Week 8: the George Wheaton BBB Trophy Race Final

This week we have the second trophy race of the season with the final of our signature race, the George Wheaton BBB 50M Handicap event. As usual we’ll have a few members of the Wheaton clan joining us poolside to present the trophy. The full program for this weekend is as follows:

EventDetail
Sprint100M Freestyle
50, 30M or 20M Freestyle

The 100M races are the start of a series for young and old (but not those in the middle…):
Molly Wark & Les Henry U/10 100m Freestyle – Week 1
35 and Over 100m Freestyle – Week 1
Form StrokeGeorge Wheaton BBB Trophy Race

50M Breaststroke
30M or 20M Breaststroke
Distance Event400M Freestyle
200M Freestyle for those who wish to do it or who haven’t qualified for the 400M race
4 x 30M Freestyle
4 x 20M Freestyle

The finalists who will duke it out in the George Wheaton BBB trophy race are:

IDNameStroke
1626Arabella DIXONBreaststroke
1079Ben PLAYFORDBreaststroke
1738Suzie AITKENBackstroke
281James SIMMONSBreaststroke
1593Erica BHATTIBackstroke
1389Hayden HOWARDBreaststroke
1689Paul MARTINBackstroke

Good luck to all finalists!

Mens Social Night

The Men’s social night out is this Thursday from 7pm at Ribs & Burgers. All male swimmers, parents, grandparents, and carers are welcome – kids welcome too!

Results from Week 7

Results and points from last week available on the results page.

George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap Qualifiers

The finalists for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap to be held on 25 November 2023 are as follows:

IDNameStroke
1626Arabella DIXONBreaststroke
1079Ben PLAYFORDBreaststroke
1738Suzie AITKENBackstroke
281James SIMMONSBreaststroke
1593Erica BHATTIBackstroke
1389Hayden HOWARDBreaststroke
1689Paul MARTINBackstroke

George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap Final

The results of the final for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap held on 26 November 2022 were as follows:

IDNameStrokePosition
1450Isabelle ARMISTEADBreaststroke1
1470Will BOLTONBreaststroke2
1501Cohen VAN LOOButterfly3
128Gerry TIBBERTSMABreaststroke4
1078Michael PLAYFORDBackstroke5
1312Christian LAURENSButterfly6
279Adam LEWISBreaststroke7
1377Gavin TANNERBreaststroke8

Winner: Isabelle ARMISTEAD

George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap – Finalists

The finalists for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap to be held on 26 November 2022 are as follows:

IDNameStroke
1450Isabelle ARMISTEADBreaststroke
128Gerry TIBBERTSMABreaststroke
1377Gavin TANNERBreaststroke
1470Will BOLTONBreaststroke
1501Cohen VAN LOOButterfly
1078Michael PLAYFORDBackstroke
1312Christian LAURENSButterfly
91Adam CHRISTODOULOUButterfly
279Adam LEWISBreaststroke

Week 5: Heats for the World Famous George Wheaton BBB!

First up this week we have a 50m freestyle sprint. This will be closely followed by heats for one of the most highly-prized trophies of the season – the George Wheaton 50m “BBB” Handicap!

BBB is short for Breaststroke, Backstroke and Butterfly. It’s a unique event in which competitors race each other with different “B” strokes in the same race on handicap. So a swimmer in one lane may swim Butterfly, another Breaststroke and a third Backstroke!

Register Now for the BBB

If you haven’t already nominated your “B” stroke please do so asap using this google form.

Following the BBB, our long distance swim will be 400m Freestyle. To qualify for the 400m race, you must have a current 200m time less than 200 seconds (3m 20s).

There are the usual 200m, 4x30m and 4x20m Freestyle options for those of us who haven’t posted a 200 second qualifying time (or haven’t posted one in a while…).

The George Wheaton BBB trophy visits Canberra!

Don Erickson BBB winner from 1944/45

You may recall a post from earlier in the season about the club being contacted recently by Don Erickson who won the George Wheaton BBB trophy in 1944/45. Don’s family were amongst the very early Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club members and keen swimmers and water polo players.

Don, who is now 91 years young, lives in Canberra and doesn’t get up to Sydney often. But, as chance would have it, the U14 Drummoyne Devils team played a tournament in Canberra last weekend. Jessica Bell, club swimmer and Devil in disguise took the opportunity to reunite the trophy with one of its very early winners.

Don was excited to to see the trophy and Don and his wife Margaret hosted Jessica and Debbie for afternoon tea. Turns out Don and Margaret both went to Russell Lea Infants School.

Jessica and Don with the George Wheaton BBB Trophy

Thanks to this season’s winner, Felix Sharp, for kindly giving up the Trophy for a week and allowing it to travel to Canberra.

An historical note – the Erickson family

We’ve recently been contacted by former Club member Donald Erickson, who is now 91 and living in Canberra.

The Erickson family have a long connection with the Club, dating back to our very early years.

Don’s Grandfather, a Norwegian migrant, raised five sons and three daughters in Drummoyne. Four of the boys were Club members. Don’s uncle Albert Erickson was Club Captain circa 1915 and his father Bertie Erickson was Club Captain in 1918.

Don joined DASC in 1940 and won his first trophy in 1941 – in the 33 yard handicap.

Don went on to win the George Wheaton BBB Memorial Trophy in 1944-45 and his name is still on it!

Photo of the 1911 Water Polo Team with Erickson family members.

George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap – Finalists

The finalists for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap to be held on 27 November 2021 are as follows:

IDNameStroke
1510Camille BOROZANBreaststroke
1603Felix SHARPBreaststroke
1113Jaxon LEWISButterfly
1590Sienna JOSHI-KRAUSBackstroke
1512Casey VAN LOOButterfly
1604Maya OSTAPENKOBreaststroke
1495Elizabeth ALLANButterfly
1191Matthew SVOBODABreaststroke
375Matthew ELLISBreaststroke
770Lukas TAYLORButterfly

Coming up this week… BBB Heats and 400 Freestyle

A big morning of swimming!

First up this week we have a 50m freestyle. This will be closely followed by heats for one of the most highly-prized trophies of the season – the George Wheaton 50m “BBB” Handicap!

BBB is short for Breaststroke, Backstroke and Butterfly. It’s a unique event in which competitors race each other with different “B” strokes in the same race on handicap. So a swimmer in one lane may swim Butterfly, another Breaststroke and a third Backstroke!

If you haven’t already nominated your “B” stroke check out the specific post about this event.

Following the BBB, our long distance swim will be 400m Freestyle. To qualify for the 400m race, you must have a current 200m time less than 200 seconds (3m 20s).

There are the usual 200m, 4x30m and 4x20m Freestyle options for those of us who haven’t posted a 200 second qualifying time (or haven’t posted one in a while…).

Nominate your stroke for the world famous BBB!

Backstroke, Breaststroke or Butterfly

Heats for our unique George Wheaton BBB are coming up on this Saturday 6 Nov 21. So please nominate your stroke. To enter and select your stroke please complete the form at the end of this link.

The BBB is a unique race in which the competitors race against each other swimming their favourite “B” stroke – Breaststroke, Backstroke or Butterfly!

The race is named in honour of George Wheaton – a former secretary of Drummoyne Swimming Club who tragically died after racing his four sons in a “Father and Son” race at the Club in 1937. The trophy was inaugurated in the 1939-40 season and is one of the Clubs most sought after prizes.

The Wheaton family have confirmed that they will join us pool side for the final, which this season is set for Saturday 27 November 2021.

George Wheaton

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