Campbelltown Amateur Swimming Club Inc. PO Box 509, Campbelltown NSW 2560 QR CODE Summer 2013/14 No. 3 13 th December, 2013 Website: www.campbelltown.swimming.org.au VICE PRESIDENT: (CHAIR FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE) PRESIDENT: Paul Bootsma 0403177758 SECRETARY: Judith Ferderer 0414960787 Lucia Farrell 0407281699 PUBLICITY OFFICER: Michelle Smiroldo 0400221408 TREASURER: Dennise Evans 0401944649 REGISTRAR: Darryl McNevin 0419 126 203 PROPERTY OFFICERS: Sev Filips 4621 1197 RECORDS OFFICER: Peter Koshnitsky Di McNevin 0419126240 RACE SECRETARY INTERNAL: Sarah Hedley and Lyn Robinson RACE SECRETARY EXTERNAL: Rebecca Lopez 0406917060 CLUB COACH: Justin McEvoy 0408416443 POINT SCORE OFFICER: Carly Wilson Jenny Willes Suzanne Bueno TEAM MANAGER: Michelle Smiroldo 0400221408 CARNIVAL CONVENORS: Ty Bernard, David Irvine, Gary McLean, Louis Moylan & Stuart Ferderer. WEB MASTER: Paul Willes. SMSW DELEGATES: Roberta Seton, Paul Willes, Dennise Evans & Judith Ferderer MASCA DELEGATES: Paul Bootsma, Jenny Willes & Stuart Ferderer. CLUB HISTORIAN: Arthur Jones Club Calendar Club Meetings are generally held on the 1 st Wednesday of the month at 6pm in the club room- All Welcome! Next meeting- Weds 7 th January 2014. Club Calendar 13 th Dec Club Night- Free/Back 20 th Dec Club Christmas Party-Last Club Night 2014 No Club in school holidays-back 31 st Jan 24 th Dec Bulli beach training & BBQ breakfast 31 st Jan Club Night- Free/Breast 7 th Feb Club night- Free/Fly Competition Calendar 13-14 th Dec NSW State Age & Open OpenWater @SIRC 17 th -18 th Jan 10 & Under & to 12yrs NSW State @SOPAC 20-25 th Jan 13-18yrs NSW State Age Champs@SOPAC 1 st Feb Speedo Sprint Heats @SOPAC Inside this Edition- Page1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4-9 Calendar/Editor Secretary/Race Secretary Uniforms/Coach/Manager Captains/President/Features From the Editor Hello everyone & welcome to the last newsletter for 2013. On behalf of the committee I would like to wish you all a very Merry & safe Christmas, & a happy & healthy New Year! Travel safe & enjoy your time celebrating with family & friends. We hope to see you all at Bulli beach for our Christmas Eve training session & BBQ breakfast at 7am & don t forget our Christmas Party at last Club Night on the 20 th December. It is hard to believe that another wonderful year of swimming is coming to a close! In saying that though, we are in the midst of serious competition with NSW State Open Water Championships at Penrith Lakes this Friday & Saturday & NSW State Age Championships just around the corner in January. Very best of luck to all our swimmers competing, may all your hard work & commitment be demonstrated in your results. Please read all the columns thoroughly, there is lots of important information. We have some great photos, as well as our lovely tribute to John Saliba. It is also with sadness that we say farewell to one of our swimming families, Luca Sullivan from Gold Squad Campbelltown ASC Newsletter Page - 1
is moving to the Sunshine Coast after Christmas. We wish her & the whole family all the very best as they embark on this new adventure & thank them for being a part of our swim club. A big thank you to all our coaches & committee members for all their hard work & dedication this year, many of you go above & beyond & juggle very hectic work & family lives, the children really appreciate all your efforts, thank you! Please note our new URL & QR code at the top of the Newsletter. http://enp.janison.com/jportal/elearning/courses/tabid/148/default.aspx Don t forget to put Sunday the 23 rd February in your diary for Bob s Farewell, details in the New Year. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Thanks, Judith cascsecretary@gmail.com 02 46341259 0414960787 NB: We are always looking for photos & stories for our newsletter. We are interested in all our club members lives in & out of the pool. Please send anything you d like included to- michelle.smiroldo@gmail.com From the Secretary s Desk A big thank you to Darryl McNevin & Paul Willes for all their hard work & dedication during the website changeover/upgrade period, it has been very challenging & required a lot of time for them both. If you haven t already, log onto the new look websites for our club & Swimming NSW & Swimming Australia & check them out. Please note our new URL at the top of the Newsletter. The work on our website is on-going & not quite complete(but it is looking great already), please make sure you refer to the new Metro South West Swimming, NSW Swimming & Swimming Australia Websites when looking for carnival dates & information. A big thank you goes out to Rebecca Lopez, our External Race Secretary as well. The website changeover period has presented a very challenging time for carnival entries too & she has certainly gone above-and-beyond