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| About Us [AUSSI = Australian Union of Senior Swimmers International] Our “home” pool is the Aqualife Centre on Somerset Street, East Victoria Park. Training is currently held at the Aqualife Centre in the outdoor, heated, 50m pool.
We swim ALL YEAR ROUND! Club Day- (Social races and morning tea.) Sunday 9:00-11:00am Aerobics Session (longer swims - 400m, 800m, 1500m) Saturday 10:00am-12 noon Training 6:30-7:30pm Thursday 8:00-9:00am 6:30-7:30pm Sunday 10:00-11:00am
Saturday Aqualife Centre location: FEES: Our annual membership fee for 2008 is expected to be $130 (from September 2007 there is a 16 month fee option of $160) This is broken down in the following way:
**There is a $10.00 discount if you hold a current Commonwealth Health Care Card POOL ENTRY: Currently $4.50 COMPETITIONS: Carnivals can cost from $2.00 plus pool entry to $20.00 or more depending on the venue and the length of the competition. Most club carnivals charge a minimal fee. State and National events will cost more because they have to hire top standard facilities for several days. Open Water Swim events usually cost c.$20.00. What will you get for your money?
Social Life and Travel
When you join a club you not only become part of a team you also have the opportunity to make friends with others who also enjoy keeping fit and being active in all sorts of different ways.
Halloween 2004 Mock Wedding 2003
Added to this are lots of other informal social occasions. Every few weeks we look for an excuse to go out to dinner after training on a Thursday night. Once a month the ‘Morning Crew’ has morning tea after training. During the summer months there is always a group having breakfast after beach training on a Saturday morning.
Masters Swimming can give you the opportunity to travel nationally and internationally. Every year the AUSSI National Swim is staged in a different state. Every 2 years there is a World Masters Swim Meet in a different country. There are also lots of other Masters Games staged all over the place which you can head for. In 2006 a group of Somerset members is planning to attend the Central Australian Games in Alice Springs.
Other Stuff We Do!
Open Water Swimming Lots of members like to take part in the Open Water Swim season each summer. Most of these events are organised outside the AUSSI umbrella and you enter as an individual rather than as a club. However, AUSSI WA does run a pointscore over the season and has awards for AUSSI members who participate in these events. AUSSI WA also runs a State Open Water Championship event towards the end of the season and Somerset has been the organising club for this event for several years and we encourage all of our members to participate either by swimming or helping out with the organisation.
During the summer a group of members meets regularly at Port Beach on Saturday mornings at 9:00 for “Beach Training” and members are welcome to participate on the understanding that this is not an official club activity and is not covered by AUSSI insurance.
Other Sporting Events Being active people many members are also active in other sports as well and members can be found in events like Fun Runs, Triathlons, Cycling, Netball, Hockey, the Blackwood River Marathon, the Busselton Iron Man, the Vic Park Croquet Club, the South Perth Bowling Club, etc., etc. – just ask around if you are interested and someone will point you towards another person with your interests.
Family and Families Somerset sees itself a swimming family. We have our young ’uns and our oldies and all sizes in between. There are lots of couples who both belong to the club and even fathers and sons, grandmothers and granddaughters who swim together. Why not bring your family along to join too? Even if they are too young or non-swimmers your family is always welcome to come along to Somerset events. We always welcome non-swimming volunteers as well (timekeepers, BBQ cookers etc.!!) Your Club is run by Volunteers. From the Coach to the Raffle Coordinator no-one gets paid! Without them there would be no club. Treat them kindly and don’t forget to take your turn to help out when the time comes. It is impossible to put everyone in this publication, but here are a few people you will need to know…
Bathers and Club Uniforms
(Jillian Brennand-Coombes - ronjill@optusnet.com.au)
Soggy Sheets
(Jeremy Allen - jgallen@agric.wa.gov.au)
Club President
Steve Twartz …
He’s the bloke to see if you have any more questions, suggestions, complaints. Remember once you have paid your money this is YOUR club too!
(Steve Twartz – 0417 927 158 stephen.twartz@woodside.com.au)
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