Photos from 2011 Conference

You can view photos from the conference by clicking here.

Many thanks to Sarah Alice Lee of Waterbubs for the excellent photos.

If you want a high resolution version of any particular photograph then send me an email with the photo number.

2011 NZSCTA Awards

The award winners announced at the 2011 LMS Awards Dinner are:

• Swim Teacher of the Year
• Rianne Brazier
• Rookie Swim Teacher of the Year
• Rachel Cochran
• Outstanding Swim School
• Millennium Swim School
• Master Teacher (Nan Nevin Award)
• Auriol Rooke
• Open Water Coach of the Year
• Judith Wright
• Provincial Coach of the Year
• Carl Gordon
• SWD Coach of the Year
• Roly Crichton
• Swim School Promotion Award
• Northern Arena
• Coach of the Year
• Gary Hurring
• Swim Club of the Year
• North Shore Swimming

2012 Events

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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or Contact: info@nzscat.org.nz
or phone (03) 488 6332
 

About Us

The organization is involved in initiatives and projects that support members in developing best practice and professional excellence in the aquatic industry.

Vacancies

We have a range of vacancies for coaches and teachers throughout New Zealand.

 

2012 NZSCTA Conference

The 2012 NZSCTA Conference will be held at the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor in Wellington from the 10th to the 12th May 2012.

The full conference in 2012 will last 3 days. The main conference will be on Friday and Saturday with the Awards Dinner being held on Friday night. This will mean most attendees will be able to save at least one night's accommodation.

The first day (Thursday) will be the increasingly popular Swim School Management Day. The presentations on this day are aimed principally for an audience of swim school owners and managers. The main conference will start on the Friday.

We have managed to reduce the cost this year with an excellent saving for those who register early.

2012 NZSCTA Annual Conference Registration Fee

The registration form for the Conference can be downloaded here.

2012 NZSCTA Swim School Management Day Fee

The registration form for the Management Day can be downloaded here.

Note the big savings to be made by registering early and by attending the whole 3 days. It would also be advantageous to become a member of NZSCTA as the cost of membership is less than the extra cost to attend the conference as a non-member.

Wednesday 8 February 2012

FRA: 2012 "National" meets underway

FRANCE--The French Swimming Federation, Fédération Française de Natation (FFN), currently is in the middle of a series of "national" meets. This past weekend 7 meet were held, and 9 more this coming up in the next two weekends. Results from 7 meets this past weekend are available from FFN here:
-Angers: More
-Chamalières: More
-Massy: More
-Metz: More
-Montpellier: More
-Toulouse: More
-Troyes: More
These meets precede the 2012 France Championships, which are next month (March 18-25) in Dunkerque.

BRIEFS

BARCELONA, SPAIN--The organizers of the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona have launched a mascot design contest for the 2013 Worlds. Entries are being accepted until this Sunday (February 12) of designs for the mascot. Further information can be found on the event's website here: More

ANTWERP, BELGIUM--Two reports from the Antwerp Gazzett (Gazet van Antwerpen) indicate that the organizers of the 2012 European Championships are facing a potential budget shortfall which may cause the championships to be moved. The 2012 Europeans are currently set for May 16-27 in Antwerp, featuring Swimming and Synchro competitions. Both the European Swimming League, Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) and the event organizers are committed to running the event in Antwerp. The City of Antwerp has also already provided 100,000 euros in support of the championships. More and More

Tuesday 7 February 2012

Gianniotis wins second FINA 10K of 2012 -Hernandarias-Paraná 88K not swum

VIEDMA, ARGENTINA--Greece's Spyridon Gianniotis (1:55:29.01) and the USA's Eva Fabian (2:02:08.11) were the top male and female finishers at this weekend's second stop on FINA's 2012 10K circuit in Viedma on Saturday. It was Gianniotis second-win-in-a-row on the circuit, after winning the Santos 10K the previous weekend. Gianniotis finished three seconds ahead of Canada's Richard Weinberger (1:55:32.18). On the women's side, Fabian finished six seconds ahead of countrywoman Haley Anderson (2:02:14.14). 24 females and 31 males started the race; results can be found on the FINA website here: More
FINA's other Open Water circuit, the Open Water Grand Prix, was to have its third, and longest, race on Sunday. This year's 88-kilometer Hernandarias-Paraná race; however, did not happen, due to weather conditions in the area. Reports indicate that the race was initially postponed at 9:00 a.m., after the race's 21 swimmers had not started as-scheduled 8:30 a.m due to weather conditions. A shortened version of the race--a 21K--was consider for a later start yesterday, but also did not happen due to weather.
Today, the City of Paraná has issued a statement that a "Sprint" race of 4.5K will be held in place of the 88K, as weather is still preventing the longer distance from being swum. The Sprint is scheduled for this evening, with 18 of the 21 original swimmers competing: missing are 4 swimmers from Russia whose travel arrangements have them flying home. More and More and More

