Race At Your Pace!
The finalists for the Bill Gallie 50m Breaststroke Handicap to be held on 12 February 2022 are as follows:
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 1586 | Rex WILSON |
| 1587 | Jude WILSON |
| 1485 | Rebecca NICHOLS |
| 1457 | Toby HANSEN |
| 1115 | Marcus SVOBODA |
| 1356 | Evelyn KERR |
| 1600 | Tarek BHATTI |
| 1613 | Peter HARTLEY |
Things looked a little dicey last Saturday after lightning struck close by the pool at 6:45. But, it was all plain sailing from there and it turned out to be a nice, but understandably quiet, morning. This Saturday the weather is looking fine. So, if you indulged too much over the festive season, head down to the pool to race off some of that Christmas cheer…
This week we have:
The finalists for this week’s George Russell 400m Freestyle (Handicap) race are:
| ID | Name |
|---|---|
| 1113 | Jaxon LEWIS |
| 1598 | Liz MANISCALCO |
| 1457 | Toby HANSEN |
To increase the field, we’ll likely include second and/or third place finishers from the heats as additional swimmers in the final.
After three and a half years coaching our Junior Squads with Lynette and Phil, Maddie Tilyard is leaving us.
Thanks very much Maddie for all your efforts to help our squids improve. You have been a great support to the Club and will be sorely missed.
Maddie is commencing her professional career as a nurse at Royal North Shore Private. I’m sure she’ll be kept busy!
I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Lauren Lyon to the coaching ranks. Lauren was a swim club regular as a kid. She went on to take up rowing competitively and has been coaching with Carlile Swimming Centres for the last few years. Lauren is a ready made replacement for Maddie. Please make her feel welcome.
Junior squads run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 in Lanes 1 and 2 under the watchful eye of Lynette Brown and Phil Hayward. Lynette and Phil are professionally supported by Cara Parker and now Lauren Lyon.
Junior squads are free to members and open to all. Parents are very welcome to come along and participate too.
We are always looking to train up and coming coaches. So, if any older juniors are interested please reach out to Phil Hayward to learn more about coach training and coaching opportunities.
Happy New Year to all swimmers and your families. We trust that you had a restful break and hope that you weren’t too impacted by COVID-19.
Despite the increasing case numbers, the health advice about outdoor swimming pools and community sport remains the same. This being the case, we will recommence swimming as planned.
Please refer to the post about our COVID-19 Safety Plan and rules.
This week we ease our way back into the pool with:
There may be people still away on holidays. So, if you are chasing points, this Saturday might be your chance to catch-up or get ahead!
If all goes to plan, we will have an exciting 2nd half of the season, with:
Adult and Junior Squads have recommenced and you should all feel free to come down to get some training in. They are free. Junior squads feature great coaching from Lynette, Phil and Cara. It would be especially great to see a few more adults in the squads early in the week.
For a prize: Duncan and Adrian were the fastest two swimmers in an adult squad last week. How many swimmers were present? First junior swimmer to guess correctly wins a Chupa Chup prize.
As you are all aware, community case numbers of COVID-19 have increased significantly since Christmas. However the health advice has remained the same in relation to outdoor swimming pools and outdoor recreation. This being the case, we plan to continue with normal Swim Club activities unless the health advice changes.
However, please do follow COVID-19 safe practices while at Swim Club activities.
The Club’s COVID-19 safety plan can be found here and on TeamApp under the documents section.
The key take-outs from the plan:
Please don’t come to swimming if you are sick or if you are required to self-isolate.
Thanks for your cooperation.
On behalf of the Swim Club committee we hope you all have a festive and restful holiday season!
It was great to see so many happy faces at the pre-Christmas meet and good to see Santa in fine form.
Thanks very much to those who helped with the BBQ breakfast in particular Shellee Ossen, Dave Smith and Michael Pegum in addition to Narelle Horton for arranging much of the food!
We look forward to seeing everyone again in the new year!
1st Prize – Drummoyne Sailing Club Learn To Sail Voucher: Olivia Nichols
Olivia Nichols was the lucky winner of the $200 Drummoyne Sailing Club Learn to Sail course voucher.
For anyone else that is interested in the Drummoyne Sailing Club Learn to Sail program please check out their website. Sailing is a fun sport and Drummoyne Sailing Club runs a great program, so check it out.
Alternately, feel free to contact Tim Doolan, former Swim Club President, and he will happily talk you through all the sailing offerings that Drummoyne Sailing Club has. (Tim 0418 969 591)
It is now confirmed that Drummoyne will be hosting the 2022 Battle on the Bay Swimming Carnival.
The Battle on the Bay is a fun and competitive swimming carnival between local swimming clubs in the bay area. Read more about it here.
The event will be held Saturday afternoon on the 5th of March 2022. Please lock this date into your calendars.
More details to follow in the new year.
Dates for recommencing swim club in the new year are:
| Saturday Swim Club | Saturday 15 January 2022 |
| Junior Swim Squads | Tuesday 4 January 2022 6:30 am (to give Lynette a sleep in…) |
| Adult Squads | There is no rest for the wicked Adult squads will continue as usual… |
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