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1 The Cheetahs Chatter Find us at citytatts.com.au/subclubs/cheetahs Welcome to our latest edition DECember2013

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS This year s club champions were decided last week & the final results are... 71 80 years 1. Sid Hammond 33.61 2. Bob Lowe 38.27 61 70 years 1. Michael Holt 31.02 2.

2 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS This year s club champions were decided last week & the final results are years 1. Sid Hammond Bob Lowe years 1. Michael Holt Terry Heavener years 1. John Keevers Peter Miller years 1. Darrin Jones Rob Rathborne years 1. Campbell Gould Alex Zavgorodniy Open 1. Darrin Jones John Keevers Congratulations to all winners. An interesting sidelight... this was Darrin Jones s 14th title at the Cheetahs. OUR CLUB CHAMPIONS... JOHN KEEVERS, CAMPBELL GOULD, DARRIN JONES, SID HAMMOND, MICHAEL HOLT Winners of other trophies for 2013 were... Captain s Trophy Dallmore Trophy Memorial Trophy President s Trophy Vice Presidents Trophy Des n Dawn Trophy Tom Caddy Ocean Swimmer Encouragement/Achievement Cheetah of the Year Galah of the Year Darrin Jones 1. Steve Mathews 2. Terry Heavener 3. Manuel Silva Michael Armitage Fred Geddes Michael Sterndale-Smith (autumn) Michael Holt (spring) Alex Zavgorodniy Fred Geddes Darrin Jones John Elliott Fred Geddes Bob Kirby Encouragement Award Each year an award is given to the most improved swimmer in the club. Inaugurated by Gordon Stuart & was initially selected by Gordon & his anonymous panel of judges, this prestigious award is not taken lightly. In fact, it is the best award for recognition within the club in terms of its aims for the individual to better his own times. So, this year s winner John Elliott won 12 towels In the 100 he was handicapped in January at 99.5s & swam a +0.25s. By the Memorial Final he was on 93.5s & swam a -3.13s. Similarly, in the 200 he was on 4.00 & swam Of late he was on 3.40 & swam -5.07s. As an aside he was the most disqualified swimmer for breaking time during the year. A very worthy winner. Welcome to our latest edition

6 MONTHLY POINT SCORE Following the completion of competition for the 2nd half of 2013 the place getters were... SPRINT STYLE DISTANCE 1. John Keevers 1. Terry Heavener 1. Fred Geddes 2.

3 6 MONTHLY POINT SCORE Following the completion of competition for the 2nd half of 2013 the place getters were... SPRINT STYLE DISTANCE 1. John Keevers 1. Terry Heavener 1. Fred Geddes 2. Fred Geddes 2. Peter Flood 2. Ian McLennan 3. Peter Flood 3. John Keevers 3. Terry Heavener MONTHLY RESULTS The winner of the Monthly Point Score for November was Sid Hammond with 47 points. Runners up were Peter Flood (46), Johnn Keevers (44), Ian McLennan & Michael Sterndale-Smith (42) & Michael Slattery (41). Cheetah of the Year There is one Cheetah who is there every week, putting the lanes down, assisting the Race Secretaries, recording the race results, sometimes assisting the Treasurer, sometimes starting the races,(arguing with the starter!!, winning plenty of races!!!) & that is why Fred Geddes was awarded Cheetah of the Year. Well done Fred. Galah of the Year There were 4 candidates... Manuel Silva... a relay was about to start, Manuel was at the other end of the pool as the 2nd swimmer, the starter s gun fires, they re off...the 1st swimmer in Manuel s team is in the pool & so is Manuel at the other end...a collision loomed!!!!!!!!! Steve Mathews...our dear leader has been on a health kick of late to overcome the excesses of his recent sojourn into Ireland & Europe. However there are spies everywhere & he was spotted outside Baker s Delight drooling over the vast abundance of delicacies in the shop window Being an old copper he was adamant he was on undercover surveillance duties. Michael Slattery...Slatts is a perennial nominee for his past deeds. It s best to discuss with our esteemed practitioner of the law the reasons why he is such a nominee!! Bob Kirby... was so intent on bucketing everyone else on the Presentation Night that he inadvertently nominated himself as the Galah of the Year...say no more!!!!! A worthy winner!!!!! WEEKLY RESULTS Freestyle Michael Slattery, Peter Flood, Denis Ward 50 Freestyle Michael Slattery, Michael Sterndale-Smith, Peter Miller 50 Breast/Back Sid Hammond, Terry Heavener, John Keevers Slatts missed becoming an immortal when he broke by.09sec in the breastroke/backstroke event Freestyle Ian McLennan, Peter Flood, Michael Slattery 50 Freestyle Michael Sterndale-Smith, Steve Mathews, Danny Sydney 2x50 Breast/Free Terry Heavener/Greg Chalmers, Michael Holt/Michael Sterndale-Smith, Fred Geddes/John Keevers Freestyle Alex Zavgorodniy, David Pugh, Steve Mathews 75 Medley Sid Hammond, Ian McLennan, Darrin Jones 25 Backstroke Malcolm Richardson, John Keevers, Sid Hammond Freestyle Terry Heavener, Fred Geddes, Denis Ward 50 Freestyle Bob Lowe, Peter Miller, John Keevers 25 Breastroke Peter Flood, Michael Slattery, Peter Miller SHAFTED... WHAT A GALAH!! DECember2013