on many occasions to get entries in & correct errors for our swimmers. Please ensure that you fill out all information on your entry cards & place them &the entry money in an envelope with name & details marked clearly on it. It can be very time-consuming to chase up information. Also, please be mindful of what time you contact committee members, just because you are up at 4.30am doesn t mean other people are Please don t forget that we are encouraging all our Adult members to do the on-line Code of conduct & Member Welfare course on the NSW Swimming website, it is very beneficial. Link- From the Race Secretary s Desk Closing dates for State Age Championships are- Online- 5pm 8th January. Manual entries for SC times only- Due to the Christmas break/public holidays and no club nights, if anyone needs to use SC times I would like to collect these on the 20th December which is the last night of club. Please check early if you need to use SC times and get these to me by this date, as I will be away for some of the Christmas/New Year period and may not have access to the club computer to get entries in before the closing date if you are unable to enter online. Also, the SOPAC Qualifying Meet is on Saturday 15th February 2014. If you know you will be doing this meet and don't want to risk missing out I will be collecting entries on the 20th December (last Club night for 2013). I will still collect and send entries up until the advertised closing date of the 31st January, but as there are limited entries and it will be one of the last qualifying meets at SOPAC before Nationals it could close a lot earlier than advertised. General Information Please remember to check the complete start list for all major championships for errors and omissions. This list can usually be found on the relevant swimming website (NSW Swimming or Swimming Australia) the day after entries have closed. If an online entry is wrong an email needs to be sent to the listed address. If a manual entry is wrong please let me know ASAP as there is a limited time frame to fix any mistakes. For all other carnivals that aren't specifically listed, entries need to be handed in 1 week before the advertised closing dates. Entries can no longer be taken via email; they need to be handed in on relevant NSW Swimming cards (multi or single entry) along with payment at the same time. Campbelltown ASC News Letter Page - 2
If entries are handed to anyone other than myself (Dominic or Bella etc) please text or email me to let me know. Uniforms Thank you Rebecca Lopez 0406 917 060 Swimmers competing at State Age & Nationals in the New Year will continue training through the holidays; you will be given information about training sessions over this period shortly. I hope to see everyone on Christmas Eve at Bulli Beach for our training session & BBQ breakfast. Wishing you all a safe & Happy Christmas & New Year. Thanks, bye now, Justin 0408416443 Our Uniform Ladies are available on Friday club nights. All members are invited to view the many items we have for sale. Thanks, Sev & Dianne Items Cost Silicone Swim Caps $10.00 Club Shirts $40.00 Club Training shorts $25.00 Club Rugby Jersey Tops $35.00 kids $40.00 adults Club Track suits $65.00 kids $70.00 adults Coaches Corner Well done to everyone who swam at the Metro South West Open Water Championships on the 1 st December, we were the best performing club on the day with many medals won & some swimmers making State & National Open Water times for the first time. Good luck to everyone competing at NSW State Open water this Friday & Saturday. There were some great results at the Metropolitan Championships last weekend, well done to Liam Salmond who qualified for Nationals for the first time in the 200m Fly, Rachael Robinson who qualified for another nationals swim in the 400m Free, Dominic Lopez who won the Gold & qualified for nationals in the 12-13 year age group even though he is only 11! He also broke the Metropolitan record in that event. Rachael won 2 medals; Patrick Donachie also won 2 medals & Garry Koshnitsky won a medal as well, great swimming! Team Managers Report Please remember to get your Chocolate Fundraising money back ASAP, there are more boxes available if anyone wishes to sell some more, please see one of the committee members & thank you so much for your efforts so far! The Nationals uniform order for next year has been finalised &I am very pleased with the updated design & new look for our swimmers; they are going to look amazing at Nationals! I m sure our coaches will look very cool in the new Hawaiian inspired coaches uniform (only kidding Justin...hahaha). Please note- uniforms have only been ordered for swimmers attending Open Water or Pool Nationals, please see me if there are any queries about this. Swimmers who have made Nationals time & told me they are coming to Nationals are- Kirsty Alexander Tyla Bernard Natasha Burke Aron Cleary Jordan Cleary Nathan Cleary Georgia Coen Patrick Donachie Emily Doris Kaylie Ekinci Sheree Farrell Jessica Liardo Sarah McNevin Rachel Robinson Liam Salmond Sophia Seton Alexandra Smiroldo We will do an additional order for any swimmers who make their Nationals times in the next couple of months as well Campbelltown ASC News Letter Page - 3
