Bondi’s swim section continues to be a strong part of the
Club’s competition team.
Traditionally, Bondi has always had a strong swimming
contingent. Nothing has changed this year with solid
performances across a range of swimming events.
The highlights this year included a thrilling thirteen
second victory over North Bondi in the 82nd Stan and
Basil McDonald Relay; Toby Goldschmidt winning the
open surf race at the Sydney Branch Championships;
and Annabelle Paterson, Frankie Shires and Max Moylan
flying the flag in open surf race competition throughout
the season. Simon Nothling, Troy Stewart, Jeanette Brits,
Christie Krenkels and Carolyn Macauley picked up gold
medals in their age categories in the two kilometre ocean
swim at the Australian Championships.
Simon Nothling, Dori Miller, Lisa O’Donnell, Jeanette Brits
and Carolyn Macauley all won their age categories at
the Australian Championships.. Dori won her thirteenth
consecutive surf race title, no easy feat in this day and
age. Well done, Dori.
Jeanette Brits and Carolyn Macauley have the rare
opportunity to create their own piece of history by
completing what is known as the box set. Winning their
surf races at Sydney Branch Championships, NSW State
Championships and Australian Championships gives
them a shot at completing a quadruple of victories if they
can win golds a little later this year at the International
World Lifesaving Championships. Good luck.
At the Australian Championships, we had three winning
Masters Surf Teams. Our 130 years male team of Simon
Nothling, Troy Stewart and Mitch Dean brought home an
exciting gold medal as did our 150 years female team of
Samantha Wolf, Jeanette Brits and Christie Krenkels. Our
170 years surf team of Laura Thurtell, Lisa O’Donnell and
Di Wallace-Ward were also victorious.
Our Masters pool rescue team defended both the NSW
and Australian Champion point scores. Ethan Garland
and Dori Miller were selected to the NSW State team to
compete in the Interstate Championships. Dori Miller also
broke a world record in the 100m manikin tow with fins.
Two of our swim team members, Nathan Power and
Matt Byrnes have just been announced in the Aussie
Sharks Australian water polo team heading to the Paris
Olympics. We wish the boys well and look forward to
seeing them back in the blue and white once national
duties have concluded.
SWIM
CAPTAIN’S
REPORT
Nick Nezval
Swim Captain
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BONDI SURF BATHERS’ LIFE SAVING CLUB