2009 Presentation Day and 2008-09 Season Awards Bert Graham Pool, - PDF document

2009 Presentation Day and 2008-09 Season Awards Bert Graham Pool, 29 March The final event of the 2008-2009 swimming season was the club’s annual Presentation Day, held at the Bert Graham pool on Sunday March 29. The day was pleasantly warm, a very pleasant change from the highly variable climactic conditions experienced over the season. Presentation Day started with the club’s 400m, 800m and 1500m time trials, which is a change of pace from the sprinting most have been practicing for All Juniors. This year, most of the juniors elected to do a 400m, and most of the senior squad swam 800m. They were all upstaged by the coach, who jumped in and promptly demolished the club’s Veterans 400m and 800m records. Only Olivia Arandt and Steph Goode were brave enough to swim the 1500m, and kept pace with each other the whole way, finishing less than 0.5 sec apart! After the time trials, the presentations of the trophies, championships and various awards were made, which are listed below. The efforts of the chefs were then demolished in rapid time by the by then very hungry swimmers and parents, with a delicious BBQ lunch provided. Following lunch, club photos were taken, although unfortunately not all swimmers could be present, and then followed the unrivalled highlight of the day – the big blow-up doll… to see Anthony Arandt and Tony Rodda try to get to the end was a sight to behold. Unfortunately, without a video of the events, the club has missed out on thousands of dollars worth of prizes from “ Funniest Home Videos ”, but the memory will live forever in the minds of those privileged to witness it. CLUB AWARDS SEASON 2008-2009 Jean Taylor Award : for the female swimmer who has performed best for the club at the highest level (Country, State or National Championships): Jenna Strauch Dolphin Award : for the wimmer who has performed best for the club at the highest level (Country, State or National Championships): Max Pearse Ron Davies Award: to the most outstanding swimmer, 12 years and under: Jenna Strauch Beaurepaire Cup: to the most outstanding swimmer, 13 years and over: Stephanie Goode Most promising 1 st year swimmer: Isabella Symons J.G. Hogan Senior Classic: Bianca Sherman A.G. Graham Junior Classic: Darcie Peiper Bendigo East Pairs: 1 st : Ruby Burke and Charley Holt 2 nd : Callum King and Max Pearse 3 rd : Olivia Arandt and Makayla Hamilton Aggregate Points: Girls: 1 st : Rebecca Holmes (65pts) Max Pearse and Jenna Strauch with their trophies 2 nd : Stephanie Goode (60pts) 3 rd : Jayde Robinson (57pts) Boys: 1 st : Callum King (86pts) 2 nd : Max Pearse (72pts) 3 rd : Harrison Pearse (44pts)

Overall aggregate winner: Callum King Age Group Champions (200m IM): Female: 9 years: Isabella Symons 11 years: Darcie Peiper 13 years: Rebecca Holmes 14 years: Eleanor Rodda 15 years: Zoe Schneider 16 years: Bianca Sherman 20 years: Brooke Howes Beaurepaire Cup winner Steph Goode accepts her trophy Male: 9 years: Patrick Dove 11 years: Callum King 13 years: Harrison Pearse Champion of Champions : Female: Eleanor Rodda Male: Harrison Pearse CLUB RECORDS and ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS for season 2008-2009 New club records set during season: Brooke Howes, Jayde Robinson, Eleanor Rodda, Rebecca Holmes, Callum King, Bianca Sherman and Tony Rodda The Bendigo East Swimming Club competitors, 12 years and over Graded Club with coaches Chris Geyer, Tony Rodda and Val Campbell Championships (100m): Harrison Pearse: B grade freestyle, B grade backstroke, C grade breaststroke, D grade butterfly Eleanor Rodda: A grade butterfly, B grade backstroke, B grade breaststroke, B grade freestyle Stephanie Goode: A grade breaststroke, D grade butterfly, D grade backstroke Jayde Robinson: B grade butterfly, C grade breaststroke Rebecca Holmes: D grade breaststroke Makayla Hamilton: D grade Freestyle 17 years and over Graded Club Championships (50m): Brooke Howes: A grade freestyle, A grade breaststroke, B grade butterfly, B grade backstroke 11 years and under Graded Club Championships (50m): Patrick Dove: D grade freestyle, D grade backstroke, D grade breaststroke, D grade butterfly Houston Pearse: C grade breaststroke Max Pearse: A grade breaststroke, B grade freestyle, B grade backstroke Callum King: A grade backstroke, B grade butterfly, C grade freestyle Bridie Pearse: C grade freestyle, C grade backstroke, C grade breaststroke, C grade butterfly Darcie Peiper: A grade butterfly, A grade backstroke, A grade freeestyle Isabella Symons: D grade butterfly, D grade breaststroke Jenna Strauch: A grade breaststroke, B grade freestyle Lily Burke: B grade butterfly, B grade backstoke Hannah Holmes: D grade breaststroke Charley Holt: D grade freestyle, D grade backstroke

