50M Freestyle Championship

This week we have our first Championship Race and it’s the splash for cash – Freestyle over 50M.

A quick recap on the arrangements for Championship races:

The order of races will be (male then female):

• Senior swimmers
• 16 years and under
• 14 years and under
• 12 years and under
• 10 years and under
• 9 years and under
• 8 years and under (30M Freestyle)
• 6 years and under (20M Freestyle)
• and finally the Open race for the fastest swimmers on the day

Competitors in the open events will be the eight fastest swimmers on the day, irrespective of age for the particular event.

When one or more of the eight qualifying swimmers does not swim (i.e too tired to swim or saving themselves for a later event), then the allocation of other swimmers to that event will be based on swim times starting from the next fastest swimmer.

Lanes in championship races are allocated on the basis of Club times with the fastest swimmer in lane 4, second fastest in lane 5, third fastest in lane 3 and so forth. When there are more than eight swimmers, the swimmers will be divided into heats according to their times with the fastest heat having the maximum number of swimmers, provided there is a minimum of three swimmers in any other heat.

Age groupings for Championships are determined by the member’s age at the 1st October 2020.

For more information about Championship races in general click here.

100M Backstroke

The second event of the day will be the 100M Backstroke handicap race.

As usual there will be 50M and 30M and 20M races for those not wishing to do the full 100M.

200M Medley

The final event for the day will be the 200M Individual Medley inclusive of the Five Dock Rotary 200m Individual Medley Handicap final. The finalists for this event are:

ID	Name
1401	Georgia ROMANIUK
1502	Lincoln VAN LOO
1564	Emily HORTON
1501	Cohen VAN LOO
1389	Hayden HOWARD
1640	David SMITH

The final will be followed by the regular 200M IM and 4 x 30M and 4 x 20M IM events.

Season 2022/23 memberships are now available to purchase on the Swimming NSW web site. Register now or risk losing your points and chance at end of season trophies as only registered and paid up members are eligible.

Members can join the Club or renew their membership at the Swimming NSW Swim Central portal here:

For instructions on using the Swim Central portal, read here:

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

Existing members can log in using their username and password. If you have forgotten your password you can reset it using your registered email address.

Note that over 18’s must have individual email accounts and may be requested to ‘graduate to a full account via the Edit Family page’. This will require a unique email address to be entered for all members over the age of 18. Each adult member will have to sign in to accept the terms and conditions.

New users will need to register and request a new password to be emailed to their valid email address. Follow these instructions to register with Swim Central and create a Family Group.

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

ACTIVE KIDS vouchers can be redeemed when registering your child.  

Membership Categories and Fees

Member Category	Standard Fee	Family Concession Fee
Club Swimmers*	$100	15% discount
Second Claim Members	$60	15% discount
Squad Members	$60	15% discount
State Competition Swimmers *	$120	15% discount
Non-swimmers (Spectator/Supporter)	$30	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.

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

We’re looking to place an order for new costumes.

Agon Swimming Australia have designed a new costume for us and we’re now seeking interest so that we can place a bulk order.

The options are:

• Girls / Ladies Thinstrap costume
• Boys / Mens swim brief
• Boy’s / Mens jammer

We need to order a minimum of 12 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.

If you are interested please complete the form at the end of this link.

We have samples for checking sizes. They will be available on Saturday’s for the next two weeks.

Size Guide: https://agonswimaustralia.com.au/agonswimaustralia.com.au

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”.

First final for the season

This week we have our first trophy race, the 200M Freestyle Handicap final. This year’s finalists are:

ID	Name
1483	Olivia NICHOLS
1401	Georgia ROMANIUK
1599	Georgina MANISCALCO
1587	Jude WILSON
1389	Hayden HOWARD
1504	Noah HALE
1640	David SMITH

Good luck to our finalists!

Schedule

Our regular program this week is:

• 50M Freestyle
• 100M Butterfly
• 200M Freestyle

(Shorter events will be be run as usual (30M an 20M Freestyle; 50M, 30M and 20M Butterfly and 4 x 30M and 3 x 20M Freestyle)

We’re looking to place an order for new costumes.

Agon Swimming Australia have designed a new costume for us and we’re now seeking interest so that we can place a bulk order.

The options are:

• Girls / Ladies Thinstrap costume
• Boys / Mens swim brief
• Boy’s / Mens jammer

We need to order a minimum of 12 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.

If you are interested please complete the form at the end of this link.

We have samples for checking sizes. They will be available on Saturday’s for the next two weeks.

Size Guide: https://agonswimaustralia.com.au/agonswimaustralia.com.au

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”.

This week, after the 100m freestyle, we continue our handicap trophy heats with backstroke and the medley.

• 100m Freestyle
• 50 Backstroke (Heats for the Tom Brown 50m Backstroke Handicap Trophy)
• 200m Medley (Heats for the Five Dock Rotary 200m Medley Handicap Trophy)

The Tom Brown trophy was named for Lynette’s grandfather Tom by her father who was the club handicapper in the 1970s. What an amazing connection the Brown family has had with the club and pool! It must be time for a Lynette Brown trophy…

Last year the Tom Brown handicap trophy was taken out by Jude Wilson, one of the many trophies Jude took home last season. Rumour has it that an engineer had to check the structural integrity of the second floor of the Wilson home because of the weight of all the trophies that the Wilson family took home last season…

Jude continues to improve and must be a good shot at back to back trophies. Can anyone beat him to this trophy this summer?

Ladies Social Night

Don’t forget the Ladies Social night is on tomorrow (Thursday). Register via TeamApp to indicate if you are going.

Got to love sunny Saturdays!

Our stretch of sunny Saturdays looks set to continue… Tell your friends how lovely it is as the pool on Saturday mornings and drag them along to join us for a free trial…

See you on Saturday!

The men’s and ladies social nights are coming up in November so keep the following dates free:

Ladies Social Night Out – Thu 10 November, 7pm at the R&B Grillhouse

Men’s Social Night Out – Thu 17 November, 7pm at the R&B Grillhouse

Please go to the Drummoyne Swimming Club TeamApp site/app to RSVP so can get a handle on numbers and reserve a table.

Season 2022/23 memberships are now available to purchase on the Swimming NSW web site.

Members can join the Club or renew their membership at the Swimming NSW Swim Central portal here:

For instructions on using the Swim Central portal, read here:

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

Existing members can log in using their username and password. If you have forgotten your password you can reset it using your registered email address.

Note that over 18’s must have individual email accounts and may be requested to ‘graduate to a full account via the Edit Family page’. This will require a unique email address to be entered for all members over the age of 18. Each adult member will have to sign in to accept the terms and conditions.

New users will need to register and request a new password to be emailed to their valid email address. Follow these instructions to register with Swim Central and create a Family Group.

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

ACTIVE KIDS vouchers can be redeemed when registering your child.  

Membership Categories and Fees

Member Category	Standard Fee	Family Concession Fee
Club Swimmers*	$100	15% discount
Second Claim Members	$60	15% discount
Squad Members	$60	15% discount
State Competition Swimmers *	$120	15% discount
Non-swimmers (Spectator/Supporter)	$30	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.

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