The Ssscoop Issue 2 Summer 8 December 2016

Our National qualifiers We have not one, not two, not three but four swimmers who have achieved National qualifying times. Ellie Fry and Sean Beck produced outstanding swims in the Open Water State Championships at Champion Lakes on Sunday 20 November. In the space of 8 days Lennard Booth achieved national times in the 100 Fly, 200 Breast and 200IM. Joshua Spencer produced a National time in the 200 Backstroke at Qualifying Meet 2 on Sunday. His time of 218.85 is almost three seconds faster than the qualifying time of 221.60. Also on the weekend, Sean Beck swam a 13 year old National time for the 200 Fly – he will be 14 by Nationals in April so will be looking to improve on his time at States. Well done to these amazing swimmers and Coach Chris! Coach’s report We are very proud that our swimming program has been steadily increasing in numbers. This has resulted in LeisureFit Competition Swim recently been allocated additional lane space. This has meant we can open some new sessions for some of our squads. Keep your eyes on the email to be sure to secure a spot in any new sessions.

Some exciting times have been swum over the last few weeks as the Senior squads lead into Senior (12&O) State Championships on the 19th-22nd December. Twenty seven swimmers have swum senior state qualifying times including some swimmers recently achieving their National times for next year. As we congratulate them, we should not lose sight that the biggest meet for them is less than two weeks away and wish them and the club all the best for States.

We also need to mindful of the other 120 swimmers in the program that are continuing to improve their skills and achieve their swimming goals. Big thanks to Shannon and Calum who have been working additional hours to help keep all the squads on track during this busy time.

We have 47 swimmers participating in the Summer League final on Sunday and we look forward to putting the best foot forward for the club. Scream for your team and have a great fun meet.

Chris

Additional coaching support As you have witnessed in recent months our program has grown from strength to strength in both participation and performance. This is not surprising as we are gifted with great facilities, qualified coaching staff and a very supportive and active committee and volunteers. It is our intention at South Shore to provide our swimmers with the very best opportunities to enable them to realise their full potential in and out of the pool. With this in mind, when the needs arise, we will be bringing more coaching staff into our program to ensure that all the swimmers are receiving adequate support and instruction. Very soon you will be seeing Calum Macgregor on deck assisting Chris with some of his sessions. Calum is an ex international Great Britain swimmer who has ten years of swimming coaching experience from novice to the elite level. In recent times, he has held the position of Head Coach at Tuart Hill and Kwinana where he significantly increased membership and participation. We are very fortunate to have Calum assisting with the program and using his knowledge and experience to help our swimmers, coaches and program reach even higher levels of success and participation. We ask you to support Chris, Shannon and Calum as they work together on pool deck. Club night Friday 16 December There will be no Club Night next Monday. Our next Club Night 8 – Christmas Club Night – is next Friday, 16 December at 6pm followed by the usual sausage sizzle. The program is:

200 Breast/Back/Fly Backstroke (25, 50, 100)

Breaststroke (25, 50, 100) Butterfly (25, 50, 100)

Please enter online and remember that to be eligible to race for the handicap trophies (generally although rules are slightly different for Butterfly) swimmers 11 and under need to compete in the 50m events at least 3 times during the Summer season and 12 and overs need to compete in the 100m events at least 3 times – refer to the club handbook. 2016 Sunsmart Qualifying LC Meet 2! 19 South Shore Swimmers competed in Qual Meet 2 on Sunday: Georgia Anderson, Mathew Beck, Sean Beck, Lennard Booth, Cullen Dans, Anna Duan, Shayla Hodzic, Tian-En Hoong, Amber Kinnane, Georgia Mack, Sirena McDowell, Jack Prigg, Amelie Prinsloo, Juston Saetang, Lisa Seatang, Finlay Schaper, Remy Seneque, Vienne Seneque, Joshua Spener and Lottie Zollner! Our swimmers did amazingly well with 68% PBs and Amelie and Sean were named Top Achievers for the meet! See all the results at: http://www.myswimresults.com.au/ResultsClubStats.aspx?MeetID=10932&ClubID=1383 Jeremy sets a new goal Paralympian Jeremy McClure will be swimming to Rottnest… and back. He is seeking to raise $5000 for Alzheimer’s Australia. Please help if you can. https://give.everydayhero.com/au/double-rottnest-crossing-for-alzheimers

