SportI'm gay, says swimming star ThorpeSwimming legend Ian Thorpe last night admitted he was gay, after years of quashing rumours about his sexuality.13 Jul 05:00 PM
SportThorpe sets the record straightIan Thorpe has revealed that he is gay to Michael Parkinson.12 Jul 10:23 PM
Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth Games: Top pool hope battling sicknessLauren 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.19 Jun 05:00 PM
Commonwealth GamesSwimming: Pascoe in pursuit of Glasgow goldIf 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.09 Jun 05:00 PM
SportCollege sport: Paterson brothers rule the poolIt is rare to be able to pin the Paterson brothers of Sacred Heart College down long enough for a 20-minute interview.27 May 05:00 PM
SportSwimming: Stanley makes up for disappointmentNational 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.22 May 05:00 PM
SportSpirit of Churchill sees young swimmer through his dark daysIt'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."17 May 12:06 AM
OlympicsSixty seconds with: Paul KingsmanDoes 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.15 May 05:00 PM
SportCollege Sport: Early starts paying big dividendsNot many teenagers thrive on staring at the bottom of a swimming pool from 5.30 most weekday mornings.13 May 05:00 PM
SportSwimming hero facing drugs chargesFormer Australian swimming king Geoff Huegill has hit troubled waters.28 Apr 05:00 PM
SportPros support future starsNine-year-old Natalie Burke has been leaving competitors in her wake and now the would-be Olympic swimmer is learning from the best.26 Apr 04:15 PM
Commonwealth GamesSwimming: Boyle grabs clean sweep in freestyleIt proved a triple treat for Lauren Boyle on the final night of the State New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland last night.11 Apr 04:15 PM
Commonwealth GamesSwimming: Final night of champs ends on highIt 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.11 Apr 11:12 AM
SportSwimming: An eye for the Main chanceHowick 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.10 Apr 04:15 PM
SportSwimming: Boyle and Snyders on fireTop performers Lauren Boyle and Glenn Snyders added further Commonwealth Games qualifying performances.09 Apr 11:48 AM
SportIan Thorpe seriously ill in hospitalAussie swimming great Ian Thorpe is "quite sick" in hospital after contracting two potentially deadly infections and will never swim again competitively.08 Apr 10:48 PM
CyclingRun, walk, bike, swim and hike through spectacular countrysideA record field is lining up for the 10th anniversary of the Motatapu off-road sporting event which takes place next weekend in Central Otago.28 Feb 07:14 PM
All BlacksABs, Pascoe up for global sports awardsA double for New Zealand in the finalists for the prestigious international Laureus Sports Awards for 2014.26 Feb 05:33 PM
SportMilestone birthday's going swimminglyWendy du Toit set herself a goal two years ago that she would complete the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand for the first time for her 50th birthday.22 Feb 02:53 AM
SportFather hopes Thorpe will 'be out the other side'Ian Thorpe's father says the Olympic legend is having a tough time battling depression, but he hopes his treatment will soon see him right.04 Feb 04:30 PM
SportSwimming: Ian Thorpe enters rehabOlympian Ian Thorpe has checked himself into rehab in Sydney while battling depression and alcohol abuse.30 Jan 07:18 PM
SportPassion for swimming is in the genes for 10-year-old AucklanderTen-year-old Hannah Milne had the experience of her life last year and can't wait to put it to good use in the State Capital Classic next weekend in Wellington.17 Jan 02:22 PM
