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A person has died after a swimming incident at McLaren Falls, in Bay of Plenty today

9 December 2020

A person has died after a swimming incident at McLaren Falls, in Bay of Plenty today

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Last week's floods and sewage discharge have left Napier residents temporarily barred from their favourite swimming spots
	16 Nov 2020: Last week's floods and sewage discharge have left Napier residents temporarily barred from their favourite swimming spots... more

Brit Adam Peaty has set a world record for the short course 100 metres breaststroke at the International Swimming League in Budapest, finishing in a time of 55.49 seconds
	16 Nov 2020: Brit Adam Peaty has set a world record for the short course 100 metres breaststroke at the International Swimming League in Budapest, finishing in a time of 55.49 seconds... more

Heavy rain in the capital has brought down slips and prompted warnings not to go swimming
	11 Sep 2020: Heavy rain in the capital has brought down slips and prompted warnings not to go swimming... more

A lack of international competition has allowed Lewis Clareburt to refine elements of his technique
	29 Aug 2020: A lack of international competition has allowed Lewis Clareburt to refine elements of his technique... more

A lack of international competition has allowed Lewis Clareburt to refine elements of his technique
	26 Aug 2020: A lack of international competition has allowed Lewis Clareburt to refine elements of his technique... more

Jean Hurring nee Stewart, New Zealand's first Olympic swimming medallist, has died aged 89
	11 Aug 2020: Jean Hurring nee Stewart, New Zealand's first Olympic swimming medallist, has died aged 89... more

A man has died in by what appears to be electrocution, in a Hastings swimming pool
	5 Aug 2020: A man has died in by what appears to be electrocution, in a Hastings swimming pool... more

A flurry of work is set to start on Christchurch roads, swimming pools and playgrounds once the lockdown eases
	23 Apr 2020: A flurry of work is set to start on Christchurch roads, swimming pools and playgrounds once the lockdown eases... more

A man who broke lockdown rules to go swimming in the Waikato River has been spoken to by police
	13 Apr 2020: A man who broke lockdown rules to go swimming in the Waikato River has been spoken to by police... more

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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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