APRIL 2002

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WHAT'S NEWS
Annual General Meeting: The AGM will be held on the 7th of May from 7:30p.m, in the clubroom. Please mark this important date in your diary! We would like to encourage some of our newer club members to consider taking up a position on the committee. All positions will be up for nomination, and a new committee will be elected on the night. It's a great opportunity to get involved in your club! Note: only financial members may vote at the AGM.
Annual Presentation
The Dapto Swimming Club Annual Presentation has been confirmed for Saturday the 4th of May from 3:30 p.m. at the pool. A BBQ will be held for all members and their families at this event. What do you need to bring along to the party? Folding table (if you have one), picnic plates/utensils, folding chairs, your favourite nibblies & alcoholic beverages (adults only of course!), and a dessert to share with everyone. Here's hoping the weather is kind to us on the day!

Thank You Very Much
I would like to thank Jodie and Laurie (from the Kiosk) for donating the wonderful cake (and Toni for organising & decorating it), and the entire Club for their good wishes for Nationals! I was completely taken by surprise! I really appreciate all your support and will do my best at Nationals. Ellen Wooton
Congratulations to all those lucky families winning prizes in the Club Easter Raffle! Many thanks to our organiser, Wendy Dyer!

Chocolate Club Fundraiser
A gentle reminder to those who participated in this club fundraiser: please return all outstanding money to Wendy Dyer, if you have not already done so.
Parent's Night Out
The Club night out was postponed last month and will now be held on the 11th of May - a seafood buffet, venue: Windang Bowing Club at 6:30p.m. If you are interested in attending this function please contact Wendy Dyer ASAP. These events are always enjoyable, lots of laughs guaranteed on the night!

Winter Point Score
Would you support a Winter Point Score at Dapto Pool? Wendy and Tara Dyer are presently taking names of interested families. Wendy can be contacted on 42628454, or you can see Tara at the pool for more information.

POOL SIDE
For information about swimming carnivals please feel free to browse our web pages on the Internet, or see our Race Secretary Julie Glass for entry cards and carnival information. Please remember that all entries must be given to Julie before the closing dates otherwise they will not be accepted. Julie Glass can be contacted at the pool, by phone (42718731), or via email: kglass@1earth.net.

Carnival Results

SCAT Development Carnival
At the SCAT Development Carnival held on the 9th of March the following swimmers gained medals in their events: Madison Kennedy 1 silver; Letteisha Bensley 1 bronze; Shannon Pastiovic 1 bronze; Jessica Glass 3 silvers; Laura Scerri 1 gold 1 silver 1 bronze; Damien Robins 2 bronze; Samuel Rieck 1 silver 1 bronze; Ryan Hanson 1 silver; Lee Scerri 1 gold 1 silver 1 bronze. Well done swimmers!

Masters Swimming
On the weekend of 16-18th March our two master swimmers, Lyn Healy and Narelle Day, attended the National Swimming titles for AUSSI Masters. It was a great weekend of swimming for both swimmers. Congratulations from the coach & the club on your terrific results!
The carnival was a short course meet & was held at Homebush; it also was the State Championships. Narelle & Lyn had 5 swims each, and all were personal best times. Lyn excelled herself & came away with 8 medals in total. Lyn's national medals were silver in the 100m IM & 200m back, bronze in the 50m breast, 4th in the 50m back and 5th in the 200m breast. Lyn's state medals were gold in the 50m breast, silver in the 200m back & 100m IM, and bronze in the 200m breast & 50m back. No wonder she is bragging so much this week!
Narelle won gold in the 100m free & silver in the 50m breast at both the national & state levels. Narelle also placed 5th in the 100m IM & 50m fly, and 6th in the 50m back at national level, gaining 4th place for these same events at state level. Lyn is now off to Christchurch New Zealand for the World Masters Swimming Titles. We wish her well.

NSW State Relays
Well done Dapto Reps at the NSW Relays. Our Club relay 13/14 & 15/16 girls swam well at this carnival. Eliza Vesey, Samantha Bates, Leisha Southwell, Ellen Wooton & Nathan Mitchell also represented the district. South Coast & Tablelands District teams gleaned 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at this Championship, placing 4th in the overall Point Score.

Interclub Championships
This carnival was held at Dapto Pool on the 16th of March. Congratulations to the following swimmers representing our Club at this meet: Kyle Noronha, Tyson Perry, Brielle Baker, Letteisha Bensley, Micheal Fletcher, Dylan Noronha, John Neall, Eliza Vesey, Maddison Smithers, Lyndsay Gannon, Ryan Hanson, Mathew Carrick, Daniel Robinson, Briarna Southwell, Tahlia Ioannou, Michael Neall, Lee Scerri, Zac Ioannou, Ben Carrick, Samantha Bates, Leanne Kidd, Leisha Southwell, Clinton Parsons, Nathan Mitchell, Ellen Wooton & Teagan Southwell.Our swimmers performed very well at this meet, especially some of our younger swimmers! At the end of the day Dapto placed 5th in the overall Point Score at 901. Congratulations to Leanne Kidd who took over 2 seconds off her freestyle to place 2nd in her age group in this event. Other results included Leisha Southwell, 1st 100m fly, Briarna Southwell 1st 100m back, Ellen Wooton 1st 100m fly 3rd 100m free, Eliza Vesey 2nd 50m back 3rd 50m fly, Michael Neall 2nd 100m back, Samantha Bates 2nd 100m back 3rd 100m breast, Nathan Mitchell 3rd 100m fly 3rd 100m free, Lettisha Bensley 3rd 50m breast, Zac Ioannou 3rd 100m breast and Daniel Robinson 3rd 100m free.

Restricted Age Finals
Congratulations to the following swimmers who competed at the Restricted Age Finals: Eliza Vesey, Ryan Hanson and Michael Neall. Results of this carnival are available on the web.

Brophy Shield
The South Coast and Tablelands Team won the overall Point Score at this meet! Congratulations to the Dapto swimmers who represented our District at this carnival: Eliza Vesey, Leisha Southwell, Michael Neall & Nathan Mitchell!

PSSA & CHS Championships
Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed at the recent Primary and Secondary School State Swimming Championships at Homebush. Special mention to the following swimmers achieving finalist positions in their events: Jayne Schober, Briarna Southwell, Leisha Southwell, Julia Corderoy and Ellen Wooton. Julia also won a bronze medal in the 12-15 yrs multi-disability 50m fly and Ellen scored silver in the 16 yrs 50m free!

Upcoming Carnivals:
Sladem ASC's Short Course Carnival Sunday 26th May (Sydney Aquatic Centre): Entries must be submitted on Multi entry cards by the 1st of May. Please see Tina Southwell if you are competing at this meet.
COACHES CORNER
The parkas have arrived, and may be picked up during afternoon training Monday the 6th of May. Balance owing must be paid upon pickup.

Good luck to Jayne & Nathan who are off to the USA to compete in the World Surf Life Saving Championships!

Winter training commences on the 6th of May.
Hoping everyone enjoys the break. Make sure you don't put on too many excess kilos over the next couple of weeks!
Toni