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June 17, 2009 OSBORNE PARK - JUNE 2009
WELCOME
So it's Winter, no need to go in to
hibernation, all State Swim pools are heated
throughout the year so that neither yourself
or your child will be left in the cold! The
benefits of swimming are incentive enough
to continue whether the outside temperature
is hot or cold. Swimming is one of the safest
forms of exercise, giving the body a full
workout with low impact on your joints,
swimming helps flexibility, improves cardiovascular health and is a whole lot
of fun....and to make it even more appealing,
State Swim's Winter Rewards Program is on again!
Collect your Winter Rewards card now from reception and bring it in each week
from Sunday 14th June to Saturday 5th September (12 weeks) to have it
stamped before your lesson to win various prizes. We have loads of goodies
waiting to be awarded, Streets Icecreams, Bottled Water or Fruit Juice,
Boltz Goggles and the big one NINTENDO Wii Games System Pack
(one for each of our 7 swimming schools). To find out all the details,
please grab a flyer next time you are in, don't miss out!
Check out our 'Kid's Spot' below.
State Swim value your feedback, so please let us know if we can improve your
and your child's swimming experience, email us on admin@stateswim.com.au
Thank You
State Swim Team
EVLYN & THE WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES
State Swim is a proud sponsor of
Evlyn Hossack, a competitor at the
17th World Transplant Games.
We wish Evlyn much success in her
chosen events and hope she has a
fantastic experience.
The 17th World Transplant Games are in Australia on the Gold Coast during August. The Games exist to visibly demonstrate the benefits of successful organ transplantation, work to increase public awareness of its success and thereby increase organ donation rates, as well ar promote the full rehabilitation and well being of all participants. Each athlete must have received one of the following transplants: kidney, heart, lung, heart-lung, liver, pancreas, corneal or
bone marrow.
Let me introduce Evlyn Hossack, 25 yrs old, the youngest of 4 children, energetic, fun loving, a lady who will not let her past stop her from fulfilling her sporting endeavours. Although being born with a hole in her heart which was fixed at nine months of age, Evlyn enjoyed most things her friends did, especially sport but had to slow down a bit as she got puffed more easily. Evlyn's life, however, changed dramatically in 2005 when she was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension which is a lung disease. Transplantation was now the only option available for Evlyn. Immediate changes were made to the once independant adult, with Evlyn unable to continue with her career she had to leave her job, moved back home, became wheel chair bound, was dependant on oxygen and basically couldn't do anything. Thankfully Evlyn received a Heart and Double Lung life-saving transplant in 2008. No one is more
appreciative then Evlyn, of the dedicated staff that contributed to Evlyns 'second chance' and the weeks of rehabilitation and of course to the donor and their family. Asked if there was anything she could say regarding her experience, her reply was "have patience, listen to your body, listen to your doctor and just let it happen,
you will get through it".
This is one inspirational and determined lady, not only 1 event is on her wish list but 4, ten-pin bowling, beach volleyball, track & field and swimming
(50m breaststroke and 50m medley). The Australian team has 200 competitors, 30 of which are from Western Australia. There are 300 participants coming over from the UK but that doesn't faze Evlyn who thinks her best chance of a medal, is in 10 pin bowling and maybe swimming. The next couple of months will consist of training Monday to Friday. After the Games it will be a return to full time work, save to travel to Europe and consider the next World Games. Evlyn will fill us in on her experience and achievements in September.
If you would like to make a contribution to cover Evlyns expenses, please contact us at admin@stateswim.com.au. For organ donor information, please refer to your Medicare office.
INTERSCHOOL CARNIVAL
Overall the carnival went well for Osborne Park,
with many of the races we entered were won by
us. Special mention to Riley Tan, Saffi Hunt,
Emily Christie and Nadia Gracia.
Ending up in 3rd place as suspected, due to
the numbers from each school, we were pretty
pleased with the amount of Champion and
Runner's Up we got in each age group and
also very impressed with all our swimmers
efforts as everyone tried their best, had a great time and won a fair
few of our races!!
