COVID Member Agreement - 2021/22

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Online registration is NOW OPEN for Season 2021/22. BEFORE you submit your membership application & payment, please read the following FASC COVID Membership agreement:

'“In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NSW Government has imposed obligations for the conduct of community sport. In particular, the 80% full vaccination roadmap (16years+) permits community sport for fully, vaccinated staff, spectators and participants (Easing restrictions at 80% full vaccination | NSW Government) .

There are also a range of NSW Health Department requirements and local council expectations which need to be acknowledged prior to membership renewal or application.

Families intending to register for Freshwater Amateur Swim Club 2021/22 must read the following conditions, and the submission of your membership application & payment will be deemed acceptance of these:

  • I/we will comply with any social distancing or other rules relating to COVID Public Health Orders. I/we understand the Club may cancel my/our membership without a refund of Registration fees if I/we breach these rules

  • I/we acknowledge that swim club activities may be disrupted during the season to ensure the club complies with relevant COVID obligations

  • I/we acknowledge that our Registration fees will not be refunded in the event swim club activities are cancelled due to the need to comply with new Public Health Orders

  • I/we acknowledge that the Council can restrict the maximum number of people attending swim club. I/we understand the Club may prioritise entry to fully paid, swimming members and 1 supervising adult

  • I/we acknowledge that access to the clubhouse may be limited to authorised personnel only

  • I/we acknowledge that Weekly Race Registration will be limited to online entry. An online entry link will be emailed to fully paid members each week. FASC committee members will not accept entries on race day

  • I/we will not attend Swim Club if I am feeling unwell

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Notification of AGM

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There is light ... today Gladys indicated community sport will be up and running when NSW hits 80% double vaccination, which is expected at the end of October!

Therefore, this email provides NOTIFICATION OF the FASC AGM:

  • When: Monday 11th October 2021 @ 7:30PM

  • Where: Zoom (a link will be emailed to all members)

  • This meeting is open to all members

All FASC Committee positions will be declared vacant at the meeting.

This lockdown has highlighted the importance of sporting clubs for social connection and the wellbeing of our communities. FASC exists purely due to your continued membership and the weekly commitment and dedication of those who volunteer. Our 2020/21 committee was fabulous , but as some of us are pushing retirement age we would love an injection of energy and fresh ideas into the Committee!

Please don't hesitate to email if you would like more information about committee roles - in particular, we are seeking someone to take on the role of Treasurer.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon.

FASC COVID Membership Agreement - Season 2020/21

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Online registration is NOW OPEN for Season 2020/21. BEFORE you submit your membership application & payment, please read the following FASC COVID Membership agreement:

'“In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NSW Government has imposed a number of obligations for the conduct of community sport. There are also a range of NSW Health Department requirements and local council expectations which need to be acknowledged prior to membership renewal or application.

Families intending to register for Freshwater Amateur Swim Club 2020/21 must read the following conditions, and the submission of your membership application & payment will be deemed as acceptance of these:

  • I/we acknowledge that Swim Club activities may be disrupted during the season to ensure the club complies with relevant COVID obligations

  • I/we acknowledge that Council has approved the maximum number of people in the FASC cordon area is limited to 360.  I/we understand that the club may prioritise entry to the cordon area to fully paid, swimming members and 1 supervising adult

  • I/we acknowledge that member registrations will be limited to families living within the Northern Beaches Council area and confirm that I/we do reside within this area

  • I/we acknowledge that our Registration fees will not be refunded in the event swim club activities are cancelled due to the need to comply with new Public Health Orders

  • I/we acknowledge that COVID restrictions mean swim club members will not be able to access the clubhouse, with access limited to authorised personnel only

  • I/we acknowledge that Weekly Race Registration will be limited to online entry. An online entry link will be emailed to fully paid members each week. FASC committee members will not accept entries on race day

  • I/we will comply with any social distancing or other rules relating to COVID guidelines

  • I/we will not attend Swim Club if within the previous 14 days I/we have experienced COVID like symptoms; have been overseas; been in close contact with anyone diagnosed or suspected of having COVID, or been in any location which may be nominated by NSW Health authorities”

Swim Club returns 4th Jan 2020

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Hi Members, from myself and the committee, we hope you are having a restful, fun time during the holidays.

Although the calendar shows a Dec 28th fixture for swim club, normal races will resume instead on January 4th. Many people are away for starters, plus the pool is used heavily by the public during the period between Xmas and NY. Therefore, I have made the decision to cancel the 28th and instead return on January 4th. Please share this with anybody you know from the club.

