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Certificates of achievement and appreciation were presented at training on Monday evening to Shane Wallace and Barbara Morris (shown above) and Lesley Robinson for their contribution to the club's 400m/800m swim event held on Sunday 26 June. Congratulations to you all.

Mahsuri Satay Restaurant

The best satay outside of Malaysia and Singapore ...



... so says Mahsuri Satay's advertising byline and who are we to argue?



A small group dined on fabulous satay in the heart of Victoria Park. Plates of meat, chicken, vegetables and rice dressed with satay sauce were delivered to our table while the restaurant continued to fill with many other diners. Prices were very reasonable and this is obviously a restaurant that does a roaring trade most nights of the week. It's easy to see why.

Dishes were to everyone's taste - not too hot - although we may have spied some beads of perspiration breaking out on the forehead of one member, and we also noticed two others reaching hastily for the carafe of water!


All up, it was an enjoyable evening out.

Thanks to Hilary and Barbara for organising the occasion.

Riverton Masters Long Course 400m/800m Event

There are few sporting events on the world stage that we might think of as being big.

• The couple of tennis matches played last week in England? - Not big.


• The little bike ride currently underway in France? - Not big at all.


• The few little soccer games played every four years in different countries? - Definitely not what you would call big.

There is only one sporting event in the world arena that the word BIG is simply too small a word to describe.

And there is only one sporting event in the world arena where the word INAUGURAL is simply too modest a word to describe.

That event was the INAUGURAL Riverton Masters Long Course 400m/800m swim!!!

Yes, bigger than Wimbledon, more massive than the Tour de France, and even more widely talked about than the FIFA World Cup, the 400m/800m event was staged at the Riverton Leisureplex on Sunday 26 June with huge success.

Guided by the firm direction of Swim Organiser Damien Eyre, the man we affectionately refer to as 'Coach', and his trusty side-kick Graeme Pow, the man we reverently refer to as 'GP', all swimmers were checked in on the day and the afternoon proceeded without a hitch - except for one swim where the swimmer didn't have the whistle blown to signal 700m and only two laps to go of an 800m record attempt. However, that was only a minor glitch and all three time keepers have been sacked, thus ensuring it doesn't happen again!

On the day, there were 28 swims with 8 records being set, which is a mighty afternoon of swimming in anyone's language. From Riverton, nine people swam a variety of events and their accomplishments are listed below.

400m Freestyle:

• Nadine Neethling in 7.25.76


• Nola Byrne in 8.29.14


• Lee Murphy in 5.16.06


• Simon Innes in 7.51.41


• Graeme Pow in 7.02.22


• Kevin Hall in 7.36.44

400m Backstroke:

• Damien Eyre in 5.27.70

400m Individual Medley:

• Shane Wallace in 7.27.09

800m Freestyle:

• Damien Eyre in 9.53.23


• Shane Wallace in 12.04.34

800m Breaststroke

• Pauline Southall in 18.41.92

Congratulations to everyone that swam on the day. They did themselves proud and the club proud. Well done!

The event could not have occurred without time and effort being given by a team of volunteers on the day who willingly and admirably fulfilled a raft of time keeping duties. Many thanks go to Malira Cocking, Lesley Robinson, Hilary Vaughan, Barbara Morris, Nola Byrne and Pauline Southall for their work on the day. Riverton looked organised and professional and it was a good showing by everyone.

Certificates of achievement and appreciation were awarded to everyone before training on Monday 4 July. Shown below is the Swim Organiser contemplating his speech before making presentations.

Shown below are Simon, Hilary, Kevin, Lee, Graeme and Malira with their certificates.