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What’s on in August

Sat 13th &14th Meet – Maryborough

Sat 27th & 28th Champs – Brisbane

Sat 27th Widebay Kawana and Bundaberg Swim Academy

What’s on in

Sat 8th - Kawana Waters LC Challenge

Sat 15th & 16th Meet #1 – Brisbane

Fri 21st & 22nd –Maryborough

Sat 29th – Cooroy Twilight Meet

Sept 2011

In this issue:

Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov

Carnivals

WB Whisper

Swimmer

Junior Skills Camp

Free Pizza Night for

your club

Cool Bag Capers

Swimming

Queensland AGM

Tech Offs Tip Offs!

September Funky

Forum!

“If you imagine it

You can achieve it

If you can dream it

You can become it”

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s on in August?

Heritage City Short Course Maryborough - flyer

Heritage Qld Short Course Brisbane

Widebay Junior Skills Camp – and Bundaberg Swim Academy

What’s on in September

Sat 3rd: Cotton Tree Cyclones Meet

Sun 11th: Wide Bay Gympie Conference Centre

Fri 16th & 17flyer

s on in October?

Kawana Waters LC Challenge

– Zoggs Qld LC Qualifying Brisbane

– Heritage City LC Meet –

Cooroy Twilight Meet - Cooroy


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Hot and steamy in the pool at Matthew

Flinders – Sunshine Coast Qualifying Meet

2011 - how did you keep warm that day?

What’s on in November?

Sat 5th Nov

Sat 12th Nov: Nambour Sprint Meet

Fri 18th, Sat Meet – Bundaberg

Sat 26th: Gympie Gold Rush Sprint Meet

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s on in September?

: Cotton Tree Cyclones Meet - flyer

: Wide Bay Quarterly Forum – Conference Centre

& 17th: Noosa Open Swim Meet -


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Hot and steamy in the pool at Matthew

Sunshine Coast Qualifying Meet

how did you keep warm that day?

What’s on in November?

Sat 5th Nov: Wondai Annual Carnival

Nov: Nambour Sprint Meet

, Sat 19th , Sun 20th: City of Charm Bundaberg

: Gympie Gold Rush Sprint Meet

Wide Bay Whisper Swimmer - September 2011

Congratulations to Jack Burnham!

Jack represents Mountain Creek Mooloolaba Makos and

is coached by Barry Kime.

Jack is 17 years old and has taken to swimming in the

open water. His dedication and development has been

outstanding.

Here are some important questions answered by Jack:

When and where was your first carnival?

Maleny - I was 12

What is your favourite training set?

Over distance sets

Do you have a swimming nickname from your coach or swimming buddies?

No - Jack is a nickname actually. My real name is John - but I'm never called John - always

Jack.

Your best race so far?

The 10k is my best race. I won bronze at the Australian Open Water Champs in March

and then won the 5 and 10 k double at the Arafura Games in May.

Which are your favourite movies?

Any of the Terminator movies

What do think about on those long races you swim?

I think about getting into a rhythm, maintaining good technique, getting into a good position in the pack and strategies for

getting in to and away from the feeding pontoon efficiently.

I like the 5k but I LOVE the 10k

Which 3 famous people would you

like to invite over for dinner?

Melissa Gorman, Geoff Huegill and

Matthew Reilly (Australian writer)

Your favourite band/song?

Favourite bands are Born of Osiris

and A Day to Remember.

Your best subject at school?

English and Biology Do you have a special pet?

I have a dog called Macca. He's a

greyhound/bull terrier cross and a

great dog. Sadly, he doesn't really

like the water.

How do you prepare/warm up for your long open water races?

Preparation starts a long way out from a big race with lots of

training and lots of distance work.

In the days leading up to a big race I start hydrating and

carbohydrate loading. The afternoon before a 10K race I rest and

get to eat some jelly lollies to get some energy on board.

Then after the race there's an easy couple of k warm down and an

ice bath. Brrrrrrrrr!!!

Who is your swimming idol?

Melissa Gorman because she's a fantastic open water swimmer

and also really down to earth and easy to talk to.

And while he's not an idol as such, I think about an American open

water swimmer called Fran Crippen a lot. Fran Crippen died during

a 10k race in October last year in the United Arab Emirates. His

death kind of reminds us all that open water swimming can be

a dangerous affair.

Where is one place you haven't and would like to swim?

I've been lucky because swimming has taken me lots of places - I've

been to Melbourne and Sydney for nationals, Darwin for the

Arafura Games and I've also swum at the NZ and Fiji National open

water champs.

Next year I'm off to Perth for nationals and am planning to swim a

couple of ocean races in Vanuatu. I would really like to swim the

Waikiki Rough Water in Hawaii as well.

