International results for HPSNZ invested sports 25 August 2025

HPSNZ invests funding and specialist support in more than 30 National Sporting Organisations to help their athletes excel on the world stage.

This page provides a weekly summary of the results for those athletes in their international competition.

CANOE RACING – 2025 ICF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. MILAN, ITALY	4th K1 500 – Aimee Fisher. Coach: Jernej Regent. Also 3rd in K1 1000 (non-olympic) 4th K2 500 – Lisa Carrington & Tara Vaughan. Coach: Gordon Walker 4th K4 500 – Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Tara Vaughan, Lucy Matehaere 1:31.95 Coach: Gordon Walker 4th KL2 200 – Scott Martlew. Coach: Steven Drabble 9th KL3 200 – Finn Murphy. Coach: Gavin Elmiger
WAKA AMA NZ – 2025 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. MILAN, ITALY	Peter Cowan – 4th VL3 200m A Final. Coach: Myka Nuku
YACHTING NZ – 2025 ILCA 7 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – MARSTRAND, SWEDEN	George Gautrey – 2nd Coach: Mark Howard George finished 2nd overall in the Open Division and was the Top Non-European sailor.
ATHLETICS – WORLD ATHLETICS DIAMOND LEAGUE. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM	Hamish Kerr – 4th High Jump 2.18m. Coach: James Sandilands Imogen Ayris – 4th Pole Vault 4.64m. Coach: Scott Simpson
ATHLETICS – WORLD ATHLETICS DIAMOND LEAGUE. LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND	Olivia McTaggart – 2nd Pole Vault 4.35m <event stopped due to rain>. Coach: Scott Simpson Tom Walsh – 4th Shot Put 21.47m. Coach: Hayden Hall
ATHLETICS – INTERNATIONAL STABHOCHSPRUNGMEETING. BECKUM, GERMANY	Imogen Ayris – 2nd Pole Vault 4.60m. Coach: Scott Simpson Olivia McTaggart – 3rd Pole Vault 4.60m. Coach: Scott Simpson
SWIMMING NZ – 2025 WORLD JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS – OTOPENI, ROMANIA	Zoe Pedersen – 1st 50m Butterfly, 25.63. Coach: John Gatfield.