Pictured is Jessie Hunt and he did great Personal Bests in all of his events and
thoroughly enjoyed the experience of swimming at a carnival in a big pool
Hop on to our website www.stateswim.com.au for more
photos and all the results and times from the Carnival.
SWIMMER OF THE MONTH
Jack Spencer - Team Bronze
Jack is always consistent, pays attention
and always gives of his best.
Congratulations on being our
Swimmer Of The Month.
Last month's Swimmer Of The Month
was Monique Brown (pictured with Coach
Leo) and Saffi Hunt.
HEALTH & SPORT NEWS
Pictured: Osborne Park Team at the
May Super Swim
It was a quiet night at Super Swim but
congratulations must still go our to those
which attended and who did their 400 swim
and to all did huge Personal Bests.
Well done to our medal winners, as follows:
Bronze Medals-Samuel Ranson,
Katie Whitehead, Connor Hewes
Silver Medal - Brandon Romano
Gold Medal- Riley Tan
The next Super Swim is on Thursday 25th June. We encourage
all Team and 400 Gold members to attend.
THIS MONTH'S ACHIEVERS
General Merit: Angus Shand,
Waterbabies Merit: Holly Davison, James Finch, Abby Hopper, Ethan Watkins,
Jackson Birch, William Carey, Coco Winghan, Valentina Quiequero,
Sofie Heller, Lennoz Farmer, Chloe Fleming, Jade Dronow.
Waterbabies: Cameron Boyd, Charlize Saunders, Jackson Birch
Kindergarten 1: Feigo Yoshida
Kindergarten 2: Raferty Adams, Ian James Thorpe - see Kid's Spot
Kindergarten Merit: Freddie Pay, Jaylen Cikara, Sequoia Gamble,
Sasha Kronja,Dominic Scibila, Casper Reed, Daniel Cicchini,
Alyssa Leitch, Cameron Boyd, Emilia Kelly, Zack Coulthard, Jacob Armes,
Adam Bendlin, Georgia Kronja, Nawaal Mukadam, Ashley Prentice,
Kiara Prenitce, Frencescha Kays
Glides: Madeline Spencer, Kiera Dronow, Ella Colding, Jessica Scrimgeour,
Dylan Frkovich, Trisha Kabra, Alyssa Femia, Cooper Hebbard,
Rohit Annamaneni, Steven Benny, Heath Wiggins, Nicholas Tranter,
Molly O'Donnell,Cassandra O'Connor
Glides Merit: Thea Battalis, Ella Colding, Jessica Scrimgeour, Dylan Frkovich,
Luke Phillips, Alexia Femia, Riley Mollett, Oliver Claessen, Rafferty Adams,
Lucy Mullins
Torpedoes: Casey Castro, Skye Stokes, Natasha Scheffler, Sophia Di Gialmi,
Chirag Tharakin, Marcus Eopcevic, Isaac Meade, Lachlan Trist, Abigail Shand,
Kate Smith, Jacob Hedgeland, Kate Castro, Isaac Meade, Ella Codling,
Sienna Gaskin, Fletcher Urry,Tal Shmeul,Levi Bertolini
Torpedoes Merit: Amelie Boyle, Audrey Denton, Milica Zivanvic, Cisse He,
Reece Pourau, Sofia Bolingbroke, Declan Brown, Audrey Tran,
Chelsea Skewes
Marlins: George Spearman, Marco Papalia, Isabella Nichols,
Alexander Nichols, Mayghan Venables, Charlie Brown, Harry Glass,
Jessica Kopetka, Felipe Valansi, Cooper Warman, Sam Tulk, Pippi Connor,
Mia Lewsen, Malik Avouellela, Rachael McCoy, Dean Mackay, Noah Gribble,
Meekah Ongarezos, Ky Franceschini, Sophia Maietta, Lily Pike, Casey Castro,
Jessica Bradley, Natalia Aquila , Taya Doncan, Henry Angell, Nicholas Gopevic,
Elliott Dorazio, Annabelle Watling, Jack Stacy, Marcus Cozza
Marlins Merit: Noah Gribble,Blake Moody
Dolphins: Anthony Gugliotta, Rosie Battalis, Sophie Aldridge, Lilly James,
Caiara McCoy, Daniel Meade, Ruby Wilner, Edward D'Orazio-Scammell,
Christye Kruize, Damien Gopevic
Dolphins Merit: Daniel Meade, Ruby Wilner, Emily Meyer
Sharks: Tegan Finicane, Eunice Lai, Daniel Kish, Georgia Onzarezos,
Taylor Bagley
Sharks Merit: Ben Miniello, Tayla Skewes, Caitlin Pullen, Taylor Bagley,
Nathan Leeks, Jordan Franceschini, Grace Messenger, Niamh Foran,
Mark Tan
100 Bronze: Ashleigh Cohen, Jordan Syme, Malik Peebles,
Alexandra Spearman, Jamie Sabavala, Luke Newton,Joseph Coffey,