If I have crushed your dreams of pool-based glory and ruined the festive season, I sincerely apologise. In that case, get yourself down to a pool anyway and thrash up and down for a bit.

Happy New Year and see you in 2020.

Nick Bishop | President

Swim club details for Saturday 9th November

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Please tell your kids -> this week we will hand out magnets to the 1st and 2nd place swimmers in each heat. Magnets are worth 50c and can be redeemed at the BBQ throughout the season.


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Weekly Races for Saturday 9th November: 🏊

* Freestyle: 15, 25, 50 & Masters

* Breast: 15, 25, 50 & Masters

* Distance: 200 IM


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Weekly Races Registration: 📜


There are two ways to register for the weekly races, either:

1. Use the Weekly Races Registration link that was emailed to the inbox of all members, OR

2. Please come to the FASC clubhouse between 1:00pm & 1:15pm and have your name marked off.

(If you are going to be late for race registration please use the Weekly Races Registration Link, as we cannot accept late entries after 1:15PM).

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Weekly Races Points System:


All weekly races earn points that go towards a swimmer's End of Year Point Score tally. This week:


* 200IM:

As this is the first swim of the season for this stroke, all swimmers will be "time trial" (ie. all swimmers start of "Go"). All time trial swims earn 2 points.


* Free & Breast :

These races will be a combination of time trial and handicapped swimmers. Those who have already raced this stroke & distance will be handicapped this week. Any new swimmers for the season will be "time trial" (ie. start off "Go").


Points earned for these races are as follows:

# 1st place – 4 points + FASC Magnet

# 2nd place – 3 points

# 3rd place - 2 points

# Swim but does not place - 1 point

# Time Trial - 2 points (time trial swimmers do not receive a place)


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BBQ: 🌭

Every week we have a BBQ by the pool deck, with all proceeds going back to the club:

* Sausages - $2.50

* Drinks - $1.50

* Magnets can be used at the BBQ (x1 Magnet = 50c)

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Annual Membership:

We welcome new members through-out the season so please let your friends know. They can complete the annual membership online form here -> http://www.freshwaterswimclub.com/join/



Swim club details for Saturday 2nd November

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Weekly Races for Saturday 2nd November:  🏊

* Freestyle: 15, 25, 50 & Masters
* Back: 15, 25, 50 & Masters
* Distance Free: 100 or 200

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Weekly Races Registration: 📜

There are two ways to register for the weekly races, either: 

1. Use the Weekly Races Registration link that was emailed to the inbox of all members, OR

2. Please come to the FASC clubhouse between 1:00pm & 1:15pm and have your name marked off. 

Racing starts at 1:30pm. 

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Weekly Races Points System: 

All weekly races earn points that go towards a swimmer's End of Year Point Score tally. This week:

* Back: 
As this is the first swim of the season for this stroke, all swimmers will be "time trial" (ie. all swimmers start of "Go"). All time trial swims earn 2 points. 

* Free & Distance Free : 
These races will be a combination of time trial and handicapped swimmers. Those who have already raced this stroke & distance will be handicapped this week. Any new swimmers for the season will be "time trial" (ie. start off "Go"). 

Points earned for these races are as follows: 
# 1st place – 4 points + FASC Magnet
# 2nd place – 3 points
# 3rd place - 2 points
# Swim but does not place - 1 point
# Time Trial - 2 points (time trial swimmers do not receive a place)

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BBQ: 🌭

Every week we have a BBQ by the pool deck, with all proceeds going back to the club:
* Sausages - $2.50
* Drinks - $1.50
* Magnets can be used at the BBQ (x1 Magnet = 50c)

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Annual Membership: 

We welcome new members through-out the season so please let your friends know. They can complete the annual membership online form here -> http://www.freshwaterswimclub.com/join/

See you at the pool.

Swim club details for Saturday 26th October

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Hi Swimmers, 

Weekly Races for Saturday 26th October:  🏊 
* Freestyle: 15, 25, 50 & Masters
* Fly: 15, 25, 50 & Masters
* Distance Breast: 100 or 200

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Weekly Races Registration: 📜

There are two ways to register for the weekly races, either: 

1. Use this Weekly Races Registration link that has been emailed to the inbox of all members; OR

2. Please come to the FASC clubhouse between 1:00pm & 1:15pm and have your name marked off. 

Racing starts at 1:30pm. 

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Weekly Races Points System: 

All weekly races earn points that go towards a swimmer's end of year Point Score tally. This week:

* Fly and Distance Breast: 
As this is the first swim of the season for these strokes & distance, all swimmers will be "time trial" (ie. all swimmers start of "Go"). All time trial swims earn 2 points.

