Tania Dalton Foundation

Now in it's 7th year the Tania Dalton Foundation was established to honour the legacy of Tania and to help young sports women reach their goals in high performance sport.

Currently 87 young women have been part of our three year scholarship programme which provides financial and mentoring support as well as a unique sisterhood they can be part of.

All funds raised go directly to helping these impressive young women so they can take part in workshops and activities where they can dream big, focus on their wellbeing and navigate their journey from school to life as a professional athlete, tertiary study or work.

Our support is often the game changer for the families of these young women who are challenged by the high costs and demands of competing in their chosen sport(s).

We're proud that amongst our alumni and current recipients are national and international representatives world champions and even a Gold Medal Olympian.

About Tania

Tania (or 'Teabag' to those who knew her well) is remembered for being an incredible sporting legacy, as one of New Zealand’s favourite Silver Ferns for over 11 years. She was a natural, talented athlete, that backed it up with guts and heart - as a player and a team mate. She played to win, hated to lose – but, even in defeat, was the ultimate good sport.

Even more than her sporting success though, she is remembered for how she lived every day. She lived as we might all strive to – never on the side-line, always in the action, bringing her A game as standard… with a big heart and an easy smile, sucking the juice out of life.

Tania and the Dalton family believe in the power of sport to teach us how to be our best. That the rules of the game help to guide us on and off the court or the field.

For some – that face extra challenges or adversity – the satisfaction and rewards found through sport may seem much harder to realise.

"Helping young people was a passion of Tania’s and, through the work of the Foundation, we honour her memory." - Duane Dalton