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Drummoyne Swimmers take on the Cole Classic!

As the north easterly blew out (and thankfully took the blue bottles with it) the Drummoyne Swimming Club lap burners blew in, to conquer the infamous Cole Classic.

It was a magical day on the Northern Beaches on Sunday as many of the club’s members, young and old, took on the challenge to swim from Shelly Beach to Manly Beach. Some reported swimming over stingrays and through schools of fish as they headed out through the ocean aquarium at Shelly. Water temp was refreshingly tepid, underwater visibility was so crystal clear you could see the ripples in the sand on the ocean floor. While there was a bit of dump at the beach landing end, all of our swimmers survived and crossed the blue finish line in great time.

Special mention must be made of Club Captain Rosie Tunstall, who smashed out an awesome 19:26 in the 1 km race. A true inspiration to us all.

Rosie at the starting line with Cathy Corry – past club swimmer and widow of Michael Corry after whom the fastest 50m Freestyle trophy is named.

Natalie Borozan, Kristy Lewis and Melissa Kerr took on the 5km mental and physical challenge, completing the event in mind boggling time. Annette Jamieson proved yet again what a legend she is, coming 4th overall in the 5km event.

Kristy Lewis, Natalie Borozan, Julie-Anne Bosich (former DSC swimmer), Annette Jamieson, Melissa Kerr and Evelyn Kerr

Great to see the younger ocean swimmers join in. Noah Hale, Cohen Van Loo and Evie Kerr new to the 1km event, and Jaxon Lewis, now practically a seasoned pro.

It would be remiss not to mention the older club representatives. Our junior squad coach, Phil Hayward, always leading by example together with Nathan Hale and Davina Kite, competing in the 1km and 2km events respectively. The adult squad crew was ably represented by Craig Corcoran.

Congratulations to all of the competitors and we hope next year a bigger contingent from Drummoyne Swimming Club will join in the Cole Classic fun.

If you want to check out the times for our DSC swimmers you can do so online.

Adult Squad Swimmer, WhatsApp bandit and Master Luthier Craig “Corco” Corcoran strutting his stuff at Manly

Written and contributed by Davina Kite

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Which local school has the fastest swimmers at Swim Club? All Schools Relay coming up on 27 February!

Our second relay for the year is the Canada Bay Club sponsored All Schools Relay.

The “All Schools Relay” is a relay race for everyone associated with a local school. It’s open to kids, parents, grandparents and others – just nominate the school you have an association with.

This relay race will be held on Saturday the 27th of February 2021 at Swim Club.

Please follow this link to enter. Please remember to enter for each person who is planning to swim – Enter here.

Encourage new swimmers to come along

We want to use the event to encourage new swimmers to come along and give swim club a go. So, please spread the word amongst your school friends and ask them to come down for a free trial. It would be optimal if they could come down for a race before the 27th to get a time.

Format

The format will be a mixed handicap relay. The number of participants will be determined from the entries received. There may be more than one team from some schools.

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Week 15: Butterfly Championships and 100m/200m Freestyle Handicap races!

Hopefully you are all recovering well from last week’s medley mayhem. Because we know you can never get enough butterfly it’s time for some more… This week our races are:

  • Championship – 100m Butterfly
  • 100m Freestyle, including Week 4 of the 100m Freestyle Special Events (Molly Wark & Les Henry Under 10’s and 35 and Overs)
  • 200m Freestyle
Drummoyne Swimming Club swimmer Marieke D’Cruz (née Guehrer)

A Look ahead…

As you know we’ve got the 2021 Battle on the Bay coming up on the 20th of February. That’s our chance to come together as a club and show our neighbouring clubs just what we’re about by knocking Leichhardt off the top of the leader board and having “Drummoyne” inscribed on the trophy.

Following on from the Battle on the Bay we’ve got a few other initiatives planned, including:

The Canada Bay Club All School Relay – This new relay will be held on the 27th of February 21 and we’ll put out some information about, this starting next week. The trophy for this race is dedicated to the Canada Bay Club – one of our great supporters over the years.

The Food Bank Raffle – As some of you may remember last season we donated the proceeds of one of our raffles to support Bush Fire relief. We’re looking to continue that concept again this season. As a club we’re going to support Food Bank.

The proceeds from our raffle on the 27th of February will be donated to Food Bank to support the work they are doing fighting hunger.

Did you know that: three in ten Australians now experiencing food insecurity had not gone hungry before the pandemic and that young people – Gen Z are being hardest hit by the impact of COVID-19.

Foodbank is addressing this crisis by supplying more food and groceries than ever before to charities for distribution to vulnerable people. 

As a second charitable initiative, we’re proposing to get involved with Laps for Life in support of youth mental health – Laps for Life is a swimming challenge that raises money to support youth mental health initiatives by Reachout.com.

