Dear masters member
To our members, volunteers, their families, and friends all over Australia, thankyou for keeping connected and looking out for each other.
The MSA team is small and agile; we are proud of the resilience our Staff, Branches and Volunteers have shown during these times; and continue to schedule events, evolve policies and procedures and create a vision for the future to ensure our community is strong and safe.
Our Branches and Clubs have produced some fantastic swimming to date which will only be fueled by the performances of athletes in the coming weeks. An incredible five (5) National Swim Series Events have been held in what is turning into another rollercoaster of a year.
Masters Swimming Australia is built from many passionate and dedicated volunteers that we have working across the country. A special thankyou to our MSA President Jane Noake and MSA National Recorder Pauline Samson (please read the special messages below).
This week announced the Brisbane 2023 Olympic Games and tonight we experience the official opening of the 2020 Tokyo Games. Wishing you all good health, enjoyment, and excitement (especially those donning the GREEN and GOLD!!!).
Enjoy your swimming and cheering!
Regards,
Sarah
CONGRATULATIONS
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CONGRATULATIONS to MSA President Jane Noake for being awarded a prestigious Distinguished Long Service Award at Sport NSW 2021 Community Sports Awards which honours individuals from a wide range of sports who have given exceptional service to their sport over a period of decades.
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And a very BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our MSA Life Member and National Recorder Pauline Samson on being honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to swimming and to Masters Swimming Australia more broadly.
Read more here
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Thankyou (Mental Health Awareness Months)
A huge thank you to all our wonderful masters swimming community that supported us and each other during our inaugural Mental Health Awareness Month - MAY 2021.
You have connected with one another in so many ways this month, and helped us on our journey to raise awareness of mental health and support the Black Dog Institute by fundraising for mental health research.
Please visit our Mental Health Hub for ongoing information
Welcome to our new recruits!
- Compliance & Governance Officer
Welcome Lyndall Johnson who starts with MSA next week. Lyndall has been a commercial solicitor in private practice for 17 years and has consulted matters including corporate governance and compliance. Lyndall is very familiar with our community having been a previous member and is a current SLST volunteer. Lyndall will support the National Office and assist to update policies and guidelines, as well as provide improved compliance and governance procedures to our Committees and the NBM.
- Communications & Digital Marketing Co-Ordinator
Welcome Tarquin Bateman who has already started as Communications and Digital Marketing Co-Ordinator with MSA. Tarquin comes to MSA having worked with MSWA for a number of years in Communications and Marketing. Tarquin has a strong focus to source and create content for the MSA Member Portal and will also lend a hand on our social pages. Thankyou MSWA for sharing Tarquin with us!
MSA Online Club Coach Accreditation Program
The MSA Online Club Coaching Course and Accreditation Program was launched in June 2021 on the new learning management platform, Dita Solutions and already we have over 40 coaches attending the course modules.
You may not know but back in July 2020, a small team of WA staff and Coaches started work on the huge Online Club Coach Workshop project. With a little greenscreen setup and some pool space at HBF Stadium, the team filmed stroke correction videos and interviews.
Over the next few months, with lots of hard work from Kim Tyler and her team, the first pilot version of Workshop was born. After hundreds of tests and edits, the National Coaching Committee and and the National Board of Management endorsed the program and work began on making it available for all states. This MSA Online Club Coach Accreditation Program gives regional and metro coaches alike greater access to professional development opportunities.
You can now enroll to your Accreditation, as PD or/and as a Bridging Course all in one place.
Please click on HERE for further information.
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MSA National Championships 2022
20-24 April 2022
The 2022 National Championships are set for April 20 - 24, 2022. The Short Course competition will be conducted at Sydney Olympic Park from Wednesday April 20 to Saturday April 23, 2022. While the Open Water events will be held at Lake Parramatta on Sunday April 24. Entries open September 1 and must be submitted individually and payment made through the online meet entry system.
