GMAS Swimming Club Newsletter December 2017 In This Issue Open Water Swimming South West Region Carnival Mandurah Long Course Challenge Summer Almanac Pacific School Games Adventure World Club Towels Splash and Dash Carnival Swimming WA Swimsuit Policy GLC Masterplan Jetty Swim Coming events Fundraising Australia Swims Bunbury Optus Junior Dolphin Carnivals Open Water Swimming Geographe Bay turned on the charm and set the scene for an awesome Open Water Swim event on the 12 th November. As well as working with Swimming WA, Busselton Swimming Club and Busselton Surf Life Saving Club to host the event, GMAS Swimming Club had seventeen swimmers competing on the day. Tessa and Cara Viljoen swam the 5km event coming in 2nd and 4th in the Under 18 Category, 14th and 17th in a field of 65 swimmers. Cornerstone College student and multi-class swimmer Maddison Stolp bravely finished 5th in the U15 category of the 500m event with Cara Viljoen as Chaperone. Dunsborough Primary student Madison Stephens had Coach Sam Truran swim as Chaperone and finished 7th in the U11 category. Nine year old Ben Stone had mum Julie as Chaperone and finished in 11:34 minutes and 24th out of the 43 swimmers. In the 1.25km event GMAS Students Lachlan Murray and Oliver Miles crossed the line in 3rd place and 7th place to win Silver Medals in the U15 and U18 Boys. Busselton High School student Chelsea White won her first ever Gold Medal taking first place in the U15 girls with team mate Coralie Sandor placing 3rd and presented with the Bronze Medal by Libby Mettam MLA. Eleven year old Taye Wright (Dunsborough Primary) finished 39th out of 81 swimmers in a time of 26:34. Taking on 93 other swimmers the 2.5km swim were GMAS Students Ben Garcia, finishing 4th in the U18 Boys, Kaila Warner and Brianna Deimel, crossing the line in 5th & 6th U18 girls and Spencer Ferguson 6th U15 Boys.
Contact Us www.gmasswimmingclub.co m.au Club Contacts: GMAS Swimming Club Families, should you need to contact our Coaches or Committee Members, please use the following email addresses and your enquiry will be attended to as soon as possible. General queries: gmassc@gmail.com Head Coach: headcoach@gmasswimmingclub. com.au Club President: president@gmasswimmingclub.c om.au Club Secretary: secretary@gmasswimmingclub.c om.au Round 3 of the Open Water Series Held at Coogee Beach on Saturday 18 th November and Tessa Viljoen came home with a Gold Medal for the 5km swim. The State Open Water Championships Held at Champion Lakes on Saturday 25 th November 2017. Congratulations to Tessa Viljoen on her State Silver Medal in the 10km event and to Cara Viljoen finishing just out of the medals in 4 th place. The girls will both be travelling to Brighton Beach in Adelaide for the Australian Open Water Championships at the end of January. Account queries: treasurer@gmasswimmingclub.c om.au Uniform queries: uniforms@gmasswimmingclub.co m.au Registration queries: registrar@gmasswimmingclu b.com.au Country Pennants: c.p@gmasswimmingclub.com.au Messages to personal email or Facebook may not be seen and can be overlooked. Round 4 at Leighton Beach on 16 th December. Congratulations to Brianna Deimel on her Silver Medal in the 2.5km swim. First place to Tessa in the 5km event, closely followed by Cara in 5 th place out of 15 swimmers. It was a busy day on the 12 th November with the Open Water Swim in Busselton as well as having a very successful Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings which raised over $1,000 for the Club. Special thanks to all those who volunteered and helped on the day.
Follow us on Facebook: GMAS Swimming Club South West Region Carnival Another busy day with 31 GMAS Swimmers competing against 450 swimmers from 11 other South West Clubs. Congratulations to Brianna Deimel, Kaila Warner and Ethan Miles who were selected for the South West Region Development Squad. They will be attending a Development Camp with Coach Kate in January and July 2018. Brent Blakers came home with four medals. Gold for 50 Free, Silver for 50 Back and Bronze in the 50 Breaststroke and 100 Freestyle. Ollie Miles won Silver in the 50 Butterfly and 50 Breaststroke as well as Bronze for 200 Breaststroke. Ben Stone won Gold in the 50 Backstroke and 50 Freestyle and Silver for the 100 Freestyle. Taye Wright won Gold in the 100 Backstroke and Bronze for 50 Backstroke and 100 Freestyle. Kaila Warner won Silver in the 50m Backstroke and Bronze in the 100m Backstroke. Meg Lavender won Silver in the 100m Freestyle and Bronze in the 100m Butterfly. Indi Perry-Vaughan won Bronze in the 100m Backstroke. Rhys Fergusson won Silver in the 200m Breaststroke. Ethan Miles came home with a Gold in the 50m Freestyle. Nick Button won Bronze in the 50m Freestyle. Tessa Viljoen won Bronze in the 50m Freestyle. Maddi Stolp added three more Gold medals to her collection for 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke and 50 Freestyle. Brent, Nick, Tessa and Ethan also won a Silver Medal in the 200m Freestyle Relay. Along with many other Personal Bests on the day, special mention to Marcos Sandor for taking nearly 20 seconds off his 100 Breaststroke time, Cate Lavender for two huge PB s in the 100m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke. Also Rhys Fergusson taking over 10 seconds off his 200m freestyle time. Thanks to our fantastic Coaches for their support on the day and also to all our wonderful parents for helping with timekeeping, selling raffle tickets and supplying lunch for the Technical Officials on the day.
