PDN - 21 September 2015

UWA West Coast Swimming Club, Sun Jun 3, 2018

PDN - 21 September 2015

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UWA WEST COAST AFFILIATION
PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS

SATURDAY 26^th SEPTEMBER @ 08.00am, Lecture Theatre, HBF Stadium
SATURDAY 26^th SEPTEMBER @ 08.00am, SSEH, UWA Campus, Crawley

Most current members would be aware that West Coast Swimming Club has been investigating:

Merging West Coast’s coaching business with Uniswim to become a single entity managed through Uniswim’s existing management structure
Merging the two clubs into one Club, which would manage the community and competitive aspects of the squad swimming program
The University’s Department of Sport Science Exercise & Health and the new Club would oversee the Uniswim business through an active Board. The Board will set strategy, goals and objectives for the business. A General Manager and a Coaching Panel will execute the strategy and report to the Board

The objectives of this new and exciting relationship are to:

Provide financial stability for the squad program and for the School through enhanced economies of scale, flexibility of operations and growth
Create an end-to-end swimming pathway that will create the best environment for swimmers, both junior and senior, to fulfil their swimming needs
Build on existing success and traditions to confirm the new combined Club as the premier swimming club in Western Australia and consistently be one of the top 10 clubs in Australia

To provide you with further details of the proposed merger and how it will affect you and your swimmers, we are holding two simultaneous information sessions this coming Saturday for all UWA and West Coast members, one at HBF Stadium and one at the UWA, Crawley Campus as detailed above. The sessions will be presented by representatives from both clubs and delivered to the collective membership. The content of both sessions will be the same. Members can attend either session.

A supporting FAQ document will be posted to the website to address some of the more common questions/concerns suurounding the merger towards the end of this week. There will be opportunity in the meeting for further clarification and to raise any other questions that you may have.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Membership renewals are due for all current West Coast members. The membership fee strcuture for West Coast members has been retained at the same level as last year, even though the club's financial return has been reduced slightly as a result of an increase in Swimming WA's affiliation fee.

Members who renew now will not incur any additional membership fee should West Coast merge with UWA Swimming Club.

Details of the swimmer and parent membership categories will be detailed in the membership renewal notice along with the online link to re-register. This membership renewal notice will be posted on the news feed of the West Coast website early tonight/tomorrow.

NOTICE OF AGM

SAVE THE DATE : FRIDAY 16^th OCTOBER @ 7pm, HBF Stadium

AGM Agenda:

Minutes of 2013-2014 AGM
Financial Reports
Election of Office Bearers
UWA-West coast Swimming Club Affiliation

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SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

All of the Relay Reserves from Open & Age States - Many turned up and a few got to swim. We know it can feel like a thankless task having to turn up and then not swimming, but when suddenly needed the reserves make the difference between a relay team being able to swim or not swim. Special mention must go to Maggie White who was sitting comfortably in the stands with a tub of hot chips when she got the 11th hour summons to swim in a relay. After a phone call home and a mad dash by Dad to produce her swimsuit, Maggie enabled a relay team to compete.

