HC Swim Club

Congratulations, Jacob! Not only was his swim today a state record but it is the third fastest time EVER for 13 year old boys in Australia!!

Congratulations to our team on another successful day at the Tasmanian State Championships!

Well done to Jacob on a state record in the 50 Breaststroke!

Congratulations to our team on a great day one of the Tasmanian winter championships!! A special congratulations to Jacob Jones on breaking the Tasmanian 100 breaststroke record and being awarded the president’s swimmer of the day award!!

The coaching team will be running a swim camp at Southern Beaches Swim Centre on Saturday 3 October, and enrolments are now open!

The afternoon will include a test set, with results used to help track swimmers’ training progress throughout the coming season. 💪📈

📅 3 October
⏰ 1:30–3:00 PM
📍 Southern Beaches, Dodges Ferry
💰 $20 per swimmer

👉 Please check the private HC Facebook Group for the enrolment and payment link.

✨ HC Community Celebration Dinner ✨

Join us for a fun evening celebrating everything that makes our HC community so special!

📅 Friday, 25 September
🕠 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
📍 Metro Football Club
155 Allunga Rd, Chigwell TAS 7011

⚽ The grounds will be open for a kick of the footy and games for all ages.
🎱 Pool tables will be available for the adults.
🎶 Sam & Rachel will be keeping the good vibes going with the music.
🍽️ Dinner is provided for everyone, with drinks available to purchase at the bar.

This is a great opportunity to catch up, celebrate our amazing community, and connect with past and present members in a relaxed social setting.

💙 We’d also appreciate a helping hand after the event to pack up decorations and assist the venue from 7:30 pm onwards.

✅ Please register your attendance using the link below so we can cater for everyone.

Can’t make it? If you’d like to support our amazing swimming club and help fund future activities, you can also donate using the link below.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🏊💙

🏊‍♀️ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS — RELAY PRACTICE! 🏊‍♂️

This Friday morning at 6:00am, we’ll be holding a special relay practice session as we put the final touches on preparations for the State Championships. 💪🏆

As part of the morning, swimmers will also receive a Certificate of Congratulations recognising their achievement in representing HC Swimming Club. ❤️💙

📌 REMINDER:
There will be NO training on Saturday morning or Monday morning due to the State Championships.

To all our incredible HC swimmers representing our club this weekend — we wish you the very best! 🌟

Remember, swimming is about so much more than the result. It’s about the lessons learned, the friendships made, the challenges overcome and the journey along the way.

It’s not about the destination — it’s about the journey. 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️

Swimming competitively is about much more than times, medals, finals or qualifying standards. Those things matter, and they should matter. Having something you genuinely want to achieve teaches you how to commit, how to work towards a goal and how to keep going when progress is slow. But one of the greatest things swimming can give you is what you learn about yourself along the way.

When you swim with a club, you become part of something that asks you to turn up regularly, work with others, listen, learn, make mistakes and try again. Some days you feel great. Other days you don't. Sometimes you improve quickly and sometimes you can work for months without seeing the result you hoped for.

That is very similar to life.

There will be times when you set yourself a goal, work hard and achieve it. That feeling is important. It teaches you that effort, patience, courage and consistency can lead somewhere. It gives you confidence that you are capable of doing difficult things.

But there will also be times when you do everything you can and still don't get what you wanted. You might miss a qualifying time, lose a race, have a poor swim or watch someone else achieve something you desperately wanted yourself.
Those moments are important too.

Resilience isn't pretending that disappointment doesn't hurt. It is learning that disappointment doesn't have to stop you. You can be upset, learn from it, adjust and keep moving forward. Over time, you begin to understand that one race, one result or one bad day does not define you.

And that may be one of the most valuable lessons competitive swimming can teach.
Because when you pursue something properly, you often gain much more than the thing you originally set out to achieve.

You might begin swimming because you want to make a team, win a medal or swim a certain time. But through chasing that goal you develop discipline, independence, friendships, confidence, patience and an understanding of how to deal with pressure. You learn how to receive feedback, how to support teammates, how to handle success without becoming comfortable and how to handle failure without giving up.
Years later, the medal may be sitting in a drawer and the time on the scoreboard may have been forgotten.

But the person you became while chasing it remains.

That is why striving for something matters. Achieving the goal is wonderful. Missing it can hurt. Both experiences have value.

Sometimes the greatest achievement isn't simply getting what you wanted.
It is discovering who you became while trying to get there.

🏊‍♀️ Ready to start your swimming journey? Enrol via the link in our comments or bio.

🏊‍♂️ END WINTER WITH A BANG! 🔥

💙 HC SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT CAMP 💙

Calling all our State & National Target Swimmers!

We’re finishing off our winter training season with an exclusive HC Swimming Club event at the brand-new Southern Beaches Pool! 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️

📅 Saturday 3 October
⏰ 1:30pm – 3:00pm
📍 Southern Beaches New Pool
💰 $20 per swimmer

🚨 THIS IS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY!

HC will have exclusive use of the entire facility, with our coaching team putting swimmers through a development camp-style training session.

Swimmers will get the opportunity to experience what a development camp is like, learn what is expected of them and challenge themselves in a different training environment.

☕ Café open for families!
Enjoy great coffee, drinks and toasted cakes while the swimmers train. The outdoor area will also be available.

🏊 WE NEED YOU!

With 64 swimmers in our State & National Target Squads, we need a minimum of 40 swimmers to make this exclusive event viable.

Your Expression of Interest, by FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2026 is essential so we can confirm the booking with Southern Beaches.

👉 Click the link in the comments to register your interest!

🔥 Let’s finish winter strong!
💙 Train together. Challenge yourself. Prepare for what’s next.

🎉 SAVE THE DATE - Friday, 25 September 2026!

We’re bringing our HC community together for a special celebration evening! 💙❤️

Join us for a night to celebrate our swimmers, families, volunteers, coaches and everyone who makes the Hobart Collegiate Swim Club community so special. 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️

✨ More details coming soon — keep an eye out!

We’d love to celebrate with you! ❤️💙