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SPW Twilight Meet
19/1/10: SPW welcomes all clubs to come along to the 2010 annual SPW Twilight Meet on 6th March.
Why should your club swim at the SPW Twilight Meet?
1. It’s another chance to qualify for Age Nationals before nominations close
2. You can try the new Olympic diving blocks. SPW is the first and only Queensland club to have these installed. They'll be the blocks at SOPAC for Nationals.
3. Young swimmers can try new events and gain qualifying times to compete at Chandler
4. Meet our Olympians: Stephanie Rice, Meagen Nay, Kenrick Monk & Leith Brodie, and rising star Ryan Napoleon
Please note:
· Nominations close 17th February. TM nominations accepted only - no manual entries please. Nominations will be accepted on a “first in, first served” basis as the number of competitors will be limited to 400.
· Clubs are expected to provide at least one timekeeper on the day.
Meet Flyer and Program of Events (Word doc)
TM File
Latest News...
26/1/10: Congratulations to SPW Head Coach, Michael Bohl OAM !!! Bohly has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to swimming as a competitor and coach. We think this is well deserved and we are very proud. Read more: North-West News (26/1/10)
18/1/10: SPW welcomes Park Tae-hwan from South Korea to the training squad. Park won a gold medal in the 400 metre freestyle and a silver in the 200 metre freestyle events at the 2008 Olympics. He is the first Asian swimmer to win a gold medal in Men's 400 metre freestyle, and the first Korean to win a medal in swimming. We wish you all the best for your training at SPW and hope you enjoy your time in Australia.
News articles:
Korea Times 15/1/10: Park Tae-hwan on his way down under
Times Live 11/1/10: Park will join Aussie coach
The Australian 6/1/10: Michael Bohl chosen to coach Olympic 400m champion Park Tae-Hwan in Brisbane
Queensland Championships 2009
Fri 18/12/09: SPW is the Queensland Champion Club – congratulations to all swimmers on great performances all week. SPW won the pointscore with a whopping 3533 points. Tonight we added another 9 medals to our tally. Well done to:
Gold
Emma Wright – 11yrs 100 Breast
Tess David – 14yrs 100 Breast
Cade Fasala – 13yrs 100 Free
Mel Bath – 16yrs 200 Fly
Madison Wilson – 15yrs 100 Back
Silver
Amy Allen – 15yrs 200 Free
Kate Jeffrey – 16yrs 100 Back
Yolane Kukla – 14yrs 200 IM
Bronze
Yan Tkachenko – 14yrs 200 Back
Thu 17/12/09: SPW is now on 2678 points – amazing! Today we have added another 8 medals to our tally. Medal winners today are:
Gold
Madeline Groves – 14yrs 100 Fly
Amy Allen – 15yrs 800 Free
Mitchell Adams – 13yrs 800 Free
Silver
Yolane Kukla – 14yrs 100 Fly, 14yrs 200 Free
Mitch Larkin – 16yrs 400 Free
Cade Fasala – 13yrs 200 IM
Bronze
Madeline Groves – 14yrs 200 Free
This is an interesting fashion statement during warm up - "ears out" of the cap. I wonder if it will catch on?
Wed 16/12/09: The seniors have finished, but there’s lots of action at Chandler with SPW still in the lead in the Club Pointscore on 2315 points. Special mention goes to Mitch Larkin for setting a new Qld record for the 16yrs 200 IM by 0.01 second. Good timing Mitch. A few of our swimmers visited the Japanese camp today to learn their war cry, so look out for one of our own. Some will also be connecting new friends from Hong Kong on Facebook. Today’s SPW medals:
Gold
Mitch Larkin – 16yrs 200 Back, 16yrs 200 IM
Cade Fasala – 13yrs 400 Free
Amy Allen – 15yrs 400 Free
Silver
Mitchell Adams – 13yrs 400 Free, 13yrs 100 Back
Bronze
Kate Jeffrey – 16yrs 200 Back
Tue 15/12/09: What fantastic support we have for our club with 10 youngsters giving their time to be basket handlers tonight. A BIG THANK YOU goes to each one of you. We’re half way through the week and continue to lead the Club Pointscore on 1687 points. Today’s special mention is about Yolane Kukla for setting a new Australian record for the 100 Free (14yrs). Linda Irvine was a lucky timekeeper winning a prize for helping this morning. Another outstanding day with 10 more medals by:
Gold
Ryan Napoleon – Men 1500 Free
Yolane Kukla – Girls 14yrs 100 Free
Meagen Nay – Women 200 Back
Silver
Cade Fasala – Boys 13yrs 200 Free
Maddie Groves – Girls 14yrs 400 Free
Amy Allen – Girls 15yrs 100 Free
Bronze
Amy Smith – Women 200 Fly
Cade Fasala – Boys 13yrs 100 Fly
Stephanie Rice – Women 100 Free
Jack Pye – Boys 14yrs 400 Free
 
SPW Basket Handlers at Queensland Championships
