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It was great to have some warm sunny weather last week. This week we have a special event with the Mayor’s Canada Bay Cup relay. We’ll be welcoming Mayor Michael Megna to swim club and pitting Canada Bay’s suburbs against each other to see which suburb has the fastest swimmers. The race will be a handicapped relay – 50M (so you’ll need a 50M handicap to compete). If you haven’t already registered for the relay check out the post about this or the Team App news item for more details.

This week our races are:

• 50M Freestyle
• Canada Bay Cup Relay
• 50M Butterfly
• 200M Medley

For anyone who wants to look ahead, the weekly racing calendar is available here.

Club Captains

This Saturday our junior swimmers will be voting for Club Captains for the 2024/25 season. Club Captains are a fundamental part of the Club and valued by all members.

The key responsibilities of the Club Captains include:

Attendance – Regular attendance every Saturday.
Assistance – Regularly assists to help run races every Saturday morning. Arrives on time to help set up and stays to help pack up.
Role model – Acts responsibly and is a role model for all DSC Juniors.
Battle on the Bay (BOB) – Assists in all facets of BOB including organising juniors in their heats and relays. Masters of the cheerleading.

Thanks very much to Denver Pelly and Hanna Svoboda who were our Club Captains for last season.

New Swimmers

Don’t forget to tell your friends about our 4 week try before you buy free trial. If you know anyone that is interested in swimming but not sure if they want to commit without trying it out let them know they can come along to 4 weeks of swim club before they have to sign up.

New swimmers will just need to sign up to our TeamApp portal so we have enough details to enter them into races…

All swimmers and TeamApp

All swimmers need to sign-up to our TeamApp portal and enter races to participate in Saturday racing.

Instructions on how to do this are available on our website. If you have any queries about this process please reach out to Adrian on 0424 561 831.

Swim Central Registration

Formal swim club registrations are open. You can formally register by heading to Swim Central.

Refer to our Registration page if you need more information.

Season calendar

As noted above, the season calendar has been published so you can now check out the racing schedule. But here are some key dates to keep an eye on:

Date	Activity
Now running…	Adult Squads have commenced – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:00 to 7:00 Lanes 1 and 2
Now running…	Junior Squads commenced – Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 to 7:00 Lanes 1 and 2
26 October 2024	Saturday Racing 7:30 start, arrive by 7:15 – 50M Freestyle (plus 30M and 20M events) – Canada Bay Cup Relay – 50M Butterfly (plus 30M and 20M events) – 200M, 4x30M and 4x20M Medley – Time trials for new and upgraded swimmers
19 – 26 October 2024	Club Captain nominations and voting
14 November 2024	Ladies Social Night
28 November 2024	Mens Social Night
21 December 2024	Last Saturday before the holiday break
18 January 2024	First Saturday after the holiday break
22 March 2024	Last Saturday morning races of the season

Recap on the weekly schedule…

For our new swimmers (and to recap for old hands) the weekly racing order is

Race Order:
1st Event	Short Distance Freestyle (50M or 100M) Where the programme shows a 100m race we also run 50M, 30M and 20M races for those who don’t want to do the 100M.
2nd Event	Form Stroke (Breaststroke, Backstroke or Butterfly) Where the programme shows a 100m race we also run 50M, 30M and 20M races for those who don’t want to do the 100M. (But who wouldn’t want to do 100M Butterfly?)
3rd Event	Long Distance event (200M or 400M Freestyle or Medley) As with the short form events, we run 4 x 30M and 4 x 20M long distance events each week as well.

Later in the season we’ll throw Championship races into the mix. With those races there are no handicaps, it’s a straight shootout to see who is fastest!

Come join the fun – all swimmers are welcome!

This Saturday – the 26th of October – we are lucky to have our Club Patron Mayor Michael Megna join us for the the Canada Bay Cup. We’ll be pitting Canada Bay’s suburbs against each other to see which suburb has the fastest swimmers. The race will be a handicapped relay – 50M (so you’ll need a 50M handicap to compete).

We took interest from swimmers this morning. This is a call out to all other Drummoyne swimmers to register your intention to swim in the relay. We’ll need to confirm numbers by Thursday COB to make up the teams.

