Otago Swim Coaching Academy Incorporated (OSCA) was formed in March 2006 to provide professional coaching for swimmers. OSCA is dedicated to the development of swimmers to compete at national and international levels.
Swimmers joining an OSCA Squad maintain their current club affiliation and represent their Clubs at all swim meets. OSCA is not a swim club, it is a coaching academy.
OSCA squads train daily at Moana Pool. OSCA has 4 squads targeted at various swimming levels.
- A Squad
- B Squad
- C Squad
- Surf and Triathlon Squad
OSCA’s coaching team is led by a superbly qualified international swimming coach Mr Gennadiy Labara who moved to Dunedin for lifestyle reasons and the opportunity to coach swimmers with the ability and desire to compete at the highest national and international level.
OSCA swimmers have broken 187 Otago records and 4 National records since Gennadiy's arrival.
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NZ Junior Championships are being held in Wellington on February 18th & 19th 2012. Congratulations to Cecilia Crooks, Devon Familton, Meg Sycamore, Courtland Ellis and Tame Govaerts on qualifying for this meet. Well done.
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Officials news
Congratulations to OSCA parents Colin Armstrong (Neptune) and Desiree Crooks (Kiwi) for passing their starter(Colin) and IOT (Desiree) regional exams.
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2012 Otago Champs - Psych Sheets
ODT Article 30.1.12 , ODT Article 27.1.12
Saturday 29th:
2 more records for Kurt today. In the Male Open 50m backstroke Kurt reduced his 2009 record time to 26.32 in the prelims and then 26.22 in the finals.
Friday 28th:
What another great day of racing.Kurt Crosland continued with his record breaking form, breaking 2 more open records today. The Male Open 50m freestyle record held by Scott Cameron from 2000 in a new time of 24.14 and the Male Open 50m breastroke in a new time of 30.09.
Special Congratulations to Jeremy Hopkins who broke his first Otago record in the Male 12-13 50m freestyle in a time of 26.51, breaking Cameron McMahon's 2009 record.Well done Jeremy.
Great team effort with the Neptune relay teams winning 6 out of the 8 relays.
Thursday 27th:
Congratulations Kurt Crosland on breaking the 100m Back Open Otago LC record in the heats in a time of 57.09 and then in the finals in a time of 56.51. Well done Kurt.
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January 2012 Fastlane
Swimming New Zealand has published selection documents for Youth and Age Group Development Program, Open Water Program and The High Performance Programme for 2012.
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Congratulations to swimmers Katie Kenneally, Matthew Glassford and coach Gennadiy Labara on their selection to the 2012 SNZ Breaststroke camp next week 20-22 January at MISH in Auckland.
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2012 Canterbury West Coast Championships Psych Sheets
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Season's Greetings to everyone and wishing you all a happy & prosperous 2012
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Queensland Champs - to find results click on 'printable results' under 'upcoming meets' on Swimming Queensland website.
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Changes to 2012 Olympic Selection Pool Criteria
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29th November - Latest edition of Swimming New Zealand's Newsletter Fastlane
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28th November 2011- Southland Champs - Psych Sheets, Team Entry List, Timeline, Full Meet Results, Individual Meet Results.
Congratulations to Kurt Crossland for breaking his own Otago LC Open 100m backstroke record in a new time of 57.17 and 200 Backstroke in a time of 2.08.46.
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23rd November 2011 - Latest info from SNZ including qualifying criteria for international meets....
Swimming New Zealand has published selection documents for Youth and Age Group Development Program, Open Water Program and The High Performance Programme for 2012.
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Queensland Champs - NZ Psych Sheets
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Kiwi Challenge Meet - Psych Sheets, Team Entry List, Timeline Full Meet Results, Individual Meet Results
Congratulations to Kurt Crossland for breaking his own Otago SC Open 50m backstroke record in a new time of 25.49 ________________________________________________________________________________________
2nd November - Qualified Swimmers added to calendar
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Latest news from SNZ -SNZ Youth & Age Group Calendar
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Aquagym Meet - Psych sheets, Timeline, Full Meet Results, Individual Meet Results.
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Orca - Psych Sheets , Team Entry List, Timeline, Full Meet Results
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Queenstown Early Bird Meet - Psych Sheets, Team Entry List , Individual Meet Results, Results by Team
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ODT Article - 1st October
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2012 Olympic Games Selection Criteria, London July 27th - August 12th 2012 - Pool , Open Water
New Olympic Pool - London Aquatic Centre
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South Island Champs
Congratulations to all OSCA swimmers on a great South Island Champs. Neptune was represented by 18 swimmers, Kiwi by Luke Nie and Taieri by Vicki Clarke. OSCA swimmers were in 67 finals, winning 21 Gold medals, 27 Silver and 10 Bronze. Well done to all medal winners.
