COWRA

AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB INC.

2017-2018 Information

Booklet

COWRA AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB INC.

PO Box 141 ABN: 68 995 587 806

COWRA NSW 2794

Office Bearers 2016-2017

PATRONS Bill Bundy, Bobbie Cooley, Col Ridding

AUDITOR Steel, Walsh and Murphy PRESIDENT Trish Dun

VICE PRESIDENT Hugh Scammell SECRETARY Cath Sutherland TREASURER REGISTRAR

RACE SECRETARY PUBLIC OFFICER

PUBLICITY OFFICER

Lea Smith Di Browne Di Clark Kerry LewisMatthew Miller

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Pat Charnock Rohan McKayKerry LewisMelissa Riches Di ClarkMatthew Miller

CLUB COACHES

Di Browne 63423066 Pat Charnock 63423957 Kerry Lewis 63411414 Bree Smith

STARTER Pat Charnock, Kerry Lewis,

Bob Hilton,

RESULTS Lea Smith

WELCOME TO THE COWRA AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB

We hope you will become involved in many of our activities and enjoy the swimming season. This booklet aims to give you a summary of club rules, organization and activities so you can be familiar with what is happening in your club. Swimming Club commences at 6.00pm each Tuesday night with the last event in the water by 8.45pm. People on timekeeping duty need to be at the pool by 5.45pm to set up ropes and timing equipment as well as to pack away this equipment at the conclusion of the night.

CODE OF CONDUCT In accordance with the guidelines set down by Swimming Australia, the Cowra Amateur Swimming Club has adopted the following Code of Conduct.

• Abide by the rules of swimming. • Never argue with an official. • Verbal abuse and sledging of officials, coaches and swimmers is

not acceptable behaviour. • Be a good sport! Applaud all good performances. • Do not bully or take unfair advantage of another competitor. • Cooperate with your coach, team mates and opponents. • Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless

of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion. • Refer to Swimming Australia Code of Conduct 2010.

SWIMMING CLUB SEASON Swimming Club operates every Tuesday from October to March throughout the 2017-2018 pool season, with the first club night to be held on 10th October 2017. There are no club nights on 26th December 2017,2nd January 2018 and 9th

January 2018 due to the Christmas break. Swimming club nights resume on Tuesday, 16th January 2018. The annual Christmas party will be held on 19th December 2017 in conjunction with the usual program of club night events. If it is raining heavily at 6.00pm and there is no sign of the rain easing, Club racing will be called off for that night. Entries will have to be re-entered and WILL NOT BE CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT WEEK.

MEETINGS Committee meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm at the Cowra Aquatic Centre during summer. Input from Club members and parents is always appreciated. The Annual General Meeting will be advised. Notice will be given in the Club Members and on the website three weeks prior to the set date of the AGM.

FUNDRAISING Throughout the year the Club conducts fund raising activities to supply equipment and facilities to enable YOUR swimming club to function. The Club executive raises thousands of dollars during the year through events such as BBQ’s, swimathon. Your participation in future fundraising events would be greatly appreciated. Please support your club and children.

MEMBERSHIP Membership fees for the 2017/2018 season are $140.00 for the first family member and $105.00 for each additional family member. For insurance purposes ALL swimmers MUST by registered as a swimmer before taking part in any Swimming Club races, carnivals or any training sessions in Cowra Swimming Club allocated lanes. If a swimmer decides they do not wish to continue with Swimming Club after 2 weeks, registration fees will be refunded. This offer is only available to new members. The membership fee of $20.50 is for non-swimming members for parents/caregivers to vote at meetings and covers public liability insurance. All Committee members MUST be registered with the Club, either as a swimmer or non-swimmer.

The membership fee includes a family levy of $35.00 per family. This levy can be recouped by selling of raffle tickets. These must be returned before the raffle is drawn at Presentation Night 2018.

