Inside: Upcoming Events Unley Carnival Open Water SC Becoming an official Swimmer Profile

The Committee of the Unley Swimming Club would like to wish all our members and their families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

We invite all our members to join us at our annual Christmas party this Wednesday from 5.30pm. Father Christmas will be making a special appearance so if you would like your child to receive a gift, please make sure it is wrapped and named so it can be put in Santa’s sack. We hope to see you all there!

December2010

UNLEY AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB PO BOX 730 Telephone: (08) 8276 2760 Unley Business Centre unleyswimming@hotmail.com Unley South Australia 5061 www.unley.swimmingsa.org.au

UPCOMING EVENTS

Long Course State Championships 20th – 25th January 2011 Entries close 2nd January

Clare Open Carnival 29th January 2011

Entries close 11th January

Mid North Games (Clare) 30th January 2011 Entries close 11th January

Loxton Open Carnival & OWS 5th & 6th February 2011

Entries close 18th January

Brighton Jetty Classic 6th February 2011 Entries close 5th February

Jamestown Open Carnival 6th February 2011

Entries close 18th February

Onkaparinga Open Carnival 6th February 2011 Entries close 28th January

13/U Pentathlon Meet 2 - 13th February 2011

Entries close 28th January

Vitor Renmark Open Carnival 19th – 20th February 2011 Entries close 25th January

Barossa Valley Open Carnival 20th February 2011

Entries close 27th January

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Happy birthday to the following members,

Everyone involved with the Unley Swimming Club hope you have a great day.

December

Chris Wigell 16th Larissa Murawsky 23rd Dan Staite 29th Elouise Larkin 31st

January

Martin Lewis 1st Claire Wilkinson 11th Addie Benson 11th Isabelle Thomas 28th Craig Jones 28th

February

Sophie Hawkins 10th Jonty Czuchwicki 19th Connor Clancy 21st

Unley Open Carnival

Saturday 13th November

Despite some rather disappointing weather on the day, this year’s Carnival was an outstanding success. With 240 athletes competing in over 1200 individual races, we saw some of the states best up and coming swimmers battle it out. This was evident in the final of the Male “Dash for Cash” where Marion’s Sam Wearing-Smith touched out Tim McNamara from PBA by a finger tip to take the $100 1st prize. Unley swimmers looked resplendent in their club uniform and rightly showed the opposition how proud they are to call the best outdoor pool in the state their home. Although a small club, the spirit shown by all our members both swimmers and parents on the day was fantastic and we saw our biggest turn out of helpers for some time.

Outstanding performances on the day came from Madeleine Larkin (Bronze medal 12-13 100m Backstroke) Annabel Lampard (Bronze medal 14-15 100m Butterfly) Claire Wilkinson (Silver medal Open 200m Breaststroke) & Jackson Pike (Gold medal 10-11 50m Backstroke) A special thanks to our visiting Technical

Officials who assisted on the day. With only 4 qualified technical officials registered with Unley, this meet would not have been possible without these generous people who gave up their time to help Unley.

As a club, we really need to increase our number of registered Technical Officials so we can run an event such as this with minimal outside assistance. As mentioned in the last edition of the Bluefins Bulletin, we will be hosting a Technical Official workshop in the new year and would like to as many parents there as possible. Thankyou to all the parents who volunteered on the day, the numerous people who helped out on the gate, setting up, packing up, the BBQ, the cake stall and the lucky envelope stall which was once again an outstanding success selling out in under an hour.

Thanks also go to Sue Howlett & Ros Leane - Club Life Members who always answer the call for help and come along on the day. Lastly a special thanks to the committee of the Unley swimming

Club. These special people put their hand up at the AGM and committed their time to assist with the running of the club making events such as these possible. On the day, they were the first ones there and the last ones to leave making my job as Carnival Director much easier – thankyou Tania Carlino Carnival Director.

2010 Open Water State Championships

Saturday 27th November

This year’s Open Water State Championships saw Unley enter the largest contingent of any club with 23 swimmers entered proving Craig is the foremost Open Water coach in this state. With his encouragement, many swimmers tackled the Open Water event for the first time and it was great to see them compete in the 2.5km swim, which was introduced to the program for the first time this year. Also held on the day under difficult and rough conditions, was the 10km event for the diehard & more experienced Open Water competitors. Unley achieved outstanding results finishing 2nd (53 points) behind a combined Queensland team (56 points) and way ahead of our nearest SA rivals South Coast (28 points) and Henley & Grange (25 points)

Unfortunately, conditions worsened on Sunday resulting in the 5km event being cancelled which meant many of our swimmers were unable to compete. Congratulations to all swimmers who

competed and achieved outstanding results.

2010 Open Water State Championships

Results

Open Male 2.5km Gold Medal Sam Fuller 10-11 Female 2.5km Gold Medal Olivia McCulloch Bronze Medal Anneka Kidd 14-15 Female 2.5km Silver Medal Ehlana Hoff Bronze Medal Renee Robb 16-18 Male 10km Gold Medal Patrick Cobiac Open Male 10km Gold Medal Craig Jones

UNIFORMS We currently have a supply of tracksuit jackets & polo shirts available for sale in various sizes. We also have club caps in stock. For all your uniform requirements please contact Michelle McCormack on 0408840359 or mmccormack@adam.com.au

The Unley Swimming Club would like to thank the Major Sponsors of

the 2010 Unley Open Carnival

Becoming an Official

You arrive at the pool ready to watch your child compete and as the meet begins, you notice all these people dressed in navy and white patrolling the pool deck. Ever wonder who they are? Well they’re our Technical Officials who volunteer their time in order to make the meet possible. Many of them have been officiating for many years and even though their children have long left the sport, they still enjoy the friendship and camaraderie their involvement in the sport offers them. On the 24th October, Swimming SA introduced mandating of officials. What does this mean to you? It means that Unley will now be required to provide not only time keepers but technical officials. For your reference, please find a condensed copy of the policy below:

POLICY MANDATED OFFICALS The purpose of this policy is to ensure adequate officials are present on pool deck.

