Author: Adrian Bell

Welcome back to racing in 2024! This week we have an action packed program with points races for the young and old, breaststroke heats and the George Russell 400M Freestyle handicap trophy final.

* we might have a couple of finalists away this weekend. If so, we’ll look to slot in 2nd place heat finishers.

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HNY DSC swimmers!

We trust that all our swimmers had a nice Christmas and new year break. Here is a snapshot of activities in the new year!

We’ll be back on Saturday 20 January 2024

Wishing all our swimmers as well as our parents and carers a happy holiday season!

Here is a snapshot of activities in the new year!

SAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY AFTERNOON 17 FEB

The 2024 edition of the Battle on the Bay is set for the afternoon of Saturday 17 February 2024.

We will be hosting the carnival at Drummoyne Swimming Centre.

Keep an eye out for more details early in the new year.

Effortless Swimming have kindly donated a Freestyle Stroke Correction Clinic to the club to use for fundraising.

After having success with adults of many different backgrounds and discovering the ‘conventional’ coaching methods weren’t working for everyone, Effortless Swimming founder Brenton began the organisation as a way to share his knowledge with people all over the world. They began sharing coaching methods on Youtube which
quickly grew into millions of views. Effortless Swimming is based in Victoria but hosts regular clinics in Sydney.

A number of our swimmers have completed the Freestyle Stroke Correction Clinic at Effortless Swimming over the years and the results speak for themselves.

Just recently Duncan Lyon, Gerry Tibbertsma and Phil Hayward completed the course. After putting the learnings into practice Duncan took almost 10 seconds off his 200m Freestyle time this weekend. If he keeps that up he’ll beat the 200 second mark and qualify to swim 400M races.

Well done Duncan!

As noted above, Effortless Swimming have provided a clinic voucher and we’ll raffle it off a little later in the season.

However, if you or someone you know would benefit from the clinic check out Effortless Swimming’s website and program. Book yourself in!

The clinic would make a great Christmas present!

For more than four decades, the Cole Classic has been a cornerstone event at the iconic Manly Beach. It’s one of the world’s most celebrated ocean swim events. And every year a number of Drummoyne Swimming Club swimmers make the trek to Manly to participate.

This summer the Cole Classic will be held on Sunday the 4th of February 2024. As usual the options are 1 km, 2 km and 5 km.

If you are thinking about doing an ocean swim this is the event for you.

Here is a link to the registration page.

Select the Drummoyne Swimming Club team when you register.

We’ve got a lot of runners here at Drummoyne Swimming Club, as you’d expect given we have the bay run on our doorstep.

This January the Sydney Aquathon provides an opportunity to combine swimming and running. Sydney Aquathon has multiple events covering a range of distances:

• Long Aqua: 1.5km Swim followed by an 8km Run
• Standard Aqua: 1km Swim and a 5km Run
• Short Aqua: 500m Swim paired with a 2.5km Run
• Aqua Dash/Kids Aqua: A swift 200m Swim and a 1km Run

So, if you looking for something different this summer or something to help work off the Christmas cheer, lock the Sydney Aquathon in to your diary for Sunday the 21st of January.

The event starts at Dolls Point Beach in southern Sydney.

Dive into the flat waters off Dolls Point Beach for the swim leg, venturing south towards the scenic Sans Souci Point before making a triumphant return to shore. Once back on land, set off on a run that showcases the beauty of Dolls Point Beach foreshore, moving south towards the majestic Captain Cook Bridge and then looping back to the heart of the action at Depena Reserve.

Whether you’re taking on the challenge solo or as part of a relay team, the Sydney Aquathon promises a blend of competitive spirit, community warmth, and unforgettable views.

If you’re keen follow this link to register.

This Saturday is our last meet before we break for the festive season. Happily the invitation we sent to PO Box No 1 NORTH POLE was received and Santa Claus has confirmed he will be attending swim club this week. Santa says he knows which kids have been naughty and which kids have been nice and that he’ll have a bag of goodies to share with all his friends at Drummoyne.

On the swimming front, this week we have:

In the new year

Swim club will start back up again on Saturday the 20th of January.

Battle on the BAY 2024

Drummoyne Swimming Club will be hosting Battle on the Bay in 2024. The date is being confirmed but as usual we will be battling it out with swimmers from Leichhardt, Ashfield and Enfield. We will need lots of helpers on the day and we’ll also need additional prizes to raffle off.

120th Birthday

2024 marks Drummoyne Swimming Club’s 120th birthday. To celebrate we are planning a couple of events including a huge birthday party at the end of the season. Keep an eye out for more details.

Laps for Life

We’ll be participating in the Laps for Life Challenge again in 2024 to raise funds for Reachout.com.

Girls looking for a holiday activity in January?

The Canada Bay Cannons AFL club would like to pass on an invitation to join them at their Free Youth Girls (5 to 15) AFL Development Clinic in January. The clinic is an opportunity to build on your current skills, and learn new skills in a fun welcoming environment over the school holidays. More details in the flyer attached or sign up through the link below.

You may have seen the news post on TeamApp but if not, we have a new feature available that allows you to see your race start information and results live as they are updated during Saturday morning race meets.

Simply open the Live Results page from the Team App menu or the Results menu on our website to view race details as they are updated live.

Optionally enter one or more names and choose races that are about to start or have already finished to see the results for your family, friends or fiercest competitors!