PACIFIC SCHOOL GAMES TRIALS
MLC Aquatic was represented by 17 swimmers at the Pacific School Games Trials held on Sunday 10 August. We congratulate them on their performances and wish them the best for selection to the Victorian team to be announced soon.
NATIONAL QUALIFING NEWS
A special congratulations to our 3 new Nationally Qualified swimmers which takes the total of Nationally qualified swimmers in the club to 11. The three were:
Jemma Schlicht - 13 yrs and under 100 butterfly
Jess Hansen - 13 years and under 100 and 200 breastroke
Laura Kerridge - Open 50 breastroke
Well done girls!
Nick Hibbins - Head Coach
EFT BANKING DETAILS:
We have introduced the option of paying by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) - Direct Deposit for swim meet entries, memberships, uniforms and travel. You can still pay by cash or cheque if you prefer. Note that this is NOT "BPAY".
Please use this facility wherever possible for payments to the club, rather than paying by cheque. EFT payment or direct deposit can be made using your bank's internet banking or phone banking facility.
Click here for EFT details
MLC AQUATIC CLUB CALENDAR
2008-2009 Click here
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Tuesday 12th August - MLC Aquatic Committee Meeting
7.30pm - At the Residence - MLC
2008 MLC Aquatic Long Course Meet
The biggest event of the 2008/09 season for MLC Aquatic Swimming Club is our very own Long Course Meet being held at MSAC on Saturday 25 October.
To run a successful meet requires a large number of volunteers. As in previous years we will be calling on all families to assist, so please put the date in your diary now.
VICTORIAN AGE SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Entries close at 5.00pm on Thursday 21 August 2008 at Swimming Victoria.
Anybody going to the Nunawading meet should write out their entries Sunday and put them in the post straight away so they get there in plenty of time. Those not swimming at Nunawading should put in their entries ASAP.
Club Nights
Friday 29 August
Friday 31 October
Friday 28th November
Warm up 6.15pm Racing at 6.30pm
Pizza or BBQ Afterwards - Family & Friends welcome
Emerging Squad Breakfast
All swimmers in Emerging Squad are invited to a sumptuous breakfast on Saturday 23 August. The breakfast will be held immediately after training in the Lecture Room upstairs in the PEC.
DRDSA Interclub Competition
Each year DRDSA organise an Interclub Series between clubs in the district. These meets qualify swimmers for district championship, which will be held in March 2009. Swimmers must compete in a total of 3 district meets in the 2008/09 seasons to qualify for these championships. Swimmers older than 10 yrs will have to swim interclub to qualify as there are not enough other district qualifying meets to properly qualify. The Interclub Series is to be held on Friday nights at the Nunawading Pool on the following dates:
20th June, 27th June, 25th July, 8th August and 22nd August.
The schedule of swimmers has now been completed. Click here for Interclub Roster for Swimmers
Upcoming competitions
August
3 Surrey Park SC Meet
8 District Interclub (4)
8-24 Beijing Olympic Games
16 Nunawading SC Meet
22 District Interclub (5)
29 Club Night
September
5-7 VIC Age SC Championships
20-24 Australian Open SC Championships
HEAD COACHES NEWS
Due to the Nunawading meet being held this Saturday (16 August) there will be no training Saturday morning for State or National squads.
There are changes to session times this year. Please check "squads & training times"
Click here for Swimmer Group Meetings
Click here for training times 28/6/08 to 12/7/08
Click here for State & Nat. Squad summer plan 2007-2008
Click here for State & Nat. squad winter plan 2008
click here for Coaches Report (Vict. State Champ)
click here for 2007/08 Swimming Events Season Calendar
2/4/07 to 28/4/08
click here for list of Winter 08 competitions
EMERGING SQUAD NEWS
There are changes to sessions times for emerging squad please check "squads & training times"
June/July holiday timetable click here
For latest emerging squad report/memo click here
(Easter/1st term holidays schedule)
MLC Aquatic Uniform
When representing MLC Aquatic at swim meets, swimmers are encouraged to wear club polo tops, black MLC Aquatic caps and club trackpants or shorts. Swimmers should be proud of their club and display this through the wearing of the club uniform at all swim meets.
Sue or Maree will be at the MLC pool on Saturdays 7.15-745am unless notified. This will give everyone a regular time to make any purchases and we would encourage you to use that time. However, if you have any urgent requirements at other times please contact Sue or Maree at mcarthurs at bigpond.com.
