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NEWS BULLETIN ISSUE 1 – 1ST QUARTER 2010 Executive Members: President: Elizabeth Wells Vice President: Bruce Mead Secretary: Margaret Gore Treasurer: Sarenah Pini Registrar: Barbara Skelton Property: Lois Nakmai CTO: Henrietta Ampa’oi Public Relations Officer: Carolyne West ______
Papua New Dear Member affiliates ___ st Guinea Welcome to the 1 edition for 2010 Swimming Inc major Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc and support (PNGSI) welcomes you all back for sponsors: another exciting and eventful year in the sport of swimming. Bank South PNGSI will continue to promote the sport Pacific (BSP) through education and good governance, TNT and will strive to look for opportunities that will best carry our sport forward in Theodist 2010 in a positive direction. PNGSI National Aquatic Excellence Stationary Program was established in 2008 to Daltron A great start to 2010 with the opening of provide an achievement ladder for our the Sir Donald Cleland 50m pool in the athletes from the Junior level (9-11 yrs), Airlines PNG nation’s capital providing another to the Intermediate level (12-14 years) Coca Cola important training venue for our athletes and then into the elite level Target squads Amatil as they prepare for competition. (open category). (PNG) Limited PNGSI welcomes back their valued As we move forward in 2010 and with the sponsors of our sport who provide the re-opening of our 50m pool, swimming Boroko & necessary support both financially and activities need to be embraced in our Lae Club in-kind for our swimming activities to be community schools as it is in our IEA members realised and swimming to grow on the schools; Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc FINA national and international scene. (PNGSI) will continue to promote the sport of swimming through education and PNG Sports competitions, through good governance, Federation always looking for opportunities that will Olympic best carry the sport forward into the Committee future and the sponsor’s name. Olympic Solidarity The key factor in the success of development is having a viable swimming PNG Sports programme to nurture talent with qualified Foundation personnel (Coaches, Administrators, and Technical Officials) and a support structure in place in our Clubs.
Along with trained personnel, swimmers PNGSI is must have the opportunity to compete. affiliated to: On behalf of Papua New Guinea The initial step to success is developing PNG Sports Swimming Inc I wish to acknowledge the standard of local competition and Federation with sincere gratitude and appreciation number of participants. This centre’s on Olympic the continued support by BSP YOUR our ability to wisely use trained Committee BANK as the major sponsor of the Papua volunteers, develop club structures, and New Guinea Swimming Inc and its foster a spirit of competition. FINA Aquatic Excellence Silver and Gold Target Squad athletes and Development. Sport plays an important part in our Oceania community, it is seen as an example to Swimming BSP has come forward with a society; its impact on the education of Association sponsorship to PNGSI of K80,000.00 and youth both socially and through the new-look vibrant swim caps for the development of sportsmanship is of Gold and Silver squad athletes and utmost importance. development squads PAPUA NEW GUINEA SWIMMING INC News Bulletin 7 2009
In saying that, PNGSI places a priority on the 2002 value of aquatic sports through swimming programs, continuing to provide the teaching of We have an exciting year ahead with the TNT swimming skills and water safety to every child National Short Course Championships to be held who wishes to be involved in the sport. in Lae, the Theodist National Long Course Championships in NCD; a FINA Coaching Course; These teaching structures are linked to the Oceania Swimming Championships, Samoa and lower level of competitive swimming; once the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. children experience the excitement of swimming, it is hoped many will decide to – stay motivated, positive and enjoy the remain in the sport and become international experience. representatives. It is PNGSI’s vision to have a well prepared team for the 2015 Pacific Games With the unwavering support and committed to be held on our home soil. dedication of our executive members and our affiliated clubs working together we will continue Our athletes are our ambassadors of our sport. this direction to best serve the athletes and They represent us and carry the logo of our coaches in Papua New Guinea. sponsor(s) with dignity and pride. Enjoy Swimming on……..
The executive of PNGSI realizes the important part Sponsors play in the development of sports in PNG. They provide the funding necessary for development programs to take place. It has been our honour to have a corporate sponsor such as BSP on board since
Annual General Meeting 1st Olympic Youth Games The Council Meeting and the Annual General Papua New Guinea Swimming Meeting of Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc will will be represented by male be held on Saturday 27th March, 2010 at 10:00am at swimmer IAN NAKMAI at the 1st Holiday Inn Boardroom Olympic Youth Games.
