How It All Began
1991
- Amalgamation of two swimming clubs . Boys and Girls Institute and Gale Force.
- Capital City Amateur Swimming Club was formed.
- Club colours of electric blue, fluoro yellow and black adopted.
- Training began at Freyberg Pool.
- The original committee included Pam Edwards , Pat O’Neill (Chair), Susan Graham.
- Rhonda Geary with Gary Hurring as head coach.
1992
- After a sponsorship deal with Fay Richwhite Enterprises the club adopted the name Fay Richwhite Capital City (FRCC).
- Top Wellington club for the first time.
1994
- Junior squads begin training at Kilbirnie due to successful lobbying by then Club Chairman, Ray Hope.
- Wellington’s top club / National ranking 9.
1996
- Club reverted back to its original name but shortened it to Capital Swim Club.
- Still top Wellington club / National ranking 8 - Jon Winter represents NZ at Olympics.
1996 -2004
- The club has continued to build on its foundation and has steadily worked its way up to a National ranking in the top three for the last four years and has remained Wellington’s top ranked club for the last twelve years.
2004 - 2009
- Another important stage in the club development in 2007 with the amalgamation with local junior club TSW and the addition of new coaches based at Kilbirnie.
- In 2008 Tash Hind became the club's second Olympian with selection to the Beijing Olympic team.
- Still top Wellington club at every major meet and ranked in top three nationally.
- The development of a High Performance Unit at Freyberg in 2009 with Danyon Loader joining Gary as an assistant.