Swimming Manawatu Inc.

 Who are we?

Swimming Manawatu is a fully affiliated member body of Swimming New Zealand operating out of Palmerston North, New Zealand. We are charged with controlling and co-ordinating all swimming in the Manawatu, Horowhenua and Southern Hawkes Bay regions.

Swimming Manawatu officials and management committee are elected on an annual basis at the AGM. For the mostpart these people are volunteers, committed to the sport, who give freely of their time.

Manawatu swimmers attend carnivals or swim meets all over New Zealand but primarily in the Central North Island from Napier to Wellington. Particular emphasis is based on meets from Raumati to Wanganui with the majority being conducted in Palmerston North, Feilding and Levin.

 What services do we provide?

Co-ordinate and support provincial club swimming activities

Organise and run championships for Local clubs

National Meets Special Olympics

North Island Secondary Schools

Participate in and support regional and national Swimming New Zealand activities

Provide inter-centre swimming meets to encourage young and developing swimmers

Support and encourage competitors for success at local and national levels

 What are our guiding principles?

Maintaining a customer service focus in all our activities

Meeting our statutory and regulatory obligations

Remaining transparent in our decision making

Striving for excellence in performance

Aiming to achieve equity in all our actions

 What have we achieved?

Several senior swimmers have achieved selection into New Zealand teams

The overall standard in the centre is high with an average of a dozen centre records being broken each month by swimmers in all age groups

Swimsafe is a nation-wide learn to swim programme which is actively promoted by clubs and this is where they gain there future competitive swimmers

Swimming Manawatu is fortunate to have a number of nationally qualified officials who give up their time voluntarily to officiate at local and national meets