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News
2/03/2010	2010 Indian Ocean All Stars Challenge and International Coaching Conference The 2010 Indian Ocean All Stars Challenge will be held on the 3rd and 4th April 2010 at Challenge Stadium. Entries Closed The 2010 International Coaching Conference will be held on Monday 5th April at the University of Western Australia. Entries close 22nd March. For more information regarding both events please click on the link provided.
2/03/2010	Swimming WA's Newly Appointed Executive Director Swimming WA is pleased to announce that the position of Executive Director has been filled.
3/03/2010	2010 Age Multi Class Championships – Wrap Up Six West Australian athletes attended the 2010 Australian Age Multi Class Championships at the AIS pool in Canberra from Friday 26th through to Sunday 28th February.
4/03/2010	Primary School Relays Swimming WA is pleased to be running the Primary School Relays this April the 1st,2010 at the Bayswater Waves Aquatic Centre. Due to budget requirements and development expectations the event will only be going ahead if 10 Primary Schools take part and a total of 120 entries are received. Please find more information under Development/Club Development. Make sure your Primary School enters this fantastic event!
5/03/2010	Are you signed up to receive Swimming WA’s monthly newsletter? Swimming WA's monthly newsletter contains all the latest information and news in a new user friendly newsletter delivered straight to your inbox and best of all it is free! To register simply click on the link provided and follow the prompts: Swimming WA Newsletter or Email: clare@wa.swimming.org.au and I will sign you up.
8/03/2010	2010 Team WA Open Presentation Evening Swimming WA hosted a Team WA Open Presentation Evening at the Department of Sport and Recreation on Friday 5th March 2010 to recognise and reward our swimmers who are competing at a national level.
9/03/2010	2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships Thirty four West Australian swimming athletes will embark on Sydney for the 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships at Olympic Park Aquatic Centre from 16th to 21st March 2010.
10/03/2010	2010-11 Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Australian Government Office for Women are looking to develop the next generation of female leaders in sport by offering the 2010/11 Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women (SLGSfW). Substantial funding for organisations and individuals is available, with applications now open. Women from all areas and levels of the Australian sports community are encouraged to apply, including women involved in sport as managers, administrators, coaches, officials, and women in sport governance and media/communications.
10/03/2010	Dealing with Conflict and Difficult People Seminar Whether your role is that of an umpire, referee, coach or administrator, you will find the strategies for dealing with conflict and difficult people in this seminar very helpful.
11/03/2010	2010 Country Pennants This year saw the return of the Country Pennants competition to its home – Northam
11/03/2010	Winter Almanac Order Form 2010 Swimming WA is now taking orders for hard copies of the The 2010 Winter Almanac. The Winter Almanac will be designed in a new user-friendly format and will also be available online for downloading for those that don’t wish to purchase a hard copy. If a hard copy version is preferred there will be a small fee of $5.00 per Almanac due to the costs associated with design and printing. If you wish to purchase the Winter Almanac please fill out the order form attached by 5pm 12th March 2010 and fax to: 08 9227 6089 or via email clare@wa.swimming.org.au
Club Development
9/03/2010	School Meets Due to the requests from several of the schools we are providing more information as to why Swimming WA is unable to accept times achieved at School Meets. Swimming WA is unable to accept the times swum at School Meets for the following reasons:
Coaching
3/03/2010	ascta JUNIOR SQUAD & ASSISTANT COACH COURSE Please click on the link below for more information.
Courses & Clinics
3/03/2010	ascta JUNIOR SQUAD & ASSISTANT COACH COURSE Please click on the link below for more information.
NewSat Junior Virtual Speedster Meets
8/03/2010	March New Sat Junior Virtual Speedster Meet Congratulations to all those who organised and took part in a successful March New Sat JVSM. Please find the results on this link. Swimming WA added to this event with participation ribbons and prizes.
Officiating Courses
2/03/2010	Swimming Officiating Course Friday 5th March, 2010 Craigie Leisure Centre, Whitfords Ave For more information please click on the attached link.
Shell Novice Swim Meets
2/03/2010	Lawley Shell Meet The Mt Lawley Swimming Club Shell Meet results are ready to be seen. Well done to all participants. Remember to all competitors that the Shell Final is on the 28th of March at the Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre in Inglewood. Keep this date free in case you are in the top ten for an event overall!
3/03/2010	Progressive Results We are only one month away from the Shell Final and the progressive results are looking tight. There is only one more lot of results to come in from clubs before the invitation letters are sent out. Make sure you keep the morning of the 28th free in case you are lucky enough to be invited to the final. Please note that the final results will exclude the ‘18A’ style events which were run for two age groups. We look forward to seeing a talented group of swimmers at the Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre at the end of the month!
4/03/2010	Shell Progressive Results
5/03/2010	Lesmurdie Results The last of the Shell Novice Swim Meet results for this year are in! Well done to Lesmurdie on a great meet. These results will be combined with the overall results soon and then a list of competitors for the Shell Final will be up on the website next week. Letters will be sent out to all finalists. Keep Sunday the 28th of March free in case you are a finalist at the Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre. 25m swimmers will race between 8.30am and 10am in the short course indoor pool while 50m swimmers will race between 10am and 1pm in the outdoor long course pool. If you have any questions please contact Sam sam@wa.swimming.org.au.
5/03/2010	Final Results The final combined results are in. When viewing these please take into account that those who swam in combined events (listed as 13A for example) which had more than one age group, will be included in their own age group for the competitor list to come next week. Congratulations to all who took part. Please see below for more information about the final.
9/03/2010	Shell Final The Shell Final is rapidly approaching and competitors for the event have been finalised. Please find a list of all events including the competitors below. All of these athletes will be sent a letter through Swimming WA or the host club regarding their place in the final. For those who are registered for the final but can’t wait for their letter, an example of the letter is attached with details of the meet and how to RSVP. All those who have been selected in reserve events will get the chance to compete on the day. Well done to everyone who took part in a Shell Meet. We look forward to seeing the finalists on Sunday the 28th of March!
Squads
3/03/2010	Team WA Presentations Swimming WA is pleased to be hosting the Team WA presentations for our National Competitors. There will be two separate events held to recognise and reward our state’s most talented swimmers. Please click on the links below for more information.

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