Cronulla RSL Swimming Club in Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia | Community organisation

Cronulla RSL Swimming Club

Locality: Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia

Address: Gunnamatta Bay, Nicholson Parade 2230 Cronulla, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.cronullarslswimclub.org.au

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25.01.2022 DIGGERS SHIELD Despite weather forecast not being favourable the Diggers Shield Carnival proceeded. A great attendance of 90 people was fantastic considering the weather threat. Another successful carnival with our guest clubs contribution. Special thanks to our members who worked tirelessly to support the night with Eric providing another great BBQ and Steve supplying Mushy Peas. We had one heavy shower during the first race but the rain largely held off for us. Congratulat...ions to Margaret McKeon from Kurranulla who won the 50M event(closest to nominated time). The Diggers Shield Relay was won by the Cronulla RSL A team who narrowly won a closely contested event. Thanks to all our members and visitors who made this another successful event. See more

24.01.2022 At this stage swimming is on. Windy on deck so rug up.

24.01.2022 9th Feb Good morning. Todays swim has been cancelled due to the obvious. Planned championship races will be rescheduled.

24.01.2022 Jack is getting serious! Jack has hired a personal trainer to improve his fitness this winter. Look out for a dramatic improvement in his times.

24.01.2022 No Swim Sunday16th Feb A reminder there is no club swim at Gunnamatta on 16th Feb as we are travelling to Coogee to swim with our friends at Randwick/Coogee RSL Club. Bus leaves Gunnamatta at 7.30.

23.01.2022 1st March Beautiful weather conditions and clean water provided a great day for swimming. Club 200M Freestyle championship races were held along with normal schedule. Winner were Deborah Jenkins(Female) and Phil Short(Male). The weekly feature event was the 50M Freestyle sponsored by Dave Dopson. Winners were Elizabeth Whitcombe(Female) and Gordon Williams(Male). As well we enjoyed a special cake to celebrate the 70th Birthday of Bill Bertram. Congrats to Bill on reaching this milestone.

23.01.2022 Thursday Night Swim cancelled this week Due to contaminated water there will be no swim on 13th Feb. The Club Championship 50M and 100M races will now be conducted on Sun 8th March.

20.01.2022 Swim Cancellation The swim program for 19th Jan has been cancelled due to the polluted state of the bay and continuing rainfall.

20.01.2022 Summer Swim Program suspended. Regretfully the club has decided to suspend the swim program for the rest of the Summer season. It includes Greys and Thursday night swims. This decision was taken after extensive discussion assessing potential risk to our members and their families with the rapidly escalating Covid-19 virus. People are welcome to visit the club facilities to indulge in social swim activities at their own discretion. There will be understandable disappointment with this but it was felt the correct option with the information available.

20.01.2022 8th March Unfortunately a burst of heavy showers at an inconvenient time resulted in the swimming program for the day being cancelled. The 50/100M Freestyle Championship will be rescheduled, but no date confirmed at his stage. Family Day is on next Sunday where you can invite members of your family down for a swim with the club as long as they can swim 50M freestyle. Whilst there was no swimming, we were still able to help Lesley celebrate her birthday - Many happy returns Le...sley. Sea Horses are the duty team next week. See more

19.01.2022 A vice captain's job, so much to do, so little time!!

19.01.2022 29th November Different conditions today with a blistering strong cross wind in 40 degree heat. We still had a good number of swimmers register and a successful morning. The main prize was the Presidents 50M freestyle with the award going to closest to their handicap time. Winners were Steve Murray (Male) and Joyce Grounds (Female). Photo shows Steve and Joyce receiving their awards from Club President Paul Rugg.

19.01.2022 12th Jan and a high tide. Two main events were the annual 10 a side Shirts Vs Skirts relay trophy and the Paul Rugg 400M Freestyle. The skirts narrowly won a hotly contested event by a mere 20 metres or so. Congratulations to the girls who have bragging rights for 5 minutes. The Paul Rugg 400M was won by Captain Lisa (Female) and Steve Murray (Male). Lisa has won the 50M prize last week, the Shirts Vs Skirts, the 400M and was in the winning 5 a side relay as well. Looks like reconstituted grape juice is the supplement to be on.

19.01.2022 Some of our members attended the Melbourne Cup function at the RSL Club. As yet no reports of inappropriate behaviour - well done ladies.

19.01.2022 5 brave swimmers & 1 coach for a final swim at Gunnamatta Bay this season!

18.01.2022 IMPORTANT NOTICE Have been advised ocean and tidal pools are closed as of midnight tonight (25th March). You may have a police officer waiting if you choose to swim. Please comply with this directive.

