Photo Matt MarkhamMia Pearson (right) gets out of the blocks at the Ashburton College Swimming sports yesterday.

The EA Networks Centre pool was a hive of activity with a plethora of students taking to the water to compete in the annual event.

The day started with heats in the morning before the highly competitive finals in the afternoon catering for all types of swimmers in all disciplines with a large contingent of supporters on the sidelines cheering the competitors on.

The day began what is a busy couple of weeks for secondary schools students with a number of Aoraki and South Island Secondary Schools’ events coming up in the next few weeks including the traditional summer tournament week which kicks off on March 26.

Athletes are today in Timaru competing at the Aoraki Secondary School Athletics Championships with the South Island Secondary Schools’ Motorcross titles up for grabs as well as the Aoraki Secondary Schools’ Lawn Bowls Championships this weekend.

Next week, as well as the start of tournament week, the best young touch players in the South Island will also be taking part in the two-day South Island Secondary Schools Touch Championships.

© The Ashburton Guardian - 14 March 2017