Swimming Squad Program

Here you will find days, times, location and contact details for the SOSUNS (Special Olympics Sydney Upper North Shore) Swimming Squad Program.

Swimmers who are eligible for the squad program must be able to confidently swim 25m unassisted in at least one stroke.

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Swimmers Score Medals Galore

SOSUNS sent four swimmers off to Adelaide to represent the Blues.  Lauren, Rebecca, Ashlie and James had trained hard and competed in numerous lead up competitions to ready themselves for the Games.  And it showed, as all four swimmers came away after some really tough competition with at least one medal each.

The excitement at the pool rivalled that shown by the crowd when Thorpy was swimming.  Signs, cheers and Mexican waves pumped up the swimmers as they readied themselves for their races.

Lauren won a silver medal in the relay with team mate Rebecca and also a bronze medal in the backstroke.  As well as the silver relay medal, Rebecca won a bronze for the breast stroke and most satisfying of all she swam a personal best in the freestyle. 

 

 

 

 James came away with two gold medals in his relay and butterfy races as well as a couple of fourth places.  Ashlie won bronze in the 50 metre freestyle relay but really made herself and her supporters proud when she swam personal bests in the 50 metre and 100 metre backstroke races.  Ashlie achieved fourth place in these races and despite a busy program also managed a sixth place in the 50 metre freestyle. 

Along with the athletes, three SOSUNS volunteers also went along to Adelaide as carers and coaches.  Brandon, Aileen and Jack all agreed that attending the Games was one of the best experiences of their lives and can’t wait for the next games in Melbourne.

Lucy to represent Australia!

Lucy has been selected as a member of the Australian team travelling to Taiwan in October to attend the 5th Down Syndrome World Swimming Championships.  She is one of three athletes selected from NSW and the only girl.

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Sydney North swim carnival results

SOSUNS athletes recently had a great time competing at the Sydney North swim carnival.   Congratulations to all athletes who did such a great job of representing SOSUNS and also achieved fantastic results.  Results from the carnival are as follows:

Lucy Dumitrescu - 1st 100m freestyle, 2nd 50m butterfly, 3rd 50m freestyle, 2nd 50m backstroke

Christopher Edwards - 1st 25m freestyle,  1st 50m freestyle, 2nd 25m backstroke

Romy Ferreira - 4th 50m freestyle, 3rd 25m butterfly, 2nd 25m breaststroke, 4th 50m backstroke

Lauren Heggie - 2nd 50m freestyle, 4th 50m backstroke, 3rd 50m breaststroke

Melissa Eustace - 7th 50m backstroke, 4th 50m breaststroke

Swim Carnival Results

SOSUNS recently held a regional swim carnival at Oakhill College.  The event was attended by over 100 athletes from ACT, Hunter, Sydney North, South, East and West and Central Coast.  The largest team on the day with 35 athletes was SOSUNS.

There were great achievements on the day with many PB’s and many smiles.   Athletes train weekly in the SOSUNS squad programs located at Abbotlsleigh School, Ryde Aquatic Centre and Oakhill College School.

The day ran smoothly thanks to the wonderful support of our many volunteers, in particular Oakhill College and their students, Otis and Ryde Eastwood Lions Club.  Thanks also to Russell Becker who is the driving force behind successful SOSUNS swimming carnivals.

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