UniSA Swimming Club

Not sure if you want to join?, See what our members have to say about our club!!

Name	Andrew Truong
When did you join the club?	2020
Why did you join the club?	I was approached and asked to coach the squad by a UniSA Sport staff member and help keep the club alive and running. It was also a great way meet new friends, stay fit, and help drive the sport of swimming in SA
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	Goals were to lead a successful club and compete. I think I achieved these goals in the last 3 years. In terms of goals for myself, not really besides returning to the sport and compete and have fun in the sport I love and grew up with
What do enjoy the most about the club?	Definitely the people and the culture of the club. We have been super lucky to have such a great bunch of members who enjoy the sport of swimming and also very nice and welcoming people. The club isn't that it is without the amazing and friendly members
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	Can you swim?

Name	Kim
When did you join the club?	2020
Why did you join the club?	Fitness during the pandemic
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	Yes! So many, such as my first masters race, my first open water swim, Breaking personal bests, getting fit, training consistently, training in the morning. My current goal is to train 3x per week consistently and compete in a triathalon!
What do enjoy the most about the club?	Getting in the flow
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	It’s $2.70 per sesh

Name	Rain
When did you join the club?	February 2023
Why did you join the club?	Improve my swimming skills and English. Want to do related work. Make friends.
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	I would like to join the Master match and get good grades. eg 100m breaststroke 1.17
What do enjoy the most about the club?	Traning and friends
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	People in this club are really kind to me.

Name	Tharane
When did you join the club?	When the club first started. Don't remember the exact dates oops
Why did you join the club?	My longterm friends were starting a swim club and I wanted to get back into club swimming. I love being part of the swimming community what better way than to do it with friends.
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	Just to get back into club swimming and compete at least one more time. Which I have achieved. Yayy!!!
What do enjoy the most about the club?	It has the right balance of helping people achieve goals and being social. Allowing a variety of people to enjoy swimming regardless of their abilities.
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	It's awesome and fun. You'll actually get better and enjoy swimming. I managed to get my partner who is not a swimmer to come and train for almost an entire year. But he had to stop due to uni and work commitments.

Name	Anonymous..
When did you join the club?	2020
Why did you join the club?	Swimming with other people makes swimming so much more fun than swimming alone. UniSA Swim Club offers a good social side to it as well which I enjoy.
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	Just to swim more, to have achieved this, a big maybe
What do enjoy the most about the club?	I enjoy trainings and relays. Also enjoy dinners after trainings
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	Just how fun, chill, and low maintenance the club is. You can swim when you want to and when life gets busy you can always come back to it. Very cheap as well!

Name	Maddie
When did you join the club?	2022
Why did you join the club?	To get fit and enjoy time away from my womb tumour
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	I wanted to ease back into training and competitions and the club has been very supportive.
What do enjoy the most about the club?	The friendly people and how understanding everyone is of swimming ability.
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	Great group of larrakins up for a wallow and a beer on Fridays!

Name	Sam
When did you join the club?	Jan 2023
Why did you join the club?	Exercise Enjoy swimming and want to get back into it.
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	Getting into a routine that involves some form of exercise.
What do enjoy the most about the club?	The community. Everyone is so friendly and supportive. Get to socialise while doing something that I enjoy.
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	Have fun while being active!

Name	Jacquie
When did you join the club?	2021
Why did you join the club?	wanted to improve my fitness, used to do it when I was younger and was missing it, also joined to benefit my wellbeing
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	Wanted to strengthen my body a bit and build up my fitness again, yes achieved both of these beyond my expecatations
What do enjoy the most about the club?	the social vibes, most Friday nights well go out for dinner, and everyone is so easy to talk to and have a good time with. The music most trainings is pretty good as well
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	Its not competitive

Name	anonymous
When did you join the club?	March 2022
Why did you join the club?	To make friends and train to be better and stay in shape
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	To improve my swim times I have improved my times
What do enjoy the most about the club?	The atmosphere and people there
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	If you’re looking for high performance training and fun at the same time then look no further,UniSA is the go to place

Name	Elissa
When did you join the club?	2021
Why did you join the club?	I was looking for a club which offered coached training sessions to keep me motivated! I was also looking for a community to be part of as I had just moved from interstate when I joined.
Did you have any goals when joining the club?, if yes have you achieved those goals?	While I didn't have set goals, I think overall I was looking to maintain good health and fitness while becoming a faster swimmer. Since joining, I have certainly been able to achieve these goals with the added bonus that I have learnt new skills as well.
What do enjoy the most about the club?	I really love the supportive culture. You can always count on a lot of laughing at training as well.
If you had to convince someone to join the club what would your opening line be?	You don't have to be fast...

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