Mr Clive Power, of Pleasant Point, ONZM for services to swimming
Mr Clive Power has been instrumental in the success of some of New Zealand’s top swimmers and swim coaches. He has held positions at regional, national and international levels, including as New Zealand Swim Team Coach for several tours, Commonwealth Games, Olympics Games and Paralympics Games. He was Brazil Head Coach at the first FINA Youth Championships. He implemented the foundations for Swimming New Zealand that drove the high-performance template ‘Mining for Gold’. He was instrumental in creating a development programme prior to the 2012 Paralympics. He prepared the New Zealand Swim team for the 2016 Rio Olympics, serving as interim Head Coach. He was Paralympics New Zealand Selector for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Mr Power has won Coach of the Year awards at local, regional and national levels.