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  •   Home > News > Sports > Swimming

    Former Olympic swimmer Moss Burmester believes Erika Fairweather's push for the Games podium might be a matter of when not if

    Former Olympic swimmer Moss Burmester believes Erika Fairweather's push for the Games podium might be a matter of when not if


    The 20-year-old became the country's first world champion in the 400-metres freestyle last week - she also earned silver in the 200 and bronze in the 800.

    However, Olympic favourites Ariarne Titmus, Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh were absent.

    Burmester says Fairweather should outlast them.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Swimming News
     03 Aug: Pallister claims silver in 'race of the century' as McEvoy and McKeown become world champions
     03 Aug: Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather has finished 7th in the women's 800 metres freestyle final at the World Champs in Singapore
     02 Aug: Heartbreak for veteran New Zealand swimmer Laura Quilter at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore - despite a victory in her heat
     01 Aug: Swimmer Erika Fairweather has qualified for the 800 metres freestyle final at the World Championships in Singapore
     31 Jul: Lewis Clareburt has made tonight's final of the 200-metre medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore after a semi-final in which Leon Marchand broke the world record - Erika Fairweather finished sixth in the 200-metres freestyle
     30 Jul: Lewis Clareburt will need to improve to reach the final of the 200m medley at the world swimming championships in Singapore
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