40 Age Group Swimmers Named For 2025 Tri Series
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Team Announcement for the 2025 Tri Series
We are delighted to announce the 40 swimmers selected on the two New Zealand teams for the 2025 Tri Series. The competition will be hosted by reigning champions Victoria in Ballarat from 10 – 12 July. This is during the Term 2 school holidays and the racing will follow some days in a team camp prior.
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 third consecutive year, the Tri Series will see two New Zealand teams battling it out against two Australian states in Victoria and Western Australia. The age distinction of the two New Zealand teams enables specific focus on the NAGS swimmers, adding significant internal competition to the mix.
With the strength and depth shown by our age group swimmers at the recent 2025 Apollo Projects NZ Age Group Swimming Championships in Hawke's Bay and the 2025 Apollo Projects NZ Swimming Championships in Auckland, it's excellent to recognise these athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic pathway and their club and coaches.
The team will be led by David Lyles (Phoenix Aquatics) as the Head Coach of these New Zealand teams. Lyles brings a wealth of knowledge as a coach, from having swimmers compete at eight Olympic Games and recently as a coach in Paris last year, which will benefit the development of the swimmers on these teams.
Lyles believes Tri Series is an important step in athlete development.
"As a coach, I have spent over 30 years working at the elite end of world swimming, but as a parent, I have witnessed first hand the positive effect that being part of the Tri Series team has had on my own child."
Lyles is looking forward to leading the team when they travel to Victoria in July.
"I am delighted to be involved with the 2025 Tri Series teams, highly impressed by the performances I saw at NAGS and NZ Champs, and encouraged by the experience and passion of the team staff. I hope that all these young athletes will grasp this amazing opportunity and see it as the first step on their ladder of success. Let's go to Australia to perform, to excel and to win!"
Seven swimmers were part of the 2024 Tri Series teams, will bring their experience from last year to help guide their respective team in July.
Congratulations to the Olympic and Paralympic pathway swimmers and the coaches selected for the Tri Series trip to Victoria. We have listed the full teams below plus recognising the coach and the club for each swimmer selected.
2025 Tri Series Teams
Coaches
Congratulations with the coaches selected to travel with and guide the team at Tri Series:
Name | Club | Role |
David Lyles | Phoenix Aquatics | Head Coach |
Tracy Breuer | Kiwi West Aquatics | Coach |
Carl Gordon | Wharenui | Coach |
Brigitte Mahan | North Canterbury | Coach |
Josh Munro | Roskill | Coach |
Mat Woofe | Hamilton Aquatics & RPC Waikato | Coach |
New Zealand Youth Team
Congratulations to the swimmers selected on this team:
Name | Club | Coach |
Olivia Bates | North Shore | Michelle Gillies |
Luojingxi Chen | Nga Tai Tuatea a Taraika | Chris Paproski |
Sophie Hay | Hamilton Aquatics & RPC Waikato | Mat Woofe |
James Haydon | Club 37 | Mitch Nairn |
Freya Hingston | United | Andy McMillan & Andrew Jeffcoat |
Noah Ireland-Spicer | Otaki Titans | Jon Winter |
Hunter Lloyd | Raumati | Bronson Lloyd |
Jasmine Lyles | Phoenix Aquatics | David Lyles |
Xanthe Miller | United | Andy McMillan & Andrew Jeffcoat |
Charlotte Murphy | Aquagym | Emma Smith |
Te Paki | Northwave | Monica Cooper |
Amber Proudfoot | Aquagym | Emma Smith |
Bridie Quayle | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Neo Salomonsson | Kiwi & Swim Dunedin | Gabby Trotter & Lars Humer |
Mila Tongalea | United | Andy McMillan & Andrew Jeffcoat |
Rawiri Tristram-Brown | Otaki Titans | Jon Winter |
Fraser Walker | United | Andy McMillan & Andrew Jeffcoat |
Hope Wang | Phoenix Aquatics | David Lyles |
Alfie Weatherston Harvey | Kiwi & Swim Dunedin | Gabby Trotter & Lars Humer |
Rylind Wheeler | North Canterbury | Brigitte Mahan |
New Zealand Youth Development Team
Congratulations to the swimmers selected on this team:
Name | Club | Coach |
Elwin Bao | North Shore | Michelle Gillies |
Lucas Bell | Tasman | Shaun Foley |
Millie Bell | North Canterbury | Brigitte Mahan |
Paige Conley | Whanganui | Richard Gheel |
Grayson Coulter | North Shore | Michelle Gillies |
Liam Curling | Coast | John Gatfield |
Londyn Dillinger | Murihiku | Madi Wills & Jeremy Duncan |
Mitch Ellis | Liz van Welie Aquatics | Tai Daniela |
Leo English | Swim Rotorua | Aidan Withington |
Tandia Fisher | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Orlando Hardie | Hamilton Aquatics & RPC Waikato | Mat Woofe |
Jonty Howland | Dannevirke | Lin Tozer |
Jade Lyles | Phoenix Aquatics | David Lyles |
Alex McIntosh | United | Andy McMillan & Andrew Jeffcoat |
Laura Menzies | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Ariella Riley | Hamilton Aquatics & RPC Waikato | Mat Woofe |
Lucas Robins | Otaki Titans | Jon Winter |
Hannah Sampson | SwimZone Racing | Frank Tourelle |
Nathaniel Wood | Porirua City Aquatics | Gerusio Matonse |
Michael Yang | Phoenix Aquatics | David Lyles |
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