Jonathan Winter
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Jonathan Winter is a member of the Ngai Tahu
Maori tribe and a former backstroke
swimmer from New Zealand
, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, United States
, for his native country. His biggest success came in 1995, at the second edition of the FINA World SC Championships
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Winter won the gold medal with the Men's 4x100 medley relay team. This was a New Zealand record time and was the fourth fastest time ever recorded.
Winter also competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games
, starting in 1994
. His first outing for the National Team was in Spain at the first World Short Course Championships (1993. Winter also won four consecutive Backstroke categories (1993/94/95/96) at the Oceania Grand Prix and represented his Country in All strokes and Individual Medley. He held National Records in Butterfly, Backstroke and Individual Medley. Winter made a come back in 2002 (Manchester Commonwealth Games - placed 6th 50 Butterfly) and became the oldest Male to win a National Title in the 50 Freestyle aged 31yrs. He now coaches at Raumati Swimming club, where he coached top swimmers Sam Norris and Brooke O'Connell.
He the youngest grandson of Frank Winter
.
Ngai Tahu
Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi of the southern region of New Zealand, with the tribal authority, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, being based in Christchurch and Invercargill. The iwi combines three groups, Kāi Tahu itself, and Waitaha and Kāti Mamoe who lived in the South Island prior...
Maori tribe and a former backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
in Atlanta, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, for his native country. His biggest success came in 1995, at the second edition of the FINA World SC Championships
1995 FINA Short Course World Championships
The 2nd FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 30 November until 3 December 1995. This event was considered a trailblazer in the aspect of the organization of major championships in swimming...
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Winter won the gold medal with the Men's 4x100 medley relay team. This was a New Zealand record time and was the fourth fastest time ever recorded.
Winter also competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
, starting in 1994
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 18 August to 28 August 1994.The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the...
. His first outing for the National Team was in Spain at the first World Short Course Championships (1993. Winter also won four consecutive Backstroke categories (1993/94/95/96) at the Oceania Grand Prix and represented his Country in All strokes and Individual Medley. He held National Records in Butterfly, Backstroke and Individual Medley. Winter made a come back in 2002 (Manchester Commonwealth Games - placed 6th 50 Butterfly) and became the oldest Male to win a National Title in the 50 Freestyle aged 31yrs. He now coaches at Raumati Swimming club, where he coached top swimmers Sam Norris and Brooke O'Connell.
He the youngest grandson of Frank Winter
Frank Winter
Frank David Winter was a well known South Island Māori leader, and later a resident of Wellington. He was Chairman of the Ngāi Tahu Maori Trust Board for almost a decade and was also the chairman of the Akapaitiki 'A' Block Incorporation.Frank was a Patron of the Victoria University of Wellington...
.