Open Water round up We’ve had quite a bit of open water action so far this summer. Congratulations to Max Coten, who is currently sitting in fourth place on the Open Water Leaderboard of the Under 15 age group. Thanks to Jeremy and the Beck family for bringing along the much needed shady club marquee to each metropolitan event. South Shore had a contingent of nine at the Mandurah Open Water Series 3 . In the 1.25km open water event, Anna Duan was 8th female overall to finish and won Gold in the under 18 age group. Anggie Duan was 18th in her age category in her first ever open water race. Lottie was 12th female overall and 9th in her age group. In the 2.5km race Ellie Fry was first female to finish overall and won Gold in the Under 15s. Sean Beck finished 4th overall and won Silver in the Under 15 age group. Mathew Beck was 6th overall and won Bronze in the Under 18 age group. Cullen Dans was 8th overall and took out Silver in the Open category. Max Coten finished 8th in his age group. Will Gurr competed in the 5km event. All of our swimmers did a great job in hypothermic conditions. Overall a fantastic start to the metro series for our swimmers in tough conditions, we're very proud of you all. At the Open Water State Championships . Jeremy McClure finished 5th in the Open 10km event. Oli Stenning finished 7th in the Open 5km in a time a little over 1 hour and eight minutes, Sean Beck won Bronze and achieved a National time in the Under 15 5km, Ellie Fry won Bronze and went several minutes under the National time in the 13 and Under age group (despite being 12). Also in the 5km Mathew Beck was 9th and Max Coten 8th in their respective age groups. In the 5km public event Will Gurr was 2nd across the line and first in his age group, while Bella Dans finished 1st in her age group and was 4th across the line in the 2.5km public event. It was a brilliant day for the club and a fun morning for our swimmers and spectators. We had eight swimmers at the Coogee Open Water Series 5 . Isaac Ho won Silver (4th across the line overall), Super Legend Tony Baker won Gold and and Lottie Zollner finished 6th in her age group in the 1.25km event. Will Gurr was 7th to finish in the open section of the 5km and Mathew Beck, 4th Under 18. In the 2.5km Max Coten won Gold in the Under 15s, Bella Dans was 4th Under 18 and Kareena Preston came 6th in the Legends category.

Summer League Final After winning Round 1 and 3, South Shore will be contesting the final of the Westpac Summer League competition this Sunday 11 December at Beatty Park against Breakers, Riverside, Riverton Aquanauts, Rockingham and Thornlie. Harry Alliss, Taylor Baker, Liam Balsdon, Milan Bazley, Mathew Beck, Sean Beck, Jordan Berryman, Lewis Bunton, Abbey Clarke, Jessica Cooke, Ryan Doody, Shannon Doody, Thomas Dreverman, Anna Duan, Anggie Duan, Alex Eddison, Lily Eddison, Jasmine Ellery, Joel Ellery, Ellie Fry, Jessica Fry, Emma Gardner, Matthew Gardner, Isaac Ho, Lucas Ho, Dina Hodzic, Shayla Hodzic, Tyler Johns, Tahlia Kitson, James Lawler, Ebony McGuigan, Liam McGuigan, Marcus Motton, Sienna Motton, Amelia Neilsen, Brooke Pensini, Jack Prigg, Eran Raichel, Ido Raichel, Yair Raichel, Sol Rodriguez, Juston Saetang, Lisa Saetang, Fin Schaper, Jemma Schofield and Joshua Spencer will be representing our club. Go South Shore! Engine goggles South Shore is selling high quality Engine Weapon goggles for $28 each as a fundraiser. These fantastic goggles are already used by many of our swimmers and normally retail online for $32 plus postage. They come in a range of colours. To buy a pair please see Mandy Mack or Lee Jasson. Fins for sale If anyone needs a pair of brand new training fins in small please see Larisa (mum of Sienna and Marcus), coach Chris or reply to this post. 1 x DMC Original Training Fins - Fluoro Blade/Charcoal Heel - Size S ($39.99) LeisureFit Competition Swim The club welcomes anyone interested in swimming as a sport or for fitness into the LeisureFit Competition Swim coaching program. New Head Coach Chris Twomey oversees all squads from Bronze through to Nationals. For information about the program please go to www.southshore.swimming.org.au/page.php?id=9672 Please share or email this link to any friends who may be interested in joining. Strong junior swimmers able to swim continuously for an hour will be considered for enrolment in Bronze. Dress for success See Apparel Officer Kylie Baker for all your apparel needs.

Club polo shirts $35 Club and squad caps $10 Club shorts $25

Upcoming meets Coaches will only attend Target meets. All entrants must provide a helper to fulfill the duties allocated to the Club by Swimming WA (e.g. t ime-keeping, selling programs and refreshments). This generally only involves a 1 to 1.5 hour commitment per meet. SunSmart State Open and Age Long Course Championshi ps - Target Monday, 19 - Thursday, 22 December at HBF Stadium Online entries by 9pm Wednesday 7 December Save the date

• Adelaide Tour 18-22 January

Visit from Brett Slocombe The Performance Squad was lucky enough to have a visit on Thursday morning from Brett Slocombe. Brett was one of the two Sports Physios on the Australian Swimming Team who travelled to Rio this year. Brett was also a Sports Physio on the Australian Sprint Kayak team in London 2012 and again on the Australian Swimming Team at Beijing 2008. He has been one of the WAIS Sports Physios for more than a decade and he has worked with most of WA’s top swimmers over the years including Eamon Sullivan, Blair Evans, Tommy Sucipto, and others. Brett gave a presentation on his experiences as a Physio on the Australian Swimming Team, followed by a workshop on how to activate for training and competitions. South Shore hopes to continue to build on our relationship with Brett and his team to ensure our swimmers have the best possible support to achieve their goals. Thanks to the coaches for arranging Brett's session.

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