The results for Saturday 25th February 2023 including the 200m Freestyle Championships, the Tom Williams 50m Freestyle Handicap Final and the heats for the Fred Congdon 50m Butterfly Handicap have been published here.
Tom Williams 50m Freestyle Handicap Finals
The results of the finals for the Tom Williams Men’s and Women’s 50m Freestyle Handicap held on 25 February 2023 were as follows:
Men’s
ID | Name | Position |
---|---|---|
802 | Matthew O’CONNOR | 1 |
1614 | Arden HARTLEY | 2 |
1640 | David SMITH | 3 |
1600 | Tarek BHATTI | 4 |
1501 | Cohen VAN LOO | 5 |
Winner: Matthew O’CONNOR
Women’s
ID | Name | Position |
---|---|---|
1626 | Arabella DIXON | 1 |
1375 | Abigail KERR | 2 |
674 | Cara PARKER | 3 |
1598 | Liz MANISCALCO | 4 |
1376 | Isabelle KERR | 5 |
Winner: Arabella DIXON
Fred Congdon 50m Butterfly Handicap
The finalists for the Fred Congdon 50m Butterfly Handicap to be held on 11 March 2023 are as follows:
ID | Name |
---|---|
1626 | Arabella DIXON |
1565 | April HORTON |
1586 | Rex WILSON |
1584 | Sally KUDRNA |
1492 | Ian ALLAN |
1191 | Matthew SVOBODA |
Week 17: 200M Freestyle Championship, Tom Williams 50M Handicap Freestyle Finals and Butterfly Heats
Well we were gifted another warm and sunny day last week and the forecast is for more of the same this coming Saturday. Action in the pool will be hot again starting with the 200M Championship races.
We’ll have seniors and age group races and then the Open finals for male and female swimmers to see who the fastest 200M Freestyle swimmers in the club are.
There have been some fast swims over the last few weeks and it will be interesting to see if any of the club records get a nudge.
As usual we’ll have shorter races for those that aren’t able or don’t want to do the 200M race.
The next race on the program will be the 50M Freestyle events including the finals of the Tom Williams 50m Freestyle Handicap for male and female.
The finalists in each race are:
ID | Name |
---|---|
1626 | Arabella DIXON |
1376 | Isabelle KERR |
674 | Cara PARKER |
1375 | Abigail KERR |
1598 | Liz MANISCALCO |
ID | Name |
---|---|
1614 | Arden HARTLEY |
802 | Matthew O’CONNOR |
1600 | Tarek BHATTI |
1501 | Cohen VAN LOO |
1640 | David SMITH |
The final event of the morning will be 50M Butterfly along with shorter events.
The butterfly races serve as the heats for the Fred Congdon 50m Butterfly (H’cap) Trophy. Last year’s trophy winner was Yunus Yaqub.
New swimmers still welcome
It’s been great to see that we still have new swimmers coming along to see how things work at Drummoyne Swimming Club.
Please encourage your friends to come on down on a Saturday morning to give swim club a go.
To encourage new swimmers and parents and others to jump in and have a race we will offer random prizes for people who have their first swim of the season in March. Keep an eye out for this.
Don’t forget to register for the Laps 4 Life Challenge starting 1 March!
March is almost upon us. It’s time to start thinking about raising money for Reachout.com. We need a few more peeps to sign up and create a competitive fundraising spirit. Who knows, if we raise enough money Thorpie might come visit us again!
Why support L4L
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia? That means that each year, more young people die by suicide than in car accidents or from cancer.
At Drummoyne Swimming Club we aim to provide a fun, safe and supportive environment for young people (and the not so young) to strive and achieve.
ReachOut is a safe place where young people can openly express themselves, get a deeper understanding and perspective on what’s happening in their lives, connect with people who will provide judgement-free support, and build the resilience to manage their challenges now and in the future.
Our goals are very much aligned.
Every dollar you donate or raise via our fundraising page will help Reachout.com provide all young people in Australia with the support they need to be happy and well.
Sign up now
It’s time to sign up to the Drummoyne Swimming Club Team in the Laps for Life Challenge in support of youth mental health this season – Laps for Life is a swimming challenge that raises money to support youth mental health initiatives by Reachout.com.
Sign up here – https://www.lapsforlife.com.au/fundraisers/drummoyneswimmingclub.
Club Goal
Last March we raised an incredible $15,562.43. This was on top of our stellar 2021 effort where we raised over $10,000.00 as well.
We’ve set a club goal of raising $5,000 this time and, over the course of March, we’ll use Adult and Junior Squads to meet our collective goal. Please sign up and seek donations from friends and family along the way.
All going well we’ll smash our fund raising goal again!
Results Week 16
The results for Saturday 18th February 2023 including the 100m Freestyle Championships and the Tom Brown 50m Backstroke Handicap Final have been published here.
Tom Brown 50m Backstroke Handicap
The results of the final for the Tom Brown 50m Backstroke Handicap held on 18 February 2023 were as follows:
ID | Name | Position |
---|---|---|
1674 | Eloise PIDD | 1 |
1345 | Adrian BELL | 2 |
1501 | Cohen VAN LOO | 3 |
1389 | Hayden HOWARD | 4 |
1113 | Jaxon LEWIS | 5 |
1377 | Gavin TANNER | 6 |
1126 | Denver PELLY | 7 |
Winner: Eloise PIDD
Week 16: Tom Brown Trophy Final and 100M Freestyle Championships
After all the excitement of the 400M championship and the Battle on the Bay last week you’ll all need to back it up again because we’ve got another action packed Saturday of racing.
