Articles tagged: Swimming
Successful return to racing after 12 months
The Colac Swimming Club now has six swimmers eligible to compete in state events following the club’s successful return to racing after almost 12 months.
Relief for swimming club ahead of biggest meet
Colac swimming officials say they are thrilled to stage their most important meet of the summer after uncertainty just a month out from the 2021 event.
Swimmer powering through
Not even the coronavirus pandemic can stop Tristan Read’s incredible run in Lorne’s Pier to Pub.
Swimmers keen to make a splash
A Colac swimming official says a host of the club’s rising stars are finally back in the pool and have their sights on making a splash at state meets in 2021.
Colac farewells swimming icon
Memories of childhood swimming lessons and trips away for regional and state meets will hit generations of Colac people after learning of Don Sainter’s passing.
Pool gets new paint
Timboon’s pool is getting a fresh lick of paint as Corangamite Shire Council prepares its facilities for a COVID-safe summer.
Swim club returns to the pool
Colac Swimming Club has returned this week with its senior swimmers diving back in the pool.
Trainings increase, swimming club holding off
Colac district sportspeople can play and train in groups of 20 following the latest State Government advice, but Colac’s swimming club is holding off on a return.
Pier to Pub officials hope to boost Lorne
LORNE Pier to Pub race director Mark Williamson says he expects this year’s iconic ocean swim to have extra meaning following the recent bushfire devastation.
Elliminyt man’s target in Pier to Pub
A COLAC district Pier To Pub veteran says he hopes to eventually notch up 30 appearances in the famous open-water swim.
Lorne swim to go ahead despite fire threat
LORNE Pier to Pub officials are confident the famous ocean swim will go ahead next Saturday despite a constant fire threat surrounding the coastal town.
Swimming club rapt to have pool again
COLAC Swimming Club officials say they are rapt to have a pool in Colac again after two years of travelling to train.
Colac’s swimming complex reopens next week
COLAC’S long-awaited redeveloped Bluewater swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool and children’s splash pad will open to the public next Friday.
Council initiates probe into Bluewater delays and blowout
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council has ordered a review into the overdue and over-budget Bluewater sports centre redevelopment.
Bluewater setbacks and uneven floor disappoint council
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council’s chief says she is “disappointed to inform the community that the Bluewater stadium will not be ready for the start of the upcoming summer season of sport”.
Colac swimmers record best results
THREE Colac swimmers will take red-hot form into a state-level event this weekend after recording Colac Swimming Club’s best ever results at country short course championships.
Bluewater upgrade facing a new snag
COLAC’S Bluewater pool and stadium redevelopment has hit another hurdle with contractors still searching for a cause and solution to fix the new floor.
Colac gym opening, but pool and stadium face delays
COLAC’S Bluewater centre will open in stages, with civic leaders announcing the council-owned gym will open on August 17.
Councillors clash over lack of Bluewater opening date
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council remains unable to confirm a completion date for Colac’s Bluewater redevelopment, which is already more than six months overdue.
Pool re-surfacing ready to start
CONTRACTORS have repaired leaks in Colac’s Bluewater fitness centre’s 25-metre pool allowing for a re-surfacing of the pool surface.
Centre closer to opening date
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council chief Sue Wilkinson says the council is closer to announcing an opening date for the redeveloped Bluewater Fitness Centre.
Rebranding for fitness centre
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council will spend $7000 of its multi-million-dollar Bluewater Fitness Centre redevelopment budget creating a new logo.
Record fifth victory for ocean swim champion
OCEAN swimmers Harriet Brown and Sam Sheppard’s dominance of Lorne’s Pier to Pub continued at this year’s event.
Life in the outback limits swimmer’s preparation
COBDEN’S Charlie Fry enters his sixth Lorne Pier to Pub swim with limited preparation, after spending last year on a cattle station in outback Australia.
