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October 16, 2008 CANNING VALE - 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!
HEALTH & SPORT NEWS
ALL SCHOOL CARNIVAL
It’s that time of year again where we compete against each other’s State Swim
Swimming 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!
The September Super Swim has been and gone but not to be forgotten.
The turn out for this month was fantastic, with many personal best times
being broken on the night and its great to see the kids getting involved and
cheering for other swimmers in their team.
Thank you to all of the parents who came down and supported the kids
and those who helped out on the night. Your support is very much appreciated.
Another big thanks goes to our Head Coach Sam who organises all of our
competition nights, your help is valued.
The next Super Swim will be held on Wednesday 29th October between
6pm and 7pm. Be sure to mark this date down in your diaries and hope
to see you there.
We also have some new coaches on board Chris, Matt and Simon.
They are currently completing their training in all three squads, Team Bronze,
Team Silver & Team Gold, so feel free to introduce yourself to them or to ask
any questions about your child’s progress.
Swim and Play Program
Our Waterbabies and Kindergarten classes are beginning to fill up quickly
as the warmer months are approaching. If you are interested in enrolling in
this program or would like to find out more information please feel free to
speak to one of our customer service officers or a supervisor. There is also
additional information about all of our programs on our
website: www.stateswim.com.au
SWIMMER OF THE MONTH
Team Bronze: Ken Pang
Ken has worked really hard over the last month and is always keen to
challenge himself in training. He also has shown great improvement
in all of his strokes. Great job Ken!
Team Silver: Brooke MacDonagh
In the last month Brooke has shown great strength and speed in her
training sessions and has put in 100% every time. It’s great to see
you trying your hardest Brooke.
Team Gold: Michael Orton
Michael (pictured right) is one of our most dedicated swimmers here at State Swim
Canning Vale and he tries his best in every training session and it is
great to see his endurance and his strokes developing further.
Well done Michael.
Achievers from the Super Swim night: Michelle Lim, Stuart Wilson and
Natasha Chung.
Team Bronze Swimmer Of The Month Ken Pang
THIS MONTH'S ACHIEVERS
Waterbabies
Kayla O’Connor, Sienna Proctor, Scarlett Foti, Camden Flockhart,
Serena Bowering, David Kochim
Waterbabies Merit
Rebekah Styles, Bailey Morgan, Tiffany Tennent, Geoffrey Christian,
James Grey, Tobias Keith-Magee, Lachlan Johnson, Declan Marriott,
Charli Ruane, Scarlet Grime, Cooper Sant, Alyssa Sant, Matthew Cox,
Stewart Dunsire, Nathaniel Yeo, Luke Miller, Ellana coleman,
Jenna Hepton, Olivia Risucci, Emily Parks, Dylan Jorre, Phoenix Harris,
rohan Mendez, Ava Barrett, Flynn Jupp, Flynn Bailey, Tobias Keith-Magee
Kindergarten
Callum Fitzgerald, Jade Plozza, Caitlin Riley, Hannah Mulligan
Kindergarten Merit
Christopher Wilson, Lily Hawkins, Charlie Henderson, Daniel Brown,
Blake Taylor, Ben Murgatroyd, Chiara Saporito, Shae Champion,
Jackson Wright, Connor Newbound, Cody Grupillo, Jack Breckon,
Jessica Mantle, Joel Boyd, Ruby Sofield, Lachlan McDowell,
Shayne Walton-Lowry, Casey Sinclair, Tarek El-Ansary, Brooke McKenzie,
Mia Tigchelaar, Sienna Hatch, Antonio Villegas
Glides
Madeline Osckar, Rhys Payne, Shayla Bishop, Tyler Jones, Cameron Bailey,
Kameron Nimmo, Carly Pizzuto, Jonathan Sirgear, Julia Logethetis,
Hudson Miller, Hannah Fielder, Benjamin Hamilton, Madison Hagar,
Emma Murray, Jed McAlindon, Adithya Menon, Tye Stanley
Glides Merit
Daniela Soares, Zander Mostert, Jed McAlindon, Zac Ferguson,
Adithya Menon, Hudson Miller, Riley Gones, William Hawkins,
Tyler Jones, Yashen Lew, Katelyn Moore,Mia Hancock,
Sam Dias, Steven Clohessy, Jake Connelly, Kael Sandhu,
Ella Squires-Smith, Bethany Francis, Varic Gerritsen, Emma Murray,
Jack Law-Davis, Hunter Theunissen, Leeleigh Theunissen,
Thomas Francis, Georgia Andrews, Teanke Bassom, Bianca Viljuen,
Emilie Farr, Rebecca Fisher, Beau Pashby
Torpedo
Claudia Calow, Connor Warrilow, Keith Wong, Sarah Hasselerham,
James Batt, Ella Squires-Smith, Kaitlyn Perera, Taylor Adams, Ravi Fozdar
Torpedo Merit
Morgan May, Ravi Fozdar, Tyler Jones, Paul Marchesi, Matthew Wesley
Marlin
Ronica Gupta, Lexi Pascoe
Marlin Merit
Cameron Walsh, Kynan Chesterton, Jesse Chambers, Yung Wong-Yaw
Dolphin
Grace Hoes, Kaylin Lees, Lloniq Lai, Jessica Williamson, Rebecca Leguier,
Mark Featherston, Jacob Buckland, Chelsea Cummings, Kyle Mansfield,
Hayden Pascoe
Dolphin Merit
Samantha Thomas, Declan Taborda, Rachel Payne, Jake Duffin, Marc Bishop,
Fiqri Farish, Sarah Skelton
Sharks
Tahlia Smith, Thomas Hill, Jenna Hishmeh, Katherin McCarthy,
Jessica Langenshield, Adam Stevenson, Charlotte Bhatt
Sharks Merit
Emily Brown, Abbey Hannaway, Adam Stevenson, Chelsea Langenshield,
Christopher Femia, Luke DellaPosta, Jessica Mantegna
100 Bronze
Nathan Whincup, Raquel Dasilva, Curt Wesley
200 Silver
James Arcus, Sachin North, Nicholas Page, Ella Griffiths, Elli Sfocina,
Coalin Staples
200 Silver Merit
Lucas Connors, Sergio Arellano, Michelle Chiang, Niamh Staples
400 Gold
Mitchell Matrenza
Team Bronze
James Hill
COMPETITION WINNERS
STATE SWIM BUMPER STICKER COMPETITION
This month's lucky State Swim Bumper Sticker winner is
1SEB 224
If this is your registration number, please see reception to collect your
prize of 'One Month's Free Lessons' for one family member.
For your chance to win please ask one of our friendly Customer Service
Officers for a free State Swim bumper sticker, display it on your car and
you could be next month's winner!
STATE SWIM GOGGLES GIVE -AWAY
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Alex Maitland
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.
OUR SWIMMERS
ChiChi has been swimming with StateSwim Canning Vale for about 18 months
and in that time has quickly progressed through our Learn to Swim porgram
and now swims in Squads.
ChiChi is always smiling when she comes in for training. She tries her best at
everything and is always willing to try new drills and exercises.
We enjoy having ChiChi as a part of our Squads program.
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.
SWIM SHOP
Check out our fabulous kid's range of
children's swimwear next time you are in.
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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