Magazine Jul/Aug 2016

AQUATICS

SHOOTING STARS 15/16 SEASON

The team has grown with swimmers joining us from other programs as well as through the promotion of swimmers from within our Learn to Swim program. Unfortunately, it is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to the following swimmers who will be leaving us this summer: Emma Bell, Sofia Bucey, Kate Dalziel, Dylan Foster, Payton Foster, Flynn House, Juliet Lowery, Mia Lowery, Chloe Ng and Declan Pollard – we wish them all the best with the move! The Club also wishes everyone a lovely summer and we look forward to welcoming you all back for the Fall season commencing on August 15 at Bukit Merah! If you would like to knowmore about the Shooting Stars Swim Team and how you can be a part of this awesome group, please feel free to contact the Aquatics Department.

The Shooting Stars Swim Team has had a very successful year despite the bumpy start to the season with more than a month of training sessions cancelled due to the haze! We took part in 12 external and 5 internal swim meets. Highlights include the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships (SNAGS) and the Indian Ocean All Stars Challenge (IOASC) held in Perth, WA. As a team, the swimmers have set many records, with the standouts being Payton Foster winning our first medal at SNAGS, Anna Bierley qualifying for the finals at SNAGS (Seniors) and Maile Sullivan winning the Overall Champion Trophy for Girls 8 & Under at IOASC! Our in-house Starfish Swim School Meet was a very fitting way for both coaches and swimmers to bid farewell to our current pool with some great end-of-season personal best times achieved.

STARFISH SWIM SCHOOL FALL PROGRAM 2016

Swimmers who enrol in the first month (August 15 – September 3) of Aquatics classes before July 31 will receive a welcome gift including a $25 Food & Beverage voucher and a towel.

The Starfish Swim School Fall term will begin at Bukit Merah on Monday, August 15.

As an ongoing commitment to provide the highest standard of excellence in swimming and in response to feedback from parents, we are pleased to announce the following enhancement to the swim program: The maximum class sizes for all levels within the program will be lowered – Seahorse and Turtles will have a maximum of 3 students per class; Seals and Stingrays 4 and Dolphin and Shark Squad 6 and 7 swimmers respectively.

A new monthly enrolment option will also be offered beginning Fall term.

If you have yet to register, please visit the Aquatics page on our Club website to download an enrolment form.

For more information on all Aquatics programs please visit our website, call 6739-4450 or email Elspeth at elspethl@amclub.org.sg

47 THE AMERICAN CLUB JUL / AUG 2016