A smooth trip north to Maroochydore on Jetstar resulted with everyone arriving with smiles and plenty of energy. From there, the short 15min trip to our accommodation which is a fantastic group of bungalows basically on Peregian Beach. We managed to take a couple of photos of the beach this morning to make some of the parents jealous.
The team then endured the introductory address from Brandon, welcoming the Rookies and reminding them of the Abbotsleigh Swimming Camp motto – “No Complaino”! From there straight into lunch and a brief time to settle into rooms before heading out to our first session at Noosa Aquatic Centre.
No surprises there with the senior team members having a 5km straight swim and the rest of the team having 5 x 1km as the main set. All did a great job and amazingly were smiling at the end (probably because they were finished). Disappointingly for most, we managed to finish the session just as the pool was cleared due to a large thunderstorm hitting the Sunshine Coast area. The Water Warriors (award for the most impressive trainers for the day) for Day 1 were awarded and were: Tom P, Becca, Carolyn and Amy – congratulations!
7 steaming trays of Lasagne welcomed the team for dinner with some vegetables (thanks Liz and Nicole), all of which were promptly dispatched by the hungry athletes, with the 3 trays of apple crumble and ice cream for dessert.
Internal teams will be allocated later tonight with more fun planned for tomorrow!
For those interested, the rooms allocated by Leanne are listed below.
Noosa Rooms
| Room 1 | Room 2 | Room 3 | Room 4 | Room 5 | Room 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy | Annika | Keely | Charles M | Harry | Katie Mc |
| Adri | Maddi | Jaimey | Ashton | Lach | Claudz |
| Carolyn | Becca | Em B | Sam | Tom | Georgia P |
| Abby | Petro | Belle | Callum | Kaea | Em O |
| Holly | Aleisha | Amy | Shaun | Jac | |
| Georgia O | Loz | Rani | Chris F | Soph |