Ashburton Swim Team members Blake Farr and Bree Middleton are off to the national short course championships next week. Photo supplied.When top swimmers from across New Zealand and further afield line up next week for the national short course championships in Auckland, two Ashburton swimmers will be among them.

Jennian Homes Ashburton swim team members Bree Middleton, 15, and Blake Farr, 14, will be flying the flag for Mid Canterbury at the New Zealand Short Course Championships, which are being held at the Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre.

All up there will be 699 swimmers taking part in the championships, with some coming from as far away as Switzerland, America, Fiji and Australia to battle it out for honours in the water.

The championships are a five-day event which start on Tuesday, with age group racing in the morning sessions and the open age finals in the evening sessions.

The national short course championships are raced in a 25-metre pool and both Farr and Middleton will be competing in their favoured freestyle events where they are hoping to make waves and come away with podium finishes.

© The Ashburton Guardian - 29 September 2018