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1 GMAS Swimming Club Newsletter November 2017 Volume 1, Number 1 In This Issue Happy Birthday GMAS Swimming Club JX Awards Club Records Technical Officials Open Water Swim Bunnings Sausage Sizzle South West Region Meet Adventure World Club Towels Training Bathers Swimming WA Membership Long Course Meet Calendar Splash and Dash Country Pennants Guildford Kalamunda Meet State SC Championships Rising Star Awards Southshore Sprint Peel Aquatic Meet Junior Clinic Pentathlon Time Trial Happy 10 th Birthday GMAS Swimming Club Thank you to our wonderful committee for a fabulous evening celebrating the success of our swimmers and our Club. We recognize and applaud the efforts of past Committee Members and Coaches who established and developed the Club over the last ten years. Congratulations to Cara Viljoen, Tessa Viljoen, Isabelle Triffitt, Coralie Sandor, Ethan Miles and Reilly Dawson on their accomplishments. Junior Excellence Awards To qualify for the JX program, swimmers must achieve one of the qualifying criteria set by Swimming Australia within the qualifying timeframe. Depending on their performance, swimmers are awarded with Gold, Silver, Bronze or Green prize packs. For more information please see the website: Excellence.aspx

2 Contact Us www. Club Contacts: GMAS Swimming Club Families, should you need to contact our Coaches or Committee Members, please use the following addresses and your enquiry will be attended to as soon as possible. General queries: Head Coach: Club President: Club Secretary: Account queries: Uniform queries: Registration queries: Country Pennants: Oliver Brightman, Tom Stone, Rhys Fergusson, Cara Viljoen, Ben Stone, Brianna Deimel, Taye Wright, Ethan Miles, Madison Stephens, Will Stone, Ben Garcia, Indi Perry-Vaughan, Cameron Blakers, Lillia Triffitt and Oliver Miles. (Absent: Sam Liston, Tessa Viljoen, Kaila Warner) Club Records Congratulations to our Club Record Holders. Many of our Club Records are held by swimmers who have moved on from swimming or are no longer with the Club. We have presented a Club Record Holder Certificate to all our current members listing the records that they hold. Technical Officials Kim Blake and Christine Viljoen can often be seen poolside at swim meets representing GMAS as Technical Officials. Messages to personal or Facebook may not be seen and can be overlooked. Among their qualifications are: Level 1 Referee Marshall Check Starter Judge of Stroke Inspector of Turns Clerk of Course To find out more about becoming a TO, please visit: d=103 Look for their friendly faces if you have any queries on pool deck. They are there to help. Congratulations to Kim Blake on being awarded the Swimming WA Bob Bestman Scholarship. This $1,000 award recognizes the dedication of Technical Officials and provides the opportunity to further develop their skills.

3 Swimming pool owners know that pools are great for relaxation, quality family time, and health and fitness. But did you know that the history of swimming pools dates back thousands of years with many interesting facts? Here are 10 fun swimming pool facts that you may be surprised to learn. Ancient drawings and paintings found in Egypt depict people swimming dating back to 2500 BCE. The first heated swimming pool was built by Gaius Maecenas of Rome, a friend to Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. The first swimming club was the Maidstone Swimming Club, established in Kent, England in response to people drowning in the River Medway. The Titanic was the first ocean liner to have a swimming pool. Open Water Swim Busselton 12 th November The Swimming WA Open Water Swimming (OWS) Series is the largest series of OWS events in Australia. The OWS Series has become an icon of the Western Australian sporting calendar, attracting amateur and professional swimmers from age nine to ninety-nine. Now in its 10th year, the series includes 14 events conducted across Perth and regional WA from October to March. Register now for the Busselton Open Water Swim and choose from 500m, 1.25km, 2.5km or 5km swims. Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Sunday 12 th November (Same day as the Open Water Swim) We have been given the opportunity to fundraise at Bunnings. Please let us know what time you are available to help by gmassc@gmail.com or comment on our facebook post. We are working with Swimming WA and the Busselton Swimming Club to help host the Open Water Swim in Busselton. We are paid to provide volunteers to assist on the day. Thank you to those who have already put their name down. Please if you are available to help out. South West Regional Carnival Sunday 19 th November Good luck to our swimmers competing at this great local event. All the Clubs in the South West Region play a role in hosting this carnival. Our responsibilities on the day include providing lunch for the Officials and supplying some raffle prizes. Once again, thank you to those who have already offered assistance. If you are able to contribute, please or comment on our facebook post.

