Redlands Bayside Masters Swimming Club - News
Updates to the Web Site
January 2011
A number of updates have been made to the QRB Web Site. Changes include: 2011 Swim and COM meeting dates to April, updated news, new Coaching details on the members only site, new swimming tip links and much more.
Aqualicious Night Meet Results
December 2010
Aqualicious Night Meet
Aqualicious held their first Night Meet in December. They did a really good job and we were very lucky to only have a few showers during the Meet. Their packs were creative and the bags were made in Mumbai, India, by poor people using their old newspapers.
To add to the occasion, our own Anne Gartshore swam in her first Masters Meet in 15 years and won her race! Welcome back to swimming and congratulations!
After this swim, Rod was due for surgery this week to repair damage to an old injury to his hand. We wish you a successful operation and a speedy recovery.
Results
50m Freestyle
| Women | Men | ||
| Sharon Devitt | 2nd | Nathan Mead | 4th |
| Sharon Dettmer | 4th | Alan Patterson | 1st |
| Anne Gartshore | 1st | Rod Mackenzie | 2nd |
100m Breaststroke
| Women | |
| Lara Korhammer | 1st |
| Sharon Devitt | 4th |
| Lorraine Bole-Brown | 2nd |
100m Butterfly
| Women | Men | ||
| Lisa Lower | 1st | Paul Nichols | 1st |
Relay Teams
| 4 x 50m Mixed Freestyle | 4 x 50m Mixed Medley | ||
| Lisa Lower | 1st | Paul Nichols | 1st |
| Lara Korhammer | Lara Korhammer | ||
| Paul Nichols | Lisa Lower | 2nd | |
| Alan Patterson | Alan Patterson | ||
| Sharon Dettmer | 3rd | Anne Gartshore | 2nd |
| Lorraine Bole-Brown | Nathan Mead | ||
| Nathan Mead | Sharon Devitt | ||
| Rod Mackenzie | Rod Mackenzie |
| 4 x 100m Freestyle | 4 x 200m Mixed Freestyle | ||
| Paul Nichols | 4th | Lisa Lower | 1st |
| Rod Mackenzie | Lara Korhammer | ||
| Alan Patterson | Paul Nichols | 2nd | |
| Nathan Mead | Alan Patterson | ||
| Lisa Lower | 2nd | Lorraine Bole-Brown | 3rd |
| Sharon Devitt | Sharon Devitt | ||
| Roslyn Tolcher | Rod Mackenzie | ||
| Lara Korhammer | Nathan Mead |
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Pan Pacs Results
December 2010
Four of our Members competed in the Pan Pacific Games on the Gold
Coast, when about 320 swimmers from several countries gave of their best.
Swum over three days, it was well-run and Lorraine Bole-Brown (our President)
worked hard at the organising table.
Pan Pacs Results
| Lisa Lower | Lara Korhammer | ||
| 50m Freestyle | Gold | 50m Breaststroke | Gold |
| 50m Butterfly | Gold | ||
| 100m Butterfly | Gold | ||
| 200m Freestyle | Gold | ||
| 200m Ind Medley | Gold | - equal Pan Pacific record | |
| 400m Freestyle | Silver |
| Kathy Ellis | Alan Patterson | ||
| 50m Backstroke | 9th | 50m Freestyle | Silver |
| 50m Breaststroke | 6th | 50m Breaststroke | Silver |
| 100m Freestyle | 12th | 100m Freestyle | Silver |
| 100m Breaststroke | 7th | 100m Breaststroke | Bronze |
| 200m Freestyle | Bronze | ||
| 400m Freestyle | 4th | ||
| 4 x 40m IM Relay | Silver | ||
| 4 x 40m Free Relay | Silver |
Congratulations to Lara with her Gold Medal on her re-entry to the competitive arena and we look forward to sharing many more Meets with you. Lisa has had an exceptional year, which has been commendably capped with this haul of Gold. It really is time to make her our own ‘Madame Butterfly’ in the Club. Well done and our congratulations Lisa!
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Nanango (South Burnett) Results
October 2010
The weather in Nanango was expected to be very cold, but when we
arrived on Friday evening it was rather cool, but not as expected. In the
restaurant that night, we were told that the day before had been -4”C. No
thank you! However, the following morning, Alan was in T-shirt and shorts and
with the swim venue indoors, it was a cosy environment all day. The five
Redlands competitors all enjoyed themselves and some stayed for the Sunday
breakfast and wine tour.
