The 2023 Myrtha Pools Legends Relay will be swum at the New Zealand Open Championships on Sunday, 2nd April 2023 (Note: not Final Night).
Further details on this event will be available soon.
The Legends Relay is an event that is held each year with the goal of raising money for the NZ Swimming Alumni which is reinvested back into the up and coming swimmers through grants and scholarships. We host this event with the help of past international representatives who are invited back to the pool to compete in relay teams against each other.
In 2020 the Legends relay was cancelled, as were the NZ Open Champs due to the COVID-19 Epidemic. The Aon 2020 NZ Short Course was chosen to replace the NZ Open Champs and was moved to Waterworld in Hamilton at the last minute due to uncertainties about the NZ Government’s Covid Alert Levels for Auckland and other regions. Consequently with the uncertainties and the difficulties associated with the relocation to Hamilton, it was decided that the Legends Relay would be deferred until the 2021 Aon NZ Swimming Championships on the final night, Saturday 10th April 2021. Unfortunately, we were only able to raise a small amount from Lane Sponsorships at the 2021 NZ Short Course Champs. A HUGE “Thank You” to the generous support from our Lane Sponsors, who continued their financial support. We also had a difficult year at the 2022 NZ Short Course Champ’s, Myrtha Pools Legends Relay and were restricted in the number of Scholarships that we were able to assist our swimmers with.
However, we need your help for this coming year to raise money for our up and coming swimmers, many of whom are desperate for financial support. The 2023 Myrtha Pools Legends Relay will be swum at the New Zealand Open Championships on Sunday, 2nd April 2023 (Note: not Final Night).
For the 2023 edition, we are very proud to announce Myrtha Pools as our naming sponsor.
We are extremely grateful for their support and thrilled to have them take this leading role.
We would also like to thank our other incredible sponsors who have generously contributed towards sponsoring a Legends Relay Team or a Lane - Panasonic, Galloway International, Hot Water Heat Pumps, Northern Arena, Links Modular Solutions, Sanford Developments, Speedo, Matamata Mitre 10, McLeod Cranes, ITM Mt Maunganui, Superior Shuttles and Washing Machines of Wellington (Powered by Dougal's Swimming).
Would you like to come and watch the Myrtha Pools Legends Relay? Ticket sales will be available closer to the time and we will update here.
If you are unable to make the event, be sure to check out the live streaming on the day. Link will be available here soon.