Click for details of viewing times for September Aquatics World.

Congratulations to Cara Baker on finishing 6th in the Pan Pacs Open Water 10k event. Click to read more about the race.

NZ Juniors, Div II, NAGS & Opens qualifying times updated in 'What have I Qualified For' tool.

'What have I Qualified For' tool has been updated for the use of separate short and long course qualifying times being used for Auckland Age.

Gary along with Jan Cameron and Mike Bryne feature on the front page of the Eastern Courier this week with an article on heating Lagoon 50m pool. If you get the chance, try and influence the officials seeking Council election to support this.

Photos from HPK Honda Carnival have been added to the photos page.

Race night schedule and key officials for term 3 has been published on the Meets - Race Night Schedule page

Term 3 club night newsletter has been published on the Club Information - Newsletters page

Hayden Church breaks NZ 12&u short course 100 & 200 Freestyle records at Auckland Winters. NZ record holder history

NZ short course swimming records set at Auckland Winters.

• Hayden Church 12&u 50 Freestyle and 50 Backstroke
• Aimee Moss 14yo 50 Freestyle

NZ record holder history

'What have I Qualified For' tool has been updated for the latest Australian Age qualifying times.

Club database updated with swimmers fastest times.

Photos from Hamilton Winters have been added to the photos page.

Congratulations to Cara Baker on finishing 9th in the World Champs Open Water 5k event - just 6 seconds behind the winner. Click to read more about the race.

'What have I Qualified For' tool has been updated for the use of separate short and long course qualifying times being used for Auckland Juniors.

Congratulations to the following club members who were recognised by Counties Swimming at the AGM:

• Life Membership
  • Barbara Linton
• Honours
  • Alison Dallas
  • Annmaree Talbot
  • Bruce Talbot
• Service
  • Petra Schendelaar-Kemp

Congratulations to Cara Baker on placing 17th in the 10k event at the World Champs. Click to read more about the race.

A new page allowing you to enter meets online has been created under the meets - meet entry menu. Please use to enter meets.

Jeffrey Arona-Tuifana'e breaks NZ 15yo short course 100 Breaststroke record at Trans Tasman series. NZ record holder history

NZ short course swimming records set on day 1 & 2 of the Trans Tasman series.

• Jeffrey Arona-Tuifana'e 15yo 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke
• Corey Main 200 Backstroke

NZ record holder history

A new page containing videos of our swimmers at events has been developed. This is located in the Photos / Videos menu option. Thanks to Trevor Yates for uploading these videos.

Congratulations to James and Katie Penfold on qualifying for the USA Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics. James and Katie will be returning to NZ and HPK next year.

Club database updated with swimmers fastest times.

Click for details of TV coverage of FINA aquatics.

Counties and Club prize giving winners

Hayden Church equals NZ 12&u short course 50 Freestyle record. NZ record holder history

Congratulations to the following on their Trans Tasman Tri Series Team selection:

• Alex Hancock
• Jeffrey Arona-Tuifana'e
• Corey Main
• Ewan Jackson
• Renee Stothard

Click for club prize giving details

'What have I Qualified For' tool has been updated for the use of separate short and long course qualifying times being used for Auckland Winters.

The club features twice in the Howick Pakuranga Times this week with articles on NZ Open's and King of the Bays results.

NZ Short Course Age qualifying times updated in 'What have I Qualified For' tool.

Counties prize giving will be held at 4pm on May 30th at Weymouth Cosmopolitan Club, 151 Sykes Road, Manurewa. Nibbles, soft drink & lollies (Swimmers only) are provided. Cash bar available.

Apologies to anyone who watched TV3's Push Play program on 3 Apr to see Paige Schendelaar-Kemp at NZ Juniors. We were misinformed, it is screening on 22 May.

Great results from our swimmers in the King of the Bays yesterday with Cara Baker winning the women's and Stefan Talbot second in a very close finish in the men's race. Both Cara and Stefan were interviewed as part of the TV coverage (click for details). You can see the results and some photos here. Please let the webmaster know if anyone has been missed or there are any errors in the results.

