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Balmain Swim Club is back – this Sunday 2km special event!
We are the oldest swimming club in Australia and definitely the most social and fun.
We are the oldest swimming club in Australia and definitely the most social and fun.
Each Sunday morning at Dawn Fraser Baths (Balmain) we have swimming races for kids and grown ups followed by a BBQ and bragging by the kids on how they are faster than the parents!
Our swimming club, Balmain Amateur Swimming Club (BASC), was established in 1884. BASC is the oldest Swimming Club in Australia, and still uses the same baths, the Dawn Fraser Baths. We meet every Sunday Morning at 8am, from November through to April and have events for juniors right through to 'Golden Oldies'.
Our focus is on the first 5m of every race. We love seeing athletes having a go at as many races as possible. Often the hardest thing for kids is diving in at the start of the race and taking their first stroke. If we can get kids (and adults) to dive in and take their first stroke, we are winning!
Order of events for Sunday 1 February.
"The Balmain Swimming Club was founded in 1884 shortly after the baths were opened. When it celebrated its centenary, it was the first club to do so. The club is also thought to be the first swimming association in Australia and many of its members have achieved distinction in swimming, water polo, diving and life-saving." NSW State Heirtage Register (Walker 1991) Read more >
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