4 Swimming has been part of the Olympics since The world s largest pool, according to the Guinness World Records, was built in Algarrobo, Chile in December The Alfonso del Mar Seawater Pool is 1013 metres long. Adventure World Friday 15 th December We have a Coach booked to take swimmers for a fantastic day at Adventure World. Departing at 7.00am from Georgiana Molloy Anglican School Joseph Drive Yalyalup. In Brussels, Belgium, the Nemo 33 is the deepest indoor pool in the world with a depth of 34 metres. It s kept at a very comfortable 30 degrees celsius so divers do not need wet suits to protect them from hypothermia. The turbo pump on space shuttle s main engines are so powerful they could drain an average swimming pool in 25 seconds. Australia builds more domestic swimming pools (per capita) than any other country in the world. Swimming is what Australian s do best. We have won more Olympic medals from Swimmering that any other sport: Ian Thorpe with 9 medals and Leisel Jones with 9 medals. We have secured a group area to ensure a nice shady spot. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult on the day (for those parents who can t attend this may mean that you ask another parent to be guardian of your child for the day.) The cost of this excursion is $60.00 per person and includes return coach travel and park entry. Children are asked to bring their own food and drinks for the day or money to purchase from the various on-site food outlets. Please see the Adventure World website if you would like to find out about the Aqua Cash wristband which is a safe and convenient way to load money onto a wristband and avoid having to carry cash around. If your child or children would like to be a part of this day please Julie: c.p@ by FRIDAY 17 th November and we will then send an invoice that can be paid online. In the past we have been able to take siblings with us and depending on numbers we are hoping that we will be able to offer this to you again this year. Once we have all our numbers in and confirmed (please note that monies need to be paid to be a confirmed attendee) then we will advise regarding siblings. Coach will depart Adventure World at 4pm with arrival in Busselton estimated to be 7.30pm.

5 OLYMPIC GAMES FAST FACTS Fred Lane won Australia s first and second ever swimming gold medals at the Olympic Games in Paris in The first was in the 200m freestyle and the second the 200m obstacle race. Fanny Durack was the first women to represent Australia at the Olympic Games, winning gold in the women s 100m freestyle in Stockholm in Australia s first ever Olympic swimming relay gold medal came in 1912 when Cecil Healy, Harold Hardwick and Les Boardman joined up with Malcolm Champion from New Zealand for an Australasian victory. Australia, competing with New Zealand as Australasia won six medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals, all in the pool. Frank and Lily Beaurepaire became the first siblings to represent Australia at an Olympic Games in swimming when they both competed in Antwerp, Lily the younger of the two was the only woman on the swim team. Club Towels Training Bathers We are now taking orders for our new quick dry GMAS Swimming Club Towels. 130cm x 70cm $30 Order forms will be available on our website and facebook page. www. We have sourced some new training bathers through the school uniform supplier and will be placing a provisional order very soon. SIZING OPTIONS (and estimated prices) Girls $60 Ladies 8-14 $60 Ladies $60 Boys $40 Men $40 If you have not already, please let us know what size bathers you would most likely require so we can order approximate sizes and quantities. Please gmassc@gmail.com or comment on our facebook post. Swimming WA Membership Become a Member or renew your Membership now and sign up to what is certain to be a fantastic year of swimming throughout Western Australia. Some of the benefits you will receive include: Access to Swimming WA meets and competitions Exclusive Member monthly offers Subscription to the monthly E-Splash newsletter There are a number of membership options now available including a reduced price 3 meet pass.

