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This week we have the second trophy race of the season with the final of our signature race, the George Wheaton BBB 50M Handicap event. As usual we’ll have a few members of the Wheaton clan joining us poolside to present the trophy. The full program for this weekend is as follows:

Event	Detail
Sprint	100M Freestyle 50, 30M or 20M Freestyle The 100M races are the start of a series for young and old (but not those in the middle…): Molly Wark & Les Henry U/10 100m Freestyle – Week 1 35 and Over 100m Freestyle – Week 1
Form Stroke	George Wheaton BBB Trophy Race 50M Breaststroke 30M or 20M Breaststroke
Distance Event	400M Freestyle 200M Freestyle for those who wish to do it or who haven’t qualified for the 400M race 4 x 30M Freestyle 4 x 20M Freestyle

The finalists who will duke it out in the George Wheaton BBB trophy race are:

ID	Name	Stroke
1626	Arabella DIXON	Breaststroke
1079	Ben PLAYFORD	Breaststroke
1738	Suzie AITKEN	Backstroke
281	James SIMMONS	Breaststroke
1593	Erica BHATTI	Backstroke
1389	Hayden HOWARD	Breaststroke
1689	Paul MARTIN	Backstroke

Good luck to all finalists!

Mens Social Night

The Men’s social night out is this Thursday from 7pm at Ribs & Burgers. All male swimmers, parents, grandparents, and carers are welcome – kids welcome too!

Results from Week 7

Results and points from last week available on the results page.

The finalists for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap to be held on 25 November 2023 are as follows:

ID	Name	Stroke
1626	Arabella DIXON	Breaststroke
1079	Ben PLAYFORD	Breaststroke
1738	Suzie AITKEN	Backstroke
281	James SIMMONS	Breaststroke
1593	Erica BHATTI	Backstroke
1389	Hayden HOWARD	Breaststroke
1689	Paul MARTIN	Backstroke

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!

Register Now for the BBB

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 finalists for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap to be held on 27 November 2021 are as follows:

ID	Name	Stroke
1510	Camille BOROZAN	Breaststroke
1603	Felix SHARP	Breaststroke
1113	Jaxon LEWIS	Butterfly
1590	Sienna JOSHI-KRAUS	Backstroke
1512	Casey VAN LOO	Butterfly
1604	Maya OSTAPENKO	Breaststroke
1495	Elizabeth ALLAN	Butterfly
1191	Matthew SVOBODA	Breaststroke
375	Matthew ELLIS	Breaststroke
770	Lukas TAYLOR	Butterfly

Backstroke, Breaststroke or Butterfly

Heats for our unique George Wheaton BBB are coming up on this Saturday 6 Nov 21. So please nominate your stroke. To enter and select your stroke please complete the form at the end of this link.

The BBB is a unique race in which the competitors race against each other swimming their favourite “B” stroke – Breaststroke, Backstroke or Butterfly!

The race is named in honour of George Wheaton – a former secretary of Drummoyne Swimming Club who tragically died after racing his four sons in a “Father and Son” race at the Club in 1937. The trophy was inaugurated in the 1939-40 season and is one of the Clubs most sought after prizes.

The Wheaton family have confirmed that they will join us pool side for the final, which this season is set for Saturday 27 November 2021.