4 IN THE JUNGLE In the greatest days of the British Empire, a new commanding officer is sent to a jungle outpost in Africa to relieve the retiring colonel. After welcoming his replacement & showing the traditional courtesies (cucumber sandwiches washed down with a gin & tonic), the retiring colonel says: You must meet my right hand man, Captain Dithers. His talent is simply boundless. Dithers is summoned & the new CO is soon stunned to be introduced to a toothless, hairless, scabbed & pock-marked specimen of humanity no more than 90 cm tall with wildly crossed eyes & ears that droop to his shoulders. Dithers, old man, the old colonel says, tell your new CO about yourself. Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst, joined the regiment & won the Military Cross & bar after 3 expeditions behind enemy lines. I ve represented Great Britain in equestrian events & won a silver medal in the middleweight division of the Olympics. I ve researched the history of... Yes, yes, yes, never mind all that Dithers, the colonel interrupts impatiently, the CO can find all that in your file. Tell him about the day you told the witch doctor to get stuffed. THE PAST YEAR IN REVIEW The passing of Life Member & Patron, Jamie Jenkins Our club champions Sid Hammond, Michael Holt, John Keevers, Darrin Jones, Campbell Gould Bob Lowe s undying devotion to NRL Premiers, the Chooks Darrin Jones stella year in winning Captain s Trophy, Ocean Swimmer of the Year & years age champion & Open champion plus a few surf titles at both State & National level Golf weekend at Moss Vale in the rain Participation in Tom Caddy Trophy at Clovelly Monthly point score winners... Mark Anderson, Fred Geddes, Ian McLennan, Steve Mathews, Michael Holt, Terry Heavener, John Elliott, John Keevers, Peter Flood & Sid Hammond. Michael Armitage winning the Memorial Trophy in a hard fought final Denis Ward & David Pugh not getting lost in the Tasmanian wilderness Peter Elford becoming the 8th Immortal in winning all 3 races on the night John Elliott being elected to the committee Winning the 10 a side Shark Trophy at Cronulla Another great Swimmers/Skiers night with the spoils equally shared in the pool The successes of our team at 2 Tatts in particular, the Open team defending its title Paul Birch continuing to improve in his Marathon events A wonderful Skiers/Swimmers weekend at Perisher Michael Holt & Alex Zavgorodniy winning the Des n Dawn Trophy The 3rd placing of John Keevers in the over 55 years at Aussie Winter Swimming Titles Vice Presidents Trophy winner, Michael Sterndale-Smith Fine dining at Esperanto Room The podium finishes of Steve Mathews at World Police & Fire Games in Belfast The political banter between numerous Cheetahs in cyberspace Welcome to our latest edition

5 SWIM PROGRAM 2014 Jan free 50 Free 50 Breast Free 2x50 Breast 50 Free Free 75 Medley 25 Free Free 50 Free 25 Back Feb Free 50 Free 50 Br/BK Free 2x50 Br/Bk 50 Free Free 75 Medley 25 Free Free 50 Free 25 Breast Mar Free 50 Free 50 Br/ Free Free 50 Free 50 Breast Free 75 Medley 25 Breast Free 50 Free 25 Back Annual Fees Due Apr Free 50 Free 50 Back Free 50 Free 50 Breast Free 75 Medley 25 Free Free 50 Free 25 Breast May Free 50 Free 50 Br/ Free AGM 8.00pm Free 2x50 Br/Free 50 Free Memorial Heats Free 75 Medley 25 Back Free 50 Free 25 Breast Free 50 Free 25 Free Des n Dawn Jun Free 50 Free 50 Free/Back Free 50 Free 50 Back Memorial Heats - late starters Free 75 Medley 25 Breast Free 50 Free 25 Back End 6 mthly point score DECember2013

from the archives The Chatter s editorial staff has delved into the archives & come up with the results of the Club Championships of 1990.

03 Brian Neill 33:28 21-30 years Not contested 51-60 years Jim Wilson 28:12 Bob Lowe 30:26 Open Bill Harris 25:96 Geoff Tindall 28:87 41-50 years Bill Harris 26:10 Mike Holt 27:66 bits and pieces Our

.. sitting on Chaweng Beach, about to go for a swim of some kms in the crystal clear waters of Gulf of Thailand.

