Ouwehand confirms no-go for world champs
- Dave Worsley
- May 28
- 2 min read
Simmer Hazel Ouwehand, has explained not putting her name forward for selction for the World Aquatics Championships. That's despite being the leading light at the recent New Zealand Championships.
She broke her own national 50m butterfly record and is currently the highest ranked New Zealand swimmer at fourth in the world in her main event.
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In typical fahsion Ouwehand left the following message on her social media.
"After various conversations with my Coach several months ago I made the decision not to compete at World Championships in Singapore this year.
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I’m not gonna give a massive long post on why, cause honestly who can be bothered reading that… right? In short, there are a lot of factors that contributed to this decision: health, rest, training, finances etc. But the main thing to note is that it’s not in my swim plan devised by my Coach and I.
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This was honestly quite an easy decision to make, and though I am sure I will have severe FOMO watching everyone compete, I am confident this is the best decision for me."
The team for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, to be held in Singapore in July and August, is:
Lewis Clareburt
Louis Clark (debutant) - Open water
Caitlin Deans
Erika Fairweather
Amber George (debutant)
Finn Harland (debutant)
Andrew Jeffcoat
Savannah-Eve Martin (debutant)
Zoe Pedersen (debutant)
Laura Quilter
Milana Tapper (debutant)
Eve Thomas
The team for the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships, to be held in Romania in August, is:
Milan Glintmeyer
Daniel Kregting
Alyssa Lawson
James Leigh
Ariel Muchirahondo
Zoe Pederson
Igor Russanov
Alyssa Tapper
Monique Wieruszowski
