The results for Saturday 28th November 2020, including the 50m Freestyle Championships, have been published here.
Week 9: Championship Series start and more trophies
This week we have another packed schedule of swimming.
Championship Series – Week 1
First up we have the first week of the Championship season, starting with the 50m Freestyle event. For Championship races there are no handicap starts – everyone starts off “Go”, so the fastest person in each age group will win the event. To read more about the Championship events and racing format, click here.
Point Score Handicap Events
Following the Championship event (which is always held first each Saturday), we will resume our point score handicapped races with 100m Backstroke Handicap.
The distance event this week is the 200m Individual Medley Handicap featuring the Finals of the Five Dock Rotary Perpetual Trophy event.
The finalists for the big race are as follows:
ID | Name |
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111 | Phil HAYWARD |
1470 | Will BOLTON |
1124 | Xiomara VAN SCHAIK |
1600 | Tarek BHATTI |
689 | Joseph COLLEY |
112 | Joshua HAYWARD |
Continuation of our 2019-20 Trophy and Medal Presentations
In between races we’ll continue our trophy and medal presentations to recognise the achievements of our swimmers in the 2019-20 season. This week we’ll be presenting to our younger swimmers – those aged U6 to U12 last season. Please refer to the post about trophies and medals for more information.
Junior Swimmer Pizza in the Park – postponed!
As many of you are aware EPIC Pizza have closed their Drummoyne Store. This is unfortunate on many levels – unfortunate for those working there who have lost their jobs, unfortunate for those of us who loved their Pizzas (the Leonardo Di Capricciosa was my favourite) and unfortunate for Swim Club because they have been a supportive sponsor for a few years now.
In light of this and due to scheduling conflicts for some swimmers we’ve decided to postpone the junior swimmer Pizza in the Park event that was to be held this Saturday evening.
We’ll reschedule another social event for later in the season.
Apologies to anyone who has to now change their plans.
Inspirations Paint T-Shirts and Dog Name Guessing Competition
Inspirations Paint Club T-Shirts have arrived…
The t-shirts funded by our new sponsor Inspirations Paint arrived last week and most have been handed out to the first 50 junior swimmers who registered (if you received an email about this but your child hasn’t received theirs yet please come to the table at on the upper grand stand area this Saturday).
Thanks again to Alfio and Katia Arlotta at Inspirations Paint for their generous support.
If you have a painting project please head up to the store on the corner of Lyons Road and Russell Street, opposite Brent Street. Alfio or Katia will look after you with the right advice and competitive prices.
To encourage swimmers to support Inspirations Paint we’re running a competition. The first junior swimmer that can name Alfio and Katia’s dog and spell out the story behind the name will win a new pair of goggles.
Inspirations Paint Dog Name Guessing Competition – visit the store to learn Alfio and Katia’s marvelous dog’s name and win a pair of goggles!
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Alfio and Katia Arlotta own a marvelous brown spotted dalmatian called… The first junior swimmer who can name the dog and tell me the story behind the name will win a new pair of Zoggs goggles. So you can guess and try your luck or head up to the store to make a purchase and ask Alfio or Katia.
28 November: Trophy and Awards for 2019-2020
This coming Saturday we’ll be handing out Championship and Point Score Trophies and medals for U6 to U12 age groups. The swimmers listed below are up for awards so please make sure you’re at swim club to pick up your prize.
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019-2020 – WINNERS AND PLACE GETTERS
Trophy | Division | First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
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Norma Geribo | U/6 Girls | Isabelle Kerr | ||
Norma Geribo | U/6 Boys | Not Awarded | ||
Hammond Family | U/8 Girls | Abigail Kerr | Mary-Lou Doolan | Georgia Romaniuk |
Davoren Family | U/8 Boys | Oscar Hale | Tony Van Schaik | Triet Nguyen |
Bill Gallie Memorial | U/9 Girls | Audrey Allan | Hannah Jamieson | Marie-Lou Becherand |
Bill Gallie Memorial | U/9 Boys | Hayden Howard | Isaac McManus | Brighton Jamieson |
Rhonda Beasley | U/10 Girls | Elizabeth Allan | Charlotte Allan | Laura Tambasco |
Ken Lord | U/10 Boys | Cohen Van Loo | Noah Hale | |
Dennis & Nola Glackin | U/12 Girls | Kristen Maguire | Isabelle Bannan | Sienna Howard/ Zoe Romaniuk |
Dennis & Nola Glackin | U/12 Boys | Marcus Svoboda/ Xavier Foster |
Jaxon Lewis/ Toby Hansen |
POINT SCORE 2019-2020
Trophy | Division | First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
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Laurel Ivory | U/6 Girls | Isabelle Kerr | ||
Doreen Ivory | U/6 Boys | Not Awarded | ||
Jack Close | U/8 Girls | Abigail Kerr | Skye Lewis | Mary-Lou Doolan |
Participants: | Alice Bannan, Angeline Becherand, Azariah Spiteri, Camille Borozan, Georgia Romaniuk, Mia Sendelbeck, Olivia Nichols | |||
George Chambers |
U/8 Boys | Tony Van Schaik | Oscar Hale | Lincoln Van Loo |
Participants: | Liam Walsh, Triet Nguyen, Will Howard | |||
Lady Henley | U/10 Girls | Ruby Nichols | Laura Tambasco | Annalise Tambasco |
Participants: | Audrey Allan, Charlotte Allan, Elizabeth Allan, Esther Romaniuk, Francesca Kong, Hannah Jamieson, Marie-Lou Becherand, Mckenzie Ross | |||
Mick Lord | U/10 Boys | Hayden Howard | Noah Hale | Cohen Van Loo |
Participants: | Brighton Jamieson, Fletcher Williams, Harry Walsh, Ignatius Kong, Isaac McManus, Zaquin Viola | |||
Sydney Rowing Club |
U/12 Girls | Kristen Maguire | Sienna Howard | Zoe Romaniuk |
Participants: | Elise Borozan, Evelyn Kerr, Isabelle Bannan, Ivy Eastwood, Jessica Bell, Madison Williams, Paris Bartolo, Sarah Doolan | |||
Arthur Priest | U/12 Boys | Toby Hansen | Jaxon Lewis | Marcus Svoboda |
Participants: | Charlie Playford, Ethan Ross, Henry Garvey, Shay Donnellan, Will Bolton, Xavier Foster |
George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap – Final
The results of the final for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap held on 21 November 2020 were as follows:
ID | Name | Stroke | Position |
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1502 | Lincoln VAN LOO | Breaststroke | 1 |
1596 | Lois WALLER | Backstroke | 2 |
1504 | Noah HALE | Breaststroke | 3 |
112 | Joshua HAYWARD | Butterfly | 4 |
1597 | Sarah WALLER | Butterfly | 5 |
128 | Gerry TIBBERTSMA | Backstroke | 6 |
1115 | Marcus SVOBODA | Backstroke | 7 |
1506 | Nathan HALE | Breaststroke | 8 |
Winner: Lincoln VAN LOO
June Wheaton
We regret to announce the sad passing of June Wheaton on Friday 20th November 2020 at the age of 92. June was the daughter-in-law of George Wheaton, married to his son Lindsay.
