About Onkaparinga Swimming Club: Swimming Clubs, South Australian, Adelaide Hills
About Us
The Onkaparinga Swimming Club was reformed in 1990 by a band of dedicated community members. Nineteen years later it continues to grow and strengthen with the successful swimming program on offer to members of the Club. Pat Wheeler is the Head Coach and Assisted by Stephanie Palmer - White and Coach Sarah Wheeler. Monica Kato has also started helping with the Learn to Swim Program which Sarah Wheeler coordinates.
The Club has been recognised for outstanding success and developement over the last 8 years. Swimming SA has awarded the Onka Club The Swimming Club of the year award for South Australia in 2006, 2004, 2002.
At Country Championships the Club has been the Premier Club of the Meet winning the Advertiser Shield in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 & 2002. Oknaparinga has had 8 years of successful competition at this meet. The next year we aim to equal the most wins on the sheild which is nine in a row by the Blue Lake Y Club.
Swimming Programs
The Club has 6 squads which includes:
Masters Squad
Learn to Swim
Gold Squad - State & National Senior Swimmers & (Div 1 Meets)
Silver Squad - State & Open Water Swimmers (Div 1 & 2 Meets)
Bronze Squad - State, Carnivals & Div 2 & 12/Under Meets
Transition Squad - 12/U Meets, Interclubs & Open Carnivals
For more information about the Club visit all pages on this site.
If you have any questions please speak with one of the members listed below.
2009 - 2010 Current Office Bearers and Committee:
President: David Hombsch
Vice President: Jo Tremellen
Secretary: Jane Pool
Minutes Secretary: Jane Pickering
Treasurer: Chris Marshall
Registrar: Stephanie Palmer White
Head Coach: Pat Wheeler
Sponsorship: Dale Turner
Nomination Officer: Melody Remnant
Nom. Officer Asst. Ellen Brooks & Wendy Vidugiris
Uniform Steward: Amanda Wheeler
Records Officer: Sarah Wheeler
Trophy Steward: Sarah Wheeler
Catering Manager: Jane & Mark West & Anat Goldstein
Newsletter: Wendy Viduriris
Committee Members: Amanda Wheeler,
Pat Wheeler,
Stephaine Palmer White
Jane Pickering
Hamish Nairn
Wendy Vidugiris
Robert Harris
Swimming Squads
If you have any question with regards to squads please call Pat Wheeler on 04 23 520 633.
12-16 year olds
If you have any friends who can swim and are in the above age brackets, either boys or girls, then we need them.
Yes we need swimmers in the older age groups to strengthen our squads and for more options for relays.
If you know someone please share all the good things about our club that may have them think they could come and give it a try at competition swimming.