SS Newsletter – Summer is Here!
Hi Everyone, A huge congratulations to our swimmer, Kim Cook, who took out 6th place in her category (Solo Female Under 50) of the Sri Chinmoy National Capital Swim (10km) in Canberra on the weekend, swimming without a wetsuit (see photo above!). Apparently the conditions were particularly challenging with many swimmers struggling against the wind. […]
DSS Newsletter November 27th
Hi Everyone, I can feel the pace has picked up as we head towards the end of what has been an unbelievable year. 2020 will definitely be the year to remember, won’t it? We’re aware many of our swimmers will be in Sydney over the January holiday period, so we have already set up our […]
It’s Ocean Swimming Time!
Hi Everyone, About this time of the year we would all be starting to focus on which open water events we’d be entering and the training would begin. This year the calendar is sparsely populated with one or two major events and the rest are parked – the impact of COVID. There are one or […]
DSS December Events
Hi Everyone, The Festive Season is coming up fast; it’s only six weeks until Christmas, four weeks until Hanukkah, four weeks until Dhanu Sankranti and six weeks until Geeta Jayanti. I imagine for many these festivals will be treated slightly differently this year, with the current travel restrictions in place. We’re looking at our shutdown […]
October Challenge Results & Meet the Coach
Hi Everyone, A huge congratulations to the winners of the October Challenge. It’s amazing to see the results. The winner swam 53km in the month, which is like driving from Sydney to Brooklyn! You’ll find out who the champions are further down in the newsletter. On Friday 11th December, Masters Swimming NSW will be running […]
Meet our New Instructors!
Hi Everyone, I’m so delighted to welcome two new instructors to our team – Jelena and Diana. You will see them teaching at the City of Sydney pools and you can find their class details in MindBody. Take a look further down the newsletter to learn a bit more about each of them. Over the coming weeks we will profile each of our instructors for you. We thought […]
Squads Regrouping for Summer
Hi Everyone, A huge welcome back to our “comeback” swimmers, David, Barbara, Laura, Victor, Liz, Gabby, Annabella, Sam, Mel, Shayne, Glenda and Paolo. It’s great to see you all back at training. A big, warm Sydney Swimmers welcome to our newest swimmers too; Kanya, Vienna, Baiba, Sinclair, Sabine, Matthew and Caitlin. it’s great to have […]
New Classes Added!
Hi Everyone, I’m delighted to see so many of you back at classes. We’ve even had people contact us who attended classes years ago, some back in 2016! Swimmers who want to get their swimming back on track and ready for summer. The increase in new swimmers and those returning to classes, coupled with the […]
Squad Training Update
Hi Everyone, It great to see so many swimmers returning to, or embarking on, their squad training journey. As the weather gets warmer and a number of events return, I expect we will see more swimmers gravitate back to training. We continue our vigilance against the Coronavirus to ensure our swimmers, our team and others […]
Swimming Update!
Hi Everyone, What wonderful weather we’re having right now. I just love these spring days, such a perfect time of the year for swimming. I gather I’m not the only one as I see many of our swimmers back at classes or at the pool, which is just fabulous. I’m delighted to let you know […]