ENTRIES FOR CLUB NIGHTS

• Entries for club night races need to be submitted on the Stingrays website

through online entries. Completion of online entries is required to be able to participate in club events. Due to the number of swimmers and volume of computer entries and marshalling required to run club night, the club will be adhering to the NO ENTRY, NO SWIM rule.

• Online entries will open at 10am Wednesday morning and will be closed off

on the following Monday at midday. • ENTRIES CLOSE AT MIDDAY ON THE SUNDAY BEFORE CLUB. NO

LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please do not ask for late entries to be considered.

• Time sheets will be kept by the race secretary and posted on the Club notice

board.

ORDER OF EVENTS

Beginner events for 12.5m Freestyle and 12.5m BBB (Backstroke, Breaststroke or Butterfly) are conducted at each club night. For this event only, swimmers may use back bubbles and have a competent swimmer in the water with them.

Order of Events Special Event (100m Events) 12.5 Freestyle and BBB 25m events 50m events Distance (200m/400m Events)

Each week the special event rotates and the strokes for the 50m events also rotate. 50m and 25m events are swum for 4 out of the 4 strokes each week.

Freestyle is defined by Swimming NSW rules as being any stroke. Strokes are defined as Butterfly, Backstroke and Breaststroke. Events will be called by the Marshall over the loud speaker. Once called for an event, swimmers are to remain quietly in the marshalling area whilst other events are in progress.

POINTSCORE Competition points are awarded for club night events as follows:

7 points – 2 seconds or more faster than best time 6 points – 1.0-1.9 seconds faster than best time 5 points – 0.1-0.9 seconds faster than best time 4 points – first swim at distance or equal to best time 3 points – 0.1-0.9 seconds slower than best time 2 points – 1.0-1.9 seconds slower than best time 1 point – 2 seconds or more slower than best time

For the purpose of calculating points, best times are updated weekly. Swimmers who stroke incorrectly on Swimming Club nights MAY be informed of such verbally by a judge of stroke. This allows the swimmer opportunity to work on changing these flaws before championship and school events where they may be disqualified.

ROSTERS

Each family involved with the Swimming Club is required to help with rosters for timekeeping. A roster of Swimming Club families will be available on our first club night. It is estimated that a family will have rostered duties for three in the season. On behalf of the club, we request that a representative attends or organises a suitable replacement for the days they are rostered. The roster will be available for viewing on the swimming club website.

Duties of families rostered for timekeeping include helping with lane ropes before and after Swimming Club and putting out and taking in the timing equipment at the end of the night. Please ensure that a representative is available to help from 5.45pm on the nights nominated to time keep. The Chief Timekeeper is available to assist anyone who is unsure of what to do.

COACHING/TRAINING Swimming Coaches for this season are Di Browne, Pat Charnock & Kerry Lewis and Bree Smith.

All coaches have read the Child Protection and Intervention Policy, signed the Declaration form and have had the mandatory child protection checks carried out as legally required by Swimming NSW. All people using allocated training lanes under the guidance of club coaches must be registered with Cowra Swimming Club. Squads are open to all members of the club who are 18 years or under. Squad training is offered at various levels to suit the developmental swimming level of a range of swimmers, with sessions structured to accommodate all swimmers, dependent upon their ability. Kerry Lewis 6341 1414 Pat Charnock 6342 3957 Di Browne 041 747 1147

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Club Championships will be held on three consecutive Tuesday evenings during February and March 2018 (dates to be advised). Swimmers’ ages are taken as of the first date of the championships and appropriate swimwear which abides by the rules of Swimming NSW should be worn. To be eligible for club championships, swimmers must have competed six times in each stroke entered. To enter a medley event, swimmers must have swum at least six times in each stroke. 50m, 100m, 200m, and 400m are classified as one swim each towards qualification. Eight year olds and under need only swim two

