60 Metres

Ben Botella

Troy Quinlan

Cam Mercer

Wayne Ashley

30 Metres

Mackenzie Whillier

Tony Aston

Greg Reynolds

Troy Quinlan

Cameron Mercer

90 Metres

Tony Morrison (0.14)

Brian Quinlan (.38)

Ally Hunter (0.44)

Gayle Dundas (0.63)

Caroline Noller (0.91)

Dreary conditions met the 'true' Splashers last weekend but there was still a solid turnout to pay tribute to club  legend, the late Kevin Walker.

A big thank you to the extended Walker family for making the trip down and taking out the relay, good to see you all. Do be strangers now ya hear!

No real surprises in the results this week and the big names all featuring again. Whillier, Botella and Morrison all taking home the chocolates with impressive swims.

Along with paying tribute to a former club legend, the day was also a final goodbye for Brian and Karen Quinlan who trudged off over to Europe for an extended stay.

Mother nature seems to always throw obstacles in front of the Splashers on big weekends but once again we gave mother nature 'the bird' and came through with flying colours.

A big thank you to Kiel Smith who shouted the bar when he forgot that he already paid his membership and deposited another $10 into the till. The crowd quickly devoured his extra $10 worth of beers and abused the hell out of him for it. This bloke was our former treasurer! He is still spitting venom about losing the tenner but me thinks he isn't short of a quid.

Another big thank you to the imbecile who made everyone who was still sitting in the boat shed skol icy cold red wine.

I don't really remember who it was but I am going to blame Scott Geoffrey Carr.

Don't forget if you haven't paid your membership then you will be fed scraps of this weekend's BBQ and you will have to to breaststroke in all of your races. 

And if i see anyone not paying their $2 swim donation there will be WWIII.

I am sorry this is a rather short talk up but I am currently dealing with emails from so called 'Rugby League experts' who think Jason King should be in our Origin side for Game Two.

You heard it first here, if he is selected I will be tempted to resign my position. He is a mutant.

Love Youse All.

Cracka Hardy Memorial Day Results

16th May 2010

30 Metres Final

1- Matthew Carter

2 - Wayne Ashley

Chloe Faddy (Broke Time)

Lizanne Wilmot (Broke Time)

Emma Jago (Broke Time)

60 Metres Final

1 - Nick Seale

2 - Steve Burns

3 - Greg Reynolds

4 - Paul Ryan

Mackenzie Whillier (Broke Time)

90 Metres Nominated

1 - John Hobby (0.28)

2 - Adrian Booth (0.38)

3 - David Magnusson (0.41)

3 - Andrew Hackworthy (0.41)

5 - Stuart Carlisle (0.51)

16 May 2010:  Sharon wrote to the Splashers to express her thanks for running the memorial day. To quote Sharon: 'John would be thrilled.  As John always said, the best people belong to the Winter and Summer Bronte Swimming Clubs.'  Very true.  The Splashers always give back when they can.   

Kevin Walker Memorial Day:  Word is we’ll have some fierce competition in the pool this Sunday as the Walker family make themselves available for some relays.  Be down early on Sunday to get your name down for a relay team. 

Updates: We still haven’t heard back from all our Sponsors to confirm they are happy with their proposed day.  The Committee is working hard to bring a range of different ideas to the events calendar this year and an array of new prizes are being ordered this week. There is a push on to have Committee meetings moved to Friday nights so we can leave a paper-trail across the bars of Bronte. At least that way someone somewhere will be able to do the Minutes.  If you want to be in the running for a Splashers prize, make sure you’re financial (the main reason for this is insurance and a new cross checking process is being instigated by those dogs with a bone Ryan and Hobby). PS: the $2 swim entry fee each week for each swimmer (not each race – bargain!) remains payable in Australian decimal currency only. 

The Quinlans: Brian and Karen are jetting off overseas and this is their last weekend for a while down at Splashers. Don’t expect to see everyone’s favourite lemon chicken for a while, but don’t plan anything for Sunday afternoon either, as we all put in a last ditch effort to decipher the Code and buy Quincy a drink. The man deserves to be shouted a thousand for his superlative work on the BBQ. Also there's 11,000 reasons to kick onto the surf club after putting a dent into the Splashers reserve stocks. 

Don't forget to vote on the polls. The big questions need answering.

OH YEAH!

It is good to be back Splashers!

As I chow down on my oversize bowl of popcorn I ask myself is there any better way to spend a Sunday than to head down to Splashers swim the obligatory three laps (the 90 is for dribblers) and then gorge myself on some of the finest cuisine money can buy?

If there is, I don’t want to know about it because Splashers already has me won!

Firstly, a big thanks to the Russell family for sponsoring the day. Love your work.

Another beautiful day met the faithful for the Mothers day instalment of Splashers 2010 and wasn’t it a ripper.

The traditional mother-child race was hotly contested with the Russell family even importing their Kona bound daughter Kim for the race. Okay, maybe importing is a big stretch but Kim used to be a regular till she moved down to the ‘vortex’ which is the Shire. Soon she will be wearing St George jerseys and explaining to anyone who will listen how the Dragons don’t ‘choke’ there is just a conspiracy against them or some other run of the mill excuse which those muppets come up with. Come back to the light Kim! Come back to the light!

