Kirsten Cameron, born 1973 in Masterton

Masterton

Masterton is a large town and local government district in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges...

, is a New Zealand

New Zealand

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 Distance freestyle and open water swimmer

Open water swimming

Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...

 and a world record holder in Masters swimming

Masters swimming

Masters swimming is a special class of competitive swimming for swimmers 25 years or older...

 in the 30-34, and 35-39 age groups. She was the 2009 national champion for women's 10 km open-water swim. Cameron started competitive swimming in 2004.

2011

NOTE: May 2011 - FINA at this stage are refusing to ratify the following swims as they do not recognise the Out Games as a sanctioned meet, despite it being sanctioned by NZ Masters (A FINA Member) and run by Swim Wellington (A FINA Member).http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_10443.php

• FINA World Masters Record Holder 800m LC Freestyle, 35-39 Age Group, 2nd Asia Pacific Out Games, Wellington, NZ (beat own world record)a-record-day-at-the-pools
• FINA World Masters Record Holder 400m LC Freestyle, 35-39 Age Group, 2nd Asia Pacific Out Games, Wellington, NZ
• FINA World Masters Record Holder 1500m LC Freestyle, 35-39 Age Group, 2nd Asia Pacific Out Games, Wellington, NZ (beat own world record)Outsider-at-inclusive-games
• New Zealand Masters Record Holder 200m LC Freestyle, 35-39 Age Group, 2nd Asia Pacific Out Games, Wellington, NZ (beat own NZ record)

2010

• New Zealand Masters Swimmer of the Year 2010
• FINA World Masters Swim Champ and Gold Medallist 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m Freestyle in 35-39 Age Group and 3km Open Water, Goteburg, Sweden (Reference www.2010finamasters.org)
• FINA World Masters Record Holder, 800m LC Freestyle 35-39 Age Group, Goteburg, Sweden (beat own World Record)(reference Swimming NZ News Article http://www.swimmingnz.org.nz/about-us/news-media/kirsten-cameron-breaks-own-fina-world-record-at-fina-world-masters-games)
• FINA World Masters Record Holder, 800m SC Freestyle 35-39 Age Group, South Island Short Course Masters Champs - Nelson NZ
• Winner, Plantation Island 3km and 10km Open Water Swim, Fiji
• FINA World Masters Record Holder, 1500m SC Freestyle 35-39 Age Group, North Island Short Course Masters Champs, Papakura, NZ

2009

• New Zealand women's premier 10 km open-water swimming champion.
• FINA World Masters Record Holder, 1500m LC Freestyle 35-39 Age Group
• Waikato Open Record Holder, 1500m SC Freestyle, 800m SC Freestyle
• 13th FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10 km Swim Varna Bulgaria. (Refer Wairarapa Times Age 4 September 2009, Local Sport article, "When Push Comes to Shove it Must be Open Water Swimming.")
• Attended World Masters Games 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Gold in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m Freestyle in 35-39 Age Group, Silver in 50m Freestyle. All times were New Zealand Masters Records. The 400m Freestyle and 800m Freestyle were inside the World Masters Records. However, FINA decided that the World Masters Games were not an appropriate venue for World Records and refused to ratify any World Records set at this meet, despite being a Masters Sanctioned meet and run according to FINA regulations. The reason given was that some non-masters registered swimmers may have been competing. The times however, will still stand as New Zealand Masters Records and will still be counted in the World Masters Top 10 Tabulations. Therefore, the Fastest World Masters 800m time in the 35-39 Age Group is six seconds faster than the actual World Record. (Both times swum by Kirsten Cameron.) Refer Wairarapa Times Age 22 October 2009, Local Sport article, "Camerons world records in doubt".)

2007

• Silver Medalist 10 km South Australian Open Water Champs, Adelaide
• Silver Medalist 5 km South Australian Open Water Champs, Adelaide
• 19th, FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10 km Race Hong Kong
• 11th, FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10 km Race Singapore
• Gold Medalist 800M Freestyle, New Zealand Spring Meet, Wellington
• Bronze Medalist 400M Freestyle, New Zealand Spring Meet, Wellington
• Silver medallist 800 m Freestyle, New Zealand Youth and Open Swim Champs, Christchurch
• Bronze medallist 400 m Freestyle, New Zealand Youth and Open Swim Champs, Christchurch
• Holder of the cup for 1st person home (men and women), first women and best new comer in the Kapiti Island to Mainland Swim, Wellington.
• Silver Medallist 5 km New Zealand Open Water Swim Champs.
• Long Course World Record Holder for the 30-34 Age Group in the 400M and 800M freestyle
• Short Course World Record Holder for the 30-34 Age Group in 800M and 1500M freestyle

2006

• FINA World Masters Record Holder, Women’s 800 m Freestyle 30-34yr.
• FINA World Masters Swim Champ and Gold medallist 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m Freestyle in 30-34 age group and 3 km Open Water, San Francisco.
• Bronze medallist 10 km Oceania Swim Champs
  2006 Oceania Swimming Championships
  The 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships were 7-16 July at 3 locations in Queensland, Australia. This was the sixth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in:*swimming -- 7, 8, 10 + 12 July at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns;...
  
  , Cairns, Australia.
• Bronze medallist 5 km Oceania Swim Champs
  2006 Oceania Swimming Championships
  The 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships were 7-16 July at 3 locations in Queensland, Australia. This was the sixth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in:*swimming -- 7, 8, 10 + 12 July at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns;...
  
  , Cairns, Australia.
• Silver medallist Women’s 4x200 m freestyle Relay, Oceania Swim Champs
  2006 Oceania Swimming Championships
  The 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships were 7-16 July at 3 locations in Queensland, Australia. This was the sixth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in:*swimming -- 7, 8, 10 + 12 July at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns;...
  
  , Cairns, Australia.
• Bronze medallist 800 m Freestyle, New Zealand Summer Champs, Auckland.
• 13th 10 km Australian Open Water Swim Champs, Melbourne, Australia.
• 7th 5 km Australian Open Water Swim Champs, Melbourne, Australia.
• 25th 10 km World Open Water Champs, Naples, Italy (competed with a cracked rib).
• Retired due to injury in Pan Pacific Swim Champs, Victoria, Canada from 10 km.
• New Zealand Masters Records in 30-34yr Women in 200 m, 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m.