This week we have the first trophy of the season up for grabs with the final of the Geoff Roper 200M Freestyle race. Our finalists are:
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 1696 | Harry FINN |
| 1870 | Laura GODDEN |
| 12 | Thomas PACEY |
| 689 | Joseph COLLEY |
| 1113 | Jaxon LEWIS |
| 1871 | Ned ROBINSON |
Laura Godden is holding the flame for the women. Go Laura!
This week’s races are:
- 50M Freestyle
- 100M Butterfly
- 200m Freestyle (with the final of the Geoff Roper 200m Freestyle (H’cap) first up)
For anyone who wants to look ahead, the weekly racing calendar is available here.
Monday and Wednesday Squads – older kids welcome
Lynette has been doing a great job with the younger kids on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Now, in order to cater better for our youth swimmers, we’re opening up our Monday and Wednesday squads to club swimmers aged 12 and above.
So, if you’re older kids are looking to improve for competitions or get in some extra fitness while having fun, we’d encourage you to bring them along on a Monday and/or Wednesday.
We’ll have dedicated coaching on deck, to provide guidance, motivation, and a friendly push to help swimmers achieve their goals. Our adults squad members will also provide support and motivation.
We’ll see how this goes up to the Christmas break and evaluate the program from there.
Ladies social night out a raging success
The Ladies Social night out was geld at Kadmus last Thursday with 20 attendees. Thanks very much to Ossama and Hanady for hosting our lovely DSC ladies and girls! And a big thanks to Lynette for organising the night!
A reminder to the DSC blokes that we have the men’s night our on Thursday the 28th of November. Please RSVP asap so we can advise the restaurant how many starters we’ll have on the night.
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 |
| 23 November 2024 | Saturday Racing 7:30 start, arrive by 7:15 – 50M Freestyle (plus 50M, 30M and 20M events) – 100M Butterfly (plus 30M and 20M Backstroke events) – 200M Freestyle, 4x30M and 4x20M Medley – Time trials for new and upgraded swimmers |
| 28 November 2024 | Men’s 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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