All new members to the club should contact Sue or Maree to receive their free MLC Aquatic swim cap and subsidised club polo top.
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PRESENTATION NIGHT
Presentation night was once again a fabulous success with a record 186 swimmers and families celebrating the achievements of each other and the success of MLC Aquatic during the 2007/08 season. It was fantastic to see everybody dressed up and enjoying themselves (without goggle ring marks!).
Special mention to Karen Ruiz for all her hard work organising the event and to all committee members for their assistance.
PRESENTATION NIGHT AWARDS
Congratulations to the following swimmers and may you take pride in your achievements!
PERPETUAL SHIELDS:
Swimmer of the Year 2008 - Mark O'Donnell
Junior Encouragement 2008 - Charlotte Muttdon
PAUL LACEY AWARD
2008 - Katya Doig
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS
Jessica Hansen
Richard Pack
Hamish Tobias
Kerin Venter
Male Open National Swimmer 2007/08 - Mark O'Donnell
Female Open National Swimmer 2007/08 - Elizabeth Forbes
Male Age National Swimmer 2007/08 - Jacob Clark
Female Age National Swimmer 2007/08 - Charlotte Muttdon
Age National Open Water Swimmer 2007/08 - Ashlyn Frazer
Male Victorian Age Swimmer 2007/08 - Mark Koh
Female Victorian Age Swimmer 2007/08 - Jemma Schlicht
Male Victorian Sprints Swimmer 2007/08 - Harrison Roubin
Female Victorian Sprints Swimmer 2007/08 - Zoe Hutton
Male All Junior Swimmer 2007/08 - Charles Forbes
Female All Junior Swimmer 2007/08 - Sarah Forbes
Male District Championships Swimmer 2007/08 - David Schlicht
Female District Championships Swimmer 2007/08 - Katya Doig
Male 7-10 Encouragement Swimmer 2007/08 - Alexander Goulsbra
Female 7-10 Encouragement Swimmer 2007/08 - Jemima Hutton
First time Qualifiers Australian Championships
Jacob Clark - 2008
Mark O'Donnell - 2008
Elizabeth Forbes - 2008
Brian Lim - 2002
First time Qualifiers Australian Age Championships
Elizabeth Forbes - 2008
Katya Doig - 2008
Charlotte Muttdon - 2008
Amy Reid - 2008
Brian Lim - 2002
It was also announced at Presentation Night that Amanda Kozik had that day set a world record for her SWD category in the 1500m freestyle. Congratulations Amanda! Amanda is also the Australian Team Captain for the World Down Syndrome Games to be held in Portugal later this year.
For the first time MLC Aquatic have introduced Club Captains and we are very proud to announce that Phil Tsarouhas and Ashlyn Frazer are our very first club captains for 2008/09.
On the night there were a number of speeches given. We would like to congratulate Phil Tsarouhas (speech to the coaches), Hamish Rix (speech to the parents) and Sarah McArthur (speech to the Committee) on their most memorable speeches. (We have noticed certain awards given are being worn with pride!).
Once again thanks to all for a wonderful evening.
Phil & Ashlyn - Club Captains
VICTORIAN OPEN AND SWD SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to the swimmers who qualified for and represented MLC Aquatic at the recent Victorian Open Short Course Championships.
Mark O'Donnell won a bronze medal in the 1500m freestyle and during the race achieved a National Open short course qualifying time for the 800m freestyle.
Congratulations to Jemma Schlicht for breaking the Victorian record for the Girls 11/under 100m butterfly in the time of 1.06.21.
Swimming Victoria Development Squads 2008/09
Congratulations to the following swimmers for their selection in the following Development Squads:
Victorian Target 2012 Bronze Squad
Jacob Clark
Katya Doig
Libby Forbes
Charlotte Muttdon
Victorian Junior Talent Squad
Zoe Hutton
Zanna Jodlowska
Victorian Open Water Recognition Squad
Ashlyn Frazer
CANBERRA TRIP REPORT
by Sarah Forbes
On Friday 13 June many MLC swimmers wiped their eyes and crawled out of bed, knowing that today they had to take a 10 hour bus trip to Canberra. Although we got to miss out on school for a day, the trip felt a lot longer than expected. Sitting in the bus on the first day most people were quite shy.
By dinner time the room was filled with laughter and chatting. The team was split up into three different groups. We got to meet out new coach for the weekend, and discussed the upcoming races. Although everybody claimed they weren't tired we stayed up for a while and then went straight to bed; anxious and excited for the next day to come.
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