We’ll set a club challenge and, over the course of March, use Adult and Junior Squads to meet our collective goal. Swimmers will be asked to seek donations from friends and family along the way.

More information about both these charitable initiatives will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.

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Battle on the Bay – Registration Closing soon! Don’t miss out!

We need to finalise our entries for the Battle on the Bay by COB Saturday 6 February 21. So please don’t delay.

You can register online with a two-step process:
1) Pay the fee ($6 per swimmer) – see payment methods below
2) Enter your details and those for each swimmer in your group into the Google Form.

This is Leichhardt holding the trophy. Let’s not let that happen again this year…

More information about the Battle on the Bay is available on our website.

1) Pay the fee
Fees are $6* plus pool entry (to be paid on the day). Fees can be paid by any one of the following methods:

i) by EFT direct to the Club’s account. The account details are:
BSB: 732-182 ACC#: 070 045 ACC Name: Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club
Add a reference “[Surname] BoB”

ii) by visiting the DSC Team App Store (this is a newly added function and you may need to add your credit card details afresh). You will receive a payment reference number on completion of the transaction, or

iii) by Credit Card using the club’s Square Reader at Swim Club on Saturday. If you want to use this method, please enter “[Surname] Square” into the Google Form.

2) Register your details using the Google Form

Register here – https://forms.gle/NYZqTwRJ5XCDmLWa8

Please complete an entry for each member of your family or group.

You’ll need to enter your payment reference or into the Google Form so that we can reconcile who has paid.

If you have any issues registering please contact Adrian on 0424 561 831.

* plus 3% transaction fee ($6.18) if you pay using the Team App Store or Square at Swim Club. No transaction fee applies if you pay by EFT.

Missed races means loss of Club points!

The carnival will run from 3pm to 7.30pm, with events run in the following order, by gender and age group:

  • Freestyle (50m, 30m, 20m)
  • Butterfly (50m, 30m, 20m)
  • Backstroke (50m, 30m, 20m)
  • Breaststroke (50m, 30m, 20m)
  • 4x50m relays (50m, 30m, 20m)
  • 10x50m relay (50m, 30m, 20m)


Everyone who enters and swims in a race will win points for the Club. The higher you finish in your event, the more points you will earn!

However, if you enter a race but DO NOT SWIM, you will LOSE points for the Club!! So it’s important that you are available to swim every race that you enter. In the past, we have lost the carnival because we’ve had so many empty Drummoyne lanes, which is very disappointing for the other Club swimmers who have participated.

If you plan to leave the carnival early (before 7.30pm) or expect to arrive late (after 3pm) then please DO NOT ENTER events that you are likely to miss. For example, if you don’t expect to arrive until 4pm, then please don’t enter the Freestyle or Butterfly events as you will likely miss your races and lose points for the Club.

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Week 14: Backstroke Championship plus you won’t want to miss the 400m Individual Medley!

Well I hope you didn’t melt on Australia Day! After a short reprieve, it looks to be heating up again for Saturday, although we might be in for a damp morning.

The morning will start off with the 50m Backstroke Championship events as our form stroke.

Following the Championships, our sprint event is the 50m Freestyle.

Finally our distance event is the 400m Individual Medley (plus shorter medley races for those who want to do them).

Congratulations to our George Russell 400m Handicap Final Winner and our Bill Gallie 50m Breaststroke Finalists

Congratulations to Lukas Taylor for taking out the George Russell 400m Freestyle Handicap trophy race last weekend. Lukas continues the tradition set by his older brothers and add the Taylor family name to another trophy. Let’s see if Lukas can back it up with the 400m Championship race next month.

Congratulations also to those that qualified for the Bill Gallie 50m Breaststroke Handicap Final. You’ve got a few weeks to continue your breaststroke training – with the final set for Feb 13.

Good luck at school, kids!

Best of luck for the first days back at school to those swimmers who start this week.

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Register Now: Battle on the Bay 2021!

Drummoyne Swimming Club is now collecting entries for the Battle on the Bay.

You can register online with a two-step process:
1) Pay the fee ($6 per swimmer) – see payment methods below
2) Enter your details and those for each swimmer in your group into the Google Form.

More information about the Battle on the Bay is available on our website.

1) Pay the fee
Fees are $6* plus pool entry (to be paid on the day). Fees can be paid by any one of the following methods:

i) by EFT direct to the Club’s account. The account details are:
BSB: 732-182 ACC#: 070 045 ACC Name: Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club
Add a reference “[Surname] BoB”

ii) by visiting the DSC Team App Store (this is a newly added function and you may need to add your credit card details afresh). You will receive a payment reference number on completion of the transaction, or

iii) by Credit Card using the club’s Square Reader at Swim Club on Saturday. If you want to use this method, please enter “[Surname] Square” into the Google Form.