Overall results were:
Women
| Swimmer | Age Group | Place |
| Roslyn Tolcher | 35-39yrs | Gold Medal |
| Sharon Devitt | 35-39yrs | Gold Medal |
| Sharon Dettmer | 35-39yrs | 4th - nearly in the medals Sharon! |
| Lorraine Bole-Brown | 50-54yrs | 9th |
Men
| Swimmer | Age Group | Place |
| Alan Patterson | 60-64yrs | Silver Medal |
Alan (our coach) said after the meet, ”As I look at these results, I realise what our swimmers have been achieving over the past few years. Sharon Devitt has not been well recently and has returned to the pool to win gold. Roslyn started her swimming training somewhat recently and having taken the plunge into competition, is now in the medals….. and it has to be gold. Sharon Dettmer has persevered and with determination and commitment, has also taken the plunge to test her capabilities in competition. Even though Sharon has not swum all five races yet, that day is not too far off and her lower placings today, will become medals in the future. Lorraine has also shown determination against health problems related to her asthma and shows progressive improvements against her times. Once her fitness improves, the medals will be hers too. Swimming is not an easy sport and requires focus, practice, commitment and courage if one is to compete. All of our swimmers have this in them and I hope that the successes of these ladies will inspire others to challenge themselves in the competitive lanes in the years ahead. Competition brings out the best in our abilities and takes us beyond what we thought we were capable of achieving.”
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Redlands Bayside runs a successful swim meet
September 2010
QRB swimmers and volunteers turned this into another successful event
and the comments from our visiting swimmers was all praise for the well-run,
friendly and efficient Meet. We were particularly pleased to have our Club
Patron and Redland City Mayor, Melva Hobson, open the Meet and chat with
several competitors. To everyone involved, our sincere thanks for everything
you did. Well done and we hope that you found the occasion enjoyable and
interesting, as well as experienced the fun and the camaraderie of Masters
Swimming.
We had 12 swimmers who brought home the trophy for the large Clubs, against some strong competition. In consideration of the fact that we lost Rod Mackenzie’s participation on the day due to an injury, his entry still counted as a Redlands participant, so our remaining swimmers did a great job in scoring points to hold out Aqualicious with their 20 swimmers by our 39.5 points average to their 37.4. Adding even more excitement to the win, was having three virgin swimmers in Heather Lever (2 events), Vivien Carlsson (two events) and Paul Nichols. Congratulations to Janelle Taylor on her 2nd Place! Even without some of us not swimming the full five events each, Redlands still rose above the competition and walked away with another award for our trophy cabinet.
By Ave Pts / Large Club
| Place | Team | Points | Swimmers | Ave. Pts |
| 1 | Redlands Bayside | 474 | 12 | 39.5 |
| 2 | Aqualicious Masters | 747 | 20 | 37.4 |
| 3 | Miami Masters | 335 | 9 | 37.2 |
Individual Results
Both Alan and Simon are really pleased at the progress being made by our newer swimmers and their decisions to enter this Meet. This is a big step up and we wish Heather, Vivien, Sharon Dettmer and Paul, every success in their future Swim Meets. With some increase in confidence in the months ahead, we would not be surprised to see these new competitors building up to 5 events and placing in the medals. Heather had a PB of 41s in the 50m Freestyle and Sharon cut her times in her first Long Course event, with Paul doing a great job in his races.
Women
| Swimmer | Age Group | Place |
| Janelle Taylor | 25-29 | 2nd |
| Lisa Lower | 35-39 | 1st |
| Sharon Devitt | 35-39 | 4th |
| Roslyn Tolcher | 35-39 | 5th |
| Sharon Dettmer | 35-39 | 7th - 2 swims |
| Heather Lever | 45-49 | 5th - 2 swims |
| Lorraine Bole-Brown | 50-54 | 3rd |
| Vivien Carlsson | 65-69 | 6th - 3 swims |
Men
| Swimmer | Age Group | Place |
| Paul Nichols | 30-34 | 1st |
| Nathan Mead | 30-34 | 3rd |
| Alan Patterson | 60-64 | 1st |
| Rod Mackenzie | 64-69 | 9th - 1 swim |
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Redlands Bayside Masters in the Press - Queensland Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund
15 July 2010
Redlands Bayside Masters Swimming Club were successful in obtaining grant funding from the Queensland Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund. The link below will take you to the Redland Times Newspaper article about our clubs success.
