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October 16, 2008 WHITFORD CITY - OCTOBER 2008
PARENT LETTER
This is a short email to praise the State Swim program and specifically the
staff at Canning Vale. Our son hated swimming before we came to
State Swim. He commenced lessons at the age of three at a leisure centre
with up to eight kids at a time in the group so in a half hour lesson his actual
participation time was around four minutes! The other 26 minutes were
usually spent crying, mucking about or waiting while the teacher told kids off.
We persisted for two years because swimming is a life skill and even though
he wasn't happy he had to learn to swim.
Some friends have a son who also had negative swimming experiences
so they took him to State Swim and told us about it. We decided to change
to State Swim even though the lessons were almost double the cost of
those at the leisure centre.
After one year of lessons out little fella is now a Marlin. The teachers at
Canning Vale are supportive and the continuity of teachers means that he
is able to develop a rapport with his instructors and trusts them in a way
he could never trust the multitude of teachers he had at the leisure centre.
He looks forward to each swimming day and even wears his
'budgie smugglers' because they help him swim better!
We happily absorb the extra cost because, in our experience, cheap
swimming lessons are a false economy. What did we get for our money?
A boy who cried and wouldn't put his head under water.
What do we have now? A swimmer!
HEALTH & SPORT NEWS
ALL SCHOOL CARNIVAL
It’s that time of year again where we compete against each other’s State Swim
Swimming School to see who has improved and trained the hardest during
the year! We will be holding our annual All School Carnival at Newman College
which has a 50 metre pool. All Health and Sport swimmers are encouraged to
attend and compete against others in their age group. It will be on Sunday
November the 23rd with warm up at 12.30pm and events starting at 1pm.
Application forms and details will be available from reception soon.
Your coaches will let you know what events are best suited for you to
compete in!
Keep training hard and watch the squad notice board for updates!
Our next Super Swim is on Wednesday 29th October from 6pm-7pm.
All Team Bronze, Team Silver, Team Gold and 400 Gold are
encouraged to attend.
A letter from Bernie Mulroy, State Swim Coaching Director,
outlining the squad entry criteria, as mentioned in the August
Achievers Monthly, is now available from reception.
THIS MONTH'S ACHIEVERS
WATERBABIES MERIT
Ben Frith,Toby Churchman,Liam Smart,Sophie Byrne,Tianna Doherty,
Max Wilding, Jade Liesis,Holly Cannon,Chloe Shearman,Chloe Ramsay,
Liam Smart, Dean Charlotte,Toby Churchman,Charlotte Clarke,
Declan Riordan,Jarvis Dando,Tim Tregurtha,Hayden Cavanaugh,
Scarlett Symmons,Logan King
KINDERGARTEN MERITS
Jake Langrick,Dylan Brockett,Jade Welton,Bethany Smart,Lucas Priest,
Gus Whithead,Holly Davies-Burrows,Sydney Brandolino,Ethan Scott,
Jay Thompson,Joseph Itsaro-Passione,Connor Walton,Kai Titterington,
Kyana Weir,Jasmine Ferris,Liam Fowler,Jack Prideaux,Archer Key,
Isabella ONeill,Emily Howard,Thomas Newton,Ella Boonstra
KINDERGARTEN
Wesley Spaulding,Isabella Thorby,Connor Shaw
GLIDES MERIT
Daisy Heath,Tom Hazell,Sean Ferris*
GLIDES
Samara Joy,Finlay Cannon,Mika Gardner,Aidan Gardner,
Jade Destes,Olivia Brown
TORPEDOS MERIT
Kira Milankov,Sam Wells,Jake Ferguson,Tegan Scott,Ethan Hayes,Jai Tarr
TORPEDOS
Rachel McGinn,Ryghard Steenkamp
MARLINS MERIT
Kaylee Boonstra,Molly Daynes, Natasha Mijat
MARLINS
Izaak Harrison,Lillian Jessy Sabymei,Lauren Thomson,Stephanie Chapman,
Liam Cunningham,Sharod Jessani,Jackson Park,Alex Chew
DOLPHINS MERIT
Nikayla Brooks,Max Hunter
DOLPHINS
Isaac Bolt,Olivia Pike,Chloe Tan,Raquel Smith,Keely Sullivan,Sam Green,Lucy Simmons,Charlotte Earnshaw,Jack McBeth
SHARKS MERIT
William Brennan,Maeson King,Mint Pirom,Kate Beanstead,Ciara Williams,
Johanna Camargo,Freya Davis-Burrows,George Forrest
SHARKS
George Bampton,Joshua Fox,Jessica Langrick,Jessie Ryan,Caitlin Turnbull
Georgie Davidson,Kieran Williams,Robyn Sheeham
100 BRONZE
James Sandford,Emily Abbott,Susannah Lee*,Paige Higgins,Robyn Jewson,
Katie Smith,Ryan James,Nisha Bhatia,Christian James
200 SILVER MERIT
James Sandford,Max Diedler
200 SILVER
Henry Shepherd,Jeremy Gilligan,Hazel McColm,Rachel Desmond,
Lauren James,Tej Mehta
400 GOLD
Kha Yen Thong,Breaze James,Declan Duffy,Brendan Thomas,
Ellie Smith,Lauren Sanders,Maddison Earnshaw,Lydia Rock
TEAM SILVER
Nicole Santos,Gregory Maiden
COMPETITION WINNERS
STATE SWIM BUMPER STICKER COMPETITION
This month's lucky State Swim Bumper Sticker winner is
1 BAP 964
If this is your registration number, please see reception to collect your
prize of 'One Month's Free Lessons' for one family member.
For your chance to win please ask one of our friendly Customer Service
Officers for a free State Swim bumper sticker, display it on your car and
you could be next month's winner!
STATE SWIM GOGGLES GIVE-AWAY
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Sean Ferris and Susannah Lee
If your name appears above, please see reception to collect
your free State Swim goggles. You have been chosen for
the effort and enthusiasm you put in to your swimming,
keep up the good work.
GIFT VOUCHERS
Do you have a friend or relative who doesn’t know what to get your child for
Christmas or Birthday, our Gift Vouchers could be just the thing! You choose
the amount and the recipient can choose the product or service available at
State Swim. For instance Gift Vouchers can be used for swimming lessons,
Lap Swimming Pass or Swim Shop items. They are also a great idea for
people living interstate. They can purchase them over the phone with credit
card and we can post it back to the address of their choice.
SWIM SHOP
Check out our fabulous range of children's
swimwear next time you are in.
GOOD BYE
Thanks for your comments that have been coming
through via email. We welcome feedback of all kinds to enable
us to retain the high standard you expect and receive from State Swim.
If you have an 'achievement story' you would like to share with others
regarding swimming, please email it to admin@stateswim.com.au
That's it for this month's edition.
Happy Swimming
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