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Australian Masters Games - Perth
9 -16 October 2021
Discounted early bird entry fees close 30 July Register now to claim the best price. All participants receive a kit bag featuring exclusive AMG merchandise, and the opportunity to attend social events at incredible venues like Optus Stadium, and Perth Museum.
Swim # 8 in the MSA 2021 National Swim Series
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Virtual Swim Meet
Please note that the Virtual Swim Meet scheduled between 4-12 September 2021 has been postponed to a date later in the year (when we can ensure a more inclusive event with our States). The Event will include swims of 25m, 50m and 100m of any strokes which must be timed at a meet, at club, at training, or at a meet between two (2) clubs. A maximum of 5 swims in total.
More details to come.
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ASTACON21
18-21 September 2021
ASCTACAN is back in 2021. The 4-Day program delivers a diverse mix of inspirational keynote speakers, engaging masterclasses, breakout streams and practical workshops. The Masters Club Coaching Course will be presented by Bruce Allender (MSA head presenter) on Monday 20 September. Greg Gourley (2019 & 2020 COTY) will also be attending the conference and awards night
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Congratulations to our QMM Women’s 320-359 4x100m SC Freestyle relay for their provisional WORLD RECORD at the QSM Swim Meet on the 19 June at the Brisbane Southside Meet!
Well done Margaret Fittick, Denise Robertson, Margaret Watts & Carole Simpson!
Fabulous effort!
The ladies were interviewed by the Channel 9 TODAY program on Friday 25th June - click on the image above to watch.
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Meet the 6 Million Metre Man - Brian Hall
Since 1st April 1991 Brian has been documenting his swims in his trusty notebook. Brian completed his 6 millionth metre in June 2021. Covid couldn’t slow Brian down where he took to the ocean and swam every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Over the years Brian has clocked up his metres in rivers, lakes, dams, oceans and pools. He has swum the Busselton Jetty event 25 times only missing one year due to work in which wife Pam swam in his place. Thanks to the Bunbury Masters for sharing his story.
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Masters swimming does not have to be all about racing against other swimmers. For more individual challenges Masters Swimming have the Vorgee Endurance Awards: E1000 and Million Metres Program.
Congratulations to Darwin Stingers Val Hristova for swimming TWO MILLION METRE and to Devonport Devils David McIvor for completing his first Million Metres.
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Postal Swims
Wanting to get some swimming in - why not try one of the great Postal Swims on offer. You may not realise but MSA Postal Swims are run by Clubs so what a better way than support each other and swim at the same time. Plus dates have been extended to give everyone a chance to participate.
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Below are 2 facebook posts from Clubs taking part in Postal Swims. Top is from Toowoomba Tadpoles and bottom is from the Devonport Devils. Why not have a go today!
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Vale Derek Coghill
Derek was a long standing MSQ official, MSQ Life Member and member of MSA National Technical Committee (2006-2011). Derek completed his Masters Swimming referee’s course in June 1998. He was highly regarded in his field, and was MSQ Technical Director from 2003, serving five years in this role. He was made a Life Member of MSQ and continued to serve not only as a Official but also as a mentor to many officials. We send our condolences to Derek’s wife Wendy, family, friends and the MSQ community.
He will be greatly missed.
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To all our members currently experiencing some form of COVID restrictions - Please stay safe, keep connected, be kind, follow the guidelines and check in with each other.
And we hope EVERYONE enjoys watching the Olympics
23 July - 8 August 2021
Celebrate at home with Olympics Live in your lounge. Decorate your home green & gold, watch live on Channel 7 with the family and share your fan reactions on social media. Tag @AUSOlympicTeam and #TokyoTogether for the chance to win prizes.
Download the Schedule with the Dolphins Fan Guide
Keep up to date with the Schedule and Results
And whilst we can't be there why not join the complimentary ‘TeamAUS Stand’ and create a personalized fan message in support of the Team, shared across social media.
This virtual seat will get you;
X2 Personalised graphics on a seat below
$10 off at the Australian Olympic Team shop (when you spend over $40)
Invitation to join a group video call with an athlete in quarantine
@dolphinsaus
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