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
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:
Please note 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
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:
Canada Bay Council are working towards net zero emissions by 2030. As part of their Emissions Reductions Plan Council are making improvements to both Drummoyne and Cabarita swimming centres.
Given that Council purchase 100% renewable electricity, it will be good to know the warm water we swim in is no longer contributing to a warming planet.
Could there possibly be a more apt team name than the “Aquatic Giraffes” for Drummoyne swimmers and Laps for Life fundraisers Dave and Hugo Smith? Dave, who stands at almost ten foot four and son Hugo have topped the Drummoyne Swimming Club fundraising efforts this season and raised over $7,081 in support of Reachout.com in the Laps for Life Challenge.
Furthermore, between them the boys swam over 130 km in the month of March.
The rest of the Drummoyne crew raised another $2,446 taking the total for Drummoyne affiliated swimmers up to $9,527!
Well done to Sue-Ellen Foster, Duncan Lyon and Elizabeth Allan in particular with their fundraising efforts.
We’ve reached the best day and the worst day of the season. This coming Saturday is the best day of the season because we have our family fun day and novelty events and of course the 800M Championship. It’s also the worst day of the season because it’s the last day of the season! But all good things come to an end eventually and so we’ll go out with a bang!
Final Championship Race
The festivities start with the 800M Championship Freestyle race. Remember that races start at 7:00 so be early if you are planning to do this race. The 800M race is an Open event so it’s young v old.
Novelty Races and Relays
After the 800M it’s time to have some fun… We’ll begin with the novelty races.
Adam Christodoulou will run these races with his usual flair:
Lilo / Boogie Board Race – Don’t forget your boogie board or lilo
Thong race – bring your favourite (clean) pair of thongs.
Over and Under race – across the pool over and under the lane ropes – Matthew Svoboda is a bit upset that he hasn’t won many standard races this season so he’ll be aiming high with this one.
Once the novelty races are over we’ll move to the most important races of the season:
The Family Relay, followed by
The Geribo Cup – the Chocolate Trophy
If you see a news story about a break-in at Coles Five Dock and a chocolate heist it may just have been Jody van Loo. The word is she will outdo herself with another magnificent Chocolate Trophy.
Teams have been defined for these relays but there will still be time for last minute additions or changes on Saturday morning but please do speak up early so we can get the relays set up properly.
The Chocolate Trophy from 2022 along with the selfie ghost of Duncan Lyon…
Recap on last Week
The highlight of last week was the BBQ. Thanks very much to Casey and Jen and everyone else that helped for hunting, gathering and cooking up the breakfast feast for us all! We raised $90 for Laps for Life and we’ll try and boost that by putting it up on a double donation day.
Congratulations also to Duncan Lyon and Gerry Tibbertsma for smashing their 100M handicap times. Duncan and Gerry both recently did the Effortless Swimming Stroke Correction Clinic. They were both obviously paying attention to the coaches because this week Duncan took 12 seconds off his seed time and Gerry took 5 seconds of his. Well done boys. Who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks!
Well, we’ve almost made it through to the end of the swimming season. We have just two weeks of Saturday swim club race meets to go.
This week…
Our Championship series continues with the 100M Backstroke races. We’ll have age group races and then an open final to see who, young or old, is the fastest 100M racer amongst our male and female swimmers.
The second event of the day will be the 100M Freestyle. This event will be on handicap as usual and will be the final races in both the Molly Wark & Les Henry U/10 100m Freestyle trophy series and the 35 and Over 100m Freestyle trophy series.
The final race this week, our distance event, is the 200M Freestyle handicap.
As usual there will be shorter events in all races including the 4 x 30M and 4 x 20M events for the young ones.
BBQ Breakfast
Racing will be followed by a BBQ breakfast. Masterchef Casey van Loo will be cooking up a gourmet storm so please stick around for a breakfast bite after you have finished your races.
Recap on last week…
We had some great racing last week. Some of the highlights included:
A great swim by Arabella Dixon in the Fred Congdon 50m race. Arabella improved significantly from her heat and is to be congratulated for this achievement. Unfortunately, the thrill of the chase for another trophy messed with Arabella’s technique and she lost a bit too much form with her butterfly kicking. So, while Arabella wasn’t able to add to her trophy collection (after taking out the women’s Tom Williams trophy a few week’s back) it was a great swim and I am sure she’ll be back as Madame Butterfly again next year.
Elizabeth Allan and Natalie Borozan pushing each other all the way to the wall for a hard fought 2nd place in the Open women’s 200M Medley behind Jessica Bell who is coming into her own with the longer Championship races.
Matthew Svoboda and Lukas Taylor for their tight finish in the Open Men’s 200M Medley race.
3 of the Allan clan enjoying their R&B Grillhouse raffle prize
Haven’t swum yet? Have a race for extra raffle tickets and a chance to win!
Parents, grandparents, younger siblings, friends, past members and everyone else who loves Drummoyne Swimming Club… if you haven’t raced this season there is still time!
We want to incentevize you all to have a swim over the last 4 weeks of racing.
