New Zealand at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

New Zealand at the
2025 World Aquatics Championships
World Aquatics codeNZL
National federationSwimming New Zealand
Websiteswimmingnz.org
in Singapore
Competitors32 in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
World Aquatics Championships appearances

New Zealand competed at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, 2025.

Competitors

The following is the list of competitors in the Championships.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic swimming 0 1 1
Diving 3 1 4
High diving 1 0 1
Open water swimming 1 0 1
Swimming 3 8 11
Water polo 0 14 14
Total 8 24 32

Artistic swimming

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jennifer Russanov Solo technical routine 204.0442 24 Did not advance
solo free routine 180.2101 21 Did not advance

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Nathan Brown 10 m platform 354.50 28 Did not advance
Liam Stone 1 m springboard 349.80 13 Did not advance
3 m springboard 416.95 8 Q 417.00 8 Q 430.45 10
Frazer Tavener 3 m springboard 360.95 25 Did not advance
Liam Stone
Frazer Tavener
3 m synchro springboard 375.66 6 Q 361.11 7
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Maggie Squire 1 m springboard 167.30 49 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Nathan Brown
Frazer Tavener
Maggie Squire
Team event 266.25 18

High diving

Athlete Event Points Rank
Braden Rumpit Men's high diving 321.20 13

Open water swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semi-final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Louis Clark Men's 3 km knockout sprints 17:58.4 19 Did not advance

Swimming

New Zealand entered 11 swimmers.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semi-final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lewis Clareburt 200 m butterfly 1:56.35 16 Q 1:55.24 10 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 1:58.19 9 Q 1:57.29 6 Q 1:57.06 NR 5
400 m individual medley 4:13.89 10 Did not advance
Finn Harland 50 m backstroke 24.76 10 Q 25.02 16 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 54.17 22 Did not advance
Andrew Jeffcoat 50 m backstroke 25.09 27 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semi-final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Caitlin Deans 800 m freestyle 8:28.72 10 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 16:13.16 13 Did not advance
Erika Fairweather 200 m freestyle 1:56.54 1 Q 1:55.52 3 Q 1:55.61 6
400 m freestyle Disqualified Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:22.22 6 Q 8:20.79 7
Amber George 50 m backstroke 28.54 25 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:02.16 29 Did not advance
Savannah-Eve Martin 50 m backstroke 28.74 29 Did not advance
Zoe Pedersen 50 m butterfly 26.39 24 Did not advance
Laura Quilter 50 m freestyle 25.08 22 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 26.60 29 Did not advance
Milana Tapper 100 m freestyle 55.23 28 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:58.75 21 Did not advance

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Eve Thomas 400 m freestyle 4:10.10 14 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 16:28.10 16 Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
Team Event Group stage Playoff Quarterfinal Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 New Zealand Women's tournament  Italy
L 9–14
 Singapore
W 22–7
 Australia
L 6–15
3 P/Off  Netherlands
L 9–14
 Great Britain
W 20–12
 China
L 6–10
10

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the New Zealander roster.[3]

Head coach: Angela Winstanley-Smith

  • 1 Jessica Milicich GK
  • 2 Emily Nicholson FP
  • 3 Gabrielle Doyle FP
  • 4 Libby Gault FP
  • 5 Gabrielle Milicich FP
  • 6 Darcy Spark FP
  • 7 Emmerson Houghton FP
  • 8 Millie Quin FP
  • 9 Sophie Shorter-Robinson FP
  • 10 Morgan McDowall FP
  • 11 Kaitlin Howarth FP
  • 12 Agatha Weston FP
  • 13 Bridget Layburn GK
  • 14 Holly Dunn FP
Group play
Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 68 23 +45 9 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 61 33 +28 6 Playoffs
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 0 2 37 36 +1 3
4  Singapore (H) 3 0 0 0 3 14 88 −74 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Omegatiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
11 July 2025
17:35
Report Italy  14–9  New Zealand OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Aurély Blanchard (FRA), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–4, 5–2, 5–1
three players 3 Goals Weston 2
13 July 2025
19:10
Report New Zealand  22–7  Singapore OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Evan Andrews (CAN)
Score by quarters: 8–2, 5–1, 3–2, 6–2
McDowall 8 Goals Tio 4
15 July 2025
17:35
Report Australia  15–6  New Zealand OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Marta Cabanas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–2, 5–1, 3–3
three players 3 Goals Houghton 3
Playoffs
17 July 2025
17:35
Report New Zealand  9–14  Netherlands OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Wu Zhekang (SGP), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 4–5, 2–1
Quin 3 Goals Van de Kraats 5
9–12th place semifinals
19 July 2025
13:45
Report New Zealand  20–12  Great Britain OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Marcella Braga (BRA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 7–3, 5–1, 3–5
Quin 5 Goals Turner 4
Eleventh place game
21 July 2025
10:35
Report China  10–6  New Zealand OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
Referees:
Aurély Blanchard (FRA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 0–1, 4–2
four players 2 Goals McDowall 5

References

  1. ^ "Competition athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Entries Book" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Women's Water Polo Team Roster NZL" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.