Veni. Natavi. Vicci.
I came. I swam. I conquered.
AquaGym Swim Club has delivered Olympic and Commonwealth medalists, World record holders, multiple New Zealand and Canterbury champions and record holders – at all ages, and has been a leader in the swimming community.
Some of AquaGym Swim Club New Zealand Record Holders
From 1988 to 2004, Team AquaGym has placed a swimmer and coach on every New Zealand Olympic Team. We have sent swimmers to Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacific Championships, World Championships and proudly coached Anna Simcic to a World Record!
Achievements
The Club has had an athlete and coach on the following Olympic Teams
- 1992 Anna Simcic
- 1996 Anna Simcic and Sarah Catherwood
- 1998 Anthony Becks
- 2000 Helen Norfolk
Brett Naylor has been present at each of these Olympic Games as either Assistant or Head Coach
AquaGym‘s numerous Commonwealth Games Representatives
- 1990 Anna Simcic
- 1994 Anna Simcic
- 1998 John Davis Helen Norfolk, and Brett Naylor (Coach)
- 2006 Annabelle Carey
Swimmers selected for New Zealand National Swim Teams
World Swimming Champs
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2001 Helen Norfolk
- 2004 Sarah Catherwood, Ben Pickersgill–Brown
- 2005 Annabelle Carey
- 2006 Annabelle Carey
- 2007 Annabelle Carey
World University Games
- 2005 Richard Adamson, Tom McDonald, Megan Allen and Ben Pickersgill-Brown
Trans Tasman
- 2003 Ben Pickersgill-Brown
- 2004 Annabelle Carey, Annaleise Wolt
- 2005 Annabelle Carey
- 2006 Luke Fairbairn
- 2007 Abby Shaw
- 2009 Alex Laidlaw, Sophia Batchelor
Australian Tri State Series
- 2001 Megan Allan, Paul Sharlin
- 2002 Elliot Box, Dylan McNiece, Ben Pickersgill–Brown
Australia Youth Olympics
- 2003 Ben Pickersgill–Brown
- 2004 Annabelle Carey
- 2005 Richard Adamson, Sam Butler
- 2007 Penny Hayes
- 2008 Alex Laidlaw
Pan Pacific Championships
- 2002 Megan Allan, Helen Norfolk
- 2006 Ben Pickersgill–Brown, Annabelle Carey
- 2007 Annabelle Carey
- 2008 Annabelle Carey and Abby Shaw
- 2009 Amaka Gessler
Oceania Championships
- 2002 Megan Allan
- 2004 Megan Allan, Annaleise Wolt, Dylan McNiece, Ben Pickersgill–Brown
- 2006 Ben Pickersgill–Brown, Annabelle Carey, Megan Allen
- 2008 Annabelle Carey, Amaka Gessler
Australia Age Groups
- 2002 Elliot Box, Ben Pickersgill–Brown
- 2004 Annabelle Carey, Luke Fairbairn, Samantha Walker
Pacific School Games
- 2005 Alana Merry ( NZ Team Captain), Heidi Schout , Laura Jolly, Mika Saniuela-McEntyre, Tamatoa Saniuela-McEntyre, Jordan Riley-Kraal
- 2008 Sophia Batchelor
Pacific School Games
New Zealand Team 2005
Pacific School Games 2008
Sophia Batchelor(2nd from right)
World Record Holder, Anna Simcic’s Swimming Achievements
Anna Simcic
World Record Holder
200 Backstroke
- 1992 World Record - 200m Backstroke
Time - 2.07.11 (Short Course) - 1990 Commonwealth Games, Auckland
Gold Medal - 200 Backstroke
Time: 2.12.32 - 1994 Commonwealth Games, Victoria
Silver Medal - 200 Backstroke
Time: 2.13.94 -
1990 Commonwealth Games, Auckland
Gold Medal - 200 Backstroke
Time: 2.12.32
Silver Medal - 100 Backstroke
Time: 1.02.55
Other Team AquaGym Achievements
AquaGym Swim Club has also had a number of swimmers selected to attend Swimming New Zealand Age Group, Youth and Tri Series Development Camps and the SNZ International Training Camp.
