Hawke's Bay Regional Aquatic Centre

14/10/2026

Reminder that our 50m pool is closed this Sunday while we cheer on all the incredible wahine doing the Harcourts HB Women’s Tri, including some familiar faces from our own staff returning for ANOTHER year 👏

The 25m learners pool will be open as usual.

09/10/2026

Calling on all of Hawke’s Bay 😉
12:40pm match start… THE FINAL
Let’s go boys!!
Hawke's Bay Community Fitness Centre

HBWP HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!! 🏆🚨

Our HB Black boys are heading to the GOLD MEDAL MATCH at the 2026 16U Division 2 National Championships!! 🖤💛

But this isn't just any final… For the FIRST TIME EVER in HBWP history, we have a team competing in a National Championship FINAL!

Now, we need our HBWP whānau to get behind them!

📣 12:40PM TOMORROW – COME DOWN AND FILL THE STANDS!

Let's make some noise, get behind our boys and help them bring home the GOLD! 🥇

What an incredible milestone for our club!
After months of hard work, dedication and determination, it all comes down to tomorrow's big game. But regardless of the result, these boys have already made history, and we couldn't be prouder of what they have achieved together. 🥹👏

LET'S GO HB BLACK!! 🖤

05/10/2026

Some great new achievements coming across our staff. Congrats to Max 1 and Max 2 😅 on their recent Lifeguard Level 2 Certificates!

A big congratulations to shift supervisor Quaid who has graduated with his Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Education 🎓

And welcome to our new Aquatics manager, Chris. He isn't exactly a new face around here. Cheering on his kids across club swimming and water polo, Chris knows this place inside and out, as a parent and part of the community.

04/10/2026

Some results… great to see our superstar lifeguard Harriet on the podium here and our reigning Aimee Fisher AD Female Athlete of the Year Charlotte absolutely smashing it!!

PHENOMENAL RESULTS from our team at AON NZL POOL RESCUE CHAMPS:

200 Super lifesaver:
GOLD U17 Charlotte McLaren
BRONZE U19 Lucy Kinnear

100 Mannikin Carry:
BRONZE Masters Misty Roux
GOLD U19 Lucy Kinnear

Obstacles Race:
BRONZE U15 Emmett Roux
BRONZE U17 Charlotte McLaren
BRONZE Open Harriet Park

Obstacle Relay:
SILVER Open Ladies; Anna, Lucy, Harriet and Charlotte

Line Throw:
SILVER Masters ladies; Katie and
Cushla
SILVER Masters Men; Bill and Jase

Mannikin Relay:
GOLD Open Ladies; Lucy, Kate, Charlotte and Anna

Rescue Medley:
SILVER U17 Charlotte McLaren

RELAY of the day: Open Men Mannikin Relay; Emmett, Riley, Tamati and Hamish…. Raced the big men - and held their own superbly!

WAIMAZ PROUD 🔴⚫️⚪️

01/10/2026

What an effort... so many podiums to be proud of! Well done to everyone involved from all clubs.

🏊‍♂️🥇 NZ SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS | MEDAL WRAP-UP 🥇🏊‍♀️

What an incredible championships for our Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay swimmers! Across the championships, our athletes delivered outstanding performances and podium finishes.

🥈 OPEN SILVER

⭐ Sundevils 4x50 Freestyle Relay - Ruby Sisam, Breeze van Veldhuizen, Kaia Henare, Lola Nicholls
⭐ Sundevils 4x50 Medley relay - Breeze van Veldhuizen, Kaia Henare, Ruby Sisam, Lola Nicholls

🥇 AGE GROUP GOLD

⭐ Charlotte McLaren (Trojans) – 16 Yr 400 IM (Day 2)
⭐ Lola Stewart (Enterprise) – 15 Yr 50 Breaststroke (Day 3)
⭐ Phoebe Nettle (Trojans) – 16 Yr 200 Butterfly (Day 4)

🥈 AGE GROUP SILVER

⭐ Charlotte McLaren (Trojans) – 16 Yr 200 Breaststroke (Day 1)
⭐ Aiden Carlisle (Aquahawks) – 14 Yr 100 IM (Day 1)
⭐ Lola Nicholls (Sundevils) – 17-18 Yr 100 Freestyle (Day 2)
⭐ Ella Fritchley (Sundevils) – 14 Yr 50 Butterfly (Day 2)
⭐ Ruby Sisam (Sundevils) – 16 Yr 50 Butterfly (Day 2)
⭐ Arthur Betty (Sundevils) – 13 Yr 50 Butterfly (Day 2)
⭐ Jack McMillan (Greendale) – Multiclass 50 Butterfly (Day 2)
⭐ Ruby Sisam (Sundevils) – 16 Yr 100 Butterfly (Day 3)
⭐ Paige Franklin (CHB) – 17-18 Yr 50 Breaststroke (Day 3)
⭐ Lance Dustow (CHB) – Multiclass 200 Backstroke (Day 3)
⭐ Charlotte Willoughby (Comet) – 14 Yr 50 Backstroke (Day 4)
⭐ Lola Stewart (Enterprise) – 15 Yr 100 Breaststroke (Day 4)