Fim Gameron
200 Silver: Meghann Gallagher, Harry Spencer, Meghann Gallagher,
Brodie Wells, Bianca Monterosso, Kate O'Hara, Jenna Hogan, Aaron Antonas,
Mitchell Adamos
200 Silver Merit: Mitchell Adamos, Ryan Morris, Chloe Vanderbilt, Kieran Dyblik,
Claudia Romeo, Zara Graham, Aaron Antonas, ciara Ellett Alexia Costa,
Joseph Coffey
400 Gold: Luke Romano, Rebecca White, Katie Worth, Jayani Weerakoon,
Sophie Armstrong, Saskia Thomas, Emily Woods
Team Bronze: Victor Wilson, Zoe Tomijos, Ben Narbey, Nathan Ellett,
Katie Whitehead, Nadia Graca
Team Silver: Grayson Aitken
STATE SWIM COMPETITION WINNERS
STATE SWIM BUMPER STICKER COMPETITION
ICPI 041
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 WINNER
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Ruby Wilner
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.
GIFT VOUCHERS
Do you have a friend or relative who doesn’t know what to get your child for their
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 gift idea from 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.
KID'S SPOT
Q: What do you call an elephant swimming?
A: swimming trunks!!!!
OK, so it's not the funniest joke you've ever
heard, try finding swimming related jokes,
they are not easy to come by. Actually I would
like you to email me on
admin@stateswim.com.au your best
(clean and non offensive) joke for the next
Achievers Monthly. I will pick out a couple that get the most chuckles
and print them.
GUESS WHO ?
*One of our most successful swimmers started squad training at
8 years of age.
*He (that was a clue) was allergic to chlorine but grew out of it.
*His foot size (or should we say flipper) is 17, wow that's big!
*To this day, he holds the record for being the fastest 14 year old
male swimmer in the history of swimming... awesome
*He was the youngest ever world champion at 15.
*Competed mainly in 100, 200, 400 & 800 metre freestyle but would swim in
just about any race...and usually win.
*Although not his most well known nickname, 'Flipper' was one of the names
he answered to.
The answer is printed somewhere in this newsletter, you will just have to
find it, although I think some of you have probably guessed it by now.
TRUE OR FALSE
You shouldn't swim straight after eating.
It actually is true, your parents really know a thing or two when they tell you this.
You shouldn't swim or do any strenuous exercise for about an hour after eating.
This is mainly because your body is trying to digest your food and you may
cause you to be sick, not necessarily get a cramp.
So allow your 'food to go down' after eating, then GO FOR IT!
SOMETHING TO MAKE
Play Dough
You will need:
2 cups of plain flour
4 tablespoons of Cream Of Tartar
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
1 cup of salt
food colouring (optional)
2 cups of water
What to do: (you will need an adult to help you)
Mix the ingredients in a saucepan, stir over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or
until the mixture congeals. Let mixture cool. Now it's ready.
It's best kept in a plastic container in the fridge.
UNABLE TO MAKE A LESSON?
State Swim have made it easier than
ever to notify us if you are going
to miss a lesson. Just jump on to
our website www.stateswim.com.au
click on 'Unable to make a lesson?'
on the home page, complete the
details and send. You will receive an
automated response, confirming
your email has been received by the
State Swim school you selected. If you require any Lesson Make Up Cards,
please collect them from reception next time you are in.
Pictured:Ben Narby showing his style.
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