About South City Masters Swimming

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To send an email click on 'view my complete profile' (below) and click on 'email'. South City Masters Swimming swim at the Lloyd Elsemore Swimming pool located on Sir Lloyd Drive in Pakuranga, Auckland. We have 3 sessions per week of 1 hour duration each. Monday evening from 7pm to 8pm, Wednesday evening from 7pm to 8pm and Sunday morning from 8am to 9am.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Don't Miss Out!

Entries close very soon for the Roskill Masters hosted Auckland Short Course swim meet. This is a really fun meet that anyone can enter no matter your swimming level and we would love it for as many of you as possible to join us at Cameron Pool for a fun afternoon of swimming (and supporting and eating) on 12th May. There is an extension for entries until Tuesday so you still have plenty of time.

Here is where you go to get an entry form:

Auckland Short Course Swimming Champs

Why should you enter? For starters, you get a whole afternoon of my dazzling company, but if that isn't enough to entice you then read on:
  • We are going to drive you there for FREE in a mini-van. Yes, we are eco-friendly and saving fossil fuels. Travel with a friend (quite a few friends in fact).
  • Club contribution of $10 towards a meal on the way home. The mini-van will be stopping at an eatery (possibly the Zookeepers Son) and your meal will be subsidised.
  • Put that club swimming cap to good use. It's not just a wallet you know.
  • An opportunity to use that club night practice.
So support South City Masters, support swimming and support Roskill Masters and their swim meet - get your entry in today.

Check out the photo gallery as there are some more photo's.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Results From National Masters Swimming Champs 2012

Last weekend 5 of our swimmers went to Kilbirnie Pool in Wellington to contest the Nationals. Fiona Grigg, Mark Cowling, Mike Harrison, Avy Judelson and Deryn McGregor had a very successful competition. Between them they won 11 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals; that's 22 medals total. Not a bad haul for 5 swimmers! 3 of them got very close to national records but, alas, will have to wait for the next meet for more attempts.

As usual, the team did well in relays, especially the 4 x 50 mixed freestyle being not overly far off the record in their age group there either and beating out all others including younger teams.

Not surprisingly, John T was seconded as an official and was a superb marshal throughout the meet. John G was a magnificent supporter and chief photographer. If you want to check out some photos there are a few posted over on the gallery page.

Friday, April 6, 2012

March Swimmer of the Month, April Race Night Results

March Swimmer of the Month
Wasn't hard to guess was it? Dave Donaldson has been performing exceptionally well right throughout the ocean swimming season starting with a 2nd placing in his division in the State sponsored Harbour Crossing on 13th November 2011 and carrying on right through the season with uncanny consistency. Competition in his age group was ferocious to say the least and Dave finished the State Ocean Swim Series with a podium finish - 2nd in his division overall. Magnificent!

Hot on his heels, Liz Hayes and Pat Castles were doing their best not to be overshadowed. Liz gained a well-deserved podium finish also with a 3rd in her division and Pat was 4th in his, missing the podium by a measly 1.5 points (you'll get them next year Pat). An honourable mention also for Ross Faulkner who managed to buck the trend in the Rangitoto swim by beating his previous years time when everyone else was considerably slower.

That marks the end of ocean swimming season for a few months. It has been a very successful one for all our sea swimmers and we have great things to look forward to next season. In the meantime, a big thanks to Dave D for taking charge of the Saturday sea swims, you can have a little rest now.

April Race Night
There was a lot happening race night wasn't there? We started off with The Wall postal swim - some very good times posted there and we shall look forward to the results. We still managed to get through 4  events and some relays so there was a lot of swimming for the 21 swimmers. 14 new records were set. Results are up on the results page because that seems like a good place to put them and records are on the records pages. A big thanks as usual to our hard working timekeepers, marshals and starter. Thanks for the yummy food too John.