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This section contains NSS Swimmers who have made a New Zealand Team for the following competitions:

• Olympic Games
• Commonwealth Games

Current Swimmers

Lauren Boyle

Lauren Boyle was born in Auckland. She has represented New Zealand overseas in Shanghai, Shenzhen, India and Beijing. She has also swam for the Cal Bears in the NCAA.

2008 Beijing Olympics
- 16th 4x200 Free relay

2010 Commonwealth Games
- 5th 400 Free
- 7th 200 Free
- 2nd 4x200 Free relay

2011 World Uni Games
- 1st 400 Free
- 1st 800 Free
- 2nd 200 Free
- 2nd 4x200 Free relay
- 3rd 1500 Free

2011 World Champs
- 6th 400 Free
- 8th 800 Free

 

Melissa Ingram

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Final 200m Back
Final 4 X 200m Free
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Bronze Medal 4 X 200m Free
Final 200m Back
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 200m Free
2004 World S/C Championships Indianapolis
Bronze Medal 200m Back
Final 4 X 100m Free
Semi Final 100m Back
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester
Final 200m Back
Semi Final 50m Free
Semi Final 100m Back

Daniel Holt

Daniel was born on the shore, and has lived here all his life. He enjoys going to the beach, hanging out with friends and kayaking.

2010 British Disabled Swim Champs
- 1 Gold
- 3 Silver
- 1 Bronze

2010 IPC World Champs
- 5th 400 Free
- 9th 100 Fly
- 11th 100 Free
- 2 Oceanic Records

2011 IBSA World Champs
- 1 Gold
- 2 Silver
- 1 Oceanic Record
- 6 NZ Records

2011 Pan Pacific Para Swim Champs
- 1 Gold
- 1 Silver
- 1 Oceanic Record
- 6 NZ Records

Rebecca Dubber

Rebecca was born on the shore and has lived in Auckland all her life. She is currently coached by NSS Assistant Head Coach, Gary Francis. Her proudest moment was when she came third in the 100 back at the 2010 World Champs.

2009 World SC Champs (Para)
2010 World LC Champs (Para)
2011 Pan Pacs (Para)

Glenn Snyders

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Final 4 X 100m Medley
Semi Final 50m Breast
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 100m Medley

 

Daniel Bell

I started swimming when I was 9.
Made my first national team in 2005. (Trans Tasman)
Since then I have made 6 other youth teams including Junior Worlds and Junior Pan Pacs where I was named MVP male swimmer at both meets.
I made my first national open team at 17 (World Short Course Championships in Manchester) Where the 4x100 medley relay won the bronze medal. And I made 2 individual semi finals.
In 2008 I made the Beijing Olympic team for the 4x100 medley relay were we became the first swimming relay team to make the final and got 5th in that final.
In 2009 I was a member of the World Championship team that went to Rome with a top ranking of 11th.
I have also broken numerous national, open and age group records and currently hold the 50 and 100m backstroke open records in both long and short course pools and hold the 100m individual medley record.

Jessie Blundell

I joined North Shore Swimming aged 8. 

N.Z.Representative Teams
2005 - Junior Olympic Cup in Japan
2006 - Oceania, Australia (2 bronze medals)
2007 - Youth Olympics - Australia
2007 - American Tour (5 gold and 2 bronze medals)
2009 - World University Games, Serbia (semi finalist)
2008 -  Winner ASB College Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year in swimming.
2009 -  Sporting Blue from UNITEC and named UNITEC sportsperson of the year.

I am currently studying for a bachelor of landscape architecture at UNITEC. I have a Prime Ministers Scholarship and a Millennium scholarship and am sponsored by Allproof Industries who I am very grateful to.

Backstroke is my main stroke.

 

Chloe Francis

I lived in the UK until I was 13 and won 2 bronze and a silver in the British National age Group Championships. I moved to New Zealand in 2006 and joined North Shore . I'm currently National Age Group Champion in 10 events and hold 12 New Zealand records throughout the 15 and 16 year age groups. I train with the elite squad at North Shore with some of the best swimmers in the country.