If you haven’t already done so, please register by Thursday if you also want to race for suburban glory!

Register by completing this form: https://forms.gle/XNfYmyWaPkCGEhc56

The results for Saturday 19 October 2024 have been published here.

Note: The above meet report was automatically generated using an artificial intelligence tool. While care is taken to ensure that the information in this report appears reasonable, please contact racesecretary@drummoyneswimclub.com.au if you would like to provide any feedback on this content.

Well done to all swimmers who braved the cold and windy conditions last week for the first races of the season! It was great to see so many impressive performances and lovely to see quite a few new swimmers doing time trials.

At the time of writing, the weather forecast for this Saturday is looking much better with a sunny top of 25 predicted. So, we should have a beautiful morning!

This week our races are:

• 100M Freestyle
• 50M Backstroke
• 400M Freestyle

For anyone who wants to look ahead, the weekly racing calendar is available here.

Recap on the weekly schedule…

For our new swimmers (and to recap for old hands) the weekly racing order is

Racing Order:
1st Event	Short Distance Freestyle (50M or 100M) Where the programme shows a 100m race we also run 50M, 30M and 20M races for those who don’t want to do the 100M.
2nd Event	Form Stroke (Breaststroke, Backstroke or Butterfly) Where the programme shows a 100m race we also run 50M, 30M and 20M races for those who don’t want to do the 100M. (But who wouldn’t want to do 100M Butterfly?)
3rd Event	Long Distance event (200M or 400M Freestyle or Medley) As with the short form events, we run 4 x 30M and 4 x 20M long distance events each week as well.

Later in the season we’ll throw Championship races into the mix. With those races there are no handicaps, it’s a straight shootout to see who is fastest!

Club Captains

This Saturday we’ll be calling for nominations for Club Captains for the 2024/25 season. Club Captains are a fundamental part of the Club and valued by all members.

The key responsibilities of the Club Captains include:

Attendance – Regular attendance every Saturday.
Assistance – Regularly assists to help run races every Saturday morning. Arrives on time to help set up and stays to help pack up.
Role model – Acts responsibly and is a role model for all DSC Juniors.
Battle on the Bay (BOB) – Assists in all facets of BOB including organising juniors in their heats and relays. Masters of the cheerleading.

Thanks very much to Denver Pelly and Hanna Svoboda who were our Club Captains for last season.

New Swimmers

Don’t forget to tell your friends about our 4 week try before you buy free trial. If you know anyone that is interested in swimming but not sure if they want to commit without trying it out let them know they can come along to 4 weeks of swim club before they have to sign up.

New swimmers will just need to sign up to our TeamApp portal so we have enough details to enter them into races…

All swimmers and TeamApp

All swimmers need to sign-up to our TeamApp portal and enter races to participate in Saturday racing.

Instructions on how to do this are available on our website. If you have any queries about this process please reach out to Adrian on 0424 561 831.

Swim Central Registration

Formal swim club registrations are open. You can formally register by heading to Swim Central.

Refer to our Registration page if you need more information.

Season calendar

As noted above, the season calendar has been published so you can now check out the racing schedule. But here are some key dates to keep an eye on:

Date	Activity
Now running…	Adult Squads have commenced – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:00 to 7:00 Lanes 1 and 2
Now running…	Junior Squads commenced – Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 to 7:00 Lanes 1 and 2
12 October 2024	Saturday Racing 7:30 start, arrive by 7:15 – 100M Freestyle (plus 50M, 30M and 20M events) – 50M Breastroke (plus 30M and 20M events) – 400M, 200M, 4x30M and 4x20M Freestyle – Time trials for new and upgraded swimmers
19 – 26 October 2024	Club Captain nominations and voting
14 November 2024	Ladies Social Night
28 November 2024	Mens Social Night
21 December 2024	Last Saturday before the holiday break
18 January 2024	First Saturday after the holiday break
22 March 2024	Last Saturday morning races of the season

Come join the fun – all swimmers are welcome!

The Club uses Team App as tool for swimmers to register their details and ‘sign in’ to Saturday race meetings as well as a portal to provide further information and Club news.