6 Clare Dennis became Australia s second ever female swimming gold medalist at an Olympics, and first in the form strokes, winning the 200m breaststroke in Los Angeles in John Davies was Australia s first ever male breaststroke medalist at an Olympic Games, winning gold in the 200m in Helsinki in It was Australia s only medal in the pool. Australia won eight gold, four silver and two bronze medals in the pool at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. It is still the most successful Olympics for the Australian Swim Team ever. At the time, Rome in 1960 was Australia s most successful overseas Olympic Games with five gold medals before Shane Gould and the rest of the Australian team tore up the pool in Munich in 1972 for six gold medals overall. Siblings John and Ilsa Konrads were both medalists at the 1960 Rome Olympics with John winning the 1500m freestyle and bronze in the 400m free and 4x200m freestyle relay, while Ilsa teamed up with Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp and Alva Colquhoun to win silver in the 4x100m freestyle relay. Long Course Meet Calendar Date of Carnival Name Venue Carnival 15 October Bunbury Open Carnival SWSC Bunbury 18 Busselton SC Splash and Dash GLC Busselton November 19 South West Region Carnival *Must attend SWSC Bunbury November this if you wish to be eligible for selection for Region camps and clinics* 26 November Mandurah Long Course Challenge / Bunbury SC Splash and Dash Mandurah Aquatic Centre WA State Age Championships Must HBF Stadium December qualify for this event 6-8 January Country Championships & Rookie Meet HBF Stadium Qualifying times apply for this event WA State Championships Qualifying HBF Stadium January times apply for this event 10 February Harvey Open Carnival Dr Peter Topham Memorial Swimming Pool - Harvey 25 February GMAS SC Splash & Dash GLC Busselton 3-4 March Country Pennants by invitation only Mandurah Aquatic Centre 11 March Collie Open Collie Mineworkers Memorial Pool April Hancock Prospecting Junior Long Course HBF Stadium Championships Must qualify for this event April Australian Age Championships Must qualify for this event SOPAC - Sydney Open to all GMAS Swim Club Members to attend. Do not have to be Swimming WA affiliated only permitted to enter specific events if you have NOT achieved an AA qualifying time or better in that specific event Open to all Swimming WA affiliated GMAS Swim Club Members to attend Swimmers must qualify for this event Swimmers must be Swimming WA affiliated. Nominations will be called for, then a team selected by the Coaches and Committee we are hoping to send a big team this year as it is being held close by in Mandurah.

7 Robert Windle became the third Australian in as many Olympics to win the 1500m freestyle in Tokyo in 1964, following on from John Konrads (Rome 1960) and Murray Rose (Melbourne 1956). Kevin Berry won Australia s first ever butterfly gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics taking out the 200m fly in a world record time of 2:06.6. Michael Wenden became the first Australian to win gold in the 100m and 200m freestyle at an Olympic Games in Mexico The 1972 Munich Olympics saw Shane Gould became the first female Australian swimmer to win three gold medals, taking out the 200m and 400m freestyle and 200m individual medley. Stephen Holland was Australia s only swimming medalist at the 1976 Munich Olympics, coming third in the 1500m freestyle, behind Americans Brian Goodell and Bobby Hackett. Michelle Ford was Australia s only individual swimming gold medalist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the 800m freestyle. Jon Sieben was Australia s only gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the 200m butterfly. Country Pennants 2018 Mandurah Just a reminder to get your nominations to our co-ordinator: c.p@ if you are interested in attending Country Pennants This event was first held in 1959 and has been hosted around the State ever since. In 2019 it will be held in Karratha. Last year we won C Division and will now compete in B division with Exmouth Narrogin, Wongan Hills, Northam and Geraldton. We will be seeking sponsors for this event. They are listed on our shirts and promoted throughout the year. If you know of any businesses that would be interested in supporting us, please let us know.

