Sutherland’s Gaze and Joy in NSW basketball team
NSW Basketball has announced its men's and women's Under 20 teams which will contest the Australian Under 20 Championships from Feb 15-21 at Townsville in North Queensland.
NSW Under 20 Men: Josh Black (Gosford), Jason Cadee (Bankstown), Zac Compton (Port Macquarie), Shane Harris-Tunks (Liverpool), Tanner Kerry (Northern Suburbs), Will Lopez (Bankstown), Daniel Sepokas (Bankstown), Will McFee (Manly Warringah), Sean Mullan (Illawarra), Brad Simpson (Illawarra), head coach Jeff Cooper (Penrith), assistant coach Jim Noud (Maitland), Ashley Henrisson (Bankstown), manager Tim Hickey (Bankstown).
NSW Under 20 Women: Christina Boag (Hornsby), Danielle Daoud (Hornsby), Victoria Smith (Hornsby), Darcy Wilson (Northern Suburbs), Kate Gaze (Sutherland), Michelle Joy (Sutherland), Kate Oliver (Hills District), Jaimee Cohen (Sydney City), Ellie Gleeson (Albury), Rachel Murray (Bathurst), head coach Debbie Cook (Bankstown), assistant coaches Stuart Allen, Tony Jackson, manager Nancy Haslop.
Cronulla’s Shark Island Swim Challenge on again
Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) is to again present the annual Shark Island Swim Challenge - one of the premier events on the Ocean Swim calendar.
The 2009 Swim is scheduled for 15th March 2009
For further details contact the Cronulla SLSC office on (02) 9523 5300. For results of last year’s event and to obtain swim details, results and online entries (when available), visit the event website www.sharkislandswim.com.au.
Sutherland’s Craig Stevens retires from swimming
As reported in Australian Swimming News, Craig Stevens recently announced his retirement from competitive swimming after a career spanning a decade and two Olympics. The popular team member who will be remembered for his decision to give up his place in the 400m in Athens to allow Ian Thorpe to win the gold medal will work with long-time sponsor Toyota.
Stevens has given the Australian Swimming Team a decade of service and has been a true ambassador for the sport after making his debut at the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney. Over the next 10 years Craig represented his
beloved Telstra Dolphins at two Olympics, three FINA World Championships, two Commonwealth Games, two Pan Pacific Championships, one FINA World Short Course Championships, two Duels In the Pool, the Goodwill Games and the Japan International.
Can you imagine how many laps Craig Stevens has churned through at Sutherland Leisure Centre?
Apart from his major gold medals in the 4x200m at the World Championships in Barcelona in 2003 and the 2002 Pan Pacs in Yokohama, Stevo was an Olympic finalist in Athens in 2004, won silver in the 800 metres freestyle at the World Championships in 2007 in Melbourne where he also cracked 15 minutes in the 1500 before a career best of 14:53.18 to be ranked fourth all time Australian behind Grant Hackett, Kieren Perkins and Daniel Kowalski at the 2008 Olympic Trials.
Photo: From left, Robert Hurley (3rd), Grant Hackett (first) and Craig Stevens (2nd) do the victory walk after the 400m freestyle in the last Australian Championships prior to the Beijing Olympics.
Unfortunately for Craig Stevens he had qualified second behind Grant Hackett for the last Olympics but he had an injury prior to his Beijing campaign and was not able to perform at his best.
To read an earlier profile of Craig Stevens by Sportslive’s Sutherland correspondent Reece Carter go to http://theshire.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2997
Aged 15 to 19 and want to play cricket in the West Indies?
A proposed NSW catholic boys’ tour is currently looking for players to go to the West Indies. The tour leaders are both high school teachers in catholic schools and have run the NSW CCC Opens team for the past few years.
They are looking for about 4-5 players of ages 15 - 19 who would be keen to tour in July this year. It would be a great opportunity for a young player to gain experience and enjoy learning another culture.
Players of any school background and ability are welcome. For further details contact, Justin Smith, one of the teachers from Marist College Kogarah (Kerry O’Keeffe’s old school) on 0447400616 or email: justin_smith@mckogarah.catholic.edu.au
Fun and competition at Sydney Water Aquathlon at Wanda
Wanda surf club is hosting the Sydney Water Aquathlon from March 6 – 8. Events include:
• 2.5km and 5 km fun runs
• Aquathlon
• Kids’, Enticer and Olympic Tryathlons
For details and to enter any of the events go to:
http://www.challengeseries.org.au/Sydney/Aquathlon/Location/Messages.aspx
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