Thursday, August 5, 2010

Thredbo Camp

It has taken a while but here are the registration sheets for the camp to Thredbo in the next school holidays. Please fill them in and get them back to Gus ASAP. Places are limited and it is first in best dressed.
If I have missed anything, please let me know,

Gus

Updated address

We have very recently entered an agreement with a local physiotherapy practice. They are Southern Suburbs Physiotherapy Centre.

As of now, it would be preferred that all physiotherapy needs be looked after by SSPC.

As a club we need to become more professional and organised and this is a significant step forward in that area. Anthony and Zoe have had vast amounts of experience in many areas of physiotherapy and are now part of the Bayside Team. When you are seen for and injury/screening/check up, the results are then put into an email that is sent to your swimming coach and strength and conditioning coach. This way, we are all aware of what is going on. Twice this week already I have had email reports from physios. It is a great system.

The details for SSPC are as follows:

sspc.com.au

100 Lower Dandenong Rd
Parkdale

OR
705 Centre Rd
Bentleigh
9570 8538


State Age Teams in Canberra Selection

Swimming Victoria Selection Criteria
2010 Australian State Team Age SC Championships
Saturday 18 September – Monday 20 September 2010
Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra
A team of up to 40 athletes will be selected into the Victorian State Team for this event comprising of up to 10 males in each of the two age groups (14/15yrs & 16/17yrs) and 10 females in each of the two age groups (13/14yrs & 15/16yrs).
CRITERIA: Selection is based on performance at the 2010 Victorian Age Short Course Championships. Athletes will be ranked and selected according to the 2010 SAL Point Score in each of the events listed below:
 The highest ranked (available) finisher out of the 100 & 200 backstroke in each of the combined age groups will be selected.
 Highest ranked (available) finisher out of the 100 & 200 breaststroke in each of the combined age groups will be selected.
 Highest ranked (available) finisher out of the 100 & 200 butterfly in each of the combined age groups will be selected.
 The 2 highest ranked (available) finishers in the 100 freestyle in each of the combined age groups will be selected.
 The 2 highest ranked (available) finishers in the 200 freestyle in each of the combined age groups will be selected.
 The highest ranked (available) finisher out of the 200 & 400 individual medleys in each of the combined age groups will be selected.
 The highest ranked (available) first place getter in the 400 freestyle in each of the combined age groups will be selected.
 Once the above criteria has been applied, the remaining four athletes will be selected at the discretion of the SV selection panel based on the needs of the team.
An athlete can gain selection in only one of the above categories. In the situation where an athlete could gain selection in more than one category, then the selectors may choose the category for that athlete and then apply the criteria for the next available highest ranked athlete in the category in which they would double up.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for selection an athlete must:
1. Be a registered member of Swimming Victoria
2. Compete at the 2010 Victorian Age Short Course Championships
3. Completed and returned a signed event availability form
4. Be an Australian Citizen who is eligible to represent VIC at this event
5. Aged between 13yrs and 16yrs (female) and 14yrs and 17yrs (male) as at 18th September 2010
6. Payment of $100 athlete contribution to Swimming Victoria by the Friday 10th September 2010
7. Athletes representing Victoria or Australia at time of selection may still be considered for selection

New Kit Bags...

... are here and they are awesome. I have 20 from the 1st order. They are bigger than normal ones and will not be mistaken as anyone elses. Have a look in the kiosk at Mentone and bring $35 for Gus if you want one.

Winter Interclub: Night 3

Winter Interclub is back tomorrow night after a week's break. Please get in contact with your team managers to ensure your availability for tomorrow night and the next 3 weeks.
 
Also don't forget to let Nic Baker know whether you will be attending our Pizza night celebration on Sunday the 22nd of August.
 
See you all on pool deck
 
 

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Physiotherapist

We have very recently entered an agreement with a local physiotherapy practice. They are Southern Suburbs Physiotherapy Centre.

As of now, it would be preferred that all physiotherapy needs be looked after by SSPC.

As a club we need to become more professional and organised and this is a significant step forward in that area. Anthony and Zoe have had vast amounts of experience in many areas of physiotherapy and are now part of the Bayside Team. When you are seen for and injury/screening/check up, the results are then put into an email that is sent to your swimming coach and strength and conditioning coach. This way, we are all aware of what is going on. Twice this week already I have had email reports from physios. It is a great system.

The details for SSPC are as follows:

sspc.com.au
705 Centre Rd
Bentleigh
9570 8538

Tanya at Worlds

Tomorrow, Tanya heads of to the beautiful hills of Eindohoven (it is actually flat, the whole country is) in The Netherlands for the IPC World Championships.

She will be swimming in 100 BR (day 2, 16 August), 50 FLY (day 6, 20/8), 100 FR (day 5, 19/8) and 50 FR (day 3, 17/8) plus likely relays. The competition starts on August 15 and continues to August 21. The heats start at 9am (5pm our time) and the finals start at 5pm (1am). I know what you are all thinking, she will miss out on voting. Apparently there have been postal votes sorted out.

Joking aside, this is a colossal effort. There are many people out there that admire Tanya's efforts from afar and now its time to let her know.

When I was a kid, there were things called Herograms that you could send to your favourite Olympians/Commonwealth Gamesians/World Championshipers. I would like to start that here in our little club too. I would like everyone out there to write to Tanya and wish her well. I am sure that all swimmers out there at Bayside would love to wish her well in an email.Tanya's address is tans53@hotmail.com and I am positive that she will appreciate every one of the emails.

I will be trying to sort out updates for everyone as they happen but I think the best place for results will likely be www.wcswimming2010.com which is the official website. I hope that they have a live results website up and going by the time the comp starts. Can't find anything yet though.

Thanks,

Gus

Coaches, can you forward this to your swimmers please?