Cook + Phillip Swim Club

The next race night is on Friday October 17

After a very successful club race night on September the 19th, we are holding the clubs next monthly race night on Friday October the 17th commencing at 6.30pm. There will be a barbeque operating. Please try and be there shortly after 6.00pm so as to facilitate registration and to give some time for the warm up. The subsequent club race night will be held on Friday November 14th.

Remember that entries for the first of the external carnivals, being the Engadine one on October 25, need to be with our club on Monday the 13th and entries for Lane Cove on November 2 need to be with our club on October 18. Please lodge your entries on-line through our web site for these upcoming carnivals as per instructions given in the last newsletter. Multi-entry cards are not needed for these carnivals (great news indeed !).

Over the last few months the club has had some excellent results both at club race nights and at external carnivals - full details below.

Tasmanian State Short Course Championships

The club had an extremely successful and enjoyable trip to the Tasmanian Short Course State Championships and were represented by Sammy Annear, India-Rose Bertoli, Jasper and Petra Goodall, Daniel Leech, Tom Mahony, Samantha Marshall, Jacqui McGuirk, Tui Ryder-Nuku, Cecile Vadas, Sascha Webster and Layla Williams. The results were outstanding, particularly as many swimmers had to swim up an age group, and for many it was their first experience at State level. A total of 54 PB’s were swum, which is incredible. Highlights included:

· Sammy Annear doing a PB in all four races he swam in
Jasper Goodall got 10 PB’s from 10 races, making 5 finals and winning 2 silver medals
· Petra Goodall doing 3 PB’s, making 4 finals and winning a silver medal
· Daniel Leech doing 6 out of 6 PB’s
· Tom Mahony doing 10 out of 11 PB’s, made 5 finals won a silver medal and 2 bronze
· Samantha Marshall setting 3 PB’s and winning 3 Gold medals in the Open events
· Jacqui McGuirk achieving 5 out of 5 PB’s
· Cecile Vadas doing a PB in all four races she swam in
· Sascha Webster made her first State final

Congratulations to all swimmers on an excellent performance, and special thanks to Vlad who so ably managed and coached the squad when in Tasmania.

Club race Night 22nd August

Another excellent race night with 29 PB’s achieved. Congratulations to Layla Williams, Scarlet Clark (2), Mia Mahony (4), Emily Moss (3), Sammy Annear (2), Tui Ryder-Nuku (2), Dionne Brown, Tom Mahony, Aiden Brown, Xanthe Christopher, Alex Christopher, Tayla Welsh, Leo Christopher, Cecile Vadas and Jasper Goodall. Special congratulations to Mia Mahony who topped the point score for the night with 14 points chased home by Dionne Brown on 13 and Cecile Vadas and Aiden Brown on 12.

Carlile Club Challenge at SOPAC on September 21

Accompanied by Coach Vlad, a squad of 12 swimmers represented the club at the annual Carlile Club Challenge. Racing were Poppy Aldous (achieving 3 PB’s), Aiden & Dionne Brown, Will Carver (well done on a perfect 4 PB’s from 4 races), Alex Christopher, Jasper Goodall (a perfect 5 !), Petra Goodall, Daniel Leech (3 from 3), Mia Mahony, Tom Mahony (a perfect 3), Lara Molle (2 from 2), and Sascha Webster (who swam a Metropolitan Championships qualifying time for the first time – well done !) With 25 PB’s achieved coaches Steve and Vlad were well pleased – great work everyone !

Results for the club race night on September 19 and the MLC carnival will be in the next newsletter.