At the conclusion of the NZ Opens our swimmers had swum in 40 finals, won 6 medals, set 4 NZ age group records and achieved fourth place overall. Well done team. Click here for club finalists or here for full results.

Congratulations to the following on their selection in NZ teams or squads:

• World Champs Open Water
• Pan Pacs Open Water
• Youth Olympics
• Oceania
• Junior Pan Pacs Open Water
• Open Water Squad

• Cara Baker
• Cara Baker
• Ewan Jackson, Renee Stothard
• Ewan Jackson, Renee Stothard
• Laura Baker
• Stefan Talbot, Laura Baker and Cara Baker

Ewan Jackson breaks NZ 16yo long course 200 Freestyle record at NZ Opens. Click for a history of our NZ record holders

Jeffrey Arona-Tuifana'e breaks NZ 15yo long course 50 Breaststroke record at NZ Opens. NZ record holder history

Corey Main breaks NZ 15yo long course 100 Backstroke record at NZ Opens. Click for a history of our NZ record holders

Jeffrey Arona-Tuifana'e breaks NZ 15yo long course 100 Breaststroke record at NZ Opens. NZ record holder history

Photos from NAGS have been published on the photos page.

Club database updated with swimmers fastest times.

Well done to our 5 swimmers who competed in the Mount Sand to Surf swim on Saturday. You can see the results and some photos here. Please let the webmaster know if anyone has been missed or there are any errors in the results.

Final Div II results have been updated. Click here for club finalists or here for full results.

Corey Main breaks NZ 15yo long course 200 Back record at Auckland Opens. NZ record holder history

NAGs final results have been published. Click here for club finalists or here for full results.

XLR8 points tool has been updated to utilise latest SNZ base times. Note: the age groups are now only up to 14yo, swimmers older than this use Fina Points.

SNZ have released the final club results from Juniors. Wow our team scored 444 points with the next club over 120 points behind us (this amounts to 12 gold medals). Click here for full details.

Congratulations to our Juniors team (swimmers & coaches) who finished 1st club for the 3rd year running. Click here for club finalists or here for full results.

Congratulations to Cara Baker on being selected for the World Champs Open Water team with her 2nd place in the 10k event at the Aus Open Water Champs. Cara also won the 5km event beating the current 5k world champion. Laura Baker was the 2nd NZ women in the 10k race finishing in 6th place which makes her eligible for selection for the Junior Pan Pacs and Oceania teams. Stefan Talbot also confirmed his place as the top 18 & under open water male in the 5k and 10k events. Photos can be viewed on the photos page.

Club database updated with swimmers fastest times.

A link to the latest swim suit regulations has been provided in the Links menu.

Fina Points tool updated to use 2010 long course base times. Note SNZ is currently using 2008 base times for team selections.

Click here for club champs results for all events

Two new pages have been added to the website to recognise club members who have been members of National Teams or have broken NZ records. These pages can also been accessed from the club information menu. To reconstruct the clubs history has required obtaining information from a number of sources including Swimming NZ, Swimming Counties Manukau and current & previous club members. Therefore the information may still not be complete and accurate. If you notice any errors or omissions please notify the webmaster.

Photos from Junior Nationals Clinic have been published on the photos page.

Click to read Eastern Courier article about HPK's NZ Open Water results

National qualifiers updated based on information provided by Counties Swimming. For rectify any errors or omissions please contact Counties/Vicki.

Photos from Melbourne trip have been published on the photos page.

Congratulations to Cara Baker winning the 5km &10Km Open Women and Stefan Talbot winning the 5km & 10km 16 -17yo Male at NZ Open Water. A few photos can be seen on the photos page.

Congratulations to the following on their Tri series tour selection:

• Alex Hancock
• Herman Ang
• Renee Stothard
• Jeffrey Arona-Tuifana'e
• Corey Main

Congratulations to the following swimmers for topping their age group XLR8 points for 2009. The club also achieved top NZ ranking.

