Comet Swimming

Good luck to all of our Comet swimmers competing at the NZ Secondary School Championships while proudly representing your schools this week! 🏊💙

We hope all your hard work pays off. Swim fast, race hard, and most importantly, enjoy the experience. We can't wait to see how you all go!

Go Comet! ⭐

A friendly reminder to our Comet whānau 💙 If your swimmer is sick, please keep them home, cancel their lesson via the portal and book a make-up session for a later date.

Congratulations, Sonia! ⭐
This recognition is so well deserved. Your time, dedication, and expertise are truly appreciated, and the Comet whānau is incredibly lucky to have you. 💙✨🏊
Congratulations, and thank you for everything you do!

🏊 HBPB Swimming Service Award Recipient – Sonia Keepa 🏆

Congratulations to Sonia Keepa, from Comet Swimming and previously Enterprise Cars Swim Team, a deserving recipient of a HBPB Swimming Service Award.

This is a long-overdue recognition for Sonia, who has dedicated many, many years of service to swimming in the Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay region. Her commitment, leadership, and passion for our sport have made a lasting impact on clubs, competitions, and Technical Officials throughout the region.

As a qualified Referee, Sonia has officiated at club, regional, and national competitions, bringing professionalism, expertise, and a strong commitment to ensuring competitions are conducted to the highest standard.

Beyond poolside, Sonia has been a respected leader within the technical community in Gisborne and across the wider region. Through her role on the HBPB Technical Committee, she has helped strengthen and develop our technical programme, while generously mentoring and supporting the next generation of Technical Officials.

Sonia's knowledge, dedication, and willingness to share her experience have made her an invaluable member of our swimming community. Her leadership has helped build confidence and capability within our technical team, ensuring the future of officiating in our region remains strong.

Thank you, Sonia, for your many years of outstanding service and unwavering commitment to HBPB Swimming. Congratulations on this well-deserved—and long overdue—recognition!

🚨Upcoming🚨
Join us for another fun night of racing! It's a great chance to practice your race skills and build confidence.

With HBPB Winter Championships entries closing soon, this is the perfect opportunity to get one last race in before the meet. If you need any help entering Winter Champs, come and see us poolside—we're happy to help!

Comet x Arena Merchandise Has Landed!

We're excited to launch our new Comet Swimming Club merchandise in partnership with Arena! 🙌

Exclusive Benefit: Thanks to our partnership with Arena, Comet members receive 20% off the entire Arena range, including race suits!

Click the link to view the full range or access through the comet website
https://www.arenawaterinstinct.co.nz/collections/comet-swim-club

A huge congratulations to our very own Eli on receiving the Umpire Award at the 2026 NZ Badminton U19 Nationals last weekend! 👏🏆

This is a fantastic achievement and well-deserved. We’re incredibly proud to have you as part of the Comet whānau as a swimmer and instructor.

Congratulations, Eli! 💙⭐

✨Check out our fancy new billboard ✨

It was a no-brainer to work together with one of our swimming whanau and to support local. Emma made it such a simple process!

Thanks heaps guys 🤩

🤝🏼 Comet Swimming Club

A huge thank you to all of our amazing officials and timekeepers who helped make Comet Fastwater possible last weekend—we couldn't do it without you! ✨🏊

🏊‍♂️ HBPB Winter Championships 2026 🏊‍♀️

Entries are open for the HBPB Winter Championships, taking place 14–16 August at the Hawke's Bay Regional Aquatic Centre.

📅 Entries close Sunday 9 August at 11:59pm, so get your entries in as soon as possible. If you need any help entering come and see us poolside. reminder you have to be a competitive member to enter.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to secure the lodge for this meet. As a result, swimmers and families will need to arrange their own accommodation.

If you're planning on competing, don't leave it until the last minute—we'd love to see a big Comet team on pool deck! 💙❤️

🚨Reminder🚨
The Comet Swimming Club AGM is on tomorrow at 5:30 PM.
Everyone is welcome to attend. We’d love to see you there!