If you live in a neighbourhood with a school or a community pool, then chances are you have the opportunity to join a local swim club and become involved in one of Australia’s most popular sports. Swim clubs are not-for-profit organisations that are normally either run by volunteers (usually parents of swimmers) or operated through a swim school. Swim clubs organise and coordinate weekly meets (often in the evening), and provide a forum for swimmers to race against other swimmers of comparable ability. The emphasis of these races is not on winning the race, but rather on swimmers...