Redland Times Newspaper article
Redlands Bayside Masters are grateful for the provision of our training equipment, comprising swim fins, pull buoys, kickboards, hand paddles, snorkels and swim coaching DVDs for the development of Masters Swimmers in the community of Redland City and extend our sincere appreciation to the Queensland Gambling Community Benefit Fund for their support.
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Down Syndrome Swimmers Results
July 2010
Our Down Syndrome swimmers have been very active and successful recently. The latest achievements of our Club’s boys and girl from Redlands are below:
| Local Carnival Placings | |
| Janelle Taylor | Redcliffe - Feb |
| 50m Freestyle | 3rd |
| 50m Butterfly | 5th |
| 50m Breaststroke | 4th |
| 50m Backstroke | 3rd |
| Janelle Taylor | Miami – March |
| 50m Freestyle | 3rd |
| 50m Butterfly | 3rd |
| 50m Breaststroke | 3rd |
| 50m Backstroke | 4th |
| Down Syndrome National Games | |
| Alex Bombolas | |
| 50m Backstroke | Silver |
| 100m Freestyle | Silver |
| 200m Freestyle Relay | Bronze |
| Ben Carr | |
| 50m Butterfly | Silver |
| 100m Freestyle | Bronze |
| 200m Medley Relay | Bronze |
Our congratulations to you all on your great results. Your hard work and commitment through the many days of training, shows when you dive into the lanes for those big races. That’s when you know the effort was worth it – your times and your placings. Keep at it and our best wishes for continued successes.
We recognise too, the on-going support that each Mum and Dad provide to these swimmers. The trips to the pool and back, organising gear, time spent at poolside during training and the demands of fundraising to enable these sportspeople to participate at the top levels of their sport and achieve their goals. We cheer and raise our hats to you all the way.
Return to TopAnnual Swim Meet is getting close!
July 2010
Redlands Bayside Masters Annual 2010 Swim Meet is getting closer. Two year ago the
club hosted our first Meet and a wounderfull time was had by all. We had a full
program and had the pleasure of catching up with a number of swimmers from our
SE Queensland Masters Clubs at the BBQ afterwards.
The invitations have gone out and we hope to meet up with everyone who joined us in our last meet and hopefully a lot of new faces.
Details of the Meet can be found here and entries close on 10th September 2010.
Return to TopAnyone Can Swim!
Many people believe that you have to be a very good swimmer to attend swim meets and be a member of a swimming club.
Many also believe that if you are a member of a swimming club that you must swim at swim meets!
Nothing could be further from the truth with Redlands Bayside Masters and other Masters Swimming Clubs. At Redlands Bayside Masters we have people from their late teens through to their eighties swimming with our Club. Some swim to compete in the various Queensland Club Swim meets, others swim to keep fit and some are just starting to learn to swim again.
Our coaches Alan Patterson and Simon Bole-Brown have surprised many new swimmers when they find that once they understand the simple correct techniques they can convert one difficult lap of the 25m or 50m pool into many enjoyable laps. Transformations in swimming style and ability have been known to occur in as little as one night!
If you are afraid that you are not good enough or that you might make a fool of yourself - put it out of you mind, come down and join us for one session and we are sure that you will join us for many more sessions.
Return to TopVorgee Million Metre Awards
Our Club supports the Vorgee Million Metres Awards,
which provides all of our Members with a Masters Swimming
Australia Logbook, to record all their swims.
Registered
Members of any Masters Club are eligible to enter and the program
is to encourage fitness and well-being in all of us. One simply
records the metres swum on every occasion - training, competitions,
open water, social swims or aerobic swims.
As the Chinese proverb says,
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.”
Awards
Established in 2001 and sponsored by Vorgee, the Vorgee Award has several categories:
1 million - a polo shirt and certificate
2 million - a polo shirt and certificate
3 million - a polar fleece, engraved plaque and a certificate
5 million - a polo shirt, engraved plaque, certificate and Vorgee gift pack
7 million - a polar fleece vest, engraved plaque, certificate and Vorgee gift pack
10 million - a taslon jacket, engraved plaque, certificate and Vorgee gift pack
All garments are embroidered with the Masters Swimming Australia logo,
Vorgee logo, the words of the award, “One Million Metre Club” and your
name.
Once you have achieved your goal of ‘X’ Million
Metres, advise your President, who will contact our Branch for an
application form. Once the swimming details have been verified,
the National Office will process the Award and send it to Branch for
presentation.
Don’t have a Record Card yet!
Not good enough.
We can’t have you missing out, so contact the
Club President, who will get one to you pronto.
Let’s all get into the swim.
And………………..which Member will be first to qualify for One Million Metres?
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