June loved her annual visits to Drummoyne Pool to present the trophy to the winner of the BBB and we will miss her cheery personality.
Read more about the Wheaton family and history here.
Results Week 8
The results for Saturday 21st November 2020, including week 1 of 6 in the 100m Freestyle Special Events, have been published here.
Week 8: The Final of the World Famous George Wheaton BBB
BBB Semi Finals and Final
This week the highlight of swim club will be one of our most popular and important trophy races – the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap race. As we had so many entries and heats this year, we will hold two semi-finals before the final.
We usually have a large representation from the Wheaton family on deck to present the trophy. Unfortunately, this year due to COVID and an unwell family member this won’t be possible this season. We wish the family well during a difficult time and hope to see them again next season.
The qualifiers for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap Trophy Event to be decided by two semi-finals followed by a final on 21 November 2020 are as follows:
ID | Name | Stroke |
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1502 | Lincoln VAN LOO | Breaststroke |
1596 | Lois WALLER | Backstroke |
1603 | Felix SHARP | Breaststroke |
1504 | Noah HALE | Breaststroke |
128 | Gerry TIBBERTSMA | Backstroke |
1506 | Nathan HALE | Breaststroke |
111 | Phil HAYWARD | Butterfly |
1115 | Marcus SVOBODA | Backstroke |
1597 | Sarah WALLER | Butterfly |
91 | Adam CHRISTODOULOU | Butterfly |
112 | Joshua HAYWARD | Butterfly |
Besides the BBB we have a jam packed calendar comprising:
- 100m Freestyle handicap, including Week 1 of the 6 week special event series:
- Under 10’s Molly Wark and Les Henry 100m Freestyle, and
- 35 and Over Men’s and Women’s 100m Freestyle
- Semi-finals and final for the George Wheaton 50m BBB
- 50m Breaststroke
- 400m Freestyle
Ladies social night
At the time of writing there were still a few spots available for the ladies social night at Ribs & Burgers. If you want to go along please jump on to the Team App application and go to the Events section to find the details and indicate you are going.
Trophies and Medals
We will continue with the presentation of trophies and medals from last season for Championships and Point Score events from next week and complete the presentations over two weeks. We have a Special Guest presenter scheduled to come along on the 5th of December – more details to follow.
The Barbarians are Canada Bay Cup Winners!
Congratulations to the Barbarians – winners of the inaugural Mayor’s Canada Bay Cup!
Well done to the Barbarians – the out of towners – who took out the inaugural Mayor’s Canada Bay Cup.
A special thanks to Mayor Angelo Tsirekas for bringing good weather back to swim club and being on hand to present the trophy to the winning team. Names of the winners and the Mayor will be engraved on the trophy.
There was a slight mix up with the handicap and lane allocation but the Barbarians swam really well and are deserving winners.
The challenge is now for one of the suburbs in the LGA to take back the cup next season.
Main Photo: The winning Barbarians – (L – R) Sophie Wilson , Hannah Svoboda, Marcus Svoboda, Matthew Svoboda, Mayor Angelo Tsirekas (Club Patron), Kate Svoboda, Matthew O’Connor, Sebastien Gooding, Jamie Wilson
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Reminder: Registrations are open!
This is a reminder that member registration is open for Season 2020/21.
We’ve had good numbers register so far but need to close the gap between swimmers and members and we need all active swimmers to register. Registration fees go a good way to funding the Club’s activities so please help us continue to provide a fun and positive environment for everyone by joining up as soon as you can.
Swimmers can join the Club or renew their membership at the Swimming NSW Swim Central portal: https://swimcentral.swimming.org.au.
NSW Active Kids vouchers can now be redeemed online in the registration process.
More information and instructions can be found on the Club’s Fees and Registration page.
We appreciate that Swim Central has been difficult to use in the past (that’s probably the most diplomatic thing to say about it…) and that it often takes more than one or two attempts to successfully register. If you have any issues or questions, please contact our Club Registrar, Michael Donnellan on registrar@drummoyneswimclub.com.au or mobile 0422 453 322.
Michael will be back on pool deck on the 29th November so if you’re still having troubles with the system go and see him then.
Please note that swimmers must be registered in order to be eligible for awards and trophies at the end of the season.
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