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Swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has powered to the New Zealand 50-metre butterfly record at the national championships in Hastings

10 April 2024

Swimmer Hazel Ouwehand has powered to the New Zealand 50-metre butterfly record at the national championships in Hastings

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There's a critical shortage of swimming teachers across the country
	2 Mar 2024: There's a critical shortage of swimming teachers across the country... more

Former Olympic swimmer Moss Burmester believes Erika Fairweather's push for the Games podium might be a matter of when not if
	20 Feb 2024: Former Olympic swimmer Moss Burmester believes Erika Fairweather's push for the Games podium might be a matter of when not if... more

Swimmer Lewis Clareburt believes his move to Auckland has been justified with a maiden world championship in 400-metre individual medley
	19 Feb 2024: Swimmer Lewis Clareburt believes his move from Wellington - where he couldn't always get a 50-metre lane - to Auckland has been justified with a maiden world championship in the 400-metre individual medley at Doha... more

New Zealand swimmers Erika Fairweather and Eve Thomas have finished 3rd and 4th in the 800 metre freestyle final at the World Champs in Doha
	18 Feb 2024: New Zealand swimmers Erika Fairweather and Eve Thomas have finished 3rd and 4th in the 800 metre freestyle final at the World Champs in Doha... more

Another medal for freestyler Erika Fairweather at the world swimming championships in Doha
	15 Feb 2024: Another medal for freestyler Erika Fairweather at the world swimming championships in Doha... more

Securing Olympic qualification is top priority for swimmer Lewis Clareburt ahead of the World Aquatics Championships starting tonight in Doha
	13 Feb 2024: Securing Olympic qualification is top priority for swimmer Lewis Clareburt ahead of the World Aquatics Championships starting tonight in Doha... more

Swimmer Lewis Clareburt is hoping for an easier route to Paris -- with no world record holder Leon Marchand in Doha for the World Aquatics Championships
	13 Feb 2024: Swimmer Lewis Clareburt is hoping for an easier route to Paris -- with no world record holder Leon Marchand in Doha for the World Aquatics Championships... more

Canterbury Rugby league is stepping up to help prevent drownings
	31 Jan 2024: Canterbury Rugby league is stepping up to help prevent drownings... more

Concerns about tourists flouting safety rules to access a renowned Otago swimming spot
	17 Jan 2024: Concerns about tourists flouting safety rules to access a renowned Otago swimming spot... more

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