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We're excited to announce that registrations for the 2024/2025 Swim Season are now open for children and youths to learn to swim with the Golden Bay Swimming club at theTe Waka Kura o Mohua / Golden Bay High School pool in Takaka. The 2024/2025 Swim Season starts on Monday 14th October 2024. As places are limited, all swimmers must register their interest online at  https://goldenbays

Ki Ora Community. We love everything swimming. We are dedicated volunteers teaching our young to be confident swimmers and learn water safety at GB Swimming Inc. We had nine coaches last year and we found it hard to set up the lanes, man the door and cover classes. Can you help us in any capacity, no experience necessary? We are also looking for new coaches if you have experience, if not we n

It's that time of year again. We are holding our annual AGM and are looking for new committee members. Please join us in person at the Golden Bay High School staff room or via zoom on: Wednesday the 15th of May at 7pm Please email gbswimming@gmail.com for the zoom link.

Hi everyone, Hope you all enjoying the sunshine after a very wet week last week. Last month, we have come to the end of our swim season and from what I hear our 'End of season Fun Splash night' was awesome fun and brought out some great community spirit. Our coaches said all the swimmers did really well and improved heaps on this very important life skill. Well done to you all! I have been invo

Whanau are all welcome to come along to an End of Season Fun Night and Celebration!!! Friday 31 March at Golden Bay High School between 4 and 6pm. The evening will kick-off with fun games and a big splash event in the pool at 4pm, followed at 5pm with shared kai and presentation of certificates to swimmers. Please bring a plate of food to share.  A reminder that the final night for l

Golden Bay Swim Club wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  Have a wonderful break from school and enjoy swimming in the pool, sea and rivers with all your new skills.  We are starting lessons again on 7 February, 2023  Have fun out there and be AWESOME!

 Our last lesson is next week on Thursday 15 December, 2022 and we start up again Tuesday 7 February, 2023 for another 9 glorious weeks of lswimming till 7 April, 2023.  Have a wonderful holiday, spend heaps of time in the water and see you.....next year.   Lori

We are going to make THE SPLASH on Tuesday 26 October! If you can't remember which group/times etc your swimmer is enrolled in....go to goldenbayswimming.nz ....log in and all the information will be there for you. For the few swimmers on the waitlist.....find another group! There is usually a shuffle around at the beginning of the season so just get in to secure a spot....we can work

Register your swimmers! We have 17 glorious weeks of swimming with you all starting at the end of October.  It is 1st come 1st served so sign up ASAP on the day/group that suit the best.  If you have more than one swimmer, then register them all at once for the discount to be applied. To choose a group, go to the Levels Tab  and choose the best for your swimmer.  Not to

  Annual General Meeting   A big warm invite to our AGM!!!   Come join our awesome team to keep our swim club running smoothly!     A small commitment for big rewards!   Golden Bay High School Library Tuesday, June 21st 7.00 pm

As most of you all know, our Golden Bay High School is under construction and is now under way.  Good news is that we are getting a new heating system put in the pool during this time.  Bad news is that we aren't able to start our season until the pool is open to all. Please watch this space for any updates to when we will be up and swimming!  In the meantime, our ocean and our riv

We are pleased to announce the appointments of Jacinda Hohepa as our new Chair, Cathy Griffin as Vice Chair, Lori Godden as Secretary, and Mary Tinkler as Treasurer. After three strong years as President, Shelley Grell, decided the time was right to resign from the position and the Committee. Former Treasurer Susan Ayton Shaw also stepped down  after several years in the position and remains

Massive thanks to all our swim club members and sponsors, Golden Bay Community Trust and Trash Palace Takaka , for helping us to raise enough funds to purchase two brand new covers for the Golden Bay High School pool in time for the 2021-2022 season. We can't wait to see them on the pool!

Come to our AGM - Monday 5 July, 7:00PM, Rec Centre, Takaka Your swim club needs YOU!  For as long as anyone can remember, Golden Bay Swimming has been providing affordable public learn to swim lessons and competitive training for children aged 8 and up. We are in great shape with a strong and experienced coaching team and committee, and new computing system that has made a re

Members are invited to join us at the Golden Bay High School Pool to celebrate our end of swimming season and all the hard work your children have put into their swimming over the last few months. There will be an hour of fun team challenges - think Top Teams in the pool - and big splash competitions! Pool fun (4:00–5:00) followed by shared food and awards (5:15 – 6:00). The poo

As many of you know, lockdown was a big let-down for Golden Bay Swimming, as it not only brought an abrupt end to our last season it also scuppered our end of summer party! Boo! So, this season, we’re not taking any chances. We’re getting in early with a special pre-Christmas “Splash Night” pool party for all our Dolphins, Snapper, Orca and Marlins. Yay! (Sorry Eels, p

Well, our first week has kicked off and despite having a few hiccups with assessments cancelled, buckets of rain and a whole new flash registration system; we are pretty stoked with it all! To see all our swimmers in the water ... well, it's why we do what we do! We have had a bit of change around with our swim programs this year. We are going to be starting our Eels (beginners) in Fe

We're making some big changes behind the scenes, so please read this carefully as it contains important information . We’re going digital with not only a new accounting system and a new logo, but we’re also implementing a new online club management system! There will probably be a few hiccups, so forgive us as we make these improvements. If you have any concerns or comme

Golden Bay Swimming coaches are giving our top swimmers in Orcas and Marlins the opportunity to build stamina and take their swimming to the next level. New coaches Cath and Alan Rose have reorganised the Orca and Marlin levels to run as a squad program, with support from coaches Murray Wilson and Erin Hodgkinson. This will be a fluid class allowing swimmers to attend as little or as many tim

Great news! Our desperate call for new coaches has been answered with five new volunteers joining the coaching team this season. Wow! This means we are pleased (and very relieved) to cordially invite you to register your interest to enrol your child/children for another fun season of swimming lessons this summer (lockdown levels permitting). Hurry, though, as places are limited. Read below