Armadale Masters Swimming Club N E W S L E T T E R
August 2016
CLUB CONTACTS
President: Ross Doherty 9496 2821 Coach Coordinator: Heather Croft 9390 9177 [email protected] [email protected]
Secretary: Vanessa Toop 0435 060 905 Club Captain: Colin Gibson 9498 3931 [email protected] [email protected]
PLEASE READ: IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOUR DIARY!
Fund Raising from the champion of raising funds:
Hi all, remember me?
The club will be running a movie night again, and we hope as many of the club members, family and friends will come along and support us.
DETAILS:
Date: Wednesday 21 Sept.
Session time TBA but early evening session Venue; Armadale Grand Cinema
Movie; Bridget Jones’ Baby . A light - hearted comedy fee -l good no brainer have a laugh show (Rene Zelwinger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth.)
Candy Bar; individual purchases if required, (chocolate bombs are mandatory!!!)
Cost $17.00 adult, slightly cheaper than normal adult admission, couple of dollars dearer than concession, but hey it’s a fund raiser!!.
After movie meal; Hans Café just next door. Individual meals paid separately, group seating.
Last movie night was a great success, and raised a few dollars for our club.
I will be back pool side from the 21 August so will be chasing money and numbers; we have to confirm numbers ASAP with both the theatre and Hans Café.
Please save the date, spread the word to family and friends. Hans (our treasurer, not Café) will gratefully accept payment if you wish to pay before I return.
Looking forward to seeing you all again, let’s make the movie night another great success Greg (In France)
Our Club’s Presentation Dinner Venue: Hopscotch, Roleystone Date: Saturday, 10
thDecember Time: 6pm
Cost: $45 a head
Menu: Lovely! A good choice offered Drinks: Purchased from the bar
Events
Sat 27th August – Maida Vale Masters 400m/800m/1500m Event Sat 3rd September – Club Champs Rd 7 – 50m, 100m and 25m
Sat 10th September – Bunbury Masters Skins event at South West Sports Aquatic Centre Sat 15th/Sun 16th October – LiveLighter All Club Challenge at HBF Stadium
Important Announcements:
A repeat announcement for the hard of remembering: No fee increase for 2017. Your hardworking committee voted not to increase the annual fee despite a $4 + increase in
subscriptions by Masters Swimming. We can thank the brilliant fund raising efforts of the committee and, in particular, Mr Fundraiser, Greg Frey, himself.
The committee has been granted enough money to pay for 11 members to attend a top quality CPR course. Those interested please see our President, Ross Doherty, or
Treasurer, Hans Vosbergen.
REPORTS
Captain’s Report
Completed Events since the last newsletter Sat 23rd July – Gropers State Relays
A small but special squad of 6 swimmers represented Team Armadale at the annual Golden Gropers Relay Carnival at HBF Stadium on the afternoon of Saturday July 23rd. Swimmers representing 13 Masters clubs turned up for the event with all swimmers embracing the team aspect of the event without the pressure of individual performances which made for an
enjoyable and fun atmosphere throughout the meet. Making up our small but special team was event newby “Groper” Derek, making his event return was “Sneaky” Pete Escott, Pamela, Chas, Gill and Colin. At the end of what was a great day of team swimming, we finished 13th on
overall points . Still a good effort considering the size of the teams from other clubs and we did set a new club record for the Male 200m Free relay in the 200-239 age group.
Sat 31st July – Leisurepark Balga 400/800 – Rowie and Bill (pb in 400m free) attended Sat 6th August – Club Champs Rd 6 – 100m, 50m and 25m
Another great turnout of 15 swimmers for round 6 of the Club Championship series on Saturday 6th August which included potential new member Mandeep who swam two events. It was the 3 event format with a 100m, 50m and 25m choice of strokes. Once again there was a good mix of strokes swum with special mention of president Rossco and the treasurer Hans belting out 100 IM’s in fine style! Rowie finished on top of the points table for the day with a maximum 15 points from her three swims, which included pb’s in her 100m backstroke, 50m backstroke and 25m backstroke and setting new club records for the 30-34 Age Group in her 25m backstroke and 100m backstroke, go Row! Fettes finished second on points and set a new club record in the 65-69 Age Group for his 50m backstroke. Also recording pb’s were Pamela for her 100m free and Colin for his 50m free and also setting a new club record in the 45-49 Age Group for the 50m free.