The competition will take place in Please note: Singapore from 14-26th August. Clubs are advised any Items to be referred to the Council must be with the secretary of PNGSI by Ian will compete in the 50m, 100m and the 12th March 2010 200m breastroke events
Ian will be part of the PNG team Could Clubs please send to PNGSI the names and travelling to Singapore under the contact numbers of their nominated two PNGSFOC Management team and Chef delegates who will be attending the PNGSI 2010 de Mission Mel Donald. AGM. PAPUA NEW GUINEA SWIMMING INC News Bulletin 7 2009
PNGSI CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN 2010 – SANCTIONED COMPETITIONS
2010 Date Events Location March 5 LASC Club Carnival Coronation Pool
March 27 BASC Club Carnival Taurama Leisure Centre
March 26 LASC Carnival Coronation Pool March 27 PNGSI AGM April 2-5 Easter April 19-22 Coaching Course Pom/Lae APRIL 23-25 2010 National TNT SC Champs LAE, PNG May 7 LASC/BASC Night Ela Murray /Coronation Pool May 21 LASC Carnival Coronation Pool
May 22 BASC Club Carnival Taurama Leisure Centre
June 7 Queen’s Birthday June 11-13 BASC Dolphin Sprints Port Moresby June 21-26 Oceania Swimming Championships Apia Samoa July 30 LASC/BASC Carnival Ela Murray /Coronation Pool August 14-26 Youth Olympic Games Singapore September 4 BASC Club Carnival Taurama Leisure Centre
August 13-15 Coca Cola Huon Gulf Coronation Pool LAE August 20 LASC Carnival Coronation Pool
September 15 BASC Carnival Ela Murray Pool September 16 Independence Day September 17-19 PNGSI Theodist National Champs NCD, PNG October 3-14 2010 Commonwealth Games New Delphi, India October 15 LASC Carnival Coronation Pool
October 30 BASC Club Carnival Taurama Leisure Centre November 5-7 BASC Club Championships POM November 5 LASC Carnival Coronation Pool November 26-28 LASC Club Championships Coronation Pool December 8-11 FINA World SC Championships Dubai, UAE Date Other INTERNATIONAL Events Location February 6-7 Zoggs Queensland Sprint Champs Chandler Brisbane February 27-28 Zoggs LC Qual Meet Chandler Brisbane March 16-21 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Champ Sydney April 5-10 2010 Australian Age Championships Sydney April 10-11 2010 SUNCORP GAMES TAS Aquatic, Cairns June 19-20 Queensland SC Qual meet Brisbane July 14-18 2010 Telstra Australian SC Champ Brisbane August 28-29 Qld SC Championships Brisbane December 11-17 Queensland LC Champs Brisbane
PAPUA NEW GUINEA SWIMMING INC News Bulletin 7 2009
ON THE NOTICE BOARD Calling for Coach and Manager Applications are now open for any interested person to apply for either the coach or the manager’s MORE ON THE COACHING CONVENTION position to the Commonwealth Games to be held in 2010 ascta Convention New Delhi (3-14 October) and the 1st Olympic Youth Championships (14-26 August) to be held in Singapore. 27th April - 5th May Please include your sporting background/profile Sofitel Gold Coast All applications must be in with PNGSI, P.O. Box Courses at Convention 5549, BOROKO or emailed to [email protected] Details below by 27th February 2010. Silver Coaching Accreditation Course Workplace Assessment Course Workplace Training Course Qualification Criteria Coach: Coaching Open Water Swimmers Extension Course . Must be accredited Level 2, if a coach is not Coaching Adult Swimmers Extension Course available, accredited Level One coaches will be Coaching Swimmers With a Disability Extension Course contacted. Bronze Coaching Accreditation Course . Junior Squad & Assistant Coach Course Must have swimmers on the team . Be an active pool deck coach within the Club - Silver Coaching Accreditation Course system The Silver Coaching Accreditation Course provides coaches . Be affiliated to PNGSI with the competence to plan, conduct and evaluate . Refrain from Alcohol/chewing betelnut and swimming coaching programs