In this edition... Aquatic Centre Newsletter. proudly sponsored by. Australian School Swimming Championships. Stay Warm this Winter

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1 Established 1875 Splash Aquatic Centre Newsletter proudly sponsored by In this edition... Australian School Swimming Championships Stay Warm this Winter Colouring Competition - Great prizes to be won MONDAY, 16 JULY 2018

2 Australian School Swimming Championships A strong contingent of swimmers from Toowoomba Grammar School Swimming Club will compete at the Australian School Swimming Championships in Hobart from July. The meet will consist of the best school-age swimmers from across the country, with about 60 swimmers representing each State. Henry Reardon, brothers Bailey and Cooper Harm, Abby Schoorl, Quinn Burling, Josephine Illing and Isabelle Mason are representing TGS. They were selected as part of the Queensland team due to their success at the State School Championships. That meet is considered the toughest qualifier of all the States, so that gives you an indication of the calibre of this group of young swimmers. A GPS School for boys Prep - Year 12 Boarders from Year 5 PO Box 2900, Toowoomba QLD 4350 AUSTRALIA 24 Margaret Street, East Toowoomba QLD 4350 AUSTRALIA Telephone: (07) Facsimile: (07) tgs@twgs.qld.edu.au ABN CRICOS Reg No D The Australian School Swimming Championships is the best Age Group swimmers in the country, and like any National Championship it will be extremely strong and competitive, with all the swimmers keen to have the glory of being crowned a National Champion. The TGS team has been training hard for this competition. They had a few weeks break after the Australian Age Championships which was fourteen weeks ago, but they ve shown plenty of dedication and determination during training for the past ten weeks and are hungry for success. Previous TGS swimmers have been very successful at this meet, or the alternative Pacific School Games and this group is prepped, excited and ready to go the Coach is too! Richard McLean Director of Swimming/Head Coach Back Row: Abby Schoorl, Isabelle Mason, Henry Reardon Front Row: Josephine Illing, Bailey Harm, Cooper Harm Absent: Quinn Burling Welcome Back to Term 3 to all our regular families, as well as a number of new ones. We hope your children enjoy their lessons and that you stay warm and relax in our beautiful Aquatic Centre. Please don t hesitate to see our staff if you have any queries - we re here to help.

3 Lots of friends to be made when you swim at the TGS Aquatic Centre Winter has certainly hit us, those icy winds make it cold outside, but in the Toowoomba Grammar Aquatic Centre it feels very tropical. In fact, you ll often see staff wandering around in t-shirts and patrons peeling off their jumpers. Our Learn-to-Swim pool is a beautiful 32ºC and the 25m pool is 27ºC. The air temperature in the Aquatic Centre is required to be higher than the main 25m pool temperature, therefore we are all walking around in 28 degree heat. It s nice and toastie at the Toowoomba Grammar Aquatic Centre. Come in out of the cold, enjoy a coffee and watch your children have fun in the pool. Two of our little Goldfish, Matilda and Rueben, who look forward to swimming together every Thursday morning. Richie is a Goldfish and his sister Lucy is a Piranha. They love Tuesdays because it s their swimming day. Our newest Squad swimmers,mikayla and Katelyn have just graduated from Dolphins and are very excited to start Squad this Term.

4 Tom Wallis - School-Based Trainee Toowoomba Grammar School Year 11 student, Tom Wallis is completing a School-based Traineeship with the Aquatic Centre as part of his senior study commitments. Tom has been at the Aquatic Centre for the past six months and has completed his Teacher of Swimming Studies. He s a very popular Learn-to-Swim Instructor. When he has completed his Traineeship, Tom will hold a Certificate 3 in Sport and Recreation which will assist with future job opportunities. LTS and Make Up Lesson Policy Tom Wallis School-Based trainee Make up lessons will only apply to learn to swim participants Make up lessons will only be applicable if the office is notified of your child s absence 2 hours prior to the lesson commencing Make up lessons will only be available whenever there are vacancies There is a limit of 2 make up lessons per term which must be taken within the term of booking Make ups cannot be used as credits for lessons Tom with Guppy Lachlan.