How do you like to have fun with your swimming?

I've made good friends through swimming - at my own club but

also have friends from lots of other clubs as well. Being able to

socialise with other swimmers is great. Plus I get to visit lots of

interesting places because of swimming - that's an added bonus.

What is the most unusual experience you have had racing in open

water?

In Darwin the buoys drifted and we actually swam closer to 11 km

than the usual 10. After the race we found out that we swam right

down to the permanent crocodile traps in Lake Bennett. Lucky I

only found out after the race!

Thank you Jack for all your

interesting and informative

answers! Wide Bay Swimming

can’t wait to hear of your racing in

Perth and Vanuatu!

Bring on that Waikiki Rough Water

Swim too!!

Win a Pizza Night for your club!

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them into Wide Bay will receive a FREE pizza night for your club.

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Congratulations to all those clubs who have attendance to the

Wide Bay Forums and have given their 9-12 yr old swimmers

the opportunity to learn those all important race skills at the

Junior Skills Clinics. These clinics are being held at

Aquatic Centre, Bundaberg Swim Academy and the South

Burnett region is still TBA. Watch your emails

for more details and ask your club for more information.

Junior Skills Camps 2011

Sunshine Coast – August 27th

– Kawana Aquatic Centre

Burnett Fraser – August 27th

– Bundaberg Swim Academy

South Burnett – TBA when pools are open.

We are looking forward to s special edition of the Whisper next month with photos an

the Wide Bay Development Squad’s visit to the New Zealand National Short Course Champs!

"With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination."


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12 yr old swimmers

the opportunity to learn those all important race skills at the

These clinics are being held at Kawana

ntre, Bundaberg Swim Academy and the South

atch your emails and the website

for more details and ask your club for more information.

Junior Skills Camps 2011

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Cool Bag Capers! Recipes for your cool bags!

Jan Jobson’s Famous Lolly Cake

For 20 pieces – not enough?!

Stuff:

125gms butter

Coconut

½ tin of condensed milk

1 packet of malt biscuits

1 packet of fruit puffs (or Eskimos)

Greaseproof Paper

This recipe and yummy others is available from

the Widebay Swimming New Zealand Cook

Book.

To prepare:

Crush all biscuits. Chop lollies

into small pieces without

nibbling.

Melt butter and condensed milk

until they like eachother

keeping the heat low!

Let all ingredients get together

and mingle. Roll into a log shape

and cover with coconut.

Wrap the log in greaseproof

paper and leave in the fridge

until very cold.

Unwrap and slice into small

pieces without tasting!

Swimming Queensland AGM

Tech Off information on our website: http://www.widebayswimming.org.au/technical-officials/

Warning! Warning!

This recipe can induce

uncontrollable desire to

devour!

The Wide Bay Region was out in force at the

Swimming Queensland AGM on Sunday 31st

July at the

Nudgee Golf Club. This AGM was a feel good festival

for all the hard work of the members of the

committee with a wealth of information about the

previous seasons exploits. Wide Bay sends

congratulations to Mr John Keppie for being voted in

as the 2011/12 President for SQ. Mr John Keppie is

pictured left having a chat to the great Thorpedo and

we can only wonder what might have been said!?

Tech Offs Tip Offs!

Wide Bays special Tech Off, Dale Cox, having a light

hearted chat to some of our little swimmers learning

the correct way to swim their individual medley turns

at the Maryborough carnival August 2011.

Two of our wonderful Tech Offs are off to Brisbane on

the 3rd

September to one of Swimming Qld workshops.

Bill Giles and Debbie Cox are attending for the

opportunity to gain some up to date information of

stroke and turning rules and regs.

Wide Bays next Forum on Sunday 11th

September will

be hosting a Tech Offs meeting so make a date in your

diaries to come along, enjoy some swimming

community spirit and help your little swimmers!

Sept Funky Forum! Wide Bay is the only regional association in Queensland that gives clubs the opportunity to provide feedback, contribute

and enhance the swimming community by providing 4 free quarterly forums.

These forums are a must for all our clubs in the area. Clubs have the advantage of knowing that the swimmers and their

families are ‘in the loop’ with everything happening in the Wide Bay region. Only 2 representatives can attend from each

club however extra attendance can be purchased.

Forums start with a warm welcome from the committee at the Gympie Conference Centre. Morning tea (usually the

yummiest scones!) and lunch is provided (a fabulous feed!).

By attending, clubs can know the details of holding their own carnivals, have their swimmers attend the development

camps, informative and fun swimming related presenters and small intimate workshops on how to manage and make your

club successful!

Your next forum

is Sunday 11th

September!

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