The results for Saturday 3 February 2024, including the 100m Butterfly Championships and Week 4 of the 100m Freestyle Special Events, have been published here.
Results Week 14
Week 14: Everyone’s favourite event… the 100M Butterfly Championship!
It was magnificent to see a couple of new club records set in the 400 Individual Medley last week. Congratulations to Hayden Howard and Elizabeth Allen for setting new benchmarks in their age groups.
This week we have another challenging meet. The 100M Butterfly Championship races will no doubt be the highlight.
The race order this week:
| Event | Detail |
| Form Stroke | 100M Butterfly Championship races 50M, 30M and 20M Butterfly races |
| Sprint | 100M Freestyle handicap races ~ Molly Wark & Les Henry U/10 100m Freestyle – Week 4 ~ 35 and Over 100m Freestyle – Week 4 50M, 30M and 20M Freestyle handicap races. |
| Distance Event | 200M Freestyle handicap races 4 x 30M Freestyle handicap races 4 x 20M Freestyle handicap races |
Pool Entry Fees
A friendly reminder for swimmers and spectators that the club’s user agreement with Belgravia Leisure – who manage the pool – does not cover pool entry fees. All swimmers and spectators attending our swim club meets and squads must pay pool entry fees with each visit (via casual entry fees or by scanning multi visit passes).
Payment of entry fees allows Belgravia Leisure to maintain the quality of the facilities and services.
If a pool attendant is not at the entrance when you arrive please make sure that you pay entry fees on the way out.
Note that Belgravia Leisure offer a range of casual visit and multi visit pass options. Detailed about these options are shown below and are available on the Drummoyne Swimming Centre website.
If any members, parents or carers have any questions about this please feel free to contact Club President Adrian Bell on 0424 561 831.
Calendar
Here is a look ahead at our upcoming events and activities.
| Date | Activity |
| Ongoing | Adult squads are on as usual; Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All swimmers are welcome. |
| Ongoing | Junior squads recommence 9 January: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All junior swimmers and parents / carers are welcome. |
| 4 Febraury 2024 | Cole Classic 2024 Manly Ocean Swim – 1km, 2km and 5km events |
| 17 February 2024 | There re now just 3 weeks until the Battle on the Bay @ Drummoyne Swimming Centre. We ask that swimmes please register their attendance and strokes asap using the TeamApp Event. |
| March 2024 | Laps for Life raising $$$ for Reachout.com |
| 3 March 2024 | Clean Up Australia Day around Drummoyne Pool |
| Late March 2024 | Drummoyne Swimming Centre 120 year Birthday celebration! |
Reminder: Register asap for the Battle on the Bay!
This year we are hosting the 15th installment of the Battle on the Bay! And it’s coming up soon… We need to start finalising our entries and relay teams. So please register asap.
This year registration is via TeamApp. Please confirm your attendance and the strokes you wish to swim by going to the Team App Events page.
Battle on the Bay is always a great afternoon. It’s a good chance to come together as a Drummoyne team and fight it out against our neighboring clubs from Leichhardt, Ashfield and Enfield.
Even if we can’t knock Leichhardt off as carnival winner, let’s at least make sure we get our hands on Jody van Loo’s massive Chocolate Trophy for the 10 x 50M relay.
Event Information
Where: Drummoyne Swimming Centre
When: Saturday 17 February 2024
What time: 14:00 – 19:30 (warm-up from 13:30)
Why: So Drummoyne Swimming Club can be crowned the greatest swimming club in the universe, ever.
What races:
- 50m freestyle,
- 50m breaststroke,
- 50m backstroke and
- 50m butterfly,
- 30m form stroke races for youngsters (7 – 8 years),
- 20m form stroke races for 6 and under, plus
- 4 × 50m relays and the mega 10 × 50 mega relays.
Fees: $7.00 plus pool entry (pool entry to be paid on the day in the usual fashion). Event fees can be paid online – Square Online Payment.
Volunteers Needed
We will need plenty of volunteers on the day with timekeeping, selling programs and helping with the BBQ. Please put your hand up to help if you can.
Results Week 13
The results for Saturday 27 January 2024, including the 50m Backstroke Championships, have been published here.
Week 13: Backstroke Championship and 400M Medley
This week we get back in to the swing of championship races with the 50M Backstroke race.
We’ve also got one of the toughest races on the calendar the 400M Individual Medley handicap event.
Some 10+ years ago we used to swim 400M Individual Medley championship races. Unsurprisingly, the number of participants in those races was not huge so the championship event was dropped from the calendar – leaving just the handicap event.
We do however still have club records for the 400M Medley and occasionally a brave soul or two decide they want to have a crack at the record for their age group. If you want to have a go at a 400M Medley record this weekend please contact Duncan ahead of Saturday via racesecretary@drummoyneswimclub.com.au.