I represented New Zealand in January at the Junior Pan-Pacific Championships in Guam, where I made 4 finals. I then represented New Zealand in the 2009 Trans Tasman Tri-Series against Australia and won 9 events with a tri-series record in the 4x100m relay. I love swimming and love training. My goal is to make the 2012 Olympic Games in an individual event and to represent New Zealand in many more international meets.

 

Carl O'Donnell

I was born in Rotorua and grew up there. Started swimming at age 10 with Rotorua aquatic sports, started swimming more seriously at age 13 with Russell Athletic swimming club coached by John Pike, where I achieved a number of national age group titles. Went to Rotorua boys high school. I Moved to Auckland in 2008 to pursue my swimming career, joining the Northshore swimming club, coached by Scott Talbot. Currently I am completing a bachelor of applied science at Auckland University of Technology.

Achievements:

• - Represented New Zealand at World University games, placed 25^th in the 100metres freestyle.
• - Placed 3^rd in the 100metres freestyle at the 2009 New Zealand Open championships.
• - New Zealand record in the 4x100metres freestyle relay at 2009 New Zealand short course spring championships.

 Goals:

• - Qualify for the 2010 Commonwealth games in the 100metres freestyle and be a finalist.
• - Qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Hayley Palmer

 

DOB: May 8^th 1989
Born: Cheltenham, England
Club: North Shore Swimming
Coach: Scott Talbot

I began swimming at club level when I was 8, competing in my first local competitions at 11. I lived in England until 2007, swimming with the same coach, Graham Brookhouse, from the age of 11 until 17 when I moved to New Zealand. In 2006, I won my first National Age-group medal in the 16/17 girls 50m Freestyle at the British Age Group Championships, receiving a Bronze medal in a time of 27.36.

During the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, I finished 11^th in the semi-final of the 100m Freestyle.

My aspirations are to win a medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India, and the 2012 Olympics in London. I would like to continue beyond the 2016 Olympics and some day hold a World Record. 

International New Zealand Representative Teams:

• FINA World Short-Course Championships 2008. Manchester, England
• 2008 Oceania Championships. Christchurch, New Zealand
• 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Beijing, China
• FINA World Championships 2009. Rome, Italy 

New Zealand Records:

• Open 50Freestyle (SC) - 24.39
• Open 100Freestyle (SC) - 53.57
• Open 100IM (SC)  - 1.01.24
• Open 100Freestyle (LC) - 53.91

 

Past Swimmers

Moss Burmester

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Silver Medal 200m Fly
Final 4 X 200m Free
Semi Final 100m Fly
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Gold Medal 200m Fly
Bronze Medal 100m Fly
Final 4 X 100m Medley
Semi Final 50m Fly
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 100m Medley
Semi Final 100m Fly
Semi Final 200m Fly

Dean Kent

 

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Final 200m IM
Final 400m IM
Semi Final 100m IM
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Silver Medal 200m IM
Final 400m IM
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 200m IM
2004 Olympic Games Athens
Semi Final 200m IM
2003 World Championship Barcelona
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester
Final 200m IM
Final 400m IM
2002 World S/C Championships Moscow
Final 200m IM
Final 400m IM
2001 World Championships Fukuoka
Semi Final 200m IM
2000 Olympic Games Sydney
1999 World S/C Championships Hong Kong

Scott Talbot-Cameron

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Semi Final 50m Back
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Final 50m Back
Final 4 X 100m Medley
Semi Final 100m Back
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 100 Medley
Semi Final 50m Back
2004 Olympic Games Athens
2000 Olympic Games Sydney
1999 World S/C Championships Hong Kong

Hannah McLean

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Bronze Medal 200m Back
Final 100m Back
Final 50m Back
Final 4 X 100m Free
Final 4 X 100m Medley
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Bronze Medal 200m Back
Final 50m Back
Final 100m Back
Final 4 X 100m Free
Final 4 X 100m Medley
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 50m Back
Final 100m Back
Final 4 X 100m Free
Semi Final 200m Back
Semi Final 4 X 100m Medley
2004 Olympic Games Athens
Semi Final 200m Back
2003 World Championship Barcelona
Semi Final 50m Back
Semi Final 100m Back
Semi Final 200m Back
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester
Final 50m Back
Final 100m Back
Semi Final 50m Fly