- 2005 Annabelle Carey - New Zealand World Class Squad
- 2005 Ben Pickersgill-Brown - New Zealand National Squad
- 2005 Luke Fairbairn - New Zealand Age Group Squad
- 2005 Penny Hayes - New Zealand Age Group Squad
- 2006 Penny Hayes - New Zealand Tri Series Camp
- 2006 Heidi Schout - New Zealand Tri Series Camps
- 2006 Abby Shaw - New Zealand Tri Series Camps
- 2007 Alex Laidlaw - New Zealand Tri Series Camps
- 2007 Annabelle Carey - New Zealand Youth Development Camp-USA
- 2008 Mika Saniuela –McEntyre - New Zealand Age Group Development Camp
- 2008 Sophia Batchelor - New Zealand Age Group Development Camp
- 2008 Isaac Leota - New Zealand Age Group Development Camp
- 2008 Amaka Gessler - SNZ International Training Camp
- 2009 Sophia Batchelor - New Zealand Age Group Development Camp
- 2009 Alex Laidlaw - New Zealand Age Group Development Camp
New Zealand Records Achieved by AquaGym Swimmers
New Zealand Long Course Age Group Records
| Event | Time | Date | Swimmer |
| 100 Free 13 year Female |
59.18 | 04.04.94 | Sarah Catherwood |
| 100 Free 14 year Female |
58.50 | 17.02.95 | Sarah Catherwood |
| 200 Free 14 year Female |
2.04.80 | 03.05.95 | Sarah Catherwood |
| 200 Free 16 year Female |
2.03.66 | 25.07.96 | Sarah Catherwood |
| 50 Back 12/u year Male |
31.21 | 03.05.00 | Elliot Box |
| 50 Breast 14 years Female |
32.74 | 02.03.04 | Annabelle Carey |
| 50 Breast 15 years Female |
33.14 | 01.03.05 | Annabelle Carey |
| 50 Breast 16 years Female |
32.33 | 07.12.05 | Annabelle Carey |
| 50 Breast 17 years Female |
32.54 | 15.12.06 | Annabelle Carey |
| 50 Breast 18 years Female |
32.34 | 03.04.07 | Annabelle Carey |
| 100 Breast 16 years Female |
1.10.51 | 09.12.05 | Annabelle Carey |
| 100 Breast 17 years Female |
1.09.26 | 15.12.06 | Annabelle Carey |
| 100 Breast 18 years Female |
1.10.30 | 26.03.07 | Annabelle Carey |
| 200 Breast 17 Years Female |
2.32.25 | 16.12.06 | Annabelle Carey |
| 200 Breast 18 Years Female |
2.34.31 | 29.03.07 | Annabelle Carey |
| 200 IM 18 Years Female |
01.04.00 | 2.17.35 | Helen Norfolk |
| 400 IM 16 Years Female |
4.50.59 | 03.04.98 | Helen Norfolk |
| 50 Fly 13 Years Female |
28.98 | 02.12.08 | Sophia Batchelor |
| 100 Fly 13 Years Female |
1:03.92 | 01.12.08 | Sophia Batchelor |
| 200 Back 13 Years Female | 2:19.18 | 04.04.09 | Sophia Batchelor |
New Zealand Short Course Age Group / Open Records
| Event | Time | Date | Swimmer |
| 100 Free 13 years Female |
58.47 | 07.03.94 | Sarah Catherwood |
| 1500 Free 17 Years Female |
16:46.14 | 29.08.98 | Helen Norfolk |
| 50 Breast 16 years Female |
32.80 | 27.06.05 | Annabelle Carey |
| 50 Breast 17 years Female |
32.18 | 05.04.06 | Annabelle Carey |
| 50 Breast 18 years Female |
32.09 | 23.09.07 | Annabelle Carey |
| 100 Breast 14 years Female |
1:10.95 | 24.09.03 | Annabelle Carey |
| 100 Breast 16 years Female |
1:10.64 | 27.09.05 | Annabelle Carey |
| 100 Breast 18 years Female |
1:08.56 | 25.09.07 | Annabelle Carey |
| 50 Breast 12 years Male |
32.94 | 25.11.06 | Mika Saniuela-McEntyre |
| 200 Fly 18 years Female |
2:14.10 | 26.08.00 | Helen Norfolk |
| 200 IM 16 Years Female |
2.:4.60 | 26.08.98 | Helen Norfolk |
| 400 IM 16 years Female |
4:46.92 | 22.02.98 | Helen Norfolk |
| 200 Free 14 years Male |
1:56.06 | 28.09.01 | Ben Pickersgill Brown |
| 200 Free 18 Years Female |
1:58.80 | 23.08.00 | Helen Norfolk |
| 50 Fly 13 years Female |
29.27 | 29.09.08 | Sophia Batchelor |
| 50 Fly 13 years Female |
28.79 | 11.12.08 | Sophia Batchelor |
| 100 Fly 13 years Female |
1:03.68 | 12.12.08 | Sophia Batchelor |
| 100 Breast Open Female |
1:09.26 | 15.12.06 | Annabelle Carey |
| 200 Back 13 Years Female | 2:15.48 | 28.03.09 | Sophia Batchelor |
RECORDS Paralympics New Zealand
AquaGym Swimmer, Jenny Wilkes, has a number of PNZ records. Read more.... Paralympics NZ Official Records
SNZ Junior Championship National Competitors
2007 AquaGym Swim Team