Nationals swimmers

Those intending to go to Adelaide this year for Age Nationals (including relay swimmers) will have a meeting next Tuesday (March 1) night at Mentone Grammar in the club room.

At the moment, I am not likely to be going. Unless the little beast and my wife conspire differently, I am likely to be changing nappies and washing baby gear. I do plan to make a few celebrity appearances but I cannot commit to stay the whole time AT THIS STAGE. That being as it is, Nic Baker will be running the show with Ben Drysdale and Zoe Pearce (our physio) in tow. This will be the first Age Nats I have missed since 2001 and the 3rd I have missed since 1989...

At present we have 12-14 people on our radar as going or likely to go. The likely ones are in the boys 14/u B relays who are desperately close to qualifying in both free and medley. The A team is already in. The reason that I have not made any definite names to relays is that I would like to give everyone the chance to get into the teams.

CURRENTLY means today. I am happy to update as and when it is required.

These are the teams as they stand as of now. If I have made errors, let me know...

Boys 14/u
Free
A 6 sec under QT
Capomolla
McDonald
Douglass
Dawes
B currently 0.83 sec away from QT
Balleggi
Shokin
Koh
Foss

Medley (BK, BR, FLY, FR)
A 7 sec under QT
Douglass
Foss
MacDonald
Capomolla
B currently 2.85 sec away from QT
Mann
Koh
Scirra
Dawes

Boys 16/under
Free 1.5 sec under QT
Rix
Simondson
MacDonald (not the fastest for the position but only one where it will not CURRENTLY have indiv program effected by relay)
Morris

Medley currently 3 sec outside
Simondson
Morris
Foss
Rix

No 18/under and no girls I am afraid. Girls will be rectified next year. We have a solid bunch of very capable girls coming through. 14/under girls 2012 will kick backside.

MOST IMPORTANT - If you want to challenge for any of these positions, I am happy to time you in a session (LC on Thu morn at Waves) or if you go faster at any of the upcoming meets. I will be making the final decision about teams the Monday after Last Blast (March 21) as all parties will have to get organised quickly from that date onward. National entries close March 30 at 5pm. All entries are online.

Cheers,

Gus

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Angus Barnes
Bayside Swimming Club

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