Sun 7th August – Somerset Masters 1500m Event – Rowie and Jeff - Rowena set a new Club Record in her 1500m breaststroke. Jeff’s 1500m breaststroke was a big PB of -171.14 seconds.
Upcoming Events. See me, Cap’n Col, for entry:
Sat 27th August – Maida Vale Masters 400m/800m/1500m Event
Sat 3rd September – Club Champs Rd 7 – 50m, 100m and 25m
Sat 10th September – Bunbury Masters Skins event at South West Sports Aquatic Centre Sat 15th/Sun 16th October – LiveLighter All Club Challenge at HBF Stadium
Rowie’s Report
Leisurepark LiveLighter 400/800m short-course meet – 31 July 2016
William (Bill) Stevens and I made the journey to Balga on a wet and windy Sunday (plenty of those lately) to notch up a few endurance swims. These meets are run differently to the sprint carnivals most of us are used to. Rather than having heats with pre-assigned lanes, swimmers are allocated to a lane “on the deck” and rolling starts used (when a swimmer finishes in one lane, the next swimmer in that lane starts and so on). This helps with the efficiency of the long distance meets.
Bill arrived in plenty of time and was on his best behaviour – in and out of the pool. Bill swam a 7:36.57 personal best for his 400m freestyle, well done Bill! I swam 7:08.37 for my 400m breaststroke, followed by a 7:10.37 for a 400m fly.
Number of entrants was slightly down on last year, but we were still rewarded with an impressive spread of Subway, homemade soup and cakes. I was slightly disconcerted when the organiser asked if I was from Armadale, which he said was “good, because we have lots of food.” Not sure if we have a reputation or he thought we may need fortification for the long drive home!
Somerset LiveLighter 1500m long-course meet – 7 August 2016
Jeff Sanders and I represented Armadale on yet another wet and windy Sunday (are there any other types of Sunday?) Somerset is an older outdoor pool so we were quite exposed to the whims of the wind and rain. Jeff and I both opted to do breaststroke, a popular choice amongst swimmers on the day.
Jeff swam a massive personal best time of 39:47.11, and I dipped under the half hour mark for the first time (long course) with 28:30.94.
As always, the Somerset club kept us warm and fed with a selection of home-made soups.
It looks like Armadale will be well represented at the final distance meet of the year at Maida Vale on August 27th. Go Team Armadale!
Rowena Burch
BIRTHDAY WISHES
Many happy returns to:
Hans Vosbergen 29th August
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How I go swimming after the Olympics
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YVONNE L’s TRIP TO ENGLAND
Leaving Perth Airport on an early morning flight via Dubai to change planes for the connecting flight to London. That’s what the itinerary stated. However, Due to a plane crash landing on the runway ten minutes prior to when my plane was due to land, the airport was closed and all flights had to divert to other airports. The plane I was on ended up at an airport called Al Ain near Abu Dhabi. Our plane remained on the tarmac for six hours it was 35 degrees outside, inside the plane we had the comfort of air conditioning plus extra attention from the crew with drinks and snacks, (unfortunately none of the snacks were gluten free.) After six hours on the tarmac we were transferred into buses and a four hour journey to Dubai International Airport. Arriving at the airport we found the place to be a bit chaotic as all of the passengers that were on the planes that had been diverted were now standing in long queues trying to get new flights. 46 hours after leaving Byford I arrived at my brothers home, the delay was not as traumatic as it sounds.
My brother lives in a pretty village called Banham. His garden backs on to a farmers field that is home to a lot of shire horses, the church he attends is just next door to his house, sitting in the garden listening to the church bells ringing was just magic.
After a few days at my brother’s home in Norfolk we packed the car and headed for the place of my birth being Northumberland (last county before Scotland on the north east coast) a very beautiful part of England but very cold. While the locals can go out in summer clothes, I have had to go and buy a fleece jacket and wear a scarf.
It is nine years since I met up with my brother and two sisters, and it is wonderful all being together again. The village I was born and grew up in has a coffee morning once a month to which we were invited; they even presented me with a welcome home card which was very nice of them. The weather might be damp and cold but the people are very
warm hearted and welcoming.
Yvonne
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Braving a northern England summer.
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