Katikati Masters Swimming Club
The Katikati Masters Swimming Club was formed in 1998 and by March 2011 had won top New Zealand club at the Long Course Masters Nationals in Hamilton. Our home pool is the 33.3m geothermally heated Dave Hume pool in Katikati which is open from September to April, although a number of club members swim at other pools in the area.
Over the summer season, we hold four swim times per week with a structured suggested training programme. These are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6–7.30pm and Sunday 8–10am. We get together for open water swims at Waihī Beach in preparation for ocean swim events and the Surf Club also provides a Friday evening swim.
Each summer, in conjunction with the Waihī Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, we organise an annual Orokawa to Waihī Beach 2km
Ocean Swim. All proceeds go to the Surf Club and Local Coastguard. This summer the day is Sunday 3rd January 2021. See our KKMSC Facebook page for details.
The main aim of the club is to encourage people to improve their swimming ability whatever their current level, to keep active and to do that in a friendly, fun environment. KKMS supports car-pooling! It is very sociable and less CO2 is produced. We also try to organize regular social events – with coffee and cake or breakfast after Sunday training.
If you’re interested in coming along and giving it a go, please contact our president Dion Twiss datwiss@xtra.co.nz, secretary Sue McFarlane SueMcFar167@gmail.com or Treasurer Leon Ruttersmith ruttersmith@slingshot.co.nz. We’d love to see you in the water.