THE POLICY

Each club will be required to provide an allocated number of officials depending upon the number of athletes entered from their club. People who are nominated by their Club as pool deck officials should undertake the Online General Principals Officiating Course https://learning.ausport.gov.au/jPortal/default.aspx

The formula used to determine the number required by Clubs shall be as follows. Total Club Athletes divided by the Total Athletes entered, multiplied by the number of officials required then rounded to the nearest whole person. (0.4 or < = 0 and 0.5 or > = 1)

e.g. If a Club enters 26 swimmers and the total number of athletes entered by all Clubs is 250, and we require 39 pool deck officials, the maths would be. ((26/250)x36~)=4 Pool deck officials

PENALTIES FOR NON COMPLIANCE SwimmingSA believes that all Clubs will intend to comply with this policy, however, it is evident through past experiences that some Clubs may not comply. As such, the Board have implemented a penalty system to entice Clubs to actively fulfil their responsibilities.

1st Offence Clubs will be counselled regarding the breach and no points

be attributed to the club for that meet

2nd Offence A $100 fine and no points to be attributed to the Club for that meet

3rd Offence A $200 fine and no points to be attributed to the Club for that meet

4th + Offence A $300 fine and no points attributed to the Club for that meet & exclusion from the next State championship meet.

As with most sports, the sport of swimming relies heavily on the

involvement and support of parents. As a club, we must be seen to

be proactive in embracing these new requirements and it is no

longer acceptable for parents to just drop their child at a meet and

return when it is finished. When entering your child to compete at a

meet, you will be reminded of your obligation and it will be up to

you to find a suitable replacement should you be unavailable to

attend. As mentioned in the policy, the number of officials is

calculated on the number of swimmers we enter however with this

in mind, you will not be required to officiate at every meet – a roster

system will apply to make it fair for everyone.

Technical officials have the opportunity of officiating at many

different meets including Open Water, National and even

International meets. The announcer at the 2000 Sydney, 2004

Athens & 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth

Games, Peter Graham, started his officiating right here in Adelaide

and his accreditations have taken him all over the world.

So what now? In the next 4 – 6 weeks we will be hosting a general

principles course in the Unley clubrooms. Shortly, you will be

advised of the exact date and time and instructions on how to

register so keep a look out.

Once you have undertaken the course, the next step is to decide which accreditation you wish to complete. These include: Announcer Inspector of Turn Check Starter Recorder - to name a few These can be done on line and once you have completed the work book, it will need to be returned to SwimmingSA for marking. A few meets on pool deck and a quick on the job assessment and you will be on your way to a becoming a fully fledged Technical Official.

SWIMMER PROFILE Craig Jones – Head Coach 2000 - now Nickname: Pirate/Jonesy DOB: January 28th, 1963. Married: Sandy children Abbey & Leah Started swimming: 10 years old with Unley & Prospect Crystal Pool Favourite Stroke: Freestyle. Greatest achievement in sport: National Open Surf Titles & Masters World Titles & crossing St Vincents Gulf Favourite Food: Mexican & Indian as they don’t have any veggies! Favourite Drink: Scotch & any type of mixer Favourite Band: Rolling Stones Likes: Summer and the beach If I wasn’t a coach: I would have liked to be a teacher Most famous person you have met: I’ve met lots of famous people but the ones I spent a lot of time with include Tracy Wickham, Steve Holland, Trevor Hendy & Jon Siebon Favourite pastime: Sport Favourite holiday destination: Bali without a doubt – great weather, surf & shopping One thing I want to do before I die: Show Sandy Paris & help my grandchildren grow up to be skilled and confident

*Next edition of the Bluefin Bulletin we will profile our

Club Captain – Patrick Cobiac

SPONSORS OF THE UNLEY SWIMMING CLUB

The Unley Swimming Club gratefully acknowledges the generosity of

the following businesses: Major Sponsors

PARTNERS

Harvey Norman Electrical – Marion Hungry Jacks Everard Park Bakers Delight – Goodwood AH Trophies Spargo’s Marion Chemplus – Malvern Village Black Hair Blonde Smallacombe Real Estate Lew Toop Simes Australia Adelaide United FC Keelan Gardenscape Adelaide Football Club Capri Cinema AMF Bowling Kings Park Motors Seacliff Beach Hotel 1st Choice liquor Sharon Hall Beauty Dariwill Farm Bocelli Restaurant State Swim Unley Eyre Tuna Chemart Highgate Steph Key Leconfield Wines Guardian Electrical Avoca Hotel Foodland-Goodwood William Buck – Accountants Mr Scaff

And the parents and friends of the Unley Amateur Swimming Club

CHRISTMAS TRAINING TIMES Friday 24

th December 2010 AM Training ONLY

Saturday 25th

December 2010 NO TRAINING

Sunday 26th

December 2010 NO TRAINING

Monday 27th

December 2010 NO TRAINING

Tuesday 28th

December 2010 NO TRAINING

Wednesday 29th

December 2010 NORMAL TRAINING

Thursday 30th

December 2010 NORMAL TRAINING

Friday 31st December 2010 AM Training ONLY

Saturday 1st January 2011 NO TRAINING

Sunday 2nd

January 2011 NO TRAINING

Monday 3rd

January 2011 NO TRAINING

Tuesday 4th

January 2011 NORMAL TRAINING