Ivanhoe Aqua Power Swim Club (IAP) was founded in 1957 as the Heidelberg Swimming and Life Saving Club.

IAP aims to build for our members a lifelong relationship with swimming.  A core value of our club providing an environment where all swimmers can swim their best. IAP caters for a range of swimming stages and abilities.

Our club offers morning (before school), afternoon/evening (after school) and Saturday morning training sessions across the pool, gym, and dryland.  We also offer a school holiday swimming program for both squad members and school holiday only swimmers.

Squad Pathways

Ivanhoe Aqua Power offers a comprehensive squad program including Pre Squad, Junior, Intermediate, Target, Junior Performance, Senior and Performance Development levels.

Facilities

Most of the training at IAP is at Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School (IGGS).  IAP also trains at other locations, providing alternative timetable options families and enabling some extension programs for our higher level squads.  Our current venues include:

  • Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School

  • Ivanhoe Aquatic Centre

  • Fitzroy Pool

  • Northcote Aquatic & Recreation Centre (NARC)

  • See Change gym, Fairfield

Vision and Values

Ivanhoe Aqua Power aspires to:

  • Develop swimmers’ skills.

  • Promote youth fitness, health and well-being.

  • Help swimmers achieve their full athletic potential.

  • Foster an encouraging and connected team environment.

  • Provide competitive opportunities and learnings; and

  • Create a lifelong relationship with swimming.

Our values are summarised below:

Inclusive

We are an inclusive sporting family.  We welcome members of the community that want to share our sport and our Club environment.  We are a Club that reflects our community.

Supportive

We are supportive to everyone that is involved in the Club. We cheer for our swimmers during competitions, we cheer for our members personal accomplishments, and we lift each other up when compassion is required.

Passionate

We are passionate.  We wear our hearts on our sleeve.  We are unafraid of being ourselves and showing the world who we are. We love the Club and represent the Club to the best of our ability.

Respectful

We value respect.  We respect our fellow swimmers; we respect all officials; we respect those that have come before us to pave the way; we respect our community; and we respect all who support our participation in our sport.

Dedicated

We are dedicated.  Our swimmers and coaches are committed to training and developing to be their best.  We dedicate ourselves to the Club and together, always try and improve the Club and our experience.