I could learn butterfly and tumble turns, which gave me confidence when I struggled with other things because of my vision.

Olympic 200m freestyle champion Yannick Agnel will not defend his crown at this year's games in Rio de Janeiro after failing to qualify at the French championships on Wednesday.

A further two swimmers booked their ticket to Rio on day three of the national swimming championships after the morning session threw out some surprise results.

Waikato's Matt Stanley may have booked his spot in the team for Rio, but he left the job unfinished as far as he was concerned.

Lauren Boyle and Emma Robinson have qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

With most of New Zealand's top swimming talent based overseas, the top local hopes are impressive Auckland teens Bobbi Gichard and Gabrielle Fa'amausili.

For most part-time athletes, finishing one Ironman New Zealand endurance challenge is something to cherish.

Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby made it a double at the weekend, claiming honours in the 5km New Zealand Open Water Championships at Lake Taupo.

Two world-class female swimmers, New Zealand's Lauren Boyle and Sweden's Michelle Coleman, have been churning up the lanes in Auckland

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World champion silver medallist and double Olympian Lauren Boyle is supporting a campaign to save 130 of New Zealand's school pools from closing.

Gabrielle Fa'amausili has successfully defended her title with a superb swim at the Fina World Junior Championships in Singapore.

New Zealand's men face a struggle to sustain medal parity with the country's best women at the Rio Olympics and next year's Games could see women win more medals than men for the second time.

The Kiwi swimmer is among the world's elite freestylers and says she won't throw in the towel.

After a "very frustrating" week for Marina Macartney - who had her surf lifesaving gear stolen - she finally has something small to celebrate.

Lauren Boyle has collected her fifth world championship medal with another great swim today.

Lauren Boyle is through to another final at the world swimming championships in Kazan, Russia.

The Aucklander produced a season best time of 1min 58.22s, eclipsing his fastest time by 1.41s, to be 14th quickest overall and take his place in the semis in a few hours' time.

Does Lauren Boyle get the recognition she deserves in this country? Probably not. The 27-year-old Whenuapai-raised freestyle swimming