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Stratford swimmers Ashley Rupapera and Brock Wilson join the elite TRI Series swimming squad at its October camp, with Jackson Arlidge and Rebecca Johnston off to training camp in Taupo this week.

All swimmers belong to the Mountain Motors Flyers and were in the seven-member team 15 years-and-under that competed at the national spring meet last week at Kilbirnie in Wellington.

Ashley, 15, is the golden girl with wins in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke and silver in the 100m medley. She lowered her own Taranaki record in the 200m breaststroke with a new time of 2.35.85 (previous 2.35.94) and is now ranked in the national women's: third in the 50m breaststroke, fourth in the 100m breaststroke and sixth in the 200m breaststroke.

Jackson Arlidge, 16, lowered two of his records in the open events of the 50m backstroke with a new time of 27.91 (previous 28.16).

In the 200m butterfly Jackson clocked 2.12 78 and shaved seven seconds off his previous time of 2.12.85.

Rebecca and Ashley were in the relay event team that lowered three Taranaki records in the 4x100m freestyle, 4x50m freestyle and the.4x100m medley.

Rebecca's swim in the 200m backstroke placed her with 653 final points on the three regions elite team of twelve that will go in to a training camp in Taupo this week.

Ashley and Brock were selected for the TRI Series national team and will go into camp in October with coach Clive Wheeler appointed one of three head coaches for the Tri Series squad.

Finalists and personal best times for the swimmers: Ashley Rupapera, 1st 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke; 2nd 100m medley, 10th 50m freestyle, 5th 4x50 freestyle relay, 5th 4x100m medley relay, 7th 4x100m freestyle relay.

Rebecca Johnston, 10th 100m backstroke, 8th 200m backstroke, 5th 4x50m freestyle relay, 5th 4x100m medley relay, 7th 4x100m freestyle relay with her personal best time in the 200m butterfly.

Georgia Johnston open, 5th 200m backstroke, 10th 100m butterfly, 10th 100m medley.

Jackson Arlidge with a personal best time in the 200m butterfly, 200m medley, 50m backstroke, 100m medley.

Brendon Dimock swam personal best times in the 100m butterfly, 400m medley, 200m backstroke, 200m butterfly.

Brock Wilson swam his personal best times in the 100m butterfly, 200m breaststroke, 100m medley.

Sarah Cooper swam her personal best time in the100m medley.