MEET INFORMATION

2015 West Australian Newspaper State Age & Open SC Championships : Wrap Up

West Coast put up an awesome performance over the weekend at the Age / Open State titles. The final point score was Perth City 1^st with 914.5, West Coast a close 2^nd with 793 and Breakers 3^rd with 635.5. To put that in perspective, Breakers had more swimmers and swims than us and Perth City had 50% more swimmers and swims than us. Pound for pound we more than held our own. This is also reflected in the fact that 99 records were broken over the weekend with 38 of those marks being lowered by West Coast swimmers and teams. We were well represented in the finals with boisterous support from our parents and team mates (WC were noticeably louder than other teams!). The many fine West Coast swims resulted in a slew of PB's and medallists. The results are a testament to the work put in by our athletes and coaches and the fantastic support of our parents. Great stuff West Coast!
Congratulations to all of our individual medal winners: Jessica Algar, Robert Bonsall, Tom Cumming, Joshua Edwards-Smith, Blair Evans, Ashleigh Glover, Ross Goodison, Joel Hill, Zac Incerti, Alex Milligan, Sian Munks, Ethan O'Donnell, John Shepherd Raife Sillence, Beatrice Tay, Alex Tincombe, Braga Verhage, Sophie Yaksich
Congratualtions to all of our relay team medal winners:
Boys 14/U 4x50 Freestyle Relay Silver 1:45.11
Kent Nguyen, Robert Bonsall, Ross Goodison, Joel Hill
Girls 14/U 4x50 Medley Relay Silver 2:04.77
Alexandra Tincombe, Seria Hasebe, Jessica Algar, Jemima Horwood
Boys 14/U 4x50 Medley Relay Silver 1:57.48
Ross Goodison, Kent Nguyen, Joel Hill, Robert Bonsall
Women 15/O 4x100 Freestyle Relay Gold 3:46.06
Blair Evans, Tamsin cook, Sophie Yaksich, Hadley Lindsay
Women 15/0 4x100 Freestyle Relay Silver 3:56.92
Beatrice Tay, Anna Murray, Ashleigh Glover, Sian Munks
Men 15/O 4x100 Freestyle Relay Gold 3:22.06
Damian Fyfe, Alex Milligan, Braga Verhage, Zac Incerti
Women 15/O 4x200 Freestyle Relay Gold 8:01.94
Blair Evans, Hadley Lindsay, Sophie Yaksich, Tamsin Cook
Men 15/O 4x200 Freestyle Relay Gold 7:27.21
Zac Incerti, Braga Verhage, Raife Sillence, Damian Fyfe
Women 15/0 4x100 Medley Relay Silver 4:19.97
Sophie Yaksich, Ashleigh Glover, Tamsin Cook, Sian Munks
Men 15/O 4x100 Medley Relay Gold 3:41.42
Zac Incerti, Alex Milligan, Braga Verhage, Damian Fyfe
An impressive 99 records were broken at the meet overall. West Coast Swimming Club (WES) dominated the record tally, with six of its swimmers, Braga Verhage, Alex Milligan, Blair Evans OAM, Joshua Edwards-Smith and Raife Sillence, breaking an impressive 38 records between them. WES swimmers broke another four records in the relays. Click here to read the full details of the records broken
Congratulations also to Sian Munks, Tom Cumming and Braga Verhage who have been selected as a member of the 2015 Swimmer’s World WA State Team, to compete in Canberra later this month (Sept 25-27) at the 2015 State Teams Short Course Championships

Upcoming Targeted Meets

2015 SWA Junior SC Championships

Saturday 26^th September & Sunday 27^th September @ HBF Stadium
Warm up @ 8am, Start @ 9am
Arrive @ 07.30 am if your first event is within 90mins of the start time of the session so that the dryland warm up and the water warm up can be done together as a team
If your first event is more than 90mins into the session program, please arrive 90mins before the event and ensure you do the full warm up
The event time line is posted on the SWA website
Click here to do directly to the timelines
The time keeping rosters will be posted on our website
Click here to check the time keeping rosters; they will be posted here shortly
All swimmers should be aware if they are required for relays, either as a starter or a reserve. It is vital that all starters & reserves arrive at the appropriate times to warm up. If you have any questions regarding your relays, please talk directly to your coach
Coaches in attendance: CJ/Treena

SWA 2015 / 2016 Summer Long Course Calendar

The SWA 2015/2016 Summer Long Course Calendar is now on the website with the following fundamental changes compared to previous years:

2015 Sun Smart State Open & Age Long Course Championships will be held from Friday 18^th December to Monday 21^st December in a heats & finals format
The Hancock Family Medical Foundation New Year Challenge will be a new addition to the calendar from Friday 22^nd January to Sunday 24^th January 2016, also in heats & finals format
The Sun Smart End of Summer Sensation will be held on Saturday 27^th February & Sunday 28^th February 2016 in heats & finals format
The Sun Smart Metro Club Premierships will be held from Saturday 5^th March - Sunday 7^thMarch 2016

Click here to visit the SWA calendar and scroll through the months

SWA 2015 / 2016 Summer Long Course Almanac

Pre-orders for the Summer Almanac are now open
Priced @ $21.23 for pick-up and $25.08 for delivery to your home address
Click here to order your copy

TRAINING & COACHING INFORMATION

Schedule Changes

Friday 25^th September PM: NAD Pre Race training from 5.00 - 6.30 pm
Saturday 26^th September AM: No training for Junior Gold or JP due to Junior State Championships. NAD not swimming at states should swim with Na from 5.30 - 07.30 am

Juniors Clinic with Tamsin Cook : Thursday 24^th September

Thursday 24^th September 4-5pm
For Junior Bronze, Silver & Gold PLUS all other Junior States Competitors that would like to take part
JP will have heir normal training session afterwards from 5-6.30pm
Any NAD Junior States competitors that attend the clinic also have the option to stay on and train to 6.30pm

