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The results for Saturday 29 November 2025, including Week 1 of the 100m Freestyle Special Events, have been published here.

It was yet another beautiful day at Drummoyne Pool — partly cloudy with a gentle breeze, absolutely spot-on for a Saturday splash.

Quick Wrap

Another rollicking morning of smiles, splashes and slightly chaotic amateur organisation down at “Crummy Drummy”. We dodged a wobbling lane rope (it snapped between lanes 5 & 6) and a temperamental umbrella, but nothing a bit of Drummoyne elbow grease couldn’t sort. Raffle hero Conor McLean walked away with the $50 Greek Street voucher for the second week running — either he’s got the luck of the gods or he’s quietly bribing the ticket seller. Well done Conor.

George Wheaton Trophy

Today we staged the much‑anticipated final of the George Wheaton 50m BBB handicap — a proper DASC classic where breast, back and fly all do battle in the same heat. The trophy was presented by descendants of George Wheaton (a lovely touch of Club history and family). Big congratulations to today’s winner — a hard‑fought race and a great showcase of the Club’s competitive spirit and good humour.

Handicap Point‑Score — Close Encounters of the Splashy Kind

• Seniors – Men: Thomas Pacey (48) and Christian Taylor (47) are doing their best impersonation of a photo finish all season — Thomas’s steady trickle of points vs Christian’s explosive weekends has the leaderboard tighter than a pair of old goggles. Expect fireworks when the championship sprints roll around.
• Seniors – Women: Jenny Gaskin and Suzie Aitken are neck‑and‑neck on 46 points each — a dead heat of experience and persistence. Neither of them is giving an inch; this rivalry could go right to the wire.
• Under 10s: The Pacey clan are running the show — Jessica Pacey tops the Under‑10 Girls on 60, and Edward Pacey leads the Under‑10 Boys on 57. Plenty of cousins, siblings and parental glory involved — the family scoreboard is looking very proud.
• Under 14s & Under 16s: Alex Sellars, Lincoln van Loo, Luke Sellars and friends are all collecting regular points — plenty of chases and comeback performances to keep the juniors buzzing.

Notable Performances & Goals

• Edward Pacey — nailed his personal goal of swimming his first ever 100m. Brilliant effort — first 100s are always worth a high‑five (and a celebratory Tim Tam, if available).
• Suzie Aitken — monster day: she won her 100m heat (and topped the 400m handicap), shaving chunks from recent bests. That 100m finish (1:26.75) was well under her recent best — awesome comeback and consistency in the long race too.
• Neave Murdoch — continues to boss the Under‑12 girls series with consistent top placings across sprints and form strokes — watch this space for more podiums.
• Christian Taylor — back in action and still lightning when he wants to be: another win in the 100m heat (55.54 finish) and keeping pace with the seniors leaders.
• Jaxon Lewis — another strong swim (punchy 100m finishes) — dad Adam may be looking over his shoulder on breaststroke and freestyle matchups.
• Young guns — Georgie Chalker, Lara Hartley, Harry Finn, Archie Sullivan and many others: lots of personal best moves and points hauled for club series. The juniors are stacking up points like it’s going out of fashion.

Family & School Rivalries

Drummoyne remains proudly local and familial: Taylors (Christian, William, Lukas), Pacey clan (Thomas, Jessica, Edward, Arthur), Sellars brothers (Luke & Alex) — you name the family, they’re either racing or timing. School ties (Russell Lea, Rosebank, St Mark’s, Riverview, De La Salle) keep the junior competition sharp, but remember — they swim for DASC, not the school lap chart.

Club Veterans & Volunteers

Big thanks to the usual suspects who keep the meet running: Birthday boy Matthew O’Connor’s loud but mathematically impeccable race marshalling, Gerry Tibbertsma on the gun, Phil Hayward keeping an eye on refereeing and general mischief, and David Parker the timing‑equipment whisperer. Also a tip of the cap to newer helpers — Shay Donnellan stepping up as Junior Technician and all the young techs learning the ropes.

Incidents

• Lane rope snapped between lanes 5 & 6 mid‑morning — proceedings paused briefly and then resumed after some good old‑fashioned teamwork. No one was hurt and the pool survived another close shave.
• Wind gusts kept tipping the umbrella shade over — we took it down rather than wait for a flying prop to audition for the Olympics.

Raffle & Social

Conor McLean — champion of the raffle. Twice in a row — suspiciously consistent luck or a secret raffle masterplan (we’ll never know). Coffee cheers to Lyndal for her pre‑swim caffeine strategy and to everyone who brought biscuits, banter and patience.

