Malvern Marlins Information

The Malvern Marlins is a Masters Swimming Club whose members swim for friendship, fitness and fun. Based at the Harold Holt Swim Centre in Glen Iris, the club belongs to the international organisation of Masters Swimming. The Marlins currently have over 150 members. The club was founded in March 1990 and from its early days has had a strong group of active members who enjoy both swimming and a variety of social activities throughout the year. The Marlins offer two evening training sessions, four morning sessions and an endurance swimming session each week. We welcome new members, aged eighteen or over, who are interested in improving their swimming fitness and skill. Sessions are typically over 2km each, so to enjoy and get maximum benefit from them, new members should be able to do at least 3 of the 4 competitive strokes and swim more than 200m freestyle continuously. Stroke correction and coaching in swimming technique are offered at our training sessions. Regular attendance increases your fitness level. For those interested in competing, the Marlins have a history of success in interclub, state, national and international competitions. Competition is based around your nominated time and competing against people in your own age group (e.g. 30-34, 45-49 years etc.). Many members enjoy the fun, atmosphere and challenge of competition, in both the pool and open water, while others enjoy participating in club training sessions to improve their fitness and choose not to compete. Many social activities are available to all members of the Marlins. Bike rides, movie afternoons and evenings, lunches, dinners, barbecues and brunches are organised during the year, as well as informal after-training get-togethers for coffee, drinks or a bite to eat.