Term 2 Come & Try flyer dates

Term 2 Come & Try Dates

 

Become a Portland Swimming Club Southern Blue Fins Sponsor

11 April 2025 - by Rachael Healy
 
Portland Swimming Club is a community-based club that is welcoming to all abilities and families. We endeavour to coach swimmers to their fullest potential by focusing on technique, fitness and embedding a passion for swimming.
 
We are driven by our core values of Teamwork, Friendship & Dedication. The Portland Swimming Club is seeking mutually beneficial partnerships to support our growth and ongoing development of members to achieve their goals in and out of the pool.
 
A partnership with you will help us collaborate effectively by engaging and supporting all swimmers through their development. It will also unify swimmers and coaches to encourage and nurture each other's strengths, striving for their highest potential.
 
If you are interested in becoming a 2025 / 26 sponsor please get in touch via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
 
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Portland Swimming Club receives grant funding from the Glenelg Shire Council Round 2 2024-25

9 April 2025 - By Kristy Andrews

The Portland Swimming Club is beyond excited to be the recipient of the Glenelg Shire Council Round 2 2024-25 Community Grants Program.

The funds from this grant combined with funds raised in our Easter Raffle, will enable the club to purchase the recommended PA announcement sound system suitably equipped for use at our annual swim meet and other future poolside events.

Once it is up and running, it will benefit our local community as Portland Swimming Club provides essential equipment for the successful running of swim meets for our local schools both at a local and district level.

Being able to access this community grant brings our club one step closer to our upgrades of essential equipment that enable us to effectively run meets inline with bigger clubs and locations around our area. It also highlights Portland Swimming Club as an opportune place to hold bigger meets by other organisations such as the Barwon South West District Association’s championships. Eventually if we are able to upgrade our diving blocks we may even have an opportunity to hold Victorian level Country championship meets, showcasing our swimming club but also our beautiful town and region. It is our hope that with these upgrades we will have opportunities to do this again.

Thankyou once again to the Glenelg Shire Council for this Community grant and for supporting our growing club.

 

Various photos of Portland Swimming Club Swimmers with Coaches in Warrnambool

Barwon South West District Club Development Weekend

30 March 2025
 
This weekend saw a fantastic abundance of development in Warrnambool for Barwon South West Swimming Clubs. Swimmers, Coaches and Committee members were all treated to various clinics and forum sessions designed to strengthen and develop clubs. Nine swimmers from the Portland Swimming Club were in for a treat today gaining valuable skills from this rare opportunity.
 
A huge thanks to Swimming Victoria and it is fair to say that the highlight of the weekend was facilitating four amazing coaches providing skills, drills and tips to our swimmers. These included Jayden Brian (head coach from MLC), Matt Welsh OAM (Olympic medallist and former member of the Australian Dolphins), Col Pearse (Paralympic medallist and former member of the Australian Dolphins), and Bowen Gough (Australian champion in the 200m butterfly in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and represented Australia at the World Champs and Commonwealth Games as an Australian Dolphin).
 
Feedback from all who participated from Portland was extremely positive, and such an awesome experience for our club to be a part of.

2025 Victorian Country all Junior Semi finals competition

23 March 2025
 
It was all smiles at the 2025 Victorian Country all Junior Semi finals competition. On Saturday the 11/under kids swam in the morning and 12/over in the afternoon, then finals were completed on Sunday, it was a big weekend of swimming for our 7 swimmers. Entry to this event was through a qualifier via the BSWSA Championships.
 
Swimmers competing and pictured in the photos: Leo Healy, Rebecca Decampo, Riley Healy, Laurens Vosloo, Gwyneth Homer, Matilda Andrews, Oliver Homer.
 
Individual results:
9yrs Leo Healy: 50 butterfly 1:00.36 - 9th Place & 2.82 time improvement, 50 backstroke 57.25 - 22nd Place, 50 breaststroke 1:00.16 - 12 Place & 0.95 time improvement, 50 freestyle 48.42 - 20th Place & .06 time improvement.
10yrs Rebecca Decampo:  50 backstroke 49.64 - 28th Place & 4.17 time improvement, 50 freestyle 40.33 - 22nd Place & 1.75 time improvement.
11 yrs Riley Healy: 50 butterfly 53.89 - 25th Place & 0.11 time improvement, 50 backstroke 46.52 - 26th Place & 8.21 time improvement, 50 breaststroke 52.70 - 27th Place & 3.79 time improvement
11yrs Laurens Vosloo: 50 breastroke 51.55 - 21st Place & 3.16 time improvement, 50 freestyle 37.71 - 24th Place & 1.54 time improvement
14yrs Gwyneth Homer: 50 freestyle 32.58 - 25th Place & 0.26 time improvement
16yrs Matilda Andrews: 50 butterfly 36.23 - 17th Place & 0.81 time improvement
16yrs Oliver Homer: 50 freestyle 29.30 - 14th Place & 0.01 time improvement
The Portland Swimming Club would like to extend their thanks to Vivienne and Paige from Geelong Sharks swimming club for providing coaching and guidance throughout the weekend.
 
Congratulations to all swimmers for their individual achievements!
 
Thanks to the assistance of the Glenelg Shire Council Junior Sports Trust.
  1. Portland Swimming Club 2025 Easter Raffle
  2. Events & Programs March 2025
  3. BSWSA Championships 2025
  4. The Glenelg Junior Sport Trust / South West Sport Assembly

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