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| NOVEMBER 2011 |
| SOPAC SWIM TEAM SWIMMERS COMPETE AT WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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Australia’s Gold Medal Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team
L to R: Matt Targett, Matt Abood, James Magnussen & Eamon Sullivan
Congratulations to SOPAC Swim Team newest world champion James Magnussen.
At the recent FINA World Championship in China SOPAC Swim Team member James Magnussen won the Men’s 100m freestyle to become SOPAC's Swim Team first ever individual world champion. Well done James and congratulations to our High Performance coach Brant Best. James won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal as he swum the lead off leg in the Men’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay to win gold and he also anchored the final leg in the Men’s 4 x 100m medley relay to help Australia into a very close second behind the USA.
Congratulations to SOPAC Swim Team member Eamon Sullivan as he anchored the final leg of the men’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay to help claim victory for Australia.
Congratulations to SOPAC Swim Team member Jessica Ashwood who competed at her very first world championship in the heats of the women’s 1500m freestyle. An awesome effort from 18 year old Jess.
Congratulations to SOPAC Swim Team member Geoff Huegill who continued his amazing comeback to claim silver in the men’s 50m butterfly.
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NSW STATE AGE WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS
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SOPAC Swim Team Women's 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Team
L to R: Michael Meade, Chloe Yoo, Rachel Adams, Dennis Rider, Stella Cho, Madalyn Incognito
In August the SOPAC Swim Team qualified 39 swimmers to compete at 2011 NSW State Age Winter Championships that were held here at our home pool. Once again SOPAC Swim Team kept up its reputation of being one of the strongest swimming teams in the state finishing overall in fourth position on both the point score and medal tally. The SOPAC Swim Team won: 11 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals. We had a number of outstanding performances at this meet and congratulations all swimmers who competed.
Some of our best performances were:
• Gold member Chloe Yoo who won an amazing 10 individual gold medals, 1 relay gold medal and 1
relay bronze medal. In the process Chloe also broke 6 NSW state records.
• High Performance member Amelia Gould who won 2 individual silver medals and 1 individual bronze
medal
• Gold member Hayden Hinds Sydenham who won 2 individual silver medals and 2 relay silver medals.
• Silver member Finn O’Connor who won 2 individual silver medals and 3 individual bronze medals
• Silver member Jorden Pavlovski who won 1 individual silver medal and 1 individual bronze medal
• Women's 12 years relay team (Madalyn Incognito, Stella Cho, Chloe Yoo and Rachel Adams) who won a gold medal and bronze medal in both relay events
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TOP 25 NATIONAL AGE RANKINGS
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Once again after a number of strong performances from SOPAC Swim Team swimmers they have again done themselves very proud by producing a number of national age ranked top 25 Swims over the 2011 winter short course season.
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
• High Performance: Jessica Ashwood, Kirstie Meertens, Caitlin Sinclair, Amelia Gould, Te Haumi Maxwell and Jayden Hadler.
• Gold Squad: Hayden Hinds Sydenham, Taha Dannaoui, Bilal Dannaoui, Alexander O’Hare, Daniel Benvenuti, Joshua Guo, Mikayla O’Connor and Chloe Yoo.
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| SOPAC SWIM TEAM CLAIM BRONZE IN THE 2010/2011 GO CLUB AWARDS |
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Congratulations to SOPAC Swim Team for achieving bronze level in the Australian Go Club awards. This award is based on 5 categories each being worth a maximum of 25 points.
Below is how the SOPAC Swim Team performed:
1. Membership: 15 points
2. Activities: 22 points
3. Marketing & Promotions: 18 points
4. Administration: 19 points
5. Coaching, Officiating & Club Development: 20 points
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| SOPAC SWIM TEAMSWIMMERS COMPETING ALL OVER THE WORLD |
Over the last few months members of the SOPAC Swim Team have been fortunate to compete in competitions all over the world.
Well done to the following swimmers:
• High Performance member Mitchell Dixon who competed for Australia at the 2011 World University
Games in China.
• High Performance member Te Haumi Maxwell who competed for Australia at the 2011 Youth
Commonwealth Games on the Isle of Man and brought home 2 gold medals. Te Haumi took gold in
the men’s 50m and 100m freestyle events.
• Gold member Chloe Yoo who competed in Korea against the very best age group swimmers of Korea
and won 2 gold medals in the 100m freestyle and 50m butterfly.
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| SOPAC SWIM TEAM INVITATIONAL CARNIVAL |
On Friday 23 September members of the SOPAC Swim Team helped organise and run another very successful invitational carnival. This carnival is opened to all swimmers of the Swim School from the higher end of learn to swim to our development squads. It was a great night of racing with the emphasis on fun and enjoyment and a great way for our future members to commence their very first swimming experience. At the moment the SOPAC Swim Team currently has 108 swimmers and 68 non–swimmers signed up for the 2011/2012 season, and on behalf of the SOPAC Swim Team committee we would like to welcome all of our new members.
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| SOPAC SWIM TEAM 2011/2012 COMMITTEE |
President - Dennis Rider
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Vice President - Jerome Lagonilla
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Secretary - Terry Fotaras
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Ph: 0438 532 635 |
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| Treasurer- Angela Benvenuti |
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Assistant Treasurer - Michael Garrett Meade
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Ph: 8752 3502
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| Race Secretary - Terry Fotaras |
Ph: 0438 532 635
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Assistant Race Secretary - Tony Iorfino
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Registrar - Katrina Sydenham
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Ph: 0421 587 763 |
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| Assistant Registrar - Julie Pavlovski |
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| Fundraising Committee - Katrina Sydenham |
Ph: 0421 587 763 |
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Uniform Officer - Leona O'Connor
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Ph: 0414 363 145 |
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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• 29 October: SOPAC Swim Team Qualifying Meet at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
• 5/6/12 November: Metro North West Summer Championships
• 11 November: SOPAC Swim Team Race Night Two
• 2 December: SOPAC Swim Team Race Night Three
• 10-16 December: Queensland State Championships
• 11-12 December: NSW Grand Prix Meet
• 7-8 January: NSW 10 years & under – 12 years State Championships
• 10-15 January: NSW 13 years – 18 years State Championships
• 4 February: Speedo Sprint Series Heats
• 10-12 February: NSW State Open Championships
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| REMEMBER WHEN |
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How many swimmers can you name? Team photo from February 2010 where members of the SOPAC Swim Team competed at the Auburn long course carnival. |
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Sydney Olympic Park
Aquatic Centre
Swim School
T: 02 9752 3666
E: aquaticcentre@sopa.nsw.gov.au |
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