Please support our sponsors: Mandurah Long Course Challenge 26 th November 2017 Two silver medals for Brent in 50 Br and 50 Fr. A bronze to Cameron Blakers and three PB's. Two PB's for Joss Ferguson. Ben Garcia took home three Bronze medals and 4 PB's including over 32 seconds off his 400 Freestyle! Silver for Ethan in the 50 fly and a PB in the 200 backstroke. Three PB's and a Bronze medal for Ollie Miles. PB of over 4 seconds to Coralie Sandor. Three PB's and 20.64 seconds off 100 Br for Marcos Sandor. Two Bronze medals and 4 PB's to Madison Stephens. Chelsea White won Bronze in her 50 Fly and 2 PB's with over 14 seconds off her 200 IM time. Great effort from all competitors. Thanks Coach Kate for all your guidance. Thanks parents. 2017/18 Summer Almanac If you are interested in purchasing a Summer Almanac, Ruth has some available for $22 each.
Pacific School Games Congratulations to Ethan Miles on his selection into the School Sport WA Swimming Team competing at the Pacific School Games in Adelaide. Ethan swam a PB in his 50m and 100m Butterfly events and was part of three relay teams for WA. There were 17 teams competing at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre including squads from Singapore, New Zealand, Fiji and Pakistan. WA came home with three medals and Ethan was one of two WA swimmers to be presented with the School Sport Australia Sportsmanship Award which recognizes outstanding integrity, sportsmanship and fair play. The awardees are nominated by Officials, Managers and event administration for this prestigious honour. As well as being a great personal achievement, this award is a credit to our Club and the standards and ideals we promote. Adventure World Huge thanks to Julie Stone and Anita Skelton for organizing a great day out at Adventure World. GMAS Swimming Club Towels Stock has arrived and can be ordered by contacting Helena uniforms@gmasswimmingclub.com.au
Splash and Dash Carnival GMAS Swimming Club will be hosting a Splash and Dash Carnival on Sunday 25 th February 2018 in the outdoor pool of the Geographe Leisure Centre. Warm-up will be at 9.30 and races commence at 10am The very popular Splash & Dash carnivals are designed to attract new members to the sport and increase participation regardless of ability and is open to participants aged 7-11 years from any local primary school or community-based swimming squad! The Carnival is also open to Swimming WA members, but only in events where they have not achieved an AA Qualifying Time in a particular stroke/distance. Please make a note of the date on your new 2018 Calendar/Diary and please spread the word and invite any friends who may be interested in coming along. New Competition Policy for Technical/Performance Race Suits In the interests of athlete development and retention, Swimming WA in consultation with Swimming Australia, the SWA High Performance and Competition and Planning Committees, will institute a new Policy pertaining to the use of technical/performance race suits at Swimming WA sanctioned competition. Technical/Performance suits can be a financial burden creating a potential barrier. After consultation with coaches across the State, feedback indicates that much of the benefit of wearing a technical/performance suit is not relevant to young swimmers who have yet to physically develop. The move to limit the use of technical/performance suits for young swimmers is another initiative from Swimming WA to remove the competitive pressure on young swimmers at a crucial development phase of their swimming journey. For more information: https://wa.swimming.org.au/swimming-wa-policies.html
Swimming for Gold This article recently appeared in the Country Connect newsletter from Ability Centre: Maddi, 13 from Busselton, recently started swimming with the Georgiana Molloy Swimming Club after her brother, Riley insisted that she gives it a go. She initially commenced training once a week and has now built up to training 3 times a week. She has since competed in several swim meets with and without multiclass classification and won 3 gold medals at her most recent meet on Sunday 19th November. Maddi has also competed in her first open water swim and came 5th in her group. She met her now idol Joshua Hoffa, who is advocating for more multiclass events in the south west region. Her commitment to training has garnered her an award from the GMAS swim club for her dedication. Well done Maddi! A Master Plan for the Geographe Leisure Centre (GLC) has been developed by an independent consultant. The master plan recommends a series of options for the future development and resourcing of the centre for possible implementation over the next 20 years. These options are prioritized on the basis of meeting community needs; ensuring financial sustainability; and providing the greatest return on investment. The GLC Key Findings document contains priorities identified by the consultant in consultation with usergroups. Once endorsed, these priorities will provide a planning framework for Council noting that they may change over time due to financial, operational and stakeholder needs. Feedback on the recommendations contained within the Key Findings document is sought from interested parties. This feedback will inform Council in its decision making processes. Hard copies of the Key Finding Document are available at the City of Busselton Administration Building, Geographe Leisure Centre, Naturaliste Community Centre and Busselton Library or online at yoursay.busselton.wa.gov.au Submissions close on 6 February 2018. Volunteers We will be looking for volunteers to assist in set up and pack away at the Jetty Swim as a Club Fundraiser
