Author: Adrian Bell

Drummoyne Swimming Club warmly welcomes Kadmus as a club sponsor and supporter.

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Kadmus is a local institution. Ossama, Hanaby and family have been serving the local community for well over a decade providing delicious Lebanese food and supporting local events such as school fetes and community events.

Kadmus will be extending their hospitality to the club with vouchers for our weekly raffles.

The support of Kadmus and our other sponsors and supporters is much appreciated. Their help allows us to run a fun community swimming club and keep member costs to a minimum.

So, swimmers, if you are looking for a local night out or a quick and easy take-away, make sure you put Kadmus as the top of your list.

Kadmus are located at 105 Thompson St, Drummoyne NSW 2047 (Cnr of Lyons Road and Thompson St). They are open 7 days a week ’til late.

Kadmus operate dine-in, pick-up and delivery – check the usual apps for available services,

Completed a free trial? Enjoyed Squads or racing? It’s time to register!

The season is now well underway and we would love all swimmers that have been participating in squads and/or Saturday races to join up as Drummoyne Swimming Club members.

It is important that swimmers are registered members as registration fees help us cover the costs of running the club. More members allows us to keep fees as low as possible.

Season 2023/24 memberships are now available to purchase via the Swim Central portal.

Since last summer there have been changes to the ACTIVE KIDS voucher (dropping from $100 to $50) and increases to Swimming Australia / Swimming NSW fees. So in response we’ve made a few tweaks to our membership structure and fees, namely:

• We’ve added a junior club swimmer category with a reduced fee to offset the impact of the reduction in the ACTIVE KIDS voucher, and
• Increased fees on a couple of fee categories to help cover the club’s costs.

Our new Membership Categories and Fees are as follows:

Member Category	Standard Fee	Family Concession Fee
Club Swimmers*	$110	15% discount
Club Swimmers 10 years and under at 31/10/2023*	$85	15% discount
Second Claim Members	$80	15% discount
Squad Members	$80	15% discount
State Competition Swimmers	$130	15% discount
Non-swimmers (Spectator/Supporter)	$35	15% discount
Life members	nil	nil

* Unless you are planning to swim competitively for Drummoyne at Swimming NSW sanctioned events the Club Swimmer category is likely to be the one for you.

Instructions on using the Swim Central portal, read here:

How To Register With Swim Central – Swimming Australia Online Support Portal

ACTIVE KIDS vouchers can be redeemed when registering your child.  

More information is available on the club’s Fees and Registration page.

Got questions or need help?

If you have any questions about membership categories or how to use Swim Central please reach out to our Registrar Dave Smith via registrar@drummoyneswimclub.com.au.

Just a reminder that we always need parents and swimmers to act as timekeepers! This helps ensure our races run as smoothly as possibly on Saturday mornings.

If you are swimming as well as timing it is a good idea to team up with someone that swims different heats to you.

Timing is very easy to do – just pick a lane and press the buttons on the blue stopwatches when your swimmer touches the wall.

The final step is to write down the times on the stopwatches onto the time sheet, in case we need to refer to them as a backup.

Each week we need someone to act as the chief timekeeper. This role sounds fancy but it’s quite simple too. The chief timekeeper gets to hold the walkie talkie and answer queries from the club room about times in particular races.

You can nominate to act as Chief Timekeeper using the duty roster function in this week’s event on TeamApp.

We welcome any feedback or other suggestions for keeping races moving along.

We had a lovely morning last Saturday with warm weather and sunny skies. Swimmers had fun with butterfly and the medley! This week the action keeps coming with breaststroke and a 200M freestyle. Excitingly, we have the heats for our first trophy race – the Geoff Roper 200M Freestyle handicap race. Last year’s winner was Hayden Howard. Hayden has already posted some great times this summer. Will someone be able to knock him off this time?

Our program is as follows:

Event	Detail
Sprint	100M Freestyle 50M, 30M or 20M Freestyle
Form Stroke	100M Breaststroke 50M, 30M or 20M Butterfly
Distance Event	4 x 50M Freestyle* 4 x 30M Freestyle 4 x 20M Freestyle *incl the Geoff Roper handicap trophy heats

A young(er) Will Taylor and Sarah Lyon presenting the Geoff Roper trophy a few years back.

Club Captains

We’ve got one nomination each for the male and female Club Captain positions. If you think this is the job for you please drop Adrian a message. We’ll hold elections, if required, on Saturday to fill the roles.

World Famous BBB

On Saturday the 4th of November we will hold the heats for the George Wheaton BBB handicap race. 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!

This year there is no separate entry form. You just need to nominate your stroke using TeamApp.

All going well we hope to have members of the Wheaton family join us on pool deck again to present the winner with the trophy.

Check out the George Wheaton BBB page on our website to learn about the story behind this race.

Hail Rex!

Last weekend, after smashing out some wonderful swims at Drummoyne Pool, Rex Wilson headed up river to Homebush to compete in the Metro South West Championships (as part of the MLC Burwood team).

Rex swam superbly again and came home with two gold medals and a bronze.

