Police were alerted at 7pm, when the two swimmers failed to return home after swimming in the Rangitikei river.

A helicopter is assisting with the search.

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20 Oct: Australian Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown breaks world short course record

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28 Sep: Australia finishes World Para Swimming Championships with relay gold

26 Sep: Swimmer Cameron Leslie has claimed a second silver medal at the para world championships in Singapore

25 Sep: Swimmer Cameron Leslie has earned silver in the 50-metre backstroke SB4 class at the para world championships in Singapore

22 Sep: Gaby Smith has placed eighth in the 200 metres individual medley in the SM10 class at the para swimming world championships in Singapore

23 Aug: Kiwi Zoe Pedersen has won gold in the 50 metres butterfly at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania, clocking 25.63 seconds to beat her own national age record

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