SAINTS SWIMMING CLUB INC. 2015~2016 MEMBERS HANDBOOK Winning isn t everything, but trying to is

SAINTS SWIMMING CLUB INC. 2015~2016 MEMBERS HANDBOOK Winning isn t everything, but trying to is

Saints Swimming Club Inc. has a rich history in producing some of north QLD s finest swimmers with Australian representatives Julie Majer, Zoe Tonks and more recently Chris Wright. Saints continues to produce State and National medallists while Hudson Anu is the only FNQ swimmer involved in the QLD Swimming Talent Identification program. Saints Swimming Club has operated from St Augustine s College, Cairns since 1977. St Augustine s set up Saints Swimming in 2008 where it developed a progressive program capable to taking children from the Learn to Swim through to National level competition. Saints Swimming operates year round in a heated pool. The program has an extensive land training program which complements the swim training using an air-conditioned gymnasium and basketball arena. Saints Swimming Club Inc would like to welcome our new and existing members to the 2015-16 season. Our aim is to promote the sport of swimming and we wish you all a very successful season with our club. This booklet provides you with information on how the Saints Swim Club and Saints Swimming operates. For more information see also Club Website: www.saintsswimming.com.au Facebook: Saints Swimming, Cairns Pool Noticeboards, Club Room

LEARN TO SWIM / STROKE CORRECTION Teaches water safety skills and stroke technique on Monday, Wednesday, Friday 3.30pm 5.00pm P COMPETITIVE TRAINING For all squad times see Saints website www.saintsswimming.com.au ADULT / MASTERS/SURF/TRIATHLON Tue/Thurs 8.30-10.00am Herbie runs a great session which is favoured by Masters competitors which improves all aspects for all 4 stokes - technique, fitness, speed and skills. Tue 6.00-7.00pm Caters for beginners (learn to swim), intermediate & advanced. Our intermediate & advanced program concentrates on developing freestyle technique and speed / efficiency work. Thurs 6.00-7.00pm Caters for beginners (learn to swim), intermediate & advanced. Coming near the end of the week we generally build aerobic capacity so volume while still incorporating dills to maintain good technique and efficiency over greater distances. Saints Swimming adult program is designed to caters for swimming levels ranging from beginners to masters. Our adults program provides a social environment where people can meet with varying targets whether to swim for fun, fitness and competition.

COMMITTEE - 2015/2016 Position Name Telephone E-mail President Ian Saunders ian.saunders@hotmail.com Treasurer Sam Fifield fifieldms@bigpond.com Registrar Leanne Davidson ken_larn@bigpond.com Secretary Sarah Carley sarah-carley@bigpond.com Nominations Trudy Cramp trudy.craig@bigpond.com Grants Leeanne Bou Samra Club Night Coordinator/ Karla Anu anuchristo@yahoo.com.au Uniforms Head Coach FNQ Delegates Kirk Donaldson Shane McMenamin Liz Inglis Shawn Moote 40529192 / 0408512040 kdonaldson@sac.qld.edu.au COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP The committee is made up of adult Saints members who have been nominated and elected at the AGM. We encourage parents to consider helping in this way during their club membership. CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEES Club membership is $65.00 per family plus fees for Affiliation with FNQ Regional Swimming Association, Swimming Australia and Swimming Queensland. At least one parent per family must be a member. For a full breakdown of fees see Saints website. CLUB BANK DETAILS The following Bendigo bank account is to be used for anything club related - NOT training fees. SAINTS SWIMMING CLUB INC BSB: 633 000 ACC: 1159 43920 PHOTO POLICY Swimmers/families agree that they may be photographed and that the images may be used in publications, Saints website or social media sites. The photography policy requires an opt out by parents. Should you NOT wish for your child s image to be used in any advertising and publicity please contact Saints Swimming Club.

HEAD COACH / ST AUGUSTINE S DIRECTOR OF SWIMMING Kirk Donaldson Kirk Donaldson was employed by St Augustine s College in 2008 with consultation with Saints Swim Club to re-establish the competitive program. Like many coaches Kirk was involved as a competitive swimmer and a family that owned a 25m pool where his father coached a local girl to final at Montreal Olympics. While completing a Bachelor of Economics, continued his coaching and upon completion seized the opportunity to learn from Australian Men s Team coach Brian Sutton in Sydney s Eastern Suburbs. It was this apprenticeship where he learnt most about high performance programming and creating a successful environment. Kirk joined the large Jones Swim program which had one of Sydney s largest age group programs. Here Kirk honed ideas on how a well-structured skill and technique progression developed babies into champions. Kirk had a break from coaching in 1997 while he played a rugby season in Ireland, travelled, and worked in finance in London. In 2001 Kirk had the opportunity to set up a swim school in Shrewsbury, UK and take over as Head Coach where he transformed a struggling club into the top club in Shropshire. During this time he trained national level swimmers, junior GB pentathlon competitors while Gemma Almond who came through the learn to swim progression has gone onto represent Great Britain in Paralympics. From my experiences as a swimmer and a coach I believe strongly in developing technique and skills firstly. The endurance and stamina aspects are all too often developed with incorrect technique. I enjoy setting goals to challenge swimmers physically and mentally. The greatest reward from swimming coaching is to watch them achieve small and large goals which previously they didn t believe possible.

