Club Development
Clubs create a clear pathway from water safety/ learn to swim to club development programme which is equipped to provide the necessary skills that would transform aquatics. Qualified coaches and 2 instructors per club are placed at all the club development sites. Mentorship programs have been formulated between the well established clubs and the new clubs from the previously disadvantaged areas as a formula to ensure sustainability of the clubs in the future.
The programme aims to close disparities created in the past as the programme identifies achieving clubs from the previously disadvantaged communities by providing club and athlete support. The programme also capacitates communities to take ownership of the clubs by forming sustainable club executive structures that would promote aquatics. The clubs have a clear mandate aligned with the National school sport strategy of ensuring that all learners participate in sports on a particular day.
The clubs are expected to host a gala and to also coordinate inter-house and intra-school galas within their area.
The following are the SSA developmental clubs:
- Superfins - CGA
- Piranhas - Border
- Paarl Aquarius - Western Cape
- Soweto Aquatics - CGA
- Attridgeville - NTS
- Umlazi Sharks - KZN
MPP EVENTS
WPA Fun Gala - Blue Downs Indoor Heated Pool, 8 July 2017
At least 300 children and 15 development clubs attended the gala hosted by WPA in conjunction with Western Cape Department of Culture Affairs and Sport & Recreation.
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POOL SPLASH - NORTHERN CAPE
The event happened on the 25th October 2017 at Warrenton in Northern Cape.
Only 25 kids participated on the day. They will be running this programme every Wednesday until January 2018.
Anita Hoogstander wrote this on Facebook...
A few years back, I opened a docket of a 8/9 year old girl who drowned in Weskanaal, in Warrenton, to see that lifeless body just lying there, I freaked out, I didn't even want to see the moment our Forensic people took her little body out of the water into that van... That night I cried before God and asked Him why? He gave me this vision to help kids who can't swim. I said, "Lord but I can't even swim." But He smiled and said, "Don't you know I know all about you. Just believe in yourself." I started to do research. And the rest is history... Mr Faried Joseph, thanks for the opportunity you gave me. Thanks for that special talent you share with the ret of us. Mr Ernest Seleke, you are a true warrior. Zenobia, thanks sis, for every step we walked together. It takes true friendship to share the same passion. The crew Lifeguards, Jeffrey, Tino, Lerato... Instructors, thanks to you all. Rolihlahla, Thlathlogang and Combined schools, thanks for investing in your beautiful kids. Warrenton Community we have champions amongst us. That "little angel" must be smiling down on us today!!!
Contact person for more information is Faried Joseph - 082 800 4284
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LTS CLINIC
Mozambique (January 2018)
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PAARL AQUARIUS AWARDS FUNCTION
This year the club was celebrating 40 years of existence. As a norm, every year-end of the season they have an awards function.
The head coach, Isaac Kock started compiling a set of records for the club from the middle 1980’s and since then Paarl Aquarius have Age Group, Open Water, Short Course and Long Course records on file.
Every year-end the club honours the hard-work ship of the athletes by an awards evening function to boost their moral in the sport. The club has put this event together for the last 40 years and they are adamant to see 40 more and even beyond.
The night was made possible by former swimmers and administrators of the club through sponsoring trophies. They had four categories of awards: Novice; Juniors; Seniors and the Top Award.
The night was full of glamour as swimmers, parents and guests dressed up for the prestigious event. Swimmers were very excited to be receiving their awards even though they were stressed, as they did not who was to receive what awards on the night.
Simone vd Merwe, Angus Solomons and Mark Peceur dominated the stage for the night. Simone scooped four awards in the Juniors category while the Senior category was very tight although Angus Solomons managed to walk away with two awards while Mark scooped three including the Swimmer of the Year award.
Other Award Winners were:
Future Prospect - Heiko Basson
Best Performer Beginner - Abigail Kotze
Best Progress Beginner - Minke Hugo
Juniors Seniors
Top Backstroke - Simone vd Merwe Top Backstroke - Aimee-Jane Jepthah
Top Breaststoke - Simone vd Merwe Top Breaststroke - Angus Solomons
Top Butterfly - Anika Hugo Top Butterfly - Mark Peceur
Top Freestyle - Simone vd Merwe Top Freestyle - Helen Prinsloo
Versatility Award - Simone vd Merwe Versatility Award - Angus Solomons
Best Progress Jnr Swimmer - Frans Cilliers Top Open Water Swimmers - Jamie Bossenger; Cianan Danhouse; Helen Prinsloo
Best Prospect Jnr Swimmer - Thomas vd Merwe; Anmi Slabberts
Prestiougus Award - Mark Peceur
Special Mention Award - Angus Solomons
Club Swimmer of the Year - Mark Peceur
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
ANMI SLABBERT JAYDEN WILLIAMS LARA BOTHA
THOMAS VD MERWE JUNIKA HUGO ANIKA HUGO
ABIGAIL KOTZE FRANS CILLIERS LEROUX DU TOIT
HEIKO BASSON SIMONE VD MERWE MARK PECEUR
MINKE HUGO KYLA SABBAGHA CALEB PECEUR
THOMAS VD MERWE ANGUS SOLOMONS
CIANAN DANHOUSE
AIMEE-JANE JEPTHAH
HELEN PRINSLOO
KARA CILLIERS