Championship races continue, this time with the 100M Freestyle event.
This will be followed by 50M handicap backstroke including the very special Tom Brown Trophy race.
The final race of the morning will be the 200M Medley.
As usual we’ll have shorter events for the younger swimmers.
Tom Brown Backstroke Trophy Race
This trophy race is named in honour of the amazing Lynette Brown’s grantfather and is always an exciting event. The finalists for the Tom Brown 50m Backstroke Handicap trophy race are:
ID | Name |
---|---|
1674 | Eloise PIDD |
1377 | Gavin TANNER |
1502 | Lincoln VAN LOO |
1345 | Adrian BELL |
1113 | Jaxon LEWIS |
1501 | Cohen VAN LOO |
1389 | Hayden HOWARD |
1126 | Denver PELLY |
We’ll have a new champion this year as neither of our last two winners, Jude Wilson and Cara Parker made the final this summer.
Members of the Brown clan will be there to preside over the ceremony.
Battle on the Bay Wrap Up!
Well done to all our swimmers at the Battle on the Bay.
We put up some fantastic performances and claimed second place behind Leichhardt, who fielded a strong team as usual. Congratulations to them! Congratulations also to Ashfield and Enfield Swim Clubs for their outstanding efforts.
Special call outs to our top 5 performers and teams:
- Tom Smith and Harry Finn – 4th and 5th in U6M
- Harriet Bhatti, Isabelle Kerr and Alenna Finn – 1st, 3rd and 4th in 7-8W
- Rex Wilson, Hugo Smith and Yunus Yaqub – 1st, 3rd and 4th in 7-8M
- Erica Bhatti, Abigail Kerr and Georgia Romaniuk – 2nd, 4th and 5th in 9-10W
- Jude WIlson – 2nd in 9-10M
- Cohen van Loo* and Noah Hale* – 2nd and 4th in 11-12M
- Marcus Svoboda – 4th in 13-14M
- Denver Pelly and Luka Taylor – 1st and 5th in 15-16M
- Will Taylor – 5th in 17-49M
- Kate Svoboda – 2nd in 50-99W
- Tarek Bhatti – 4th in 50-99M
- Denver Pelly, Will Taylor, Matthew Svoboda and Dave Bolton – 2nd in the mixed 17-49 relay
- Denver Pelly, Marcus Svoboda, Lukas Taylor and Cohen van Loo – 2nd in the mixed 15-16 relay
- Zoe Romaniuk, Jess Bell, Marcus Svoboda and Will Bolton – 2nd in the mixed 13-14 relay
- Charlotte Allan, Elizabeth Allan, Evelyn Kerr and Jaxon Lewis – 4th in the mixed 13-14 relay
- Georgina Maniscalco, Leni Wilson, Cohen van Loo and Noah Hale – 3rd in the mixed 11-12 relay
- Erica Bhatti, Abigail Kerr, Georgia Romaniuk and Jude Wilson – 2nd in the mixed 9-10 relay
- Mia Sendelbeck, Skye Lewis, Oscar Hale and Lincoln van Loo – 4th in the mixed 9-10 relay
- Both our 10 x 50M relay teams, who were magnificant!
Results
The full carnival results for this and previous carnivals can be found on or Battle on the Bay page.**
Feedback
Leichhardt have asked for feedback about the carnival so that they and we (plus Ashfield and Enfield) can plan future Battles.
Any feedback from club members on the good, the bad and the ugly would be greatly appreciated. Please direct your feedback to please contact Adrian by email – president@drummoyneswimclub.com.au.
* subject to republication of results.
** a couple of results were being clarified at the time of publishing this post. So, if the results are not available on the Battle on the Bay page by the time you read this they will be there very soon.
Reminder Laps 4 Life Challenge starts 1 March!
March is creeping up on us. It’s time to start thinking about raising money for Reachout.com. We need a few more peeps to sign up and create a competitive fundraising spirit. Who knows, if we raise enough money Thorpie might come visit us again!
Why support L4L
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia? That means that each year, more young people die by suicide than in car accidents or from cancer.
At Drummoyne Swimming Club we aim to provide a fun, safe and supportive environment for young people (and the not so young) to strive and achieve.
ReachOut is a safe place where young people can openly express themselves, get a deeper understanding and perspective on what’s happening in their lives, connect with people who will provide judgement-free support, and build the resilience to manage their challenges now and in the future.
Our goals are very much aligned.
Every dollar you donate or raise via our fundraising page will help Reachout.com provide all young people in Australia with the support they need to be happy and well.
Sign up now
It’s time to sign up to the Drummoyne Swimming Club Team in the Laps for Life Challenge in support of youth mental health this season – Laps for Life is a swimming challenge that raises money to support youth mental health initiatives by Reachout.com.
Sign up here – https://www.lapsforlife.com.au/fundraisers/drummoyneswimmingclub.
Club Goal
Last March we raised an incredible $15,562.43. This was on top of our stellar 2021 effort where we raised over $10,000.00 as well.
We’ve set a club goal of raising $5,000 this time and, over the course of March, we’ll use Adult and Junior Squads to meet our collective goal. Please sign up and seek donations from friends and family along the way.
All going well we’ll smash our fund raising goal again!
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