Last chance to register for Swim Club with Active Kids voucher!

We’re approaching the end of the calendar year fast and if you still need to register your squids using their 2021 Active Kids Voucher you’ll need to get in quick…

See below for information from the NSW Government about eligibility and how to redeem your voucher

The NSW Government is helping kids get active with the Active Kids program.

The Active Kids program provides two $100 vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of school-enrolled children to use towards sport and active recreation costs each year.

Voucher 1 is valid January to December 2021 and Voucher 2 is valid July to December 2021.

To use the voucher, find a registered activity provider and present your voucher when you sign up.

Eligibility

If you’re a parent, carer or guardian, the student will be eligible if they are:

  • a NSW resident
  • aged between 4.5 and 18 years
  • enrolled in school (from Kindergarten to Year 12, including those who are home-schooled or enrolled in secondary school education at TAFE NSW)
  • a current Medicare card holder.

You can apply for a voucher for each eligible student.

You can use the voucher for registration, participation or membership costs with an approved Active Kids provider.

What you need

  • a MyServiceNSW Account
  • one proof of identity document for the parent, carer or guardian
  • your child’s Medicare card details
  • your child’s height and weight (optional).

How to apply

  1. Check the eligibility requirements.
  2. Select the ‘Apply online’ button.
  3. Log in, or create your MyServiceNSW Account.
  4. Follow the prompts to apply for the voucher.
    Note: If you’re applying for a child’s second voucher, select ‘Apply for Active Kids Voucher 2’ on the Services tab.

To use the voucher:

  1. Choose the eligible provider where you’ll use the voucher (Swimmng Australia’s Swim Central Portal).
  2. At registration or payment time, provide the following information through the provider’s preferred process:
  • child’s full name
  • child’s date of birth
  • Active Kids voucher number.

More information

A voucher can only be used:

  • once (if the fees for your chosen activity are less than $100, the remaining balance is forfeited and can’t be used)
  • during the calendar year it’s issued
  • for the person named on the voucher
  • for registration or membership fees with an approved Active Kids provider.

A voucher cannot be:

  • split between more than one provider or registration (which means if you do not use the full $100 any remaining amount will not be used)
  • used for individual items (like jerseys, socks or boots)
  • used for the same activity within the same term as another Active Kids voucher
  • redeemed for cash.

To use the voucher, give the details to your registered activity provider.

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Drummoyne Pool Open Day – Monday 20 Dec 21!

Drummoyne Swimming Centre is holding its annual community open day on Monday 20th December 2021 between 10am–2pm.

Join us for a fun-filled day by the bay with fun activities for the whole family.

  • FREE entry between 10am – 2pm
  • Jumping Castle
  • BBQ Sausage Sizzle
  • Face Painting
  • Slushies
  • VISIT FROM SANTA CLAUS!
  • Music all day
  • Chance to win a family visit pass worth over $1,400!
  • 10% off all visit passes purchased (one day only)

Bring your family and friends and spend the day at the Swimming Centre with one of the best views in Sydney!

See you there!

Last Swim Club before Xmas!

Santa Claus and a BBQ breakfast

This Saturday is our last Swim Club meet before we take a short break for Christmas and the New Year celebrations.  If we’re lucky Santa will pay us a visit and dish out some Christmas Cheer! We’re also planning a bacon and egg BBQ breakfast. It promises to be a great morning.

It would be great to see as many swimmers as possible. Please encourage those swimmers who have been staying at home to keep warm and dry to come along – after a very wet season so far the BOM is predicting a lovely day with a top of 29.

BOM forecast – likely to be the best Saturday morning of the season so far…

Hopefully Santa doesn’t get too hot in his red suit.

Monster Raffle

This week’s raffle we have extra prizes to help get everyone into the christmas spirit:

As a very special first prize this week we have a wonderful kids Learn to Sail Holiday Camp donated by our good friends at the Drummoyne Sailing Club.

Second prize will be a $60 Ribs & Burgers voucher.

