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  •   Home > News > Sports > Swimming

    Two-time Olympian freestyle swimmer Erika Fairweather's giving herself some breathing room at nationals this week

    Two-time Olympian freestyle swimmer Erika Fairweather's giving herself some breathing room at nationals this week


    The 21-year-old shifted from Dunedin to Auckland this year - leaving her home swim club Neptune to join North Shore.

    It'll be her first time racing in the new cap.

    Fairweather's relaxed going into the eight-hundred-free final at 7:45 tonight.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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