Congratulations to Gordon Williams and Joan Harper on winning the Poppett 50m nearest to break. Also congratulations to Kalem Bronner on winning this year’s iron person event!
The Poppett 50m & the annual Iron Person event
Geoff Armstrong 50m
Congratulations to Eric Wood who won the March point score, ensuring that he is in 2nd place on the overall point score (with 111 pts) just behind Don Saunders who is in the lead (with 114 pts). April is going to be an exciting month as we get closer to finding out who will be the 2018-19 Swimmer of the Year!
Lyn Bryan was the closest to her nominated time to with the Geoff Armstrong 50m prize. Well done to Lyn!
The Gordon Williams 400m and the Denny & Jenny 100m
On what turned out to be a rather warm Sunday morning, we had the pleasure of holding two events:
The Gordon Williams 400m – Congratulations to Kalem Bronner and Deb Jenkins who were nearest to the break!
The Jenny Falson & Denny Ford 100m – Well done to Gordon Williams and Lesley Woodland who were nearest to their tag time!
2019 AIF Annual Championship Carnival
Our team had a successful carnival at the AIF Championships held on 2nd March in Melbourne. This carnival has a history going back to 1936 and continues a great tradition. The conditions were very hot and our swimmers performed well against strong competition.
Results
- Our only finalist in nominated time events was Sandy Curan who came 3rd in the 30M freestyle.
- Our Relay team in the new Gosford Trophy event for swimmers aged 30-59 came 3rd. Members were Yasmin Denhi-Stalker, Jillian Rowland, Lizzie Lodge and Ingrid Moon.
- Individual Results in Age Championships were:
- John Butterfield – 2nd (80-84 25M)
- Jon Jenkins – 1st (75-79 50M)
- Jack Kirkland – 2nd (75-79 50M)
- Judy Walshe – 2nd (70-74 50M)
- John Hennessy – 3rd (65-69 50M)
- Lisa Hedge – 1st (55-59 50M)
- Ingrid Moon – 2nd (55-59 50M)
- Jillian Rowland – 2nd (40-44 50M)
- Kathryn Harris – 1st (35-39 50M).
- Jon Jenkins and Kathryn Harris also received awards for being 1st Serviceperson in their events.
A great weekend was enjoyed by our large contingent of over 30 swimmers and partners and we look forward to next year’s event at Southport (QLD) on 4th April.
Sincere thanks to all all who represented our club in this years carnival.
400m Club Championships, the Garland 100m and gold coin fines for Tingha bushfire appeal
This morning was the final swim in our Club Championship events with the 400m distance. Congratulations to everyone who participated and well done to Deb Jenkins and Gary Ballard on their wins!
In the 100m event we had the Garland 100m prize donated by Di and Rod Garland. This was awarded to the male and female swimmers who swam nearest to their times. Congratulations to Ian Bourke and Judith McInnerny!
In addition to the swimming events today, a lot of time, effort and focus was put into making up gathering solid evidence for who should be fined. All fines were for gold coins (instead of the usual 20 cents) with proceeds from the fine bucket to be donated to help the community of Tingha who have recently been devastated by bushfires. If anyone would still like to contribute, please see Carol Daly.
200m Club Championships and the Picone 50m
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 200m Club Championship event., in particular to Deborah Jenkins and Kalem Bronner on their wins
It was also the Picone 50m event which was taken out by Janice Cox and Paul Rugg who swam nearest to their tag times. Congratulations to both of you!
Club Championships 50m & 100m and Diggers Shield Carnival
It has been a busy week at the swimming club with the Club Championships for 50m and 100m on Sunday and the Diggers Shield on Thursday night.
Club Championships – 50m and 100m
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Club Championships in particular to Deb Jenkins and John Hennessy who won their events.
Diggers Shield
We had a fantastic night for the annual Diggers Shield. Thank you to everyone who came along to not only swim but help with the running of the event. It was a beautiful evening with perfect weather.
Congratulations to the Kurranulla team (who consisted mainly of members of the Wood family!) for winning the 10-a-side relay.
Age Championships & Ian Bourke 50m
It is that time of year again, the annual Age Championships! This is one of the most highly anticipated days on the swimming calendar and it pits friends against friends in hotly contested 50m and 100m events. Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated!
In addition to the Age Championships it was also the Ian Bourke 50m trophy, awarded to the most honest of swimmers who swam nearest to their times. Congratulations to Deborah Jenkins and Rod Garland
And finally a big Happy Birthday to Janice Cox and Don Saunders!!!
Parent / Grandparent & Child event and Paul Crowe 400m
We had a fantastic turn out for the Parent / Grandparent & Child event today. It was great to see so many kids at the club and wow can they swim! We had two heats of the brace relay but by far the biggest team were the Poppet Family! Congratulations to everyone who participated.
Meanwhile in the 400m distance event, Jack Kirkland and Anne Wood took out the Paul Crowe 400m event. Congratulations to both.
Carnival – Cronulla RSL & Coogee / Randwick swimming clubs
The annual Cronulla RSL and Coogee / Randwick swimming carnival was held at Gunnamatta bay this year. It was perfect weather and both clubs had a fantastic turn with over 100 swimmers competing.
The big events of the day are the 10-side relays – handicapped and championship. This year, Coogee / Randwick were victorious in both. Congratulations to both teams and well done to everyone who competed.
Thank you to everyone from both clubs who assisted with the running of the event. We look forward to next year’s carnival at Coogee / Randwick