SNZ Review - Swimming New Zealand

Section 7 – The Way Forward and Recommendations
Clubs need support from Regions and SNZ to help them achieve growth in membership. There may be
learnings that can be taken from Swimming Australia once they see the impact of their new program which
focuses on this.
7.2.4 COMPETITION ZONES
New Competition Zones will be introduced and these will be competition driven, not governance driven and
The driver for the establishment of the Competition Zone model is competitive swimming driven, bringing
best to swim against the best’.
While existing Regions can remain they must also agree to become part of the Competition Zone structure
and will play an active role in administering the Competition Zones.
for the sport to reduce or increase the number (provided it is consistent with the purpose) as the sport grows
and lifts its performance. These are not governance and management structures.
The initial four new Competition Zones are suggested:
Northern (proposed Regions: Northland / Auckland / Counties)
Central
Southern
Region’s culture within their individual swimming fraternity. At the time of the establishment of the Zones
each Region will be able to input into which of its neighbouring Competition Zones it wishes to belong to with
Competition framework, rules and standards, including which age groups will be included.
committee structure that will deliver their Zone competition. It must be simple and structured in a way that
transparently shared and agreed with the sport.
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