Otago Records: Nick Tyrrell swam an outstanding 200 Backstroke in a time of 2.01.59, a 4 second PB and breaking Kurt Crossland's Open Otago Record of 2.01.74. Great effort and Well done Nick.
Special thanks to Debbie and Sharyn for all their ongoing hard work, and also to Yiwen and Kathryn for their support.
Full Meet Results, Final Regional & Club Points,(pretty good effort Neptune if you look at the swimmer - points ratio!)
Updated Meet information as at 20.9.11, Final Psych sheets, Team Entry List, Timeline, Seating Plan Day 1, Seating Plan Day 2, Seating Plan Day 3
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15th September - SNZ Regulations FINA Rules were revised and the new version, 26th August 2011 is now available on the SNZ website. Please read the Memo regarding the changes to the SNZ Regulations.
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12th September - Commonwealth Youth Games: Congratulations Kate on making 4 finals, winning bronze in the 4x100m Medley Relay and breaking the Open SC Otago record in the relay lead 100 back in a time of 1.02.70. Well done Kate.
7th September - 
Commonwealth Youth Games
Congratulations and Good Luck to Kate Godfrey who is competing in the 4th Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man -7th - 14th September. NZ Team schedule, Live Results - heats 8.00pm & finals 5.00am NZ time.
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1st September - SNZ Male & Female Youth Camps
Selections have been made based on performances from the NZ Short Course Championships (6-9 August, 2011). The top 24 Male and Female swimmers ages 15-17 have been selected off FINA point scores in the following stroke categories (with no more than 4 per event category):
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50-100-200 Free
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400-800 Free
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100-200 Back
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100-200 Breast
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100-200 Fly
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200-400IM
Congratulations to: Kate Godfrey (100-200 Back) on being invited to participate in the camps to be held in October.
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ODT Articles - 17th August 2011 & 13th August 2011
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Reminder: AGM this Wednesday 17th August @ 6.00pm in the Moana Pool poolside meeting room. All Welcome
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14th August 2011 - Meeting with Regional chairs and NZSCTA
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World University Games, Shenzen, China - Good luck to Katie Kenneally who is currently in China with the NZ team. Schedule & Results
Heats - 1.00 pm NZ Time and Finals - 11.00pm NZ Time. Shenzhen is 4 hours behind NZ.
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At the Delegates meeting in January Clubs were advised about the change in the FINA rules where races are now to be single gender races and that if record are to be broken then they need to be swum as single gender events. With some meets still being swum as mixed gender events it is necessary to advise Clubs of the requirements for breaking Otago records. The implementation of this matter was discussed at last nights Management Meeting and it was resolved that as from Sunday 14 August 2011 to break any of the current Otago records the swimmer must have swum the event as a single gender race.____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2011NZ SC Champs update - Final Report:
What a wonderful final night for OSCA swimmers.
Han Zhang has continued to win Gold, winning his 4th gold of the meet in the 13 yr boys 50 Breast in a time of 33.09, and another Otago Record. Han also won Bronze in the 200IM earlier in the evening, giving Han a total of 4 gold, 1 silver & 2 bronze medals, plus 4 Otago records.
Team mate Jeremy Hopkins swam a great race winning silver in the 13 yr boys 50 free in a time of 26.93, only .06 of a second outside the Otago record.Yuriya Hiratani also had a great swim in the 16 yr 50m free winning Silver in a time of 26.27.
Kate Godfrey topped off a great meet for Neptune winning Silverin the Open women’s 200 back in a time of 2.12.70.Kate has also broken 2 Open Otago SC records this week in the 200 back by 1.10 seconds and the 50 back lead in the Neptune relay in a time of 29.86
Neptune finished 7th equal overall in the club points.
Medal Tally:
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
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Han Zhang |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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Benjamin Gray |
1 |
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Katie Kenneally |
3 |
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Jeremy Hopkins |
1 |
1 |
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Kate Godfrey |
1 |
1 |
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Lil Clearwater |
1 |
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Yuriya Hiratani |
1 |
1 |
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Total |
4 |
5 |
9 |
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Day 3 update:
Another successful final’s night for OSCA swimmers on the day 3 of racing.
Han Zhang continued his winning streak with Gold in the 13 yr boys 200 Breast in a time of 2.32.78. Han's time broke his own 12-13 yr old Otago record of 2.36.73 which he broke on July 9th 2011. Not to be outdone in the following race 14 yr old Phillip Baxter swam 2.27.63, breaking Craig Ford’s 1989 14-15 yr Otago Record of 2.28.55. Phillip was 4th in his race.