Cameron Gibson

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Final 4 X 200m Free
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Bronze Medal 200m Back
Final 4 X 100m Medley
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 100m Medley
2004 World S/C Championships Indianapolis
2004 Olympic Games Athens
2003 World Championship Barcelona
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester
Final 200m Back
Semi Final 50m Back
Semi Final 100m Back

Alison Fitch

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Final 4 X 200m Free
Final 4 X 100m Free
Final 4 X 100m Medley
Semi Final 50m Free
Semi Final 100m Free
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Bronze Medal 4 X 200m Free
Final 50m Free
Final 4 X 100m Free
Final 4 X 100m Medley
Semi Final 100m Free
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 100m Free
Final 4 X 200m Free
Semi Final 100m Free
Semi Final 4 X 100m Medley
2004 Olympic Games Athens
2003 World Championship Barcelona

Corney Swanepoel

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Final 100m Fly
Semi Final 50m Fly
2005 World Championships Montreal
2004 Olympic Games Athens
Semi Final 100m Fly
2003 World Championship Barcelona

Helen Norfolk

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Final 400m IM
Final 200m Free
Final 4 X 200m Free
Final 4 X 100m Free
Semi Final 100m IM
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Bronze Medal 4 X 200m Free
Final 4 X 100m Free
Final 200m IM
Final 400m IM
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 200m Free
Semi Final 200m IM
2004 Olympic Games Athens
Semi Final 200m IM
2003 World Championship Barcelona

Elizabeth Coster

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Final 100m Back
Final 50m Back
Final 4 X 100m Medley
Semi Final 100m Fly
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Final 50m Back
Final 4 X 100m Medley
Semi Final 50m Fly
Semi Final 100m Fly
2005 World Championships Montreal
Semi Final 50m Back
Semi Final 50m Fly
Semi Final 4 X 100m Medley
2004 World S/C Championships Indianapolis
Final 100m Back
Semi Final 50m Fly
Semi Final 100m Fly
2004 Olympic Games Athens

Alannah Jury

• I started swimming at NSS in 1999 at the age of 8.
• I didn't qualify for a National level event until I was 13, when I went to Div 2 & then on to Nationals a year later.
• My first NZ medal was at the Open water Champs in 2008 in the 5km event. (2^nd in Opens and 1^st 16year old)
• I swam my first 10km race in Queensland, Australia in October 2008. Finishing in 1hr 58minutes
• My first New Zealand team selection was in 2008, for the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. I won the bronze medal in the 800m freestyle and set a 17yrs NZ Record
• In January 2009 at the NZ Open Water Champs I was 2^nd in the Open category in both the 5km and 10km events.
• In February 2009 I competed in the Australian Open Water Champs. I was 1^st in my age group and 3^rd Open Female. By coming in the top 4 I gained a place on the NZ team to go to the World Champs in Rome.
• After the Australian Champs I went straight into NZ NAGs. There I won my first NZ pool medals. I got gold in the 200m, 400m & 800m freestyle and silver in the 100m free and 200m fly.
• In May 2009, whilst in heavy training, I broke the Auckland Age & Senior record for 1500m free short course.
• Between March and July it was into some serious training before heading off to the World Champs in Italy.
• At the World Champs I came 28^th in the 5km event, which we treated as a warm up swim and 13^th in the 10km event. During the 10km race another swimmer accidentally pulled off my goggles and I had to swim 400m before getting a new pair. So after the first 2.5km I was in 44^th place, so I had to make up a lot of ground.
• My next major goals are to qualify again for the NZ team to the 2010 Open Water Champs in Canada, and to swim my best at National level meets in NZ.
• North Shore Swim club has always supported me, even over all those years when I was doing lots of training but not achieving any significant success. There have been many different coaches, all of whom I have been able to learn new things from. As Jan Cameron said to my squad when I was about 13yrs old, just enjoy your swimming for now as there are no world champions at 13yr and let me know if you still want to be a swimmer at around age 17.
• I like the saying "What part of just do it don't you understand?"

