About Us
Tawa Swimming Club was established in December 1971 and is based at Tawa Pool, Wellington. The club is a community organisation managed by a committee of parents and an awesome team of professional coaches.
The club has a long and proud history of teaching children from our community to swim and thrive in the competitive scene.
Tawa Swimming Club provides a range of programmes:
Competitive Swimming Squads from local to international level.
Youth Swimfit (fitness and social swimming for Intermediate & High School students).
Adult Swimfit (adult fitness and social training).
Club Roles
Committee
- President - Sacha Anderson
- Secretary - Yvonne & Mark Macrae
- Treasurer - Louise Hearns
- Race Secretary - Vicky Gibbs
- Club Captain - Dwayne Venn
- Officials Coordinator - Lisa McPhail
- Committee Member - Paul Commerford
- Committee Member - Katherine Hanley
- Committee Member - Novia Guo
- Committee Member - Gareth Williams
- Committee Member - Jane Clark
Non-Committee Roles
- Head Coach - Ben Lavigne
- Assistant Coach - Lachie Mudie
- Youth & Adult Swimfit Coach - Andrew Evans
- Grants Officer - Brit Schlagowski
Sacha Anderson
President
president@swimtawa.org.nz
Yvonne & Mark Macrae
Secretary
secretary@swimtawa.org.nz
Louise Hearns
Treasurer
treasurer@swimtawa.org.nz
Vicky Gibbs
Race Secretary
racesec@swimtawa.org.nz
Dwayne Venn
Club Captain
captain@swimtawa.org.nz
Lisa McPhail
Officials Coordinator
officials@swimtawa.org.nz
Paul Commerford
Committee Member
Katherine Hanley
Committee Member
Ben Lavigne
Head Coach
coach@swimtawa.org.nz
Lachie Mudie
Assistant Coach
assistantcoach@swimtawa.org.nz
Andrew Evans
Youth & Adult Swimfit Coach
Brit Schlagowski
Grants Coordinator
