Graceville Lightning Swim Club

This Friday is Presentation Night! Come and celebrate all the achievements of the 2025/26 season. See you there!

⚡️ AGM Update – Thank You! ⚡️
We’re thrilled to welcome three new committee members to the Graceville Lightning team - thank you for stepping up! Your willingness to get involved helps keep our club strong and sustainable.

Please join us in welcoming our 2026/27 Committee:
🏊‍♂️ Executive Team
President – Jason Z
Vice-President / Canteen Convenor – Nicole W
Treasurer – John A
Secretary / Assistant Marshal – Kate A

🏊‍♂️ Committee Members
Allison S – Race Starter
Craig E – Marshal
Derek R – BBQ Convenor / Bread Collection
Veronica L – Water Safety / Canteen Assistant
Caroline J – Canteen Co-Convenor

🏊‍♂️ Support Role
Chris S – Meat Collection (non-committee)

There are still plenty of ways to get involved (big or small), so if you’re keen to lend a hand next season, we’d love to hear from you!

💙💛 A special thank you to Ann H, who steps down after many years of service as our Race Starter and committee member. We are incredibly grateful for your contributions to the club!

💙💛 We also thank Leisa B for her many years of organising the weekly collection of meat and bread - a vital behind-the-scenes role that has kept our BBQ running smoothly week after week. Your help has been greatly appreciated!

⚡️ Reminder - AGM TOMORROW ⚡️
We need a few more families to help keep our club running strong 💙💛
👉 Short commitment - just 2 x 9-week terms per year
👉 Roles can be shared with a friend
🥪 Canteen | 🌭 BBQ | ⏱ Race roles | 📣 Support roles

As a volunteer club, we get out what we put in — come be part of it!

So proud of all our swimmers at Club Championships last Friday! 🙌 An incredible 110 personal bests were set across the night — proof that having a go and doing your best is what it’s all about. Well done to everyone who jumped in and raced! Medals and Age Champion awards will be presented at our Annual Presentation Night on March 27.

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped make the night run smoothly — we couldn’t do it without you!

Join us this Friday at 5:30pm for the final regular club night of the season — your last chance to earn PB points before we wrap things up! 🎉

🏆2026 Club Championships Meet🏆 - This Friday 13/3!

⚡️ Graceville Lightning AGM – 7.30pm, Fri 20 March 2026! ⚡️
Hear about the club's achievements, financials, and plans for 2026/27, and help shape what comes next!

We’re looking for new families to step into roles such as:
🥪 Canteen Co-Conveners
🌭 BBQ Convener
⏱ Race Starter & Marshals
📣 Marketing & Communications
…and other behind-the-scenes roles that keep Friday nights running smoothly.

Many of these roles can be SHARED - so find a friend and volunteer together!

As a volunteer-run club, we get out what we put in. The more families involved, the stronger our club community - and the better the experience for our swimmers.

👉 All members over 18 can attend and vote!

Thanks for a fantastic night, Sherwood Sharks!

We loved hosting you for an evening of fun and fantastic racing — with more than 100 swimmers diving in and plenty of new PBs achieved. What a great atmosphere! It was also very exciting to welcome Sharkie the mascot… we have to admit, we’re just a little bit jealous! 😉

A huge thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who helped the night run so smoothly — we couldn’t do it without you. And a special shout-out to April B for baking all the delicious cookies and rice krispies. They were a hit! 🍪✨

We're welcoming the Sherwood Sharks to our pool this Friday for a night of fun and friendly competition. This is a great opportunity for swimmers to compete at a local level against some new faces, in a relaxed team environment! Nominations will open soon in Swim Club Connect ⚡️🦈

Looking forward to Friday's Club Night after last week's wash out! Nominations are open now! 🏊‍♀️🏊🏊‍♂️

The 2025/26 season resumes TONIGHT! Gates and free swim from 5:30pm. Race nominations and volunteer slots are open now! See you at the pool! 🏊‍♀️🏊🏊‍♂️

The 2025/26 season resumes on Friday, 30th January! We're excited to dive back in for an action-packed term, including:
🦈 Inter-club meet with the Sherwood Sharks
🏊‍♂️ Club Championships Night
🏆 Annual Presentation Night
🙌 More relays and other fun events!
NEW MEMBERS (including incoming preppies) are welcome to join us in Term 1! GLSC offers friendly competitive swimming, with a focus on personal improvement. Friday night dinner is sorted with our regular BBQ and canteen. Register here: https://www.gracevillelightning.org.au/