no.1 June 2003

President's Report 2002-2003

Thank you all of the volunteers that have helped throughout the year on Friday nights and when setting up for carnivals, help is always welcome.

This year the Dapto S.C. hosted the NSW Summer Country Regional Championships, and by all of the feedback that we have received, it was a very successful carnival. From these championships, NSW Swimming selected a team to attend a swim camp at Myuna Bay. Four of our swimmers were selected: Ben Carrick, Michael Neall Samantha Bates and Leisha Southwell.

Interclub was again hosted by our club this year, again with great results. The Club selectors seemed to have got it right again with the Dapto team scoring most points to win the championship. Well done team!

Our disabled swimmers are also dong well Vanessa Rushworth-Rossi qualifying for nationals and Julia Corderoy breaking national records.

During this past year, we have trailed winter point score and again from all reports it was a great success .

Lastly we must thank Auther Bristoe and the staff of the Dapto Pool for their continued support with our club and their assistance throughout the year.

Norbert Sernig
President

Recorders Report for Summer Point Score 2002-2003

I would like to start by congratulating and thanking all swimmers/parents and helpers for their involvement and attendance throughout the 2002-2003 season pointscore, also a big congratulations and thankyou to all swimmers who represented the club at various carnivals throughout the year………..WELL DONE ALL !

For the second year we all had the opportunity to enjoy heated water during the early weeks of the pointscore season, and as usual the weather held true and we had regular Friday night rain.

We again had a good season, there were many championship/club records broken and many of the newer club members improved throughout the season featuring strongly in the pointscore trophies.

We again for the second year, ran the club championships in a per age format without a minor pointscore. This has again proved popular and positive feedback received with the exception of requests for the open category to be re-introduced.

We had a season, which saw large differences in swimmer numbers involved weekly, there were many who attended for the first few weeks then had a break before returning for the season completion, we again this season, had a few swimmers who attended during the early months of 2003, around school carnival time.

We also welcomed back the Ladies to the Over 18's after last season's absence.

Swimmers Capitations for 2003-03 where down slightly from last season, we had several regular/long term swimmers who did not return for the 2002-03 season.

Ernie Furbank - There were 76 swimmers/entries for the Ernie Furbank Handicap, the competition was strong with many close finishes, the finalists being…..Dylan Stollery, Rhiannon Perry, Lauren Hanson, Wade Dyer, Brendan Langley, Dennis Papadimas, Ryan Hanson, Thomas Hughes and Grant Peters.

Vi Schofield - There were 64 swimmers/entries, 32 teams for the Vi Schofield Handicap, 5 of the entries being from the Fossil category, the competition was again strong with close finishes, the finalists being…..Tim Swan/Hayley Carrick, Brett Taylor/Leanne Kidd, Claire Rieck/Sam Rieck, Ashley Robinson/Sam Bates, Michael Neall/Mathew Carrick, Dennis Papadimas/Tom Hughes.

Xmas Relay - There were 60 swimmers/entries, 6 teams for the Xmas Relay Handicap, the competition was strong, team Mouldies (guess who?) touched the wall first braking by a mere 65.55 seconds and subsequently being disqualified. The winning team being the Furry Flatheads (Tara Dyer, Ashley Robinson, Briarna Southwell, Tehlia Vinton, Samantha Bates, Daniel Robinson, Lee Scerri, Ryan Hanson, Leisha Southwell & Grant Peters), by a margin of 100th of a second over Team 4.

Club Captions - The Girls and the Boys again went head to head in the Club Captions Handicap Relay, the spoils going the way of the Boys for another year.

Club Championships - There were 102 swimmers/entries for the club championships, competition was strong with 12 club records being set. Placing's and Records are detailed below.

· Capitations for 2002-2003

128 Swimmers
17 Associate Members
6 Active Life Members

Race Secretary Report 2002-2003

This year has once again been a good one for Dapto S.C with swimmers competing at 26 carnivals winning a total of 250 medals. Dapto also hosted the NSW Country Regional Championships for the first time and from this carnival four swimmers were selected to go on country regional camp at Myuna Bay.

SC&T Squads

Letteisha Bensley, Wade Dyer, John, Brendan & Michael Neall, Shannon Pastrovic, Maddison Smithers, Lyndsay Gannon, Ryan Hanson & Eliza Vesey.