Important Dates: Monday 1 st January Registrations close for Sunsmart Rookie Meet and Country Championships 6-8 th January Rookie Meet and Country Championships at HBF Stadium 1 st February Entries close for Harvey Open 10 th February Harvey Open 11 th February Busselton Jetty Swim Sunday 18 th February Wednesday 21 st February Bunnings Sausage Sizzle GMAS Senior School Swimming Carnival Volunteers GMAS 3-6 Swimming Carnival Splash and Dash Friday 23 rd February Sunday 25 th February 3-5 March Country Pennants 11 th March Collie Open Fundraising We have a few important fundraising events coming up and will require many hands to assist. We are paid to provide volunteers for the set-up and pack-away of the Jetty Swim on the 10 th 11 th February. Please keep an eye out for when we call for helpers. On Sunday 18 th February we have been given the opportunity to run the Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings. Wednesday 21 st and Friday 23 rd February are the GMAS Swimming Carnivals where we have our annual Cake Stalls and Sausage Sizzle/Hamburger Stall. Once again we will need many helpers so please add this to your calendar. We will need donations of cakes/slices to sell as well as volunteers to cook and serve. In January, we re inviting every Australian to take part in Australia Swims. It s a 9- day celebration of water. For everyone. Everywhere. From ocean swims and pool parties, to beach barbies and snorkel safaris, places all over Australia will be creating experiences that make it easy for Australians to get involved. Because it s what we do. We swim. Australia Swims. Pledge your swim now to be counted in the Lap of Australia! It s 35,877 km to circumnavigate Australia. Matthew Flinders was the first to do it by boat, let s see if together we can swim it together!
The City of Bunbury Optus Junior Dolphins Carnival - South West Sports Centre 20 Jan The City of Bunbury together with Swimming Australia present the Optus Junior Dolphins Carnival and Clinics at the South West Sports Centre on 20 January 2018. Optus Junior Dolphins is a fun, play-based learning program for swimmers to build their confidence and skills while having fun! Over the weekend, swimmers of all ages and abilities are welcome with the primary target market being kids aged 5-12 taking part in the Optus Junior Dolphins Clinics. The Optus Junior Dolphins Clinic times are provided below, check in for each clinic opens 30 minutes before the advertised start time. Registrations are essential and can be completed here. To register the same person for more than one activity, simply enter the participants name multiple times on the same form. Saturday 20 January 2018 10:30am - Optus Junior Dolphins Clinic One 2:30pm - Optus Junior Dolphins Clinic Two The activity is free for the community to participate, but you must register to avoid missing out. Join us for a fun day in the water. The City of Bunbury Optus Junior Dolphins Carnival - Koombana Bay 21 Jan The City of Bunbury together with Swimming Australia present the Koombana Bay Australia Swims Marquee Event on 21 January 2018. Participants of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate in the swim carnival which will include events that caters for the novice to the more competitive swimmer. The ocean swims are held in the protected Koombana Bay with competitors able to enjoy the newly developed facilities and beautiful scenery. After the swim, Swimming Australia will run Optus Junior Dolphins clinics in the shallows of Koombana Bay. Optus Junior Dolphins is a fun, playbased learning program for swimmers to build their confidence and skills while having fun! Swimmers of all ages and abilities are welcome with the primary target market being kids aged 5-12 taking part in the Optus Junior Dolphins Clinics. You will be able to meet Australian Dolphins Swim Team member and pick up some great tips to improve your swimming or learn the basics. The Optus Junior Dolphins Clinics are available to swimmers aged 5-12. Whilst the Optus Swim Carnival is open to competitors of all ages. Session times are provided below, check in for each activity opens 30 minutes before the advertised start time. Registrations are essential and can be completed here. Sunday 21 January 2018 10:00am - Optus Junior Dolphins Clinic One 2:30pm - Optus Junior Dolphins Clinic Two More information: www.australiaswims.com.au
Happy New Year! The Committee and Coaches trust you have had an enjoyable Christmas and wish our swimming families all the best for the New Year. Diamond, Crystal and Amber Squad will return to swimming on Wednesday 3 rd January. There will be a Diamond Squad session on Thursday 4 th January and usual morning sessions on Friday 5 th January. Due to Country Championships there will be no swimming on Friday 5 th in the afternoon, Saturday 6 th or Monday 8 th January. Diamond and Crystal will train on Tuesday 9 th January and normal timetable resumes from Wednesday 10 th January. Pearl and Fitness Squad will be advised when their squads re-commence.