to enable swimmers to smoking compete successfully at country and state championships.” . Attitude: be disciplined and dedicated and show When: Tuesday 27th April – Saturday 1st May 2010 respect towards chosen athletes and Team commencing 8.30am sharp on 27th April Manager Manager Cost: $775, including: . To be accredited Level 2 or 1, if not practical, have previously taken a team away in the 5 plus days convention registration including a capacity of a Manager and shown the capability Convention bag of doing so. course attendance and all Silver Coaching course . Have a knowledge of the FINA Rule Book and presentations from a quality, international class line up of 27 presenters including Bo Hanson, Leigh Nugent, Greg how a competition is run Towle, Graeme Carroll, Michael Bohl, Stephan . Be affiliated to PNGSI Widmer, Vince Raleigh, Denis Cotterell, Grant . Attitude: be disciplined and dedicated and show Stoelwinder, Shannon Rollason, John Fowlie, Scott respect towards chosen athletes and Coach Volkers, David Crocker, Greg Hodge, Don Watson- Brown, Bernard Savage, Wayne Goldsmith, Bruce Mason, Michael Davie, Paul Pena, Peter Wells, Anthony 8.00am – 5.00pm Giorgi, Dr David Pyne, Matt Brown, Greg Shaw, Tania Workplace Training Wednesday 28th April 2010 O’Day & Ralph Richards 8.00am – 5.00pm course resources including the Silver Licence Manual and Assessment Workbook Cost: Workplace Assessment $640; Workplace Training National Coach Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) $740; for both $995 including: Registration Fee assignment support course attendance and presentations by Mike McLaughlin accreditation upon satisfactory completion of all course accreditation upon satisfactory completion of all requirements course requirements dinner at Kurrawa Surf Club (28th April 2010), refreshment breaks transportation to and from the pool including admission convention registration for duration of the refreshment breaks course including a Convention bag course resources Workplace Assessment & Training Course “The Workplace Assessment & Training Courses provides participant the opportunity to gain the industry recognised For information on any of the courses: Contact David or Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment Julie at SwimEd on (07) 5494 9649 or [email protected] (TAA40104).”Upon completion this will enable participants the possibly to become Swim Australia Teacher (SAT) Course Presenters. 2010 ascta Convention Program and Rego form available now online at www.ascta.com When: Workplace Assessment Tuesday 27th April 2010 PAPUA NEW GUINEA SWIMMING INC News Bulletin 7 2009
PNG GOLD & SILVER AQUATIC EXCELLENCE SQUADS New Squad list for 2009-2010
BSP GOLD KUNDU TARGET SQUAD
Ryan Pini Adam Ampa’oi Ian Nakmai JUNIOR GOLD SQUAD INTERMEDIATE GOLD Danny Pryke 9-11 ages SQUAD Peter Pokawin Bobby Akunai 12-14 ages Jenixon Lim Anna-Liza Mopio Jane Riley Albrecht Tegan McCarthy Judith Meauri Britney Murray Barbara Leana-Vali Stanford Gore JUNIOR SILVER SQUAD Ishan Guru BSP SILVER KUNDU 9-11 ages Nathan Tukana TARGET SQUADS
Nathan Ampa’oi Ayla Beagrie INTERMEDIATE SILVER Tamara Edmunds Nathan Nades Luke Fraser SQUAD Michelle Gore 12-14 YEARS Rayla Ila Millie Knight Edna Aisi Ashton Kunda Collin Akara Ryan Maskelyne DeArne Davey Jasmine Mileng Renee Terz Kimberley Ila Jake Tkatchenko AN ACHIEVEMENT IN Ben Paton Maverick Kunda Nicola Pini Roseann John ITSELF Savanah Tkatchenko Peter Kunda WELL DONE Jeankapa Puana Anthea Murray James Runnegar Calvin Pokawin SWIMMERS AND Bethany Tukana Terence Yukil Sheldon Plummer THEIR COACHES TiaTia Puana Greorgia-Leigh Vele
Websites PNGSI Website can be found at: www.oceaniasport.com Click on ‘swimming’, Scroll down - Click on ‘Papua New Guinea Swimming Association’, click on a subject in the left hand menu box titles to receive content.
