FINA World Youth Swimming Championship

Rio de Janerio – Brazil

23rd August 2006 - 27th August 2006

The New Zealand team set to compete at the inaugural FINA World Youth Championships are now in Rio de Janerio, Brazil with competition starting on 22nd August (23rd August NZ time). Heats will be swum in the evenings and finals in the morning at the Championships.

See the Schedule here. The NZ Teams schedule is also shown. Send a message is up and running below - so get behind the team. Messages will be checked and shown on the website. at this stage we are unsure if we will be able to send the messages to the team.

Omega Live timing which will be providing race results as the swimming is happening. Results and media releases will be added to the website once the competition starts, keeping you up to date on the success of the New Zealand team.

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Ross Pike - 29th August 2006

Well done Team NZ! Rutherford, Hillary, Wiegersma!

Swimming Wellington - 28th August 2006

Hi Shane
Congratulations for your great swimming over the past week - you can be very proud of the results you achieved. We look forward to seeing you next weekend.
On behalf of the Wellington swimming community.

Sarah Wiegersma - 28th August 2006

Hey Nat!!
CONGRATULATIONS!! You are awesome! We are so proud of you! Congrats to the rest of the team too - what great results! Have a nice holiday for the next few days Natalie, and look forward to seeing you when you get home.

Lots of love
Sez & Eddie

chloe - 28th August 2006

Emily you are AWESOME! i knew you would do somethin great. well done! me an court are proud to say we know you!! see you later this week you little beast.

chloe smith - 27th August 2006

hey em best of luck for your final! your best race for the last day! hope everything goes well. see ya when you get back.
chloe

adrian & vicki - 27th August 2006

give it heaps in the final of the 50m b'stoke em. everyone back home has crossed fingers.

Bex - 27th August 2006

Hey guys,
Well done everyone hope your all having fun in Rio! Congrats Nat on you 200 IM and 200FR. WOW Emily ranked 4th thats awesome! GO HARD in the final.

Margaret Duncan - 27th August 2006

Hi Jere & NZ swim team,
Awesome results in Rio, feel very proud for you and Southland,all the hard yakka is starting to pay off.
Luv you,
Mum & Dad. xxxx

Joka Wiegersma - 27th August 2006

To the great NZ team
Awsome swimming in Rio it puts NZ on the world map with a World Champ!!!
CONGRATULATION NATALIE!! well done an outstanding achievement, thanks coaches especially Jeremy and team manager Esther (hope they did not forget yr birthday:-) great job
enjoy the few days left, C U wednesday. love heit, mem and Joyce xoxoxo

Kate Harvey - 27th August 2006

Hey Shanie,
Well Done bud! Thats so awsome, your swimming so well. Must be everything i taught you aye! haha.
Congratulations to everyone else also.
Well done again Shane, old Pikeys doing a good job.
Miss you heaps, im so proud!
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