SwimTastic Press/News


New Zealand Master Games - Swim Coach Leads By Example - 20 February, 2024

Mohammad Deljoo, scooping up the gold medals at the New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin this month.

Otago Polytechnic - Success Story: Mohammad Deljoo - 6 March 2023

OPAIC student, Mohammad Deljoo, has just taken out seven gold medals at the New Zealand Masters Games 2023

The Spinoff - Learning to Swim at 30 - 24 November 2022

Personal Recount of Swimming Lessons at SwimTastic - Sela Jane Hopgood

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) - 04 August 2022

Checkpoint - Mark Bone - Interview with RNZ Katie Todd

Newstalk ZB - 8 February 2022

Early Edition Kate Hawkesby - Data shows 30% of NZers cannot swim or float in the ocean for more than a few minutes - Mark Bone - Interview with NTZB

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) - 17 January 2022

The Panel with Alexia Russell and Simon Pound (Part 1) - the cost of swimming lessons - Mark Bone - Interview with RNZ

Stuff - 15 January 2022

Financial burden of swimming lessons is 'massive' but crucial for New Zealanders after horror summer of drownings

SENZ Podcast (Mark Watson) - 2 January 2022

The complications that COVID had on NZ swimmers and what needs to be done for Kiwis to contend on the big stage again. - Mark Bone - Interview SENZ

Newstalk ZB - 20 December 2021

SwimTastic CEO: Mark Bone says kids having missed lessons is worrying

Ōrākei Local Board Business Awards - 17 November 2021

SwimTastic Winners of the Recreation & Leisure category in the Ōrākei Local Board Business Awards 2021.

Ausleisure (Australia) - 12 November 2021

FORMER NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC SWIMMING COACH CALLS FOR AUCKLAND SWIMMING POOLS TO OPEN FOR PRE-BOOKINGS

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) - 8 November 2021

Auckland Covid-19 Restrictions easing still leaves some businesses out in the cold - Mark Bone - Interview with RNZ Checkpoint

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) - 8 November 2021

'No consistency' - pool owner frustrated at changing step 2 rules - Mark Bone - Interview with RNZ Checkpoint

Newshub - 5 November 2021

COVID-19 hits sport: Swimmers, triathletes fear pool lockdown jeopardises Commonwealth Games prospects- Mark Bone - TV Interview with Newshub

Scoop Media - 29 October 2021

Let People In Auckland Swim With Pre-booked Times - SwimTastic

Media Release - 29 October 2021

Let People In Auckland Swim With Pre-booked Times - SwimTastic

Scoop Media - 27 September 2021

Letting People Swim Helps The Economy - SwimTastic

Media Release - 27 September 2021

Letting People Swim Helps The Economy - SwimTastic

Swim People - 20 September 2021

Living Stories - Nick Bone - Interview with Swim People

NZSCTA Awards - 21 August 2021

SwimTastic wins Outstanding Swim School 2021 and Charlotte TK wins Swim Teacher of the year at the New Zealand Swim Coaches and Teachers awards

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) - 27 July 2021

Mark Bone: Strength conditioning helping our Olympic swimmers

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) - 26 July 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Dunedin teen next big medal hope

Scoop Media - 24 July 2021

Call For Government To Walk-the-talk On World Drowning Prevention Day - SwimTastic

Media Release - 24 July 2021

Call For Government To Walk-the-talk On World Drowning Prevention Day - SwimTastic

Greendesk - 27 May 2021

NZ Olympic Level Swimming Coach Shares His Lessons From 45 Years In The Industry - Mark Bone - Interview with Greendesk

Newshub - 4 February 2020

Learning to swim becoming difficult for New Zealand kids due to pool closures

SchoolNews New Zealand - 4 February 2020

Are maintenance costs jeopardising school swimming lessons?

Radio New Zealand - 4 February 2020

Demise of school pools could contribute to increased drownings

The Spinoff - 3 February 2020

Taking a dive: The life-threatening crisis in New Zealand kids’ swimming

Scoop Media - 3 February 2020

Maintenance Costs Jeopardising School Swimming Lessons

Voxy - 3 February 2020

Maintenance Costs Jeopardising School Swimming Lessons

New Zealand Doctor - 3 February 2020

Maintenance Costs Jeopardising School Swimming Lessons

 Rotary St Johns Visit - 19 August 2019

Mark Bone visits St Johns Rotary and discusses the opening the new SwimTastic state-of-the-art facility.

One News - 15 April 2019

SwimTastic Opening

Parnell Swim Club - 13 August 2017

Swim-athon gets a HUGE Tick and is a roaring success

Swimming New Zealand (SNZ) - 14 January 2015

Spotlight on Quality Swim Schools – SwimTastic

Stuff - 31 January 2009

Swim coach in it for life

Newshub - 29 May 2008

Swimming: Bone, Naylor made life members of swimming organisation