The summer swimming season is almost here and the Grenfell Amateur Swimming Club are excited for the 25/26 season ahead.
Club nights are held on Friday nights from 6:00 pm when the pool is open for the season.
They commence with a feature race first and these alternate each week. After the feature race, the rest of the races follow all the way from the 15m races to 100m races across all strokes.
Club nights finish up around 8:00 pm, though this could be earlier depending on how many entries for the night.
Swimmers who wish to further their swimming technique can sign up for the afternoon squad training at the pool (run seperately via Leann Logan).
The Grenfell Amateur Swimming Club is a non-profit committee that is always looking for volunteers on club nights.
President of the Grenfell Amateur Swimming Club, Lorene Hazell said people can help out across a range of areas from timekeeping and marshalling of the junior swimmers to raffles and learning how their software runs in the clubhouse.
"All of this sounds scary but the committee is here to guide and support all volunteers wanting to learn and help on club nights. As they say, the more the merrier," she said.
No experience is needed to volunteer with the club. The committee and seasoned families are more than willing to help support new volunteers.
For the Club's swim nights to run effectively, they rely on people volunteering their time and skills. In swimming, all the amazing volunteers out on pool deck are called Technical Officials or TO’s for short.
These TO’s, along with other volunteers, are the backbone of swimming competitions everywhere not just in Grenfell.
Becoming a technical official is rewarding and an excellent way to contribute to the sport, spend time with your children, create great friendships and gain professional development.
New Technical Officials are always welcome and there are a variety of different roles that Technical Officials play at swim nights such as Timekeeper, Judge of Stroke, Referee or Starter. If you want to begin your journey in officiating head to https://nsw.swimming.org.au/technical-officials-nsw.
In the build up to the season, Mrs Hazell said numbers are looking good which is wonderful for the club. "It's also great to see so many active, supportive participants in our community".
Dates to note, opening of the pool on 13 October, and the first swim club night on 17 October. These dates may change depending on works currently being carried out at the pool.
People can get in touch with the Grenfell Amateur Swimming Club by calling 02 6343 1756, sending an email to: grenfellascsec@gmail.com, reaching out to their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/share/1CNe6R4Lsh/ or popping in to the pool and speaking with Leann.
