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SPW Twilight Meet
Thank you to everyone who attended the SPW Twilight Meet on 6th March 2010. We hope you had an enjoyable evening and swam well.
Meet Results:
- TM File
- PDF File
SPW is delighted to welcome Westpac Indooroopilly as the major sponsor for the 2010 SPW Twilight Meet. Thank you for supporting those who support us.
Latest News...
21/2/10: Stephanie Greene, Hugh Cumming, Peter Pavlides, Sam Hoschke-Edwards & David Browne in the 2010 Australian Open Water Championships last weekend in Melbourne with great results.
· Brownie came 3rd in the Open 5km race and 2nd in the Open 10km race. Brownie is off to World Championships WOW!
· Steph came 4th in the 5km race in her age group and 2nd in the 10km race in her age group. In the 14-18year olds she came 5th.
· Hugh came 2nd in the 5km race 1st in the 10km race in his age group.
· Pete came 6th in the 5km race in his age group.
· Sam came 3rd in the Open 5km race and 3rd in the Open 10km race and has earned herself a guernsey in the Australian team heading to World Championships - YAH!

Hugh Cumming with his Gold for the 10 km, and Stephanie Greene with her Silver for the 10 km.
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
Wed 16/12/09: The seniors have finished, but theres 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. Todays 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. Were half way through the week and continue to lead the Club Pointscore on 1687 points. Todays 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 yesterdays 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. Todays 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. Todays 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
Arent 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. Lets 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.
2009 Zoggs QLD Open Water Championships

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