About Us
Swimming New Zealand is the National organisation that represents swimming - helping to ensure every New Zealander Swims to their potential.
Swimming is New Zealand’s third most popular recreational activity with 34.8 percent e.g. 1,139,812 New Zealanders choosing swimming as their preferred activity (SPARC 2007/8 Active New Zealand Survey). New Zealanders swim for a variety of reasons including sport, recreation, and health benefits.
Swimming New Zealand provides advice and leadership to the New Zealand community on all matters pertaining to swimming. Our activities can be separated into three specific areas:
Education
From Learn to Swim through to High Performance education programmes - find out more in the Education section of this site.
Recreation
For those who swim for enjoyment, for the personal challenge or for the health benefits - find out more in the Recreation section of this site.
Competition
The sharp end of swimming - where our best athletes compete and take on the world - find out more in the Competition section of this site.
Swimming New Zealand is affiliated to the international body FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation) based in Lausanne, Switzerland. FINA also represents diving, synchronised swimming, water polo and masters swimming.
VISION
World Class in Every Pool
This vision encapsulates the picture of where swimming in New Zealand will be. We can see ourselves in that picture and feel what it will be like. Whether it is success on the international podium, in the teaching pool, supporting our coaches and teachers, grassroots participation or as a National Sports Organisation, we will get world class outcomes.
We will know we are there when we have:
- Higher numbers per capita actively participating in swimming
- Substantial sponsorship
- Better governance – evidence of a one organisation approach
- The best swimming federation in Oceania
- More medals and world records per capita
- Athletes that are recognised and revered nationally
- A Learn to Swim industry that is providing swimmers with outstanding core skills
- Coaches revered as world leading
