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GREERTON SWIMMING CLUB NEWSLETTER one
Greerton Swimming Club Newsletter November and December 2017
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GREERTON SWIM CLUB IN THIS ISSUE
The start of the long course season is well and truly upon us. The time continues to fly by and before we know it 2018 will be here.
Our members have been involved in numerous meets since the last GSC newsletter in October. Congratulations to Laurie and the mighty Katikati masters team at NZSC Masters. In October Laurie won the 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 freestyle and won bronze in the 50 fly. She was also part of the winning Waikato BOP Flying squadron mixed 6 x 50 freestyle relay team, who beat Auckland for the first time in years. Awesome achievements Laurie. We are all super proud. swim for life #swimgoals
Central North Islands 20th – 22nd October, Rotorua
Well done to all of the GSC team that swam at the Central North Island Meet over Labour weekend in Rotorua. A number of our swimmers recorded pbs, qualified for finals and won cash if they placed in the top 3 of their finals. Here are a few photos of the team and relay teams. Congratulations to boys 14 and over freestyle and medley relay teams for winning Gold and Silver respectively. Our girls 13 and under relay teams secured bronze in both the freestyle and medley.
November and December News
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Girls 13 and under medley relay team, bronze.
Boys 14 and over Medley relay team, silver.
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GSC Life Member, Tamson Carter
It was with great sadness that the GSC advised our members of the passing of Tam (Tamson) Carter, GSC Life Member since 1984. Tam passed away peacefully on October 19. The GSC sent our deepest sympathies to Ann Benseman and her family.
Tam contributed so much to swimming. Without the support and dedication from people such as Tam swimming would not be the sport it is today. Tam helped to grow and develop swimming in the Bay of Plenty and we are grateful for her time and efforts. She lived a quiet life and gave much to swimming and her community and asked for nothing in return. Tam was a founding member of the Greerton Swimming Club and was made a life member of the Greerton Swimming Club in 1984. Tam fulfilled many roles at Club level, more significantly, coach and official. Tam was a qualified Referee and was recognised with a Swimming Bay of Plenty Service Award in 1977 followed by honors in 1992. She received a Swimming New Zealand Service Award in 1997 and was made a life member of Swimming Bay of Plenty in 2000. Tam loved being involved in her community and was part of the IHC’s volunteer friendship programme and the Meals on Wheels service. Tam will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.
TECT Scholarship at UoW Adams centre for High Performance
Congratulations to our senior swimmers that completed their 16 week TECT Scholarship programme provided by the UoW Adams Centre for High Performance.
The team had some outstanding overall achievements over the 16-week period: 21% increase in flexibility, 22% increase in strength, 47% increase in core and 11.5% increase in strength. The GSC Board and our GSC members are very proud of all of your achievements and commitment to the programme. A big shout out to Ella Browne, who was the only athlete to achieve 100%
attendance. Whoop Whoop. 👏 👏
A big thank you must go to the UoW Adams Centre for High Performance Team - Daniel, Cory, Kerry, Gabriela, Justine, Flo and Hayley. Our swimmers have been very fortunate to have such expertise and support looking after them. Thank you to TECT for subsidising this scholarship programme for our swimmers.
The GSC Board is very proud to announce that 12 of our Gold Group swimmers have been selected for the next round of training under the TECT scholarship programme. This will be for a period of 6 months. We look forward to seeing the teams’ achievements in April 2018.
Whakatane Junior Swim Meet, 11th November
Thank you to the Whakatane Swimming Club for hosting their junior meet and to all the officials, time keepers and people that helped run the meet. Our junior GSC team had a ball. A big thank you to Jen and Amanda for Team Managing and to Riccardo for overseeing our swimmers. There were some great PB’s posted at the event. Here are some photos of the team in action.
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Greerton A 200m Medley and 200m Freestyle relay team winners.
BOP Record Breakers in October 2017
Congratulations to the following GSC swimmers who have broken BOP records in October. Louis Fitzjohn, Lochlainn O'Connor and Travis Hudson. Well done lads!
Te Awamutu / Hillcrest & Fairfield XLR8 Meet, 25th November, Hamilton
Well done to our senior swimmers that competed at this meet. It was the first chance for our swimmers to swim in a long course pool. Waterworld (Te Rapa) did not disappoint with some great PB’s from our swimmers. Congratulations to Talitha McEwan who took a massive 38secs off the BOP 1500m LC record. The new, yet to be ratified record is 19:52.20 for 11 year old girls.
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GSC Club Night, 4th December
Well done to all of our GSC and Swimming Opportunities swimmers that swam at the GSC Club Night. We hope you all had fun, enjoyed racing some events and putting those skills learnt at training into a race setting. A big thank you to everyone that helped out on the night, especially to Andy Fitzjohn for putting the event all together and organising the spot prizes and food for the BBQ. Here are some photos from the night. More can be viewed on FB.
Tai has taken all the times and is going to enter these into a spreadsheet.
Aquaknights Tri Series
Congratulations to Louis, Travis, William, Thomas W, Aiden and Jacob who were selected for the upcoming Aquaknights Tri Series to be held in the BOP from 9th – 12th December.
GSC 60th Celebrations, 2018
Next year the GSC will be 60 years old and we are going to celebrate this milestone. The subcommittee is in full swing. Many thanks to Andy Fitzjohn, Colleen Harrington, Maggie Armstrong, Rowan Armstrong, Danelle Hills and Adrienne Ross for volunteering to be part of the organising committee. Keep a look out for any updates via email / FB and spread the word to past and present members.