Han also won Silver tonight in the 100 Fly in a time of 1.04.15. Team mate Jeremy Hopkins came in 4th in a PB of 1.05.97.
Katie Kenneally won Bronze in the Open women’s 200 breast in a time of 2.33.59. Benjamin Gray was placed 4th in the boys 16 yr 400m free in a PB of 4.09.22 with Tegan Duncan finishing a respectable 5th in the 15 yr girls 200m breast in a PB of 2.44.99.
The women’s 16 & over 4x50 medley relay saw the Neptune team of Kate Godfrey, Katie Kenneally, Yuriya Hiratani and Lil Clearwater win Bronze in a tightly fought battle with Auckland’s Laser Mt. Eden.
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Day 2 update. More great swimming from Kilbirnie Pool tonight. Check out the live streaming
Katie Kenneally won Bronze in the women’s Open 100 Breast in a time of 1.10.66, with Jeremy Hopkins winning Bronze in the boys 13 yrs 100 free in a time of 58.07.
Kate Godfrey and Benjamin Gray were 4th in their respective 400IM's, with Yuriya the 4th NZ swimmer in the 16yr girls 100m free.
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A great start for OSCA swimmers on the first night of racing.
Congratulations to Han Zhang on winning Gold in the 13 yr boys 200 Fly in a time of 2.18.88. Han's time breaks Sam Carradus' 1997 Otago record of 2.19.11. Congratulations also to Benjamin Gray on winning Silver in the 16 yr boys 200 Fly in a time of 2.07.65, a PB of 4.17 secs.
OSCA swimmers competed in 14 Finals tonight. Yuriya Hiratani was 4th in the 50 Fly as was Han and Benjamin and Kate Godfrey the 5th NZ swimmer in the Open 100 Back.
Neptune is placed 9th after Day one.Club Points after day one
4th August - 2011 NZ SC Championships - Psych sheets , Team Entry List , Meet Information, Live Results
Good Luck to our swimmers who are attending this meet - Tegan Duncan, Yuriya Hiratani, Matthew Glassford, Katie Kenneally, Adam Simpson, Benjamin Gray,Lil Clearwater, Kate Godfrey, Emily Poon, Ronald Poon,Robert Murray, Han Zhang, Phillip Baxter and Jeremy Hopkins.
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8th August - ED Winter Regional Meet - Updated Psych Sheets
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31st July - OSCA Annual General Meeting - Notice of OSCA AGM
Wednesday 17th August 2011 - starting @ 6.00pm, Moana Pool Poolside Meeting Room.
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30th July - 2012 National Competition Booklet, Fastlane - July 2011.
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12th July - 
Div 11 Psych Sheets, Team Entry List, Live Results
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9th July - Waves Winter Meet 4 -Results.
Congratulations to Han Zhang for breaking Matt Henderson's 12-13yr Otago SC Record in the 200m Breastoke. Han's time of 2.36.73 broke the existing record of 2.39.95 by 3.22 seconds. Well done Han.
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6th July - SNZ High Performance Governance Committe Update
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16th June - Ineson Review of SNZ's High Performance Centre - Full report , SNZ Press Release
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6th June - South Island Champs & Short Course Age Group Champs qualified swimmers updated
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6th June - Neptune Meet Results , Individual Meet Results, Final Team Points
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1st June - Reminder: Cheese roll orders due in today. Also we will be making these on Sunday 26th June. Please contact Sharyn Bungard if any queries or you can help in any way. email: al.bungy@xtra.co.nz
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31st May -OSCA Meeting times for all sessions, officials list.
30th May - OSCA Meeting times for Neptune Queens Birthday Meet:
B & C Squad Meeting 3.50 pm - 4pm / Warm up 4.15 pm - 4.50 pm
A & ST Squad Meeting 4.20 pm - 4.35 pm / Warm up 4.50 pm - 5.30 pm.
Neptune Queens Birthday Meet - Final Psych Sheets , Team Entry List , Meet session Timeline & Warm up procedure
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2011 Youth Squad LC Camp - Congratulations to Kate Godfrey on being selected to attend the SNZ Youth Squad LC Camp to be held at the Millenium Institute of Sport from 27-29 May 2011.
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World University Games - Shenzen, China 14-19 August 2011. Congratulations to Katie Kenneally on being selected for this team.Well done Katie.
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OSCA thanks The Lion Foundation for their support of our Team to 2011 NZ Open Championships. 
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Swimming: NZ selection great birthday present -ODT Article
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Swimming: Godfrey selected in NZ youth team - ODT Article
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