Bellarine aquatic centre to carry swimming pioneer Linda McGill's name

Linda McGill Aquatic Centre to honour Port Phillip Bay swimming pioneer - The Indian Sun

The North Bellarine Aquatic Centre will be named the Linda McGill Aquatic Centre after the late Australian marathon swimmer won strong community support for the honour. Greater Geelong Council approved the name following a public vote, with the community asked to choose between three women with strong connections to the Bellarine. The other shortlisted names […]

NBAC gets inspirational namesake

With members of the McGill family in attendance, Geelong council voted unanimously to approve Linda McGill Aquatic Centre as the official name of the North Bellarine Aquatic Centre (NBAC) at its Tuesday night meeting. A Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Olympian, Linda McGill MBE became the first Australian to swim the English Channel in 1965, […]

Bellarine aquatic centre to carry swimming pioneer Linda McGill's name

One of Australia’s pioneering swimmers will lend her name to the North Bellarine Aquatic Centre after winning the backing of local residents. The centre will become the Linda McGill Aquatic Centre, with councillors endorsing the new name this week following a public vote. McGill made history in 1965 as the first Australian to swim the [...] Read More...