An extreme slalom competition capped off the three-day New Zealand Secondary Schools Canoe Slalom Championships at the Hawea Whitwater Park today.
The competition saw four paddlers in each race battle each other down a course with numerous obstacles, while also performing a mandatory eskimo roll. It is a new slalom discipline introduced globally in 2016 and popular among the world's best paddlers.
There were 87 competitors across the three-day event from 16 schools around New Zealand as well as a team from Australia.
Organiser Mike Kelly said the event had been fantastic and noted how many of those from the North Island had not competed in a whitewater park before and were stoked to be able to do so.
Many of the competitiors will travel to Tekapo for the national selection races over the Easter weekend.
Pictured battling it out in the extreme slalom competition are James Suddaby (left) of Mount Aspiring College and Lewis Groos of Tauranga Boys College.