Winter Country Championships - Griffith

Brendan and Michael Neall, Cameron Bridge, Ryan Hanson, Grant Peters, Zac Iannou, Ben Carrick, Lee Scerri, Eliza Vesey, Briarna, Leisha & Teagan Southwell, Elise & Leanne Kidd, Samantha Bates, Tehlia Vinton, Kelly Nichols and Ellen Wooton.
Total 18 qualified, 56 swims, 2 medals, 17 finalist ribbons, 31 pb's.

Winter State - SAC

Eliza Vesey, Teagan, Leisha & Briarna Southwell, Samantha Bates, Leanne Kidd, Ellen Wooton, Cameron Bridge, Ryan Hanson, Ben Carrick & Michael Neall.
Total 11 qualified, 23 swims, 12 pb's.

Summer State - 9-12yrs Championship - SAC

Ryan Hanson, Eliza Vesey & Briarna Southwell.
Total 3 qualified, 8 swims, 6 pb's.

Summer State 13-opens Championships - SAC

Tehlia Vinton, Michael Neall, Samantha Bates, Leanne Kidd, Julia Corderoy, Vanessa Rushworth-Rossi and Leisha & Teagan Southwell.
Total 8 qualified, 23 swims, 14 pb's.
3 Relay teams Elise & Leanne Kidd, Leisha Southwell, Samantha Bates, Daniel Robinson, Michael Neall, Zac Iannou & Ben Carrick.

Summer Country Championships - SAC

Michael Neall, Ryan Hanson, Ellen Wooton, Mathew & Ben Carrick, Daniel Robinson, Leanne & Elise Kidd, Samantha Bates, Cameron Bridge, Grant Peters, Teagan, Leisha & Briarna Southwell, Eliza Vesey, Zac Iannou, Jamie Robins, Jayne Schober, Vanessa Rushworth-Rossi, Tehlia Vinton & Julie Corderoy.
Total 21 qualified, 75 swims, 11 finalist ribbons, 47 pb's.

SC & T Championships - Dapto

Medallists - Ryan Hanson, Samantha Bates, Leisha Southwell, Cameron Bridge, Ben Carrick, Briarna Southwell, Leanne Kidd, Teagan Southwell, Grant Peters, Vanessa Rushworth-Rossi, Eliza Vesey & Tehlia Vinton.
44 swimmers, 26 medals, 87 pb's.
Relays - 15 relays entered with 5 medals being won.

Country Regional Championships - Dapto

Sam Rieck, Wade Dyer, John Neall, Mathew Carrick, Dan Robinson. Amanda Neall, Lauren Hanson, Brielle Baker, Lyndsay Gannon, Elise Kidd, and medallists being Ryan Hanson, Brendan Neall, Ben Carrick, Zac Iannou, Michael Neall, Grant Peters, Jamie Robins, Eliza Vesey, Briarna, Leanne & Teagan Southwell, Samantha Bates, Leanne Kidd, Tehlia Vinton, Julie Corderoy & Vanessa Rushworth-Rossi.
Total 26 swimmers, 147 swims, 48 medals, 72 pb's.

Country Regional Camp - Myuna Bay

Ben Carrick, Samantha Bates, Michael Neall & Leisha Southwell.

Brophy Shield - Canberra

Michael Neall. Briarna Southwell & Ben Carrick.

Interclub - Dapto

Brielle Baker, Samantha Bates, Letteisha Bensley, Ben Carrick, Mathew Carrick, Wade Dyer, Thomas Gaudry, Shayna Graham, Lauren Hanson, Ryan Hanson, Tom Hughes, Madison Kennedy, Leanne Kidd, Brendan Neall, Michael Neall, Tahlia Oldroyd, Tyson Perry, Grant Peters, Sam Rieck, Damien Robins, Jamie Robins, Kieran Sernig, Maddison Smithers, Briarna Southwell, Zac Iannou, Leisha Southwell, Eliza Vesey and Teagan Southwell.
Overall Dapto Finished 1st at this year's Interclub.

Multi-Disabled Swimming

Julia Corderoy broke the Australian 14yrs SB6 100m Breastroke record in August 2002.

Swimmer of the Year - Samantha Bates

12 Years & Under Swimmer of the year - Ryan Hanson.