Yesterday was not your average day at school for Erika Fairweather.
In fact, it was almost as rare as school days come.
The Kavanagh College pupil was cheered and clapped on to the Dunedin school hall stage after being announced as a member of New Zealand's swimming team for next month's Tokyo Olympics.
Fairweather will compete in the 200m, 400m and 4x200m freestyle races.
Former Otago Olympian and dual international Suzie Bates, who played basketball at the 2008 Games, made the announcement at the school's assembly yesterday.