Swimming is one of the premier sports at Wellington College, a sport Wellington College does extremely well in.
NZ Secondary School Swimming Championships:  Champions (2011, 2012, 2013, 2018), Runners-Up (2014, 2016) and 3rd Place (2015)

WC Swimmimg was the  College Sport Wellington Team of the Year 2018. 

2018 WC Co - Swim Captain Thomas Watkins was the Wellington College Joint Sportsman of the Year 2018.

2019 WC Captain Atakura Julian is the Wellington College Sportman of the year 2019 (Swimming and Lifesaving)


​​​​​​​Keen to swim?

Swimmers will train with clubs and then swim for Wellington College

What you need to know...Swimming is in Terms 1, 2 and 3, there Iis no registration cost but there will be associated entry costs with the various Secondary Swim competititons as they arrive. 

​Secondary School Swimming Calendar 2021


Tues 23 Feb              Wellington College Swim Prelims
(Term 1, wk 4)           9am to 11am (Freyberg Pool)                             
                                  Timed heats to find A-Grade finalists for the College                                                        Swimming Sports                             

Tues 9 March             Wellington College Swim Sports
(Term 1, wk 5)           9am to 12 noon (Freyberg Pool)                             
                                   A-Grade finals (fastest 6) in all age groups based on prelim                                            results                             
                                   B-Grade races (for those not the fastest 6 in an event) in all                                            age groups

Tues  21  May            Wellington Boys Zone Swim Champs
(Term 2, wk 5)           9am to 12 noon (Freyberg Pool)                             
                                  St. Patricks, Scots and Wellington College compete

Sat 12-13 June                North Island Secondary Schools Swim Champs 
(Term 2, wk 7)           Freyberg Pool (Palmerston North)                             
                                  2 Heat sessions (9am & 1:30pm starts)                              
                                  Day trip (5:45am depart, return approx 7.30pm)

Friday  June          CSW Individual Swim Champs (Regionals) 
(Term 2, wk 9)           Huia Pool (Upper Hutt) – 10am to 2pm 

Wed 22 September    CSW Relay Swim Champs (Regionals – Huia Cup)
(Term 3, wk 10)           WRAC  – evening competition (7pm)                                  

2-3 October             NZ Secondary Schools Swim Champs   
​​​​​​​(End of Term 3)           Te Rapa, Hamilton (Waterworld)















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