Queensland Short Course State Championships Saints Team 2014 Results Top 20 16yrs Hudson 2 nd 100IM, 2nd 50Bk, 3 rd 100Bk, 3 rd 200IM, 4 th 200Bk, 8 th 100Fr, 15 th 50Fr 11yrs Oliver 5 th 100IM, 5 th 50Brst, 6 th 50Fr, 6 th 100Fr, 6 th 100Brst, 12 th 100Bk, 18 th 50Bk 14yrs Guy 11 th 200Brst, 13 th 100IM, 15 th 100Brst, 17 th 50Brst 13yrs Brayden 7 th 100Bk, 7 th 50Bk, 8 th 200Bk, 10 th 100IM 14 th 100Fly, 16 th 100Fr 15yrs Mikaela 10 th 400Fr, 10 th 200Brst, 15 th 100Brst 15yrs Noah 11 th 200Bk, 12 th 50Fr, 13 th 100Fr, 14 th 100IM,15 th 50Bk, 17 th 100Bk 12yrs Lloyd 14 th 50Bk 15yrs Jack 11 th 100IM, 13 th 200Fly, 15 th 100Fly, 18 th 50Fly, 19 th 200Bk Guy Carley, Jack McMenamin, Noah Kresevic, Hudson Anu, Lloyd Lucey, Mikaela Crowe, Ebony Crowe, Oliver Anu, Brayden Cramp Queensland Long Course State Championships Saints Team 2014 Results Top 20 16yrs Hudson 1 st 200IM, 3 rd 200Bk, 5 th 100Bk, 12 th 400Fr, 14 th 200Fr, 18 th 100Fr 14yrs Guy 10 th 200Brst, 13 th 100Br, 18 th 200IM 13yrs Brayden 4 th 100Fr, 4 th 100Bk, 7 th 200Bk,, 15 th 200IM, 18 th 200Fr, 18 th 100Fly 12yrs Ebony 16th 400IM 15yrs Mikaela 10th 400IM, 16th 200Brst, 17th 200Fly 15yrs Noah 8 th 400IM, 11 th 100Fr, 12 th 200IM, 15 th 200Bk, 17 th 200Fr, 20 th 100Bk 15yrs Jack 6 th 100Fly, 8 th 400Fr, 9 th 200Fly, 14 th 200Fr, 17 th 400IM 11yrs Zac 8 th 100Bk, 10 th 100F Noah Kresevic, Brayden Cramp, Guy Carley, jack Mcmenamin, Hudson Anu, Lloyd Lucy, Zara Chauvin-Hartmann, Charlotte Fifield, Ebony Crowe, Milli Mcmenamin, Mikaela Crowe Oliver Anu, Zac Tabuai, Bayley Bettini FNQ McDonalds Awards 2014/2015 Butterfly Swimmer of the Year: Jack McMenamin Backstroke Swimmer of the Year: Runner Up Hudson Anu Freestyle Swimmer of the Year: Noah Kresevic Runner Up Jack McMenamin IM Swimmer of the Year: Hudson Anu Rising Star of the Year 13-15yrs: Brayden Cramp Runner Up Zac Tabuai Swimmer of the Year: Hudson Anu