50m butterfly events to qualify for club championships. Swimmers are expected to perform strokes in accordance with FINA rules and will be disqualified under the same rules should there be technical flaws in the championship race. Special consideration, by the Club Executive, may be given to swimmers who have been prevented from swimming because of serious illness or if a person is new to the district and has competed at every possible club night since joining. WEEK 1 Championship events are: 8 years 50m Freestyle

50 m Butterfly

9-16 years 200m Freestyle 50m Backstroke

50m Butterfly 100 Breaststroke

Seniors 50m Freestyle 50m Butterfly WEEK 2 Championship events are: 8 years 50m Backstroke

50m Breaststroke

9-16 years 100m Butterfly 50m Freestyle 50m Breaststroke

100m Backstroke

Seniors 50m Backstroke 50m Breaststroke WEEK 3 Championship events are: 8 years

100m Freestyle

9-16 years 200m Individual Medley

100m Freestyle

Seniors 200m Individual Medley 100m Freestyle

NB: The distance championship will be calculated from swims throughout the season at club night which include 400m Free and 200m Breast, Fly and Back. If the Championship night /day is postponed, the championship will be run on the 15th March 2016 in lieu. Trophies are awarded on a point score basis over all events. Where there are seven or less competitors, judges’ placings will be used.

CARNIVALS There are several carnivals held during the season throughout the Mountains and Plains Swimming (MPS) District, State Age, Country State and Speedo Sprints (Homebush) and representing MPS at Brophy (AIS). Programs for upcoming carnivals will be displayed in the foyer of the Aquatic Centre as well as on the website. These include qualifying times to representative carnivals. As further incentive to our representative swimmers the club will be presenting each Country State and State Age representative with a representative bag, trackpants, jacket, shirt, shorts and towel. Swimmers representing Cowra Stingrays will be expected to wear the club swimming cap (available for purchase from the information desk outside the club room every club night) and T-shirt; which is available for order from Mr Embroidery, Cowra.

Entries for carnivals will be done either online or given to the race secretary, Di Clark WITH the appropriate fee. (NB. Ages for carnivals are taken as age on the day of the carnival.)

Help is always available. Please do not be afraid to ask.

CLUB COMMUNICATIONS

The Cowra Stingrays display news about upcoming events in the Club room window at the Aquatic Centre, in the Cowra Guardian newspaper, Facebook and on the website www.cowra.nswswimming.com.au

