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IGLA 2016 AUCKLAND IGLA Auckland 2016 IGLA in Auckland .............................................................................................................................................. 3 IGLA Swim Festival ...................................................................................................................................... 3 West Wave Pool & Leisure Centre ............................................................................................................ 4 Team Auckland Masters Swimmers – IGLA Hosts ................................................................................. 5 LGBTI Sports in Auckland ................................................................................................................................ 7 Participation .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Our Community ............................................................................................................................................ 7 2016 Outgames ............................................................................................................................................... 8 2016 Outgames Sports Programme ........................................................................................................ 8 Outgames Human Rights Forum ............................................................................................................... 8 Outgames Cultural & Social Programme ................................................................................................. 9 Outgames Opening Ceremony ................................................................................................................ 10 Auckland City .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Our City ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 Climate ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 Diversity ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Transport .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Travel and Accommodation .......................................................................................................................... 12 Air Travel ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Accommodation ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Visas ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Page | ii IGLA in Auckland IGLA Swim Festival The proposal is to hold a 45 day swimming festival hosted by Team Auckland Masters Swimmers (TAMS) that incorporates the core requirements of IGLA as part of the 2016 AsiaPacific Outgames. The swim festival comprising competition swim 501500m plus relays; diving competition; water polo; synchronised swimming; Pink Flamingo; and some end of meet fun relays is planned to take place at the Auckland Council operated West Wave facility in the west of the city. TAMS has previously organised successful swim meetings, with international participation. In addition to the formal swim programme a pool party will be hosted, which may take part indoors at the West Wave facility or at the 60m Parnell Outdoor Pool (below), with its hot spa, barbecue and catering facilities and sunshine The open water swim will take place in the sea off one of Auckland’s beaches, potentially Takapuna Beach (below left) or Kohimarama Beach (below right), both of which are within easy reach of the city centre. The proposed dates to hold the 2016 are between 13 th and 17 th February 2016 – dates to be dependent on confirmation of the Auckland Pride dates for 2016. As Outgames registrants, the Swim Festival participants would have full access to other sports, the Outgames Opening Ceremony & Party; the Closing Ceremony and to the Human Rights Forum. The IGLA 2016 Swim Festival as part of the 2016 Outgames is running in parallel with Auckland Pride, which means a full programme of social and cultural events and parties are taking place. A full programme will be developed in the coming months and will be presented to IGLA for approval. The competition will be run according to IGLA rules and incorporating NZ Masters rules Page | 3 West Wave Pool & Leisure Centre West Wave Pool and Leisure Centre is located in Henderson, in the heart of West Auckland, and is proud to be part of the Auckland community. Built for the XIV Commonwealth Games of 1990, West Wave hosts a range of national and international events. The complex comprises: 50Metre Pool The competition pool can be configured as two 25 metre pools or a full 50 metre pool to maximise programme opportunities. The 50m pool has been used for regional, national and international championships in the last few years including: 2013 Under 19 National Championships 2009 National Junior Men’s Championships 2013 World FINA League Asia-Oceania Prelims 2009 U18 Open International Tournament 2012 Under 18 National Championships 2009 FINA World League 2012 Panasonic Pan Pacific Youth Water Polo Festival 2008 Pan Pacific Youth Water Polo Championships 2010 National Under 18 Junior Club Championships 2007 Oceania Olympic Qualification Series 2010 Pan Pacific Youth Water Polo Festival Wave Pool Forget the beach, at West Wave you can play in the surf all year round. The waves are turned on in the leisure pool at random intervals during the below listed times. Hydroslide Come and ride the high speed hydroslide! Twisting and turning until you splash down into the 'lazy river' below. It's a long, dark and exciting ride for those who dare. Dive Pool West Wave Aquatic Centre Dive Pool is home to many club teams including Diving, Water Polo, Underwater Hockey and Underwater Rugby. Spa, Sauna and Steam Relax in our sauna, spa or steam room - or try all three. Let those aches and pains float away in the spa or sweat it out in the sauna or steam room. It's the perfect way to relax, while the others play in the pool or workout in the gym. Page | 4 Team Auckland Masters Swimmers – IGLA Hosts Now in our 22 nd year, Team Auckland Masters Swimmers is Aucklands preeminent LGBTI sports club and is a New Zealand Masters registered club. TAMS is split roughly 50:50 men to women, and though we are mainly in the 3560 age group, we have both 20 year old and 60+year old active swimmers. We are a community based team who contribute to the vibrancy of Auckland’s community life on many fronts. Having participated in the Hero Parades, which have now been resurrected as the Pride Parade, we always make a splash and enjoy our performance, even if an ocean swim takes place the same day. We are a family and social team of swimmers and enjoy our nonswimming time equally well. TAMS organise and host an annual ‘grudge’ match swim meet against our sister club in Wellington, at which we swim a standard series of short course individual and relay races, but include some fun races and the all important TAMS relay cup of anything up to 20relay team members. Theses swim meets also include another (noncommunity) team based on our ocean swim colleagies, the Straight’o’clockers. Page | 5 TAMS is run by committee elected at our Annual General Meeting. The 20142015 committee comprise the following individuals. We call upoin a number of volunteers to enable not only our swim meets to occur, but also parties and other events. Ocean swimming during the long Auckland summer season, October to May, is a key activity. We take part in the State Ocean Swim Series of six races around New Zealand, almost weekly races around Auckland in the peak season such as Red Beach (below), and weekly training swims along the buoys at Takapuna Beach. There are also weekly swims at Kohimarama Beach every Thursday evening. Page | 6 LGBTI Sports in Auckland Participation The Auckland LGBTI community, in particular Team Auckland Masters Swimmers, has participated in international sporting events since the first Gay Games were held in San Francisco in 1982. More recently, Auckland was well represented at the 8 th Gay Games Cologne; 2 nd Asia Pacific Outgames, Wellington 2011; the 3 rd World Outgames, Antwerp in 2013 and the 3 rd Asia Pacific Outgames, Darwin 2014 (below). Our Community Auckland has had clubs, organisations and businesses serving the LGBT community for over 30 years. The city’s acceptance of diversity means that our community is not ghettoised, and there is no specific ‘gay village’. The city’s LGBT community has also had highprofile involvement in political campaigns, in particular the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill (2013); decriminalisation of male homosexuality (the Homosexual Law Reform Act) and making discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation illegal (Human Rights Amendment Act).