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Squad News
February 2021
Welcome to Squad News – February 2021
Kia ora whanau watching the APP and your emails as there is lots
to watch out for in the next few weeks.
We hope you have all at a great start to the year
and you have had some time with whanau and Once again, our board members are always
friends over the Christmas period. approachable so please make contact if you have
anything that is of concern.
Last year was undeniably hard work so good to
get through the year relatively unscathed and Nga mihi
look forward to 2021. Our members have plenty Monica Quirke, Chair
to look forward to this year including the new
pool which is taking shape. We understand that it
is marginally behind schedule. Looking beyond
the delay it will be a terrific pool when we finally New Accounts Program - Xero
get into it in late February/early March. We also
have several significant events fast approaching We have had parent feedback about our accounts
including the Junior Festival and AquaKnights. and as a result of this we are now looking at the
Xero accounting software. As with any new
Thanks to everyone who has helped at our process there are the occasional hiccups but
Summer Sizzler meet on the 24th of January. Only please let swimrotoruaaccounts@gmail.com know if
with your support could we run to time and you have concerns.
provide a successful day for all. We would like to
acknowledge Tania and Denis Curtis, Lisa
Apperley, Jolene (recorder from Whakatane) and
SBOP for their support. There is no doubt without
their contributions it would have been very
challenging to have considered running this event.
It was excellent to see so many new faces having
a go and acquiring new skills at this meet. Results
from that event on Meet Mobile show Pbs and
various records so outstanding results for this
time of the year. Our seniors all returned from
Wellington with some great results and many If you would like to team manage on an away trip
memories have been made. please let us know - we have NAGS coming up and
We are still looking for an administration person quite probably Taranaki. It’s a lot of fun and a good
and happy to discuss it with anyone interested in chance to get to know other parents and swimmers.
finding out more information. Please keep
Junior Academy News – Tara Coming up
13th March – Kauria Te Moana, Open Water
Welcome back to everyone, I hope you all
Swimming and Safety Skills (10/u see me for your
managed to get some relaxing time over the Xmas
entry form).
break, and are ready to get back into the swing of
20th March – Ocean Kids, Legend of the Lake.
things.
End of Term
Welcome
Friday 16th April
Welcome to our new Junior members: Sofia and
Dylan who have joined the Diamond Squad.
Nathan, Katie, Bella, Mikaere, Taine, Atasha, Ari, Contact details
Joshua, Ashlee, Cruze, Emma and Anjoescha to Tara Watt
the Platinum Squad. Email: swimrotoruajunioracademy@gmail.com
Phone: 022 332 6922
Congratulations
Rjaye, Jun, Maie, Patrick, Yechan, Sylvia, Luice,
Lucy, Keria, Bruce, Ariana and Caitlyn who have
progressed to the Diamond Squad. Tiana’s News
Summer Sizzler Junior Olympians
Sunday 24th January saw our very own swim meet Welcome back for 2021 and well done to those
take place – “The Summer Sizzler”. It was great to who have been in the water training hard for the
see some Juniors back in the pool training the month of January.
week before to prepare for this event. Nine Junior
Academy swimmers raced on the day and what an We had the Summer Sizzler on the 24th of
outstanding effort from all of them. Special January and it was awesome to see such great
mention to our two first time racers, Lucy Fisken racing and smiling faces bright and early on
and Elih Fester who, along with Giselle Yee, Sunday. Congratulations to Kate, Tamzin,
managed 100% PBs. Another special mention to Leonard, Zariah, Amin, Charlotte and Matilda who
our two 10/u males Anaru Fitzell and Noah Lomas took part.
who along with Charlotte Tremain and Zariah Coming up we have AquaKnights Junior Festival in
Lomas took out both relay events and went home Hamilton from the 12th-14th of February. A huge
with cash in their pockets!!!!! Well done to congratulations to Kate, Tamzin, Charlotte,
everyone and a big thank you to everyone else Matilda, Zariah, Anita and Leonard for qualifying
that helped on the day. for this national event. Good luck and race hard :)
Note below the new training timetable from
Monday the 1st until Friday the 26th of February.
Please arrive 15 minutes before all training
sessions. If you are having any trouble making
training times while we are in the indoor pool
please let me know so we can work out other
options for you.
Any questions please let me know.
Thank you!
