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AIDA VALE

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P ’ P J For me personally, January was an emotionally testing month but also an amazingly rewarding family time. As most of you already know, I had to be rushed to Bunbury hospital just after New Year with a perforated appendix and I would never wish that on anyone. However, all is well now and I am back into swimming. Thank you to all my lovely friends who sent me well wishes. (I now have a new respect for all nurses!) Speaking of nurses, it is great to see Caroline back into swimming following her hernia operation jut before Christmas Also Barbara Hart (retired midwife) is recuperating in the pool after her knee surgery.  I was mortified to have to miss the first Stubby Stakes social of the year that I believe was a great night. Thank you to the committee for keeping the show going. Training and club nights have been well attended in general with the exception of one Tuesday evening when there were only three swimmers – one of them being Garry – and when it came to removing and replacing the covers Elaine Bourne and Claire Dunstan realised what a massive task it is and will definitely be “Flipper” recipients at the next awards! On that subject – it would be appreciated if you could all help out with the covers. If you swim early and then leave, perhaps you could think about moving the rollers over in position to enable the later swimmers to simply pull the covers over. It is an onerous duty that is usually left to the few who complete the full sessions. As we are enjoying a surge of swimmers in the pool on Monday evenings, Aerobic swims will no longer be con-ducted in lane 6 and you are encouraged to attend the Saturday afternoon sessions at the Darling Range pool where the water is cooler and you can enjoy a social afternoon tea afterwards. Times are 2.45 to around 5 pm every second Saturday. Open Water swimming continued throughout January and I believe Maida Vale could be in contention to take out the trophy if we carry on entering events. We had two separate groups attending Australia Day swims in Mandurah and Sorrento with varying successes. It was terrific to have our newest member, Sarah (?) compete at Mandurah. The end of January was very special for Gwyn and me with the arrival of our second grandchild. Ceinwen gave birth to a little girl, Genevieve Cariad and both are very well and gorgeous. (Cariad is Welsh for Darling) The birth coincided with our club Pizza Night and all through dinner I was getting updates on the progress so it made the evening very special for us with Genevieve arriving at 9.30 pm – allowing us to finish our pizzas and head down to the hospital. To add to the excitement and finish the month the Super Blue Moon and Eclipse party at David and Jan Pether’s home was a great success. Albeit we couldn’t actually see the moon for the trees unless we wandered off into the paddock!! Hilarious! It was, however, terrific fun enjoying a post training bbq on their lawn in a beautiful setting and – even though we had an unrestricted view from our own house – I wouldn’t have missed the experience with my Lunatic friends. Leading up to the AGM I wish the present Committee all the very best and thank them for working so hard last year and hope they consider re-standing for their positions – all of which become vacant. Please let the committee know if you would be interested in filling one of the roles as we are always looking for new fresh ideas. FROM THE HILL……………………ANDREA.

Masters Swimming WA is hosting the Nationals in April and will be asking for volunteers to help over the championships The National Championships is the premier event on the Masters Swimming Australia calendar. The 2018 MSA National Championships (N18) will be held in Perth from 18-21 April at HBF Stadium, Western Australia's leading aquatic facility. The focus of N18 is on participation and creating a supportive environment for swimmers to achieve their personal goals. We hope that lots of our members will register and swim in this event. Go to the link for details about registering. There will be more information about this event in Dolphin Dots. To help promote the event, the Organising Committee have set up the exclusive competition for WA clubs only where you can win big with Ole Paella, sponsors of the Ole Paella Welcome Sun-downer. Every WA club with 10 or more swimmers entered into N18 will go in the draw to win a $1,000 Ole Paella voucher to use for a club function.  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN FEBRUARY TO

Claire Dunstan 4th and Stuart Anderson 21st

For those of your who missed the two full moons in January, here is one of the first full moon and a few of the super moon taken from David Pether’s paddock on Adelaide Crescent .

1st Full Moon in January 2018 taken at Busselton. Who

needs to go to Broome to see the

stairway to the moon?

The Lunar Trifecta. A Super Blue Blood Moon.

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5 F 50 B 12 F 25 F 200 B 19 F ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING—NO SWIMMING

26 F 100 IM 25 BACKSTROKE 5 M P H

S S 200 IM

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This link will take you to the Results and Records on the Maida Vale Masters website where you can find all club records and results. Check the link to see what records you could break this year.

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Russel swam closest to his nominated time for January's Stubby Stakes, 50 metres freestyle. A long time since Russel has had a Stubby Stakes win! He won a nice bottle of wine! Come down on Monday 5th February and swim closest to your nominated time for the stubby stakes event and win the bottle of wine selected for you by Russel Fowler. Remember to bring a plate of food to share.