Open Water Nationals Accommodation in Geelong has been finalised, if you have booked with me please confirm with me which nights you require, how many Adults & Children & send in your $150 deposit ASAP if you haven t already. Please contact me with any queries you may have. Good luck to all our swimmers competing at the NSW State Open Water Championships this Friday & Saturday! Especially the brave few doing both the 10km & 5 km events. Go CAMPBELLTOWN! Cheers, Michelle p. 0400 221408 michelle.smiroldo@gmail.com age group, but unfortunately cannot swim because he is only 11, as well as breaking the Metropolitan record in the 200m fly, Rachael again for bringing home 2 medals, Patrick Donachie who won 2 medals, Garry Koshnitsky who won 1 medal and Dominic Lopez who won 1 medal. Also a special congratulations to Taihana Hedley who has worked hard perfecting his butterfly to make the state championships for the first time in the 100m fly. Good luck to everyone participating in the State Open Water this weekend. We hope to come away with a few more national times and a few medals. Your Captains, Sarah and Aidan Club Captains The last few weeks have been busy and it is not over yet. In the weeks coming we still have State Open Water, end of school, our club Christmas Party, training at Bulli beach and finally Christmas. All this wraps up another wonderful year. Last weekend was pretty exciting for around 20 club members as we went to the Sydney International Equestrian Centre and participated in the Mud Run. This day was great fun, with many laughs, spills and a lot of mud!! Thank you to everybody who came down and joined in. Some photos of everybody have been included in the newsletter. If you have any photos of the day, can you please send them to Adam Seton? Sophia and Georgina have offered to put together a slideshow for the presentation night. On Sunday, another large group of swimmers went to Penrith lakes for the Metro South West Open Water. We saw some first time 5km swimmers who were nervous, but got in and qualified for state, and are ready to do it all again this weekend. There were also many medal winners on this day, making it another successful year for our club at this meet. On the weekend just gone, the Metropolitan Championships were on again at Homebush. What a wonderful weekend this was with swimmers making nationals times, winning medals, breaking records and doing pb s. Congratulations to everybody who swam, but in particular Liam Salmond who qualified for nationals in the 200m fly, Rachael Robinson who qualified for another swim in the 400m free, Dominic Lopez who qualified for nationals in the 12-13 year President s Chat December Club Meeting Big thanks to Darryl and Paul Willies for managing the changeover of web providers for Swimming Australia. Darryl has looked after the registration and member portals, while Paul has had to build our website from scratch. The transition is still continuing so please be patient. Thanks also to our race secretary Rebecca it has been an extremely busy time for her but she continues to go out of her way to help everyone. With Macquarie Fields not holding a Carnival, one that we normally fund swimmers to, the meeting agreed to fund the Camden Carnival in February. The club will pay for three swims for every member attending that Carnival. Michelle has been busy organising national team uniforms to be ready for those who will be attending National Open Water in Geelong in February. She showed us the mock-ups and they look great thanks Michelle. We now have 19 swimmers who have qualified to swim at National Open Water, one of our biggest teams ever. This is one of the great benefits of swimming under Justin and his coaching team they are able to provide these representative opportunities to so many of our swimmers. On the back of that is the 29 swimmers who represented CASC at Metros last weekend. What a great effort from a swim club in Sydney s South West! John Saliba Sadly, as you all know by now John Saliba, a life member of the club passed away suddenly on Friday 22nd November. I would like to thank the large number of current and past club members who were able to attend the funeral. It highlighted the esteem and respect John was held in. As a club we have Campbelltown ASC News Letter Page - 4
