Our Club

Warringah Aquatic Swim Club Inc – the Piranhas – was officially formed in 1986 by Nick Van Houten and Kay Middleton. The Club is based at the Warringah Aquatic Centre and the Club’s focus is on competitive swimming as well as catering for surf, open water and school swimming. Our philosophy embraces swimmers of all ages and abilities and encourages swimmers to achieve their highest goals possible.

The Club facilitates opportunities for swimmers to compete at meets at all levels including Club, Sydney Metro, Regional NSW, State, National and International, and many Piranhas have represented Australia at the highest level. Our Club is renowned and admired for its relaxed squads at major championships and the manner in which our swimmers compete and support their team mates during meets.

One of the most successful swimming clubs in Sydney, Warringah Aquatic Swim Club has produced an enviable Hall of Fame of athletes.  Check out our honour roll here and click here for a few news articles about more of our members, past and present.

Our Club is one of 16 Clubs in the Metro North East Area which falls under the banner of Swimming Metro North East. Check out the SMNE website for all Area information. State meets are run by Swimming NSW, check out the SNSW website for all the latest State swimming news and events. Swimming Australia is the peak governing body for competitive swimming. Check out the SwimAus website for all national swimming information.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the Country we meet on. We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters, and thank them for protecting this coastline and its ecosystems since time immemorial. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people present today.

Our Committee – 2024-2025

President	Brad Higgs
Vice President	Nikki Burke
Secretary	Ariel Darley
Treasurer	Renae McLaren
Registrar	Gill Cuthbert
Equipment Officer	Marleen Veldhuis
Publicity Officer	Vacant
Volunteer Coordinator	Gill Cuthbert
Sponsorship Coordinator	Terry Reynolds
Child Safety Officer	Kate Ng
MPIO (Member Protection Information Officer)	Lisa Harrison
Individual Members	Seiko Ruff Aden Yii

Committee Meetings

Committee meetings are held approximately every 2 months. Members are welcome to attend meetings. Please contact our secretary for meeting dates.

Annual General Meetings

The 2024-25 Warringah Aquatic Swim Club Inc AGM was held on Friday, 26th July, 2024 at North Curl Curl Surf Club. At the AGM, all current committee positions were declared vacant and elections held to fill those positions for the 2024-25 Swimming year.

All financial members of the Club who are 18 years of age and over are eligible to vote and are encouraged to attend. If you feel you would like to assist but are not sure in what capacity, you would be welcome to nominate as an individual member or in an assistant position.

New volunteers are always welcome and we invite all those who may be interested to nominate for committee positions.

This is your club and your chance to make a difference.

All Enquiries to President, Brad Higgs (president@warringahasc.com.au), or Secretary, Ariel (admin@warringahasc.com.au)

For all AGM Minutes, please email the Secretary with your request. 

Committee Roles

It takes many volunteer hours to make our Club run smoothly and efficiently.  There are multiple roles that make up our committee and we are always looking for help in some way or another.  If you are interested in learning more about the roles or sub-committees within our committee, please click HERE.

Nominations are accepted at the AGM each year.

Roles

• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Public Officer
• Registrar
• Equipment Officer
• Child Safety Officer
• Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO)
• Sponsorship Coordinator
• Publicity Officer
• Volunteer Coordinator
• Individual Member (3)

OUR LIFE MEMBERS

Graeme Carroll
Peter R Cross
Ariel Darley
Vicki Doyle
Tricia Graham
Julian Rifkin
Pam Robertson
Ginta Viliunas
Toby Williams