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Only one more sleep until another fun-packed season of Swim Club starts!

Kids – bring your floaties, rings and boogie boards along tomorrow for some fun between races!

Young children swimming in the 20m events are welcome to wear inflatables or swim alongside Mum or Dad until they are confident at swimming alone (which will take no time at all!)

Come along to Drummoyne Pool for a FREE TRIAL tomorrow morning (Sat 5th Oct 19). Be there at 7.15am to sign in for a 7.30am start. Just pay your pool entry fees at the front desk then follow everyone down the stairs to our Club Room, just above the pool deck, to introduce yourselves. We’ll enter your details into our computer system, explain how it all works, then slot you into your first race! Ask for Tim Doolan (Club President) or Duncan Lyon (Race Secretary) or one of our other committee members here.

Please note that we are still transitioning to the new Swimming NSW registration system (Swim Central) so are currently unable to accept registrations and payments from new or existing members. We hope to have the new system up-and-running next week, so come along for a swim tomorrow while we bed everything down.

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow, come rain or shine. Don’t let a few drops of rain put you off – you’ll be getting wet anyway!

Only two more sleeps until you experience the best place to spend Saturday mornings in Sydney!

Get your weekend off to the perfect start with some exhilarating swimming alongside the picturesque Iron Cove Bay.

You’ll share the enjoyment with a like-minded community of swimmers and your children will make friends for life, as they accelerate their confidence and proficiency in the water and social activities.

To finish off your morning, why not join us afterwards for a coffee and breakfast, as a hard-earned reward for your efforts in the pool!

Come down for a FREE TRIAL this Saturday 5th October 2019. (Just need to pay pool entry fees).

Only three more sleeps until we kick off our season with an adrenaline-pumping 50m Freestyle sprint!

Our junior members can dip a toe in the water with shorter 20m or 30m Freestyle races. Children swimming 20m races are welcome to wear floaties or swim alongside Mum or Dad until they are confident enough to swim alone.

But watch out parents – before you know it, they’ll be racing against you!

Come along to Drummoyne Pool for a FREE TRIAL this Saturday 5th October 2019. (Just need to pay pool entry fees).

Only four more sleeps until you clock up your first points for the season at Swim Club!

Our handicap racing series makes swimming fun for the whole family. Little kids get a head start on the big kids and Mum and Dad can join in too.

Track your improvements week-by-week with our state-of-the-art wireless timing system.

Come down to Drummoyne Pool for a FREE TRIAL this Saturday 5th October 2019 (just need to pay pool entry fees).

Junior squads have started and are going amazingly well. The kids are really enjoying their training, even swimming in the rain at times. Squads are held in Lanes 1 & 2 every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 6am-7am. Please welcome our two new coaches, Maddie Tilyard and Sarah Lyon who are assisting Phil and Lynette with the awesome coaching sessions.

Junior squads will be running through the school holidays. Junior squads are free for our junior members (6yo upwards including parents) with your swim club membership. Junior squads are open to children who can swim at least 50 metres freestyle. It’s a great way for juniors to keep fit, train for our Saturday morning meets and improve for school carnivals.

There are only five more sleeps until Swim Club starts off again this Saturday 5th October 2019!

Set your alarm clock to be there at 7.15am, to sign-in for a 7.30am splash-off!

New members are welcome to come along for a FREE TRIAL at the Club (just need to pay pool entry fees).

The programme for the 2019/20 season has been published here and registrations will open shortly on Swimming NSW’s new Swim Central system.

Junior squads are free for our junior members (6yo upwards including parents) with your swim club membership. Squads are held at Drummoyne Pool in Lanes 1 & 2 every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 6am-7am run by our experienced members Phil, Lynette and Will.

Junior squads are open to children who can swim at least 30 metres freestyle.

It’s a great way for juniors to keep fit, train for our Saturday morning meets and excel at school carnivals.

The pool is now open and the water is warm and clean!

Members are welcome to train on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings in lanes 1 & 2. These lanes are reserved exclusively for Swim Club patrons between 5.30am and 7.30am.

Senior squads will start at:

• 6am on Mondays and Wednesdays and
• 5.30am on Fridays.

Start your day with a few laps enjoying harbourside views while improving your fitness and technique!

Thank you to those who attended the Drummoyne Swimming Club AGM on 26^th August 2019. It was a chance to reflect on the successful season we had, plan the new season and appoint the Committee. Please welcome our two new Committee members Shellee and Adrian.

The Committee for the 2019-2020 season is as follows:

President	Tim Doolan
Hon Secretary	Sophie O’Brien
Hon Treasurer	Phil Hayward
Race Secretary	Duncan Lyon
Social Secretary	Annette Jamieson Kate Romaniuk Shellee Ossen
Race Referee	Phil Hayward
Chief Learn to Swim Instructor	Phil Hayward
Committee Member (including News and Social Media)	Renee Carroll
Committee Member (including Publicity, Marketing)	Adrian Bell
Committee Member (including Legal, Insurance, Timers)	David Parker
Committee Member (including Club Registrar)	Michael Donnellan

We also thank Lynette Brown for offering to retain her services as external Auditor.

The 2018-19 was a very successful season for the club. There were many highlights which contributed to the success, not least which were made possible by the many special volunteers this club is so fortunate to have.

The season kicked off with swimmers enjoying the brand new starting blocks.

Secondly, the Battle of the Bay saw the Club at its very best, with our wonderful volunteers putting on a spectacular well organised carnival. Who could forget James Magnussen diving in for a 23 second lap and giving the juniors a thrill of a lifetime in the relay!

Thirdly, the end of year Awards night was a big hit, combining dinner, trophy presentations and special guest speakers to celebrate a great season.

We look forward to another successful season ahead.

The 2019-20 season of Drummoyne Swimming Club will commence on Saturday 5th October 2019 from 7.30am – 10.30am.

Please feel free to invite your friends along for a free trial to the best place to be on Saturday mornings in Sydney!

Memberships for next season will open in the next few weeks. Current members will receive an invite from Swimming NSW to renew their membership on their brand new system called Swim Central.

Unfortunately we have been obliged to increase our membership fees this year as a direct result of increases in the affiliation fees we pay to Swimming NSW and Swimming Metro North West. Optus has also ceased sponsorship of their Junior Dolphin programme, which previously allowed children 7 and under to join free.

The membership fee for swimmers 8 and under will be $62.50 and $100 for older swimmers. We accept the $100 NSW Active Kids to pay for your children’s membership. We also offer concessional fees for families with four or more members, second claim members and squad swimmers. Full details of all membership fees and concessions for the 2019-20 season will be published here on our website shortly.

Any queries about memberships please contact our Registrar, Michael Donnellan at registrar@drummoyneswimclub.com.au.

Further information on the new season program will be published on our website shortly and will be similar to our 2018-19 season.