A big congratulations to the Drummoyne swimmers who braved the swell at Manly last weekend to compete in the Cole Classic Ocean Swim.
Pictured below are Jaxon Lewis, Noah Hale, Oscar Hale, Will Bolton, Skye Lewis and Dave Bolton (as well as Adam Lewis’ hand – Adam clearly has a future as a hand model!) This crew were joined by Adrian Bell, Phil Hayward, Michael Hayward, Hannah Hurst, Rosie Tunstall and the Cordaro clan plus Craig Corcoran who swam the 2km event – great work Craig.
A special mention to our two intrepid swimmers Melissa Kerr and Kristy Lewis who dug deep to compete in the 5km swim. The 5km swim goes from Shelley Beach up to Freshwater Beach and the back to South Steyne Beach. Well done Mel and Kristy!
Pool Entry Fees
A friendly reminder for swimmers and spectators that the club’s user agreement with Belgravia Leisure – who manage the pool – does not cover pool entry fees. All swimmers and spectators attending our swim club meets and squads must pay pool entry fees with each visit (via casual entry fees or by scanning multi visit passes).
Payment of entry fees allows Belgravia Leisure to maintain the quality of the facilities and services.
If a pool attendant is not at the entrance when you arrive please make sure that you pay entry fees on the way out.
Note that Belgravia Leisure offer a range of casual visit and multi visit pass options. Detailed about these options are shown below and are available on the Drummoyne Swimming Centre website.
If any members, parents or carers have any questions about this please feel free to contact Club President Adrian Bell on 0424 561 831.
Calendar
Here is a look ahead at our upcoming events and activities.
Date
Activity
Ongoing
Adult squads are on as usual; Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All swimmers are welcome.
Ongoing
Junior squads recommence 9 January: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All junior swimmers and parents / carers are welcome.
17 February 2024
There re now just 2 weeks until the Battle on the Bay @ Drummoyne Swimming Centre. We ask that swimmes please register their attendance and strokes asap using the TeamApp Event.
Please review and check the entries as soon as possible so that we can finalise them this week. Also, please double-check the entries for your friends who may not see or read this email.
Where swimmers do not have a current time for one of the events they have entered, a time of 9.59.99 has been entered. If you have an estimated time, please advise.
If you have not yet entered and wish to do so asap – by Saturday the 10th of February at the latest.
Please register you and your family members on Team App under the Battle on the Bay Event on 17th February 2024 (sign in the same way as Saturday morning meets and choose the races you wish to swim in):
The relay team entries will be published once the individual entries have been finalised, based on the fastest swimmers for each age group. We will assume that everyone who has a 50m Freestyle time will be available for selection in the relays, but if you have to leave the Carnival early or do not wish to participate in a relay team, please advise.
Carnival Events and timing
The carnival will run from 2pm to 7pm on Saturday 17th February 2024 at Drummoyne Pool. The order of the events is as follows:
Freestyle – 50m for seniors to 9 year olds, 30m for 7-8yo’s. 20m for 6 and unders.
Butterfly 50m for seniors to 9 year olds, 30m for 7-8yo’s. 20m for 6 and unders.
Backstroke 50m for seniors to 9 year olds, 30m for 7-8yo’s. 20m for 6 and unders.
Breaststroke 50m for seniors to 9 year olds, 30m for 7-8yo’s. 20m for 6 and unders.
4 x 50m Mixed Relays for seniors to 9 year olds
10 x 50m Freestyle Mixed Relay – Open
Further information on the carnival is available on our web site here:
Everyone who swims at the Carnival will win points for our Club. The faster you go, the more points you will win!
However, if you enter a race but do not swim (DNS) on the day, you will LOSE points for the Club!
So, if you have to leave the Carnival early or expect to arrive late, it will be better for our Club result if you don’t enter yourself into any races that you may miss.
Entry Fees
The entry fee for the Carnival is $7 per swimmer. You will also need to pay pool entry fees on the day.
If you haven’t yet paid your Carnival fee, please click here to pay:
To run the Carnival efficiently we are seeking volunteers to help out with timekeeping, marshaling and other roles. Please volunteer your services if you are able to assist on the day.
History of the Battle on the Bay
The Battle on the Bay Swimming Carnival was started by Drummoyne Swimming Club in 2010 as a fun way of bringing together local clubs in the bay area. Some history on the Carnival and previous results can be found on our web site here:
The carnival is a great social meet for our members to compete against other swimmers in the local area. Wear your Club colours and cheer loudly for our team! The highlight of the Carnival is always the relay events at the end, culminating with the 10x50m relay in which the fastest ten swimmers from each club battle it out for supremacy in the pool!
