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New Zealand Surf Life Saving Team
The New Zealand Surf Life Saving team, also known as the Black Fins, is the mixed national team of New Zealand, and a member of the International Life Saving Federation. They were the 2012 World Life Saving Champions. "Black Fins" is New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the "All Blacks", one of many national team nicknames related to the New Zealand national rugby union team, All Blacks. Below is the 2012 World Championships team: *Head coach: Scott Bartlett *Assistant coach: Jason Pocock *Team Manager: Mark Weatherall *Physio: Susan Perret External linksSurflifesaving.org.nz {{New Zealand national teams Lifesaving in New Zealand National sports teams of New Zealand, Surf Life Saving Surfin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |