The Lismore Indoor Swim Team is back on the blocks. International Coach, Louis St Laurent, has done an amazing job rebuilding the club from scratch. It has been excellent to start with a clean slate and build a club that is going to help swimmers realise their goals. 

LIST is raising the bar with the appointment of Louis St. Laurent. Louis, a Canadian Coach, has coached Olympians and World-Class Triathletes. More recently, Louis worked with Graham Brewer in Sydney for 3 years. Matt George will work with Louis, especially helping with stroke development of the younger swimmers. Matt has been in the local swimming scene for over 20 years and has had experience across the board as a swimmer, coach and administrator.

LIST is catering for all needs of all children, whether they want to train for fun and fitness, or whether they want to take it a little more seriously. For the first time, we have a coach and a gold program that can take swimmers all the way to the Olympics.             

Our club is fortunate enough to train 12 months of the year at the Summit Sports and Fitness Centre in Goonellabah. The 25 metre indoor pool is temperature regulated to 28 degrees Celsius all year round. The 14 metre pool is heated to 31 degrees Celsius and is used for mini-squads, stroke-development and learn-to-swim. The pool has wave-less spill-edges and is ozone treated to maximise water purity and clarity.

LIST has over 50 competitive swimmers registered in 07/08 and they train in either Bronze, Silver or Gold squads.

Bronze squad trains twice a week. Emphasis is on stroke development and helping the junior swimmers build style, stamina and strength.

Silver Squad trains three to four times a week. This group is for swimmers who are pushing to move up into Gold squad. It is full of future super-stars. Silver and Gold squad also train at the Lismore Baths twice a week for long course training.

Gold Squad trains four to eight sessions each week. Under Louis’s unique coaching program, the Gold Swimmers are aiming at National and Olympic standard. They are given qualified advice for swimming technique, nutrition and resistance training. Gold squad also cross-trains at Futura Health and Fitness, and Byron main beach.

Note; LIST will cap Gold squad at 25 swimmers.

Summit also has a Masters group training on Tuesday and Thursday 6a.m. – 7a.m.

Lismore Indoor Swim Team is a member of the Far North Coast Swimming Association and is affiliated with NSW Swimming. We encourage participation in all Far North Coast Swimming Association carnivals. In summer, Club night is held every second Friday evening from 5.00pm.

For further information about Lismore Indoor Swim Team, contact the Summit Sports and Fitness Centre on 6625 2025.