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Sale Swimming Club’s first meet for the season, the Oil City Christopher Hirth Memorial Meet was held on August 2 with more than 150 swimmers competing from Sale, Traralgon, Morwell, Warragul, Bairnsdale, Moe and Kings Mornington clubs.
Sale swimmers finished with 56 medals including 18 gold, 17 silver and 21 bronze.
Among the outstanding swimmers, Megan Raine put in a fantastic performance to win 6 gold, two silver and a bronze.
Hayley Castle dominated the eight and under girls, winning gold in all the 25m events, while best for the boys was Ian Melrose who picked up 7 medals including 2 gold, 3 silver and two bronze and swimming eight personal best times. Campbell Meade also swum personal best times to win gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.
Nicholas Bennett won gold in the 15-16 years breastroke and a silver in the 50m butterfly while eight year old, Samuel Tatterson, won a gold and silver in his first meet. Adam Phillips picked up a gold medal in the 17 & over 50m freestyle.
Caroline Lee won gold in the 100m and 200m butterfly as well as 2 bronze for the 100m individual medley and 100m breastroke. Caroline, who swum in a mammoth twelve events, also won the trophy for best swimmer of the meet, the award going to the swimmer with the most points at the end of the meet.
Full Results:
Girls:
Megan Raine: 1st girls 15-16 years 50m breastroke, 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 100m individual medley, 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke; 2nd girls 15-16 years 100m breastroke, 11 & over 200m backstroke; 3rd 11 & over 200m freestyle.
Hayley Castle: 1st girls 8 & under 25m freestyle, 25m backstroke, 25m breastroke, 25m butterfly.
Caroline Lee: 1st girls 13-14 years 100m butterfly, 11 & over 200m butterfly; 3rd girls 13-14 years 100m individual medley, 100m breastroke.
Sophie Fox: 2nd girls 11-12 years 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke; 3rd 11-12 years 50m butterfly.
Sara Morrison: 2nd girls 8 & under 25m backstroke; 3rd girls 8 & under 25m backstroke, 25m butterfly.
Emily Morrison: 2nd girls 9-10 years 50m backstroke; 3rd girls 9-10 years 50m freestyle.
Megan De Wys: 3rd girls 15-16 years 50m breastroke, 100m breastroke.
Shaylee Wedlock: 3rd girls 11-12 years 50m freestyle, 100m individual medley.
Jessica Fox: 3rd girls 15-16 years 50m butterfly.
Boys:
Ian Melrose: 1st boys 11-12 years 50m breastroke, 100m individual medley; 2nd boys 11-12 years 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 100m breastroke; 3rd 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke.
Campbell Meade: 1st boys 9-10 years 100m freestyle; 2nd boys 9-10 years 50m backstroke, 100m individual medley; 3rd boys 9-10 years 50m breastroke, 100m breastroke
Nicholas Bennett: 1st boys 15-16 years 50m breastroke; 2nd boys 15-16 years 50m butterfly.
Samuel Tatterson: 1st boys 8 & under 25m breastroke; 2nd boys 8 & under 25m backstroke.
Adam Phillips: 1st boys 17 & 0ver 50m freestyle.
Aaron Castle: 2nd boys 9-10 years 50m breastroke, 100m breastroke.
William Lee: 2nd boys 13-14 years 100m breastroke; 3rd boys 13-14 years 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke.
Mitchell Whykes: 2nd boys 9-10 years 50m freestyle; 3rd boys 9-10 years 50m breastroke, 100m individual medley.
Liam Wilson: 3rd boys 9-10 years 50m butterfly.
AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL SALE SWIMMING CLUB INC. MEMBERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Executive Committee of Sale Swimming Club Inc. would like to thank all Club members for the support that they have shown the Club and the Committee to date. We welcome the new Season full of anticipation that the Club will again have another successful year. Our goal is a common one - to make Sale Swimming Club a great club which achieves high results and has a fun time in doing so.
As a result of the AGM, it is obvious that the Club faces some important issues. We encourage all Club members to have an active input into any issues that they regard as important, and to convey this either verbally or in writing to the Executive Committee. Please be assured that all concerns raised will be dealt with confidentially and swiftly, but with the respect that all our Club members deserve.