much to thank John for. As president for 8 years the club flourished under his guidance. Much of what we do today we should thank John for. The way we run club nights, how we set our programs, our winter carnivals, the club constitution, rules of competition, information sheets all stem from John. John was a qualified referee and was generous in giving his time to officiating, from club time trials to district, state, National and International levels. In the swimming community John will be best remembered for his contribution to Open Water Swimming. He travelled the world as handler for his son Mark, who was the Australian Open Water Champion for over 6 years. John was the Australian Open Water Team Manager for a period of 12 years. Representing his country was a role he was honoured and proud of. All of current Australian and NSW Open Water Swimming documents come from John. He, with Mark and Alan Thompson helped forge Australia s and our clubs reputation in OWS. Ironically in a conversation at MASCA prior to John s passing, Lorraine Barnes from Picton spoke on John s role in MASCA over the years. In Lorraine s words We (the other clubs) had no idea how to run a Carnival or a club night. John was so patient and giving of his time to all the clubs in the area. We were lucky to have someone of his calibre to call on. I also received this note from Barbara Kingsell, a Camden Club life member and a great support to us in refereeing our time trials and carnivals On behalf of our President Sue, the committee and all our members, I would like to pass on our sincere sympathy to you all at Campbelltown Swimming Club. Having worked with John I can only say he was an exemplary technical official, putting into practice his infinite knowledge of both pool and open water competition. He will be remembered by all who knew him at Camden Club with great affection and respect. In conversation with Barbara she told me she has modelled her whole refereeing approach on the way John conducted himself. Listening to John s two sons Matthew and Mark speak I took away a couple of points that we can all benefit from. He was a devoted and loving father and husband, family was everything to him. He was a proud Australian who gladly gave his time to his community. In all that he did for swimming he never forgot that he was doing it wholly and solely for the swimmers. His passing is a sad loss for the Australian swimming community and a greater loss for his family. Please keep the Saliba family in your prayers over the Christmas period as they readjust their lives. 02-December-2013 The following is a copy of a speech given by local member Russell Matheson in the Federal Parliament Mr Deputy Speaker; it is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to an inspirational man from my electorate, who impacted the lives of so many young people and their families across Macarthur. Last week I attended the funeral of John Saliba who passed away suddenly on Friday November 22nd, aged 62. He was a Life Member of Campbelltown Amateur Swim Club where he served as president for 8 years. He dedicated his life to supporting local swimmers in Campbelltown, NSW and eventually, across the world. John, together with his son Mark and former Australian coach Alan Thompson were pioneers and champions of Open Water Swimming in Australia. John travelled the world as Mark s manager, forging our country s reputation in the sport. His contribution, influence and legacy to the swimming community was inspirational. He was a highly-regarded and well-respected official at a club, state, national and international levels and was instrumental in producing most of the documentation and policy on Open Water Swimming in NSW. John was also was the Australian Open Water Team Manager for many years. Former Swimming Australia, Open Water Head Coach, Greg Towle said John s drive and passion for the sport of open water swimming set him apart. John s death has not only shocked and saddened former members of the Australian swim team, but swimmers from around the world who spent time with him during international competitions. He was dedicated to helping all swimmers be the best they could be. At his funeral last week at St Gregory s College in Campbelltown, it was obvious that John had a tremendous impact on the lives of many young athletes in my electorate and their families. His son s Matthew and Mark spoke about their dad and the love he had for his family and the sport of swimming. He was a loving husband to Carol, dad to Mark and Campbelltown ASC News Letter Page - 5