FNQ Long Course Championships Saints Age Champions 2015 9yrs Runner Up Hannah Riches 9yrs Runner Up Kale Tottman 12yrs Age Champ Ebony Crowe 12yrs Runner Up Oliver Anu 13yrs Runner Up Zara Chauvin-Hartmann 13yrs Age Champ Brayden Cramp 13yrs Runner Up Bayley Bettini 14yrs Age Champ Guy Carley 15yrs Runner Up Mikaela Crowe 15yrs Age Champ Noah Kresevic 15yrs Runner Up Jack Mcmenamin 16yrs Age Champ Hudson Anu 16yrs Runner Up Lachlan Paterson Multi Class Open Runner Up Zac Carley Special Awards Best FNQ 100Fly Performance Jack McMenamin Most Outstanding Swim in Relation to FNQ Records Jack McMenamin Best FNQ boys 11/12yrs 200m Free Brayden Cramp Team Point Score Saints Individual Events 2 nd Overall Saints Relay Events 1 st Overall Australian Age Championships Saints Team 2015 16yrs - Hudson 2nd 400IM, 4 th 200IM, 5 th 100Bk, 6 th 200Bk, 14 th 100Fr 15yrs Noah 18 th 200Fr 15yrs Jack 17th 100Fly, 19th 200Fr Noah Kresevic, Jack McMenamin, Brayden Cramp, Hudson Anu FNQ RECORDS 2014/2015 (S.C. Short - Course L.C. - Long Course) Hudson Anu 16yrs 50Fr S.C. 1500Fr S.C. 100IM S.C. 200IM S.C. 400IM S.C 200Bk S.C. 200IM L.C. 400IM L.C. 100Bk L.C. Hudson Anu Open 100IM S.C. 200IM S.C. 400IM S.C 200IM L.C. 400IM L.C. 100Bk L.C. Oliver Anu 11yrs 50Brst S.C. Brayden Cramp 13yrs 100Bk L.C. Mikaela Crowe 15yrs 400IM S.C Jack McMenamin 15yrs 100Fly L.C. 50Fly L.C. Zac Tabuai 11yrs 50Bk L.C.

SWIM MEETS All Saints memberships will be classed as competitive, allowing swimmers the option to compete in FNQRSA swim meets. The annual FNQRSA Carnival Calendar is available at http://www.fnqswimming.com.au/. Swim meet flyers will be posted on the FNQ website and emailed to you by the Nominations secretary. As soon as a meet program is emailed to the Nominations secretary, it will be emailed to you. Programs are also available on the FNQ website. HOW TO NOMINATE As of the 2015-16 season, all nominations will be online and paid at that time by credit card. Links for Online Noms are on the Saints website and instructions will be sent to you by the Nominations Secretary. You will need the swimmer s username and password. If you forget these, please email the Saints Club Registrar for a Reset Password email. Late Nominations will ONLY be accepted (unless stated on the carnival flyer) by the host club on the day of the carnival, nomination and money is to be given to the Carnival Director. Saints does not collect late nominations. The Club will pay nomination fees for relay events if there are sufficient swimmers to make up a team. Places in a relay team are decided by a computer program that uses the seed times of swimmers to select the fastest combination. If a swimmer has not registered with our Club and Swimming Queensland in time for the nominated swim meet they will be unable to swim at that meet and will have to wait until Club registration is accepted. Swimming results are available on the FNQ Website after each carnival for your own record keeping. The Nomination Secretary will send out a Saints Only results sheet. A Qualifier Major open meets that provide qualifying opportunities for Regional, State and National Championships. B Qualifier Other open meets where official requirements for qualifying times are met (Three time keepers or 2 timekeepers with electronic touch pads per lane. Not all races are available at these meets) B Non-Qualifying Other open meets where official requirements for qualifying times are NOT met. CARNIVAL PARTICIPATION BY PARENTS IF YOUR CHILD IS COMPETING ONE ADULT MUST STAY AT THE CARNIVAL WITH YOUR CHILD AND TAKE A TIMEKEEPING SLOT. ALL parents are expected to time keep at meets as each club is allocated time keeping duties in proportion to the number of swimmers nominated. If you are unable to attend please ensure you have made appropriate arrangements with a friend or relative to time keep in your place. We advise you to also check with our coach as to the suitability of a particular meet you might wish to nominate for, as well as the appropriate events that your swimmer is ready to compete in. It is also encouraged for parents to learn the role of Race Referees, Marshall, Chief Timekeeping, and Check Starter. If interested please let Committee know.

CLUB NIGHT Saints Swimming puts on Club Nights for the Swim Club during the school term with a minimum of 2 per term. Club Nights occur on Fridays, warm up 5pm, races start 5.30pm and finish approx 7pm. Please see dates for upcoming Club Nights although these could change due to weather in the wet season or unforeseen events. All families are encouraged to assist with timekeeping, set up, cooking and cleaning up of the BBQ. A BBQ is usually held on each Race Night, a great night out for all. FUNDRAISING Saints Swimming is a non profit sporting organisation. The club exists only because of the contribution of time and effort made by parents. This is YOUR club! Every family is asked to assist in the various fundraising efforts of the club. Fundraising is an essential part of the clubs activities and is what keeps the club financially viable. We ask parents to support any fund raising activities as many hands make light work. SWIMMER EQUIPMENT All Swimmers should have the following for each training session. Togs, Goggles, Cap, Water Bottle, Towel & Sunscreen Senior Squad should have the following for each training session. Kit Bag, Snorkel, Kickboard, Short Fins, Pull Bouy, Finger Paddles, Hand Paddles. Junior Squad should have the following for each training session. Kit Bag, Snorkel, Kickboard, Short Fins, Finger Paddles Mini Squad should have the following for each training session. Snorkel, Fins The sharing of snorkels is not encouraged. Finis Snorkels are available at pool kiosk All required equipment is available for purchase at the pool kiosk. Kit bags can be left in the cage at the pool. Ensure bags of equipment are taken, washed regularly and removed for school holidays. SWIMMING IS A HIGHLY DEHYDRATING SPORT, ESPECIALLY IN TROPICAL CONDITIONS. SWIMMERS MAY NOT REALIZE THE SYMPTOMS UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. SMALL SIPS OF WATER DURING TRAINING ARE ESSENTIAL.

