Harden Swimming Club have returned to the water after the winter months to open up the Club to an array of new swimmers.
Georgie Loiterton, President of the Swimming Club, said things are going well in the early days.“We had intended to start last week, but the weather hasn’t been completely on our side. We still tried to make do, and we’ve still managed to get a training session in,” she said.
“We are looking really good for the season. We’ve got lots of members already and more still coming in and people can continue to join, and it’s definitely not too late if people would like to join.
“We’ve found ourselves still impacted by the storm that happened at the start of the year. When that storm came through, it damaged our lane ropes and we started our claim really early with Council to get them replaced and they’ve been approved to be replaced, but like anything at the moment to do with that, there’s a process to it.
“We had intended to start the season with brand new lane ropes and unfortunately, they haven’t arrived yet, so that has been a little bit disappointing. We’re in the process of sorting that, and hopefully they’ll be here soon, which will be really nice.
“We are still offering learn to swim and catering for a range of abilities and levels. It has been a long process of rebuilding over the last few years, and we’re sort of starting to now see the results of that coming through really nicely, and we’ve got a really wonderful, supportive committee. We’ve got great parents that are keen to support their kids and jump in and help and we’re actually hosting our first carnival in February, which is really exciting.
“On Sunday, 8th of February, we’ve got our first carnival. We haven’t hosted one since pre-COVID.
“On Sunday, 18th of January, we have our Shine Shield which is fun and you don’t need to be a member of the club or anything to participate in the Shine Shield, so we would love to have as many people there for that as possible.
“There’s been quite a lot of support from the community. We started the season with about 50 members and within our first week, that number continued to grow. We do generally find that when we first start, it’s a little bit cooler and people aren’t quite in the mindset of swimming, so we do find that over the first few weeks of the season, people continue to join.
“We’ve got probably about 60 members, I would say now, and we’re expecting that over the next couple of weeks, that’ll probably continue to increase as hopefully the weather warms up.
“We are really lucky to have Margaret continue with our Learn to Swim program, which is fantastic. She has been with us for a few years now, and she has a wealth of knowledge. We’ve got a new coach on board this season in Casey Smith.
“We are from three years and up, so they can be non-swimmers. We do have our Learn to Swim program, which caters to kids who can’t swim. We do cater for a range of abilities.
“If anyone wants to find out more, they can contact either me or our Facebook page or anyone else that is on the committee, and we’re happy to chat with them and give them more information. We’d love to have as many members as possible.”
– Jack Murray
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