Seven local swimmers, including a strong contingent from Whanganui Collegiate under their new former Olympian coach, will be off to the New Zealand Secondary School championships in Hamilton next week.
Over 730 swimmers from 160 schools will enter the various events from September 12-15 in the Waterworld complex, the numbers of which are on-par with national age group and short course vents.
All seven of the locals are members of the Whanganui Swimming Club, training at the Splash Centre.
Lucy Somerville will represent Whanganui High School and Hazel Engert-Rogers will swim for Whanganui Girls College.
The Collegiate team is Katie Kerins, Georgia Abraham, Lillian Young-Wilson, Jack Robertson and Andrew Hay.