SEPTEMBER 2000

WELCOME to the 4th issue of the Newsletter for the Winter Swimming Season.ITEMS OF INTEREST (club gossip, swimming achievements, coming events, birthdays, etc.) you would like to see included in the Newsletter (and/or Website) may be submitted to Sandi Wooton via email: sandi_wooton@uow.edu.au or Work Phone: 42214800, or by passing along items to any Dapto Swimming Club Committee Member. Newsletters are published once a month during the Winter and fortnightly during the Summer. However, the Website will be updated more frequently…So be sure to check out our website on a regular basis at: http://daptoswimclub.cjb.net
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Welcome to another Dapto Swimming Club Newsletter as we get closer to the start of our Friday Night pointscore. In this newsletter you will find some important information, including the dates for our pointscore.
Congratulations to all of our state swimmers who competed at the recent NSW State Age Championships, as they all swam very well, achieving almost 100% personal best times. Special mention to Ellen Wooton and Anita Sernig, both winning a number of finalist ribbons, but in particular Ellen, as she won her first NSW state medal. Well done to all of our representatives.
Last week the club held a general meeting to decide on issues that would affect everyone in the club. The club's new fees for the 2000-01 season has been set a $35.00 for a full member (swimmer) and $15.00 for an associate member (non swimming ie parent).
As the club does not have a swimming carnival this year, and a carnival is any clubs main source of income, we will have to do a little more fundraising this year and hopefully everyone will be able to do their share for the club.
Good luck to Faye Rowels and Kieran Sernig at the Olympics, Faye has been working at Homebush for a number of weeks now, while Kieran will be trying to prepare himself for a very hectic two weeks, working as a volunteer worker in the aquatics centre.
Don't forget, Friday Night Pointscore starts in October.
WHAT’S NEWS
Next Club Meeting: October 3rd 7:30 p.m. in the Clubroom. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
Proposed membership fees for the 2000-2001 Swimming Season have been ratified at the Annual General Meeting held September 5th. Membership fees commencing from October 2000 are as follows:
Full Membership - $35 Breakdown of fees - $19.25 to NSW Swimming, $2 to SCAT, $13.75 to Dapto Swimming Club
Associate Member (noncompetitive) - $15 Breakdown of fees - $9.90 to NSW, $2.00 to SCAT, $3.10 to Dapto Swimming Club
Transfer Fees (Registered Swimmers transferring from other clubs) - $15

The 2000 – 2001 Pointscore & Club Championship Programme has been finalised. NOTE: Club Registration & BBQ night October 20th.

The Club Captain nominees for the 2000 – 2001 season are: Girls: Anita Sernig & Ellen Wooton; Boys: Clinton Parsons & Kieran Sernig.

Club Clothing Update: The design of our new Club Tracksuits has been approved and orders are now being sent through to the manufacturer. The quality of the tracksuit is quite high and the price of purchase is considerably lower than first estimated at $70 each! Please place your orders with the clothing people ASAP so you don’t miss out: See Lyn Parsons, Tanya Bates or Julie Glass at the poolside.
New Club Swimmers have also been approved and are due to arrive shortly. Estimated pricing for girls’ swimmers is approximately $45. More info soon.
The Warehouse Bus Trip date has been set for November 11th. Please let Tanya Bates know ASAP if you are interested so a booking can be made. The cost of the Bus Trip has been estimated at $22 per person (including GST). A $10 deposit for each booking will be required when we have the final numbers.
South Coast & Tablelands Level 4 Squad members attended a Media Session recently presented by Mr. Matthew Russell from WIN Sport. Topics covered at the Session included interview guidelines and techniques for television, radio & newspaper.
POOL SIDE
FROM THE RACE SECRETARY
27 swimmers attended the Wollongong carnival on the 13th of August. 14 medals were won on the day: Ellen Wooton, 2 gold 2 silver 2 bronze; Nathan Mitchell, 1 gold 1 silver 2 bronze; Clint Parsons, 1 bronze; Briarna Southwell, 1 bronze; Leisha Southwell, 1 silver; Tara Dyer, 1 bronze. Well done team!
Tara, as well as winning a bronze medal (in the 15yrs 100m fly) swam 5 PB’s out of 5 swims, which is a great effort!
We also had another 6 competitors swim all PBs: Samantha Bates, Zac Ioannou, Kerryn Meurer, Louise Meurer, Lynnette Niceforo & Ashley Robinson. Congratulations to those swimmers & everyone else who swam on the day!
Kaine Love, Anita Sernig & Ellen Wooton competed at the NSW Open Short Course Championships August 5-6. Kaine placed 4th in NSW in the 50m fly. Well done Kaine! Congratulations to Anita, who managed yet another PB (200m back) inspite of a heavy study schedule associated with the upcoming HSC Trials!
There were some great results from our Winter State Age Representatives: Briarna Southwell, Leisha Southwell, Ellen Wooton, Clinton Parsons & Anita Sernig, at Warringah Pool on the 26th & 27th of August. Most swimmers clocked PB's in their events, with Ellen placing 3rd in the Girls 14 yrs 100m freestyle! Well done team!
COACHES CORNER
CORINNE GLASS is this months SWIMMER OF THE MONTH! Corinne’s dedication and commitment to training is highly commendable. Well done Corinne. Keep up the good work!

Corinne Glass Swimmer of the Month September 2000

Congratulations Ellen on your 1st State (bronze) medal win at the recent NSW Age Championships.
It’s good to see Kaine back in the water again after a bout of Glandular fever. Kaine will be competing in the Australian Short Course Championships in October.
DAPTO SWIM CLUB ALL AGE TEAM AWAY CARNIVAL
A 3 day bus trip is being organised for the 3rd, 4th & 5th of November for competitive swimmers of all ages (and their families) to attend a Carnival hosted by the Telopea Swimming Club in Canberra. This event will be subsidized by the Club and all swimmers are encouraged to attend. Club Team excursions are always exciting fun events, and offer an excellent opportunity for the entire family to experience that special "Team camaraderie," or to just relax & socialise after all the excitement at the pool! Also, a sightseeing trip to the AIS may be organised during the weekend for those who are interested. Family style cabin accommodation is being arranged through the Club by Sandra Neall. We will need to confirm numbers ASAP. Contact Sandra Neall on 42618423 for more info & to confirm your booking. An All Age Club Team Car Wash is being organised for the weekend before the event (October 28th & 29th) to help offshoot the cost of the trip.     TONI
GOSSIP GALORE
FOR SALE: Mens Racing Bike & Ladies Bike, both in excellent condition. For more information see Julie Robinson or ring 42618912.
WEB WORLD
Our Website has seen many visitors over the last month, including surfers from overseas! The Counter now reads well over 1100 visitors to our Site, not bad considering we have only been online since November 1999! There have been more entries added to our Guestbook too, most of these have commented positively about the Site. Pages updated on the Website this month include The Photo Gallery, Club News, Point Score & About Our Club.