2025 Anthony Mosse Classic

Anthony Mosse Classic

DATE: 25 - 26 January 2025

TIME: 8:00am start

LOCATION: West Wave Aquatic Centre

This is a long course metres (LCM) meet and will utilise electronic timing.

Anthony is one of New Zealand’s and Auckland’s most successful athletes in any sport and his record of achievement should be an inspiration to every Auckland Swimmer. A member of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, he is a multiple Commonwealth Games medallist, Olympic medallist, World Champs medallist, Auckland Swimmer of the Century and the holder of various Auckland and NZ National records, many of which stood for a generation. Anthony is also one of only four swimmers who have been awarded the NZ Olympic Lonsdale Cup Committee in its 60-year History. The Lonsdale Cup is awarded annually by the New Zealand Olympic Committee to a New Zealand athlete (or team) who has demonstrated the most outstanding contribution to an Olympic or Commonwealth sport during the previous year, Anthony was awarded it twice.

Beyond his success in the pool, Anthony’s life has been an example of continuing achievement with an outstanding academic, international commercial and media career. Anthony is well-known to a new generation of athletes for his interesting and knowledgeable presentation as a television commentator at many international swimming events, including the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

The Anthony Mosse Classic is an annual feature of the Auckland Swimming calendar. It is an event, ideally timed at the end of summer Swim Camps and leading in to Regional and National qualification and competition period. The Anthony Mosse Classic is open to Registered competitive swimmers, Para Swimmers and International Teams. The programme and qualifying times for the Anthony Mosse Classic have been designed to allow maximum attendance and participation.

‍

Entries via the Swimming New Zealand Database, Individual Entries close on 19th of January 2025 at 11.59 pm.

‍