RPC Waikato

We are excited to be delivering our first RPC-Waikato 'Race Skills Clinic' this weekend in Hamilton.

The Race Skills Clinic will be targeting starts and turns and will be coached by no other than Mat Woofe, coach of the Regional Performance Centre. Mat will be joined by RPC Athletes and New Zealand Representatives and, Gina McCarthy Orlando Hardie

Our first Clinic has Sold Out, but don't worry, we will be hosting more in the near future. Stay Tuned!



Hamilton Aquatics NZ Swimming Waikato

We will be supporting the Disability Have-A-Go Day on November, 24th in Hamilton 🙌🏼

🆓 FREE SIGN UP – Spaces are Limited, Register Your Child Today!

More info: 👉 https://bit.ly/4eaAvGI
Registration: 👉 https://bit.ly/3VsUJE6

Gina McCarthy selected to compete at the 2024 World Short Course Championships in Budapest (HUN) from 10-15 December 🌍

Congratulations to Gina and Coach Mat, what an amazing achievement!



Hamilton Aquatics NZ Swimming Waikato

Jesse is through to the 100m Backstroke S9 Final in Paris! 🌿

A heat swim of 1.04.53 was enough to progress Jesse through into tomorrow's final, a time which was just off his own New Zealand record.

Catch Jesse in the final on Wednesday 4 September at 3:33am NZST

📸 Swimming NZ Archive photo

Safe travels to Sophie Hay and Coach Mat, as they travel to the ancient city of Alghero, Italy, for the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Junior World Championships 2024 from 5-8 September 2024.

Let's Go Team!!!!



Hamilton Aquatics NZ Swimming Waikato

The clock is ticking down to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, and we cannot wait to watch Jesse compete in his 3rd Paralympic Games.

You can write a message of support for Jesse by following the link below. Paralympics New Zealand may share your message on there site and on their social media.

https://paralympics.org.nz/paralympian/jesse-reynolds-paralympian-205/

Hamilton Aquatics NZ

Race time in the Tron! 💪🏼



Hamilton Aquatics NZ St Paul's Swim Club

A special welcome to our very first RPC Waikato swimmer cohort. An incredibly exciting moment for the RPC and swimming in the Waikato region!

Jesse Reynolds has been competing alongside his regional teammates, Tupou Neifui and Joshua Willmer this weekend in Singapore at the 2024 Citi Para Swimming World Series

This will be the final competitive event for Jesse in the lead into the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Next up is a two week training camp on the Gold Coast.

Swimmers looking to apply to RPC Waikato can do so via dedicated Regional Performance Centre page on the Swimming Waikato website.

For more information, or to apply, you will need to fill-out the contact form which will be received by the RPC-WK Head Coach, Mat Woofe. This must be done prior to the application deadline - 19th May

https://swimmingwaikato.co.nz/regional-performance-centre/



Hamilton Aquatics NZ
Swimming Waikato

RPC Waikato HEAD COACH - MAT WOOFE

Mat has coached within a number of High-Performance programs over the last 10 years including Melbourne Vic Centre, one of Australia’s Podium Programs and the Performance Coach at the Swimming New Zealand National Training Centre.

As part of this Mat has placed a number of swimmers onto national teams including the 2016 Olympic Games, 2017 World Championships, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 World Short Course Championships, 2020 & 2024 Paralympic Games. Over the past 5 years, Mat has been named the New Zealand Coaches Association Coach of the Year (2016), Open Water Coach of the Year (2018) and Para Coach of the Year (2021 & 2024).

Mat currently coaches Jesse Reynolds who is a multi time Paralympic finalist and Commonweatlh Games medalist. He has in the past coached Nikita Howarth who is a Paralympic medalist and broke the SM7 100m IM Women's World Record at Waterworld. Mat also coaches Gina McCarthy who is a member of Swimming New Zealand’s Senior Squad, has met pathway times for senior representation at the international level and holds a number of New Zealand Records across multiple events.

Congratulations to Sophie Hay on officially achieving her spot to compete at the 2024 World Junior Open Water Championships in Alghero, Italy

Sophie will be joined by RPC Waikato Head Coach, Mat Woofe who has been selected as Head Coach.