Tritons Swimming Club Newsplash
September 2012
LONDON OLYMPICS 2012
TWO TRITONS SWIMMERS - MATELITA BUADROMO
& PAUL ELAISA & TWO TRITONS OFFICIALS WILLY ELAISA & EUGENE PANUVE WERE SELECTED
TO REPRESENT FIJI IN THE LONDON OLYMPICS.
THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OLYMPICS OUR SWIM
TEAM TRAINED IN LIVERPOOL.
PAUL ACHIEVED A PERSONAL BEST TIME IN THE
100M FREESTYLE. MATELITA ACHIEVED A PERSONAL
BEST TIME FOR HER FIRST 50M OF THE 100M
BREASTROKE AND A SEASONAL BEST FOR THE 100M
BREASTROKE. A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE BY
OUR FIRST TIME OLYMPIANS!
09-2012
20 12 L O NG C OU R S E C H A M PS
THE LONG COURSE CHAMPIONS
OF 2012...4TH YEAR RUNNING!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
It’s been busy for the Water Warriors
LONG COURSE GRAND PRIX
The Long Course Grand Prix Series
saw our swimmers perform at their
best! GP#1 achieved 54 personal best
times, GP#2 achieved 55 personal best
times and GP#3 saw 47 personal best
times. Eight records were broken
during these series and they were all
broken by our young, talented 10 year
old swimmer, Temafa Yalimaiwai.
ADULT LEARN TO SWIM
LONG COURSE NATIONALS
This year after much preparations from
our coaches and our swimmers, the
Long Course Nationals held in the
capital Suva began with heavy rains and
strong winds. This did not dampen the
spirit of our club. 135 personal best
times were achieved. 18 National
records were broken, 11 of which were
broken by Temafa Yalimaiwai pictured
here.
BUS RIDE TO NADI
FRIDAY FUN DAY
Club AGM
M OV I E NI G H T
The club held its Annual General Meeting
on the 31st of August. This coincided with
a Friday Fun Day which the coaches put
on for our young ones. The meeting drew
a great turn out from our parents and
several apologies were received from
those who were traveling abroad.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
VENUE: VILLAGE 6
DATE: 27TH SEPT, 2012
The new officers and committee elected
to manage the club’s affairs for the next
12 months are:
6.30PM DRINKS & NIBBLES
President: James Panuve
COST: $12/TICKET
Secretary: Terence Elaisa
Treasurer: Alisi Panuve
MOVIE SCREENING: 7.30PM
Team Manager: Willy Elaisa
Committee: Akuila Buadromo
Bina Patel
Peta Marley
Banuve Yalimaiwai
Milly Kado
Head Coach: Eugene Panuve
SHORT COURSE GRAND PRIX
#1, 2 & 3
These series were all held in Nadi giving
us the opportunity to travel by bus across
to the West. Although the bus ride is long
and begins in the wee hours of the comp
morning, it is something our families look
forward to. Another opportunity to be
together!
In brief, GP#1 saw 42 personal best
times, GP#2 - 35 personal bests and
GP#3 8 records were broken.
The Tongan Malolo Swim Club (below)
came in from Nukualofa to attend the
GP#3. A first pool competition for the
young club as they train and swim in the
ocean at the Tonga Naval Base, Nukualofa.
swimming
Swimming is an excellent full-body
aerobic workout, burning as many
calories per hour as running or
cycling at the same intensity. It is a
safe option for overweight, elderly
and pregnant athletes whose
bodies cannot handle high-impact
sports. If swimming floats your
boat, then keep at it. It doesn’t
matter if you’re splashing around
with your kids burning 400
calories an hour, or burning 748
calories per hour honing your
butterfly for the Olympic trials.
Any kind of swimming burns
calories. Whatever sport gets you
off the couch most often is the
one that will burn the most
calories in the long run.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/
article/18842-many-calories-burnedswimming/#ixzz27LO6aKRG
SWIMMING
TRIVIA
1. SWIMMING BECAME AN OLYMPIC
SPORT IN 1896
2. TUNA SWIM AN AVERAGE OF 9
MILES/HOUR WITHOUT STOPPING
3. TRACY CAULKINS IS THE ONLY
SWIMMER WHO HAS EVER HELD A
RECORD IN EVERY SINGLE
STROKE.
4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INVENTED
SWIMMING FINS
C LU B
CO MM I TT EE
M E ET I N G S
The committee meets every first
Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the
Damodar City Aquatic Centre.
We are always looking out for parents
who are willing to help the committee
in tending to the various areas of
running the club.
Please talk to any of the committee
members who are normally poolside if
you wish to help out or discuss ideas.
SWIM- A- TH O N
SWIM-A-THON
A FIRST FOR THE WATER WARRIORS. THE
CHALLENGE WAS TO SWIM 100 KMS
COLLECTIVELY HOWEVER, ON THE DAY, AFTER 3
HOURS OF NON STOP SWIMMING, OUR
YOUNGLINGS SWUM 165KMS! A GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT BY ALL. DISTANCE BADGES WERE
ALSO AWARDED TO OUR BEGINNER & IMPROVER
GROUPS.
COLLECTIVELY THE CLUB RAISED NEARLY $5,OOO
WHICH GOES TO ASSISTING WITH THE RUNNING
COSTS OF THE CLUB.
P H O T O G A LLERY
UPCOMING
EVENTS
1. MOVIE NIGHT, 27 SEPT
2. STATE NZ SC CHAMPS IN
WELLINGTON - 30 SEPT
3. SHORT COURSE
NATIONALS, 5-7 OCT
4. WORLD’S SC
CHAMPIONSHIPS, TURKEY 12-16 DEC
EUGENE KADO OFF TO NZ
Eugene Kado pictured right, is
competing in the State New
Zealand Short Course held in
Wellington on the 30th of Sept 4th Oct.
Eugene has qualified in three
events - 50 Freestyle, 50
breastroke and the 100 freestyle.
This will be his first overseas meet
which he is very excited about.
He will be traveling with his mum,
Milly and several swimmers from
Race Club, Fiji.
The club wishes Eugene all the
very best and we know that the
competition will be a wonderful
experience for him!
Good Luck & Safe Travel!!
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