There's a nervous wait for several of the country's top swimmers.

The national championships saw seven athletes clock times under the Olympic qualifying mark - including first-time hopefuls Hazel Ouwehand, Taiko Torepe-Ormsby and Kane Follows.

Their fate now lies in the hands of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, who will sign off on the swimming team who will step on a plane to Paris.

Swimming New Zealand Olympic programme lead Gary Francis joined Piney to discuss.

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