🥉 AGE GROUP BRONZE

⭐ Breeze Van Veldhuizen (Sundevils) – 17-18 Yr 100 Backstroke (Day 1)
⭐ Sam Skidmore (Trojans) – 17-18 Yr 100 Freestyle (Day 2)
⭐ Maggie Harper (Trojans) – 14 Yr 200 Backstroke (Day 3)
⭐ Breeze Van Veldhuizen (Sundevils) – 17-18 Yr 200 Backstroke (Day 3)
⭐ Aiden Carlisle (Aquahawks) – 14 Yr 100 Butterfly (Day 3)
⭐ Kaia Henare (Sundevils) – 17-18 Yr 50 Breaststroke (Day 3)
⭐ Carlos Bautista (CHB) – 13 Yr 50 Breaststroke (Day 3)
⭐ Brooke Williams (Enterprise) – 13 Yr 200 Butterfly (Day 4)
⭐ Ruby Sisam (Sundevils) – 16 Yr 50 Backstroke (Day 4)
⭐ Breeze Van Veldhuizen (Sundevils) – 17-18 Yr 50 Backstroke (Day 4)

🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️ What an incredible week of racing at the NZ Short Course Championships! 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️

We are immensely proud of the swimmers from across the Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay region, who combined to bring home an outstanding 27 medals across individual and relay events:

⭐ 2 Open Relay Medals
🥇 3 Gold Age Group Medals
🥈 12 Silver Age Group Medals
🥉 10 Bronze Age Group Medals

These results are a reflection of the countless hours of training, dedication, resilience, and teamwork shown throughout the season.

👏 Congratulations to all our medal winners and finalists - but also to each swimmer who raced. You have represented our region with pride and distinction!

01/10/2026

Hearty congrats to all these swimmers doing amazing things - many of whom call this place home!!! Well done team!

🏊‍♂️ 1 NZ RECORD AND NUMEROUS HBPB RECORDS TUMBLE AT NZ SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS! 🏊‍♀️

While our swimmers collected an incredible 27 medals, they were also rewriting the record books throughout the championships!

Across four days of racing, HBPB swimmers achieved:

⭐ 9 HBPB Age Group Short Course Records ⭐ 1 New Zealand Record ⭐ Multiple long-standing records broken, including marks that had stood for 10, 13 and even 22 years!

Record Breakers

🔴 Sam Skidmore (Trojans Swim Club) - 4 HBPB Records

17 Years 100m Freestyle – 50.51
17 Years 50m Butterfly – 24.38
17 Years 50m Backstroke – 26.03
17 Years 50m Freestyle – 22.94

🔴 Paige Franklin (CHB Swim Club) - 2 HBPB Records

18 Years 50m Breaststroke – 32.76
18 Years 100m Breaststroke – 1:11.91

🔴 Ruby Sisam (Heretaunga Sundevils) - 1 HBPB Record

16 Years 50m Butterfly – 27.79

🔴 Lola Stewart (Enterprise Cars Swim Team) - 1 HBPB Record

15 Years 50m Breaststroke – 33.38

🔴 Braden Turei (Heretaunga Sundevils) - 1 HBPB Record

16 Years 50m Breaststroke – 29.90

🇳🇿 National Record

🏅 Lance Dustow (CHB Swim Club)

New Zealand Multiclass S19 200m Backstroke Record
2:39.86

An outstanding achievement on the national stage!

👏 Congratulations to all our record breakers, their coaches, clubs, families and supporters. These performances demonstrate the strength and depth of swimming across the Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay region and are a fantastic reward for the hard work put in throughout the season.

9 new HBPB Records • 1 New Zealand Record

What a championship! 🔥🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️🥇🥈🥉

01/10/2026

From Wednesday 7 October to Saturday 10 October our 50m pool will be closed to the public.

The 25m learners pool will still be available for use and swim school will remain as usual.

We're super excited to be hosting the National Under 16 Water Polo Tournament with young athletes from all around the country coming to Hawke's Bay for this event.

Wish our local Hawkes Bay Water Polo team the best of luck 💙

Come drop by and watch the action!

01/10/2026

Outstanding achievement Oli… so well done and what an experience!
Selfishly, it’s great to have you back pool side now, but you did yourself, your community (and us) all proud!! 👍👍

22/09/2026

Let’s go Max!! All the very best. Our staff here are very proud of your achievements!!!

21/09/2026

School holidays are nearly here and we've got LOTS of entertainment to keep the kids going.

🏀School Holiday Programme - 50% off for new members
Running Mon-Fri 8.30am-3.30pm
$55 per child, per day
Email: [email protected]

🏊 Holiday Intensives (running both weeks)
Pre-school or one-on-one sessions available
A great option for boost skills and see fast results

🏊 Specialised Clinics
11.00am to 11.45am, daily 45 min sessions
Minimum full-week commitment
Week 1: Breaststroke
Week 2: Race Skills

🏊Waterworld Inflatables
Sun 27 to Tue 29 September
Sessions from 11am to 4pm
From $19.90
Minimum age 5 (5-8 years need a parent with them)

Programme details and bookings: https://www.hbaquatic.co.nz/hbcfct-holiday-programme

Waterworld tickets: https://www.wipeout.co.nz/location-suburb/hawke's-bay-regional-aquatic-centre

Tag a parent who's looking for some holiday activities! 💙