39 Age Group Swimmers Named For 2026 Tri Series
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Team Announcement for the 2026 Tri Series
We are delighted to announce the 39 swimmers selected to represent New Zealand at the 2026 Tri Series. The competition will be hosted by Western Australia in Karratha, with the team set to depart for Australia in early July.
The Tri Series is a competition that has been specifically designed to introduce developing swimmers to the demands of performance racing in an international environment. For the fourth consecutive year, the Tri Series will see two New Zealand teams battling it out against two Australian states in Victoria and Western Australia.
With the strength and depth shown by our age group swimmers at the recent 2026 NZ Age Group Swimming Championships in Hawke's Bay and the 2026 NZ Swimming Championships in Auckland, it's excellent to recognise these athletes, as well as their clubs and coaches.
More than 15 swimmers were part of the 2025 Tri Series teams, and will bring their experience from last year to help guide the New Zealand contingent from 5 - 12 July.
Congratulations to the swimmers and the coaches selected for the Tri Series trip to Western Australia. We have listed the selected coaches and athletes below, plus recognising the coach and the club for each swimmer selected.
Coaches
Congratulations with the coaches selected to travel with and guide the team at Tri Series:
Name | Club | Role |
Carl Gordon | Wharenui | Head Coach |
Wilrich Coetzee | Coast | Assistant Coach |
Kirsty Johnson | Trojans | Assistant Coach |
Ben Lavigne | Tawa | Assistant Coach |
Brigitte Mahan | North Canterbury | Assistant Coach |
Chris Paproski | Nga Tai Tuatea a Taraika | Assistant Coach |
Swimmers
Congratulations to the swimmers selected on to represent New Zealand at the Tri Series:
Name | Club | Coach |
Lucas Bell | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Millie Bell | North Canterbury | Brigitte Mahan |
Jenna Borea | Jasi | Peter Burgon |
Declan Broadfoot | Nga Tai Tuatea a Taraika | Chris Paproski |
Kezia Buissinne | North Shore | Michelle Gillies / Graham Hill |
Hana Carnie | Wanaka | Erika Ikeda |
Charlie Dickison | Nga Tai Tuatea a Taraika | Chris Paproski |
Londyn Dillinger | Murihiku | Madison Wills |
Mitch Ellis | Liz van Welie Aquatics | Matt Teokotai-White |
Tandia Fisher | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Chloe Gladwin | Whakatane | Mason Pickering |
Orlando Hardie | Hamilton Aquatics | Mat Woofe |
Jonty Howland | Dannevirke | Lin Tozer |
Connor Jenkins | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Grace Jeromson | North Shore | Sandra Burrow |
Daniel Kregting | Roskill | Josh Munro |
April Lin | Phoenix Aquatics | David Lyles |
Nicola Lovell | Blenheim | Shane Skehan |
Tyler Lushkott | North Shore | Michelle Gillies / Graham Hill |
Jade Lyles | Phoenix Aquatics | David Lyles |
Octavia Mahoney | United | Andy McMillan |
Luke Manderson | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Preston Maxwell | Nga Tai Tuatea a Taraika | Chris Paproski |
Alex McIntosh | United | Andy McMillan |
Laura Menzies | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Xanthe Miller | United | Andy McMillan & David Heyden (AUS) |
Quinn Pike | Hamilton Aquatics | Alison Fitch |
Alanna Rawson | St Peter's | Alastair Johnson |
Neo Salomonsson | Kiwi ASC & Swim Dunedin | Lars Humer |
Sam Skidmore | Trojans | Kirsty Johnson |
Danny Sun | North Shore | Michelle Gillies / Graham Hill |
Rawiri Tristram-Brown | Otaki Titans | Seuga Frost |
Summer Vincent | Dannevirke | Lin Tozer |
Fraser Walker | United | Andy McMillan |
Hope Wang | Phoenix Aquatics | David Lyles |
Alfie Weatherston Harvey | Kiwi ASC & Swim Dunedin | Lars Humer |
Soeren Wells | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Nathaniel Wood | Porirua City Aquatics | Justin Roberts |
Kiri Yamagami | United | Mitch Nairn |
The composition of the two New Zealand teams will be confirmed closer to the competition.
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