Upcoming events

Our first social events for the season are coming up in November. Please pencil these dates in to your diary:

• 9 November | Ladies night out
• 23 November | Men’s night out

The events will start at 7pm and be held at the R&B Grillhouse on Victoria Road Drummoyne. The R&B Grillhouse is a major sponsor and these events are a great way to show our support and gratitude.

Thanks Noah and Cohen (and Oscar)

Thanks to Noah and Cohen for making tea and coffee for the timekeepers and race officials on Saturday. And thanks to Oscar who graciously helped to wash up the mess.

Week 3 results

In case you missed them, times and points from last week can be found on the results page results page.

Try before you buy

Want to try swimming this summer? But not sure if you’ll you like it?

Drummoyne Swimming Club offers new swimmers a free 4 week trial as a taster before you need to officially join up with the club.

Drummoyne Swimming Club offers an excellent whole of family summer sporting experience with:

• Swimmers of all ages from 3 to 70+
• Junior and Adult squads – free for members. All levels welcome
• Handicap racing that gives everyone a chance to win a race
• Championship races
• Sprints and long distance events across all strokes
• Special event trophies
• Season best trophies
• Come when you can – unlike team sports there is no need to turn up every week
• Choose your events – can’t do butterfly, don’t like backstroke? No problem. You can opt out of any events you don’t want to swim
• A relaxed and social Saturday morning
• Social nights with club members and friends
• Annual Carnival against other local swimming clubs

See below for more details about our regular program.

Check out our website for more information about the club including the calendar, how to join and to learn about the club’s history. Also feel free to contact one of our office bearers to have a chat or sign up to the club’s mailing list to receive our weekly newsletter.

Regular program

Our regular program is:

• Junior Squads Tuesdays and Thursdays in Lanes 1 and 2 at Drummoyne Swimming Centre, 6:00 to 7:00 with experienced coaches (parents are welcome to swim too).
• Adult Squads Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Lanes 1 and 2 at Drummoyne Swimming Centre, 6:00 to 7:00. Club legend Arthur defines a set for the day.
• Saturday morning racing starting at 7:30. We start with a freestyle sprint and then a form stroke event (breaststroke, backstroke or butterfly). The final race of the morning is a distance event, alternating between freestyle and medley. Racing starts 7 October and continues through to the end of March 2024 with a break for the Christmas / New year period.

Kids who join up before the end of October get a club free tee shirt

Kids 14 and under who are registered before the end of October will receive a free club tee shirt. So if you do come along to try swim club out join up and your kids will get a tee shirt to feel part of the team!

A reminder that the Annual General Meeting of the Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club Incorporated is scheduled for Tuesday 22 August 2023.

This year we’ll be having the AGM at the pool, well at the Waterpolo club room. We’ll put on some drinks (beer, wine and soft drinks) and nibbles for those that come along.

Meeting Details:

Date: Tuesday 22 August 2023
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Waterpolo Club Room, Drummoyne Swimming Centre

Please RSVP using TeamApp or via email to president@drummoyneswimclub.com.au

Nominations for Committee Members:

The Club benefits from amazing contributions from a wide range of members – from pool deck to administration. These contributions are all very much welcomed. If you think you can also contribute by helping with the management of the club we would welcome additional members who wish to join the club committee.

Any members that wish to nominate to be a member of the swim club committee must do so in writing not less than 7 days before the 22nd of August 2023.

Nominations must be via text message or email via 0424 561 831 or president@drummoyneswimclub.com.au or by responding via the RSVP function in TeamApp.

Committee portfolios will be determined at the first committee meeting after the AGM but members are requested to specify any preferred role when nominating to stand for the committee.

Click here for the agenda and minutes of last year’s AGM:

• Agenda 2023 AGM
• Minutes of 2022 AGM

The quorum for the AGM shall be not less than 7 members.

If you have any questions about the AGM please contact Adrian Bell on 0424 561 831.

Presentation night is shaping up for Saturday the 20th of May at the Drummoyne Sailing Club.

Arrive at 17:30 for a 18:00 kick off.

Awards and prizes will include:

• Championship Winners
• Pointscore Winners
• Trophy Race Winners
• Special Event Trophies
• Most Valuable Swimmers
• Volunteers award

We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible and having a fun night to celebrate everyone’s magnificent achievements over the season.

Event Details

	FUNCTION DETAILS
What	Drummoyne Swimming Club Annual Presentation Evening.
Why	Celebrate our swimmers’ fantastic achievements over the 2022/23 season.
Where	The Sailor’s Lounge downstairs at the Drummoyne Sailing Club.
When	Saturday 20 May.
What time	Arrive at 17:30 for a 18:00 start.
Drinks	The bar will be open in the Sailor’s Lounge.
Food	Platters of entree style nibbles will be provided. Additional food is available for purchase at the Sailor’s Grill restaurant in the upstairs section of the club. Meals can of course be brought down to the Sailor’s Lounge.
Cost	$10 per person – Ticket prices go towards food, prizes and awards.
Tickets	Tickets can be purchased using the Trybooking web site. Please purchase tickets before the event.