STARplex Swim Club Wet Ink - States Edition

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1 STARplex Swim Club Wet Ink - States Edition V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 2 F E B R U A R Y D A T E S T O R E M E M B E R : State Championships Wrap Up 6 Feb: Golden Goggles 5 March: STARplex 14/U carnival 28 March: Easter Bunnings BBQ I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : A very successful State Championships was wrapped up on 24 January, with STARplex sending its biggest ever group of individual swimmers. The group of 39 swimmers aging from 10 to 22 qualified in 164 individual events, achieving: 125 pb s across heats and finals 81 finals placings 16 Open top 10 placings 10 gold medals 9 silver medals Full results are available on page 3. The highlight of the meet was the final of both the mens 50m and 100m breaststroke, with Jesse, Josh R, Jack and Luke all qualifying for the 15yo finals. Was great to see STARplex represented in such numbers. Sunday 24 January saw the club relay championships take place. It is always a great day and it was great to see so many swimmers decked out in club colours. STARplex entered 12 teams across freestyle and medley relays, taking out 3 bronze and 1 silver medal. By far the most exciting swim was the boys 16/U medley relay, with STARplex claiming silver, beating Marion by 0.02 second. A huge thankyou to the team of volunteers who took on officialling and team manager duties during the 5 days. It all ran very smoothly and couldn t have happened without cooperation from everybody involved. New equipment 2 17 bronze medals Results from January meets 2 State Champs Results 3 Golden Goggles 3 4 keys to success for sprinters 4 Carnival closing dates 5 STARplex 14/U carnival 5 State Relays in pictures 6 Would you like a large print version of this newsletter? It is available upon request to communications@starplexswimclub.org.au. Online version also available at starplex.swimming.org.au

2 P A G E 2 February Birthdays 4th Riley G 10th Aiden 17th Darcie 20th Matthew 23rd Jack 25th Mikayla New equipment Thanks to a grant from the Gawler Council the club recently purchased a new mirror to be used as part of the squad training program. Well done to Nicole R for all her hard work in making this happen. The mirror is made of polished aluminium and lays flat on the bottom of the pool, giving swimmers instant visual feedback on their stroke technique. ooo Trinity College has recently given the club use of a shipping container to store equipment. This is located inside the fenced area at the deep end of the pool, and will be used to consolidate the storage of items that are currently located in various cupboards around the STARplex complex. ooo A quick poll to see who reads the newsletter and what format you prefer it in? The first 15 people to Tracy Jordan (officialling@starplexswi mclub.org.au) with their name and preferred format ( , online, paper) will receive a Freddo Frog. One, two, three. GO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! FOCUS ON Swimming! A highly unrecognized sport which requires one to be up at absurd hours of the day and in the pool multiple times during the day. The season lasts all year (12 months) for real swimmers. It makes the women look like men, and the men look really hot, even when they shave their legs. Results from January meets Quite a few STARplex swimmers took advantage of meets held in early January, travelling to Berri, Strathalbyn, Quorn and Henley & Grange for the jetty to jetty swim. Congratulations go to the 7 swimmers at Berri, who between them took out gold for STARplex in both the mixed 4x50m medley relay (Josh H, Jessi, Luke and Hayden) and the boys 4x50m freestyle relay (Tom S, Daniel, Josh H and Nathan). The relay team of Jack, Riley H, Gabby C, Hannah and Rachel Hg also took out two golds in Strathalbyn, one each in the mixed 4x50m medley and mixed 4x50m freestyle. Congratulations to: Daniel 1 silver Gabby C 1 silver, 2 bronze Gabby G 1 silver Hayden Jack Jessi Josh H Kate G Kate M Luke Nathan 2 gold, 3 silver 2 gold, 4 silver, 3 gold, 2 silver, 1 gold 2 bronze 5 gold Rachel Hg 2 silver, Riley G Riley H Sam Tom S 1 silver 2 gold, 2 silver S T A R P L E X S W I M C L U B

3 V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 2 P A G E 3 Results from State Championships Congratulations to all swimmers involved in the State Championships for their amazing results! Aiden Alex C 7 pb s Cameron 3 pb s Cara Clarise Coen Connie Darcie Emma 1 pb 1 pb 3 pb s Gabby G Gavin 1 pb, 2 bronze 1 pb Gemma 6 pb s Hannah 3 pb s Hayden 5 pb s, 5 bronze Isobella 9 pb s Jack Jacob 6 pb s, 6 gold James M 4 pb s, 4 gold, 6 silver, James S 1 pb Jesse Jessi Josh H Josh R 7 pb s, 3 silver, 2 bronze 5 pb s, Kate G 4 pb s, 3 bronze Kate M 10 pb s, 2 bronze Luke Maddi Mia Monty 8 pb s 3 pb s 4 pb s, Natalie 3 pb s Nathan 1 pb Rachel Hg 4 pb s Riley H 7 pb s Tom S Our relay teams were also successful, with team pb s from most teams. Our open men s team (James, Alex, Cameron and Gavin) brought home two bronze medals - one each for 4x50m medley and 4x50 freestyle. The boys 16/U A team were also successful with a bronze for the 4x50m freestyle (Hayden, Jesse, Josh H and Jacob) and silver for the 4x50m medley (Hayden, Jesse, Luke and Jacob). Golden Goggles What is the Golden Goggles? It is a night where the Academy Awards meets the Golden Raspberries. A night where we award the more unorthodox achievements of our swimmers, and answer questions such as Has Coach Steve really been around since the dinosaurs? We also look forward to some entertainment provided by our very own swimmers. Come along and join us on the red carpet on Saturday 6 February, from 6pm in the STARplex Theatre. BYO food and drink (alcohol permitted). It is not to late to submit stories for consideration for an award - please send them to Tracy Jordan by to officialling@starplexswimclub.org.au asap. National Time Trial Swimming SA are holding a time trial for any athlete who wishes to qualify for the 2016 Australian Age Championships and whose entry time is within the following criteria: 0.5 sec for 50m 1.0 sec for 100m 2.0 sec for 200m 4.0 sec for 400m or longer This will be held on Saturday 12 March at SAALC with warm up commencing at 1.00pm. Cost per entry is $5 and entries open online on 21 February, closing 7 March.

