South Shore Swimming Club

Happy Fathers Day to all our Swim Dads 🫶

🌸 SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

And we have got some exciting things planned for our South Shore swim fam this month!

From racing Club Morning to our Spring Splash & Dash, a big birthday celebration and plenty happening around the pool — it’s shaping up to be a great month.

📅 Pop these dates in your diary and keep your eyes peeled for more details as we get closer.

Lots to look forward to. See you poolside! 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️

THAT’S A WRAP, TEAM SOUTH SHORE!

What a few days of racing at the 2026 Hancock Prospecting WA Age & Open Short Course Championships!

12 swimmers 🏊‍♀️ 71 races 🚗 51 PBs. 🔥A 71% PB rate 🙌Loads of Top 5 and Top 10 finishes ⚡️

There were many great performances across the meet, but just as importantly, plenty of opportunities to race, learn and grow.

For Charlize, Flynn and Morrie, this was their first Age Championships. It was fantastic to see our more experienced swimmers racing alongside those experiencing this level of competition for the first time.

There was plenty to celebrate on the podium! 🥇🥈🥉

MEDAL WINNERS
🥉 Charlize — 400m Individual Medley
🥇 Dan — 200m Backstroke
🥈 Dan — 200m Individual Medley
🥈 Dan — 200m Breaststroke
🥉 Eleanor — 200m Backstroke, Women 17 Years
🥇 Ella — 200m Butterfly, Girls 14 Years
🥇 Ella — 400m Individual Medley, Girls 14 Years
🥉 Ella — 100m Individual Medley, Girls 14 Years
🥈 Millie — 200m Backstroke, Girls 14 Years
🥉 Morrie — 800m Freestyle, Boys 13 Years
🥉 Saxon — 200m Backstroke, Mens 16 Years
🥈 Zara — 400m Individual Medley, Girls 15 Years
🥉 Zara — 1500m Freestyle, Girls 15 Years

A very big thank you to Coaches Jason and Peta for the countless hours of preparation, guidance and support that go into getting our swimmers ready to compete at this level.

And to our parents, families and volunteers — thank you for everything that happens behind the scenes to get our swimmers to training, onto the blocks and through a big championship meet.

Most of all, congratulations to all our swimmers. The PBs and medals are fantastic, but we were equally proud of the sportsmanship, encouragement and team spirit shown throughout the meet.

And now we hand the baton over to our Junior Championship swimmers.

Many of our juniors have been following the results and cheering on their teammates over the past few days. This is where many of you are heading next year. Take some inspiration from what you've seen, trust the work you've done and get ready for your opportunity to race.

📣CALLING ALL BRONZE SQUAD SWIMMERS

SAVE THE DATE — SPRING SPLASH & DASH
📅 Saturday 19 September,
8:30 Warm Up,
9:00 to 10:00am Race

Ready to have a go at racing?

Our Spring Splash & Dash is a fun, friendly introduction to racing created especially for our Bronze Squad swimmers.

It’s all about having a go, learning how a race meet works, building confidence and having some fun with your teammates along the way. 💛❤️

🏊 All Bronze Squad swimmers are invited
🏁 Short, swimmer-friendly racing
🙌 Coaches there to help you
⭐ No racing experience needed!

More details on how to register coming soon!

NO TOs. NO MEET.

A swim meet simply doesn’t happen without the incredible team of Technical Officials working behind the scenes and on pool deck.

A huge THANK YOU to all the TOs who supported the 2026 Maskill’s Mechanical South Shore Super Sprint. From the first race to the last, your time, expertise and professionalism ensured our swimmers could race fairly and confidently.

We were incredibly proud to have Revive Dental and Perth Dental Implant Centre supporting this important team as our Technical Official Sponsors.

Based locally in Applecross, their experienced team provides comprehensive dental care for the whole family—from general and cosmetic dentistry to advanced dental implants and surgical treatments. Their support of the Super Sprint is another wonderful example of a local business getting behind its community.

Revive Dental and Perth Dental Implant Centre, thank you for backing our Technical Officials and helping us deliver a fantastic day of racing for more than 600 swimmers.

And to every TO who gave their time to our meet—we see you, we appreciate you and we couldn’t have done it without you. 👏

Please support the businesses that support our Club. ❤️🖤💛

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📷Thanks to

RACE READY

This weekend our South Shore swimmers will take on the 2026 Hancock Prospecting WA Age & Open Short Course Championships at Perth HPC.

A very big thank you to our coaches, Jason and Peta, and to all our parents and South Shore swim family for the support, encouragement and countless hours that have helped get our swimmers here

You’ve done the work. Now it’s time to back yourselves, support each other and be proud to represent South Shore.

Let’s go team! 🖤💛❤️

#2026 Swimming WA City of Melville LeisureFit

📣 INTRODUCING

This weekend our South Shore swimmers will take on the 2026 Hancock Prospecting WA Age & Open Short Course Championships at Perth HPC.

A huge congratulations to all of our swimmers who have qualified. We are so proud to see you representing South Shore and can’t wait to watch you race! It’s great to see such a mix of experience alongside swimmers making their Age championship debut.

Let’s show them 🖤💛❤️ below

#2026

"I'm one of the newbies on the team! I've still got my L-Plates on"

Claire’s South Shore journey started as a parent, helping with the simple jobs — timekeeping, results running and marshalling — before gradually trying new things as her confidence grew.

For Claire, volunteering is about connection — knowing the families, sharing the kids’ successes, being part of a team and showing her own children what it looks like to contribute to your community.

One of her favourite moments was Club Prems this year. "As a Team Marshal, I had one of the best seats in the house — right on pool deck — watching South Shore come together as one team. Coaches. Swimmers. Parents. The excitement and smiles on the kids faces was the best."

Her message to anyone who is unsure on how they can help?

"Start small. Try one job. Everyone has skills they can bring. And before you know it, you’ve found your people and a great sense of belonging ❤️💛🖤"

For the past 9 years, Harry has quietly contributed countless hours to South Shore, helping make sure our Club Nights, swim meets and Super Sprint happen — and happen well!

What started with simply answering a call-out for help has grown into years of service, learning, problem-solving and being part of something Harry describes as “uniquely special.”

Perhaps the best part of Harry’s story is that he didn’t come from a swimming background. He brought the skills he had, learnt the rest along the way, and stepped up where the Club needed him.

As Harry says:

“Try it, surprise yourself. Before you know it, it becomes part of your routine.”

You don’t need swimming experience.
You don’t need to know how everything works.
You don’t need to commit to everything.

Sometimes volunteering starts with simply saying “I can help.”

Harry, thank you for your incredible contribution to South Shore — for the hours behind the computer, the meets, the Super Sprints, and especially for the calm willingness to keep showing up and serving our Club.

Could Harry’s story be your call to action👋
Come and say hello, lend a hand at a meet or ask us how you can get involved.

❤️💛🖤 Thank you, Harry.