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Amongst the 900 swimmers plunging into Wellington Harbour tomorrow in the State Capital Classic Swim will be an Aucklander counting his losses since taking up serious swim training less than 12 months ago.

A Trans-Tasman battle of the sexes will resume on Sunday for round three of the State Ocean Swim Series in Wellington, dubbed the Capital Classic. In round two at the Bay of Islands, the 2009 world champion Melissa Gorman was the overall winner of the race, becoming the first female in the history of the State Ocean Swim Series to beat all the men home.

History was made in the Bay of Islands this morning as one woman taught the men a lesson in round two of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. The 2009 world champion Melissa Gorman of Australia dominated both the women’s and men’s fields in the State Paihia Classic, in her first venture on this side of the Tasman. Gorman finished 22 seconds ahead of 18-year-old men’s race winner Stefan Talbot of Pakuranga and one minute 23 seconds ahead of Australian based Kiwi Cara Baker in the 3.3km swim from Russell to Paihia.

Dargaville accountant Kathryn de Bruin is hoping that when she takes the plunge in the State Pahia Classic Ocean Swim on December 3rd it will be third time lucky! The 42yr old is determined to overcome the sea sickness that ruined her last attempt at completing the swim which is the second event in the nationwide six swim State NZ Ocean Swim Series. “Two years ago I had done all the hard yards for training and a fortnight before the event I got an infection in my ankle and ended up on crutches. I was unable to do anything let alone swim which was totally devastating after all my hard work,” she said.

Kiwi swimmers Kane Radford and Cara Baker took their first steps towards Olympic qualification after winning the State Harbour Crossing in Auckland today. Radford (Rotorua) beat off the challenge from a stellar field including leading Australian Trent Grimsey to win the 2.9km open water swim from Bayswater on the North Shore to the Viaduct. The Queensland-based Baker had to fight off defending champion Charlotte Webby (New Plymouth) to claim the women’s title among 1300 participants in the first round of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series, staged in excellent conditions.

Radford and Webby Crowned State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series Champions in awful Auckland conditions

The strongest field ever assembled at a New Zealand Open Water Swimming event will descend on Milford Beach, Auckland this Saturday 16th April for State King of the Bays, the final race in the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series.

Phillip Ryan smashed the field to win the latest round of the State Ocean Swim Series at Mount Maunganui today, in the process picking up his first ever victory in the series while Charlotte Webby was even more emphatic in the women’s race as she extended her overall lead in the nationwide open water swim series.

Olympic triathlete and recent winner of the New Zealand Ironman, Samantha Warriner, will be ditching the bike and running shoes this weekend as she takes on some of New Zealand’s top open water swimmers at the State Sand to Surf event at Mount Maunganui on Saturday 26th March.

Alexandra Mousley from Blenheim is on a mission. The 29yr old Cellar Door Manager, fresh from the UK, will be donning a wet suit for a good cause when she dives into the State Corsair Classic Ocean Swim in Christchurch on February 26.

Christchurch woman, Katrina Buchanan has never done things by halves and her unorthodox birthday celebration this year is no exception.

An 8 yr old sports enthusiast from WaimaIri Beach will take to the water as the youngest competitor in Christchurch’s State Corsair Classic on February 26.

The strongest field ever assembled will lead over 1200 swimmers at this years State Harbour Crossing this Sunday, an event that has become iconic to the city of Auckland as marine traffic is halted to allow swimmers rite of passage.

In perfect conditions and over one of the strongest fields ever assembled in Wellington Harbour, Kane Radford and Cara Baker took closely fought wins at the State Capital Classic Swim today. More than 850 swimmers took to the water in race three of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. The 2.8km premier event took swimmers from Oriental Bay around the iconic fountain and out to the lighthouse before returning to Freyberg Beach.

What does a Manawatu teen, a visiting UK dentist, a retired Nelson Bishop, Wellington’s Mayor and Australasia’s top ocean swimmer all have in common?

Local Wellington swimmer, Casey Glover, isn’t resting on his recent success at the State Insurance New Zealand Open Water Championships, instead he is gearing up to defend his turf when some of New Zealand’s best open water swimmer converge on Wellington. On Saturday 29th January the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series returns to Wellington for the State Capital Classic, race three of the six race series, and it is shaping up to be the largest and strongest field ever assembled in Wellington.

There’s a new and fast growing breed of tourists flocking to New Zealand. They can’t wait to get their clothes off and get out of their depth - and they’re not embarrassed to do it in the company of strangers of all ages, shapes and sizes! On January 29 in Wellington, this daring new breed of international visitors will be joined by none other than Her Worship, The Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown and three of her counsellors.

DEFENDING CHAMPION HEADS LARGEST OPEN WATER SWIMMING EVENT IN NORTHLAND'S HISTORY Over 700 swimmers will take to the water in Russell this weekend as part of the State Russell to Paihia swim - race two of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. In what is expected to be the largest open water swimming event Northland has ever seen, swimmers leave from New Zealand’s first capital, Russell and finish on the beautiful shores of Paihia.

One of New Zealand’s premier open water swimmers Kane Radford won today’s State Russell to Paihia swim beating the largest and strongest field ever assembled in Northland. In a closely fought race, Radford took line honours in the 3.3km swim over defending champion Bryn Murphy by just 8 seconds. Near perfect conditions greeted the over 750 swimmers who took to the water as part of the State Russell to Paihia swim - race two of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. In what is thought to be the largest open water swimming event Northland has ever seen, swimmers left from New Zealand’s first capital, Russell and finished on the beautiful shores of Paihia.

Top Australian swimmer Codie Grimsey upset arguably the strongest field ever assembled at the State Harbour Crossing today. He dominated the men’s race, winning ahead of a clutch of world class Kiwis including defending champion Bryn Murphy who came in second some twenty seconds behind. Australian based Kiwi Cara Baker dominated the women’s field ahead of Lauren Boyle

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Charlotte Webby takes out the Womens Title at the State King of the Bays

Dylan Dunlop-Barrett - Winning male

Phillip Ryan running over the Finish line

Charlotte Webby Running up the Beach

The Briefing before the start of the 2010 State Harbour Crossing

Steven Kent makes a flying leap before the start of the State Harbour Crossing 2010

Winners: Codie Grimsey and Cara Baker

Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford has won the prestigious Tiberon Mile open water race in San Francisco at the weekend for a second time.

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