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2011Annual Report Masters Swimming Australia 2011 CONTENTS PRESIDENTS REPORT 04 GENERAL MANAGERS REPORT 06 FINANCE REPORT 08 COMMITTEE REPORTS 16 COACHING SWIM MEET TECHNICAL BRANCH REPORTS 21 NEW SOUTH WALES NORTHERN TERRITORY QUEENSLAND SOUTH AUSTRALIA TASMANIA VICTORIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT 31 AWARD WINNERS 33 NATIONAL TROPHIES VORGEE MILLION METRES SPONSORS 35 Cover photo by Lucas Wroe Masters Swimming Australia 2011 Page 2 NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES NATIONAL BOARD OF MANAGEMENT President - John Pugh (until May 2011) President - Craig Smith (commenced May 2011) Finance Director - Gerry Tucker Director - David Cummins Director - Therese Crollick (commenced May 2011) Director - John Pollock NATIONAL PRESIDENTS Bill Lough 1975 - 1978 Peter Jackson 1978 - 1984 Ivan Wingate 1985 - 1988 Graeme McDougall 1989 - 1992 Glenys McDonald 1993 - 1998 Mary Sweeney 1999 - 2005 John Pugh 2005 - 2011 Craig Smith 2011 - Present LIFE MEMBERS Kay Cox David Cummins Darryl Hawkes Gary Stutsel Glenys McDonald Mary Sweeney April General Meeting members Ivan Wingate Pauline Samson John Pugh Peter Gillett (deceased) NATIONAL OFFICE STAFF General Manager - Noeleen Dix Operations Manager - Sarah Roach Masters Swimming Australia 2011 Page 3 PRESIDENTS REPORT CRAIG SMITH There were quite a few transitions in 2011, and they courses make use of the online learning option that is started with John Pugh retiring as President of a far more flexible approach to learning. The process Masters Swimming Australia in May. for participants in the courses may seem more arduous than it was previously but the changes have John had been Finance Director for six years and been made to ensure that our coaching course then President for six, which had given him a very continues to provide the best outcomes possible. good handle on the affairs of the organisation. He took on many tasks that were unseen by the Service Awards membership and managed them in a very professional manner. He monitored and regularly There were three Masters Swimming Australia communicated with the Directors and staff, which of service awards presented at the Presentation course was essential in the smooth running of the Function. Lynne Malone received a Conspicuous organisation. In recognition for the fine work that John Award for ten years service as Delegate and member did, he was presented with a Life Membership of of various national committees; Judith Crawford, a Masters Swimming Australia at the Presentation Meritorious award, for her five years of service to the Function in April. We wish him well and know that he National Technical Committee; and Jacinta Stirrat for will continue supporting the organisation as a her five years membership on the National Coaching participant and an advocate. Committee. As a direct result of Johns departure, the vacancy on Events the Board was filled by Therese Crollick who was well The 2011 National Championships were delivered by known to the membership through her roles as MSWA at Challenge Pool. It was a very successful President and Delegate of the Queensland Branch meet that was managed by a hard working and well and chairperson of the Membership and Participation organised Committee and the combined support of committee. The other members of the National Board most of the WA Clubs. of Management have also been unstinting in their efforts and commitment to the affairs of the South Australia hosted the Australian Masters Games organisation. I particularly appreciate David in October and attracted a small but enthusiastic Cummins willingness to continue on the Board. number of entries. The swimming was held at the recently completed State Aquatic Centre in Adelaide. Another area of change was in the long running area John Gamlen ably led a small committee and of education of our coaches. After three years of wonderful volunteers in making sure that all entrants planning, the Intro and Club Coaching Courses were had a great time in and out of the pool. piloted to replace the Level 1M course. After initial testing in Victoria, the course was held in three other branches and has been received very well. The new Masters Swimming Australia 2011 Page 4 PRESIDENTS REPORT cont.... Congratulations Thankyous Gary Stutsel, Life Member of Masters Swimming Vorgee have continued to provide wonderful support Australia, was inducted into the International Masters for our sport throughout 2011. They are involved in Swimming Hall of Fame in September 2011 for his national and branch projects and programs and of outstanding contribution to and promotion ofmasters course the national championships. They share our swimming in Australia and around the world. passion for providing opportunities for swimmers to enjoy their participation in their sport. Gary became the organisations founding secretary and went on to hold many masters swimming It has been a very busy year in masters swimming positions, including president of Masters Swimming and I thank all the people who