2) Register your details using the Google Form

Register here – https://forms.gle/NYZqTwRJ5XCDmLWa8

Please complete an entry for each member of your family or group.

You’ll need to enter your payment reference or into the Google Form so that we can reconcile who has paid.

Q: What is this Battle on the Bay? Wasn’t the Battle on the Bay an Avengers Movie?

A: A carnival pitting local swimming club’s against each other to see which will be crowned the champion or champions. The races are: 50m freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, 30m races for youngsters (7 – 8 years), 20m races for 6 and under. 4 × 50m relays and 10 × 50 mega relays.

Where: at the brand spanking new Ashfield Swimming Centre

When: Saturday 20 February 2021

What time: 15:00 – 19:30 (warm-up from 14:30)

Why: So Drummoyne Swimming Club can be crowned the greatest swimming club in the universe, ever.

If you have any issues registering please contact Adrian on 0424 561 831.

* plus 3% transaction fee ($6.18) if you pay using the Team App Store or Square at Swim Club. No transaction fee applies if you pay by EFT.

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Reminder: Bring Back Your Trophies Please!

Could everyone that took home trophies handed out at the recent pool side presentations please bring them back to the swim club room by Saturday 13 February 2021.

We’ll need them back to arrange engraving for this season’s winners.

Thanks a million!

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Week 13: Trophies and Points on offer!

For those who were still on holidays last week, Saturday was a lovely start to the new year of swimming – the sun was shining, the birds were singing, a pod of dolphins were performing tricks in Iron Cove and mermaids and mermen were sunning themselves on the rocks near the pool. Well something like that…

This week it is back to business with freestyle points races (for the young and not so young), heats for our main breaststroke trophy and our George Russell long distance freestyle trophy final.

The order of events is:

The finalists* for the George Russell 400m Freestyle (Handicap) trophy race are:

IDName
91Adam CHRISTODOULOU
1495Elizabeth ALLAN
1457Toby HANSEN
770Lukas TAYLOR
* Place getters from the heats may be added to the event if required – at the sole discretion of the race secretary.

Hot sunny weather expected

Saturday promises to be sunny and warm so don’t forget to bring a hat and use the sunscreen kindly provided by Terry White Chemist at Drummoyne.

No junior squad on Australia Day

Tuesday the 26th is Australia Day. There will be no junior squad that morning.

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Bring Back Your Trophies Please!

Could everyone that took home trophies handed out at the recent pool side presentations please bring them back to the swim club room by Saturday 13 February 2021.

We’ll need them back to arrange engraving for this season’s winners.

Thanks a million!

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New DSC Swim Parka and Costume Order – Place your order now!

We’re looking to place an order for Swim Parkas and Delfina Costumes. If you are in the market for one of these products please read on.

Looking for the perfect training coat as we head into the winter months?

Spotz Competition Swimwear offer high quality training coats that are extra long with a fleece lining, ideal for girls, boys, men and women. The extremely warm long jackets feature double safety zips at top and bottom and a drawstring hood to trap warmth.

The jackets will come embroided with the club logo on the back. Jackets come in a range of sizes from small to extra large (there is a size guide available at https://www.sportzswimwear.com.au/collections/training-coats/products/training-coats?variant=32090522121) and cost will be $105 inclusive of the embroidery and shipping.

A sample coat (minus the club logo) will be available to view at a merchandise table above the main grand stand this weekend.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest to proceed with ordering (we require a minimum of 12 orders).

If you are interested in ordering a jacket email enquiries@drummoyneswimclub.com.au. If we don’t make the minimum order number we’ll be in touch to let you know.

Delfina Costume Order

We’re also looking to place an order with our costume supplier Delfina and need to confirm order numbers for costumes.

The options are:
– Boys / Mens swim brief ($45)
– Boy’s / Mens jammer ($50)
– Girls / Ladies Open Back costume ($65)

To place your order click here.

A few things to note:

We need to order a minimum of 5 x pieces per costume. If we don’t make the minimum quota for any particular style we’ll be in touch to discuss an alternative.

Be sure to check out the size guide before making your selection as we are placing a special order and returns to Delfina will not be possible. We’ll try and arrange to on sell the garment to another club member if possible.

Note that experience from our first order suggests that sizing is on the small side (ladies costumes in particular). So go for a bigger size if you’re not sure. For certainty, talk to a club member who has a costume about sizing or check out the stock that we hold at a Saturday race.

Payments for swim parkas and costumes

Payments must be made via EFT or by Credit Card or cash at Swimming Club.

EFT details are:
Account Name: Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club
BSB: 732-182
Acc No: 070 045

Please add a reference: “[Surname] Costume Order”.

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