Race At Your Pace!
The results of the final for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap held on 24 November 2018 were as follows:
| ID | Name | Stroke | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | James SIMMONS | Breaststroke | 1 |
| 1027 | Gabrielle PERKINS | Backstroke | 2 |
| 1434 | Steve LUCAS | Breaststroke | 3 |
| 1430 | Ellen FANNING | Breaststroke | 4 |
| 674 | Cara PARKER | Breaststroke | 5 |
| 1417 | Sienna LUCAS | Breaststroke | 6 |
Winner: James SIMMONS
Next Saturday is your opportunity to contest 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!
To seed the event, we need to know which “B” stroke you will swim this Saturday. You must have already completed a 50m Time Trial for your chosen stroke, so if you’re new to the Club this season, choose a stroke for which you’ve already set a time.
Please email your name and chosen stroke (50m Breaststroke, Backstroke or Butterfly) to Duncan Lyon at racesecretary@drummoyneswimclub.com.au this week.
The George Wheaton Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winner of the 50m BBB (Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly) Handicap.
The trophy was inaugurated in the 1939-40 season, in memory of George Wheaton, Hon Treasurer of the Club, who tragically collapsed and died shortly after competing in a 220 yard Father & Sons race on 7 January 1937.
Click here for photos of the trophy and the names of past winners.
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The results of the final for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap held on 25 November 2017 were as follows:
| ID | Name | Stroke | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1343 | Daniella MASSA | Backstroke | 1 |
| 128 | Gerry TIBBERTSMA | Backstroke | 2 |
| 1079 | Ben PLAYFORD | Breaststroke | 3 |
| 674 | Cara PARKER | Breaststroke | 4 |
| 714 | Kellen PARKER | Backstroke | 5 |
| 1134 | Taylor WATSON | Backstroke | 6 |
Winner: Daniella MASSA
The results of final for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap held on 26 November 2016 were as follows:
| ID | Name | Stroke | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | Charlie PLAYFORD | Backstroke | 1 |
| 91 | Adam CHRISTODOULOU | Butterfly | 2 |
| 1079 | Ben PLAYFORD | Backstroke | 3 |
| 674 | Cara PARKER | Breaststroke | 4 |
| 1012 | Mikaela DOWNIE | Backstroke | 5 |
| 1161 | Caragh PRICE | Backstroke | 6 |
Winner: Charlie PLAYFORD
The results of the final for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap held on 28 November 2015 were as follows:
| ID | Name | Stroke | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1027 | Gabrielle PERKINS | Butterfly | 1 |
| 1202 | Zara LOCKHART | Backstroke | 2 |
| 646 | Jack CORBETT | Backstroke | 3 |
| 1129 | Chelsea ASHWOOD | Backstroke | 4 |
| 1203 | Gemma LOCKHART | Breaststroke | 5 |
| 689 | Joseph COLLEY | Butterfly | 6 |
| 1207 | Paul RANGITAHATAHA | Backstroke | 7 |
Winner: Gabrielle PERKINS
The results of the Wheaton Family Exhibition Race held prior to the George Wheaton BBB Final were as follows:
| Position | Lane | Name | Relation | Stroke | Gross Time | Handicap | Net Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ella | Great-Great-Granddaughter | Butterfly | 60.34 | 20 | 40.34 |
| 2 | 4 | Alan | Grandson | Freestyle | 60.66 | 20 | 40.66 |
| 3 | 1 | Harry | Great-Great-Grandson | Backstroke | 60.77 | 0 | 60.77 |
| 4 | 5 | Geoff | Grandson | Freestyle | 61.73 | 20 | 41.73 |
| 5 | 2 | Olivia | Great-Great-Granddaughter | Breaststroke | 63.23 | 10 | 53.23 |
| 6 | 7 | Jono | Great-Grandson | Freestyle | 66.28 | 30 | 36.28 |
| 7 | 3 | Duncan | Ring-in! | Breaststroke | 66.78 | 19 | 47.78 |
The final result for the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap held on 29 November 2014 was as follows:
| ID | Name | Stoke | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 750 | Connor EGELTON | Butterfly | 1 |
| 168 | Dominic ULLIO | Butterfly | 2 |
| 1051 | Sophia GALLETTA | Backstroke | 3 |
| 714 | Kellen PARKER | Backstroke | 4 |
| 684 | Hugh MATTHEWS | Backstroke | 5 |
| 770 | Lukas TAYLOR | Breaststroke | 6 |
Winner: Connor EGELTON
Following on from our memorable George Wheaton Family Tribute Day on 30th November 2013, our local Federal Member, Craig Laundy, recorded this important piece of our Club’s heritage in a speech to the Federation Chamber of the Australian Parliament on Thursday 5th December 2013.
You can read Craig’s full speech in the Parliamentary Hansard minutes here (PDF version) and watch a video of his speech here.
The Club would like to thank Craig for taking the time to attend our Tribute Day, along with our Club Patron Mayor Angelo Tsirekas and State MP John Sidoti, and for the special effort he made to record this event for posterity.
The final results of the George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap held on 30 November 2013 were as follows:
| ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 698 | Adam BROOKS | 1 |
| 474 | Bernadette FLANNERY | 2 |
| 640 | Daniel CORBETT | 3 |
| 91 | Adam CHRISTODOULOU | 4 |
| 1049 | Celeste JACKSON | 5 |
| 1012 | Mikaela DOWNIE | 6 |
| 1071 | Aidan KIRKPATRICK-JONES | 7 |
| 1054 | Damien GARDINER | 8 |
Winner: Adam BROOKS
Drummoyne Swimming Club is sad to learn of the recent passing of Noel Wheaton, the last surviving son of George Wheaton. George was a former Treasurer of the Club and a prominent swimming official. His four sons, George, Neville, Noel, and Lindsay, were all members of the Club.
George Wheaton tragically collapsed and died after racing in a “Father and Son” race at the Club in 1937 at the age of 53. Noel swam in his father’s final 220 yard handicap race and went on to be a successful swimmer in his own right, swimming into his 90’s.
The George Wheaton 50m BBB Handicap Trophy is one of the most hotly-contested events of the year, in which swimmers race against each other with different form strokes – Breaststroke, Backstroke or Butterfly – in the same race.
This year’s “BBB” Final will be contested on 30 November 2013 with a poignant memory of George and his sons.