New Zealand at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

New Zealand at the
2025 World Aquatics Championships
New Zealand at the; 2025 World Aquatics Championships
	Flag of New Zealand
World Aquatics code	NZL
National federation	Swimming New Zealand
Website	swimmingnz.org
in Singapore
Competitors	32 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold0Silver0Bronze0Total0
World Aquatics Championships appearances
	1973 ; 1975 ; 1978 ; 1982 ; 1986 ; 1991 ; 1994 ; 1998 ; 2001 ; 2003 ; 2005 ; 2007 ; 2009 ; 2011 ; 2013 ; 2015 ; 2017 ; 2019 ; 2022 ; 2023 ; 2024 ; 2025 ;

Last updated August 10, 2025

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

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Liam Stone	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
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Maggie Squire	1 m springboard	167.30	49	—		Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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
Finn Harland	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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Caitlin Deans	800 m freestyle	8:28.72	10	—		Did not advance
Caitlin Deans	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
Amber George	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
Laura Quilter	50 m butterfly	26.60	29	Did not advance
Milana Tapper	100 m freestyle	55.23	28	Did not advance
Milana Tapper	200 m freestyle	1:58.75	21	Did not advance -				Eve Thomas	400 m freestyle	4:10.10	14	—	Did not advance
1500 m freestyle	16:28.10	16	Did not advance					Eve Thomas				—

Water polo

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Playoff	Quarterfinal	Semi-final	Final / BM
Team	Event	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 v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	68	23	+45	9	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	1	61	33	+28	6	Playoffs
3	New Zealand	3	1	2	37	36	+1	3	Playoffs
4	Singapore (H)	3	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

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

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[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.

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