By TONY FROST
FOR the second consecutive year, Noosa Masters Swim Club has achieved the rare distinction of being named winners of the ‘State and National Endurance 1000’ program.
Swimmers from all masters clubs are awarded points, based on their age grouping, times achieved and distances covered from 400 to 1500 metres for all strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and medley), along with 30, 45 and 60-minutes swims. This year some 39 Queensland clubs along with 145 clubs from throughout Australia participated.
NATIONAL RESULTS: 1st Noosa Masters, Noosa Aquatic Centre – 23,410 points. 2nd Hobart Talays, Clarence Aquatic Centre – 18,124 points. 3rd Vikings Tuggeranong Masters ACT – 13,785 points. 4th Campbelltown Collegians, Bradbury Aquatic Centre, NSW – 13,312 points. 5th Miami Masters, Gold Coast 11,220 points.
Of the 90 members belonging to Noosa for 2014, 64 swam in the ‘Endurance 1000’ programme and no fewer than five members gained maximum points in the programme – Dyanna Benny, Geoff Lander, Rob Lucas, Mark Powell and Irene Symons. An additional 15 reached more than 500 points – Bob McCausland, Ian Mitchell, Jacky Shields, Brian Cairns, John Lloyd, Adele Tucker, Lynette Clemitson, Wendy Ivanusec, Ian Tucker, Brian Hoepper, Bruce Warren, Mark Besford, Studley Martin, Eulah Varty and Tony Frost.
Noosa success must be attributed to their Endurance 1000 co-ordinator, Mary Lester, and her trusty assistants, Marcia Kimm and Bruce Warren.
“Without so many willing timekeepers and recorders, the results just would not have happened,” Mary Lester said.
“Many of these were not swimmers, but just happy to help.”
Thanks go to Lorna Lander, Bob Martin, Olga McCausland and Robyn Mitchell.
Bring on the 2015 event for the trifecta.
