FOR more than 40 years Junee's Noel Poynter has been working away with the town's swimmers.
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This year is no different with the summer training program kicking into gear at the Junee Recreation and Aquatic Centre.
"Through the winter months we do a lot of stroke correction and now that we're in the summer we'll start putting some distance into them," Poynter said.
It's not just about notching up the kilometres in the pool, with swimmers also chasing down times to qualify for swimming carnivals around the state.
Poynter explained some of the club's swimmers had been added to the Australian Junior Excellence Program, the "JX system".
Among the Junee swimmers who are part of the system are Jasmine Phillips, Joel Crowder, Brandon Shepherd, Mim Phillips and Hayley Stevens.
"It means if swimmers meet the timed criteria, they'll get recognised for their effort," he said.
"It's how Swimming Australia are able to keep track of young swimmers and their progress."
Poynter is also using his four decades of experience to aid aspiring local swimming coaches, with the respected swimming identity currently acting as a mentor to a coach from another club who is undertaking certification.
Three training sessions are held during the week with up to 30 children in the pool at any one time.
Poynter said new swimmers are welcome to register on the pool deck on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30pm and Wednesday from 6pm.
Over the weekend Junee swimmers competed at Ariah Park, seven club members brought home 27 medals between them.
The first championship meeting is scheduled for November 30 in Young.