Matthew, father-in-law to Kristy and Genevieve and had four beautiful young granddaughters whom he loved with all of his heart. Since his death I have heard from former swimmers and parents of the Campbelltown Swimming Club who told me John s kindness and support was second to none. He was always fair, encouraging and gave each swimmer his time and advice to help them progress to higher levels in the sport. John s contribution to open water swimming in Australia and around the world is immeasurable. On a local level John set a great example for the parents of young athletes across Macarthur and to executive members of our local sporting clubs. He was a kind and generous man who had a great passion for swimming and supporting all who took part in the sport. Mr Deputy Speaker, John s death is a great loss for the swimming community in Macarthur and across the globe. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him and remembered for his selfless dedication to helping others. My thoughts and prayers go to his family at this sad time and to all who knew this great man. Rest in Peace John. You were loved and adored by your family, friends and community. Macarthur is a better place because of you. It is a fun and social morning. All club members are welcome, so if you are able, come down and join us, it is a good way to kick off Christmas. Metro South West Open Water and Sydney Metro Championships Congratulations to all those who swam at these two meets our results were strong at both. Not an easy thing to do mixing Open Water and pool swimming over consecutive weekends (and then State Open Water this weekend). I know the results will be mentioned elsewhere in the newsletter. Well done to those who qualified for Nationals at Open Water. Metro was excellent we finished 15 th overall. Of the 29 swimmers we had swimming there 15 finished in the top 10 (many with multiple top ten finishes). Dominic won Gold in the 100 fly, Patrick won two silvers, Gary also won silver and Rachel Robinson won two bronze medals. Good luck to all at State Open Water this weekend Last Club Night for the Year Friday 20th December Just a reminder our final club night for the year and our Christmas party will be on December 20 th and we will be starting early at 6:00pm. Not sure if we will have the pool monster (as council are still working out what guidelines they need to follow when using a pool monster). Santa will make an appearance with a little something for the kids. We will have some novelty races and of course the coin chase in the pool (sadly Bob won t here to run it this time), should be a relaxing, fun evening. BBQ will run as normal but we will only ask for a gold coin donation. Christmas and New Year I will take this opportunity to thank our committee for their tireless work over the past 12 months. The work you do is greatly appreciated. To all have a blessed and enjoyable Christmas and New Year. Travel safely and enjoy the holidays. I look forward the seeing you all back on pool deck next year!! BULLI BEACH I love traditions, particularly at this time of year. One of our club traditions is the Bulli Beach training session & breakfast on Christmas Eve. We meet down there at 7:00am. The kids (and anyone else who feels inclined) will go off on a run and swim with Justin. A free breaky of bacon and egg sandwiches (no runny eggs Chris!) is provided for all swimmers and parents. (The café is open for those who need a caffeine fix, or something more substantial.) The older squad kids do their Secret Santa, Justin and the coaches say a few words (Bob will be there), and we are finished by 9:00am. Paul Bootsma Club President Campbelltown ASC News Letter Page - 6
Sudden passing of John Saliba Life Member Campbelltown Amateur Swim Club Inc It is with great sadness that we inform you of the sudden passing of John Saliba on Friday morning 22nd November 2013. John was a Life Member and a 9 year former President of Campbelltown Amateur Swim Club. He together with son Mark and former Club and Australian coach Alan Thompson were pioneers and champions of Open Water Swimming in Australia. John travelled the world as son's Mark handler, forging Australia's reputation in the sport. His contributions, influence and legacy to the swimming community were across the board. It ranged from a Club and local level right through to District, State, National and Internationally. He served as a Technical Official at all of those levels. Much of the documentation and policy on Open Water Swimming at a State Level was produced by John. He also was the Australian Open Water Team Manager for many years and as recent as 2011. For those lucky enough to know John personally, the love and pride John had for his family was always evident. Our deepest sympathies and condolences go to his wife Carol, sons Matthew and Mark and their respective families. You are in our thoughts and prayers. MUD RUN 2013 His passing is a great loss for the swimming community, a greater loss for his family. Campbelltown Amateur Swimming Club Campbelltown ASC News Letter Page - 7
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Team Photo Still smiling after 5km! Thanks to some more of our Generous Sponsors Campbelltown ASC News Letter Page - 9