Venue: Alexandra Pool. Molyneux Park off Centennial Avenue, Alexandra, South Island, New Zealand Please familiarise yourself with IISA swimming rules and enter on the IISA website https://internationaliceswimming.com/view-iisa-event/?event=170 Program Tuesday 10 July 1-4 pm: Registration at the Alexandra pool. Later registration can be arranged by contacting the organisers. Wednesday 10 July Thursday 11 July Friday 12 July Saturday 13 July SESSION ONE 250 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1000 Freestyle 1000 Freestyle SESSION TWO 100 Breaststroke 50 Freestyle 50 Butterfly 100 Butterfly 100 Backs ..read more

IISA 5 th World Championships 12 th – 15 th Jan 2023; Samoens, French Alps. The following are the outstanding results achieved by our Team attending their 1st International Event. As a Country we far exceeded expectations with a relatively small Team travelling the furthest to get there from mid-summer temperatures ‘Down-Under’. Congratulations to all involved in Flying our Flag so high !!! New Zealand  10 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze     Mexico 1 Bronze 7 th  Country in Gold Medal count – 46 countries competing (Over 450 Swimmers). 6 Age Group World Records ..read more

There are a number of events set up for this winter for kiwis to get their cold swimming in IISA Aotearoa NZ National Open Water Championships This will be held at Blue Lake, St Bathans this year, with events from 250m to 1000m. This will enable people to get qualifying in for any Ice Miles attempts. Dates: 7 July – 10 July 2023 Further info Enter here IISA Aotearoa NZ Ice Mile Challenge This is the opportunity to attempt an Ice Mile swim. Or even an extreme Ice Mile. This will also occur at St Bathans. Dates: 7 July – 10 July 2023 Further info Enter here Ice Division Open Water Champs 2023 Th ..read more

Congratulations to David Coleman who has now swum 6 Ice miles, the most of any Kiwi. His last mile was swum at Falcon Lake, Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire UK. Well done David ..read more

There have been 4 Ice Miles recorded in New Zealand in 2022. The Ice swimmers are Tim Dutton, Simon Olliver (twice) and Nick Shanks. The swims were all done in Canterbury, New Zealand, some in Lake Pearson, and some in Lake Lyndon. Simon now has 5 Ice Miles to his credit. On the other side of the world another New Zealander, David Coleman, did an Ice Mile at The Falcon, Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, UK. David & Simon have both done 5 Ice Miles, and one of Simon’s qualifies as an Extreme Ice Mile Well done to Simon, David, Nick and Tim ..read more

Kia ora! I’m Rebecca Hollingsworth, a Wellington ocean swimmer. I rediscovered my love for swimming over 10 years ago and have been marathon swimming (10km+) since 2014. In this time, I’ve had the chance to do some pretty epic swims around the world – Samoa, Rottnest Channel in Perth, Lake Windermere in the UK, the ‘SCAR’ swim series in Arizona, and here at home – Lake Taupo, Cook Strait and most recently, double Lake Taupo (80.4km).  About to start her Ice mile in Lake Lyndon, Christchurch, New Zealand I accidentally came across ice swimming while I was visiting Munich in 2017 thro ..read more

Competitors representing New Zealand: Sue, Auckland. Competing for the 500 and 1Km Currently holds the World record of 1,000 mts Swam Faveoux Strait on March 11th 2022 Swam Cook Strait on 4th Of April 2021 Taupo Lake Rachel, Wanaka NZ Selina, France Wei Ping, Christchurch Hannah, Canterbury 100 meters butterfly 100 meters Individual Medley ..read more

I am (2000 – current)  a front-line Paramedic in South Auckland.  I offer bucket loads of experience and a very level head.  Able to think under immense pressure.  Sound knowledge of the Biological and Physiological needs of swimmers (especially Ice Swimmers). I am able also to offer psychological support for each swimmer.  I believe that as the current IISANZ medic I have come to know many swimmers, their needs, and their individual nuances/swim styles and abilities, which, if selected would be a great advantage to the team. On a more personal note, I offer a great at ..read more

Here’s a link to a write up of the 2022 Ice Pool Champs ..read more

Hello! My name is Jono Ridler, one of the many obsessed (for good reason) open-water swimmers based out of Auckland, New Zealand. After a childhood of mostly despising swimming lessons and being a very average swimmer, I returned to the sport in 2011 at 21 years old, completing a 3-kilometre ocean swim across the Auckland Harbour. I was hooked! Several years later in 2016, I completed my first marathon swim, equivalent to 10 kilometres. My level of interest in open-water swimming reached a whole new level, and it opened my mind to what else I could achieve. Now a few years on since that first ..read more