Check it out on this site... http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=2r2a0mvbsbu&feature=em-upload_owner Also there is footage of the other relays on You Tube which can be viewed on the following sites.

6 from the archives The Chatter s editorial staff has delved into the archives & come up with the results of the Club Championships of Over 70 years Jamie Jenkins 32:27 Tom Caddy 33: years Mark Anderson 26:45 Rob Tearle 28: years Bob Carlon Brian Neill 33: years Not contested years Jim Wilson 28:12 Bob Lowe 30:26 Open Bill Harris 25:96 Geoff Tindall 28: years Bill Harris 26:10 Mike Holt 27:66 bits and pieces Our Man in Asia (aka MNG, Nose etc etc) was recently on a secret mission up there & sent a message to all & sundry advising his whereabouts... sitting on Chaweng Beach, about to go for a swim of some kms in the crystal clear waters of Gulf of Thailand... Our operatives in the area advise that after he left the locals had to change the name to Chinwag Beach!!!!!!!! There s a video on YouTube of our winning Open Relay team at the recent 2 Tatts event. Check it out on this site... watch?v=2r2a0mvbsbu&feature=em-upload_owner Also there is footage of the other relays on You Tube which can be viewed on the following sites... over 40s over 50s over 60s over 70s Peter Miller recently took on all comers at Hamilton Island a couple of weeks ago in the annual Triathlon/Ocean Swim event. In the 2km ocean swim he came 77th overall with a time of 35:43. Just to top the weekend off he competed in the triathlon & came 119th overall & 13th in age group in a time of 1:44:01. Talking of triathlons, Darrin Jones recently competed in the Callala Beach Triathlon (why do we have a triathlon at Callala... we locals want to keep this place a secret!!!!!!) Racing commentators across the country are chasing Bob Kirby for his tips these days following his fearless selections in this year s Melbourne Cup. Winners are grinners. Talking of the horses, our Dear Leader was ecstatic to know that his horse, No Doubt a Diamond, would be racing on Melbourne Cup Day...at Kembla Grange. Winners are grinners though when it won $$$$$$$$$$$$$ & has followed up with another win of late. Has the recent absences of some of our members from the northern hemisphere been noticed? Wouldn t be anything to do with a major sporting event being played at present...would it? Welcome to our latest edition

7 NEW MEMBERS How do we get new members? Give some thought to this age old problem & let your committee know what you think (they re the ones who win all the races!!!) Also, wouldn t it be good to see some of those members return who haven t been poolside for a while? TRIVIA Courtesy of Column 8 in SMH... We ask readers to compose a sentence in fewer than 25 words that, while making perfect sense today would have been incomprehensible in An example would be: would you please unplug your mobile so that I can recharge my cigarette? Another would be... The Storm were penalised by the pocket ref for a grapple tackle however have brilliantly recovered with a 40/20 just prior to the players having a drinks break. OCEAN SWIMS Coogee 2.4km around Wedding Cake Island 860 finishers John Keevers 71st overall 38:42 10th in age group Peter Miller 384th overall 47:49 1km 59th in age group 375 finishers Peter Miller 83rd overall 18:53 16th in age group Danny Sydney 173rd overall 21: Bondi Bronte 2.4kms John Freiman 182nd overall 32:07 Peter Miller 480th overall 35:57 28th in age group 1618 finishers 1st in age group 15th in age group Some other results Peter Theil (Tatts) 8th overall David McGlade 25:24 (wet suit) 22nd overall 27:16 2nd in age group (25-29) Cyril Baldock 148th overall 31:20 1st in age group (> 70) Upcoming ocean swims are... 5 December Manly 5 January Newport 12 January North Bondi 26 January Whale Beach 16 February Malabar Check on the website for more details of the swims. Wouldn t it be good to see a full complement of our Ocean Swim team back in action at some of the ocean swim events! THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF CHEETAHS CHATTER WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS & A SAFE, HEALTHY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. DECember2013

8 The Cheetahs Chatter Find us at citytatts.com.au/subclubs/cheetahs We look forward to seeing you soon! Enquiries Captain: John Keevers Secretary: Ian McLennan Vice Captain: Peter Miller Peter can be contacted for Ocean Swimming enquiries Principal Office Bearers President: Stephen Matthews Senior Vice President: David Pugh Captain: John Keevers Treasurer: Denis Ward Secretary: Ian McLennan

The. Cheetahs. Chatter. Find us at citytatts.com.au under Fitness Centres. Welcome to our latest edition

The. Cheetahs. Chatter. Find us at citytatts.com.au under Fitness Centres. Welcome to our latest edition The Cheetahs Chatter Find us at citytatts.com.au under Fitness Centres Welcome to our latest edition june2013 MONTHLY RESULTS There has been some classic racing this month, with Peter Elford joining The