BRIEFS

KINGSTON, JAMAICA--Results from the 2012 Karl Dalhouse meet, held this past weekend (February 3-5) in Kingston, can be found online at the link below. The meet featured over 300 swimmers and 8 teams. More

RICCIONE, ITALY--The organizers of the 2012 Masters Worlds, which are this June in Riccione, have announced that online entries for the championships will open this Wednesday (February 8). The event features all 5 Aquatics disciplines; Swimming will be held June 10-16, Open Water (3K) is on June 17. Further information is available on the event's website here: More

Saturday 4 February 2012

POL: 20 for 2012 Europeans

POLAND--The Polish Swimming Federation, Polski Związek Pływacki (PZP), has announced a 20-swimmer team for the 2012 European Championships, which are in May in Antwerp, Belgium. Team members are:
-females (8): Anna Dowgiert, Katarzyna Górniak, Donata Kilijańska, Klaudia Naziębło, Karolina Szczepaniak, Ewa Ścieszko, Alicja Tchórz and Aleksandra Urbańczyk.
-males (12): Radosław Bor, Filip Bujoczek, Jakub Jasiński, Radosław Kawęcki, Paweł Korzeniowski, Sławomir Kuczko, Michał Poprawa, Michał Szuba, Dawid Szulich, Paweł Werner, Łukasz Wójt and Mateusz Wysoczyński.

EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Bolivia Nationals 2012--Sucre Thursday-Saturday (February 2-4) More

Finland Nationals 2012--Vaasa Thursday-Sunday (February 2-5) More

Tunisia Junior Championships 2012--Radès Thursday-Sunday (February 2-5)

2nd Dubai International (UAE) Thursday-Monday (February 2-6)

Spanish Autonomous Communities Championships 2012--Madrid Friday-Sunday (February 3-5) More

2nd City of Milan Trophy (Italy) Friday-Sunday (February 3-5) More

Dalhouse Memorial meet 2012--Kingston (Jamaica) Friday-Sunday (February 3-5)

FINA 10K circuit 2012-02: Viedma (Argentina) Saturday, February 4 More

Sweden Grand Prix 2012-02: Uppsala Saturday & Sunday (February 4+5) More

Tanzania trials for 2012 CANA Zones--Dar es Salaam Saturday & Sunday (February 4+5)

FINA Open Water Grand Prix 2012-03: Hernandarias-Parana 88K (Argentina) Sunday, February 5

BRIEFS

SWEDEN--Sarah Sjöström swam to 2 short-course Swedish Records last weekend (January 26-29) that the 2012 Sweden Junior 25m Championships in Väsby. Sjöström lowered the national marks in both the women's 100 free (52.15) and 200 IM (2:08.17). Results from the meet are available online here: More

GERMANY--Britta Steffen and Paul Biedermann the 2011 Swimmers of the Year by the German Swimming Federation, Deutscher Schwimmverband (DSV). On the female side, Steffen finished just ahead of Silke Lippok, 211 points to 208. On the male side, Biedermann finished with 271 points ahead of runner-up Thomas Lurz with 211 points. Points were awarded from swims at German national championships, as well as a few of 2011's international events, and also the 2011 long-course rankings. Announcement of the award can be found on the DSV website [in German] here: More

Friday 3 February 2012

BRIEFS

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA--A report from Antigua indicates that the Antigua & Barbuda's national federation affiliated to FINA, the Antigua & Barbuda Amateur Swimming Association (ABASA), last month withdrew its membership with FINA. The move is part of the federation's restructuring, which has been called for by both FINA and the country's National Olympic Committee. Plans are to have a new national federation in-place and affiliated to FINA by the end of February. More

FIJI--The Oceania Swimming Association (OSA), with support from the Oceania National Olympic Committees, will host a regional development workshop in Nadi, Fiji, next month (March 4-6). The workshop is designed to have representation for each OSA member.

