See you Friday 1st February, 2013!

Thanks to Troy and the committee and all the helpers.
Have a Happy Christmas and New Year, see you 1st February!

Results for Friday 7th December

Friday's results are now up!

Friday 7th December 2012 Swim Meet

Reminder that this is the last swim club for 2012 and we will resume on Friday 1st February, 2013!


Rubbish

Can we please ask that you pick up your own rubbish and place in the bins provided around the pool area.  

Lost property

Reminder to check the lost property basket located near the office area for any lost items of clothing. Please see a committee member if you have lost anything.

Nominations:

Nomination desk opens at 5.45pm and strictly closes at 6.15pm in order to get the races started at 6.30pm.  Please discuss with your swimmers what races they would like to participate in before coming to the desk.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Week 8 Newsletter

Hi All
the latest Newsletter from Troy is posted on the right "GLSC Newsletter 06122012"
Cheers
Adrian

Results for 30 November 2012

Friday results

Fridays results are now up here. 

Thanks again to everyone who helped and a special thanks to Troy and the Committee. 

See you again this coming Friday for the final meet!

Friday 30 November swim meet

Nominations:

2nd last Swim Meet for 2012.

This week we have the intra-club carnival. This is a friendly internal carnival within our club where all swimmers will be graded according to times. This is the same format as our usual club nights,

however, swimmers will be competing for place ribbons for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd.

Nomination desk opens at 5.45pm and strictly closes at 6.15pm in order to get the races started at 6.30pm.  Please discuss with your swimmers what races they would like to participate in before coming to the desk.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Week 7 Newsletter

The Week 7 Newsletter is now available for download on the right i.e. 29 November 2012 link.

Results for 23 November

Results for last night are now posted in the Friday Results area above.

Thanks again to everyone who helped and a special thanks to Troy and the Committee. 

See you again this coming Friday for our competition meet.

Friday 23 November swim meet

Nominations:

Nomination desk opens at 5.45pm and strictly closes at 6.15pm in order to get the races started at 6.30pm.  Please discuss with your swimmers what races they would like to participate in before coming to the desk.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!


Newsletter:

Better late than never, this weeks' newsletter is now posted to the right.

Holiday Program with Peter Geraghty

The holiday program is now posted with the other flyers to the right

Friday results

Fridays results are now up. 

Thanks again to everyone who helped and a special thanks to Troy and the Committee. 

See you again this coming Friday!

Nominations Friday 16 November 2012

Nominations:

Nomination desk opens at 5.45pm and strictly closes at 6.15pm in order to get the races started at 6.30pm.  Please discuss with your swimmers what races they would like to participate in before coming to the desk.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Week 5 Newsletter

The Week 5 Newsletter is now available for download.

Friday results

Fridays results are now up.A bit of rain but the night ran very smoothly!

Thanks again to everyone who helped.
If your child swam in an event and it is not listed in the results or the event shows "NS" as their time, please email gascnoms@gmail.com with details of their name and the event.  

Nominations Friday 9 November 2012

Nominations:

Nomination desk opens at 5.45pm and strictly closes at 6.15pm in order to get the races started at 6.30pm.  Please discuss with your swimmers what races they would like to participate in before coming to the desk.


Coaching:
Rob Donald will be there from 6pm to help the kids with diving & starts (for those that are interested). He will also assist with lifesaving duties. Thanks Rob!!


Encouragement awards:
Encouragement awards will be presented tomorrow night, listen out for names before the races begin.

Week 4 Newsletter

The Week 4 Newsletter is now available right of screen.

Friday Results

Fridays results are now up. Other than a small fire, the night ran smoothly!
Thanks to everyone who helped.
If your child swam in an event and it is not listed in the results or the event shows "NS" as their time, please email gascnoms@gmail.com with details of their name and the event.  

Nominations Friday 2 November 2012

Gates will open at 5.45pm and nominations will close at 6.15pm. See you there!

Week 3 Newsletter

The week 3 Newsletter is now available to the right of screen.

Friday Results

Last Friday night's results are available. Click on the "Friday Results" link at the top of the page.
Thanks to everyone who helped to make another successful night.

Week 2 Newsletter

This week's flyer is posted to the right of screen.  If you didnt attend last Friday please note new pool gate location and new race nomination process described in full.

Nominations Friday 26th October 2012

Thanks again for your patience as we refine the nomination process for this year.  As you may have noticed, we started on time last Friday with the unassisted races commencing at 6.20pm soon followed by the 15m freestyle events and so on. This is our desired timing for future nights and gives you a good idea of how things will play out from now on.

Nominations:
To nominate, please see the committee members at the nomination desk (not the office). This desk is located near the gates and ALL swimmers need to be marked off for every race that they will swim in on the night. This is the time to make any adjustments before nominations close at 6.15pm.  Our aim is to make this process as quick as possible - we have three committee members on hand to mark off swimmers and to answer any questions.  Please check with your swimmers what races they plan on competing in before joining the line.  Please ensure each swimmer is marked off prior to entering the stands and ordering your BBQ.

From now on the gates will open at 5.45pm and nominations will close at 6.15pm.

