Zealand named a squad of 12 swimmers for the Commonwealth Games at the end of the National Swimming Championships in Auckland last week Seven swimmers successfully met stiff qualification times set by the selection panel while five others were included after a re-evaluation of recent times worldwide.
According to reports in the New Zealand media, Swimming NZ successfully petitioned the New Zealand Commonwealth Games Association to extend the squad to 12. The New Zealand Commonwealth Games team is expected to total about 185 competitors in 18 sports.
Swimming NZ performance and pathways general manager Jan Cameron said the initial qualification targets agreed with the NZOC were set against world times 12 months ago. Since then, times around the world, particularly at the Australian trials last month, had eased back after the controversial rubber swimming suits had been banned.
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