This week we continue with our perpetual trophy race heats with one of the great family trophies in the club – the Tom Brown Trophy, named for Lynette Brown’s grandfather! A contingent of Lynette’s family will likely be on hand in a few weeks to hand out the trophy.
This week’s races are:
- 100M Freestyle
- 50M Backstroke (incl the Heats Tom Brown 50m Backstroke (H’cap))
- 200m Medley (incl heats for the Five Dock Rotary 200m Medley (H’cap))
For anyone who wants to look ahead, the weekly racing calendar is available here.
Club Captains
Congratulations to our new Club Captains Elizabeth Allan and Lukas Taylor.
Elizabeth already contributes heavily to the club as a Junior Technician working to ensure our races are set up correctly and that results are recorded properly.
Lukas, the last in the line of Taylor boys, has been swimming with the club since he was a tadpole. Happily for him, Lukas has just finished his HSC exams.
Ladies social night out
The Ladies Social night out is this Thrusday at Kadmus on Lyons Road, Drummoyne. Kadmus has been a keen supporter of the club for a number of years supplying vouchers as raffle prizes for both regular Saturday morning race meets and for the Battle on the Bay. All ladies, swim mum’s, squad swimmers and friends and family are encouraged to come along and celebrate swim club at Kadmus. Kadmus are putting on a feast for $30 per person.
RSVP via Team App to confirm your attendance.
Pool entry fees
A reminder to all swimmers and spectators that pool entry fees must be paid on entry to the pool. The club’s agreement with Belgravia Leisure requires all swimmers and spectators to pay entry each time they attend a squad or Saturday morning race meet.
We appreciate that the pool receptionists have not always been consistent in being present or collecting payment.
Belgravia Leisure offer a range of multi-visit passes that reduce the cost of entry per visit. Check them out on the Drummoyne Swimming Centre website.
All swimmers and TeamApp
Just a reminder that all swimmers need to sign-up to our Team App portal and nominate their races to participate in Saturday racing. Please nominate your preferred races by COB on Fridays and remember to select Yes if any of the races you are doing are time trials (i.e the first time you’ve done a particular race).
Registering by COB Friday helps our esteemed Race Secretary and his team of technicians, the amazing Elizabeth and Charlotte Allan seed the races and minimizes delays to the day’s activities.
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. Formal registration is required after you’ve completed a 4 week trial to ensure you’re covered by the club’s insurance policy.
Refer to our Registration page if you need more information.
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…
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 |
| 16 November 2024 | Saturday Racing 7:30 start, arrive by 7:15 – 100M Freestyle (plus 50M, 30M and 20M events) – 50M Backstroke (plus 30M and 20M Backstroke events) – 200M Medley, 4x30M and 4x20M Medley – Time trials for new and upgraded swimmers |
| 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!
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