Tiana
Head Coaches Report
Welcome back for 2021, I hope everyone had a “Talent is not a limited resource, it’s what
great Christmas and New Year’s period with their you do with that Talent that counts”
families. Aidan Withington (2010)
I am very excited about this year and have many
new things on the go, so watch out for the
“Hard work beats talent when talent
information coming out shortly.
doesn’t work hard”
It has been great to see so many in the pool
training from all levels in the club and I am look Tim Notke (High school basketball coach)
forward to seeing the swimmers and families that
have not yet returned.
We had our first parent meeting with the Age,
Youth and Intermediate parents on the 28th
January. I will be aiming to do more of these and
will also include more groups/have some for
other groups. Next one will be on Monday 15th
February at 6:15pm in the clubrooms and will be
for swimmers in the Junior Olympians,
Intermediate, Age and Youth. This will include
information about a new programme that we will
be introducing at the start of March.
We had a couple of swim meets during January,
including our very own Summer Sizzler and big
thank you to all swimmers, families and officials
that helped out during this meet.
We also had a group of 13 swimmers who are
targeting towards New Zealand Division 2 and Age
Group attend a 3 day meet in Wellington. This
was a great opportunity for these swimmers to
get long course racing at a 3 day meet with heats
and finals. Our swimmers really lifted their
standards and performed very well. 78% personal
best times in heat swims and 67% swimmers were
faster in the finals. I can honestly say this was the
best team I have ever been away with as coach
(since 2005), not only in their performance, but
how well they conducted themselves for the Aidan
duration of the trip. A big thanks to Rachel Theo
for giving up her time to be our Team Manager.
Keep working hard and aspiring towards your
goals.
Swim Rotorua are thrilled that NZCT are supporting us by helping fund our Head Coach –
AIDAN WITHINGTON
This support allows us to keep our coaching fees reasonable and to continue our community work, as well
as providing high quality coaching from one of New Zealand’s leading coaches.
Aidan Withington grew up in Invercargill, and
swimming shaped his life both in and out of the pool –
“It gave me the sense of discipline and the strong work
ethic I needed to succeed in school and beyond. I’m
very passionate about trying to develop Swim Rotorua
athletes so they can succeed, in the same way that
swimming helped me succeed at the same age.”
• Aidan has now been with Swim Rotorua for a
year. He kept the team on track during
lockdown with daily workouts, quizzes and
support. He manages our permanent coaches Photo: Stephen Parker, Daily Post
Tara Watt and Tiana Hill and oversees all the
programmes at the Club. He is one of the top young coaches in the country!
• Coached 20 Swim Rotorua athletes to place in the top twenty in the country in the 2020 NZ Short
Course Series including:
o Athletes placing in the top twenty in every single age group;
o Ariel Muchirahondo taking 1st place in 8 events in the 11 yr old age group,
o Kai Jung Ishida taking 2 1sts, 1 2nd and 3 3rds, and Hone Curtis taking a 1st and 2nd in the
same age group;
o Kaia Joyce taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 12 yr girls age group;
o Paddy Baylis placing 4th and 7th and David Boles placing 10th in Open Age category.
• Prior to Swim Rotorua Aidan was Capital Swimming Club’s Age/Youth Coach for four years, working
with one of New Zealand’s top coaches, Gary Hollywood.
• Aidan coached Paralympian Mary Fisher to the S11 100m Butterfly world record.
• Before that he was Head Coach at Central Hawkes Bay Swimming Club for six years, coaching them
to be the top NZ junior team in 2010.
• Before that Aidan was Swimming Southland Development Officer and Coach, ran learn to swim
programs as well as supervising school swimming and training school teachers. So Aidan is
committed to Water Safety and Swim Rotorua SwimMagic’s Making the Difference Programme.
Thank You NZCT from Swim Rotorua!
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follow us on social media to keep informed
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To all club parents
Rather than drop your swimmers off at the pool, why not start up or expand your fitness regime by joining the gym or
having a swim? Please contact Shar below if you are keen to have some personal training help.
Our Fitness Studio
Full air conditioned
WIFI
Wired for sound
Open from 6:00 am – 9:00 pm
Monitored on a regular basis
Clean and tidy
Fully equipped for cardio, resistance and rehab
Personal Training Sessions with Shar
$40 for intense 30 minute workout
$70 for 2x30 minute sessions
4-6 week programmes are also available to purchase
Special group classes available
Gym Membership
30 days $25 pw
6 months $22.50 pw
12 months $20 pw
Membership includes
Access to fitness spas, pools and aqua belt hire
Initial assessment and 6-week remeasure
To sign-up
www.clmnz.co.nz/rotorua-aquatic-centre (select Gym)
or phone 022 4086 979
Conditions apply
All memberships attract a $15 admin fee, 10 days’
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