Looking Ahead

Next up: Championship 50m Freestyle on 6 December and a stack of medley & handicap finals coming in the weeks ahead. The Thomas vs Christian fight for senior men’s pointscore and the Jenny vs Suzie tie for senior women are storylines to watch — a few big points in upcoming championship sprints could flip those ladders. Juniors: Jessica and Edward have comfortable leads but there’s still heaps of points up for grabs across the series — one good weekend can change everything.

All in all: a cracking morning—wonderful swims, proper Club history on show with the George Wheaton presentation, a few bits of drama, and plenty of smiles. Bring your sunnies (and a spare lane rope) next week — see you at 7:30 sharp.

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.

This Week’s Racing – Saturday 7:30 AM

Another blockbuster morning awaits with three fantastic events:

100M Freestyle – Week 1 of the prestigious trophy events:

• Molly Wark & Les Henry U/10 100m Freestyle Trophy
• 35 and Over 100m Freestyle Trophy

Final of the BBB “George Wheaton” Trophy Race – This historic event honors George Wheaton, a legendary figure in Australian swimming who was instrumental in developing competitive swimming in the Drummoyne area. The BBB (Breaststroke, Butterfly, Backstroke) format tests true all-round swimming ability. Congratulations to our finalists who have earned their place in this year’s final:

The finalists for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap to be held on 29 November 2025 are as follows. And this year the final is 7 boys and the wonderful Emelie Krog doing Butterfly. Good luck to all!

ID	Name	Stroke
1324	Yunos YAQUB	Backstroke
1875	Aodhan PERKINS	Backstroke
619	Duncan LYON	Breaststroke
1286	Shay DONNELLAN	Breaststroke
770	Lukas TAYLOR	Breaststroke
714	Kellen PARKER	Backstroke
2003	Emilie KROG	Butterfly

400M Freestyle – Our endurance event of the week! Note: Entry to the 400M Freestyle requires a qualifying time of 200 seconds or better in the 200M Freestyle. For those who haven’t qualified and our younger swimmers, shorter distance events will be available.

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Men’s Social Night – Thursday 4th December 🍴

Calling all men and boys of the club! Join us for our Men’s Social Night at Greek St Restaurant on Thursday, 4th December, starting at 7:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to build camaraderie, enjoy fantastic Greek food, and support one of our wonderful sponsors. Don’t miss out – mark your calendars now!

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Squad Training Update 💪

Our senior and junior squads are powering along beautifully! All swimmers are welcome to attend squad sessions. Whether you’re looking to improve your technique, build fitness, or race faster, our experienced coaches are ready to help you achieve your goals. Speak to a committee member for training times and details.

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Important Reminder

Club Registration – If you haven’t already done so, please ensure you formally join the club through Swimming Australia’s Swim Central web portal. This is essential for insurance coverage and official club membership. Don’t delay – register today!

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See you poolside on Saturday morning at 7:30 AM!

Drummoyne Swimming Club

The results for Saturday 22 November 2025 have been published here.It was yet another beautiful day at Drummoyne Pool — showers easing and the storm taking a breather, perfect for a brisk splash!

What a ripper of a Saturday: Geoff Roper’s 200m final delivered grit, chuckles and a few unexpected heroics, our new club caps made their debut (very fetching), and three fresh faces — Yiqian Jia, Billie Costello and little Astrid Carroll — jumped in to meet the chaos and the timer. Special welcome to Sam Thompson who made the trip from Queensland to have a go against cousins Harry, Max and Cara — family reunions done at full steam.

Headline winners & highlights

• Geoff Roper 200m Freestyle (handicap final): Renee Carroll took the spoils — top work Renee, trophy well deserved. Suzie Aitken chased hard for 2nd and Elizabeth Allan powered through to a strong 3rd. Duncan put in a brave effort (he’d fancied that trophy) but had to settle for 4th — the rivalry continues!
• 50m Freestyle — heat fireworks: Gerry Tibbertsma showed the old fox still has bite winning his heat and nabbing bragging rights over rival Duncan Lyon. Denver Pelly was the quickest of the bunch on the day in his heat — very tidy swimming.
• 100m Butterfly — lots of gutsy attempts: Thomas Pacey achieved his personal goal and finished the 100 fly — mission accomplished and applause all round. Christian Taylor’s 100m fly time trial (1:08.23) was seriously impressive — great to see him back racing after his stint overseas.

