Swimming
Migrants and water safety
In this episode of Voices; we look at water safety and efforts to improve water competencies for migrants. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
Migrants and water safety
In this episode of Voices; we look at water safety and efforts to improve water competencies for migrants. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu.
AudioThe joy of outdoor swimming
Kiwi conservationist Annette Lees says she's never had a bad swim. She explores why open water swimming has been and is still such a deep part of Kiwi culture in the new book Swim: a year of swimming… Audio, Gallery
Swimming NZ president wants closer ties with Australia
The new President of Swimming New Zealand, Professor Dave Gerrard says we should be making better use of Australia as a tool to improving New Zealand's success in the international pool.
Nana Ngaire's Olympic spirit inspires granddaughter
Seventy years after she swam backstroke at the London Olympics, 92-year-old Ngaire Galloway's granddaughter Gina is about to compete in the same event at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. Video, Audio
Innovations in Surf Life Saving
Surf Life Saving NZ is trialling a number of new devices that could help to save lives at the beach and in the sea. Drones, motorised boogie boards and a remote controlled u-shaped buoyant ring. But… Audio
Former NZ swimming coach Jan Cameron dies
Former New Zealand swimming coach Jan Cameron - a Olympic and Commonwealth medallist for Australia - has died in Queensland, aged 70.
Pascoe dives into action on day three
New Zealand flagbearer Sophie Pascoe headlines day three of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Outdoor pool a challenge for Commonwealth Games backstrokers
Backstrokers usually train indoors with the roof providing them a reference point to help them swim straight - not so at the outdoor Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Video, Audio
Surf life savers refusing to work at Auckland's dirty, unsafe beaches
Ocean swimming events are now regularly being cancelled in Auckland because the city's beaches are so dirty surf life savers are refusing to oversee them. Audio
Howarth switches from swimming to cycling
The Waikato Paralympic swimming champion Nikita Howarth has been selected in the New Zealand para-cycling team to compete at the World Championships.
Four Canterbury swimming spots now unswimmable
Four popular swimming spots in Canterbury have now been declared unswimmable due to poor water quality. Logan Church reports. Video, Audio
Touchstone - a community project for Lake Wanaka
Lake swimmers, the local primary school and neighbouring farmers have joined together to look after water quality in Lake Wanaka. Audio
Touchstone - a community project for Lake Wanaka
Lake swimmers, the local primary school and neighbouring farmers have joined together to look after water quality in Lake Wanaka.
AudioKiwi kids swimming skills
Philip Rush, a swimmer who has tackled the Cook Strait and the English Channel, tells us why so many of our children can't swim to save themselves. Audio
Lauren Boyle steps away from the pool
New Zealand's five-time World Championship medallist and Commonwealth Games Champion Lauren Boyle has announced her retirement from swimming.
Dressel swims to record haul
American Caeleb Dressel has heralded a new era in world swimming with a seven medal haul at the world championships in Hungary .
Ashby sets record in World Championship swim
Rio Olympian Bradlee Ashby has set a New Zealand record in what was the best performance of his young career at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
The 'Main' event
New Zealand swimmer Corey Main is looking forward to his favoured distance after his first final at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest today.
World records at Swimming World Champs
Three world records today at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
