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What a season!

Now that we’ve come to the end of another fantastic season, I want to take a moment to congratulate each and every one of you on your incredible performances and unwavering support for the club.

Over the past few months, we have seen some truly outstanding swimming from our members. From beginners taking their first strokes to experienced swimmers setting new personal bests, you have all shown great determination and skill in the water.

But the success of our club is not just measured by the results in the pool. It is also the sense of community and support that makes Drummoyne Swimming Club so special. Whether it was cheering on your teammates from the sidelines, volunteering your time to help run events, or simply being there for each other, your commitment to the club and each other has been truly inspiring.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our coaches, volunteers, and parents who have worked tirelessly to make this season a success. Your dedication to the club is invaluable and greatly appreciated.

As we look towards the future, I am excited to see what the next season holds for us. With such a talented and supportive group of members, I have no doubt that we will continue to thrive both in and out of the pool.

Thank you once again for your contributions to the Drummoyne Swimming Club, and I look forward to seeing you all at our end-of-season celebrations.

Points, Championships and Trophies

Club officials are busy validating our results for the season and making sure that the right people are presented with their trophies and awards on presentation night. All swimmers must be members of the club to be eligible for trophies. So, if you are unsure or if you receive an email from our Registrar check your membership or pay up immediately.

If anyone is still holding on to a trophy please arrange to return it asap. Contact Adrian on 0424 561 831.

Presentation Night

Presentation night will be Saturday the 20th of May from 6pm. Please keep this date free. More details will follow as they are confirmed.

Laps for Life

We haven’t gone viral this season with our Laps for Life fundraising but we have raised over $2,000 for Reachout.com. There is still time if you want to make a last minute donation. If you do, jump onto the Laps for Life website and look up the Drummoyne Swim Club fundraising page.

The results for Saturday 25th March 2023 including the 800m Freestyle Championships, have been published here.

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.

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!

The results for Saturday 18th March 2023 including the 100m Backstroke Championships, and Week 6 of the 100m Freestyle Special Events have been published here.

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.

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.
22 August 2023	Annual General Meeting

The results for Saturday 11th March 2023 including the 4x50m Medley Championships, have been published here.

Join us for a BBQ breakfast after swimming on the penultimate swim meet of the season.

Chef Casey is planning to cook up a storm.

The results for Saturday 4th March 2023 including the 100m Breaststroke Championships, and Week 5 of the 100m Freestyle Special Events have been published here.

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.

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 🙂

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.
22 August 2023	Annual General Meeting