* Freestyle: 
These races will be a combination of time trial and handicapped swimmers. Those who raced freestyle last week will be handicapped this week. Any new swimmers for the season will be "time trial" (ie. start off "Go"). Points earned for these races are as follows: 
# 1st place – 4 points + FASC Magnet
# 2nd place – 3 points
# 3rd place - 2 points
# Swim but does not place - 1 point
# Time Trial - 2 points (time trial swimmers do not receive a place)

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BBQ: 🌭

Every week we have a BBQ by the pool deck, with all proceeds going back to the club:
* Sausages - $2.50
* Drinks - $1.50

For the month of October we will be accepting "4 FASC MAGNETS FOR A SAUSAGE"

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Annual Membership: 

If you haven't completed your annual membership please complete the online form here -> http://www.freshwaterswimclub.com/join/

We welcome new members through-out the season so please let your friends know. 

See you all tomorrow!

Swim Club details for Saturday 19th October

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Hi Swimmers, 

We're back for Season 2019/20!

A very warm welcome to all our new members, and welcome back to our returning members.


Weekly Races for Saturday 19th October:  🏊

* Freestyle: 15, 25, 50 & Masters
* Breast: 15, 25, 50 & Masters
* Distance Free: 100 or 200

As this is the first swim of the season, all races are "time trial" (ie. all swimmers start of "Go"). 

All time trial races earn 2 points, which goes towards your end of year Point Score tally. 


Weekly Race Registration: 📜

To enter the above weekly races please come to the FASC clubhouse between 1:00pm & 1:15pm and have your name marked off. Racing starts at 1:30pm. 


BBQ: 🌭

Every week we have a BBQ by the pool deck, with all proceeds going back to the club:

* Sausages - $2.50
* Drinks - $1.50

For the month of October we will be accepting "4 FASC MAGNETS FOR A SAUSAGE"


Annual Membership: 

We welcome new members through-out the season. If you haven't completed your annual membership please complete the online form here -> http://www.freshwaterswimclub.com/join/ 


See you at the clubhouse between 1:00pm & 1:15pm, to start another fun season of swimming.



Swim Club details for Saturday: 12th October, 2019

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Hi Swimmers,

We're back for Season 2019/20. A very warm welcome to all our new members, and welcome back to our returning members!

Annual Membership:

If you haven't completed your annual membership please complete the online rego form here -> CLICK HERE . We welcome new members through-out the season so please let your family & friends know.


Weekly Races for Saturday 12th October:

  • Freestyle: 15, 25, 50 & Masters

  • Breast: 15, 25, 50 & Masters

  • Distance Free: 100 or 200

As this is the first swim of the season, all races are "time trial" (ie. all swimmers start of "Go"). This will earn you 2 points per race swum.

Weekly Race Registration:

To enter the above weekly races please come to the FASC clubhouse between 1:00pm & 1:15pm and have your name marked off. Racing starts at 1:30pm.

BBQ:

Every week we have a BBQ by the pool, with all proceeds going back to the club:

  • Sausages - $2.50

  • Drinks - $1.50

  • For the month of October we will be accepting "4 FASC MAGNETS FOR A SAUSAGE"

See you at the clubhouse between 1:00pm & 1:15pm, to start another fun season of swimming.




Online Registration is open for Season 2019/20

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Welcome to FASC - Season 2019/20.

Our first swim races of the 2019/20 season will be held on Saturday 12th, October 2019.

We look forward to seeing our returning members. And we welcome new members!

Please Click Here for more information about our annual memberships.

NB. 

  • We accept Visa / Mastercard / Amex  (there is no credit card surcharge)

  • When you complete the online rego form, swimmers birthday's must be entered in 'MM/DD/yyyy' format

  • You can complete the online rego form on your smart phone (however some corporate security software does not like our rego form!)

Please Contact Us if you have any questions about this process.

See you at the FASC Clubhouse on Saturday 12th October (between 1pm & 1:15pm) for race registration.

A few thank you's .....

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We're 10 weeks in to our season and we hope you are enjoying your Saturday's by the pool. At this point I wanted to say a few thank you's because, as you know, nothing just happens:

* To our committee - made up of volunteers they make sure swim club is up and running each week. Our group this year are juggling commitments to family, work, work travel, study, and other sports clubs. 

* To our members (new and old) - who put their hand up each week to help out on the day. Without timekeepers, marshals, starters, judges, BBQ cooks, and people to carry stuff up and down the stairs swim club just doesn't happen. Each time you help it shares the load of the committee and we appreciate it. So please don't be shy to put your hand up to help. 

