News Archive - October 2009

27 October 2009

Gamiet claims 9 gold medals as SA’s young swim stars are No 1 in Africa

Western Province swim sensation Zaahir Gamiet finished up with nine gold medals as SA’s rising swim talent dominated on final day of the 8th African Junior Championships held in Mauritius yesterday.

Gamiet was involved in setting two new Championship marks during the final session of the event – in clocking 54.72 in the 100 metres freestyle before joining Hardus Louw, Craig Emslie and Matthew Bowers, in finishing the 4 x 100 metres medley in 4: 10.69, both in the 12-14 years age group. Yesterday’s races apart, Gamiet’s golden wave of success at the championship consisted of triumphs in the 100 metres butterfly, 50 metres freestyle, 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, 50 metres butterfly, 100 metres backstroke, 200 metres freestyle and 50 metres backstroke.

Jessica Liss collected four gold medals at the four-day gala, in setting a Championship best of 34.01 in the 50 metres breaststroke final (12 to 14 years age group).

During the Championships, KwaZulu Natal’s Murray McDougal made five trips to the medal podium to collect gold. On the final day, he set a championship record time of 57.18 in the 100 metres backstroke (15-16 years age group) before joining Fabian Ruszcynski, Heinrich Alberts, Brett Walsh in setting a championship record time of 3:56.89 in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay.

The SA team finished the championships at the top of the medal standings with 50 gold medals, 25 silver and 23 bronze. In reaction to the performances, Swimming SA CEO Shaun Adriaanse said: “On behalf of Swimming SA, I wish to congratulate the swimmers on their achievements and trust that the experience gained will stand them in good stead as far as taking their respective swimming careers to the next level.”

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26 October 2009

2009 - 2010 Tea Roster

The Tea Roster for the 2009 - 2010 season is now available and can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. Please pass on to the person in charge of catering. If your club has a problem with the dates that have been allocated please contact Mrs Lorraine Deasy.

Download tea roster

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18 October 2009

The Executive Committee, Coaches, Swimmers and Parents wishes to congratulate Lorraine Deasy on being crowned Administrator of the Year 2009 at a function that was held in Durban at the opening leg of the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup on Thursday, 15 October 2009.

In addition she has also been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Swimming South Africa.

Well done, an award well deserved!

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09 October 2009

Awards Nominations

Congratulations to Lorraine Deasy who has been nominated as Administrator of the Year together with Werner Els, Tony Ferguson, Anton Jordaan and Wayne Riddin. She has been involved in Eastern Province swimming for more than 30 years.

This year she has attended her 30th senior nationals as an official and has fulfilled various functions on the Eastern Province Executive over the past years.

In addition she has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Swimming South Africa.

Eastern Province Aquatics also wishes Kevin Paul all the best, he has been nominated in the category Disabled Swimmer of the Year.

Good luck, we are proud of you!

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05 October 2009

FINA Swim Coaching Clinic Durban 19-30 October 2009

A FINA Swim Coach Clinic will take place in Durban from the 19 - 30th October 2009 at the Kings Park Complex.
Mr Alan Rapley, Olympic swimmer and co-developer of the coaching accreditation in the UK will conduct the clinic ..... Read More

Download FINA Coaching Clinic Nomination Form

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01 October 2009

Team Management - African Junior Championships

Congratulations to Gareth Barnard who has been selected as a Team Coach for the African Junior Swimming Championships in Mauritius .... Read More

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01 October 2009

SASCOC Bursary Fund

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee invites athletes at all levels to apply for financial assistance for further education .... Read More

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