5 SQUAD SWIMMER Chloe Barram Age 10 years Favourite Food Pizza Favourite TV Show Operation Ouch Favourite part of Swimming Swimming with my friends Favourite Stroke Backstroke STAFF PROFILE David Taggert Aquatic Centre Maintenance Officer Favourite Food Hotdogs with mustard Favourite Super Hero Fred Flinstone Favourite part of Swimming Fitness and Friendship Like us on Facebook Toowoomba Grammar Aquatic Centre and Toowoomba Grammar Swimming Club Want to know more about Toowoomba Grammar School? Visit our website or follow us on Facebook or Instagram

6 The will be held at the TGS Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 22 July. The event runs from 8:30am until 4:00pm, with categories ranging from Under 7s to 13 years and over. It s for boys and girls, as well as multi-class competitors. Colouring Competition This term we are having a colouring competition. Please collect your colouring stencils from the administration desk and start colouring. It will be lots of fun with great prizes to be won. This is a qualifying meet for both the Darling Downs Short Course and Queensland Short Course Championships and will be conducted under SQ/SAL rules - One Start Rule applies. It s sanctioned by Swimming Queensland and times will be recognized as official qualifying times for other meets. This event is usually very popular, with over 200 swimmers nominating in previous years. Entry is free for competitors, $1 for spectators. Nominations close midnight on July 17 click here for more information or to register. This is always a great event and a perfect opportunity for swimmers to get competition experience. We hope you can come. MINI-MEET The annual TGS Aquatic Centre Mini-Meet will be held on Friday, 7 September, commencing at 6:00pm. All Learn-to-Swim participants are invited for a fun evening. Races will be held in the Learn-to-Swim pool, as well as the 25m pool. You can swim against swimmers your age or older and you can even swim against a swimming instructor! The Toowoomba Grammar Swimming Club will be cooking a sausage sizzle and drinks can be purchased on the evening.

7 Quinoa is a small round grain harvested from a flowering plant that has become a popular meal component of recent years. This small and valuable grain is most often used as a side dish comprising the carbohydrate component of the meal, however, it may also be added to soups, salads and baked goods for variety and texture. Quinoa is a low GI carbohydrate delivering a steady and strong release of glucose for the body to use (The University of Sydney, 2016). It contains a significant amount of the essential amino acids proving a more valuable source of protein than rice, pasta and noodles (Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council, 2016). Quinoa is relatively low in fats and is rich in minerals such as magnesium, iron, copper and potassium. This grain also provides the body with a good source of dietary fibre further proving its value as a grain in the diet (Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council, 2016). Introducing Nutritionist Brady Schulz Brady Schulz is a Sports Dietitian, Nutritionist, Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist and Exercise Scientist and the Managing Director of Healthy Lifestyles Australia which employs 25 staff who provide Dietitian, Exercise Physiology and Diabetes Education services to over 110 locations in Queensland. Brady specialises in nutrition for sporting performance and body composition and has had experience in a wide variety of sporting sectors and teams including the AIS, QAS, QLD Firebirds and Brisbane Broncos as well as local sporting clubs and organisations. A keen swimmer and triathlete himself, Brady enjoys helping athletes achieve their best through good nutrition. Brady consults regularly from The Fit Lab in Toowoomba and does not require a referral for consultation. If you would like an appointment, please call his friendly reception staff on (07) Combined with a protein source such as meat or legumes and vegetables, quinoa is a suitable meal component for refuelling energy and glycogen stores post exercise. Recipe for Lemon Honey Soy Salmon with Greens and Quinoa Ingredients: 4 150g salmon portions (approx. 1200g) 2 tbs honey 2 tbs dark soy 2 lemons, juiced 1 cm grated ginger 100g quinoa 11/4 cups water 250g sweet potato 2 spring onions 200g broccoli 75g pine nuts 1 tbs olive oil Salt Method: 1. Chop sweet potato into small pieces, coat with olive oil and bake at 180 C for 20-30min 2. Glaze salmon with honey, soy and lemon juice and bake fore 30-40min (or until cooked through) 3. Add water and quinoa to a pan and boil for 15 min or until cooked 4. Steam broccoli 5. In a hot pan dry cook pine nuts for 1 min 6. Add potato, broccoli and chopped spring onion all into a bowl and mix through adding salt and olive oil 7. Spoon quinoa onto four plates evenly and top with baked salmon fillet

8 Splash Aquatic Centre Newsletter proudly sponsored by 22 ND JULY 2018 RAFFLE DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIPS RAFFLE PRIZES The Toowoomba Grammar Swim Club is hosting its annual carnival on the 22 nd July 2018 and as this will be our major fundraiser for our swim club we are asking for donations towards its raffle prizes to be drawn at the carnival. SPONSORSHIP OF AN EVENT The swimming carnival will have 54 events. We invite you or your business to become a sponsor. This will be a $50 sponsorship package. The package includes your details beside a corresponding event of your choice as well as your sponsorship announced throughout the day. Calling all Families and Friends of the TGS Club Any donation is greatly appreciated. Our one major fundraiser for the year. Raffle prizes are required by the 18 th July 2018 If you can help in anyway please see us in the Aquatic Centre front office. TOOWOOMBA GRAMMAR SWIMMING CLUB Toowoomba