Club Night 7th March - Chocolate Fish Relay Challenge

And now for something a little different..............

For club night this coming Wednesday we are having a continuous relay challenge. There is no need to RSVP for this. Anyone who wishes to take part can show up on the night at the usual time of 7pm and we will shuffle you into teams.

So we don't have to do too much of a briefing on the night, here is a quick rundown of how it will work.

It goes like this. Swimmers will be divided into teams as evenly as possible. There will be 2 or 3 races depending on how many swimmers we have taking part. The duration of each race will also be determined by the size of the teams but races are expected to be between 8 minutes and 12 minutes duration.

Swimmers in each team are to swim in rotation (staying in order) and will swim 50m each per rotation. For example, team A is made up of Fred, Bob and Max. Fred swims 50m then Bob then Max and then they go around again and again until told to stop. They must stay in order. When the whistle blows to indicate the end of the allotted time, the swimmer must stop and stay on the spot so the scorer can estimate their metres. The scorer will let the last swimmer know when they can get out.


The team completing the most metres in the allotted time is the winning team of that relay.

Oky doky. That's pretty simple. Hopefully you can swim quite a few lengths and go home feeling shattered.

2018 Sea Swim Results

Hi all

We had a very pleasant afternoon and evening at our annual BBQ & Sea Swim, today. The weather was perfect (as ordered) with sun and a gentle breeze. The water was warm and fairly smooth.

Thanks to all those who contributed.

Congratulations to...
Jeannie Smith - First female over 1 km

Martin Ellis - First male over 1 km
Jacqui De Smidt - First female over 2 km
Martin Ellis - First male over 2 km

Here are the results of the sea swim:

Swimmer	Distance	Wetsuit	Start Time	Finish Time	Place	Actual Time
Martin Ellis	1 km	n	17:00	36:06	1	19:06
Ross Faulkner	1 km	y	18:00	36:17	2	18:17
Mike Wansink	1 km	y	16:30	37:26	3	20:56
John Grigg	1 km	n	11:00	37:29	4	26:29
Jeannie Smith	1 km	n	15:30	37:37	5	22:07
Yang Ho	1 km	y	10:00	38:11	6	28:11
Mandy Strydom	1 km	n	15:30	38:21	7	22:51
Barry Cribbens	1 km	y	15:30	39:15	8	23:45
Jacqui De Smidt	2 km	y	00:00	41:14	1	41:14
Lapo Nustrini	2 km	y	13:00	42:51	2	29:51
Avy Judelson	2 km	y	08:20	43:08	3	34:48
Dave Bradding	2 km	y	11:00	43:53	4	32:53
Janine Ibbs	2 km	n	00:00	44:07	5	44:07
Tim Aitchison	2 km	n	11:30	44:31	6	33:01
Stu Bell	2 km	n	08:20	45:11	7	36:51
Rodrigo Sigwalt	2 km	y	10:00	46:35	8	36:35
Min Yang	2 km	y	04:00	48:30	9	44:30

Sea Swim and BBQ, Sunday 25th February

Hi all

This Sunday we're having our annual Sea Swim and BBQ.

Eastern Beach, northern end

4:45 pm Briefing for the swim

5:00 pm Swim

6:00 pm Eating!

If you're swimming, please be ready in time for the briefing, as we're pushing the limit for the tide.

All the family is welcome. The club will provide sausages, bread & condiments, and we ask that you bring a plate of something to go with it (sweet or savoury).

There's good parking in Rogers Park (first left after the roundabout as you approach Eastern Beach).

We've ordered nice weather, so there'll be no need to postpone again. However, if the wind is unfavourable we'll move to our back-up location (Little Bucklands Beach southern end). Watch your emails on Sunday morning.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Best regards

Tony Shacklock
South City Masters Swimmers

BBQ & Sea Swim Postponted

Hi all

It's clear that the weather will not let us enjoy a BBQ tomorrow, so the committee has decided to postpone it.

Our back-up date is in two weeks, on Sunday 25th February.

Let's hope we have better luck next time.

Best regards

Tony Shacklock
South City Masters Swimmers

Fun Night - Wednesday 6th December

Hi All. Wednesday 6th December is our last club night of the year so we are having a Fun Relay Night followed by supper. Between 7pm and 8pm we will put you into relay teams and hold some fun relays. They won't be the usual relays but races that should put a smile on your face.

After 8pm there will be a light supper and general conviviality.

There is no need to RSVP as we will make up the teams on the night but we do suggest you are there in time for a 7pm start.

If you are not having fun you are probably somewhere else!

Masters Xmas Brunch

Hi all

Christmas is approaching rapidly, so it's time for our annual brunch. Once again we're at the Homestead Cafe in Lloyd Elsmore park and your committee has agree to subsidise it $10 per adult (including partners).

At training, there will be a sign-up sheet and a menu (attached). This year we're asking you to indicate what you are likely to order so the hosts can make sure they have enough food for us.

When: 9:30 am, 26th November, 2017.

Where: Homestead Cafe, 2R Bells Road, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga.

We hope to see you there.

Two important training changes

Hi all

 

Here are a couple of changes to our training in the next couple of weeks.

1. Monday 23rd October - Earlier time: 6:30 - 7:30 pm

With Labour Weekend coming up, we've been asked to train 1/2 hr earlier on the Monday. We'd to accommodate this in the interests of our very good relationship with LEP management.

2. Sunday 29th October - Venue change to Pakuranga College pool.

On Sunday 29th October we are swapping venues with HPK Swim Club so they can use Lloyd Elsmore pool for a swim meet. We did this successfully last year. There's a map below for those who've not been there before.

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Club night results from Wednesday are out. We also have a new Swimmer of the Month. Congratulations to Rodrigo. Rodrigo has not been with us for very long but he has made HUGE gains and after a very short time has already stepped up to competing in his first Masters meet which was the North Island Champs and is all set to make some waves at the short course champs at Whakatane next weekend. Well done Rodrigo.

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Club night this Wednesday 4th October

Hi Team. There is club night this Wednesday so if you feel like seeing how fast you can go over 25m, 50m, 100m or 200m come on down and have a crack. You can choose whatever strokes you like.

Results of 2017 North Island Champs

Last weekend Waitakere Masters ran the North Island Masters swimming champs and South City had a small group of swimmers putting on a great show

Mark Cowling has had a great year in the pool and broke the 100 M IM record for 55-59 men.  Avy broke the 50 free record for 65-69 women.

Mark, Rodrigo and Avy each placed 2^nd in their respective age groups.  Rodrigo was at his first meet as a swimmer for South City. We have been watching him go from strength to strength so are in no way surprised that he did so well. Watch this space!

The 1500 & 800's, supposed to be swum on Friday eve had to be put off to the Saturday because of a 'biosecurity hazard' in the pool on Friday night.  So the whole meet was run on Saturday.  Well done to Waitakere for managing this challenging feat.

After being out of the pool for 2 weeks with illness, Fiona was happiest with her 1500 free time and pleased with most of the rest.  Needless to say, she and Avy were both pretty tired by the time the 400 free rolled around as the last event of the meet as due to the bio hazard they had swum all the long events in one day!

Here is our small but very accomplished team. Looks like a mixed relay team to me