Swimmers from three local clubs will converge on Banora Point this weekend for the Swimming North Coast Division 1 Long Course Championships.

Lismore Workers Swim Club, Trinity Swim Club and Alstonville will all make the trek up the highway with large contingents.

All of the training will hopefully pay off this weekend. Photo: Trinity Lismore Swim Club

Lismore Workers has a strong group of 16 swimmers, led by Head Coach Peter Harvey.

Andrea Thomson will be take on the biggest program for the club, with 17 individual events and 4 relays across the two days.

Michael Bullpit will contest 16 events in the 12 Years Boys program and Multi Class athletes McKinley Arnison and Ben Auckram will continue to push their National Qualifying Times at the meet.

McKinley Arnison was this week selected in the Australian Para Development Squad and will be joined by coach Peter Harvey in January at the Development Camp at the AIS in Canberra.

Lismore Workers Club Coach Peter Harvey and McKinley Arnison join an Para elite squad. Photo: Lismore Workers Swim Club

The Trinity Club will take 22 swimmers to Banora Point headed by a number of athletes who will be looking to add to the National Age Qualifying Times.

Harry Kilburn (15 events), Sophie Mayes (12 events), Silas Phillips (10 events) and Beth Lockwood (9 events) have all set times for the Championships in April on the Gold Coast.

Club Coach Simon Watkins is excited about the meet.

"Swimmers from across the North Coast have been training hard and it is great to be able to hold such a big event with some COVID restrictions still in place," he said.

"The entry numbers are great and it should be a good two days."

Beth Lockwood (Left) and Sophie Mayes will look to add to their National Qualifying times this weekend. Photo: Trinity Lismore Swim Club

The strong Alstonville Club will have one of the biggest squads at the meet after 30 swimmers entered for the plateau club. And why not when you have been swimming with Olympians over the past week.

The Campbell sisters were several of the high profile athletes training with the Alstonville squad. Photo: Alstonville Swimming Club

Angus Smyth will deserve a rest on Sunday night after contesting 15 separate events on the program.

In total, over 300 swimmers will head north for the first major carnival of the season.

Swim Clubs from Taree to Tweed will contest heats of 76 individual and relay events on Saturday and Sunday.