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Happy Christmas 2018!!

We had a bumper last week for 2018… along with the JC 1000, we had the kids novelty races, a brekkie barbecue and the monster raffle.

Swimmer of the Week was William Jenkins (he wasn’t there to pick up his certificate so congratulations William!)

Last week’s S’sOTW were Ben Bates and Sam Barry – top work boys!

For the novelty races, Chris and David had to rethink the program to compensate for the lack of a shallow end, so no tug of war,  tunnel swim or leap frog this year.  Instead we had double helpings of armless backstroke, the worm, sidestroke and the corkscrew. Everyone had a ball and there was much good-natured festive cheating!

The monster raffle was as raucous as ever, with lots of great prizes being won and a new catchphrase coined…  ‘take the chalk, take the chalk…’ Watch the action here IMG_0598.TRIM

Merry Christmas to all and see you back on Jan 19th 2019!

 

 

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Week 8

The nailbiting Mixed Relay decider dominated proceedings in Week 8,  but there was plenty happening poolside as well.

Our Swim Club Captains and Vice-Captains were announced. Congratulation to this year’s captains Ruby Bron and Xavier Hassey, and vice-captains Claudia Birch and Henry Indge. They’ll be helping David and the rest of the committee with the running of the club this year.

Leo Langman was awarded Swimmer of the Week for qualifying for the 100m freestyle. Great work Leo! In a late-breaking directive all the way from the UK, club legend Frank Funibaldi was jointly awarded Swimmer of the Week for his stellar performances over the season. Congratulations both and well deserved.

The relay was hard fought, with a couple of photo finishes. Controversially, BEBs came through to take the overall prize. Well done to Ben Barry (ahem, Race Secretary), Sam Barry, Ben Bates, Emily Hodgson and super sub Taliesin Law. All above board, I’m sure!

See you next week…

 

 

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Weeks 6 and 7

Week 6 saw the first round of our Mixed Relay Challenge, where young and old, male and female,  join forces in teams of four, choose a corny/clever team name and pit themselves against each other. The excitement was palpable, and BEBS got the first weeks’ points. It’s not over yet!

Edward Bates took out Swimmer of the Week. He has had 3 qualifications for the year and has also racked up the most swims of any member this year. Well done Edward!

Week 7 had everything…. a few super-quick starts off the blocks (looking at you, Shonks), TWO redraws in the raffle, another close finish on the mixed relay and some rugby player star-spotting.

Olivia Pappas was Swimmer of the Week, she qualified for the 50m freestyle. Well done Olivia!

See you all next week for the Mixed Relay decider.

Happy swimming!

 

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Week 5

Week 5 and yet another cracking day at Cabarita Pool.

The kids were on fire in week four, so we had not one but three – count them, three! –  swimmers of the week. Well done Alfie, Amelia and Kaiella.

Aaron’s skills training is on Sunday February 3rd and we are all looking forward  to learning the secrets of his success.

And well done to all those who attended the Inner West Council meeting last week to show their support for the Ashfield Pool Development. Thanks to stirring speeches from David C-W and Alfie, the council voted to start construction on our new pool before Xmas. Great news!

And a special shout out to our timekeepers, young and old, who volunteer week in, week out to keep the races running smoothly. See you next week!

 

 

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Week 3

We were blessed with perfect weather again this week, and all swimmers were on good form with great participation in all races. Congratulations to our swimmers of the week, Luke Glasscock and Matilda Birch, who both earned double qualifications the week before. Well done!

We finished with our welcome breakfast which was a truly impressive spread – perfect for those post-swim appetites. Thanks to everyone who baked, chopped and shopped, for making it a great success. And to Frank for excellent vacuuming skills

See you next week!

 

 

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Week 1 – what a start!

What a fabulous start to the season we had on Saturday! The rain held off and we had great conditions. This pic, taken by Sally Steele, captures it beautifully. 

It was great to see old friends and also to see some new faces at our club.

Any new members wanting to register, please click on the below link:

https://connect.swimming.org.au/sal-wrap-public/workflows/MEMBER.JOIN?subdomain=NSW

Please note when registering, we are in the Metro South West Region.

See you next week, and remember to bring any Club shirts that you have outgrown.

 

 

 

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2018/2019 season starts this Saturday

Time to set your alarms and reacquaint yourselves with those early-morning starts…

In readiness for the new season, check out the start times for 2018/19 here: AASC Start Times. These are used to calculate the pointscores over the course of the season. These will also be displayed at Swim Club each week for you to have a look at. You can ask Ben Barry, our Race Secretary, if you have any queries.

David recently attended training for the Safe Sport Framework, details of which can be found here: https://www.swimming.org.au/Home/Swimmer-HQ/A-Sport-For-Everyone/Safe-sport.aspx

See you at Cabarita Pool this Saturday, October 20th, 7am!

 

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Ashfield Swim Club – on tour!

For the upcoming 2018/19 season, AASC is moving to a temporary home at Cabarita Swimming Centre in Concord, while our home at Ashfield Pool gets a facelift.

Come and join us on Saturday mornings from October 20th, for a fun-filled morning of races, relays and the kids’ favourite – the raffle.

Email ashfieldswim@gmail.com for details.