Mon 14/12/09: Another great day of competition with SPW well out in front of the Club Pointscore with 1218 points. Maddie Groves was awarded Swimmer of the Session for yesterday’s 200 Fly performance, and it was nice to see Mickas recognised as her coach. Today's special mention goes to Jack Seawright who came 4th in the 400 Free (12yrs) and broke the Qld Record – what a shame the first three swimmers did too. Timekeeper Michael Wright was a lucky winner today. Today’s medal winners:
Gold
Ned McKendry – Men 400 Free
Mel Bath – Girls 16yrs 100 Fly
Tess David – Girls 14yrs 200 Breast
Mitch Larkin – Boys 16yrs 200 Free
Silver
Yolane Kukla – Women 50 Free, Girls 14yrs 100 Back
Ryan Napoleon – Men 400 Free
Stephanie Rice – Women 200 IM
Bronze
Leith Brodie – Men 200 IM
Sun 13/12/09: The first day of individual events – At the opening ceremony, Michael Bohl was presented with Life Membership to Swimming Queensland and Ryan Napoleon gave the Athletes’ Oath on behalf of all swimmers. SPW had many competitors in the finals, and won several medals. Special mention to Meagen Nay on securing her Queensland All Comers record in the 200 Free and Madeline Groves on breaking the Australian record for 14 yrs 200 Fly. SPW leads the Club Pointscore on 458 points. Thank you to our parents who have been timekeeping. Lucky Don Schultz, Mark David and Mark Treloar each won a Retravision gift voucher for timekeeping (not a great hourly rate Don, but well deserved). SPW medal winners today:
Gold
Kenrick Monk – Men 200 Free
Meagen Nay – Women 200 Free
Mitchell Adams – Boys 13yrs 200 Back
Mitch Larkin – Men 400 IM
Madeline Groves – Girls 14yrs 200 Fly
Silver
Ned McKendry – Men 200 Free
Amy Allen – Girls 15yrs 200 IM
Meagen Nay – Women 100 Back
Bronze
Yan Tkachenko – Boys 14yrs 200 Back
Morgan Timms – Girls 14yrs 200 Back
Stephanie Rice – Women 400 IM
Yolane Kukla – Women 100 Fly
Sat 12/12/09: A great start to the week ahead with 10 medals in the relays. A special mention goes to the Girls 14yrs&u medley on setting a new Queensland record and Australian Club record. Today’s SPW medal-winning teams are:
Gold
Girls 16yrs&u Medley – Madison Wilson, Kate Jeffrey, Melanie Bath, Amy Allen
Boys 14yrs&u Medley – Mitchell Adams, Cade Fasala, Cian Richards, Jack Pye
Girls 14yrs&u Medley – Morgan Timms, Tess David, Madeline Groves, Yolane Kukla (Qld record and Aus Club record)
Women 400m Medley – Meagen Nay, Tess David, Stephanie Rice, Amelia Evatt-Davey
Boys 14yrs&u Freestyle – Cade Fasala, Jack Pye, Cian Richards, Yan Tkachenko
Men 400m Freestyle – Leith Brodie, Ryan Napoleon, Ned McKendry, Kenrick Monk
Women 400m Freestyle – Meagen Nay, Stephanie Rice, Rachael Gorrie, Amelia Evatt-Davey
Silver
Men 400m Medley – Mitchell Larkin, Leith Brodie, Grant Irvine, Kenrick Monk
Girls 16yrs&u Freestyle – Natalie Treloar, Madison Wilson, Amy Allen, Kate Jeffrey
Girls 14yrs&u Freestyle – Madeline Groves, Morgan Timms, Courtenay Hickey, Yolane Kukla
9/12/09: Queensland Championships 2009
Aren’t we a fine looking bunch? SPW looks fantastic in our new club shirts, sponsored by SunRice.
Good luck to all 60 SPW swimmers competing at the Queensland Championships, 12th-18th December. We are taking our biggest team ever, so we wish you all the best for swimming well all week.
Parents, please make your presence felt on pool deck as timekeepers. Over the past few years SPW has had a good number of timekeepers for both heats and finals. Let’s keep this tradition going. SPW t-shirts in adult sizes are available for you to wear @ $30 each to show your support for our fantastic club. Please see Don at the pool to buy a t-shirt.
Swimming Australia is changing the nomination process for meets. From 1st January 2010, all nominations will be submitted online using a credit card. Free information sessions are being held during Qld Champs. Clubs, parents and swimmers are welcome to attend.
Where: Coach’s Room (adjacent to Child Care centre, access via pool deck)
When: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
The Aqua Shop has a special offer available:
Aqua Shop Camphill Summer Shopping Bonanza from 9th -18th Dec 09. Starting three days prior to beginning of states so everyone has more than enough time to visit the store. SPW customers who shop at Camphill Aqua Shop during this time receive a special bonus of a 20% discount voucher for the New Blueseventy Nero TX to be released FEB 2010. This racesuit is blueseventy latest generation racesuit, and is FINA approved for 2010.
Thank you to our major corporate sponsor, SunRice who is on board for another season of sponsorship. We thank you for your support.
2009 Zoggs QLD Open Water Championships
 
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