Category: News

The results for Saturday 2nd November 2019 have been published here.

After an invigorating and intensive few weeks in the pool, it’s time for the ladies to let their hair down and socialise over dinner on Saturday 9th November 2019!

It’s a great opportunity for new members to meet up with and get to know other ladies in the club over a great night out.

Time and Date: 7.00pm, Saturday 9th November

Venue: The Watershed Kitchen, 1 Henley Marine Dr, Drummoyne

Cost: $50 per person, BYO. Please pre-pay into the club’s bank account:

• Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club
• BSB: 732182
• Account: 070045
• Ref: Dinner [Name]

RSVP by 5th Nov 2019 to Kate Romaniuk at kateromaniuk@iinet.net.au

Last week we experimented with switching around the order of the 20m/30m races, to condense the activity and enjoyment for our younger swimmers.

Following your feedback on this trial format, we have decided to tweak it further this week, to reduce the long wait for other swimmers, while still shortening the overall experience for younger swimmers.

We are proposing to hold races in the following order this week, with the 4x30m and 4x20m races immediately following the 30m and 20m form stroke events:

• 50m Freestyle
• 30m and 20m Freestyle
• 50m Form Stroke (BBB and Backstroke Time Trials)
• 30m and 20m Backstroke
• 4x30m and 4x20m Freestyle
• 400m and 200m Freestyle

This format will allow the 30m and 20m swimmers to arrive and sign in shortly after 7.30am, while the 50m Freestyle is underway, and finish up before the 400m long distance event.

For safety reasons, the pool operator has requested that 20m swimmers do not dive in from the shallow end of the pool, due to the 1.1m depth.  We are currently reviewing this situation, but, for the moment, we require 20m swimmers to start in the pool. This restriction does not affect 30m and other swimmers diving in from the deep end.

Also the pool lifeguards have issued a friendly reminder that parents need to supervise their children in the toddler pool at all times.

Let’s get fit together!

Adult squads (Monday|Wednesday|Friday mornings) and Junior squads (Tuesday|Thursday mornings) are becoming very popular, with over 20 swimmers attending Junior squads.

Squad training sessions are included in your membership fees (only need to pay for pool entry), so we hope to see you all there!

Club Membership and registrations are now open!

For instructions on joining the Club or renewing your membership, please click here.

For detailed instructions on using the new Swimming NSW Swim Central system, please read “How do I purchase a membership product in Swim Central”.

We are aware that some people are having issues trying to link family on Swim Centre.  As the program is from Swimming NSW it might be best to contact them directly if you’re still having problems. Their contact details are (02) 9763 5833 or admin@nsw.swimming.org.au

Active Kids Vouchers

Drummoyne Swimming Club is registered to accept NSW Government Active Kids vouchers to pay for Club membership fees. However, the Swim Central system does not recognise these vouchers, so you will need to pay your membership fees directly then supply us with your voucher code for us to reimburse you. We are only allowed to reimburse you up to the value of your Club fees.

Please send your Active Kids voucher details to our Club Registrar, Michael Donnellan, at registrar@drummoyneswimclub.com.au. The Club will claim the vouchers on your behalf and reimburse you once the funds have been received.

Urgent Fee Payments!

We understand it has been a complex exercise to transition to the new Swimming NSW membership system and it would be greatly appreciated if members will could please join up and pay their fees as soon as possible so that the Club has operating funds for the season. After a short grace period we will be imposing penalties for late payments, which may include the removal of Club points!  If you get stuck or have any queries about memberships, please contact our Registrar, Michael Donnellan at registrar@drummoyneswimclub.com.au or mobile 0422 453 322.

It was fantastic to see so many new and returning members at Swim Club last week. To ensure that we finish all of our races by 10.30am its important that we start our races on time at 7.30am, which means being signed in by 7.15am.

To encourage everyone to arrive on time, tardy swimmers will be put into a ‘late comers’ race and will miss out on valuable race points!

‘Late comer’ races are similar to time trials, with all swimmers starting off ‘Go’ and swimmers earning a solitary point for their effort.

We look forward to seeing you all early on Saturday morning!

This Saturday all junior members will be invited to vote for our Club Captains for the 2019/20 season. Club Captains are a fundamental part of the Club and valued by all members.

The female nominees are as follows:

• Cara Parker
• Hannah Svoboda
• Sarah Lyon
• Jessica Tindiglia
• Rose Tunstall

The male nominees are as follows:

• Ethan Parker
• Joe Colley
• Luke Hayward
• Andrew Sharpe
• Michael Hayward

The key responsibilities of the Club Captains include:

Attendance – Regular attendance every Saturday.
Assistance – Regularly assists to help run races very 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.

Good luck to all of the nominees!

To avoid the early morning queues on Saturday morning please RSVP your attendance for yourself and family members via the Team App.

Instructions:

• Download the Team App to your phone

• Search for Drummoyne Swimming Club under sporting teams

• Click on Events in the Menu tab

• Click on the date you wish to attend

• Scroll down and RSVP your attendance and include any additional people (if applicable)

You’ll need to RSVP your attendance every week but it will save you time as you won’t have to line up to sign-in…the Team App program is your sign-in.