8 Australia won just two swimming medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics with Duncan Armstrong winning gold in the 200m freestyle and Julie McDonald taking bronze in the 800m freestyle. Kieren Perkins won his first Olympic gold medal in the 1500m freestyle in Barcelona in 1992 and then made it back-to-back titles with a memorable victory in the same event in Atlanta in Daniel Kowalski won three individual medals at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, finishing second to Kieren Perkins in the 1500m freestyle and winning bronze in the 200m and 400m freestyle. Australia s 18 swimming medals at the Sydney Olympics (five gold, nine silver and four bronze) was Australia s biggest ever haul until the 20 medals won in Beijing in Ian Thorpe is Australia s most successful Olympian of all time with a total of nine medals, (five gold, three silver and one bronze medal) from Sydney and Athens combined. Nine of Australia s top-ten Olympic medal winners are swimmers, Ian Thorpe, Dawn Fraser, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Susie O Neill, Grant Hackett, Murray Bunbury Open Carnival 15 th October 2017 A great day for all at the recent Bunbury Open Carnival. With 348 competitors from 27 clubs we had a great team of 24 swimmers competing in 92 swims. Thanks to Georgiana Molloy Anglican School for use of the bus and to Justin Reading for driving. Medal winners: Tessa Viljoen Cara Viljoen Ethan Miles Brent Blakers Ben Stone Tom Stone Ben Garcia Zane Kelly 1500m 1500m Gold 50m Fly Bronze 50m Freestyle Bronze 50m Backstroke Gold 50m Freestyle Gold 50m Breaststroke Silver 50 Freestyle Silver 50 Backstroke Silver 100m Backstroke Bronze 50m Butterfly Bronze 50m Breaststroke Personal Bests: Tiahni Baggetta Brent Blakers Grace Farris Rhys Fergusson Giana Figliomeni Ben Garcia Zane Kelly Meg Lavender Indi-Perry-Vaughan Madison Stephens Ben Stone Tom Stone Alannah Taylor Lillia Triffitt Cara Viljoen Kaila Warner Chelsea White Taye Wright Congratulations to our Boys 16 & under relay team bringing home the Silver Medal.

9 Rose, Lisbeth Trickett and Michael Klim. Three of Australia s top four gold medal winners at Olympics are swimmers, Ian Thorpe (5), Dawn Fraser (4) and Murray Rose (4). Six Australian swimmers have won three gold medals at a single Olympics, Stephanie Rice (Beijing 2008), Jodie Henry (Athens 2004), Petria Thomas (Athens 2004), Ian Thorpe (Sydney 2000), Shane Gould (Munich 1972), Murray Rose (Melbourne 1956). Dawn Fraser is the only Australian swimmer to win a gold medal in the same event at three consecutive Olympic Games the 100m freestyle, Melbourne 1956, Rome 1960 and Tokyo Ian Thorpe and Shane Gould holds the Australian record for the most medals at an Olympic Games with five each Thorpe from Sydney 2000 (three gold, two silver) and Gould from Munich 1972 (three gold, one silver, one bronze). Australia s youngest ever gold medalist was swimmer Sandra Morgan who won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games she was 14 years and six months. Alicia Coutts became the third Australian of all-time to win five Guildford Kalamunda District Swim Club Junior Meet 10 th September 2017 Well done to Madison Stephens, Alannah Taylor and Mason Taylor on attending the Guildford Kalamunda Junior Meet. Three PB s for Madi and one for Alannah. Huge thanks to Coach Sam for supporting our swimmers at this event. Swimming WA State Open and Age Short Course Championships 1 st September 2017 Congratulations to Cara and Tessa Viljoen on attending the Short Course Championships at HBF Stadium. The girls both swam in the 200m, 400m and 800m Freestyle events. Well done also to Kaila Warner, Ethan Miles and? who achieved State Times but were unable to attend. Busselton Freight Rising Sport Star Awards Busselton Freight is the major sponsor for the Busselton Freight Rising Sports Star. This started in July 2008 when the Company wanted a project where they could put back into the community. Each month sporting clubs and individuals can nominate a person they consider to have the ability to enhance their sporting achievements. A selection committee of 8 well known sporting identities in the community select a monthly winner who are then presented with a monthly award. The monthly winner receives $200 from BFS. At the end of the 12 month period at a gala presentation an overall Rising Star is awarded a $2000 scholarship donated by Busselton Freight. We are very proud of our Diamond Squad swimmers Hannah Greenfield and Tessa Viljoen who were named Rising Sport Stars for February and June and attended the annual presentation dinner in August.