WELCOME:
Greerton Recorder: A big thank you and welcome to Julie Wilkinson, who has volunteered to take over the GSC Recorder Role and website role. Thanks so much Julie.
Housekeeping:
UPCOMING BOARD VACANCIES:
Next year we have 3 positions that need to be filled by exiting Board members at our 2018 AGM. It would be great to get new people trained in these roles before the AGM in May. If you are interested in any of the following roles please contact the members in these roles to find out more. GSC Secretary, Paula Farrell. Answering emails, recording minutes, clearing mail, FB, newsletters etc. [email protected]
Grant Officer, Wendy Bradley. Wendy wants to train someone up in the New Year. There are grants to apply for in late Jan/early Feb. If you would like to have fees for away camps/competitions etc continued to be subsidised/reduced for your swimmer/s then please come forward. The processes are simple, all data is centralised, you are really only filling out a form using existing data and ensuring you are meeting key deadlines. Contact Wendy via [email protected]
Officials Convener, Pauline Happe. Pauline is responsible for organising all of our GSC helpers for meets – Time Keepers, Team Managers etc. Pauline would like to train someone in this role in the new year.
Code of Conduct of GSC Swimmers:
A reminder to all of our swimmers and parents of the code of conduct we expect of our swimmers when they are involved in GSC activities which include travelling away to meets. At all times swimmers must:
Respect the rights, dignity and worth of your teammates, coaches, managers, officials, parents and helpers.
Be fair, considerate and honest in all dealings with others.
Be professional in and accept responsibility of your actions.
Be committed to providing a quality performance.
Understand the possible consequences of breaching GSC Code of Conduct.
Refrain from any form of abuse, harassment, discrimination and victimization towards others
Provide a safe environment for swimming and travelling with members of the GSC.
Show concern and caution to others who may sick or injured.
Be a positive role model.
Respect that the coaches and managers are responsible for the well-being of all team members and will make decisions for the good of the team.
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GSC Handbook:
This handbook is available for all families. If you have not received one yet but would like one please ask a committee member. A pdf version has been loaded to our website under FAQ section as well.
Membership Numbers:
The GSC currently has 85 competitive swimmers and 21 Club Swimmers.
Correct email addresses and emergency contact information:
If all of our members can please log into the SNZ website and check that their contact details are correct, emails addresses and phone numbers change.
Your emergency contact information needs to be completed as well.
Go to the SNZ website and log into your MyPage. Go to MyPortal and click on contacts and emergency contacts. Any queries regarding membership can be directed to our Registrar, Jen Lochray. [email protected]
IOTS, Starters, JOS and Referees
Swim BOP recently highlighted at their AGM the limited number of Technical Officials available within the region. It would be great for the GSC and BOP region if we could have some more parents looking to train as an IOT (Inspector of Turns), Starter, JOS (Judge of Strokes) and Referees. If you are interested please talk to any of the GSC IOT’s, who will be happy and able to tell you the process that is followed and how we can get you trained up and qualified. Everyone starts as a Time Keeper and then progresses through the technical officials.
A reminder to all of our Timekeepers and IOT’s. If you volunteer to time-keep or IOT at a meet, please ensure you wear your white GSC polo shirt. We are very proud of our Club and our volunteers. Please wear your club shirt so we look united and professional. If you need a shirt, please contact Janine Browne at [email protected]
AOD and Meet Manager Operators:
We are still looking for any parents that may be interested in learning how to run the AOD system (touch pads) and the Meet Manager system (computer operator of the results). Please contact Michael, Paula or Pauline if you are keen.
New Members:
Welcome to all new swimmers and their families to the Greerton Club. Any new parents needing help, or guidance, please contact our new swimmer/parent liaison. Andy Fitzjohn, phone 0210681981.
Uniform:
Greerton Hoodies and shirts: If you require a hoodie these can be purchased from Janine Browne who is in charge of all uniform items. Team polo shirts are supplied to all new competitive swimmers that are registered with the GSC. Please email Janine at [email protected]
The cost of a hoodie is now $50. GSC Account Number: 03-15490016266-00
GSC Board Contacts:
Michael Pugh (Chairman) [email protected]
Paula Farrell (Secretary) [email protected]
Julie Wilkinson (Recorder, Swim Meet Enquiries) [email protected]
Pauline Happe (Convener – organises officials / timekeepers for meets) [email protected]
Jen Lochray (Registrar – membership enquiries) [email protected]
GSC Website
https://greerton.swimming.org.nz/
GSC Facebook Page:
The GSC has a FB page. This is updated regularly with news, upcoming meets, psyche sheets, results as we get them.
UPCOMING MEETS
16th / 17th Dec – BOP Jnr Champs, Rotorua
13th / 14th Jan – SNZ Open Water Series, Epic Swim Series Taupo
20th – 22nd Jan – Wellington LC Champs then GSC / SO senior swim camp (23rd – 27th / 28th Jan) travelling back up the North Island and swimming at different long course pools. Please check with Tai regarding more specific details.
21st Jan – Swim Rotorua LC Meet
2nd Feb – Greerton Cash Meet, Greerton
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NATIONAL MEETS
13th / 14th Jan – SNZ Open Water Series, Lake Taupo
16th – 18th February, NZ Junior Festival, Aquaknights, Rotorua
18th – 21st March, 2018 NZ Division II Competition, Rotorua
17th – 21st April, 2019 National Age Group Champs, Auckland
Don’t forget to check the calendar that Swimming Opportunities sent out with important swim meet dates highlighted for the various squads.
On behalf of the GSC Board we wish all of our GSC members a very Merry Christmas and safe and happy New Year. Travel safely and enjoy spending time with those you cherish.
