Cook Classic Community Swim
Watch out for Alex Clarke this season !! Alex won both the 1K Swim at the Cook Classic and then backed up to win the 2K Swim. This event attracted many elite swimmers including ex olypian Craig Stevens. Well done Alex !
East Coast Carnival - Round 2
Congratulations to our competitors who travelled to Terrigal to compete in Round 2 of the East Coast Festival.
In particular, well done to the following who placed in the following events
Gold - Taplin Relay
Silver - John Woods U/17 Swim
- Jay Furniss U/17 Ironman
Bronze - Aiden McColm U/15 Ironman
- U/15 Board Relay
- Open Female Taplin
- Danielle McMahon U/15 Board
Ben Squiers - 10th at Coolangatta Gold , Nov 2010
Congratulations to Ben Squiers on placing 10th at the Coolangatta Gold at the weekend !!
Sydney Branch 2010 Representative Team - 8 Members Selected
Congratulations to our 8 Members who have been selected for the Sydney Branch Representative Team.
Opens
Dane Farrell
Tahnee Flemming
Under 19
Jessica Lauricella
Mitchell Allum
Carly Rodger
Under 17
Taylor Puskaric
Jay Furniss
Under 15
Elyssa Pierce
Under 14
Aidan McColm
Wanda excel at East Coast Surf Festival - Oct 2010
Under perfect conditions Wanda excelled at the East Coast Surf Festival on Saturday 23rd Oct. The Carnival attracted some of the top competitors from the East Coast. Congratulations to our following Members who medalled at this Carnival.
GOLD
Elyssa Pierce - U/15 Swim
John Woods - U/17 Ironman
Alex Clarke - U/19 Swim
SILVER
John Woods - U/17 Swim
Taylor Puskeric - U/17 Ironman
BRONZE
Aidan McColm - Ironman
John Woods - U/17 Board
Jessica Lauricella - Open Swim
Mick Georgaris Jnr - Open Ski
Congratulations also to our Members who made Finals - Jay Furniss, Lachlan Clarke, Mitchel Allum, Izel Tuncer, Georgie Woods, Danielle McMahon,Llani Hyer-Warton, Dane Farrell, Tahnee Flemming and Andrew Sharp.
Wanda Members selected in NSW HP Squad - Oct 2010
Congratulation to our Wanda Members Danielle McMahon (U/15), Jessica Lauricella (U/17), Taylor Puskeric (U/17), Jay Furniss (U/17) and Tahnee Flemmin ( Opens) in their selection into the NSW HP Squad - Good luck for the Season ahead !
Jessica Lauricella - Australian Representative at New Zealand Pool Rescue Championships - Oct 2010
Congratulations to Jessica Lauricella who has returned from representing Australia at the New Zealand SLS Pool Rescue Championships.
Jessica won 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Medals in individual events and was also part of 3 Gold winning relay Teams - Well done Jessica !!
Wanda SLSC - NSW State Champions at Pool Rescue Championships - September 2010
The competition season is underway with Wanda competitors excelling at the first NSW Championships of the season, the SLSNSW Pool Rescue Championships. With a total of 332pts Wanda went close to doubling the second placed Team, Terrigal on 179.5 with Cronulla third on 161 points.
This young but well drilled Team coached by Blake McCrindle dominated in every event collecting a massive haul of 23 gold, 21 silver and 11 bronze medals, showing some of the potential that the club can now boast. Congratulations to our following Competitors
Alex Clarke - 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze
Jay Furniss - 7 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze
Nick Brooks - 7 Gold and 3 Silver
Danielle McMahon - 6 Gold, 5 Silver and 1 Bronze
Jessica Lauricella - 6 Gold, 4 SIlver and 2 Bronze
Llani Hyer-Warton - 5 Gold
John Woods - 4 Gold, 2 SIlver and 3 Bronze
Lachlan Clake - 3 Gold and 1 Silver
Michaela Sargeant - 3 Gold
Blake McCrindle - 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze
Georgie Woods - 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze
Lauren Fulcher - 2 Silver and 2 Bronze
Lauren Rofe - 2 Silver and 1 Bronze
2010 Ocean Paddle - Byron Bay 17th July
Congratulations to our Ski Paddlers who competed recently in the Byron Bay Ocean Paddle with fantastic results.