Friday Results

Last night's results are available. Click on the "Friday Results" link at the top of the page.
A great night! Thanks to everyone who helped to make another successful night.

Nominations

Process for Nominating

• Gates are open from 5.30pm & nominations will close at 6:10pm.
• Please come & see one of the committee members at the desk near the change rooms to advise of your nominations for the night.
• Please discuss with your child what events they would like to swim in before you arrive. (Refer to Handbook, Page 2).

Handbook 2012 / 2013

The Handbook 2012 / 2013 is now available. Click on the link top right.

Last Friday's Results

Sooo cold last Friday! I'm sure that was winter's last gasp.  We've posted the meet's results, and we've put swimming lessons information & form for our new school swimming coach, Peter Geraghty, under the Flyers / Newsletter area.

Finally, anyone who's not yet volunteered for something is most welcome.

Week 1 Newsletter

This week's flyer is posted to the right of screen FIRST MEET IS THIS FRIDAY.  Please note new pool gate location and new race nomination process described in full.

Hello from GLSC's new bloggers

So looking forward to seeing you all this Friday!  We're completely new to blogging, so please bear with us as we learn.  We are Adrian Sinclair and Lee Cornell - Violet and Peter's parents.  We'll write a little more later:  this post is in the nature of a test!  If you'd like to ask questions or comment - please add a comment to the relevant post; alternatively, please email us at gracevillelightningswim@gmail.com.

Very Important Club Information

Welcome to Graceville Lightning Swim Club

 

First meet of Season 2012/13 is Friday 12th October at Graceville State School Pool.

Graceville Lightning Swim Club (GLSC) provides an organised swimming competition catering for all levels of ability, all strokes of swimming, and for all school age children. We also provide an assisted race for the younger swimmers at the beginning of the night. It's a fun and friendly volunteer run oganisation, and we are welcoming all past members to re-sign up, and invite new members to join our club.

What better way to end the week than to enjoy a BBQ, a few drinks with friends, and watch the kids have a great time in the pool! That's what you'll get when you sign up for the Graceville Lightning Swim Club, (GLSC). Our 2012-13 season meets every Friday night from 6-8pm at the Graceville State School Pool.

To sign up, go to Swimming Queensland Members Portal and either fill in the details to renew your membership or join as a new swimmer.  If you swam last year, your details will be there under your email address that you provided to the club last year.  

For more information, please contact:

Troy Grice - 0425 633 137 

Club Objective

The objective of the Graceville Amateur Swimming Club is to provide access to organized swimming competition in a friendly club environment that appeals to swimmers and their families as an enjoyable sporting and social experience.

Organisation

Graceville Amateur Swimming Club Inc. is incorporated under the Associations Incorporations Act as a non-profit community organization. The club has a Constitution which governs its management. The club has a license agreement with Education Queensland and is independent of but has a close relationship with the Graceville State School.

The club is managed by the Management Committee. Generally members of the Management Committee are nominated and elected at an Annual General Meeting. If you have any concerns please discuss them with one of the Management Committee who meet regularly. Please let them know if you have any issues that you would like raised at the meetings.


Volunteer

Parents are encouraged to volunteer to assist with the running of the club. The club is entirely dependent upon the contribution made by parent volunteers. Apart from the Management Committee and officials mentioned above, the club also requires volunteers to assist with other functions each week, such as timekeeping and to attend to their canteen and BBQ roster duties.


Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions we would love to hear them. Please e-mail us at info@gracevilleswimclub.com.au or come along to one of our Club Nights to see what it's like.


Useful Links

• Graceville School
• Swimming Australia (SAL) is the peak body for competitive swimming in Australia. The State & Territory Swimming Associations, the Australian Coaches & Teachers Assn. and the Australian Swimmers Assn are its key stakeholders. SAL overseas the management and development of the sport at all levels.
• Swimming Queensland (SQ) is swimming's peak body in Qld. Visit this site for information about the rules, officials, records etc. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter Q-Swimmer e-News for latest info on what's happening in Queensland swimming at a state, national and international level.
• Platypus Lagoon Swim Club Take the tour with Swimming Qld's mascots, Webster and Tilly, and check out all the cool stuff on their new website. You'll find something there for everyone: - Swim Tips &Programs - With Jess (Jessicah Schipper OAM) - Fun Food - Puzzles & Jokes - Swim School Kids - stuff for Mum & Dad
• My Personal Best is a great site for keeping track of all your swim meet results. Check on your progress in every stroke and distance using tables and graphs. Race against other swimmers including world record holders in the virtual pool. Earn points and win prizes.
• Swim-Sites.com Directory of swimming related content on the web. This site tries to make finding specific content far easier for swimming entusiasts; so whether it's a swimming club in London or Speedo's homepage, you can find it here.
• Australian Swimming Clubs
• Queensland Primary School Swimming Information about Qld Primary School swimming carnivals.
• Metropolitan West School Sport Administers primary and secondary representative school sport in the west region of Brisbane, Ipswich and the Lockyer Fassifern areas.
• The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian is an organisation which promotes and protects the rights, interests and wellbeing of all Queenslanders under 18. Includes information about the Blue Card.