The summer-long course season kicked off on the weekend with two days of racing at the region's only 50m pool in Rotorua.
Thirty three Greerton swimmers had to battle not only tough competition but cold gusty winds which made quick times hard to come by.
Saturday night's 50m freestyle skins proved very successful for Greerton Swimmers.
Cai Jager, 16, took out the men's skins with tactically sound pace judgement through the first six 50s before going all out to beat Rotorua's Henry Weston in the final 50m. In the women's event Marijke Hattingh, 15, was pipped by Otumoetai star Ruby Matthews in the women's final.
Hattingh's win was off the back of a strong meet, winning five other events along with three seconds. Hattingh was only surpassed in the wins stakes by Lochlainn O'Connor who comfortably won all eight of his events, confirming his place as one of the Bay's premier swimmers.