Collingwood swimming club

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Collingwood Swimming Club
Full name Collingwood Swimming Club
Nickname Collingwood
Strip white & black
Founded circa 1900
Sport Swimming
League Metro North District
First season 1979
Ground Collingwood Leisure Centre
Club song "Collingwood War Cry"
President/Chair Graham Johnson
Coach Tony La Posta
Captain N/A
2007/08

Collingwood Swimming Club (CSC) is a Swimming Club based at the Collingwood Leisure Centre, Melbourne, Australia. Its head coach is Tony La Posta. Collingwood is a community run swimming club offering swimming skills development in a fun, relaxed and positive atmosphere. The club enjoys the use of the accessible, superbly appointed, and family friendly Collingwood Leisure Centre.

The club is open to swimmers of many different levels of ability; the only requirement is that a joining member be able to swim at least 50m non-stop. Anyone who is interested in the club is encouraged to go along to club nights.

Collingwood Swimming Club is affiliated with Swimming Victoria, which means its members can attend events from Swimming Victoria's competition calendar. This includes racing and encouragement meets in individual and team events organised by the local district – Metro North. Collingwood swimmers are able to swim in individual races and team relay events, giving them a comfortable introduction to competitive swimming.


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[edit] War Cry

"We are all from Colling-Wood, our eyes do share one goal. Together we're united, for glory and for gold"

"C'mon Collingwood lets go team, C'mon Collingwood live the dream We'll fight until the setting sun, To call ourselves number one."

Tony also Commissioned Felix Johnson, one of the senior swimmers to come up with a latin motto for the club:

  • "Nata et Vince" which translates to "swim and win"

[edit] Coaches

The current Head coach of Collingwood Swimming Club is Tony La Posta. Previous coaches and head coaches have included:

  • Alex Hirschauer
  • Chris Coates
  • Tap-Ky Duong
  • Joseph La Posta
  • Laura Barrolo
  • Christine Campbell

[edit] Club Records

[edit] Some recent club records are:

Name Age Group Distance Stroke Time Date
Xenia De Cata 11yo 50m Freestyle 33.35 22/07/07
Lily Potocnik 14yo 50m Freestyle 30.73 22/07/07
Luke Keshishian 13yo 50m Freestyle 29.01 22/07/07
Nicholas Rickard 15yo 50m Freestyle 27.31 16/09/07

[edit] Club Champions

Since 1981, Collingwood Swimming Club has awarded the honour of the Club Champion "perpetual Trophy" this originally started off being awarded to the best person in the club for each season. As the club grew, the award was changed and given to 1 male and one female recipient each year.

Season Male Female
1981-1982 Dean McLauchlan N/A
1982-1983 Dean McLauchlan N/A
1984-1985 Warrick Middleton N/A
1985-1986 N/A Jacinta Opie
1986-1987 N/A Jacinta Opie
1987-1988 N/A Natalie Opie
1989-1990 N/A Rosie Allison
1990-1991 N/A Rosie Allison
1991-1992 Dwight Smith N/A
1992-1993 Herbert Orenstein N/A
1993-1994 N/A Shelly Hurenkamp
1994-1995 N/A Dominica Dorning
1995-1996 ? ?
1996-1997 N/A Katherine Francis
1997-1998 Scott Atkinson N/A
1998-1999 N/A Hannah Bourne
1999-2000 N/A Madeline Bellis
2000-2001 Daniel Beilby ?
2001-2002 Sim Press ?
2002-2003 Jack Rundle ?
2003-2004 Lewin Eddy ?
2004-2005 Lewin Eddy ?
2005-2006 Linton Nash Alexandra Nash
2006-2007 Nicholas Rickard Lily Potocnik

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