Extra special thank you's:

* Colin Cardwell - a former swim clubber, he brought FASC into the technology age. He developed our website, and this year built our online rego page. These changes have made the registration process very easy for our members and has lightened the workload of the race registrar

* Charl Potgieter - a current swim clubber, he made some modifications to our handicapping database which have made the Saturday rego process much smoother, and dare I say it, stress free!

* Bobby Lehane - the best looking swim clubber ever (not that I'm biased!). His company, CHU, provided a significant donation of 4 new umbrellas and 1 marquee for marshalling. This will allow us to keep our kids, timekeepers and judges out of the sun. (http://www.chu.com.au)

* Bendigo Bank (Freshwater) - they have been a great, long term sponsor of our club and they have again made a financial contribution to our club this year (https://www.bendigobank.com.au/…/co…/our-branches/freshwater)

And on a separate note a special mention about one of our swimmers: 

* Zac George - has been swimming with FASC for the past 6 years and in the last 12 months his swimming has taken off. He recently qualified for the Australian Age Swimming Championships in the 200m freestyle event with a time of 2.00.44. The championships will be held at Homebush in April 2018. Good Luck Zac!

Memberships now open for season 2017/18

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We are now accepting memberships for season 2017/18. 

This year our membership process is faster and easier with online registration and payment. 

Here's the link to our 2017/18 Prices & Online Rego form: 

http://www.freshwaterswimclub. com/join/ 

 

NB. 

  • We accept Visa / Mastercard / Amex (there is no credit card surcharge)

  • When you complete the online rego form, swimmers birthday's must be entered in 'mm/dd/yyyy' format

  • You can complete the online rego form on your smart phone (some corporate security software does not like our rego form!)

Please email (freshwaterswimclub@gmail.com) if you have any questions about this process.

See you on Saturday 7th October for our first swim of the season. (Race rego between 1pm & 1:15pm @ FASC Clubhouse).

Season start date + 2017/18 Committee

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The swimming season is nearly here and we can't wait! 

  • Season 2017/18 -

Racing commences on Saturday 7th October 2017 with race registration at 1pm, and racing from 1:30pm. 

 

  • 2017/18 Committee -

We held a very productive AGM on the 29th August, and our 2017/18 Committee was elected as follows - 

* President - Nick Bishop
* Vice President - Aaron Thomson
* Secretary - Iresha Lehane
* Treasurer - Blair Wark
* Race Secretary - Cheryl Morrow
* General Committee - Min Andersen, Sandra George, Leanne Maddox, Jacinta Spijker, Karen Thomson

We are now working through our pre-season tasks and look forward to a fun and successful season - we will keep you informed via our website, email and Facebook (Freshwater Amateur Swimming Club).

Finally, we welcome new members so please tell your friends and family about our fabulous little swim club!

FASC Official Notice - 2017 AGM + Election of Management Committee

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WHEN: Tuesday 29th August, 2017 - 7:30pm @ FASC Clubhouse

Dear Members

All of our members are invited to attend the 2017 AGM, where the Management Committee for the 2017-18 season will be elected.

The positions of the Office Bearers and the General Committee will be declared vacant and open for nomination. 

The Management Committee positions are -

Office Bearers

* President

* Vice President

* Secretary

* Treasurer

* Race Secretary

General Committee

* up to 8 Committee Members 

Please feel free to attend the meeting just to get more information about your swim club.  And if you would like to join the committee please know that you will receive ongoing training and support in all roles.  As we are all busy these days you can even share a position with a friend.  

To register your interest please send an email to freshwaterswimclub@gmail.com.  If you would like to contribute but are not sure how, please don't hesitate to contact Aaron (President) on 0412 327 237.

We are looking forward to an enjoyable 2017-18 FASC season, which will commence at the beginning of October 2017. 

See you at the AGM!

Iresha Lehane | Secretary

Championship racing .... breaststroke

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Our next Championship race is Breaststroke (Sat 18/2), in addition to our normal weekly races.

Registration for all of the races will be as per normal, so we'll see you at the Club House from  1pm - 1:15pm. 

Races for Sat 18/2 are:-

* Championship Race - Breaststroke (ie. not handicapped, raced by age & gender)

* Weekly Race - Freestyle (ie. our usual weekly races 15, 25, 50 & Masters)

* Weekly Race - Distance Backstroke (100m)

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NB. Championship races are age and gender based, and start times are not handicapped (ie. all swimmers are off "GO"). Swimmers earn points for each championship race that they swim, and for their position in the race. The swimmer with the most points will be awarded the Age Champion Award (Male & Female). 

The tally for Championship (Age Champion) Race points are separate to the tally for Weekly Race points.