Sporting intensity is high at Baywave with the water based events in the NZCT AIMS Games underway at Tauranga's main indoor swimming pool complex.

During the day it was water polo's turn in the pool and starting at 5pm are the swimming event heats.

Murray's Bay Intermediate and St Mary's College compete in water polo at Baywave. Murray's Bay won 12-0. More photos from the AIMS Games day two below.

Swimming code coordinator Freda Delaney is anticipating an exciting meet again in 2011 with 28 schools involved and some top level competitors.

'Paige Schendelaar-Kemp from Bucklands Beach, Auckland holds eight national age group records,” says Freda.

'At just 13 years old, Schendelaar-Kemp set records in both the 50 and 100 metre Butterfly in August this year, adding to her records set just one month early in July as a 12 year old in the 50 and 100 metre freestyle, 50, 100 and 200 metre butterfly and 200 metre individual medley all set in July.

'Paige will be swimming in all of those events and more this week,” says Freda, 'I think she is on a real roll and will be one to watch.”
Also in action will be Gabrielle Fa'amausili from Blockhouse Bay Intermediate. Fa'amausili holds the 12 year old national record for the 50 metre backstroke, a record she set when swimming at the Greerton winter meet in July.

Teammate Yinhui Cui, also from Blockhouse Bay, swims the 100 metre freestyle in less than a minute, 'although he doesn't hold a national record, this is an incredible time for someone so young”.
There are 180 competitors in the much anticipated 100 metre freestyle event with the fastest time being 59.44 seconds.

Winners in the pool will be presented their medals by Manchester Commonwealth Games silver medallist and Sydney Olympian Liz van Welie after the finals on Tuesday evening.

Photos of day two football and netball competition at Blake Park and from water polo at Baywave.