It is important that all swimmers sign in to Team App Event for each weeks races so that technical officials can create races and allocate handicaps and lanes as efficiently as possible. This helps us run our Saturday race meets smoothly and means we can all race and then relax!

Detailed instructions about how to join our Team App portal are available on the website.

The images below provide the latest screenshots on how to sign in on a Saturday after our most recent updates (not yet updated on the web).

Remember to sign in for each swimmer in your group and to nominate the distance you want to swim in each race.

Please endeavour to sign in to Saturday’s races by COB Friday to avoid a Saturday morning rush.

First up, select this week’s event…

Secondly, commence the sign in process for the first person in your group

Thirdly, complete the entry for each race.

Select the dash if you don’t want to swim a particular race. Make sure to select the distance you want to swim (or want your little one to swim).

And, don’t forget to select if any of your races will be time trials. This is particularly relevent for people doing a race for the first time or for those moving up from a short distance to a long distance.

Also note that you need to qualify for the 400M Freestyle races. The qualification time is 200M in 200 seconds. If you’re unsure about whether you have reached a qualifying time email Duncan via: racesecretary@drummoyneswimclub.com.au.

Don’t forget to hit save…

The results for Saturday 12 October 2024 have been published here.

It was yet another beautiful day at Drummoyne Pool

G’day swim fans! Despite the clouds being like that mate who’s always late—took a bit to clear but finally did—we had an absolute beauty of a meet this Saturday morning. The swimmers at Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club made quite a splash in the handicap point score series, with fierce rivalries, family feuds, and the odd school tie keeping things interesting!

Handicap Point Score Highlights

• Young Georgie Chalker decided that slow and steady wins the race, clocking in with a stunning improvement to top her heat in the 50m Freestyle. Crikey, she knocked almost 13 seconds off her best!
• It was a battle royale in the Under 10 category, with Harry Thompson setting the pace in the 50m freestyle, giving young Lara Sendelbeck and her sibling, Mia, a thing or two to ponder over dinner. The sibling rivalry can be hotter than a day in January!
• Meanwhile, the young guns Tom Smith and Alessandro Rapisarda from St. Mark’s gave it a red-hot go in the Under 8 age group! Both lads tied for first, proving they really do ‘give it a crack’.

Senior Champs & Veterans Glory

• Hats off to our esteemed veteran Patricia Douglas—fair dinkum, she doesn’t just turn up, she dominates! She keeps all the young’uns honest with another sterling swim.
• Denver Pelly, our 2024 Club Captain, set a cracking pace in the long swims. Watch out for him stroking his way through the competition like a tour de force!

Latest Gossip and Tidbits

• Newbies Lisa Arthur and Zoe King jumped in the deep end and started their journey with us—welcome, ladies! Ready to churn and burn with the rest of us?
• A huge shoutout to Hugo Smith, our charity champ, and his old man, David, for their sterling efforts in Laps for Life. Keep those spirits high!
• We’re also keeping tabs on our old Dutch fox Gerry Tibbertsma; been here since ’99 and he’s still rocking the start gun like a pro. Nice work, Gerry!

Special Mentions

• A round of applause for our techie whizz-kid Brad Thompson, who’s learning the ropes of tech at the club. Keep those circuits buzzing, Brad!
• Club Social Queen, Leni Wilson, always makes a splash on and off the pool deck. Keep those updates coming, Leni!

Great job, everyone! Until next time at the water’s edge, where we’ll put the ‘roo in the pool one lap at a time, no worries!

Note: The above meet report was automatically generated using an artificial intelligence tool. While care is taken to ensure that the information in this report appears reasonable, please contact racesecretary@drummoyneswimclub.com.au if you would like to provide any feedback on this content.

Dear Drummoyne Swimming Club Swimmers, Families and Friends,

Welcome to the start of the 2024/2025 swimming season! We’re thrilled to dive into another exciting year of racing, camaraderie, and personal achievement. Here’s everything you need to know for Week 1:

Racing Starts This Weekend!

The much-anticipated first race meet of the season kicks off this Saturday, 12th October. Make sure to arrive early to settle in, warm up, and catch up with fellow members. Whether you’re a seasoned swimmer or racing for the first time, this is a great chance to get into the competitive spirit and set personal goals for the season.

