Ashburton swimmers (from left) Mitchell Veix, Blake Farr and Hannah King are off to the National Age Group Short Course Championships this week. Photo supplied.Three Ashburton swimmers are heading north this week to take on some of the country’s best.

Ashburton Swim Team members Mitchell Veix, Blake Farr and Hannah King will all be in action when the National Age Group Short Course Championships hit the water at the Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Auckland this week.

It’s set to be a huge event, with five full-on days of racing pitting the country’s best short course swimmers against each other, and the Ashburton trio hope to more than keep pace.

All are looking to make a splash at the event, which will be raced in age groups.

Farr will be swimming in the 15 year age group, competing in the 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events.

Veix is in the 14 year age group and competing in the 50m and 200m butterfly, 400m and 800m freestyle and the 400m individual medley, while King will compete in the 13 year old age group in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, 100m and 200m breaststroke, 200m butterfly and 400m individual medley.

For all three it’s set to be a lot of racing in a short space of time, but they’re ready for what lies ahead.

The national swim meet will get under way tomorrow, and conclude on Saturday.

By Erin Tasker © The Ashburton Guardian - 30 September 2019