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Swimmer of the Meet Awards

SMNE DISTANCE MEET – Zac Dunlop
Zac carried his positive training efforts into the racing pool. Zac had been diligent with preparation and knew what he wanted to work on and made sure of it in the competition pool. Skills that stood out were his turn approach, fast execution of turns and push offs. Even in races were Zac was leading, he continued to fight to improve himself. Great Team ABB spirit Zac!

SMNE 13/U SUMMER SPRINTS – October 22nd – Kendra Gordon
Kendra has been working well with Coach Leon. Kendra’s consistent attendance at training definitely assisted her. Kendra was keen to work on the racing skills she had been practising. Finishing off races strong was very evident. Great job Kendra!

CLUB NIGHT – November 2nd – Jayath Gunawardena
Coming off a positive experience at Camp Noosa, Jay continued his form at Club Night. Jay but together a beautiful 200 freestyle. He improved his turns, underwater efforts and finished strong. Jay’s swim happened to be 15 seconds faster than his previous best. Awesome Jay!

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NSW 12 & Under SC State Championships 2017

Abbotsleigh had 10 of our Junior swimmers compete at the NSW 10U-12 Years State SC Championships last weekend. Our swimmers had some big shoes to fill following the performances at 13 & O State two weeks earlier, but our Jr Team ABB was up to the challenge. They took to the pool with maturity and focus that allowed some quality swimming. They put on show the skills they had been working on all season to show the rest of NSW what team ABB is all about.

Coaches would like to celebrate the efforts of two swimmers:

Lindsey Kim

Lindsey led the way in maturity when approaching each one of her races. She had a plan every time she got into the water that she stuck to and implemented. She showed improvement in the skills she has been working on from meet to meet across the short course season. This continued all the way to the end of the meet with a 6 second PB in her 200 Butterfly as her last event on Sunday. Well done Lindsey.

Sami Cox

Sami took a positive attitude into her racing across the whole weekend. She was able to take feedback and apply it very well from one race to the next, there is no better example of this than when she applied feedback and went 1.6 seconds faster in a 50 freestyle. Sami also showed the importance of diligent work in the lead up to an event pays off. Despite sickness becoming a factor on Saturday night the work that Sami had done prior still stood her in good stead and allowed her to still race fast on Sunday. Well done Sami.

Congratulations to our 4 medallists:

Lindsey Kim: Silver 100 Fly, 4×50 Free Relay, 4×50 Medley Relay ;Bronze 100 Breast, 200IM

Sami Cox: Silver 100 Back, 4×50 Free Relay, 4×50 Medley Relay; Bronze 200 Back

Meredith Wang: Silver 4×50 Free Relay, 4×50 Medley Relay

Talia Allsop: Silver 4×50 Free Relay, 4×50 Medley Relay

A special mention to the efforts on all of the team ABB relays over the weekend. Many times, we got to see swimmers step up and go much faster for the team than they even did for themselves. Really showing the Team ABB spirit. Well done to you all.

The coaches are looking forward to seeing a prodigious block of training over the next few weeks into Camp Noosa and the long course season. Go Team ABB!

Cameron Gledhill
Assistant Coach

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NSW 13 & Over SC State Championships 2017

Abbotsleigh had 22 swimmers compete at the NSW 13 & Over State Championships. Our swimmers took to the meet with enthusiasm that aided the results that we saw in the pool. The positive energy was noted by a number of coaches and made for some very entertaining swimming. Swimmers put on a display of all the things that they had learned and have been working on across the short course season that gave rise to some outstanding performances in the pool.

Coaches would like to the celebrate the efforts of three swimmers:

Emily Ong
Emily applied herself to each race over the weekend with a plan which she executed each time she got into the water. She was able to take confidence from one swim to the next and continue to show us her high standard of performance even when she tired towards the end of a long weekend. Well done Em.

Holly Nelson
For the positive attitude that she took into every race, as well as ability to analyse her own races and take that knowledge to her next race. Holly had a number of aspects of her training she had been working on that she was able to apply to her races across the weekend with great success. Well done Holly.

Grace Michell
Grace showed some great steps forward again over the weekend. She applied the knowledge she got from previous racing and was able to turn that into a number of mature and impressive performances in the water. She knew the mindset that she had to take into her racing and through that application; we were entertained repeatedly. Well done Grace.

Congratulations to our 9 medallists:
Shaun Champion Gold 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Holly Nelson Gold 50 Free, 100 Free; Silver 200IM, 4×50 Free Relay
Grace Michell Silver 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400IM
Emily Ong Silver 50 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly; Bronze 50 Free
Becca St. Vincent Silver 50 Free, 4×50 Free Relay
Romy Walker Silver 4×50 Free Relay, Bronze 100 Free
Arizona Staley Bronze 200 Back
Jaimey Yeats Bronze 100 fly
Abby Feurtado Silver 4×50 Free Relay

Congratulation to our swimmers that were also selected to represent NSW at the State teams competition in Canberra (as a result of their performances at both State and Metro Championship)s:

Shaun Champion
Holly Nelson
Natasha Ramsden

Team ABB managed to come 4th twelve times over the weekend, and we cannot wait to see those efforts converted into medals for long course season. All Coaches are looking forward to seeing our 12 & Under swimmers carry on this success that that our older swimmers impressed us with. Go Team ABB.

