Announcement of the Paralympic Programme Plans for 2025
We are pleased to release the plan for our Paralympic Programme for 2025. This plan provides an overview of the programme targeting the podium, which consists of three levels: foundation, competition and performance.
The plan explains each level, including the aims of the level, the dates and delivery plan, and athletes targeted for the respective level. We encourage you to take a read of the Paralympic Programme plan to grow your understanding.
Swimming NZ's Paralympic Programme Lead, Simon Mayne, is excited to share the plan with our community.
“After the shorter Paris cycle we have created a new Paralympic Pathway with three levels to help get more athletes qualifying and achieving in Los Angeles 2028.”
Mayne believes that camps will play a key role in supporting the development across the year.
"The introduction of additional camps throughout the year, where all levels come together and learn from and with each other, will play a major part in building upon the Paris cycle."
Mayne noted that the Major Regional Championships have been included on the calendar for 2025, as they will be useful to providing racing opportunities.
"Throughout the year, almost all of the long course Major Regional Championships will be sanctioned with World Para Swimming, allowing domestic results to be used as qualifying times for the pinnacle competition of the year."
The first of these Major Regional Championships were held in Waikato last weekend, where Rylee Sayer (Matamata) became the first New Zealand athlete to achieve an MQS qualifying time for the 2025 Para Swimming World Championships to be held in Singapore next year. Congratulations to Rylee on going under the MQS standards in the 50m freestyle S7 and 50m butterfly S7.
Mayne believes this is a perfect demonstration of why this approach will assist the Paralympic Programme moving forward.
"Congratulations to Rylee and her coach Graeme Laing for their performances over the weekend. This highlights the benefits in making these Major Regional Championships sanctioned meets and how they encourage continual development for athletes in the programme."
We would like to congratulate the athletes who have been identified at each of the three levels articulated in the Paralympic Programme pathway.
Performance Programme
Name | Club | Coach |
Cameron Leslie | Whangarei | Tom Onley |
Lili-Fox Mason | Wharenui | Carl Gordon |
Tupou Neiufi | Mt Eden | Don McKenna |
Dame Sophie Pascoe | QEII | Brett Naylor |
Jesse Reynolds | Hamilton Aquatics & RPC Waikato | Mat Woofe |
Gaby Smith | Vikings | Todd Mason |
Joshua Willmer | Pukekohe | Sheldon Kemp |
Competition Programme
Name | Club | Coach |
Erin Knox | SwimZone Racing | Frank Tourelle |
Rylee Sayer | Matamata | Graeme Laing |
Asher Smith-Franklin | North Shore | Graham Hill |
Foundation Programme
Name | Club | Coach |
Brooke Anderson | Vikings | Todd Mason |
David Beck | Club 37 | Mitch Nairn |
Jack Bugler | Blenheim | Shane Skehan |
Bailey Conlon | Swim Rotorua | Aidan Withington-Edwards |
Ashmit Danney | Te Arawa | Henk Greupink |
McKenzie Drage | Aquagym | Emma Smith |
Guy Harrison | Heretaunga Sundevils | Willy Benson |
James Haydon | Club 37 | Mitch Nairn |
Jonty Howland | Dannevirke | Lin Tozer |
Charlotte Murphy | Aquagym | Emma Smith |
Amber Proudfoot | Aquagym | Emma Smith |
Lucas Robins | Otaki Titans | Jon Winter |
Rawiri Tristram-Brown | Otaki Titans | Jon Winter |
Mayne is looking forward to the year ahead.
"It's exciting to look ahead to 2025 and the start of the cycle. I'm looking forward to working with the coaches, the athletes and their support team to produce some excellent results across the country and on the international stage."
For more information about the programme, please refer to the Performance webpage on our website.
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