18.01.2022 Great the see the Supercoach(alias Paul Crowe) was caught conducting a secret strategy session with the Green Slugs. Expect some dramatic improvement in swim times in coming weeks.

17.01.2022 15th March A vigorous southerly wind did not deter a band of hardy swimmers who braved the elements today. The feature event was the 50M Freestyle sponsored by Jon Jenkins for the swimmer closest to their handicap time. Joyce Grounds was our deserving winner with a great swim. Sea Slugs are the duty team next week.

16.01.2022 Thursday Cancellation 5th March swim tonight has been cancelled due to continued heavy rain this afternoon

16.01.2022 26th January Our normal schedule applied even though it was Australia Day and a good attendance by our members. Conditions were humid and a large crowd down at the bay for the public holiday. There were two feature events: - Phil Short 400M prize for closest to time - Geoff Armstrong 50M also for closest to time. The 400M was won by Ann Wood(F) and Paul Cavanagh(M) who were both under 1 second from their handicap time.... In the 50M Ian Bourke took the prize with an outstanding .04 sec from his time. Next week sees the start of our Championship races commencing with the Age Champs. Members must have 4 qualifying swims to be eligible for the Age Champs. See more

15.01.2022 13th December Great conditions for swimming with the Gary Ballard 200M Freestyle the prize event of the day. Congratulations to Kylie Mulholland (female) and Craig Smith (the other one) who swam closest to their time on the day. Birthday celebrations to Grant Conway who provided a calorie loaded chocolate cake for the occasion. Graham Purches donated a home made Christmas Pudding in case anyone was still hungry. Thanks to Carol and Bernard who donated 2 hooded towels and a bo...x of chocolates for raffle prizes. Next week will be the pre Christmas swim with extra catering and plenty of Christmas cheer. The main event will be the 4 X 50M Christmas relay with each winning member receiving a Christmas Pudding donated by the RSL. See more

15.01.2022 23rd Feb Swimming resumes at the Bay after a break due to weather and travel. 400M Freestyle Champions are Deborah Jenkins and Phil Short - Congratulations. 200M,100M and 50M Championships to come. The feature race was the 50M Freestyle sponsored by the Picones for closest to time.... Winners were Margaret McKeon and Bill Jury. Next week duty team is the Jellyfish. 200M Freestyle Championship next week as well. See more

13.01.2022 Coogee Visit The club had a fantastic day visiting the Coogee Diggers Swim Club at Wylie's Baths. We had a fantastic attendance and over 100 swimmers from both clubs took part. The pool conditions were perfect and everyone seemed to enjoy our host's organisation and hospitality. One of our relay teams won the prestigious Dover Straights Shield which was originally donated by Des Renford. This was a 10 X 50Yds race with the closest to nominated time getting the prize. ... The Open 10 a side relay gave a credible performance but were defeated by the Coogee team. After swimming our hosts provided a feast which was enjoyed by all. Thanks to all our members who participated and made it such a success. See more

13.01.2022 Gunnamatta access It appears the Council has changed its position on closing Gunnamatta, so you may be able to get a swim in. Rules are changing by the hour so this may be obsolete by the time it is posted. No clubhouse access, so keep your distance if you decide to swim. Council have confirmed baths are open (AT THIS STAGE)

13.01.2022 22 November A busy morning down the Bay with Nippers, Triathlon Club and ourselves all using the water. A great attendance this morning with 2 trophy races. The Bob McKenna Memorial Trophy for the 100M and sponsored by Paul Cavanagh was won by Bill Jury. In the 400M freestyle Steve Harper provided the prize which was won by Anthony Picone.... Great to see Sidney Mulholland swimming with us after spending the year studying in Adelaide. See more

11.01.2022 The council have been down wrapping barricades around the pool deck entrance. Signs are being made and will be erected soon.

11.01.2022 Some random shots were taken of some of our members down at Cronulla on Friday

11.01.2022 Winter Swimming on Sundays continues to be well supported with 24 swimmers last Sunday. Congratulations to Denis Woodland who has hit the magical 80th Birthday and was awarded the OBE(Over Bloody Eighty) to mark the occasion.

11.01.2022 The AIF Swimming carnival has been cancelled due to pandemic. See emails for more info.

11.01.2022 Winter Swimming Today saw a successful start of the Winter Swim program with a large attendance of our hardy swimmers turning up for a swim in the ocean at Cronulla. Well done to our team and a great morning was enjoyed by all. Show-off of the day was Steve Murray who swam zero seconds off his nominated time. The picture shows the team entering the water.

