Five local swimmers relished the opportunity to train with Kiwi Olympians Melissa Ingram and Moss Burmester at Auckland's Tepid Baths.
Daniel Shanahan, Mason Bell, Liam Shanahan, Kaylah Smith and Talitha McEwan joined the squad after qualifying as the fastest boy and girl in their age group in the OceanKids swim races over the summer.
The Jetstar Super Swim Squad is a three-day intensive camp where 30 children aged 6-10 from across the country travelled to Auckland last weekend for the specialist training sessions and coaching from New Zealand Olympic swimmers Burmester and Ingram, and former world champion triathlete Rick Wells.
Qualifying members learnt skills to equip them in both a pool and ocean environment and were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to race against Burmester, Ingram and Wells.
Children were also given the opportunity to participate in an exclusive motivational sessions with the three stars, which provided them with a forum to ask questions about nutrition, training and goal setting.
