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Masters Swimming NSW
MSNSW Board Members – Jane Noake, Tony Tooher, Neil Keele, Stuart Meares, Stuart Ellicott, Jon Hawton and Sue Wiles. Administrator – Jillian Pateman
Masters Swimming NSW
Ground Floor, Sports House, 6A Figtree Drive, Sydney Olympic Park 2127 PO Box 6941, SILVERWATER NSW 2128 Phone 02-8116 9716 Fax 02 8732 1606 Email: [email protected]. Website: www.mastersswimmingnsw.org.au
Monthly News — July 2011 New administration at Masters Swimming office
After 13 years in the Administrators role Di Coxon-Ellis has retired as of Friday July 29th. She and Col intend to trip around Australia in their newly purchased van and we wish them all the best for their retirement years. They will not be lost to Masters Swimming though, we will still see them officiating from time to time at carnivals.
We welcome our new Administrator Jillian Pateman who swims with Blue Mountains Phoenix. Jillian has a varied admin background and you can read more about her on the NSW website.
Jillian has had a 2 week handover from Di, nowhere near enough to learn everything, but she is well on her way and gaining in confidence every day. We ask that you be gentle with her, and introduce yourself to her and where you fit in the organisation when you ring the office or see her at carnivals. It is not an easy job to take over from someone who has been around for many years and we often get calls in the office where we are expected to know who is speaking on the other end of the phone, without any introduction.
We look forward to the next phase of our Masters Swimming life with much enthusiasm as we head towards hosting the National Championships in 2013, and we wish Jillian all the best in her new role.
We also say goodbye to Malcolm Heath and Jan Cameron Smith who were volunteers in the office during the past few years, who have also decided it is time to retire, but we will still see Malcolm around or in the pool. We thank them both for their contribution to our great
organisation.
Clubs Online very Important info
A couple of MSNSW Club Registrars have taken the opportunity already to have a one-on- one session on Skype with the National Operations Manager, Sarah Roach, to be up-skilled in the use of Clubs Online ready for the changes from 1 September 2011. We urge all registrars to sign up for one of the advertised time slots. Please see below for important procedures and for any concerns, please ring Sarah or Jillian in the national or branch office.
Pro-Rata Fees for 2011/12
There have been no changes to the National or Branch fees for 2012.
A memo is enclosed setting out the reduced national and branch fees for four months and sixteen months which apply from 1 September. These fees in these subscription types will be distributed to clubs at the end of August. The club subscriptions MUST be set up in Clubs Online by 1 September, 2011. Any clubs that do not wish to set up these subscription types are requested to complete the document outlining their club fees and types so the branch
Masters Swimming NSW Monthly News — July 2011 2 registrar can complete this task for you. We’re willing to offer assistance but you must notify the office of your club subscription types and the club fee you apply, by that date. For any queries ring Jillian in the branch office
Expressions of Interest for BPS Meets 2012.
Preferred date(s) for your club to host a meet in 2012 were to be returned by 29 July 2011.
A draft calendar will be circulated as soon as all dates have been submitted. If you have not already done so, please send in your application.
Relay Meet feedback
After limited feedback from clubs, MSNSW Board has resolved to award trophies for BPS divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 as in all state meets as an incentive for smaller clubs to participate.
Volunteers needed
We are still looking for an e-editor/ content manager to format our new branch e-newsletter, While we are looking, the next edition of Splash will be the same format and Sue Wiles will assist Neil Keele to compile the next newsletter so send in your club contributions as normal If you would like to volunteer for this position, or would like to know more about it please contact Jillian in the office.
We are also looking for a new Coaching Director, one of their duties will be to oversee the new coaching courses, the Intro Coach and Club Coach. The role has been made easier as the coaching path now requires the completion of an online Beginning Coaching Principles course as a prerequisite, which is independent of the Masters Swimming course. Those interested in becoming coaches should go to the NSW Sport & Recreation page
www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/training/coach and enrol for the online course (cost $55). Please also contact us to let us know if you wish to attend an Intro Coach course in the ACT or Sydney.
100 Club achievers
The list of the swimmers who have competed at 100 meets or more has now been updated on the MSNSW website. 100 club badges were presented at the Relay Meet and at Hunter Festival of Sport in July.
Long Distance Championships 2011
Entries have started to come in for the branch long-distance, short-course championships on 28 August at Kurri Kurri Aquatic Centre.
Branch Short-Course Championships 2011
The flyer has been distributed for the last championship event of the year, to be held at CISAC in Canberra on the weekend of 22 & 23 October. Please remember to include your club’s payment for your relay teams when you send in the club entries for MSNSW
championships. Relay entries will not be accepted on the day if they have not been paid for by the closing date (5 October 2011).
Betty Grant Memorial Award
Congratulations to David Abrahams (Clarence River), winner of the Betty Grant Memorial Award (encouragement award for a swimmer aged 60 or more). Recognition certificates were presented to Anita Saviane (Cronulla), Neil Keele (Gosford) and Sue Myers (Warringah) when the award was announced at the Relay meet on 3 July.
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Registrars/ Fees memo 2011/2012
Jillian Pateman - Administrator The next Board meeting will be held on Monday 15 August 2011.
These meetings are open to any member of Masters Swimming NSW. Please notify the Branch office at least one day before the meeting of your intention to join us or of any agenda items you wish to add.
