New Zealand Aquablack · #293

Zoe Pedersen

World Junior Champion. Commonwealth Games finalist. New Zealand record holder.

New Zealand sprint freestyler and butterfly specialist from Coast, racing internationally under coach Michael Weston.

2026 results Latest updates

Career marker

World Junior ChampionWomen’s 50m Butterfly25.632025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships

ClubCoast

CoachMichael Weston

StrokeSprint freestyle, butterfly

Aquablack#293

2026 season

From Glasgow to Pan Pacs to national titles.

Zoe’s first Commonwealth Games campaign was followed by a Pan Pacific final and a New Zealand relay record, before she returned home to win three individual titles at the 2026 New Zealand Short Course Championships.

Senior international

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games finalist24–29 July 2026 · Glasgow, Scotland

50m Butterfly5th · 26.24Semi-final 26.02 · Heat 26.60

100m Freestyle12th · 55.49Heat 55.18

50m Freestyle13th · 25.63Heat 25.60

Senior international

2026 Pan Pacific Championships

Pan Pacific finalist & NZ record12–15 August 2026 · Irvine, USA

50m Butterfly7th · 26.45A final · Heat 26.62

100m Freestyle30th · 55.57Heat

50m Freestyle23rd · 25.64Heat

4×100m Freestyle Relay4th · 3:38.38NEW ZEALAND RECORD · Zoe split 54.54

National championships

2026 NZ Short Course Championships

Three individual national titles27 September–1 October 2026 · Christchurch, New Zealand

50m FreestyleGOLD · 24.63Individual national title

50m ButterflyGOLD · 26.42Individual national title

100m ButterflyGOLD · 59.25Individual national title

100m FreestyleBRONZENational podium

4×100m Freestyle RelayGOLD · 3:42.51Coast

4×100m Medley RelayGOLD · 3:57.81Coast

4×50m Freestyle RelayGOLD · 1:40.30Coast

4×50m Medley RelayGOLD · 1:47.83NEW ZEALAND RECORD · Coast

Mixed 4×100m Freestyle RelayGOLD · 3:27.18Coast

Mixed 4×100m Medley RelayGOLD · 3:45.41Coast

National record

Women’s 4×100m Freestyle3:38.38New Zealand record · 2026 Pan Pacific Championships

About Zoe

Built for championship moments.

Zoe Pedersen is a New Zealand Aquablack from Coast, specialising in sprint freestyle and butterfly under coach Michael Weston.

In 2026 she finished fifth in the Commonwealth Games 50m butterfly final, seventh at the Pan Pacific Championships and helped New Zealand break the long-course 4×100m freestyle relay record.

She also competes in surf lifesaving for Red Beach SLSC and holds Youth World Record marks in the 50m Manikin Carry and 100m Rescue Medley.

U19 Sportswoman of the Year2026 Surf Life Saving Northern Region Awards of Excellence · Red Beach SLSC
Aon NZ Pool Rescue ChampionshipsRepresented Red Beach SLSC in Auckland · 2–4 October 2026

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