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

5 Keys for Consistent Practices: Better Workouts, More Often. Consistency is the least glamorous of training habits and yet it is by far and away the one that should be getting your full and undivided attention. Being successful in the pool isn't some secret; It does not come down to the latest and greatest swimsuit. At the end of the day it boils down to who can best wield their talents and skills on a consistent basis in training. Will you be the swimmer that prides themselves on being consistent? Click here to read the full article detailing 5 tricks to help you become more consistent in training
If you come across any relevant articles that you'd like to be added to our library under the Articles & Information subtab that sits under News tab on the website so everyone can read them, please email them to Penny on penny@westcoastswimclub.com.au
All articles will be vetted and endorsed by our coaching staff prior to being posted

OTHER CLUB INFORMATION

Nationals Fundraiser : NAP/NA Volunteers Needed

West Coast has agreed to supply volunteer marshalls to help run the Triathlon Pink to be staged at HBF stadium on Sunday 8^th November.
Volunteers will work from 3 to 4.5 hours depending on what job they are allocated during the morning of Sunday 8^th November
West Coast will be paid a donation for the volunteers' time, the amount of which is determined by the number of volunteers that we supply.
We are aiming to supply at least 30 volunteers; preferred minimum age 14 years
The money received by the club will go directly towards subsidising the Nationals trip in March 2016
Those swimmers from NA/NAP intending to go to Nationals in March should confirm their availability to volunteer to Penny on penny@westcoastswimclub.com.au before 9^th October, 2015
Details of the event can be viewed by clicking here

Club Fundraiser : Sponsor Josh Hofer

Our very own Josh Hofer, OAM, is taking part in the ride to conquer cancer and is seeking to raise over $2,500 for the Breast Cancer foundation, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and $500 for West Coast Swimming Club
He will ride over 200km in 2 days on 17^th-18^th October, 2015
Pledge your support for Josh, cancer research and our own club by sponsoring him. Please complete the sponsor form that can be found by clicking here. Send the completed form by email to Penny on penny@westcoastswimclub.com.au or put it in the black box at the pool. Payment should be made by bank transfer to Josh's account, so that he can split the funds to his nominated charities as apprpopriate:
Bank Name: National Australia Bank
Account Name: J.P.Hofer
BSB: 086 136
Acc Number: 294881025
To read more about the ride, click here

A huge thank you to our new Silver Club Sponsor : Magixstrata

Marietta and Marc Metzger from Magixstrata are extremely proud to sponsor the West Coast Swimming Club. MagiXstrata was established in 2003 and currently manages a range of residential and commercial strata titled properties in the Perth Metropolitan Area. Supporting our local community and especially the great opportunities the WCSW gives to our young people is a pleasure and a privilege. We look forward to a long and supportive association.

Contact details are: info@magixstrata.com.au 9398 2254
www.magixstrata.com.au

External Sponsorship

If any of you know anyone in local business that could benefit from sponsoring us. Please pass them the sponsorship flyer.

We cannot thrive as a club without sponsors. Please help us in this initiative.

Click here to see the sponsorship flyer

MANY THANKS go to Cadbury's for their recent grant to the club of $360

"The West Coast 100 Club" JOIN NOW

We still have a way to go to reach our target of at least 100 members. Help us by joining and when we reach our target, you'll be in a draw to win a year's squad fees.

Your pledge can be directed to the following club account:

A/c Name: West Coast Swimming Club

BSB: 036 073

A/c #: 294323

Reference: 100C - 'insert surname'

If you would like a receipt please make request via email to admin@westcoastswimclub.com.au

Your support is very much appreciated

Swimmers' distribution list for Pool Deck News

As a move towards our swimmers' taking increased "ownership" of their swimming, we would like to include the swimmers on the Pool Deck News distribution list.

If you would like your swimmer(s) added to the pool deck distribution list encourage them to give their email address to their coach or forward the to penny@westcoastswimclub.com.au

Alternatively, you can add your student's email address to the database yourself through your West Coast account. Just go to the "My Account" tab on the website, or click on the short cut link below, and on the "My Students" tab enter the email address(es) for your child/children.
Click here to go to the "My account" page

The email addresses will be input to the secure membership database and not passed on to any third parties. They will only be used for the mailing out of the Pool Deck News.

Want to be notified when the Pool Deck News is posted?

Then like us on facebook and have your notifications set up.
Click here to go directly to the facebook squad page