Stuff.co.nz)
      3 Feb: Boy makes 'superhuman' swim to save family swept out to sea off australia (RadioNZ)
      3 Feb: Get your hands on one of the last-ever bags of jaffas in nz and support a great cause (Stuff.co.nz)
      2 Feb: Olympian michael klim on illness, identity and the partner who stayed (RadioNZ)
      30 Jan: Swimming australia president to fight eight-month suspension for ‘improper conduct’ (Sydney Morning Herald)
      27 Jan: Video shows man swimming in auckland mall’s rooftop water feature (Stuff.co.nz)
      25 Jan: Boy, 12, dies from injuries after sydney shark attack (BBCWorld)
      22 Jan: Former colleagues mourn loss of auckland lawyer who died at coromandel beach (RadioNZ)
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