40 strong, the Oaklands swim squad took on the might of the other SW zone schools, with 10 different students placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Read on to find out who.

Originally slated for Jellie Park, this year saw the swimmers of the South West zone schools zooming down the motorway to the recently refurbished Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston.

Competition was tough, and with a place at the Centrals event on 30th March up for grabs, swimmers left nothing in the water in their quest to make the 'Big One'

We had a very successful swim meet, resulting in 3 individual and 1 relay first; 1 individual and 1 relay second, and 5 third placings. The top three in Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke qualify for the Centrals event, whilst only first place in relay earns you an entry.

- Enzo launches himself off the starting blocks for the final leg of the Yr 7 4x50m relay, on to victory!

With Jake away overseas, that means we have 5 swimmers who will be back there again next Thursday, taking on the best of the zones from Canterbury.

Enzo Wang - Yr 7 50m Freestyle, Breaststroke, Relay

Ryan Lau - Yr 7 50m Backstroke, Breaststroke, Relay

Maya Veendrick - Yr 7 50m Freestyle, Breaststroke, Relay

Connagh McKenzie - Yr 7 50m Freestyle, Relay

Alanya Veendrick - Yr 5 50m Freestyle

Results 

1st Place

Year 7 Girls 50m Freestyle - Maya Veendrick

Year 7 Boys 50m Freestyle - Enzo Wang

Year 7 Boys 50m Breaststroke - Enzo Wang

Year 7 Relay 4x50m - Maya Veendrick, Enzo Wang, Connagh McKenzie, Ryan Lau

2nd Place

Year 7 Boys 50m Backstroke - Ryan Lau

Year 8 Relay 4x50m - Grace Brew, Jessie Braithwaite, Cooper Hohipuha, Tai-Manu Reriti

3rd Place

Year 7 Girls 50m Freestyle - Connagh McKenzie

Year 7 Girls 50m Breaststroke - Mya Veendrick

Year 7 Boys 50m Breaststroke - Ryan Lau

Year 6 Boys 50m Backstroke - Jake Riach

Year 5 50m Freestyle - Alanya Veendrick