Personal goals met (and attempted)

• Thomas Pacey (goal: “To finish the 100 fly”) — nailed it. Big tick and a proud smile for the Pacey clan.
• Jaxon Lewis (goal: “Keep dad behind me in the 50m Free”) — success! Jaxon finished ahead of his old man in the 50m heat, much to Adam Lewis’s feigned indignation. Adam’s declared mission to “start working on catching Jaxon” will keep the banter flowing for the season.
• Christian Taylor showed flashes of his old speed and swam an entertaining 200m in his “favourite backstroke” for comic effect — the rest of us loved the show (and his 100 fly TT was more than tidy!).
• Many of our juniors — Harry, Skye, Hugo, Fergus, Neave, Pia and others — posted brave swims and solid PB-style efforts; the thirds, fourths and “finisheds” at DASC are the real wins.

Point score dramas & rivalries

The handicap point-score tussles are aging like a fine Lamington — plenty more to come. A few storylines to watch:

• Seniors (Men): Thomas Pacey leads the pack but Duncan Lyon is only a whisker behind — 40 to 37 — and Phil Hayward and Christian Taylor are breathing down their necks. Expect more fireworks as the handicaps shuffle and championship events arrive.
• Under 10s (Boys): Edward Pacey is having a sensational run at the top with a comfortable buffer — but Oscar Sullivan and Harry Finn aren’t rolling over. Family bragging rights at stake here.
• Under 10s (Girls): Jessica Pacey is cleaning up across the sprints this season and extended her lead again today (51 points and counting). Cara Thompson and Hannah Aitken are putting the pressure on — this one’s far from over.
• Under 8s & younger: Georgina Aitken is piling on the points in the Under‑8 girls, while Arthur Pacey is showing he’s the little terror of Under‑6 boys with a hefty points total. Lots of fun left in these junior battles.

Notable swims and little dramas

• Renee Carroll’s Geoff Roper win — gutsy, well paced, great handicap swim. An inspiration for her daughter Astrid!
• Gerry vs Duncan in the 50m — Gerry grabbed the heat win, Duncan, the eternal schemer (and Race Secretary), is plotting revenge. Phil Hayward (our referee and life member) cheekily hoped for a better effort from “Rosie and Gerry” — Gerry delivered the effort, Rosie kept swimming.
• Denver Pelly and Jaxon Lewis both had very fast 50s — Dad-versus-kid storylines are season-long gold for us.
• New swimmers getting their feet wet: Yiqian, Billie and Astrid — warm welcome. Yiqian showed up in a 4×30 time trial and clocked a tidy time; Astrid and Billie had their first splash-and-smiles (Astrid used a kick board — adorable and effective!).
• There were a handful of DNS/VOID results (timing gremlins and busy lanes). A couple of time trials recorded ASST/VOIDs — nothing our timing wizard David Parker can’t sort before next weekend.

Families, schools & club spirit

This meet had cousins and siblings everywhere — the Pacey clan (Thomas, Jessica, Arthur, Edward) kept the family cheering section busy; the Taylors (Christian, William, Lukas) reminded us that sibling rivalry never retires; the Thompsons (Max, Harry, Cara, Sam) supplied cross-state rivalry with Sam visiting from QLD to do battle with his Sydney cousins — love it. Several school-affiliated swimmers (Russell Lea, Rosebank, St Mark’s, Saint Ignatius) were in action but remember: they swim for Drummoyne on Saturday mornings, not the school crest.

Veterans & committee legends

Life-members, committee members and old hands — you lot keep the club ticking. Duncan Lyon (Race Secretary & ex‑President) remains a menace in the pool, Adrian Bell (Club President) kept the unofficial running commentary to a minimum, and our timing/kit maestro David Parker saved the day as usual. Never underestimate the value of someone who can fix a stopwatch and a smile in the same breath.

Looking ahead

• The big 50m Championship is coming up on 6 December — a chance for the sprinters to grab scratch points and for ramped-up bragging rights. Expect some names to sharpen their start practice this week.
• With plenty of weekly meets left this season there are still stacks of points on the table — leads can evaporate, comebacks are real, and those “just keep improving” goals are exactly what DASC is for.
• Perpetual trophy finals: Geoff Roper is done (congrats Renee) but other trophy series still have heats and finals to come — qualifiers, keep your eyes on the prize and your handicap times updated.

Big thanks to everyone who marshalled, timed, cheered, liaised, and reminded us where the coffee is. If you swam today — pat yourself on the back; if you didn’t — don’t worry, there’s always next Saturday and another chance to chase that personal goal (or to beat a cousin).

See you on deck next week — same shenanigans, more sunscreen and hopefully no more storms (but if the weather throws a tantrum, know we’ll still have more laughs than the clouds).

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.