The race order this week:
| Event | Detail |
| Form Stroke | 50M Backstroke Championship races 30M and 20M Backstroke races |
| Sprint | 50M Freestyle handicap 30M and 20M Freestyle |
| Distance Event | 400M Medley handicap (and record attempts) 200M Medley 4 x 30M Medley 4 x 20M Medley |
Calendar
Here is a look ahead at our upcoming events and activities.
| Date | Activity |
| Ongoing | Adult squads are on as usual; Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All swimmers are welcome. |
| Ongoing | Junior squads recommence 9 January: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All junior swimmers and parents / carers are welcome. |
| 4 Febraury 2024 | Cole Classic 2024 Manly Ocean Swim – 1km, 2km and 5km events |
| 17 February 2024 | Battle on the Bay @ Drummoyne Swimming Centre |
| March 2024 | Laps for Life raising $$$ for Reachout.com |
| 3 March 2024 | Clean Up Australia Day around Drummoyne Pool |
| Late March 2024 | Drummoyne Swimming Centre 120 year Birthday celebration! |
Reminder: The Cole Classic 2024 is coming up soon!
For more than four decades, the Cole Classic has been a cornerstone event at the iconic Manly Beach. It’s one of the world’s most celebrated ocean swim events. And every year a number of Drummoyne Swimming Club swimmers make the trek to Manly to participate.
This summer the Cole Classic will be held on Sunday the 4th of February 2024. As usual the options are 1 km, 2 km and 5 km.
If you are thinking about doing an ocean swim this is the event for you.
Here is a link to the registration page.
Select the Drummoyne Swimming Club team when you register.
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Register now for the Battle on the Bay!
This year we are hosting the 15th installment of the Battle on the Bay!
This year registration is via TeamApp. Please confirm your attendance and the strokes you wish to swim by going to the Team App Events page.
Battle on the Bay is always a great afternoon. It’s a good chance to come together as a Drummoyne team and fight it out against our neighboring clubs from Leichhardt, Ashfield and Enfield.
Event Information
Where: Drummoyne Swimming Centre
When: Saturday 17 February 2024
What time: 14:00 – 19:30 (warm-up from 13:30)
Why: So Drummoyne Swimming Club can be crowned the greatest swimming club in the universe, ever.
What races:
- 50m freestyle,
- 50m breaststroke,
- 50m backstroke and
- 50m butterfly,
- 30m form stroke races for youngsters (7 – 8 years),
- 20m form stroke races for 6 and under, plus
- 4 × 50m relays and the mega 10 × 50 mega relays.
Fees: $7.00 plus pool entry (pool entry to be paid on the day in the usual fashion). Event fees can be paid online – Square Online Payment.
Volunteers Needed
We will need plenty of volunteers on the day with timekeeping, selling programs and helping with the BBQ. Please put your hand up to help if you can.
George Russell 400m Freestyle (Handicap) – Final
The results of the final for the George Russell 400m Freestyle (Handicap) held on 20 January 2024 were as follows:
| ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 619 | Duncan LYON | 1 |
| 1469 | Tony VAN SCHAIK | 2 |
| 1762 | Alberto RAPISARDA | 3 |
| 1736 | Cath THOMPSON | 4 |
| 1113 | Jaxon LEWIS | 5 |
| 1723 | Ian MILLS | 6 |
| 1755 | Lyndal RAPISARDA | 7 |
| 1493 | Audrey ALLAN | 8 |
Winner: Duncan LYON
Results Week 12
The results for Saturday 20 January 2024, including Week 3 of the 100m Freestyle Special Events, have been published here.
Week 12: Welcome back with 100M Free and the 400M George Russell Final
Welcome back to racing in 2024! This week we have an action packed program with points races for the young and old, breaststroke heats and the George Russell 400M Freestyle handicap trophy final.
| Event | Detail |
| Sprint | 100m Freestyle ~ Molly Wark/Les Henry U/10 100m Freestyle – Week 3 ~ 35 and Over 100m Freestyle – Week 3 50M, 30M or 20M Breaststroke |
| Form Stroke | Heats Bill Gallie 50m Breaststroke (H’cap) 30M or 20M Breaststroke |
| Distance Event | Finals for George Russell 400m Freestyle (H’cap)* 200M Freestyle 4 x 30M Freestyle 4 x 20M Freestyle |
* we might have a couple of finalists away this weekend. If so, we’ll look to slot in 2nd place heat finishers.
Calendar
| Date | Activity |
| Ongoing | Adult squads are on as usual; Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All swimmers are welcome. |
| Ongoing | Junior squads recommence 9 January: Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6 am in Lanes 1 and 2. All junior swimmers and parents / carers are welcome. |
| 21 January 2024 | Sydney Aquathon (Dolls Point) for anyone looking to combine swimming and running! |
| 4 Febraury 2024 | Cole Classic 2024 Manly Ocean Swim – 1km, 2km and 5km events |
| 17 February 2024 | Battle on the Bay @ Drummoyne Swimming Centre |
| March 2024 | Laps for Life raising $$$ for Reachout.com |
| 3 March 2024 | Clean Up Australia Day around Drummoyne Pool |
| Late March 2024 | Drummoyne Swimming Centre 120 year Birthday celebration! |
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