Games: Boyle, Pascoe win gold
Lauren Boyle won gold in the 400m freestyle this morning, posting a Commonwealth Games record time in the process.
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Glasgow: NZ swimmers confident
Head of New Zealand swimming Luis Villanueva is happy with preparations. 'Training has gone well, everyone is in good shape & good spirits'. Lauren Boyle, Glenn Snyders and Matt Stanely have worked hard to get to this point and look forward to racing.
Snyders thrives in the sun
Glenn Snyders cut a distinctive figure with his California tan at the New Zealand flag raising ceremony in the Commonwealth Games athletes village yesterday.
Dana Johannsen: Plenty care that Thorpe has come out
One of the most tired phrases you hear from sports fans is "no one cares".
Paula Gerber: Thorpe shame shows Australia still has long way to go
Few who watched Ian Thorpe's "coming out" interview with British interviewer Michael Parkinson on Sunday night could have failed to have been moved by his story.
I'm gay, says swimming star Thorpe
Swimming legend Ian Thorpe last night admitted he was gay, after years of quashing rumours about his sexuality.
Commonwealth Games: Top pool hope battling sickness
Lauren Boyle's sniffles came through the phone loud and clear. New Zealand's best swimmer isn't exactly a box of fluffies a few weeks out from the Commonwealth Games.
Swimming: Pascoe in pursuit of Glasgow gold
If it works don't change it might be Sophie Pascoe's motto as she sets her sights on more international success at the Glasgow Games next month.
College sport: Paterson brothers rule the pool
It is rare to be able to pin the Paterson brothers of Sacred Heart College down long enough for a 20-minute interview.
Swimming: Stanley makes up for disappointment
National record holder Matthew Stanley fought his way back from disappointment to win on the third night of finals at the Mayfair Pools Oceania Championships in Auckland last night.
Spirit of Churchill sees young swimmer through his dark days
It's a fair bet that not many young New Zealanders know about Winston Churchill. Fewer still may recall his select words to Harrow School students, to "never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up."
Sixty seconds with: Paul Kingsman
Does a spa pool after a speaking engagement in Virginia count? Otherwise the answer is: a while. I'm normally in the gym five days a week but I don't miss training six hours a day, watching the ceiling go by.
College Sport: Early starts paying big dividends
Not many teenagers thrive on staring at the bottom of a swimming pool from 5.30 most weekday mornings.
Swimming hero facing drugs charges
Former Australian swimming king Geoff Huegill has hit troubled waters.
Pros support future stars
Nine-year-old Natalie Burke has been leaving competitors in her wake and now the would-be Olympic swimmer is learning from the best.
Swimming: Boyle grabs clean sweep in freestyle
It proved a triple treat for Lauren Boyle on the final night of the State New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland last night.
Swimming: Final night of champs ends on high
It proved a fairytale finish to the State New Zealand Swimming Championships, when the women's 4x100m freestyle relay team bettered the Commonwealth Games standard in the final event.
Swimming: An eye for the Main chance
Howick Pakuranga backstroke swimmer Corey Main is the first of the newbies to join the established stars by bettering the Commonwealth Games qualifying standard at the State New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland last night.