This Week’s Racing – Saturday 7:30 AM

Get ready for another exciting morning of racing! This week’s events are:

• 50M Freestyle
• 100M Butterfly
• 200M Freestyle – featuring the final of the Geoff Roper 200M Freestyle Handicap Trophy Race

As always, shorter race distances will be available for our junior swimmers.

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Welcome to Our New Sponsors! 🎉

We are thrilled to announce two fantastic new sponsors joining the Drummoyne Swimming Club family:

Greek St Restaurant – Located on Church Street in Drummoyne, Greek St offers amazing Greek cuisine right in our neighborhood. We encourage all club members to drop by and experience their wonderful food and hospitality. Support local and support our sponsors!

Wine Simple – Perfect timing as Christmas approaches! Wine Simple is now offering club members a great option for bulk wine purchases. Head to winesimple.com.au to browse their selection and sort out your summer and Christmas entertaining needs.

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Please show your support for these businesses who are supporting our club!

Important Reminders

Trophy Returns – If you have any club trophies at home, please bring them back to the pool as soon as possible. We need them for upcoming presentations!

Club Registration – If you haven’t already done so, please ensure you formally join the club through Swimming Australia’s Swim Central web portal. This is essential for insurance coverage and club membership.

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See you poolside on Saturday morning at 7:30 AM!

Drummoyne Swimming Club

The results for Saturday 15 November 2025 have been published here.

It was yet another beautiful day at Drummoyne Pool — cloud clearing and a sunny arvo to top it off.

What a cracking Saturday! A big welcome to Eloise Tizzone who wandered down with her dad for a St Mark’s warm-up and promptly joined the Club — jumped straight into a 30m back time trial and a 4x20m Medley time trial like she’d been doing it for years. Spotting new faces is the best part of the season, so if you saw her grinning on pool‑deck, say g’day next week.

We had a few technical gremlins with the race starter and timing system this week — Margaret Joy endured two aborted starts (legendary stoicism), and a handful of swimmers ended up with DNS / 0.00 results where no timekeeper was available. Thanks to the refs and David Parker for wrestling the kit back into shape; those timing gremlins won’t beat us for long.

Perpetual trophy action

Heats were run today for the Tom Brown 50m Backstroke handicap — Phil Hayward took out heat 1 with his customary steely finish, and Yunos Yaqub surprised a few folks by taking heat 2. All heat winners progress to the Tom Brown final later in the season, so expect some revenge swims and tactical starts when the finalists meet.

The Five Dock Rotary 200m Individual Medley heats were also on the card. Cara Thompson strode to the win in heat 1 (nice improvement on her recent IM splits) and Liam Gooley led heat 2. Those heat winners will be lining up for the medley final — the trophy final is coming up on the calendar, so keep training those transitions. Plenty of points and bragging rights to be claimed.

Handicap Point Score — battles worth a beer (or a lamington)

Plenty of gamesmanship and close finishes in the handicap heats today — the handicap format keeps our lanes chaotic and entertaining. A few highlights and ongoing storylines:

• Seniors (Men): It’s a three-way scrum at the top — Thomas Pacey, Christian Taylor and Duncan Lyon are inseparable on points right now (they’re effectively breathing down each other’s necks). With Thomas, Christian and Duncan all trading wins and seconds earlier this season, expect more tactical finishes and thumb‑wars over every point.
• Under 12 & Under 10: Edward Pacey continues to rack up the Under‑10 points and is looking comfortable on top, but Harry Finn and Oscar Sullivan are never far behind — those youngsters are having proper battles in the sprints and the long stuff. Oscar’s been consistent across medleys and relays; Harry’s notch of Geoff Roper and long distance trophies last season shows he’s not shy of the big events.
• Under 14 boys: Alex Sellars is leading the charge with a solid points buffer, but Lincoln van Loo and Jude Wilson aren’t giving the lead away easily — that group is the season’s “who’s going to blink first” bunch.
• Under 8s & Under 6s: Georgina Aitken and Anna Rapisarda are doing very well in the littlies’ ranks — Anna’s total is surging after today’s wins. Those under‑8s are absolute pocket rockets.
• Seniors (Women): Jenny Gaskin sits nicely on top of the seniors’ ladies’ scoreboard, with Suzie Aitken and Emilie Krog chasing hard. The veteran vs newer‑arrival dynamic makes the Saturday mornings extra fun.

Most of these series still have a heap of meets left — there’s plenty of points to be gobbled up before trophies are handed out, so don’t put the goggles away yet.

