Para Swimming Team Ready to Race in Singapore
Friday 17th May, 2024The New Zealand Para team travelled to Singapore on Monday ahead of the 2024 Citi Para Swimming World Series held…
Five incredible Para swimmers selected for Paris 2024
Thursday 9th May, 2024A formidable team of five exceptional Para swimmers have been selected for the New Zealand Paralympic Team for Paris 2024.
Lili-Fox Mason #235
Thursday 9th May, 2024Born, raised and based in Christchurch, Lili-Fox Mason is carving out an increasingly impressive record on the international stage. Diagnosed…
Joshua Willmer #238
Thursday 9th May, 2024A rising talent in the sport, Para swimmer Josh Willmer hopes to maintain his progress after establishing a proud international…
Gabriella Smith #237
Thursday 9th May, 2024Born in Perth, Australia to Kiwi parents, Gabriella “Gaby” Smith has been wedded to the water almost her entire life…
In memoriam: Para swimming classifier and swim coach Sandra Blewett MBE
Wednesday 10th January, 2024PNZ Order of Merit recipient, Para swimming classifier and swim coach Sandra Blewett MBE passed away peacefully on 1 January…
Janette Cordery #58
Thursday 30th November, 2023Janette competed at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games. She trained hard for four years to compete in the Pentathlon. It is a combination of several…
Greg Cochrane #30
Thursday 30th November, 2023Greg was born and bred in Mount Maunganui. Having polio, at the age of 13 Greg was using crutches and considered that…
Kaye Kay-Smith #32
Thursday 30th November, 2023Kaye is a New Zealand Paralympian from the Kapiti Coast. She is visually impaired and represented New Zealand at the…
Chris Moran #36
Thursday 30th November, 2023In 1973 Chris broke his neck playing rugby for Waihi Athletic Club. He became a C5/6 tetraplegic paralysed from the waist down. Before his accident, Chris was a carpenter. He decided to go back…