Proficiency awards: Silver and Silver Star: Rebecca Holmes Bronze and Bronze Star: Makayla Hamilton Bronze Star: Callum King Bronze: Jenna Strauch Bronze and Silver Intermediate Certificates: Lily Burke, Ruby Burke, Isabella Douglass, Callum Moloney Silver and Gold Intermediate Certificates: Patrick Dove Gold Intermediate Certificate: Bridie Pearse Bronze Squad Achievement Awards: 100m: Lily Burke, Ruby Burke, Brooke Conley, Isabella Douglass, Patrick Dove, Emma Hill, Jack Lawrence, Bridie Pearse, Houston Pearse, Hannah Holmes, Charley Holt, Jenna Strauch, Isabella Symons 200m: Jenna Strauch, Lily Burke, Patrick Dove, Emma Hill, Charley Holt, Isabella Symons, Ruby Burke, Lily Burke 400m: Hannah Holmes, Darcie Peiper, Isabella Douglass, Emma Hill, Charley Holt, Bridie Pearse, Isabella Symons General Achievement awards: Imogen Douglass, Josh Dundas, Lilly Cahill, Josh Gregor, Zoe Gregor, Shakira Gregor, Georga Holt, Hunter Lawrence, Anna Kelly, Callum Moloney, Carly Moloney, Nicholas Moloney, Kieran O’Regan, Tess Swift, Ella Williams, Ruby Williams, Tamika Allen, Bailey Allen, Hannah Dobell From 1 st May 2008 to 22 nd March 2009, there were 41 club records, 1 club pool record and 9 District records broken, along with 543 time improvements. Congratulations to all swimmers on a great season! And, finally, a special word of thanks from the swimmers, parents and the whole club to Tony, Chris and Val for their tireless work and efforts in coaching all the swimmers. The successes and improvement in all the swimmers is testament to their dedication and guidance, and everyone is extremely grateful for their ongoing commitment to the Bendigo East Swimming Club. A very difficult birth… Fun and games on Bendigo’s biggest pool toy

“A moment that will live in infamy” – if only a video camera had been in operation! All Junior Finalists Back: Darcie Peiper, Rebecca Holmes, Eleanor Rodda, Jenna Strauch, Stephanie Goode, Georga Holt All Country Championships representatives Front: Tony Rodda (coach) Max Pearse, Callum King, Patrick Dove, Back: Rebecca Holmes, Eleanor Rodda, Brooke Howes, Callum King, Olivia Arandt Isabella Symons Front: Tony Rodda (coach), Zoe Schneider, Maxwell Pearse, Stephanie Goode, Absent: Jayde Robinson, Callum Moloney, Nicholas Moloney, Lily Burke Jenna Strauch (Jayde Robinson - absent) All Country Finalists Back: Eleanor Rodda, Rebecca Holmes, Brooke Howes Front: Tony Rodda (coach), Maxwell Pearse, Jenna Strauch (Jayde Robinson - absent)