• Katie Hohaia
• Paige Schendelaar-Kemp
• Bayley Main
• Corey Main

What have I qualified for tool has been updated to reflect the national short course meet changes (Spring and Summer are replaced by Short Course - Age and Short Course - Open meets).

Congratulations to Sally Yates on winning the 100 Back and Bradley Arona-Waqanivavalagi on placing second in the 100 Fly at Victoria Champs.

Aus Age Qualifying times updated.

Term 1 club night newsletter has been published on the Club Information - Newsletters page

Congratulations to Paige Schendelaar-Kemp on winning 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Victoria Junior champs. Click for full results.

Congratulations to Jana Korbasova on finishing 28th woman in the Rotorua half iron man.

Well done to our 4 swimmers who competed in the Russell to Paihia swim on Saturday. You can see the results and some photos here. Please let the webmaster know if anyone has been missed or there are any errors in the results.

Photos from Counties Juniors meet in November have been published on the photos page.

National qualifiers updated based on information provided by Counties Swimming. For rectify any errors or omissions please contact Counties/Vicki.

Club database updated with swimmers fastest times.

Emma Lowther and Rachel Palmer are joining North Arizona University next year. Click to read more.

Congratulations to Stefan Talbot, Jana Korbasova & Cameron Flavell on their results in the Chelsea Sugar swim. Stefan and Jana finished 2nd overall male & female respectively and Cameron finishing 7th overall. Because Stefan swam without a wetsuit he won the Chelsea Cup (1st male non-wetsuit), Mazzolini cup (1st swim club member male) and the Malloy shield (1st overall swim club member (non wetsuit division)).

Congratulations to the swimmers and coaches of our Auckland Junior Championship team who finished 2nd club. Click for results.

Well done to our 7 swimmers who competed in the Harbour Crossing on Saturday. You can see the results and some photos here. Please let the webmaster know if anyone has been missed or there are any errors in the results.

Opens qualifying times have been updated.

National qualifiers updated based on information from Counties. For rectify any errors or omissions please contact Vicki.

Club database updated with swimmers fastest times.

Click to read Eastern Courier article about HPK's NZ Spring results

Congratulations to the following on their Tri series team selection:

• Jeffrey Arona-Tuifana'e
• Corey Main
• Herman Ang
• Alex Hancock
• Renee Stothard

DQ words summary sheets have been updated to reflect the revised rules. These are available under Meets menu ( -> Officials -> DQ Words).

Revised swimming rules in A5 format have published on (Meets -> Officials -> A5 rules). Click here if you wish to see the identified changes.

Fina Points tool updated to use 2009 short course base times. Note SNZ is currently using 2008 base times for team selections.

Term 4 club night newsletter has been published on the Club Information - Newsletters page

After the final day at Spring our swimmers have collected 7 national age group records, 14 Gold, 10 Silver and 9 Bronze medals achieving an overall club placing of 2nd. Click here for club finalists or here for full results.

Jeffrey Arona-Tuifana'e breaks NZ 15yo short course 50 Breast record at Spring. NZ record holder history

Corey Main breaks NZ 14yo short course 50 Free & 200 Fly records at Spring. Click for a history of our NZ record holders

Corey Main breaks NZ 14yo short course 50 Back record at Spring. NZ record holder history

Corey Main breaks NZ 14yo short course 200 Back record at Spring. Click for a history of our NZ record holders

Swimgym launched its own new website from today. This can be accessed from the side menu.

Corey Main breaks NZ 14yo short course 100 Fly & 100 Back records at Spring. NZ record holder history

Congratulations to Paige Schendelaar-Kemp on winning the Kiwanis Papatoetoe Sportsperson of the Year Award (12 & under) last Friday.

Club database updated with swimmers fastest times.

Congratulations to Aimee Moss on winning the Franklin Young Sportswoman of the Year Award (16 & under).

National qualifiers updated based on the information provided by Swimming Counties Manukau.