So, we’re offering the chance to win prizes for all swimmers who have their first race in March.
Every person who has their first swim in March will receive 3 x bonus raffle tickets in the week they swim.
Adults who have their first swim in March will also have a chance to win a bottle of wine and a club swim cap.
Kids who have their first swim in March will have a chance to win a pair of goggles, a club swim cap and a bag of lollies.
What’s coming up…
Date
Activity
1 – 31 March 2023
Laps for Life commences. Don’t forget to promote our fundraising efforts.
18 March 2023
BBQ Breakfast
25 March 2023
Last day of Swim Club for season 2022-23. Family Fun Day and 800M Championship race.
6 May 2023
Presentation Night is nominally set for 20 May. The final date will be confirmed in due course. Keep an eye out on social media for confirmation.
It’s been a glorious season so far but we’re well and truly turning into the last lap. Sadly, there are now just 4 more Saturday morning swim meets.
This week…
Our Championship series continues with the 100M Breaststroke race.
The second event of the day will be the 100M Freestyle. This event will be on handicap as usual.
The final race this week, our distance event, is the 400M Freestyle handicap.
As usual there will be shorter events in all races. In practicular there will be 200M Freestyle races for those who haven’t qualified for the 400M race and 4 x 30M and 4 x 20M events for the young ones.
Sorry Adam for re-posting this photo but it’s just too good not to use. Let’s see if you smile is still this big after the 100M Breaststroke this week…
Recap on last week
We had some great racing last week. Some of the highlights included:
Matt O’Connor and Arden Hartley dueling it out in the final of the men’s Tom Williams 50M handicap trophy race. Matt took out the race this time but Arden continues to improve each week and will win many trophies in years to come.
Arabella Dixon taking out the women’s Tom Williams trophy – with a few seconds to space.
Elizabeth Allan and Erica Bhatti pushing each other all the way to the wall for second place in the women’s Open 400M Championship race. Well done to both of you!
Liv Sendelbeck winning 1st prize in the raffle securing the Ribs & Burgers Grillhouse voucher. This should dispel any notions in Liv’s mind that the raffle is rigged. This probably also means we can close the swim club’s complaints department 🙂
Matt O’Connor taking out the Tom WIlliam’s 50M Handicap Trophy in a very tight finish. Hats off to the handicapper. Happy happy joy joy! Liv with the winners prize and the friends she will be taking to the restaurant!
Haven’t swum yet? Have a race for extra raffle tickets and a chance to win!
Parents, grandparents, younger siblings, friends, past members and everyone else who loves Drummoyne Swimming Club… if you haven’t raced this season there is still time!
We want to incentevize you all to have a swim over the last 4 weeks of racing.
So, we’re offering the chance to win prizes for all swimmers who have their first race in March.
Every person who has their first swim in March will receive 3 x bonus raffle tickets in the week they swim.
Adults who have their first swim in March will also have a chance to win a bottle of wine and a club swim cap.
Kids who have their first swim in March will have a chance to win a pair of goggles, a club swim cap and a bag of lollies.
What’s coming up…
Date
Activity
1 March 2023
Laps for Life commences. Don’t forget to sign up and start your fundraising.
5 March 2023
Clean Up Australia Day @ Sisters Bay next to the pool.
25 March 2023
Last day of Swim Club for season 2022-23. Family Fun Day and 800M Championship race.
6 May 2023
Presentation Night is nominally set for 6 May. The final date will be confirmed in due course. Keep an eye out on social media for confirmation.
Swim Club members and friends are invited to step-up to clean-up Drummoyne Pool and its surrounds on Sunday 5 March 2023 as part of the Clean Up Australia day.
We will meet at the western end of the pool car park at 10am on Sunday 5 March 2023. Bring hat, gloves, water, sturdy plastic bags and shoes suitable for rocks and bush around Sisters Bay – the area next to the pool.
For further information about participating in this day, please contact Adrian on 0424 561 831.
About Clean Up Australia
Clean Up Australia inspires and empowers communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment.
Ian Kiernan – the inspiration for Clean Up Australia Day.
What was started thirty years ago, by an “average Australian bloke” who had a simple idea to make a difference in his own backyard has now become the nation’s largest community-based environmental event.
Of course, Australia’s waste challenges can’t be solved in just one day, so over the past three decades, Clean Up Australia has evolved into an organisation that works with community, government and businesses to provide practical solutions to help us all live more sustainably every day of the year.
Today our focus is as much on preventing rubbish entering our environment as it is removing what has already accumulated.
It is hard to believe that this initiative began as the inspiration of one man, Ian Kiernan. An avid sailor, Ian was shocked and disgusted by the pollution and rubbish that he continually encountered in the oceans of the world. Taking matters into his own hands, Ian organised a community event with the support of a committee of friends, including co-founder Kim McKay AO.
This simple idea ignited an enthusiasm and desire among the local community to get involved and make a difference. And surely if a capital city could be mobilized into action, then so could the whole nation! And so it was that Clean Up Australia Day was born in 1990.
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