Michael Georgaris Jnr - 1st Open 12k Ski Race
- 2nd Open 18K Ski Race
Tahnee Fleming - 1st Under 20's Female 12K Ski Race
Dane Farrell - 2nd Under 20's 12k Ski Race
Mitchell Allum - 2nd Under 20's 18K Ski Race
Paul Buttel - 16th Open 12k Ski
National Pool Rescue Championships – Melbourne 2010
Wanda SLSC fielded a small team to attend the National Pool Rescue Championships held in Melbourne last weekend. 11 Competitors plus support crew braved the icy conditions in the outdoor pool to compete at the championships. Under the guidance of coach Blake McCrindle this team achieved excellence results placing 4th overall.Congratulations in particular go to our Medal winners plus we had many results also place in the top ten.
Gold
15-16 200m Obstacle Relay Race Jessica Lauricella
13-14 100m Manikin Carry with Fins Nick Brook
13-16 2x50 Manikin Relay Jay Furniss, Nick Brooks, Lachlan Clarke, John Woods
Open 50m Swim no fins Alex Clarke
13-14 50m Manikin Carry Jay Furniss
13-14 100m Manikin Tow w/fins Danielle McMahon
Silver
13-16 4 x 50m Obstacle Relay John Woods, Jay Furniss, Nick Brook, Lachlan Clarke
15-16 50m Swim with Fins Jessica Lauricella
13-14 100m Manikin Tow w/fins Nick Brook
13-16 4x50 Medley Relay Nick Brooks, Laclan Clarke, John Woods, Jay Furniss
Bronze
13 – 16 Serc Team Relay John Woods, Jay Furniss, Nick Brooks, Danielle McMahon
Open Serc Team Relay Blake McCrindle, George Hopkins, Alex Clarke, Jessica Lauricella
13-16 200m Obstacle Race Jay Furniss
17-18 200m Obstacle Race Alex Clarke
Open 50m Swim with Fins Blake McCrindle
13-14 100m Manikin Carry w/fins Jay Furniss
Open 100m Manikin Carry w/fins Blake McCrindle
13-14 Line Throw Danielle McMahon, Katelyn Haywood
Open 100m Manikin Tow w/fins George Hopkins
Open 4x50 Medley Relay George Hopkins, Blake McCrindle, John Woods, Alex Clarke
2010 State Titles
Swansea Belmont
Wanda State Medal Tally - 2010
Gold
Danielle McMahon / Elyssa Pierce - U/15 Female Board Rescue
Jessica Lauricella – U/17 Female Tube Rescue
Alex Clarke – U/19 Male Surf Race
Blake McCrindle / Tim Lee / Stuart Smith / Grant Sandstrom / Brock Douglas – Open 5 Person R&R
Alex Clarke / Nick Fox / Mitchell Allum / John Woods - U/19 Surf Teams
Silver
Alex Clarke / Zac Abdallaoui / Nick Fox / Mitchell Allum – U/19 Male Rescue Tube Rescue
Nick Fox – U/19 Ironman
John Woods – U/17 Surf Belt Race
Luke Turner – Open Male Surf Belt Race
Alex Clarke – U/19 Surf Belt Race
Danielle McMahon – U/15 Female Tube Rescue
Emily Rohr – U/15 2K Beach Run
Kate Allum / Mellisa Davis / Ashton Key / Kate Sadler / Kimberley Wood – Open Female 5 Person R&R
Jay Furniss / Mitchell Rofe / Aiden McColm / Ben Pugh – U/15 Male Surf Teams
Bronze
Danielle McMahon / Elyssa Pierce / Izel Tuncer - U/15 Female Board Relay
Jessica Lauricella – Open Female Surf Belt Race
Jessica Lauricella – U/17 Female Surf Race
Brendan Nicholls – U/17 Male Beach Sprint
Grant Sandstrom / Stuart Smith / Brock Douglas / Kurt Melville / Tim Lee
Ryan Shelley – Open 6 Person R&R
Alex Clarke / Dane Farrell / Ben Squiers / Luke Turner – Open Male Surf Teams
Ben Sargeant / Callum Grant / Jake Smith / Kurt Pepper – U/15 Male Beach Relay
Danielle McMahon / Georgie Woods / Emily Caterson / Elyssa Pierce - U/15 Surf Teams
Nick Fox / Andrew Sharp / Mitchell Allum - U/19 Male Board Relay
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