Yours truly lost the results sheet last week after falling asleep on the couch watching the Roosters show just how awful they are against the hapless Cowboys. I awoke to drool all over my face and the results sheet MIA. So I’ll do my best.

Off the top of my head I know some cheat got 0.00 in the 90 metres. Seriously, turn it up. From memory it was a relatively new member as well. Many believe once you have achieved the dead on then you ascend to another place where you no longer adhere to time and space. Hope you have a nice trip! Say hello to Barry White for me mate. In all seriousness congratulations but you have in no way changed my mind about attempting the 90 metres!

Rex Smith and James Vesper took out the brace which makes me think that someone doctored last week’s website poll results of who is the biggest fox. Kiel Smith was a clear winner but we all know who the best is. I wonder who doctored the poll?

Don Campbell won the 60 metres and to his credit he nearly swam through the wall on the final lap. I hope the win was worth it Don because you’ll now have to make up another second. Sucker.

This Sunday is Cracka Hardy Memorial Day. I encourage all punters to get down and pay tribute to a man who truly embodied the spirit of the Bronte Splashers. I didn’t know him intimately but I toured with the man. On many occasions he had to deal with a bus load of drunken invalids abusing him for his driving. Looking back I think Cracka just wanted to get the team home safely.

So get down, raise a glass, or a thousand, to one of the great Splashers.

Another big thank you must also go to the men on the BBQ. Your service is normally lost in a haze of noodles and sausage but to you I tip my hat.

Just don’t make the same mistake as I always do punters and fill up on sausages! 

Sunday 2 May 2010 – SEASON OPENER
Results

30 Metres
Daisy Carter
Kiel Smith
Dave Magnusson
Louise Ryan
Max Sayer

60 Metre
Martin Palfrey
Mike Hendrie
Peter Daley
Paul Ryan
Max Sayer

90 Metres
Greg Reynolds (.07)
Brian Power (.08)
Ally Hunter (.08)
Brian Russell (.36)
Stewart Carlyle (.43)
Paul Carter (.45)

2 May 2010: Welcome to all the new members who saw 100 competitors in the pool on Sunday, and to all the old members looking like new again. Thanks for all those who paid their membership fees, and a special thanks to Neil Buchanan Garden Care who made his sponsorship donation 2 months in advance (we will invest this money wisely in our special 0.05% interest account!). We have a new Committee (see photo of Ass.Social Secretary and Handicapper attached) and an exciting year of events lined up. First among these is a possible trip to the Bronte Bowling Club in place of the usual bbq in the park. Support for this is still being canvassed, so put your hand up or down if this typeof event interests you. Everyone should have fond memories (or perhaps no memory at all) of the presentation day at the BBC a few years back. As for the foxes, Max (see results above), we are watching you!

Mothers Day: This Sunday there will be a special Mothers Day brace (featuring of course, Mothers and theirchildren). If you do not have a child, but would like to go in the brace, there are usually spare kids wandering aroundso perhaps you can borrow one? Or some mothers might have more than one child, in which case, you might wish toapply, for a small fee, for temporary parenting rights? Anyway, Martin will set out the rules - expect them to be ironclad.

The Russell Family are this weeks sponsors and have kindly donated this week’s gift voucher prizes. Also
available will also be signed copies of Stewart Carlyle’s new book (released to coincide with Mother’s Day) called“Everything I know about salads I learned from Col McDermid”.

Splashers of the week: Len Welch for signing on for another year of washing up (only 9 years to go), Rhonda O’Grady for refusing to take retirement sitting down, Paul Ryan for his declaration that his new handicapping role‘can’t be done by one person alone’ and Angus O’Sullivan for learning on his feet. Splasher of the Week status is guaranteed for anyone who can get a goggle company on line for sponsorship.


BRONTE SPLASHERS SWIMMING CLUB INC.
ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS 2010 - 2011 SEASON

PATRONS
Ron PHILLIPS and Graeme KERR

PRESIDENT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Les KAY Robert PERCY

VICE PRESIDENT
Mr. Paul PEARCE, MP, Mr Malcolm TURNBULL, MP, Mr. Robert HORTON, Mr. Mr Peter BRUCE, Bev HOPKINS

SECRETARY ASS SECRETARY TREASURER
Colin McDERMID Kiel SMITH Emma FINNERTY

CAPTAIN VICE CAPTAIN
Martin PALFREY Warren WHILLIER

HANDICAPPER ASSISTANT HANDICAPPERS
Brian POWER                Angus O’SULLIVAN and Paul RYAN

HON SOCIAL SECRETARY ASSISTANT SOCIAL SECRETARY
John HOBBY                        Stewart CARLYLE /Brian QUINLAN

COMMITTEE
Keith BLADES, Brad PRESTON, Kiel SMITH

PUBLICITY OFFICERS W.S.A.A. DELEGATES
Brad PRESTON and Emma FINNERTY Emma FINNERTY and Col McDERMID

AUDITORS        PUBLIC OFFICER
Keith BLADES and Roland PISANI        Emma FINNERTY

JUDGES
Martin PALFREY, Warren WHILLIER, Wayne ASHLEY, Brian POWER

STARTER CHECK STARTER TRUSTEE
Keith BLADES Warren WHILLIER          Robert MILLER / Peter HILLMAN