SNZ Review - Swimming New Zealand

Section 6 – Review Findings
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f
grateful for the opportunities the sport created for them personally, both in terms of their own swimming
related achievements and the personal growth and development that resulted from their involvement
with the sport.
Opportunities raised by alumni with the Working Group included:
appropriate endowment fund;
The national awards selection process and awards ceremonies, subject to cost, are recognised for their
integrity and are valued by the sport. They are seen as important to celebrate heroes and contributors to
events are also valued.
6.4.2 AREAS REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IDENTIFIED FOR THE
SPORT
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b
c
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SNZ as they have the responsibility for setting the strategy for the sport, and for monitoring operational
makes it impossible for them to lead the sport into the future.
of the stakeholders believe that this focus is too broad. The drivers for involvement in all aspects of
the recreational sport are varied, with some relating to the opportunities to secure revenue from the
recreational elements to subsidise the competitive end of the sport, others resting upon a philosophical
that it can identify and recruit potential competitive swimmers from these recreational sources.
There is a completely dysfunctional and untrusting relationship between some of the Regions and SNZ
and this has undermined the ability of the sport to address the challenges facing it and to move forward.
The sport is aware of a number of individuals within the sport who in themselves must stand accountable
ultimately bear responsibility for the lack of leadership and direction the Working Group discovered,
there has been a corresponding lack of respect, tolerance and moderation from within the sport of long
standing, which has made the job of those governing the sport much harder than it should have been. It
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