Third prize will be a Speedo kickboard and pull buoy combo.

Fourth prize will be a Chup Chupa bouquet.

Fifth prize will be a couple of Mayor Angelo’s towels.

Sixth prize will be a pair of Speedo goggles.

This week’s events

Our swimming program this Saturday is as follows:

  • 50m, 30m, 20m Breaststroke Championship
  • 50m, 30m, 20m Freestyle
  • 200m, 4x30m, 4x20m Freestyle

This week we have the Breaststroke Championship

Don’t miss Swim Club this week. If you do… yule be sorry!

The George Wheaton BBB trophy visits Canberra!

Don Erickson BBB winner from 1944/45

You may recall a post from earlier in the season about the club being contacted recently by Don Erickson who won the George Wheaton BBB trophy in 1944/45. Don’s family were amongst the very early Drummoyne Amateur Swimming Club members and keen swimmers and water polo players.

Don, who is now 91 years young, lives in Canberra and doesn’t get up to Sydney often. But, as chance would have it, the U14 Drummoyne Devils team played a tournament in Canberra last weekend. Jessica Bell, club swimmer and Devil in disguise took the opportunity to reunite the trophy with one of its very early winners.

Don was excited to to see the trophy and Don and his wife Margaret hosted Jessica and Debbie for afternoon tea. Turns out Don and Margaret both went to Russell Lea Infants School.

Jessica and Don with the George Wheaton BBB Trophy

Thanks to this season’s winner, Felix Sharp, for kindly giving up the Trophy for a week and allowing it to travel to Canberra.

George Russell 400m Freestyle (Handicap) – Finalists

The finalists for the George Russell 400m Freestyle (Handicap) to be held on 22 January 2022 are as follows:

IDName
1113Jaxon LEWIS
1598Liz MANISCALCO
1457Toby HANSEN

To increase the field, we may include second and/or third place finishers from the heats as additional swimmers in the final.

Week 8: Butterfly Championship and George Russell 400m Freestyle Heats!

After a delayed start, the first half of the season has flown by and there are just two weeks to go before we break for Christmas and new year. If we’ve all been good Santa Claus might come and visit us next week. But first…

50m Butterfly Championship

We start with the 50m Butterfly Championship event. For Championship races there are no handicap starts – everyone starts off “Go”. The fastest person in each age group wins.

To read more about the Championship events and racing format, click here.

100m Freestyle

Following the Butterfly Championship races we’ll get back to the handicap racing. This week the youngsters (under 10s) will be competing in the Molly Wark & Les Henry U/10 100m Freestyle handicap races (Week 2) and the not so young will be competing for the Over 35 Handicap points and bragging rights.

George Russell 400m Freestyle Handicap Heats

Following the 100m Freestyle races we’ll have the heats for the George Russell 400m Freestyle (Handicap). Note that everyone who currently has a 200m freestyle time is eligible to compete in the George Russell heats – no need for your 200m time to be less than 200 seconds, which is the normal entry criteria. If you haven’t swum a 400m race before, we will calculate your handicap time for the 400m heats based on your current 200m time. The final for this trophy event is the 23rd January 2022 leaving plenty of time to improve and give yourself a chance at the trophy.

Last week’s medley winner

A big shout out to Erica Bhatti who won the Five Dock Rotary 200m Individual Medley Handicap trophy. Erica held off a fast finishing Matthew Svoboda and Ian Allen. Erica’s time was a 20 second personal best. Well done Erica!

Erica and the Bhatti Party

Reminder about Adult Squads: Monday, Wednesday and Friday!

Are your kids catching up to you, or, worse, getting faster than you!

If so, remember that the club runs Adult Squads on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays.

Squads start at 6:00 am on Monday and Wednesday and 5:30 am on Fridays for those early birds who want to get in some extra training before racing on Saturday.

Squads are in Lane 1 and 2.

It would be good to see a few more swimmers on Mondays and Wednesdays in particular.

Junior squads are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 am.

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