Andrew McMillan

Age: 24
Hometown: Cromwell
Started Swimming: age 10
Coaches: Heather Third, Mr Duncan Laing, Jan Cameron, Scott Talbot (current)

Achievements:         Commonwealth Games 2006
                              World Championships 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. 
                              World Surf Life Saving 2008 - Gold World Record in 4x 50 Obstacles, 5 Silvers and a Bronze.
                              NZ Record in 200m Freestyle (SC) 4x 200Fr (SC) and 4x 100Fr (SC).

Robert Voss

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
Final 4 X 200m Free

Nichola Chellingworth

2006 World S/C Championships Shanghai
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne
Final 50m Free
Final 50m Fly
2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 100m Free
2004 World S/C Championships Indianapolis
Final 4 X 100m Free
Semi Final 50m Free
Semi Final 100m Free
Semi Final 50m Fly

Te Rina Taite

2005 World Championships Montreal
Final 4 X 100m Free
2004 World S/C Championships Indianapolis
Final 4 X 100m Free
Semi Final 100m IM

Michael Jack

2004 World S/C Championships Indianapolis

Anthony van der Kraay

2004 World S/C Championships Indianapolis

Ben Labowitch

2004 Olympic Games Athens

Natalie Bernard

2004 Olympic Games Athens

Nicholas Sheeran

2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester
Semi Final 50m Fly
Semi Final 100m Fly
1999 World S/C Championships Hong Kong

Steven Ferguson

2000 Olympic Games Sydney
1998 World Championships Perth
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur
Semi Final 100m Breast
Semi Final 200m Breast

Monique Robbins

2000 Olympic Games Sydney

Ryan Coom

1998 World Championships Perth

John Steel

1998 World Championships Perth
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur
Final 4 X 100m Free
1997 World S/C Championships Gothenburg
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada
Silver Medal 4 X 100m Free
Silver Medal 4 X 200m Free
Final 100m Free
Consolation Final 50m Free
Consolation Final 200m Free
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona
Consolation Final 100m Free
Consolation Final 200m Free
1991 World Championships Perth
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland
Final 100m Free
Final 200m Free
Final 100m Fly

Paul Kent

1996 Olympic Games Atlanta
Consolation Final 100m Breast
1995 World S/C Championships Rio
Gold Medal 4 X 100m Medley
Silver Medal 100m Breast
Consolation Final 200m Breast
1994 World Championships Rome
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada
Final 100m Breast
Consolation Final 200m Breast
1993 World S/C Championships Palma Del Mallorca

John Munro

1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria
Final 400m IM
Consolation Final 200m IM
1991 World Championships Perth
Consolation Final 400m IM
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland
Final 400m IM

Nicholas Sanders

1992 Olympic Games Barcelona
1991 World Championships Perth
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland
Final 50m Free

Ross Anderson

1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland
Final 100m Fly
Final 200m Fly
Bronze Medal 4 X 200m Free
1988 Olympic Games Seoul
1986 World Championships Madrid
Consolation Final 200m Fly
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh
Final 100m Fly
Final 200m Fly

Gary Hurring

1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles
Final 100m Back
Final 200m Back
1980 Olympics Moscow
1978 World Championships Berlin
Silver Medal 200m Back
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton
Gold Medal 200m Back

Monique Rodahl

1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland
1980 Olympics Moscow
1976 Olympic Games Montreal
Final 400m IM
1975 World Championships California
Final 200m Back
1974 Commonwealth Games Christchurch
Final 200 m Back

Mark Kalaugher

1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane
Final 200m Breast

Andrea Hawcridge

1978 World Championships Berlin
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton
Final 200m IM

Felicity Crawford

1970 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh

Glenda Stirling

1970 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh
Final 100m Back
Final 200m Back
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City
Final 100 Back

Norma Bridson

1950 Empire Games Auckland
Silver Medal 4 X 110yds Free
Final 110yds Free

Kristin Jacobi

1950 Empire Games Auckland
Silver Medal 4 X 110yds Free

Noel Crump

1938 Empire Games Sydney
1934 Empire Games London
Bronze Medal 100yds Free