Awards are given to the fastest male and female swimmers in each age group and the Battle on the Bay Trophy will be presented to the fastest Club on the Bay!
It was magnificent to see a couple of new club records set in the 400 Individual Medley last week. Congratulations to Hayden Howard and Elizabeth Allen for setting new benchmarks in their age groups.
This week we have another challenging meet. The 100M Butterfly Championship races will no doubt be the highlight.
The race order this week:
Event
Detail
Form Stroke
100M Butterfly Championship races 50M, 30M and 20M Butterfly races
Sprint
100M Freestyle handicap races ~ Molly Wark & Les Henry U/10 100m Freestyle – Week 4 ~ 35 and Over 100m Freestyle – Week 4 50M, 30M and 20M Freestyle handicap races.
Distance Event
200M Freestyle handicap races 4 x 30M Freestyle handicap races 4 x 20M Freestyle handicap races
Pool Entry Fees
A friendly reminder for swimmers and spectators that the club’s user agreement with Belgravia Leisure – who manage the pool – does not cover pool entry fees. All swimmers and spectators attending our swim club meets and squads must pay pool entry fees with each visit (via casual entry fees or by scanning multi visit passes).
Payment of entry fees allows Belgravia Leisure to maintain the quality of the facilities and services.
If a pool attendant is not at the entrance when you arrive please make sure that you pay entry fees on the way out.
Note that Belgravia Leisure offer a range of casual visit and multi visit pass options. Detailed about these options are shown below and are available on the Drummoyne Swimming Centre website.
If any members, parents or carers have any questions about this please feel free to contact Club President Adrian Bell on 0424 561 831.
Calendar
Here is a look ahead at our upcoming events and activities.
Date
Activity
Ongoing
Adult squads are on as usual; Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All swimmers are welcome.
Ongoing
Junior squads recommence 9 January: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All junior swimmers and parents / carers are welcome.
There re now just 3 weeks until the Battle on the Bay @ Drummoyne Swimming Centre. We ask that swimmes please register their attendance and strokes asap using the TeamApp Event.
This year we are hosting the 15th installment of the Battle on the Bay! And it’s coming up soon… We need to start finalising our entries and relay teams. So please register asap.
This year registration is via TeamApp. Please confirm your attendance and the strokes you wish to swim by going to the Team App Events page.
Battle on the Bay is always a great afternoon. It’s a good chance to come together as a Drummoyne team and fight it out against our neighboring clubs from Leichhardt, Ashfield and Enfield.
Even if we can’t knock Leichhardt off as carnival winner, let’s at least make sure we get our hands on Jody van Loo’s massive Chocolate Trophy for the 10 x 50M relay.
Event Information
Where: Drummoyne Swimming Centre
When: Saturday 17 February 2024
What time: 14:00 – 19:30 (warm-up from 13:30)
Why: So Drummoyne Swimming Club can be crowned the greatest swimming club in the universe, ever.
What races:
50m freestyle,
50m breaststroke,
50m backstroke and
50m butterfly,
30m form stroke races for youngsters (7 – 8 years),
20m form stroke races for 6 and under, plus
4 × 50m relays and the mega 10 × 50 mega relays.
Fees: $7.00 plus pool entry (pool entry to be paid on the day in the usual fashion). Event fees can be paid online – Square Online Payment.
Volunteers Needed
We will need plenty of volunteers on the day with timekeeping, selling programs and helping with the BBQ. Please put your hand up to help if you can.
This week we get back in to the swing of championship races with the 50M Backstroke race.
We’ve also got one of the toughest races on the calendar the 400M Individual Medley handicap event.
Some 10+ years ago we used to swim 400M Individual Medley championship races. Unsurprisingly, the number of participants in those races was not huge so the championship event was dropped from the calendar – leaving just the handicap event.
We do however still have club records for the 400M Medley and occasionally a brave soul or two decide they want to have a crack at the record for their age group. If you want to have a go at a 400M Medley record this weekend please contact Duncan ahead of Saturday via racesecretary@drummoyneswimclub.com.au.
The race order this week:
Event
Detail
Form Stroke
50M Backstroke Championship races 30M and 20M Backstroke races
Sprint
50M Freestyle handicap 30M and 20M Freestyle
Distance Event
400M Medley handicap (and record attempts) 200M Medley 4 x 30M Medley 4 x 20M Medley
Calendar
Here is a look ahead at our upcoming events and activities.
Date
Activity
Ongoing
Adult squads are on as usual; Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All swimmers are welcome.
Ongoing
Junior squads recommence 9 January: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All junior swimmers and parents / carers are welcome.
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