10 individual medals at one Olympic Games in London 2012, equalling Shane Gould and Ian Thorpe. Coutts won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay, silver in the women s 200m IM, 4x200m freestyle relay and medley relay, and bronze in the women s 100m butterfly. Southshore Super Sprint 6 th August 2017 Well done to our six competitors at the Southshore Super Sprint. Thanks to David Triffitt for coaching. Medals to Maddison Stephens, Bronze 9yr 100IM, Silver to Isabelle Triffitt 13yr 50 Back, Kaila Warner Silver 15yr 50 Freestyle. 11 PB's for the day. Peel Aquatic Meet July 16 th 2017 Eight swimmers attended the Peel Aquatic meet at HBF Stadium. It was slightly different with medals only awarded for AA time and above (slower that AA times). Therefore the race winner did not necessarily win a medal. Medals went to Ethan Miles, Ben Garcia, Madison Stephens, Maddison Stolp, Mason Taylor and Oliver Miles. South West Region Junior Clinic Manjimup A chilly day for our junior swimmers attending the South West Region Clinic in July.

11 TIPS FOR A TOP NOTCH TURN: 1.Remember to keep fast hand speed into the wall on your turn Officials Group Short Course Pentathlon 11 th June After that leading hand hits the wall, your whole body follows into a tight tuck 3. Using the momentum from that turn try to get fast feet onto the wall For the Pentathlon, competitors are required to swim in 5 events: Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Freestyle and an Individual Medley. 400m & 800m events are optional additions. A great meet for Tiahni Baggetta, Ben Garcia, Madison Stephens, Cara Viljoen, Tessa Viljoen, Chelsea White and Taye Wright. Fifteen PB s for the day. Time Trial 29 th May Use the wall to snap into a tight streamline From: Sports Scientist Jess Cornoes It has been a while since our last time trial. We have had difficulty getting a day on the calendar that does not clash with other events. Our next time trial is on Sunday 10 th December.

12 Follow us on Facebook: Fitness Squad GMAS Swimming Club Thank you for your patience while the indoor pool has been closed. Our Fitness Squads will resume next week on Monday 6 th November and Tuesday 7 th November. If you know anyone interested, there are spaces available in these squads. Backstroke Clinic 29 th October 2017 Six GMAS Swimming Club swimmers were invited to attend a Backstroke clinic held at the Murray Leisure Centre in Pinjarra on Sunday 29 th October. Isabelle Triffitt, Cameron Blakers, Ben Simpson, Zane Kelly, Maddison Stephens and Chelsea White all came with enthusiasm and eagerness to learn. The clinic was led by Ryan Evernden from Formidable Strength and Conditioning Ryan is a Multiple Open National finalist, has coached athletes to Open Nationals (Pool & Open Water), Coached Multiple Rottnest Channel Swim athletes, and has 8 Years of Swimming Coaching Experience. Ryan was assisted by Mike Warnock also a hugely successful and experienced coach from Golden West Dolphins Swim Club. Other coaches from GMAS (Kate), Pinjarra, Bridgetown and Golden West Dolphins attended to help out on the day, and learn from Ryan and Mike. During the two hour clinic we broke down backstroke into its important components and slowly put it back together, resulting in an improved technique by all swimmers. The swimmers all had a great time, learned a lot and met some new friends from other clubs around the South West. A huge thank you to Ryan, Mike, Pinjarra Swim Club and the South West Region for organising the clinic and for our six dedicated swimmers who attended. Kate also learned a lot and consolidated her backstroke knowledge which we are already putting into practice at training for all our squads.