It is important that the Committee is fully supported by all Club members, confident that appropriate steps are being put in place to make our Club stronger for the long term. However, we need to see this support by members becoming more actively involved in the day to day running of the Club. The Committee is a small group of dedicated members who all have their own busy lives to run outside the Club, and this should be respected. As we expect our children to be motivated to get up and swim every morning whilst constantly improving themselves, we also need to be motivated to assist the Club and to ensure that it continues to be the great club that it is for all our children.
Finally, due to existing and conflicting commitments by some key members of the Committee, the successful hosting of the Oil City Christopher Hirth Memorial Swim Meet depends on a special effort by existing Club members to assist in the preparation and the running of the Meet. Please, if you can help we would love to hear from you, and if you are requested to assist - please respond positively.
Kind Regards,
| Alison McNair | Trevor Anderson | Amanda Castle | David Keil |
| President | Vice President | Treasurer | Secretary |
Annual Sale Swimming Club AGM 2009 Download
Sale Swimming Club 2008-2009 Awards
Sale Swimming Club’s annual meeting and presentation night for the 2008-2009 Gippsland season was held on May 23rd, 2009.
Ian Melrose, after a stellar season, won the Lloyd Bukton outstanding male swimmer Gippsland season trophy for the 3rd successive year. Ian also won the Nic Dent trophy for the outstanding male swimmer at the Gippsland Championships, the Oil City Christopher Hirth meet memorial best male swimmer trophy for the second successive year and the Trevor Lowe most improved 12 years and under boy.
Shaylee Wedlock took out the Jannah Taborsky Gippsland season outstanding female swimmer and the Cheryl Duffell most improved 12 years and under girl.
Stephanie Poland won the Leah Dent trophy for the Gippsland Championships outstanding female swimmer, the Tom Osborne trophy for best 10 year old club member, the Silby Family encouragement trophy, Gippsland championships 12 years and under and, together with Jordan Rowand was awarded the Andy Barnes girls junior encouragement trophy,.
Caroline Lee won the Whelan Family 14 year old encouragement trophy and the Oil City Christopher Hirth memorial meet trophy for best female swimmer.
Sarah Crowe won the President’s award for the best performance outside Gippsland. Sarah was also awarded a certificate for a new Gippsland record in the girls 100m butterfly. Cameron Goodison also received a cerfificate in acknowledgement of a new Gippsland record for the boys 100m backstroke.
James Vandersteen won the Wilson Family trophy for the most improved swimmer, and William Lee was awarded the Andy Barnes boys junior encouragement trophy.
Donna Rowand won the Bernard Peavey trophy for the over 35’s as well as the Christopher Hirth memorial trophy for the most inspiring club member.
COACHES AWARDS:
Minnows: Holly Wilson, Lachlan Shepherd.
Dolphins: Mel Smethurst, Joshua Tatterson.
Sharks: Claire Anderson, William Lee.
CLUB AGE CHAMPIONS MEDALS FOR MOST POINTS AT THE GIPPSLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS:
35 & over: 1st Donna Rowand; 2nd Carol Barker; 3rd Cathy Lee.
8 years and under girls: 1st Hayley Castle; 2nd Sara Morrison; 3rd Holly Rowand.
9-10 years girls: 1st Stephanie Poland; 2nd Jordan Rowand; 3rd Miranda Shepherd,
9-10 years boys: 1st Lachlan shepherd; 2nd Joshua Tatterson; 3rd Aaron Castle.
11-12 years girls: 1st Sophie Fox; 2nd Shaylee Wedlock; 3rd Melanie Smethurst.
11-12 years boys: 1st Ian Melrose; 2nd William Lee; 3rd Daniel Lee.
13-14 years girls: 1st Caroline Lee; 2nd Megan De Wys; 3rd Lily Bailey.
13-14 years boys: 1st James Vandersteen; 2nd Cameron Goodison.
15-16 years girls: 1st Megan Raine; 2nd Claire Anderson.
17-18 years girls: 1st Sarah Crowe; 2nd Carissa Marshall; 3rd Melissa Taylor.
Prue May and Brad Leggett were presented with life memberships and all swimmers received a commemorative banner for the 2008-2009 season
Shaylee Wedlock, Mel Smethurst, Sarah Crowe, Stephanie Poland
Back: James Vandesteen, Ian Melrose, William Lee
Front: Holly Wilson, Miranda Shepherd, Joshua tatterson, Lachlan Shepherd