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January 2002

 

 

Happy New Year to all members and their families.

 

 

AUSTRALIA DAY SATURDAY 26TH JANUARY

 

As many people head to the beach on Australia Day, the Club and Learn to Swim are having a Fund Raising Sausage Sizzle at the pool from 10.30am.

Swimming will follow as normal at 1.15pm.

So join us for a sausage sandwich and celebrate Australia’s birthday.  Any offer of help on the day would be much appreciated.

 

SWIM PROGRAMME

 

Please make sure you take a swim programme for the remainder of the swim season - keep it in a safe place so you know strokes and distances each week.

REMEMBER swim distances can not be increased after 26th January swim.  If you would like to try a longer distance contact me to check if you are eligible.

 

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Championship Day will be  Saturday, 23th February,  at 1pm.  Mark names off by 12.45pm.  Normal handicap races are not held on this day.  Our club follows the rules and distances of NSW Swimming, which includes starting each championship with a pistol shot, using correct stroke, turn and finish.

 

Note longer distance championship races are held from Saturday, 26th January until Saturday, 16th March.  The championship race is held first at 1pm but normal handicap races follow at 1.30pm after the championship race  (refer to championship program).

Swimmers must swim long distance to be eligible for the long distance championships.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

Age Championships:                 Members may only swim in their own age group as at

                                                1st October  ie.  U/6 born between 1/10/95 and 30/9/96

Junior Championships:  restricted to all swimmers under 14

Senior Championships:  restricted to all swimmers over 14

 

Prior to swimming in the championships competitors must have been full financial members for a minimum of 6 weeks and competed in 4 swim meets.

 

A full championship programme will be available soon, but for our new members the set distances are as follows:

            U/6                              15M                             U/7 and U/8                 25M

            U/9 and U/10               50M                             U/12 U/14                    100M

            Senior                          100M

800M CERTIFICATE

 

Please note 800M Certificate Swim can be swum anytime during the season, just let us know.

 

CARNIVALS

 

3 WAY MEET

Each season we participate in a 3 WAY MEET with Collaroy and  Queenscliff Swimming clubs.  It is a fun afternoon and our club usually does well.

It is a handicap carnival; each swimmer can swim in 3 events - two races, plus a club relay. 

This year the meet is hosted by us and is on Saturday 9th March at 1.00pm at Narrabeen rock pool.  Drinks and sausage sandwiches are available.

I will have entry forms and more information available soon.  I will also call for some help - before the meet if someone could type up the program and on the day.

 

WEEKLY SWIM RESULTS

Thanks to Alan Gray will be now be sending our swim results to the Manly Daily for publication each week.  So keep an eye on the Daily for your name!!

 

CLUB RECORDS

Congratulations to Bree Gregory for breaking the Under 14 and Senior 50M Butterfly and 100M Backstroke Club Records.  Records can be broken at any time but advance notice is required as we need three stopwatches to record the time.

 

I am away for the next two weeks so I will see you again on Australia Day.

 

Til then, good swimming……

 

            Sue