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).
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