have contributed to the International for about six years. He was until just sport, particularly those who continue to serve at the recently, the National Technical Committee chairman national level. and is still the NSW Technical Director. This is a well deserved honour and we thank him for the For Masters Swimming to thrive in Australia we need contribution he hasmade to our organisation since its to continually look for new ways to engage with the inception. community and find innovative ways to attract new members to our organisation. While we have a strong Sally Thomas was the President of Masters membership and are financially in a sound position; Swimming NT for the past seven years and she was as our membership ages, we are seeing a gradual appointed the Administrator of the Northern Territory decline in numbers. To counteract this, we need to (a position similar to that of State Governor in the attract the younger members of the community to join Australian states) in late 2011. We congratulate Sally us. Club based organisations around Australia are on this appointment and hope that she can stilltake the time for an occasional swim with her Darwin struggling with generations that dont necessarily see Stingers club. joining a club as the best way to achieve their sporting goals. It is important for us to get out into the community and show the advantages to being a member of a masters swimming club. If we can do that successfully, we will ensure a strong and vibrant future for our organisation. Sally Thomas Gary Stutsel Masters Swimming Australia 2011 Page 5 GENERAL MANAGERS REPORT NOELEEN DIX Masters Swimming Australia is made up of a him with a Life Membership. Therese Crollick network of clubs, programs and activities for was successfully elected to the vacancy on adult swimmers. The original reason for its the National Board of Management, having establishment in 1975 was to provide pool been the MSQ Delegate for five years. competition for adult swimmers. It has certainly come a long way since then! The Finance Director, Gerry Tucker, continues to contribute an enormous amount of his time When you delve into the reasons why people using his accounting skills to the benefit of the become members, it all boils down to the financial affairs of Masters Swimming motto of the organisation: “Fitness, Friendship Australia. and Fun”. Three of the national committees were Fitness for health reasons; training for open disbanded - Information and Technology, water swimming and triathlons and for a third Membership & Participation and Records. of the membership, to compete in interclub, These committees have served the branch, national and international swimming organisation well over the years and we thank events. the people who volunteered their time to serve on them. Friendship is a direct benefit of being a member of a group, and the company and Committees – Coaching and Technical camaraderie that comes out of training and working as a team and of course sharing a The Level One M Coaching Course was drink or a meal after the hard work is done. replaced with two separate courses called Intro and Club Coach. These courses were Fun is there through the friendships, piloted in Victoria by Bruce Allender, the NCC challenges, travelling opportunities and being Chairman, and were received enthusiastically part of a worldwide community. And of course, by the coaches. there is the sheer pleasure of just being in the water! Gary Stutsel, the long serving Chairman of the NTC handed over the role to John Marshall. Governance Gary has been a diligent and passionate ambassador for the technical aspects of our In May 2011, John Pugh handed over the sport for many years. His reports, papers and Presidency to Craig Smith. The association interpretations of rules have been a wonderful rewarded John for the 12 years of service as asset to this organisation. Finance Director and President by presenting Masters Swimming Australia 2011 Page 6 GENERAL MANAGERS REPORT cont.... Administration accessible to the wider community using this medium. Planning began this year to upgrade The National Office is staffed by two people all eight of the masters swimming websites to who both work .8 of a week and the Office provide a consistent look for the sport, continues to provide administrative support to syndication of news across Australia and to MSV. integrate YouTube, Facebook and Twitter hosting. If someone wants to know something The AGM and Autumn General Meeting were about masters swimming, they just have to go held in Perth; the Spring General Meeting was online. held in Melbourne and there were five National Board of Management The online Results Portal is a very valuable teleconferences. tool that archives a complete history of all sanctioned competitive swims by our The National Administration Workshop was members. Frank Braun is to be thanked for also held in October and allowed some of the continuing to maintain the portal with the Administrators the opportunity of attending the assistance of Pauline Samson, the National spring meeting as Observers.