Mrs Robin Jackson, of Invercargill, QSM, for services to swimming
Robin Jackson has held almost every role with Swimming Southland, including President. She was elected to the New Zealand Water Safety Council and New Zealand Swimming Education Board. She obtained $250,000 a year for two years for the Lotto Swim Safe campaign. She was President of the New Zealand Swimming Federation. She officiated at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and 2002 World Masters Swim Championships. Mrs Jackson was Chef de Mission for the New Zealand Aquatics team at the 1998 FINA World Cup in Perth and officiated with the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team at Kuala Lumpur in 1998.