Notable swims & personal‑goal shoutouts

• Phil Hayward: took the Tom Brown backstroke heat and was, as ever, race‑referee‑level composed. Also proudly chasing his personal goal of “eat chilli eggs at Jen the barristers” — priorities, Phil.
• Cara Thompson: won her Five Dock Rotary IM heat and trimmed her IM PB from recent swims — nailed one of her personal goals of finishing strong.
• Aodhan Perkins, Fergus & Hugo Beresford‑Harvey: great form in the longer handicap races — Fergus had a rapid 100m and big points in the sprints; Hugo showed excellent pacing in the medley heat.
• Young guns — Alex, Luke, Jaxon, Arden, Neave and the Allan twins: solid swims across the board. Special mention to Neave Murdoch winning her 100m heat and continuing to pile up Under‑12 points — she’s looking very sharp in all strokes.
• Eloise Tizzone: welcome again — nailed her first Club time trials with a cheeky grin. She’s going to make St Mark’s carnival organisers nervous in a nice way.
• Margaret Joy: two aborted starts and still turned up to race — if grit was a trophy, she’d win the perpetual one.

Family, school and rivalry notes

DASC is still the place to see family dynasties in action — the Pacey clan (Thomas, Jessica, Edward, Arthur) were out in force, as were the Rapisardas, Taylors and Sellars. Christian Taylor back from the U.S. and mixing with William and Lukas keeps the family rivalry spicy; expect sibling banter on the deck for the rest of the season. School affiliations are showing too (Saint Ignatius’ College, Rosebank, Russell Lea and others) — remember, they’re swimming for DASC, not the school colours, but schoolmates make natural rivals and training partners.

Timing gremlins & housekeeping

We had a few lanes with no timekeeper or dodgy starts; some finish times were recorded as 0.00 or negative (those lanes were noted as DNS or DQ where appropriate). Race officials have recorded placings where needed, and David Parker and the timing crew will be doing their usual wizardry to fix the kit before next Saturday. If you had a VOID or NT next to your name today, don’t despair — the ref’s placings are final for points this week but we’ll sort proper times for your PB lists.

What’s coming up & projections

• Tom Brown final (50m back) — winners from today’s heats will meet in the final later in the season (mark your calendars and keep practicing the underwaters and finishes).
• Five Dock Rotary 200m IM final is on the calendar — Cara, Liam and the other heat winners will be the ones to watch; expect tougher tactics and sprint finishes.
• The Molly Wark & Les Henry U/10 and 35 & Over 100m series start in a couple of weeks — lots of fresh points and youth trophies up for grabs.
• Handicap Point Score series — it’s still wide open in many age groups. If you’re chasing a trophy you’ve got time (and Saturdays) to claw points back — see the scoreboard and pick your events wisely.

Final word: brilliant turnout, fierce but friendly racing, a few technical hiccups that didn’t dampen the fun, and a whole lot of smiles. If you raced, cheered, time‑kept or brought biscuits, you made the morning. See you next Saturday — more points, more pranks, more PBs.

Race Secretary (aka the person trying to remember everyone’s handicap)

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.

This Week’s Events

Get ready for an exciting morning of racing! This week’s program features:

🏊‍♂️ 100m Freestyle
🏊‍♀️ 50m Backstroke – Tom Brown Handicap Trophy Heats
🏊 200m Individual Medley – Five Dock Rotary Handicap Trophy Heats

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Handicap Trophy Races

We’re thrilled to be racing the heats for two prestigious club trophies this Saturday:

Tom Brown Handicap Trophy – The 50m Backstroke event will determine seeding for the finals, which will be held later in the season. We’d like to give a special shout-out to Lynette Brown, granddaughter of Tom Brown and a long-time club member and contributor. Members of the extended Brown family will be attending the final to present this cherished trophy.

Five Dock Rotary Handicap Trophy – The 200m Individual Medley serves as the heats for this trophy, with finals also scheduled for later in the season.

Swim your best on Saturday to secure your spot in these exciting finals!

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Ladies Social Night – Thursday 20th November

When: Thursday, 20th November from 7:00 PM
Where: Kadmus

All female swimmers, girls, and supporters are warmly invited to join us for a fantastic evening at Kadmus. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow club members while supporting our generous sponsor. Don’t miss out on what promises to be a great night!

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Important Reminders

🏆 Trophy Returns
If you have any club trophies at home, please bring them back to the club as soon as possible. We need to ensure all trophies are accounted for ahead of this season’s presentations.

📝 Club Registration
All swimmers must formally join the club through Swimming Australia’s Swim Central web portal if you haven’t already done so. Please complete your registration to ensure you’re covered for all club activities this season.

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See You Pool-Side!

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone bright and early on Saturday morning. Let’s make Week 6 another fantastic day of racing!

Go Drummoyne!

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For any questions or concerns, please contact the club committee.