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22 December 2022

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A second silver medal for Erika Fairweather at the swimming short-course world championships in Melbourne - this time the 18-year-old's finished runner-up in the 800-metres freestyle to back up her 400-metre gong
	15 Dec 2022: A second silver medal for Erika Fairweather at the swimming short-course world championships in Melbourne - this time the 18-year-old's finished runner-up in the 800-metres freestyle to back up her 400-metre gong... more

Erika Fairweather's scorched into tonight's 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming short course championships
	13 Dec 2022: Erika Fairweather's scorched into tonight's 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming short course championships... more

American swimmer Katie Ledecky has set another world record, this time in the 1500-metre short-course freestyle at a World Cup meet in Toronto
	31 Oct 2022: American swimmer Katie Ledecky has set another world record, this time in the 1500-metre short-course freestyle at a World Cup meet in Toronto... more

Swimming New Zealand says it doesn't want to comment on criticism from Lewis Clareburt's coach, over a lack of support
	2 Aug 2022: Swimming New Zealand says it doesn't want to comment on criticism from Lewis Clareburt's coach, over a lack of support... more

A tribute from double Birmingham Games gold medallist Lewis Clareburt to his idol growing up
	1 Aug 2022: A tribute from double Birmingham Games gold medallist Lewis Clareburt to his idol growing up... more

Joshua Willmer has won the 100 metres breaststroke SB8
	1 Aug 2022: Joshua Willmer has won the 100 metres breaststroke SB8... more

New Zealand's Eve Thomas has placed seventh and hit a personal in the final of the women's 800 metres freestyle at the Swimming World Championships in Budapest, with a time of eight minutes and 30 seconds
	25 Jun 2022: New Zealand's Eve Thomas has placed seventh and hit a personal in the final of the women's 800 metres freestyle at the Swimming World Championships in Budapest, with a time of eight minutes and 30 seconds... more

Lewis Clareburt has been fastest in the Commonwealth in finishing fourth in the 400 metres individual medley final at the world swimming champs in Budapest
	19 Jun 2022: Lewis Clareburt has been fastest in the Commonwealth in finishing fourth in the 400 metres individual medley final at the world swimming champs in Budapest... more

Work starts today on removing about 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools of rotting material from the fire-damaged trickling filters at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant
	12 May 2022: Work starts today on removing about 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools of rotting material from the fire-damaged trickling filters at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant... more

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