Scheduled Races for Week 1:

• 50M Freestyle
• 50M Breastroke
• 4x50M, 4x30M, 4x20M Freestyle
• Time trials for new and upgraded swimmers

Races will start promptly at 7:30 AM, so please ensure you are ready poolside at least 15 minutes before we start.

Please don’t forget that pool entry is not included in membership fees, Each person attending a swim club event must also pay for pool entry.

Volunteers Needed – Timekeepers Wanted!

Our events wouldn’t run smoothly without the help of our amazing volunteers, and we’re calling on YOU to be part of that success. We need parents, friends, and family members to volunteer as timekeepers. No prior experience is required – we’ll teach you everything you need to know! It’s a great way to get involved in the action and support our swimmers.

If you’re interested, please report to the pool deck on Saturday morning by 7:20 AM. Look out for Adam Lewis, he will be our Chief Timekeeper this week.

Pre-Register on TeamApp

To keep things running efficiently, we encourage all swimmers to register ahead of time for the races via our TeamApp portal. Pre-registration ensures we can accurately prepare race schedules and heat sheets, reducing waiting times and helping everyone enjoy a smooth and timely event.

Simply log into TeamApp, select your races, and you’re all set! If you need any assistance with registration, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Detailed instruction about how to join TeamApp and how to register for specific events are available on the club’s website. Skip to point 7 if you are already on TeamApp.

A Big Thank You to Our Sponsors!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful sponsors who help make every season possible. Their generous support allows us to provide great facilities, equipment, and opportunities for all our members. When you can, please show your appreciation by supporting these local businesses:

• Grill’d Drummoyne
• Canada Bay Club
• Inspirations Paint, Five Dock 
• Pest2Kill
• M9 Fitness, Chiswick

Let’s make this season the best one yet! We look forward to seeing everyone poolside for an exciting first race weekend.

Go Drummoyne!

Warm regards,
The Drummoyne Swimming Club Committee

Free club tee shirt for juniors who register before 31 October

Season 2024/25 memberships are now available to purchase via the Swim Central portal.

Swimming Australia / Swimming NSW fees have jumped again but we’ve largely kept prices the same as last year.

Our new Membership Categories and Fees are as follows:

Member Category	Standard Fee	Family Concession Fee
Club Swimmers*	$110	15% discount
Club Swimmers 10 years and under at 31/10/2023*	$95	15% discount
Second Claim Members	$80	15% discount
Squad Members	$80	15% discount
State Competition Swimmers	$130	15% discount
Non-swimmers (Spectator/Supporter)	$37.50	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.

Instructions on using the Swim Central portal, read here:

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

The club has re-registered as a participant under the new ACTIVE AND CREATIVE KIDS vouchers scheme can be redeemed when registering your child.  

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

Free Tee Shirt

The club is offering a free tee shirt – thanks to sponsorship monies provided by Inspirations Paint on Lyons Road – for the first 50 juniors who register by 31 October 2024. So, register now to make sure your kids don’t miss out.

Got questions or need help?

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

Drummoyne Pool Entry Fees

The Swim Club Membership fee does not cover entry into Drummoyne Swimming Pool. Drummoyne Swimming Pool offers a number of casual entry and season pass options. Swimmers enrolled in a Learn to Swim Program with Drummoyne Swimming Centre may receive concessional entry fees to Drummoyne Pool.  Please enquire with Drummoyne Swimming Centre for further information.

Just a reminder that we always need parents and swimmers to act as timekeepers! This helps ensure our races run as smoothly as possibly on Saturday mornings.

Things work best if we have non-swimmers doing the timing, but if you are swimming as well as timing, it is a good idea to team up with someone that swims different heats to you.

Timing is very easy to do – just pick a lane and press the buttons on the blue stopwatches when your swimmer touches the wall.

The final step is to write down the times on the stopwatches onto the time sheet, in case we need to refer to them as a backup.

Most importantly, if you’re called to swim while you are timekeeping, don’t just leave the lane. Grab another person to take your place or let the chief timekeeper know you need a replacement.

Each week we need someone to act as the Chief Timekeeper. This role sounds fancy but it’s quite simple too. The Chief Timekeeper gets to hold the walkie talkie and answer queries from the club room about times in particular races.

