Congratulations to Ben Leonard who is the winner* of the Duncan McPhail Trophy for Season 2020/21. Duncan McPhail Trophy 202021 A classic photo finish, with Ben coming at a constant pace along the hard sand, Ando sprinting to catch him from behind and Tim swooping in from the soft sand. Ben just held on to stay [...]
Congratulations to Tim Tucak who is the winner* of the F. E. Ford Cup for Season 2020/21. F. E. Ford Cup 202021 Overcoming the hurdles of not being able to find the stopwatch (it had been left in the Patrol Tower last Sunday) and then losing the anchor to the cobbled together spare parts buoy (another [...]
Swanbourne Cup Mixed Board Rescue Firstly thank you to Logan Ovenden-Clarke and crew for their assistance in the setting of the string line. Thanks to Logan and Peter Brigg for resetting the string line such that it was taut. Thank you also to Erin Gallagher and the Nippers for loan of the string line. Thanks also [...]
Congratulations to Team BLOW who blew away the competition to be the winners* of the inaugural Ocean M Mixed Teams Event for Season 2020/21. Team BLOW - Sam Barnett, Ray Lampard, Natalie Owens, Justin Owens Actually it was closer than that with Team HoliGrall just 5 seconds behind them, followed by Team Brigg who didn't dive and [...]
Congratulations to Kath Laws who is the winner* of the Oldham Memorial Cup for Season 2020/21. Oldham Memorial Cup 202021 Nineteen swimmers contested the Oldham Memorial' Cup this season as the first event on Super Sunday. Conditions looked great with the easterly breeze and no swell. Proceedings ran smoothly with an early start almost on 8 [...]
Congratulations to Anne-Marie Juengling who is the winner* of the Presidents' Cup for Season 2020/21. Presidents' Cup Twenty four swimmers contested the Presidents' Cup this season and proceedings ran smoothly with an early start almost on 8 am at Vera View. An early sea breeze and prevailing current gave the go markers a reasonable chance but [...]
The new WA Museum Boola Bardip opened in the Perth Cultural Centre on Saturday 21 November. In pride of place up the first escalator is Cygnet V, a former Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC wooden surf boat, hanging from the ceiling! The Club colours and the old crest can clearly be seen on the oars and the bow, [...]
Points Races Provisional Programme We think the programme for Swanny Points Races Season 202021 will be along these lines. Then again we might just change our minds at some point. Points Races Guide Read the Points Races Guide for the what, why, who and how as well as how to win of Points Races! Points Races – [...]
This is your new committee, we've been working hard behind the scenes to get Swanny ready for summer. Feel free to contact us for a chat! 1. President - Luke Bishop 2. Deputy President - Lucy Gunzburg 3. Club Captain - Kate Hutchinson 4. Finance & Admin - Mark Grzanka 5. Junior Development - Erin Gallagher 6. Education - Dave Parsons 7. Marketing [...]
The Surf Life Saving WA Awards of Excellence 2020 were announced on Friday 17th July via live stream. Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC is delighted to recognise Graham Sharpe who was awarded Assessor of the Year. Graham is an Assessor of the highest calibre and Swanbourne Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club (SNSLSC) are privileged to have him serve [...]
