Race At Your Pace!
The finalists for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap to be held on 26 November 2022 are as follows:
| ID | Name | Stroke |
|---|---|---|
| 1450 | Isabelle ARMISTEAD | Breaststroke |
| 128 | Gerry TIBBERTSMA | Breaststroke |
| 1377 | Gavin TANNER | Breaststroke |
| 1470 | Will BOLTON | Breaststroke |
| 1501 | Cohen VAN LOO | Butterfly |
| 1078 | Michael PLAYFORD | Backstroke |
| 1312 | Christian LAURENS | Butterfly |
| 91 | Adam CHRISTODOULOU | Butterfly |
| 279 | Adam LEWIS | Breaststroke |
First up this week we have a 50m freestyle sprint. This will be closely followed by heats for one of the most highly-prized trophies of the season – the George Wheaton 50m “BBB” Handicap!
BBB is short for Breaststroke, Backstroke and Butterfly. It’s a unique event in which competitors race each other with different “B” strokes in the same race on handicap. So a swimmer in one lane may swim Butterfly, another Breaststroke and a third Backstroke!
If you haven’t already nominated your “B” stroke please do so asap using this google form.
Following the BBB, our long distance swim will be 400m Freestyle. To qualify for the 400m race, you must have a current 200m time less than 200 seconds (3m 20s).
There are the usual 200m, 4x30m and 4x20m Freestyle options for those of us who haven’t posted a 200 second qualifying time (or haven’t posted one in a while…).
The men’s and ladies social nights are coming up in November so keep the following dates free:
Ladies Social Night Out – Thu 10 November, 7pm at the R&B Grillhouse
Men’s Social Night Out – Thu 17 November, 7pm at the R&B Grillhouse
Please go to the Drummoyne Swimming Club TeamApp site/app to RSVP so can get a handle on numbers and reserve a table.
Season 2022/23 memberships are now available to purchase on the Swimming NSW web site.
Members can join the Club or renew their membership at the Swimming NSW Swim Central portal here:
For instructions on using the Swim Central portal, read here:
How To Register With Swim Central – Swimming Australia Online Support Portal
Existing members can log in using their username and password. If you have forgotten your password you can reset it using your registered email address.
Note that over 18’s must have individual email accounts and may be requested to ‘graduate to a full account via the Edit Family page’. This will require a unique email address to be entered for all members over the age of 18. Each adult member will have to sign in to accept the terms and conditions.
New users will need to register and request a new password to be emailed to their valid email address. Follow these instructions to register with Swim Central and create a Family Group.
More information is available on the club’s Fees and Registration page.
ACTIVE KIDS vouchers can be redeemed when registering your child.
| Member Category | Standard Fee | Family Concession Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Club Swimmers* | $100 | 15% discount |
| Second Claim Members | $60 | 15% discount |
| Squad Members | $60 | 15% discount |
| State Competition Swimmers * | $120 | 15% discount |
| Non-swimmers (Spectator/Supporter) | $30 | 15% discount |
| Life members | nil | nil |
* Unless you are planning to swim competitively for Drummoyne at Swimming NSW sanctioned events the Club Swimmer category is likely to be the one for you.
If you have any questions about membership categories or how to use Swim Central please reach out to our new club Registrar Dave Smith via registrar@drummoyneswimclub.com.au.
The finalists for the Geoff Roper 200m Freestyle Handicap to be held on 19 November 2022 are as follows:
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 1483 | Olivia NICHOLS |
| 1401 | Georgia ROMANIUK |
| 1599 | Georgina MANISCALCO |
| 1587 | Jude WILSON |
| 1389 | Hayden HOWARD |
| 1504 | Noah HALE |
| 1640 | David SMITH |
This week swim club starts to get a little bit more serious. We have the heats for the first trophy of the season – the Geoff Roper 200m Freestyle Handicap trophy.
As with any handicap race, the winner could be anyone. Junior swimmers who are improving quickly have an especially good shot at taking home this silverware. So don’t miss the heats this weekend or you’ll be no chance to pick up the trophy!
Our races this week are:
Next week we will be holding heats for our 2nd trophy race of the season – the wonderful George Wheaton BBB handicap race.
BBB is short for Breaststroke, Backstroke and Butterfly. It’s a unique event in which competitors race each other with different “B” strokes in the same race on handicap. So a swimmer in one lane may swim Butterfly, another Breaststroke and a third Backstroke!
To seed the event, we need to know which “B” stroke you will swim. You must have already completed a 50m Time Trial for your chosen stroke, so if you’re new to the club this season, choose a stroke for which you’ve already set a time.
To nominate your B-stroke please complete this form at the end of this link.
A reminder that Drummoyne Swimming Club hosts free squads for members.
New swimmers are always welcome. We’re particularly seeking to boost our numbers of young adults. So, if this is you feel free to pop down to an adult squad and jump in to lane 1 or 2.
| Day | Start time | Squad |
| Monday | 6:00 | Adult Squad |
| Tuesday | 6:00 | Junior Squad Parents are welcome to join in |
| Wednesday | 6:00 | Adult Squad |
| Thursday | 6:00 | Junior Squad Parents are welcome to join in |
| Friday | 5:30 | Adult Squad Followed by breakfast |
Zoe Romaniuk and Matthew Svoboda are our Club Captains for 2022-2023. Congratulations to them both. It is fitting that they are our new club leaders given that they both scooped the pool as club champions last season.
We look forward to big things from both our new Captains this season.
Thanks very much to Rose Tunstall and Xiomara van Schaik and Tadhg Donnellan for their efforts as Captains last season.
The men’s and ladies social nights are coming up in November so keep the following dates free:
Ladies Social Night Out – Thu 10 November, 7pm at the R&B Grillhouse
Men’s Social Night Out – Thu 17 November, 7pm at the R&B Grillhouse
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