JANUARY 2001(No.1)

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FROM THE PRESIDENT
First of all, welcome back to Friday Night Pointscore. Hopefully everyone had a safe and happy Christmas, and a happy new year.

Australia Day Holiday: Yes we are having pointscore on Australia Day, Friday 26th January. We are still having great difficulty in volunteers coming forward at our Friday Night Pointscore. I don’t think that it is fair to have the same people timekeeping each Friday night. We require 2 runners every Friday night, but we are lucky to have one person (usually the same person). There are plenty of parents who running up and down the pool, with a stopwatch, timing not only their own children, but others as well. Please, make it a lot easier for everyone and help out in an official capacity.

Congratulations to our swimmers that have been and still are competing at the NSW State Age and State Open Championship at Homebush this week. I hope that you all achieve many Pb’s.

Keep watching the notice board and this newsletter for up-coming activities, including a trivia night early March, which will be held at the Dapto Leagues Club.
WHAT’S NEWS
Next club meeting will be Tuesday the 6th of February in the Clubroom at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

CLUB TRIVIA NIGHT
A Fundraiser Trivia Night is being organised for the 3rd of March at Dapto Leagues Club. Trivia Nights are always lots of fun so gather together your favourite Team and reserve a table for a great night full of laughs and friendly competition! RSVP to Sandra Neall (02) 42618423 or Norbert Sernig (02) 42562778; 0409120612 by the 23rd of February. Details are as follows:
Venue: Dapto Leagues Club
Date: March 3rd
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $10 per person: Teams to be made up of a maximum of 8 per table

A Time Trial for competitors chasing Country qualifying times has been tentatively penciled in for the 5th of February at Dapto Pool. This will be confirmed within the next week or so.

The following carnivals have been targeted for the rest of the Summer Season:
21/1/01 - SCAT Development Meet – Venue: Warilla, Entries Closed
27-28/01 - NSW Country Regional Championships – Entries Closed
17/2/01 - Shell Age Heats & SCAT Sprint Championships – Venue: Dapto
23-25/2/01 - NSW Country Championships (Qualified Swimmers Only) – Venue: SIAC
17/3/00 - SCAT Interclub Championships (Selected Swimmers Only) – Venue: Dapto
25/3/01 - Brophy Shield (Selected Swimmers Only) – Venue: AIS Canberra

For any other information with regards to the carnivals please feel free to browse our web page on the internet, or see Tina Southwell for entry cards. Please remember that all entries must be given to Tina before the closing dates other wise they will not be accepted.
POOL SIDE
Good Luck to our competitors swimming at the NSW Senior State Age & Open Championships.
Congratulations to the following swimmers, all of whom qualified for Country at the recent Development Carnival: Daniel Robinson (11yrs boys 100m free), Samantha Bates (12yrs girls 100m back) and Kane Hanson (14yrs boys 100m breast).
COACHES CORNER
Congratulations to Leisha Southwell for a fantastic swim at the NSW Junior State Age Championships. Leisha took a whooping 4 seconds off her personal best time in the 200m butterfly!
Briarna Southwell also achieved 2 PB's for her events at the State Championships. Well done Briarna!

The January 2001 Swimmer of the Month is

Kyle Van Woerkom
(Lit'le Klimmy)
Congratulations & keep up the good work!

A warm Welcome to our new squad members, Brittany, Jessica, Elise, Josh and McKayla.
A new branch of the A-Team squad has formed! The new team is called "The Has Beens" :good to see you all back in the water: Rhiannon, Matthew, Gemma. Remember it’s better to be a "has been" than a " never was!"

Coaches Quote of the Month: "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail"

Don’t forget to get your sponsorship money in ASAP!
WEB WORLD Web visitors total over 2500 as of the 17th of January according to our web counter! Wow! Don’t forget to sign our Guestbook sometime… What a great way to just say hello or to make a comment about our Website. The Photo Gallery has had some new additions this month. Visit the Photo Gallery and check it out.