| Address: | 400 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill QLD |
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| Phone: | 1300 733 053 |
| Contact: |
Vanessa Krinke (Club Contact) centenary.secretary@rackleyswimteam.com.au |
| Coach name: | Damien Jones |
2020 Centenary LC Prep Meet Program - Oct 25th - Click here for program
Centenary Squad Information and Timetable - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Centenary - PUBLIC POOL LANE AVAILABILITY CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
2020Target Meets - Click here to go to Meets clander page Details updated as they are available
As always if you have any questions please let me know.
Damien
Head Coach
The Centenary Aquatic Centre has a long standing reputation for providing one of the best training facilities in Brisbane. The program has consistently produced swimmers who have competed at the very highest levels for their country across a multitude of disciplines. In 2015, the program incorporated the St Joseph’s College at Gregory Terrace 25m 8 lane indoor heated into the program. This now provides the unique opportunity for swimmers to access within the program:
Our world class facilities and coaching team are always on hand to offer advice and guidance on all aspects of our program. The program:
Since his appointment in 2013 Damien has grown the squad at Centenary to more than 200 Swimmers including the St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace and Brisbane Girls Grammar School Swimming Programs. The squads at Centenary have numerous State and National medalists’ as well as Australian youth representatives. Prior to his appointment at Rackley Swim Team, Damien was Head Coach at Clayfield Aquatics for 8 years.
Recognition of Damien’s ability to develop talent through his coaching has seen him selected on several teams at Regional, State and National level; these include Queensland State teams, QSA/SQ New Zealand Short Course, QSA/SQ US Open, Trans-Tasman Australian Youth Team and the SAL National Talented Coaching Staff. In 2016 Damien was appointed as Team Coach for the Australian Junior Pan Pacs and as QLD Head Coach (Female) for the State Teams SC championships. In 2017 Damien will be Head Coach for the Qld Female Short Course Team.
Damien currently holds a Silver Coaching License and is also a registered teacher having completed a Bachelor of Education, majoring in Physical Education. In 2016 he completed a 2-year AIS Performance Coach and Leadership Course.-
Tim has been involved in swimming his whole life and spent the last 15 years as a Coach with 4 years as head coach at Clayfield College and the last three at St Rita's/Aqua Rosa Swim Club. During his time at Aqua Rosa he has helped the club grow from 80 to over 130 club members and more than 200 swimmers in the pool. Tim's coaching ethos is to to promote a positive and competitive environment whilst embracing the principles of commitment, respect, individuality and challenging oneself. Tim offers the current coaching team a different yet complimentary set of skills that we believe are valuable for our current crop of athletes and the sustainable future of our club.
Matthew, a former swimmer himself, has been a coach with Rackley since 2016. In 2019 he completed his Exercise Physiology Degree and brings his knowledge of physiology to help our swimmers improve technique in the water and be effective in dry land work. Matt now works with Rackley Swim team across Parkinson and Centenary as a Full Time Strength and Conditioning and Swimming Coach. Matt will be working with Parkinson Squad Swimmers reviewing, Implementing and supervising the Strength and Conditioning Program and assising in Coaching as needed.
Dan joined Rackley Centenary Team as Junior Development Coach In January 2020. His primary role is to further develop our Junior and Bronze programs. Dan has been coaching in various clubs in Australia and Europe over the last 5 years, most recently Clayfield College. Dan is a Bronze Licensed Swimming Coach registered with the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Associations. Dan is currently completing his Silver License and has experience coaching athletes of all abilities from Juniors through to State, National and European Youth Finalists. Dan’s love for swimming commenced from a young age and translates to passion and enthusiasm on pool deck.
Club nights at Centenary are about building team spirit – the focus is on enjoyment and connection with their team mates. There is a lot of opportunities for our swimmers to focus on times and racing during training and at the interclub meets, so whilst there will be racing at club nights we don’t want racing to be its sole focus. It will involve activities in and out of the pool including diving, relays and team challenges. The criteria for success is the smile on the swimmers faces as they leave. We look forward to your involvement and feedback on how we make it a great experience for all our swimmers regardless of their level.
Awards will be presented at the Christmas all Squad social in the first weekend of December. Award categories for Club Night Swimmers include:
Club Champions based on participation and involvement across the Club night program, – Improvement awards based on club and interclub meet performance,
Age Champions based on races at the Club Championships. We will also commence Centenary pool based records in 2017. This year all club events will be for Centenary Squads and held at the Centenary pool.
2016 Centenary Age Champions 2017 Centenary Age Champion Criteria
Swimmers in this squad are required to call/text/email the coach if unable to attend a session.
Click here to download the timetable
Squad Fees
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| Junior Squad | $145.00 |
| Bronze Squad | $165.00 |
| SwimFit (Senior) Squad | $135.00 |
| Silver Squad | $195.00 |
| Gold Squad - Age | $210.00 |
| Gold Squad - Open | $220.00 |
All squad fees are payable via Direct Debit on a monthly basis. Swimmers will be issued with a scan card that must be presented to reception at each visit. Swimmers are able to access as many sessions per week that are available for their level, we do ask parents to nominate the days and sessions they wish their child to attend. This will ensure that we are not overcrowding lanes, and that all children are receiving individual attention from their coaches. Attendances for all sessions will be tracked via our database to ensure that capped numbers are being maintained. Providing spaces are available you may increase the number of sessions, or change your day and time at any time by contacting our customer service team at Centenary.
PLEASE NOTE : Please note the monthly rates are calculated based on an annual amount spread across 12 monthly payments, rather than a term-based approach. The amount takes into account expected breaks/holiday periods for swimmers. For breaks of more than 4 weeks (or in case on injury) please contact the centre manager to organise a payment suspension during the period you are away (Noting that on return your time/day for squads may vary depending on availability).
Please refer to the Squad Timetable for days and times available for each squad level.
All Gregory Terrace students join the club and squads through The Gregory Terrace Swimming program Please see the Gregory Terrace Swimming Co-ordinator for more details.
