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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Swimming articles  Swimming
    Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has lost his wife to an apparent drowning in a swimming pool
     5 April 2022
    Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has lost his wife to an apparent drowning in a swimming pool
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    A man has died after swimming Cook Strait
    26 Feb 2022: A man has died after swimming Cook Strait... more
    Sydney's beaches are open to swimmers again, two days after a man died in the city's first fatal shark attack since the 1960s
    18 Feb 2022: Sydney's beaches are open to swimmers again, two days after a man died in the city's first fatal shark attack since the 1960s... more
    A 28-year-old man has died while swimming in the Waikato's Waingaro River
    4 Jan 2022: A 28-year-old man has died while swimming in the Waikato's Waingaro River... more
    A child has been flown to hospital following an incident in a swimming pool north of Auckland
    1 Jan 2022: A child has been flown to hospital following an incident in a swimming pool north of Auckland... more
    An investigation's begun into the death of a child at a public swimming pool in Christchurch
    23 Dec 2021: An investigation's begun into the death of a child at a public swimming pool in Christchurch... more
    Flowers and tributes are piling up outside a Christchurch public pool where a child drowned yesterday
    22 Dec 2021: Flowers and tributes are piling up outside a Christchurch public pool where a child drowned yesterday... more
    Parents and caregivers are being reminded to keep children close, while at the beach this summer
    20 Dec 2021: Parents and caregivers are being reminded to keep children close, while at the beach this summer... more
    More than 30 Auckland beaches are unsafe for swimming - after heavy rain
    16 Dec 2021: More than 30 Auckland beaches are unsafe for swimming - after heavy rain... more
    Concerns Wellington's Freyberg pool could be earthquake prone
    19 Oct 2021: Concerns Wellington's Freyberg pool could be earthquake prone... more

     Most Popular Recent Swimming News
     04 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five +++++++++
     16 Dec: Swimmer Lewis Clareburt has met the qualifying standard for next year's Commonwealth Games +++++
     22 Dec: A call for New Zealanders to do the checks before hydrating or swimming this summer +++++
     13 Jan: A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system ++++
     27 Dec: How can I get water out of my ear after swimming? ++++

     Swimming NewsLinks
      14 Jan: Ten lives have already been lost in nz waters this year. donate to make change (Stuff.co.nz)
      14 Jan: Locals want popular kerikeri swimming spot reopened (RadioNZ)
      12 Jan: Man who went missing in lake tikitapu found dead (RadioNZ)
      12 Jan: Farewell spit stranding: 13 pilot whales refloated (Stuff.co.nz)
      12 Jan: Weekend heat: ice-creams, swimming pools and cancelled tours (RadioNZ)
      9 Jan: Best of ces 2026: the smart home & home security gear edition (PC World)
      6 Jan: The hidden river that shapes central wellington (RadioNZ)
      6 Jan: Stick to your new year’s resolutions with this fitbit charge 6 (38% off) (PC World)
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