1.   NORTH-EAST swimmers are competing in three important events this weekend.

2.   Because most swimmers compete in more than one event, it was unlikely they would be tested only once, Wales said.

3.   China confirmed Sunday that its swimmers would compete at the world championships in Perth despite the discovery of growth hormones in the luggage of a Chinese swimmer.

4.   Having swimmers compete for different countries puts Marsh in a bit of a bind, but he says he has the solution.

5.   In the end, the Aussie swimmers were competing between themselves.

6.   McIntosh said the swimmers could compete in the four European legs of the World Cup in January next year.

7.   Swimmers are competing in three or four events a night.

8.   He said some swimmers would soon compete in Germany to gain experience.