Devonport Swim Club
Swim News – Q1 2014
Hi everyone –
Holiday Timetable
With the first school term nearly over it’s only a few weeks till our holiday timetable kicks in. So from Tuesday 22 April (Monday 21 is Easter Sunday) until Friday 2 May, these are our coached session times:
MORNINGS / EVENING / COACH PMMONDAY 21ST APRIL / EASTER MONDAY
TUESDAY 22ND APRIL / MORNING MASTER / 5.25 JUNIOR/INT / 6.20 40MINS/LATE / 7.00 EVENING/LATE/ORCA / BRAD
THURSDAY 24TH APRIL / MORNING MASTER / 5.25 JUNIOR/INT / 6.20 40MINS/LATE / 7.00 EVENING/LATE/ORCA / MARJO
MONDAY 28TH APRIL / 5.25 JUNIOR/INT / 6.20 40MINS/LATE / 7.00 EVENING/LATE/ORCA / BEN
TUESDAY 29TH APRIL / MORNING MASTER / 5.25 JUNIOR/INT / 6.20 40MINS/LATE / 7.00 EVENING/LATE/ORCA / BRAD
THURSDAY 1ST MAY / MORNING MASTER / 5.25 JUNIOR/INT / 6.20 40MINS/LATE / 7.00 EVENING/LATE/ORCA / MARJO
Masters are, as always, are welcome to come on a “buddy” basis, to other times when we usually have sessions (
BIRTHDAY BOY
Vince is celebrating a special birthday over Easter and will be enjoying that in the South Island rather than pool side. So don’t forget to wish him all the best before he abandons us for a week.
SWIMMING SUCCESS
A number of our junior and intermediate swimmers recently had the following success at the Peninsula Interschool Competition:
9 year old girls: Amelie Jones (2ndbreastroke, 2nd relay)
9 year old boys: Felix Blanchard (1st backstroke, 3rdbreastroke, 2nd relay)
10 year old girls: Emma Patterson (1st open butterfly, 3rd freestyle 33m, 2nd freestyle 66m)
Samantha Rooke (3rd freestyle 66m)
Sidney Glennie-Crosby (1st freestyle)
10 year old boys: Cyrus Wadsworth (2nd backstroke)
Elliot Collinge-Moore (3rd freestyle 66m, 1st freestyle 33m, 3rdbreastroke, 1st backstroke, 1st butterfly, 1st relay)
Thomas Wallace (1st freestyle 66m, 1stbreastroke, 2nd butterfly, 2nd relay)
Congratulations also to all swimmers who completed the Cheltenham Challenge which was a little more challenging than usual. Morning Master, Simon Millar was the first club member home this year and Stacey Sykes our first female club member to finish. We also had a few of our junior swimmers complete the course – Well done to-
Josh Harris, Zoe Martin, Luke Patterson, Tehan Skelton (2nd girl), Nick Little, Rory Price.
FEES
Please remember to pay your fees if you don’t want to get a grumpy email from me threatening to remove you from squads.
GEAR
Both Aqualine ( Swim T3 offer discounts to club members.
DSC logo swim caps are available for purchase poolside (ask a coach) for $10 each.
CONTACT/FEEDBACK
For any general comments, queries or suggestions email me .
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For membership, payment or account enquiries -
Robin Harrington
President