COLOMBIA--Isabella Arcila Hurtado swam to the first Colombian Record of 2012 last month at the USA Grand Prix meet in Austin, Texas. Hurtado clocked at 2:16.59 in the women's 200 backstroke to better the existing national mark of 2:18.66 swum by Juanita Barreto Barreto at the 2010 Youth Olympics. More

SAMBORONDON, ECUADOR--The 2012 Ecuador 25m Championships (Ricardo Planas) were held last weekend (January 26-29) in Samborondón. Results from the meet, which served in the selection for Ecuador's team to next month's 2012 South American Championships, can be found online here: More

ECUADOR--National rankings for Ecuador, both long course and short course, can be found online here: More

TAHITI--2011-12 national rankings for Tahiti can be found online here: More

Thursday 2 February 2012

PAR: 22 for South American Champs

PARAGUAY--The Paraguay Swimming Federation, la Federación Paraguaya de Natación, reportedly has named a 22-swimmer team to the 2012 South American Championships, next month (March 11-18) in Belém, Brazil. Team members are:
-females (11): María José Arrúa Villagra, María Virginia Báez Franco, María Belén Garcete Achón, Ana Jara Larrosa, Marina Leiro Escribano, Sofía Magaly López Chaparro, María López Nery Huerta, Laura Michelle Orihuela Gianotti, Silvana Andrea Paniagua Valenzuela, Paloma Monserrath Rivera Ortiz, and Karen Nathalia Riverso Schulz.
-males (11): Julio Gomes Laurentino, Benjamín Thomas Hockin Brusquetti, Charles Daniel Hockin Brusquetti, José Emmanuel Lobo Martínez, Matías Eduardo López Chaparro, Carlos Alfredo Orihuela Gianotti, Favio Persano Segovia, Genaro Matías Prono Britez, Hugo Andrés Riera Pastore, Eduardo Agustín Toro Servín, and Luis Matías Zacarías Rojas.
-coaches (2): Ángelo Cammarosano and Sergio Moisés Cabrera
More

BRIEFS

CANADA--Swimming Canada has posted that it is seeking a National Team Director. The job will begin September 1, 2012, and will be located in Ottawa, Ontario. Interested individuals should review the job posting at the link below for further information on the position as well as qualifications. Application deadline is April 15, 2012. More

MEXICO--The Mexican Swimming Federation, Federación Mexicana de Natación (FMN), has announced Dirk Lange as its new National Technical Director. Lange has previously served in similar positions in Germany and South Africa. Further information can be found on the FMN website [in Spanish] here: More and More

CHILE--An article from Chile reports that Daniel Garimaldi, coach of Kristel Köbrich, has been named national Swimming Head Coach by the Chilean Aquatic Sports Federation, Federación Chilena de Deportes Acuáticos. As part of the position, Garimaldi will begin training a group of Chilean swimmers at his training base in Córdoba, Argentina, alongside Köbrich, in preparation for the 2014 South American Games and 2016 Olympics. More

BOLIVIA--National rankings for Bolivia can be found online here: More
Age group rankings are available here: More

Wednesday 1 February 2012

BRIEFS

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA has launched the application process for its Swimming officials list #17, which will be effective for 2013-16. National Federations have until June 30, 2012 to submit applications for consideration; FINA's Technical Swimming Committee will review the applications at its meeting in July. Further information, including a link to the application, can be found on the FINA website here: More

WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA--Christiaan Lamprecht and Christine Briedenhann were the top male and female at the 2012 Namibia Nationals held last weekend (January 26-29) in Windhoek. Results from the meet can be found online here: More
An article on the meet can be found here: More

LONDON, UK--The organizers of the 2012 Olympics on Friday officially began fitting out the Athletes Village for this summer's Games. It is the second significant switch-over from construction phase to fit-out phase this month, following the Olympic Park's switch earlier this-month. Venues included in the Olympic Park are those for: Aquatics, Tennis, Athletics (Track & Field), Handball and Basketball. The 2012 organizers earlier this month also announced the opening of the anti-doping lab which will be used during the Games. Further information on all 3 announcements can be found on the 2012 Olympics website here: More and More and More

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL--Last week the organizers of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro announced a list of selected venues that are to be used for training leading-into the Games. 173 venues in 72 cities across Brazil are included in the listing. The current listing includes venue name and location. Further information on the venues is to be released this summer, around the time of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. More

BONN, GERMANY--The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), in conjunction with the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), will hold a course to train classifiers for Visual Impairment classifications next month in Germany. The course will be held February 24+25, 2012 in Bonn, and is open for ophthalmologists and optometrists who have experience with low vision. Further information on the course is available online here: More

Older News

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