OUR HISTORY
1991
1992
1994
1996
1996 - 2004
2004 - 2009
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Amalgamation of two swimming clubs. Boys and Girls Institute and Gale Force.
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Capital City Amateur Swimming Club was formed.
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Club colours adopted; electric blue, fluoro yellow and black.
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Training began at Freyberg Pool.
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The original committee included Pat O’Neill (Chair), Pam Edwards and Susan Graham.
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Rhonda Geary with Gary Hurring as head coach.
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After a sponsorship deal with Fay Richwhite Enterprises the club adopted the name Fay Richwhite Capital City (FRCC).
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Top Wellington club for the first time.
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Junior squads begin training at the newly constructed Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre, Kilbirnie due to successful lobbying by then Club Chairman, Ray Hope.
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Wellington’s top club / National ranking 9.
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Club reverted back to its original name but shortened it to Capital Swim Club.
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Still top ranked Wellington club
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8th nationally ranked club
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Jon Winter represents NZ at Olympics.
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The club has continued to build on its foundation and has steadily worked its way up to a National ranking in the top three for the last four years and has remained Wellington’s top ranked club for the last twelve years.
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Another important stage in the club development in 2007 with the amalgamation with local junior club TSW and the addition of new coaches based at Kilbirnie.
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In 2008 Tash Hind became the club's second Olympian with selection to the Beijing Olympic team.
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Still top Wellington club at every major meet and ranked in top three nationally.
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The development of a High Performance Unit at Freyberg in 2009 with Danyon Loader joining Gary as an assistant.