RECORD HOLDERS

EVENT HOLDER TIME YEAR HOLDER TIME YEAR 8 Years

50m

Freestyle

John Najor

37:40

1988

Clare Courtney

39:88

2003

50m Butterfly John Najor 44:41 1988 Clare Courtney 50:81 2003

50m Backstroke Ashley Barnes 46:85 1995 Clare Courtney 48:40 2003

50m Breaststroke Nick Wilkinson 52:06 2007 Zoe Browne 53.78 2014

100m

Freestyle

Ashley Barnes

1:24:83

1995

Holly Picker

1:28.34

1994

9 Years

50m

Freestyle

Mathew Browne

36:30

1994

Josie Gillham

37.60

2009

50m Butterfly John Najor 43:02 1989 Jessica Berry 42:79 1994

50m Backstroke James Taylor 45:55 1997 Clare Courtney 45:53 2004

50m Breaststroke James Taylor 49:79 1997 Lucy Millner 48:53 1994

100m Freestyle John Najor 1:19:80 1989 Holly Picker 1:22:64 1995

100m Butterfly Ben Varela 1:47.71 2014 Jessica Berry 1:41:32 1994

100m Backstroke James Taylor 1:37:83 1997 Clare Courtney 1:40:78 2004

100m Breaststroke James Taylor 1:45:63 1997 Zoe Browne 1:47:46 2015

200m Freestyle Mathew Browne 3:02:59 1994 Josie Gillham 3:01:26 2009

200m

Ind. Medley

James Taylor

3:29:15

1997

Zoe Browne

3:30:32

2015

10 Years

50m

Freestyle

John Najor

33:44

1990

Holly Picker

34:63

1996

50m Butterfly John Najor 39:14 1990 Clare Courtney 38:51 2005

50m Backstroke Sam Kelly 42:26 2015 Clare Courtney 40:93 2005

50m Breaststroke Nick Wilkinson 45:85 2009 Holly Picker 44:96 1996

100m Freestyle John Najor 1:14:89 1990 Holly Picker 1:14:44 1996

100m Butterfly John Najor 1:29.72 1990 Clare Courtney 1:36:49 2005

100m Backstroke James Taylor 1:31:28 1998 Clare Courtney 1:29:13 2005

100m Breaststroke James Taylor 1:38:84 1998 Clare Courtney 1:38:54 2005

200m Freestyle James Taylor 2:51:27 1998 Clare Courtney 2:43:05 2005

200m

Ind. Medley James Taylor

3:08:26

1998

Clare Courtney

3:08:55

2005

11 Years

50m

Freestyle

John Najor

32:23

1991

Clare Courtney

32:28

2006

50m Butterfly Mathew Browne 37:00 1996 Clare Courtney 36:27 2006

50m Backstroke James Taylor 41:09 1999 Clare Courtney 37:04 2006

50m Breaststroke James Taylor 42:17 1999 Clare Courtney 41:53 2006

100m Freestyle John Najor 1:11:55 1991 Clare Courtney 1:11:72 2006

100m Butterfly Mathew Browne 1:26:96 1996 Clare Courtney 1:24:06 2006

100m Backstroke James Taylor 1:26:92 1999 Clare Courtney 1:20:63 2006

100m Breaststroke James Taylor 1:30:89 1999 Clare Courtney 1:31:07 2006

200m Freestyle James Taylor 2:35:11 1999 Holly Picker 2:40:05 1997

200m

Ind. Medley

James Taylor

2:58:71

1999

Clare Courtney

2:52:50

2006

12 years

50m Freestyle Jack Slockee 30:37 1990 Rebecca Hilton 31:63 199

5 50m Butterfly Mathew Browne 33:74 1997 Josie Gillham 34.84 201

2 50m Backstroke James Taylor 37:09 2000 Josie Gillham 38:08 201

2 50m Breaststroke James Taylor 38:68 2000 Lucy Wilson 42.43 201

2 100m Freestyle James Taylor 1:06:00 2000 Meg Cooley 1:08:46 200

0 100m Butterfly Mathew Browne 1:20:93 1997 Meg Cooley 1:22:75 200

0

100m Backstroke James Taylor 1:19:72 2000 Katie Cooley 1:21:65 1994 100m Breaststroke James Taylor 1:24:69 2000 Lucy Wilson 1:29.94 2012 200m Freestyle James Taylor 2:22:31 2000 Meg Cooley 2:27:18 2000 200m

Ind. Medley

James Taylor

2:47:22

2000

Meg Cooley

2:51:47

2000

13 years 50m

Freestyle

Matthew Dun

29:21

2015

Jade Browne

29.73

2015

50m Butterfly Mathew Browne 31:90 1998 Josie Gillham 33.53 2013 50m Backstroke James Taylor 34:65 2001 Jade Browne 35.95 2015 50m Breaststroke James Taylor 36:66 2001 Jade Browne 39.68 2015 100m Freestyle James Taylor 1:03:70 2001 Meg Cooley 1:06:84 2001

100m Butterfly Mathew Browne 1:12:10 1998 Emma Charnock 1:17:62 2000 100m Backstroke James Taylor 1:17:39 2001 Katie Cooley 1:18:87 1995 100m Breaststroke James Taylor 1:20:31 2001 Jade Browne 1:26:29 2015 200m Freestyle James Taylor 2:17:65 2001 Meg Cooley 2:23:72 2001 200m

