About

Fish Eagles Masters Swimming Club

Masters swimming started in South Africa in 1985.  In 1994 the late Malcolm Ausling’s article in the George Herald invited masters swimmers to take part in a gala at the Outeniqua High School pool.  Six swimmers took part, marking the beginning of masters swimming in the Southern Cape.

Since 1995, swimmers from the Southern Cape have taken part in the annual SA Masters Championships held in March.  Initially, swimmers swam for their province (WP in our case), and from 1997 swimmers competed as clubs.  From 1997 – 1999, swimmers from the Southern Cape swam for the George Swimming Club, and in 2000 the club’s name was changed to Fish Eagles Masters.  We are fortunate to have some of the original members still swimming with us today.  We now have members throughout the country, but the majority reside along the Garden Route.  

The Fish Eagles Masters hosted the 2002 and 2011 SA Masters National Championships at the N A Smit pool in Oudtshoorn.  We will be hosting the 41st Masters National Championships in 2026 here in George at the Conville pool.

FEMS is one of the top 6 Masters swimming clubs in South Africa, and we are proud of each of our members and their participation in events locally, nationally, and internationally.

We have access to the Glenwood House pool early on weekday mornings, Friday and Saturday afternoons, and weekdays during school holidays.  The pool is heated in the colder months.

We regularly swim in the Touws River, Santos Beach, Kaaimans River, Herolds Bay tidal pool, Groenvlei, Swartvlei lagoon, and Island Lake.

We have Club Nite on the last Friday of the month, and it is a fun opportunity to train together and focus on specific skills.