TRAINING FORMAT Swimmers should... Arrive 10-15minutes prior to the start of each session for warm-up and stretching. Ensure hair is pulled back and wear a cap, and all other necessary equipment is ready on pool deck. Be stretched and warmed to ensure maximum training time. Listen carefully to Coach s instructions, direction and comments. When a distance is set, that distance must be swum continuously, any stopping will result in restarting. A comfortable distance must be maintained between each swimmer (5-10 secs). Complete starts, turns, streamlining and finishes as part of every swim. Any personal conflicts between swimmers will be left outside training times. See Behavioural Guidelines. Coaching staff will not tolerate backchat or misconduct by any swimmer. Coaches will be available after training sessions for consultation. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Points going towards Club Champions will be collected from Club Night events held during the swimming season and from all carnivals sanctioned by swimming Queensland. 8 & Under - 25m in all strokes and 100 IM 9 & 10yrs - 50m in all strokes and 200 IM 11 & O - 100m in all strokes and 200 IM POINTS SYSTEM 3 points for improvement of 1 second or more 2 points for 0.5 of a second above P.B. and up to 1 second improvement of best time 1 point for swimming Points are awarded for Age Champions and Runner ups in each of the following age groups. 8&U, 9yrs, 10yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs, 13yrs, 14yrs, 15yrs, 16&O Male and Female. CLUB CAPTAINS 2015-16 Mikaela Crowe, Hudson Anu

SWIMMING AUSTRALIA BEHAVIOURAL GUIDELINES - www.swimming.org.au Swimming Australia is at all levels, committed to upholding the principles of: Fairness Operating within the spirit of the rules, never taking an unfair advantage and making informed and honourable decisions at all times. Respect Recognising the contribution that people make to sport, treating them with dignity and consideration, as well as caring for the property and equipment they use. Responsibility Taking responsibility for one s actions and being a positive role model at all times. Safety Encouraging healthy and safe procedures, preventing and reporting dangerous behaviour, while demonstrating concern for others. Competitor Behavioural Guidelines Abide by the General Behaviour Guidelines. Follow the rules of Swimming Australia at all times. Give your best at all times. Never argue with an official. Use the appropriate rules and guidelines to resolve dispute. Control your temper. Verbal or physical abuse is not acceptable. Work equally hard for yourself and/or your team. Be a good sport. Applaud good performances whether they are made by your team or the opposition. Treat all swimming participants, as you would like to be treated. Do not bully or take unfair advantage of another competitor. Cooperate with your coaches, team mates, opponents, management, event staff and officials. Participate for your own enjoyment and benefit, not to satisfy the expectations of others. Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of their gender, ability, ethnicity, cultural background or religion. Parent/Guardian Behavioural Guidelines Abide by the General Behaviour Guidelines. Encourage your child to participate in sport for their individual enjoyment, personal satisfaction and improvement. Focus on your child s effort and performance, rather than winning or losing. Encourage your child to abide by the rules and accept judgements made by officials. Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or performing below expectation. Be an example to your child and others. Appreciate good performances by all participants. Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from the sporting environment. Show appreciation and respect for all people involved in your child s swimming. Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of their gender, ability, ethnicity, cultural background or religion.

UNIFORM For information on purchasing uniforms please see the Saints Website Saints Club Polo Shirt $35.00 Club Swimming Cap $12.00 Saints Sports Shorts $30.00 Club Swimmers $35.50 to $70.50 It is compulsory for all Saints swimmers to wear the Club cap during regional competitions. As with all sports, it is important for our swimmers to wear a uniform as part of a TEAM. *Prices subject to change Tracksuits and other uniform items are also available as a pre-order. Tracksuits are part of the uniform for Winter States and come in handy for those rainy, windy carnivals. See Saints website for details. Bucket Hats available

SPONSORS Thank you to all our sponsors Bentley Village USEFUL SITES Swimming Australia - www.swimming.org.au National QTs, JX QTs and more... Swimming Queensland - www.qld.swimming.org.au Summer & Winter State QTs, Membership Portal, Results Central and more... FNQ Swimming - www.fnq.swimming.org.au Regional Flyers, Records & Results Winning isn t everything, but trying to is Saints Swimming Club Inc P.O. Box 1994, Cairns QLD 4870