Name Age Group Course Event Time Sarah Lacey 25—29 Short 25 m Backstroke 18.85

Lesley Hart 55—59 Short 50 m Freestyle 37.77

Short 100 m Breaststroke 1.54.54

Brian Risbey 55—59 Short 25 m Backstroke 21.59

David Pether 70—74 Short 50 m Freestyle 34.25

Brian Brady 65—69 Short 800 m Breaststroke 23.39.20

Club Records 2017Name  Age Group  Course Event  Time Glad McGough  85‐89  Short  100m Breaststroke  4.30.57     Short  50m Freestyle  1.21.77 Caroline Dyer  40‐44  Short   25m Backstroke   20.21 Andrea Williams  65‐69  Short  ¾  Hour Freestyle  2275m     Short  400m Individual Medley  9.58.03 Lesley Hart  55‐59  Short  400m Backstroke   7.32.67     Short  400m Breaststroke  8.42.07     Short  400m Individual Medley  7.59.93     Short  800m Freestyle  13.54.20     Short  800m Backstroke  15.02.33     Short  100m Butterfly  1.44.99     Short  25m Butterfly  19.46     Short  200m Individual Medley  3.41.68     Short  50m Butterfly  45.58     Short  100m Backstroke  1.40.91     Short  100m Individual Medley  1.35.29     Short  200m Breaststroke  4.11.67 Maggie Read  60‐64  Long  200m Individual Medley  4.13.98 Elaine Bourne   65‐69  Long  200m Backstroke  5.10.82     Short  25m Backstroke  20.43 David Pether  70‐74  Short  50m Freestyle  34.79     Short  100m Freestyle  1.28.64 Russel Fowler  70‐74  Short  25m Freestyle  16.71     Short  200m Backstroke  3.47.40     Short  400m Backstroke  8.11.99     Short  800m Backstroke  17.19.23 Stuart Anderson  30‐34  Short  25m Butterfly  13.96     Long  100m Butterfly  1.22.69     Short  1 Hour Freestyle  4000m     Short  ¾ Hour Freestyle   2850m     Short  1500m Freestyle  22.00.32     Short  800m Backstroke  14.19.93     Short  800m Individual Medley  13.46.24     Short  400m Backstroke  6.50.82     Short  400m Breaststroke  7.02.89 Mark Baker  35‐39  Short  25m Butterfly  15.30 Gwyn Williams  70‐74  Long  50m Freestyle  37.73     Short  1 Hour Freestyle  3100m     Short  1500m Breaststroke  31.35 Brian Brady  60‐64  Short  ½ Hour Breaststroke  988m  

 These are all the records set in 2017. Considering that Lesley Hart was away for most of 2017 she set a lot of new records in her age group! Stuart Anderson also re wrote the records for his age group in 2017.

Harvey Dam  WA OWS Round 6.  Nothing with big teeth in this swim.  

Perth Swim Thru at Matilda 

Happy to see that Glad is now back into the Open Water! 

If you think open water swimming looks like fun and you would like to try it. Cockburn Masters Coogee Jetty to Jetty Swim is a great introduction to open water swimming. Sunday 11th March. Details here Then you can progress to the Port to Pub! Click on this link for all the details.

Cottesloe Classic Mile Team Maida Vale 

Maida Vale Masters squad who trekked down to Mandurah on Australia Day for the Mandurah Masters Australia Day Open Water Swim. Conditions were excellent for an Open Water Swim

The Maida Vale squad entered in the Sorrento WA OWS Round7 on Australia Day. All smiles before the off.. Unfortunately the conditions were pretty rough and it was not quite as pleasant swimming here as it was at Dodi’s Beach.

Visit our club’s web page at http://maidavalemastersswimming.com/

For all the latest results of events our club members have entered and anything else members have been up to!

Or you can visit our Facebook page. Just click on the links!

Masters Swimming WA Website—well worth a visit. Click here

M F 2018 Fees for 2018 are $104.00 and can only be paid through the Membership Port on the MSWA website. As existing members, ensure you click on the RE-REGISTRATION button and not the REGISTER button – clicking this button will

assign you a new membership number and will cause problems for the Director of Recording who will have to merge your old number & your new number – and that will make her grumpy!!!! Remember – if you are not a financial member, you cannot swim at any club events I including training, aerobics, club nights etc. as you, the coaches and the club are not covered by insurance. Lynne has sent out instruction on how to register in last weeks Dolphin dots if you have forgotten how to do this (I know I have!).

EASTERN HILLS CHALLENGE: - Friday 9th February, 2018 This is swim meet is between the 3 hills Masters clubs – Swan Hill (host), Maida Vale and Armadale and it not part of the 2018 MSWA Pool Calendar, however all the same rules etc. apply. Please see the flyer in Dolphin Dots for further information – see the ‘BLACK” book at the pool to register for the event. LAST OPPORTUNITY ON MONDAY TO ENTER.

The schedule of events is now on the Alice Springs Masters Games website and registrations are being take, Click here for a quick link to the webpage . The club has booked a bunkhouse at the Big4 MacDonnell Range Tourist Park for the Masters Games. The dates are 12th to 21st October, 2018. The price will work out approximately as follow: These are 2017 prices so may increase slightly. 2 people in a 4 bed room - $40 per person per night. 3 people - $33 per person per night 4 people - $29 per person per night The committee will investigate travelling to Alice Springs by coach but, if you might be considering this event, you could start checking discount airfares.

Now you can start planning what events you want to enter!! (you can do more than swim if you are feeling energetic!)

Swimming in this lane is also good

for you!

Fitness Friendship

And Fun

Contact Details: President: Andrea Williams Ph:9293 2318 andreawilliams12@hotmail.com Secretary: Lynne Duncan Ph: 0417 997 556 duncan1320@bigpond.com Coaching panel : Stuart Anderson Ph: 04277 829 380 Editor: Kate Elliott Ph: 0400450 770 kelliott@iinet.net.au

New Club bathers are available.    Ladies’ Long Leg $82.00 – Sizes 8 > 18 Ladies’ Regular $72.00 – Sizes 8 > 20 Men’s Jammers (Long Leg) $52.00 – Sizes 14 > 26

Silicon Caps $10.00 Regular Caps $ 5.00 To purchase bathers, EFT the money into the club’s bank account or pay cash on Monday night at the pool. Then contact NORMA and she will arrange to bring them to the pool BUT you MUST pay for them first. For those members who have already taken a pair of the new bathers, can you please transfer the money into the club’s bank account asap.

It would be appreciated if you could all help out with the covers. If you swim early and then leave, perhaps you could think about moving the rollers over in position to enable the later swimmers to simply pull the covers over. It is an onerous duty and should not be left to the few who complete the full sessions. This is what happened when there were only three people to do the job! Three swimmers with only 5 legs between them.

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