Every year the Eastern Regional Championships draw in some of the country's top surf lifesavers.
This weekend's event is no exception with more than 800 athletes from 31 clubs around New Zealand in action at Mount Main Beach tomorrow and Sunday.
Among them are a number of Olympians, Black Fins and New Zealand representative athletes.
Mount Maunganui club member Lisa Carrington will join fellow Olympian Marty McDowell representing Titahi Bay and former Olympian turned coach Steve Ferguson representing Piha.
Four of the 2016 World Lifesaving Champion Black Fins in Laura Quilter (Wainui), Olivia Eaton (Mount Maunganui), Devon Halligan (Omanu) and Max Beattie (Omanu) will also join the line-up alongside eight of the 12 Junior Black Fins in Hannah Williams (Piha), Zac Reid (Fitzroy), Hamish Miller (Mount Maunganui), Javon McCallum (Fitzroy), Jamie Gedye (Waikanae), Libby Bradley (Mount Maunganui), Alaynah Bettany (Lyall Bay) and Daniel Barron (Mount Maunganui).