FINA WEBSITE www.fina.org
COMMONWEALTH GAMES Website: www.cwgdelphi2010.org
OCEANIA SWIMMING ASSOCIATION Website can be found by either looking it up on google or yahoo search engines by typing in "oceania swimming association" or you can find it on the sportingpulse website which is www.sportingpulse.com PNGSI news bulletins can be found on this web site
ASCTA website: www.ascta.com PAPUA NEW GUINEA SWIMMING INC News Bulletin 7 2009
COMPETITION BOARD
The 2010 Victorian Open Championships
The competition was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre from 15th to 17th January 2010. Papua New Guinea was represented by Ryan Pini his first competition towards his preparation to compete in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. NOMINATE NOW On the first day of competition Ryan competed in 100 free swimming 52.04 which placed him 10th overall. The Papua New Guinea Sports Federation has launched the 2010 SP Sports Awards for 2009. Second day of competition saw Ryan compete in the 50m Butterfly The SP Sports Awards is an incentive scheme that event against his old rival Australian swimmer Geoff Huegill, and recognizes the efforts of sportsmen and sports Andrew Lauterstein women around the country. In the morning heats Huegill secured Lane 4 (fastest swimmer) for the Nominations will only be accepted on the Official final of the 50m butterfly at the Victorian Open State Championships Nomination Form found in the Post Courier (daily in Melbourne. newspaper) in respect to performance and achievements during the period of January 1 to Huegill led all the way in the 50m butterfly heats and stopped the December 31,2009. clock in a time 24.58 from training partner Andrew Lauterstein (24.68) There are thirteen categories in the SP Sports and Ryan Pini (24.93) from Papua New Guinea. Awards 2010. In the Final of the 50m Butterfly, Huegill stopped the clock in 24.20 to Sports Man of the Year K4500 take first place in the 50m fly from Ryan Pini from Papua New Guinea Sports Woman of the Year K4500 (24.28) silver medallist and Lauterstein third in (24.34) bronze Team of the Year K4500 medallist. National Performance Award K4500 Junior Male Athlete of the Year K3000 In the Men's 100m Butterfly heats Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini Junior Female Athlete of the Year K3000 swam 55.43 to give him a place in the finals. Junior Team of the Year K3000 (Note Junior status is 19 years and under) In the Final of this event Australian Olympian Andrew Lauterstein won Best Sportsperson with a disability K3000 Gold stopping the clock in a time of 53.53 from Papua New Guinea's Distinguished Service to Sport K3000 Ryan Pini (53.76) Silver and training partner Geoff Huegill (54.32) Coach of the Year K2000 Bronze. Sports Administrator of the Year K2000 Technical Official of the Year K2000 Sports Reporter of the Year K2000
PNG REFEREE HEADING TO Nominations can be submitted by anyone including national sporting associations, individual SINGAPORE sportsmen and women, coaches, administrators, PNG Referee Sue Babao has accepted an invitation to attend clubs, sports officials, the media and the public for the 9th FINA World Swimming Officials Seminar to be held in any of the above awards. Singapore from 3rd and 4th April, 2010. Closing date for nominations in all categories of FINA will organize the technical officials’ seminar in the SP Sports Awards 2009 is Tuesday 31st cooperation with the Singapore Swimming Association. March, 2010.
The lecturers will be Dale Neuburger, FINA Vice President and Additional information on terms and conditions can be obtained from the PNG Sports Federation TSC Bureau Liaison, Carol Zaleski, FINA TSC Chair, Don Blew, & Olympic Committee Inc on: FINA TSC Vice Chairman and Soren Korbo, FINA TSC Honorary Telephone : (675) 3251411 or 325 1449 Secretary Facsimile: (675) 3251851 Email [email protected] The seminar will involve looking at new swimming rules, the Address: P.O. Box 467, BOROKO, NCD, 111, PNG professional Official; Deck protocol, and duties of the Starter, Stroke and Turn Officials. It will also involve small group discussions and reporting. PAPUA NEW GUINEA SWIMMING INC News Bulletin 7 2009 NEWS FROM FINA
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO SWIM SUITS Some points of interest FINA Requirements for Swim wear approval from PRESS RELEASE GR 5 SWIMWEAR N°2/2010 from the FINA BUREAU MEETING GR 5.1 The swimwear (swimsuit, cap and goggles) of all January 14-15, 2010 – competitors shall be in good moral taste and suitable for the Bangkok (THA) individual sports disciplines and not to carry any symbol which may be considered offensive. Swimming: GR 5.2 All swimsuits shall be non transparent. Adoption of qualifying times GR 5.3 The referee of a competition has the authority to for the FINA World exclude any competitor whose swimsuit or body symbols do Championships (50m pool) and not comply with this Rule. unified entry system for FINA World Championships (50m, GR 5.4 Before any swimwear of new design, construction or 25m