Swimming New Zealand

SNZ Resources Available for Swimmers

Swimming New Zealand offers resoucres for swimmers to track their progress - inlcuding Log Books, Personal Best Books and Poolside aqua slates.

Log Books
Keeping a log of your training is essential for your success as a swimmer. Your log book helps to motivate you through a record of improvement. Log books record skill development progress and give you a comparison of work load as the season progresses.

Personal Best or "P.B." Book
A Personal Best Record Book is another essential tool for all swimmers whether starting out, or well accomplished competitors. The Swimming New Zealand ‘PB Book' has mental skills and goal setting activities to encourage your development and to build the skills you will need to improve your competitive edge.

Poolside Slates
An essential tool for competitive swimmers, slates work well wet or dry in combination with a 6B pencil (not included). Have your slate on poolside at every session. Use a pencil to record splits, heart rate, stroke count, information from your coach or attitude reminders. Transfer to your log book and use a rubber to erase (when dry) for the next session.

You can purchase these resources online on the SNZ website online shop.

Clothing

There are 2009 Clothing mercahnise items or sale. Click here for more details

Accessories

There are a number of other SNZ accessory items also available for sale. Click here for more details

XLR8

XLR8 is a motivational programme developed by Swimming New Zealand where swimmers score points across a combination of events and are ranked nationally on their performances. The programme recognizes versatility and all-round ability, rewarding correct application of the processes necessary for long term athlete development.

This document is designed to inform you - the coach, parent or swimmer about the benefits of the XLR8 programme and help to answer some common questions. More detailed information can be found at our partner site: www.takeyourmarks.com. Here you will also be able to see national rankings, club rankings, keep track of your own XLR8 points and much more.

There have been some changes to the XLR8 programme which have come into effect 1st Oct 2009.

Check them out and be aware of them....... click here

FINA Requirements for Swimwear Approval

The FINA Requirements for Swimwear Approval are included in the documents below.

Transitory regulation valid until 31.12.2009 (12 104.36 KB)
Regulation valid for swimwear to be used from 01.01.2010 (01 185.81 KB)

SNZ Swimmer Development Pathway

Check out the new SNZ swimmer development pathway. posted 31/08/09

SNZ Pathway to Performance Tracking Calendar

SNZ Planning Guideline

SNZ Goals Planner

Benefits and Expectations

SNZ Youth and Development Programme

The Youth and Age Group Development Programme is led by Trevor Nicholls. SNZ is updating its web information as it works through an exciting new phase. It will soon have dedicated pages for this programme, in the meantime if you have any questions please contact Trevor Nicholls on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or you can ring 021 540 034. You can read about this programme by clicking here...SNZ National Qualifying Times 2010 posted 31/08/09

Age Group Development Camps Summary

Youth and Age Group Newsletter July 2009

SNZ Documents

SNZ 2010 National Qualifying Booklet

SNZ memo re 2010 national qualifying times posted 01/08/09

SNZ memo re entry fee increases posted 01/08/09

SNZ Regulations posted 01/08/09