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Strategic Plan

Purpose

Swimming New Zealand's Purpose:
To develop, promote, govern and lead swimming in New Zealand
 
Develop       the swimming community in New Zealand
Promote      our brand, events, swimmers, members and products
Govern        at best practice governance standards, and proactively comply with FINA
Lead            as the authority and change maker for swimming in New Zealand
 

Goals

Our strategic goals are the ways we have chosen to enable us to achieve our vision.

1. Competitive Success

To deliver a broad programme that consistently provides NZ swimmers and coaches with international podium success.

2. Teaching Standards

To develop and govern world class standards of education that support all swim teacher and coach pathways.

3. Deliver Valued Services

To continuously deliver valued services to our membership, through the most effective structures.

4. Maximise our Profile

To boldly promote swimming and our people as vibrant participants in the sports and leisure sector.

5. Resource our Organisation

To lead, develop and sustain people, finance and technology resources sufficient to achieve our vision.

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