and Juniors) material is used in competition; the manufacturer of such swimwear must submit the swimwear to FINA and obtain Creation of the Swimming approval of FINA. Officials School BL 8 SWIMWEAR Open Water Swimming: BL 8.1 All FINA approved swimwear to be used at the Olympic Launch of a team event (one Games and FINA World Championships must be approved by man, one woman team time FINA at least twelve (12) months prior to the start of the trial), starting from the 2011 respective competition. In addition, it must be available for all edition of the FINA World competitors by 1st January of the year of the Olympic Games Championships in Shanghai or FINA World Championships. (CHN) BL 8.2 In swimming competitions the competitor must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces. No additional items, Creation of a FINA World like arm bands or leg bands shall be regarded as parts of a Junior Open Water Swimming swimsuit. Championships, starting in BL 8.3 From January 1, 2010 swimwear for men shall not 2012 extend above the navel nor below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall The Open Water Discipline is extend below knee. All swimsuits shall be made from textile included in the FINA World materials. Championships Programme to be held in odd years (2011, No zippers or other fastening devices are allowed except for a etc). waist tie on traditional swimsuits. Other items covering the body and not part of the swimsuit are prohibited. Coaches Commission: The material used must not put the health of the athletes at Launch of a “FINA Coaches’ risk. Suits must be of textile material and must not contain Educational Programme”, as any non textile material such as polyurethane or neoprene. an addition to the already The material shall be flexible and soft folding and shall be existing FINA Development regular and flat. Programme Swimmers are limited to wearing only one suit during competition. Establish a FINA Swimming Coaches Certification Implementing the new swimsuit Rules: Programme These Championship By-Laws have been updated to fall into line with the recent swimsuit rule changes made by FINA. The New affiliation to FINA - Tonga list of FINA approved suits for 2010 can be found at the link Swimming Association http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task= With this new Member, FINA view&id=2688&Itemid=9 This list is not all-inclusive and is not the final list. As has presently 202 National additional suits are approved, they will be added to the list by Federations worldwide FINA. PAPUA NEW GUINEA SWIMMING INC News Bulletin 7 2009
FINA WORLD RANKINGS – Cut off times Long course (50m) times to be updated annually on January 1 Short Course (25m) times to be updated annually on September 1
50m pool Men Women 25m pool Men Women 50 Free 22.55 25.56 50 Free 22.47 25.62 100 Free 50.53 56.09 100 Free 49.60 56.24 200 Free 1:49.87 2:01.70 200 Free 1:50.07 2:02.27 400 Free 3:57.06 4:17.61 400 Free 3:52.84 4:16.71 800 Free 8:07.03 8:52.25 800 Free 8:11.60 8:47.17 1500 Free 15:42.09 16:55.32 1500 Free 15:31.53 16:59.44 50 Back 25.98 29.14 50 Back 24.97 28.71 100 Back 55.95 1:02.60 100 Back 53.81 1:01.38 200 Back 2:00.56 2.14.44 200 Back 1:57.99 2:12.39 50 Breast 28.72 32.10 50 Breast 28.45 32.29 100 Breast 1:03.10 1:09.42 100 Breast 1:02.01 1:09.72 200 Breast 2:17.14 2:30.93 200 Breast 2:13.80 2:29.63 50 Fly 24.16 27.00 50 Fly 24.24 27.32 100 Fly 53.66 1:00.38 100 Fly 53.66 1:00.68 200 Fly 2:00.12 2:12.93 200 Fly 1:59.81 2:13.32 200 IM 2:02.91 2:15.89 100 IM 56.05 1:03.94 400 IM 4:22.66 4:50.25 200 IM 2:01.90 2:17.24 4X100 Free 3:22.77 3:48.06 400 IM 4:21.20 4:47.82 4x200 Free 7:30.86 8:17.76 4x100 Free 3:24.31 3:51.81 4x100 Medley 3:43.28 4:10.11 4x200 Free 7:33.50 8:23.55 4x200 Medley 3:43.19 4:14.48 FINA redesigns publication
FINA Aquatics World – previously published monthly – has been redesigned as the FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 124 page treasure-trove of information, news, views and profiles from the International Federations and five disciplines around the globe
FINA aims to produce a magazine of the highest quality, which will be of benefit and interest to the world swimming community
The new look Magazine is being published six times a year, every second month in full colour
“Throughout its 124 pages, the “FINA The FINA Aquatics World Aquatics World Magazine” will be the Magazine is available to purchase showcase of Aquatics in the five from FINA. continents and will constitute a unique opportunity to also report on the Clubs, officials, athletes, sport action of our 202 National Member organizations, sponsors and media Federations. 1. Affiliation to can subscribe to FINA’s main Our aim is to transform this magazine publication. in the worldwide number 1 publication on Aquatic Sports.” Said Cornel Marculescu (Executive Director of If interested in subscribing, please FINA) email [email protected] for an Order Form PAPUA NEW GUINEA SWIMMING INC News Bulletin 7 2009
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