You can nominate to act as Chief Timekeeper using the duty roster function in this week’s event on TeamApp.

More on time keeping

DSC runs meets using our own specialized database and the Dolphin wireless timing system. The system is operated from the club room by the Race Secretary and Club Room Technicians in conjunction with the pool deck officials – the Marshall, the Starter, the Referee and the Timekeepers (with one timekeeper acting as a Chief Timekeeper). Club meets run smoothly when all officials are able to focus and coordinate their activities. The Timekeeper role is responsible for recording swimmers’ times in their lane – electronically with the stopwatch and in writing on the timesheet. Occasionally, we have problems with the Dolphin wireless system and accurate written timekeeping is the single best way to make sure that our swimmers’ times are recorded as accurately as possible.

Before racing starts

• Report to a lane
• Check that the lane has:
  • a folder with a timesheet and sharp pencils,
  • write the lane number on the timesheet, 
  • two (2) operational blue dolphin stopwatches.
  • check that the stopwatches have the same number as the lane
• Check that you know who is acting as the Chief Timekeeper
• Confirm that you know what the format of the race is,
• Communicate verbally to the Chief Timekeeper that everything is in order with your lane so we can start…

We’re off and racing

• Confirm what race is coming up. If it’s a 50M race (or a 30M or 20M race) head down to the shallow end,
• Once you are ready, verbally signal to the Chief Timekeeper that you are ready. The Chief Timekeeper will signal to the Starter once all timekeepers are ready,
• If you have no swimmer in your lane, write NS in the row for that race
• One the race has started check that the timers are working and that time is ticking away,
• As the swimmer is nearing the finish step up to the edge of the pool so you can clearly see the swimmer touch the wall,
• Hit one or both of the black buttons on the stopwatch as the swimmer touches the wall
• Write the displayed times down on the timesheet in columns A and B in the row for that race (double check that you are writing the results against the correct race row)
• Repeat as above…

Notes:

1. The stopwatches will start automatically. There is no need to re-set them between races,
2. If the race is more than 100M count laps so you are aware of the finishing lap.
3. If you are called to marshall for your next race, continue timing until the end of the current race and advise the Chief Timkeeper that you need to be replaced. The Chief Timekeeper will find a replacement for you.
4. Never leave your lane until the current race has been recorded properly.

Assistance

If something goes wrong or you are not sure about what to do next, ask a fellow time keeper, the Chief Timekeeper, the Starter or the Referee for assistance. It’s important to speak up straight away so we can minimise compounding errors. 

As you may recall from the announcement at the presentation night, Drummoyne Swimming Club is very excited to bring on M9 Fitness, Chiswick as a sponsor this season.

M9 is an award-winning boutique Strength and Conditioning gym in Chiswick. They offer a range of tailored and inclusive fitness experiences for all. With personalised programming, class structure, coaching and community, you can be sure M9 is the most supportive gym in the Inner West.

Specialising in personal training and group classes M9 is the place to be where every workout is an opportunity to strengthen your body and build community bonds.

M9 are generously providing two 10 x visit passes. We’ll include these in fund raising raffles early in the season.

But don’t wait for the raffles or chance it check out M9 Fitness now. Visit or contact the M9 Boaa Man – Andrea Canini – today!

All about M9 Fitness

Where: 4 Burns Crescent, Chiswick

When: Mon – Fri: 7am – 7pm, Saturday: 8am – 1pm

What: Classes, Personal Training, Community

Make Contact: 0409 601 432, info@m9fitness.com.au

The M9 Concept

Consider the letter M. This letter stands firmly on three foundational pillars that construct a robust structure (YOU). The initial pillar is Mechanics—what functions smoothly and what requires improvement? The second is Metabolism—what constitutes your actual dietary intake? Lastly, we have Movement – what habits are you willing to change? 

Are you prepared to challenge both your body and mind?

All these systems need to be working together in order to achieve optimum results for the long haul too. The M9 program focuses on metabolic conditioning and resistance-based movements aligning with your body’s natural energy systems. M9 aims to clients fit, healthy and strong through tailored programming. Not only will this ensure you start where you are at but it also minimises the risk of injury.