Cameron Gledhill
Assistant Coach

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World Junior Swimming Championships

Day 6

Yesterday Tasha swam the 50m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle heats in the morning. She qualified for the 50m fs semi-final, and the team qualified for the final (no semis). Last night she swam the 50m freestyle semi-final in 26.00″ and was placed 16th. It was an exciting yet exhausting day so your American correspondent went to bed early.
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Abbotsleigh Invitational Meet August 6, 2017

21 of our Abbotsleigh junior swimmers competed at our Invitational Meet. There was positive energy that entertained us all day. The enthusiasm to compete and your wonderful smiling faces showed the wider swimming community what team Abb is all about. Swimmers showed great intent around the race skills they had been working on in training that resulted in fantastic racing. The Abb Sprit was on display during our relays with some amazing efforts from all those that took part.

Coaches would like to the celebrate the efforts of two swimmers:

Lily King
For her competitive spirit throughout the weekend. Application of her skills that she has been working on in training to her racing, and finishing every race strong. She carried her positive frame of mind from race to race that allowed her to perform to a high standard throughout the day. Well done Lily.

Seb King
Seb showed a clinical approach to his racing on Sunday. He showed the benefit of going into a race with a plan and executing. He showed great progress in all four strokes, that lead to a dominant performance in his Individual Medley. Well done Seb.

Congratulations to our 10 medallists:
Lindsey Kim: Gold 50 Brs, 100IM, 50 Fly, 50 Free; Silver 100 Free
Seb King: Gold 50 Back; Silver 50 Breast, 100IM, 50 Fly, Bronze 50 Free
Sam King: Gold 25 Free,25 Kick; Bronze 50 Back, 25 Fly
Lucinda Torrens: Gold 25 Brs; Silver 25 Back, 25 Free
Samantha Cox: Gold 50 Back
Cameron Graham: Silver 50 Back, 50 Brs; Bronze 50 Fly, 50 Free
Lily King: Silver 50 Fly; Bronze 50 Back, 100IM, 50 Free
Levi Strong: Silver 25 Brs, 25 Fly; Bronze 25 Kick, 25 Free
Riley Allsop: Silver 50 Back
Charles Williamson: Silver 50 Fly

Congratulation on our swimmers that also broke meet Records:
Lindsey Kim: 50 Brs, 100IM and 50 Fly
Samantha Cox: 50 Back
Lucinda Torrens: 25 Brs
12&U Medley Relay – Samantha Cox, Cameron Graham, Lindsey Kim and Meredith Wang
12&U Free Relay – Lindsey Kim, Samantha Cox, Meredith Wang, and Felicity Smith

Coaches are looking forward to seeing this Team ABB enthusiasm grow leading into State Championships. Go Team ABB.

Cameron Gledhill
Assistant Coach

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NSW Metropolitan Championships, July 14-16, 2017

31 Abbotsleigh swimmers competed at Metro Championships. There was positive energy amongst the team throughout every session. Our Team ABB Spirit was strong, KAIZEN, DARE GREATLY, UNITY, FUN. Swimmers had a plan to execute in the pool and prepared themselves to do this in their style. Swimmers took on personal challenges and used their racing skills to assist their performance. All preparations in the training pool have assisted our swimmers to perform well under the pressure of competition. Abbotsleigh’s use of underwater skills, dive starts and turns was an advantage.

Coaches would like to the celebrate the efforts of two swimmers:

Gold Squad swimmer of meet: Emily Ong
For her application to racing throughout the weekend. Em showed her competitive spirit racing with well executed underwater skills and backing herself with this race plan. Em used her strength to her advantage and it is through her dedication to training efforts that made Metro such a positive experience. Well done Em.

Black squad swimmer of the meet: Sami Cox
Sami progressed her learnings from previous meets, worked on them in training and took this knowledge to the competition pool. This is exactly what coaches want to see from race to race. Sami also showed support for her teammates with positive Team vibes. Well done Sami.

Congratulations to our 9 medallists:
Shaun Champion Bronze 100 fly
Samantha Cox Silver 100 back
Lindsey Kim Silver 100 brs; Silver 100 fly;
Holly Nelson Silver 100 free
Georgia O’Connor Bronze 100 back
Emily Ong Silver 50 back; Bronze 100 back
Natasha Ramsden Gold 50 free; Gold 100 free; Bronze 50 fly
Becca St Vincent Bronze 100 brs
Romy Walker Bronze 100 free

Funny question that was asked at 1:30pm on Sunday…”Cam what time should I wake up”

Coaches are looking forward to seeing these experiences improve leading into State Championships at the end of August. Go Team ABB.

Happy Swimming
Amanda Isaac
Head Coach

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Knox/Pymble Invitational

Congratulations to a successful Knox/Pymble Invitational swim meet. The ABB Coaches recognise the efforts of all our swimmers and would like to special mention the swimmers below:
• Paige Williamson – executed wonderful skills and technique in all her races and did all of this with a smile on her face
• Abby Feurtado – converted training skill efforts into race day performance in a variety of events, 50m to 200m

Great effort girls!

Go Team ABB!