Surf Life Saving says they were alerted by Police of two swimmers stranded on rocks, and two in the water off Wharariki Beach at Cape Farewell just before 11 this morning.

They were all able to be choppered to safety in under two hours.

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04 Dec: Kiwi Lewis Clareburt believes Aussie know-how will give him a better chance at Olympic success in 2028

03 Dec: Striving to compete with a specialist American medley training squad is the reason behind two-time Olympian Lewis Clareburt making the move to Australia

16 Oct: The swimming world is in shock at the retirement of Australian Ariarne Titmus at the ripe young age of 25

26 Sep: Swimmer Cameron Leslie has claimed a second silver medal at the para world championships in Singapore

25 Sep: Swimmer Cameron Leslie has earned silver in the 50-metre backstroke SB4 class at the para world championships in Singapore

22 Sep: Gaby Smith has placed eighth in the 200 metres individual medley in the SM10 class at the para swimming world championships in Singapore

23 Aug: Kiwi Zoe Pedersen has won gold in the 50 metres butterfly at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania, clocking 25.63 seconds to beat her own national age record

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