Our Mascot

Our mascot is the Roughy – a brightly coloured fish that can live for 150 years.

Like us, it lives in the deep water and enjoys a good life.

Our club of around 100 passionate swimmers is rich in diversity, and full of people seeking a welcoming community:

Member Age Range	Being an inner city based club, around half our members are between 18 and 35 years old. The remaining half is fairly evenly spread from mid 30’s to mid 70’s!
Member Background	We have many members who are new to Melbourne, having moved from interstate or overseas
Member Swimming Abilities	Some members swam competitively while younger, and have returned to the sport looking for a more relaxed approach. Others have taken up swimming in their adult years, and are inspired to simply improve fitness and technique.
Member Reasons for Joining	– Fitness – Competing in the pool competitions – Training for and competing in triathlons or open water events – Wanting to connect with other swimmers and be part of a community

Swimming with the Yarra Roughies provides an inclusive and welcoming environment to get fit, improve your swimming and have fun – by participating in regular training sessions, pool and open water competitions, and club social events.

We run Yarra Roughies’ Squad Training sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays year-round, and we are affiliated with Masters Swimming Australia.

If you can swim 400m of freestyle comfortably, and cover at least 1km when you go to the pool, you’ve got what it takes to be a Roughie!

Our Committee

Our club is run by volunteers, dedicated swimmers that train at Fitzroy pool. Just like our members, the Yarra Roughies committee swim to keep fit and compete, as well as get stuck into breakfasts on the poolside and year-round brunches.

• Jacqui H, President
• Brenna H, Vice President
• Christy B, Secretary
• Alan C, Treasurer
• Mark H, Registrar
• Lisa C, General Rep
• Angelos L, General Rep
• Gloria N, General Rep
• Jieyun Z, General Rep
• Kate M, General Rep
• Nadia H, General Rep

Our committee members are elected each year at our annual general meeting. If you have some time to give and would like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you.