Oceania Swimming Championships
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The Oceania Swimming Championships are currently held every 2 years, in even years. They are organized by the Oceania Swimming Association
, and feature teams representing countries and islands from that region.
The most recent championships were the 8th edition
, held in June 2010.
Oceania Swimming Association
The Oceania Swimming Association is the continental governing body recognised by FINA, for the national governing bodies of swimming, open water swimming, diving, water polo, synchronised swimming and masters swimming in Oceania....
, and feature teams representing countries and islands from that region.
The most recent championships were the 8th edition
2010 Oceania Swimming Championships
The 8th Oceania Swimming Championships were held 21–26 June 2010, at the Tuanaimato Aquatic Centre in Apia, Samoa. It was the eight edition of the biennial championships, and featured competition in swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming...
, held in June 2010.
Locations
Year | Edition | Host City | Country | Dates |
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1993 1993 Oceania Swimming Championships The 1993 Oceania Swimming Championships were held in Nouméa, New Caledonia, in February 1993. They were organised by Oceania Swimming Association.-Men's events:Legend: -Women's events:Legend:... |
1st | Nouméa Nouméa Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,... |
New Caledonia | |
1997 | 2nd | Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
Australia | |
2000 2000 Oceania Swimming Championships The 2000 Oceania Swimming Championships were held 21—24 June 2000 at the Queen Elizabeth II pool in Christchurch, New Zealand. This was the third edition of the Championships, and swimming all competition listed below was conducted in a 50m pool.... |
3rd | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
New Zealand | June 21-24, 2000 |
2002 2002 Oceania Swimming Championships The 2002 Oceania Swimming Championships were held June 11-14 in Nouméa, New Caledonia.All swimming competition listed below were swum in a 50m pool.-Participating countries:The 2002 Oceania Swimming Championships featured 117 swimmers from:... |
4th | Nouméa Nouméa Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,... |
New Caledonia | June 9-16, 2002 |
2004 2004 Oceania Swimming Championships The 2004 Oceania Swimming Championships were held May 15-19, 2004 at the National Aquatics Center in Suva, Fiji. This was the fifth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in: swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming... |
5th | Suva Suva Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,... |
Fiji | May 15-19, 2004 |
2006 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships The 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships were 7-16 July at 3 locations in Queensland, Australia. This was the sixth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in:*swimming -- 7, 8, 10 + 12 July at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns;... |
6th | Cairns Cairns, Queensland Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was... (swimming) Palm Cove Beach Palm Cove, Queensland Palm Cove is a beach community in Far North Queensland, Australia located north of the city of Cairns. It is named for the palm trees that line the beach. At the 2006 census, Palm Cove had a population of 1,215.-History:... (open water) Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... (synchronised swimming) |
Australia | July 7-16, 2006 |
2008 2008 Oceania Swimming Championships The 2008 Oceania Swimming Championships were held in New Zealand and featured competition in swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming... |
7th | Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
New Zealand | June 5-8, 2008 |
2010 2010 Oceania Swimming Championships The 8th Oceania Swimming Championships were held 21–26 June 2010, at the Tuanaimato Aquatic Centre in Apia, Samoa. It was the eight edition of the biennial championships, and featured competition in swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming... |
8th | Apia | Samoa | June 21-27, 2010 |
2012 | 9th | Nouméa Nouméa Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,... |
New Caledonia | |