10.01.2022 Change to Swim Schedule Due to postponement due to weather, the 50M/100M Championship events will now be held on 29th March.

09.01.2022 8th November Better conditions, but with a sharp cold southerly breeze saw our swimming recommence after two weeks of cancellation due to weather. The prize events were the Joan Harper and Barbara Murphy 400M freestyle and the Lyn and David Bryan 50M freestyle. Winners were Yasmin Denhi-Stalker and Bill Jury in the 50M and Paul Rugg and Elizabeth Whitcombe in the 400M. Paul Rugg was .67 from his time.... Elizabeth was 1.75 from her time. Bill was .11 and Yasmin .26 from their 50M time. Congratulations to our winners of the day. See more

08.01.2022 Update Our Summer season draws to a close and it is time to address the Winter Season Unfortunately the club's suspension of swimming activities will continue during the winter months until further notice. It is imperative we follow the published guidelines re group activities in the interest of the health of all our members and their families. Stay safe and keep active within the rules.

06.01.2022 Water is fine, swimming will be on, but very chilly on deck. Bring a warm jacket.

06.01.2022 This weeks Thursday night Swim is cancelled due to doubtful water quality.

05.01.2022 Swimming conditions at Gunnamatta have improved and tomorrow's swim schedule is on. Stingrays are Duty Team

05.01.2022 Disturbing Trend The isolation has resulted in the judgement of some to go out the window. Sunday morning and wild seas and howling winds. What does Captain Lisa decide to do - I will go for a swim in the Gunnamatta baths. No more needs to be said. She even has the map from her iWatch showing how many laps she swam.

05.01.2022 15th November Finally a perfect day for our Sunday swim: high tide, no wind and warm sun. There was a great attendance and 2 events had prizes attached. The 200m Freestyle was sponsored by Bill Jury and the winners were: Lisa Hedge (Female)... Grant Conway (Male) The 50M Freestyle was sponsored by Warren and Jan Rapp. Winners: Ian Bourke (Male) Elizabeth Whitcombe (Female) Winner of the October pointscore was Grant Conway. See more

05.01.2022 Self explanatory

05.01.2022 Closure of clubhouse - Covid-19. Due to the confined space in the clubhouse it has been decided to lock up the facility for the time being. It is impossible to have a group of people inside and maintain safe distance. As of late Thursday the external padlocks will be changed. Please remove personal belongings from the clubhouse. It will be open for a short window on Saturday at 9.00am when some cleaning will be performed. This action was deemed necessary to eliminate health risk to our members and families. Many will still be having a swim, but having the same access as other members of the public.

04.01.2022 2nd Feb Age Championships were combined with normal pointscore races. Good attendance saw some hotly contested races. The pointscore trophy prizes donated by Ian Bourke were for the 50M freestyle closest to time. The winners were Christine Parrish (F) and Steve Harper(M). Our swimming club raised $1516 for the Bushfire Appeal which reflected some great generosity from our members.... Diggers Shield is on next Thursday Night and we expect a large contingent of visiting clubs to join us on the night. Next week is the start of Club Championships with 50M and 100M races scheduled. See more

04.01.2022 6th December Good conditions with a high tide and plenty of swimmers. The great Supercoach, (Paul Crowe), donates the prize for the 400M Freestyle today and there was hot competition. The winners were Ann Wood (1.46 sec from handicap time) and Paul Rugg (2.17 sec from time). Congratulations Ann and Paul and thanks to Supercoach for his generous prizes. Captain Lisa presents the prizes on behalf of Supercoach.

03.01.2022 Two of our members have decided to promote the club by forming the Golf sub-club and display the new club shirt on the golf course. Well Done Lisa and Gary.

02.01.2022 Family Day Cancelled. It is with regret that we have decided to cancel the family day tomorrow. The weather is likely to deliver very uncomfortable conditions and we would want it to be an enjoyable day for our visitors. We will not reschedule this day as the weather is bound to be getting cooler from now on. Normal swim program is still on at this stage.... Apologies for inconvenience and disappointment caused. See more

01.01.2022 Unfortunately the weather deteriorated and swimming was cancelled so no report for this week.

01.01.2022 Family day postponed Unfortunately the planned family day this Sunday has been postponed due to forecast weather conditions. This avoids a late notice causing unnecessary disruption to people's plans. At this stage normal Sunday program is still scheduled, but keep a watch on emails and FB for any notices of change.

01.01.2022 DIGGERS SHIELD Weather is holding off so the carnival is still ON.

01.01.2022 Hi there, Anyone missing their daily swim? We are here to help you with well intentioned advice. Here is one persons answer to the great swimming void: