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October 16, 2008 OSBORNE PARK - OCTOBER 2008
PARENT LETTER
This is a short email to praise the State Swim program and specifically the
staff at Canning Vale. Our son hated swimming before we came to
State Swim. He commenced lessons at the age of three at a leisure centre
with up to eight kids at a time in the group so in a half hour lesson his actual
participation time was around four minutes! The other 26 minutes were
usually spent crying, mucking about or waiting while the teacher told kids off.
We persisted for two years because swimming is a life skill and even though
he wasn't happy he had to learn to swim.
Some friends have a son who also had negative swimming experiences
so they took him to State Swim and told us about it. We decided to change
to State Swim even though the lessons were almost double the cost of
those at the leisure centre.
After one year of lessons out little fella is now a Marlin. The teachers at
Canning Vale are supportive and the continuity of teachers means that he
is able to develop a rapport with his instructors and trusts them in a way
he could never trust the multitude of teachers he had at the leisure centre.
He looks forward to each swimming day and even wears his
'budgie smugglers' because they help him swim better!
We happily absorb the extra cost because, in our experience, cheap
swimming lessons are a false economy. What did we get for our money?
A boy who cried and wouldn't put his head under water.
What do we have now? A swimmer!
THIS MONTH'S ACHIEVERS
General Merit: Aiden Vanzyl
Waterbabies: Ethan Pike
Waterbabies Merit: Jessica May, Finn Knox, Eliza Hutchins, Sofia Dolfi,
Harrison Meerton, Sequoia Gamble, Jack Cooper, Jesse Ferguson,
Jack Coutinho, Imogen Ballin, Gabi Queit, Matthew Drobnjak, Aiden Somers
, Julian Lamatina, Thomas Myer, Thomas Forrest, Lucas March
Kindergarten 1: Riley DeGruchy, Sonia Bruce
Kindergarten 2: Kiera Sabavala, Olivia Donati, Joshua Black, Alana Hardman,
Taylor Christie, Natasha Nichols
Kindergarten Merit: Ethan Enari, Julia Suffell, Brody Smith, Isaac Hoffman,
Annalyse Caccetta, Kate Fragomeno, Chloe Smith, Domenic Lamattina,
Zachary Bryan, James Pampacos, Elijah Ehrenfeld, Kiera Sabavala,
Emma Scalise, Sebastian Reynolds, Will Procter, Taylor Christie, Torry Hogan
Glides: Nicholas Jongste, J-Mi DeSilva, Eli Keane, Jack Hawkins,
Lewis Whitlock, Giselle Monterosso, Liam Kump, Guillaume Manfrino,
Conor Eliot, Cate Hawkes, Matthew DeRossi
Glides Merit: Giselle Monterosso, Natalia Aquilia, Bryce Hurley, Jett Lucas,
Ethan Drobnjak, Brandon Gracia
Torpedoes: Sophya Thomas, Sreya Chakrabarti, George Spearman,
Tim Schulake, Jake Simcocks, Jade Stokes, Victoria Skea, Katia Pavisich,
Jacinta Pavisich Ben Fels Ruby Wilner
Torpedoes Merit: Sophya Thomas, Stefania Cardile, Eli Keane, Lily Pike
Ben Fels
Marlins: Thomas McGovern, Aiden McGovern, Caiara McCoy, Blake Sumich,
Alessandra Donati, Jayde Weelans
Dolphins: Tayla Nguyen, Isabella Urry, Marcus Romano, Dana Ilic,
Alana Lane, Nathan Leeks, Sierra Vandervinne, Sam Peachey ,
Angus Findlay, Tate Robertson, Blake Smith
Dolphins Merit: Nathan Leeks, Callum Narbey, Pena Enari, Ben Hawkins,
Mia Trewin, Tenysha Koopman, Keely Ladds, Jordan Franceschini,
Ben Miniello, Stephanie Le, Henry Tran, Ravindu Dahanayaka Claudia Prinici,
Tessa De Leo
Sharks: Marcus Bottega, Mary-Grace Maloney, James Marthins, Joel Scott,
Daniel Walsh, Beau Hancock, Stephanie Rutigliani, Atilla Durmus,
Kai Haemori
Sharks Merit: Jayden Yang, William Cadogan, Dana Ilic, Tom Martin,
Seth Thomas, Alex Iemma, Jaimie Sabavala Kym Cameron
100 Bronze: Chole Vanderbelt, Mick Yamamoto, Kate O’Hara, Saskia Thomas,
Nick Sorgiovanni
200 Silver Merit: Kaitlin Scicluna, Paris Robertson, Marlze Smith, Rupert Ledger
400 Gold; Kelsey Wright
Team Bronze: Claire Xie
Team Silver: Brandon Ingleby Matt Calvetti
HEALTH & SPORT NEWS
ALL SCHOOL CARNIVAL
It’s that time of year again where we compete against each other’s school to
see who has improved and trained the hardest during the year! We will be
holding our annual All School Carnival at Newman College which has a 50
metre pool. All Health and Sport swimmers are encouraged to attend and
compete against others in their age group. It will be on Sunday November the
23rd with warm up at 12.30pm and events starting at 1pm.
Application forms and details will be available from reception soon.
Your coaches will let you know what events are best suited for you to
compete in!
Keep training hard and watch the squad notice board for updates!
Bronze Medal winners, for 10 Personal Bests, are Ben Narbey (pictured)
and Ken Ng.
Next Super Swim is Wednesday 29th October, 6:00 - 7:30pm, for all 400 Gold,
Team Bronze, Team Silver & Team Gold swimmers.
SWIMMER OF THE MONTH
Swimmer of the Month for September 2008 is Samuel Ranson of Team Bronze
COMPETITION WINNERS
STATE SWIM BUMPER STICKER COMPETITION
1AOM 761
If this your registration number then you are the lucky winner of
'One Month's Free Lessons' for one family member,
for displaying your State Swim bumper sticker on your car.
For your chance to win, please ask one of our friendly Customer Service
Officers for a free State Swim bumper sticker, you could be our next winner!
STATE SWIM GOGGLES GIVE -AWAY
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Gilla Cherney
If your name appears above, please see reception to collect
your free State Swim goggles. You have been chosen for
the effort and enthusiasm you put in to your swimming,
keep up the good work.
SUPER SWIM PHOTOS
Claudia Lenzo, Nadia Graca, Hamish Turner, Skevos Karpathakis,
Anthony Turner (left to right)
Nathan Ellett (left), Ben Narbey (right)
Anthony Turner, Claudia Lenzok,
Nadia Graca, Hamish Turner (left to right)
Michelle Tan
SWIM SHOP
Be sure to check out our fabulous range of children's swimwear
next time you are in.
GIFT VOUCHERS
Do you have a friend or relative who doesn’t know what to get your child for
Christmas or Birthday, our Gift Vouchers could be just the thing! You choose
the amount and the recipient can choose the product or service available at
State Swim. For instance Gift Vouchers can be used for swimming lessons,
Lap Swimming Pass or Swim Shop items. They are also a great idea for
people living interstate. They can purchase them over the phone with credit
card and we can post it back to the address of their choice.
GOOD BYE
Let us know if you would like to share with other State Swim families, a special
swimming achievement in your family on admin@stateswim.com.au
Happy Swimming!
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