4 P A G E 4 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS 4 keys to success for sprinters From swimswam.com Platinum Every swimmer knows the most successful swimmers are also the most confident swimmers. Sprint freestyle races, like any other race, require a lot of confidence in order to be successful particularly because there is no room for error! A slow start, missed flipturn, or goofy breath can throw off the entire race. Confidence is crucial for sprinting and it is something that you can t fake, which makes racing under high pressure extremely difficult sometimes. Here are some tricks to ultimate spring success from one of the very best, UW Badger Sprint Queen Ivy Martin: Silver 1. Draw confidence from your training. I know I work hard every day in practice, so thinking about successful sets and the training I have accomplished gives me confidence going in to big meets. 2. Lose yourself in the meet. My coach always talks about losing yourself in the meet, and I think that s really important. He means taking everything in, surrounding yourself with your teammates and positive energy, limiting distractions, and allowing yourself to be passionate and excited about where you are and what you re doing. I love feeling the adrenaline I get from losing myself in the energy of the meet. It is important to remember that your energy rubs off on your teammates and vice versa too, so surround yourself with good teammates and feed off of one another. Being a good teammate will always help you be more successful! Partners 3. Manage your nerves. I get nervous before I swim. I think that everyone does, but it s important to manage those nerves. It is easy to feel the pressure, but you have to remember that the race is nothing you can t handle! When I am behind the blocks I know that I don t need to be amazing; I have to do what I know how to do and the training and the work put in will take care of the rest! 4. Don t doubt yourself. Dealing with self-doubt is definitely a challenge when I feel pressure, but it s important to recognize that those negative thoughts are only nerves trying to get the best of you. Don t believe your doubts; don t even let them in to your head. Only believe the best in yourself. Challenges are what makes life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful S T A R P L E X S W I M C L U B

5 V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 2 P A G E 5 STARplex Club Carnival The STARplex Short Course carnival for 14 & Unders is being held at STARplex on Saturday 5 March. Entries are now open for online entry through the link on the club website and close 9am on 20 February. Make sure you come along and support the carnival as it is not only a major fundraiser for the club, but an opportunity to show the swimming community how great our club is. The Carnival is open to Come and Try swimmers - these are swimmers who are not a member of a club. If you know of anyone that would like to come along and see what competitive swimming is about, then invite them to come along and enter the four 50m events. Entry for Come and Try swimmers is free. As usual, we will be looking for volunteers to official and help with catering closer to the time. We would love to see as many older swimmers there as possible to support the younger swimmers and help out where they can. Amanda Phillips and Karen Hilton have kindly offered to run the raffle and are looking for donations of prizes. If you have anything you can donate, please let them know as soon as possible. We will also be looking for lane sponsors at $100 per lane, and event sponsors at $20 per event. Forms will be put in pockets soon. Hope to see you there! Carnival Closing Dates Event Date Event Venue Organiser Closing Date Method 20 Feb Div 1 Meet 3 (LC) SAALC Swimming SA 3 February Online 20 Feb Clare (SC) Clare Clare 14 February Online 21 Feb JX Meet 3 (LC) Unley Swimming SA 3 February Online 21 Feb Mid North Games (SC) Clare Clare 14 February Online 21 Feb Dolphins (LC) Bordertown Dolphins Swim Club 21 February Online 27 Feb Marion Fast 50 s (LC) SAALC Marion 20 February Online 28 Feb Booleroo (SC) Booleroo Booleroo 21 February Nom Form 5 Mar STARplex 14/U (SC) STARplex STARplex 20 February Online 5 Mar Whyalla (SC) Whyalla Whyalla 6 February Online 6 Mar Whyalla (OWS) Whyalla Whyalla 6 February Online Mar Tasmania States (LC) Hobart Swimming Tas 29 February Online 12 Mar Port Pirie (LC) Port Pirie Port Pirie 27 February Online 13 Mar Port Pirie (OWS) Port Pirie Port Pirie 27 February Online

6 STARplex Swim Club Committee STARplex Swim Club STARplex Health & Fitness Centre Alexander Ave Evanston Park SA 5116 PO Box 1634 Gawler SA 5118 mail: web: facebook: STARplex Swim Club President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Committee: Paul Zilm Nicki Jackson Lyn Lillecrapp Lee Hayford Kelly Dunbar Liz Gorman Laurel Hosking Tracy Jordan Nicki Ryan State Relays in pictures