by amanda.duimstra | Jan 17, 2024 | Blog, News
Jack Huisingh, the executive director of Holland Aquatic Center, has announced his retirement effective June 30, 2024. He has led HAC for more than 10 years. A national search for Huisingh’s replacement will begin soon by a select committee of HAC’s Board...
by amanda.duimstra | Sep 25, 2023 | Foundation, News
Open-water athlete Bryan Huffman (pictured with Stacy Huffman above) is once again attempting another monumental swim to benefit a scholarship fund at Holland Aquatic Center. This time he’s traveling to New York City to do so. Huffman, who successfully swam across...
by amanda.duimstra | Aug 14, 2023 | News, Water Safety
The recent attempt by Bryan Huffman to become the first person to swim from Wisconsin to Michigan without a wetsuit did not end with the desired victorious landing. Due to mechanical issues with the support boat, the swim ended prematurely after Huffman swam 12 of the...
by amanda.duimstra | Jul 11, 2023 | News
In 2022, Bryan Huffman successfully swam across the English Channel. In 2023, he is setting his sights on swimming across a Great Lake. For his newest open water swim, though, Huffman, a 50-year-old Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics (MLA) Masters swimmer and Holland...
by amanda.duimstra | May 15, 2023 | News
For 55 years, Holland Aquatic Center has known and shown that swimming lessons save lives as its staff teaches more than 5,000 children and adults how to swim annually. Continually committed to that mission, Holland Aquatic Center will serve as a host site for the...
by amanda.duimstra | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog, News
Holland Aquatic Center was recently awarded one of the largest rebates given this year by SEMCO Energy through its Energy Waste Reduction Program. A $81,624.35 check was presented to HAC for energy savings it incurred with the high efficiency boiler...