Ind. Medley

James Taylor

2:39:34

2001

Jade Browne

2:44:26

2015

14 Years 50m

Freestyle

Thomas Robinson

27:80

2017

Jade Browne

29.43

2016

50m Butterfly Ryan Croker 30:89 1997 Jade Browne 32:18 2016 50m Backstroke Jonathon Lindeman 33:77 2001 Jade Browne 34:94 2016 50m Breaststroke James Taylor 34:94 2002 Lucy Wilson 39.38 2014 100m Freestyle James Taylor 1:00:62 2002 Holly Picker 1:05:18 2000 100m Butterfly Mathew Browne 1:12:53 1999 Ali Sutton 1:17:07 2010 100m Backstroke James Taylor 1:14:42 2002 Jade Browne 1:16:30 2016100m Breaststroke James Taylor 1:16:24 2002 Jade Browne 1:24:15 2016 200m Freestyle James Taylor 2:16:24 2002 Jade Browne 2:24:32 2016 200m

Ind. Medley

James Taylor

2:33:62

2002

Jade Browne

2:39:44

2016

15 Years 50m

Freestyle

Cameron Leal

27:32

2008

Jade Browne

29:57

2017

50m Butterfly Ryan Croker 31:27 1998 Jade Browne 31:79 2017 50m Backstroke Jonathon Lindeman 32:79 2002 Sam Downey 33:99 2008 50m Breaststroke James Taylor 33:86 2003 Lucy Wilson 38:17 2015 100m Freestyle James Taylor 1:00:98 2003 Holly Picker 1:04:41 2001 100m Butterfly John Najor 1:12:50 1995 Jade Browne 1:13:33 2017 100m Backstroke Seamus Leyland 1:12:83 2010 Katie Cooley 1:17:12 1997 100m Breaststroke James Taylor 1:15:49 2003 Holly Picker 1:24:65 2001 200m Freestyle James Taylor 2:12:65 2003 Jade Browne 2:22:73 2017 200m

Ind. Medley

Seamus Leyland

2:38:31

2010

Georgia Lewis

2:43:21

2016

16 Years 50m

Freestyle

Seamus Leyland

26:82

2011

Melissa Griffin

29:03

1991

50m Butterfly Seamus Leyland 29:56 2011 Melissa Griffin 33:25 1991 50m Backstroke Seamus Leyland 32:53 2011 Anna Cooley 34:93 1996 50m Breaststroke Jarrod Strange 34:01 2005 Holly Picker 39:07 2002 100m Freestyle James Taylor 59:81 2004 Anna Cooley 1:03:46 1996 100m Butterfly Seamus Leyland 1:08:16 2011 Georgia Lewis 1:16:56 2017100m Backstroke Seamus Leyland 1:11:37 2011 Katie Cooley 1:19:30 1998 100m Breaststroke James Taylor 1:17:75 2004 Holly Picker 1:24:93 2002 200m Freestyle James Taylor 2:13:85 2004 Melissa Griffin 2:19:61 1991 200m

Ind. Medley

James Taylor

2:33:69

2004

Melissa Griffin

2:44:03

1991

Senior Men Senior Women

50m Freestyle Nigel Byrne 28:24 1998 Melissa Griffin 28:65 1994

50m Butterfly Seamus Leyland 30.21 2012 Melissa Griffin 32:30 1994

50m Backstroke Seamus Leyland 34:32 2012 Melissa Griffin 35:03 1994

Rebecca Hilton 35:03 2000

50m Breaststroke Bart Dunn 34:66 2007 Melissa Griffin 40:27 2000

100m Freestyle Seamus Leyland 1:01.75 2012 Melissa Griffin 1:03:15 1994

200m

Ind. Medley Seamus Leyland 2:43.33 2012 Melissa Griffin 2:43:88 2002

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Stingrays Apparel available at Mr Embroidery

Polo Shirts, Hoodies, bags, towels, bucket hats Names on hats, polos, hoodies, towels and bags extra

Stingrays Swimming Caps available on Club nights $12.00

Cowra Stingrays would like to acknowledge the generous sponsorship of:

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