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Summer Universiade Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness athletes shine on world stage New Sports & Aquatic Centre 10 reasons to visit the new $15 million extended Centre Health solutions for the motivated We can help you stick to your training programs

MIDFIELD OF

Dreams

Join us as we celebrate the opening

The new expanded Sports & Aquatic Centre will house: • New group fitness room with a capacity of up to 70 attendees;

• Double basketball court with grandstand;

• Approximately 70 new state-of-the-art cardio equipment pieces across both SUSAC and The Arena Sports Centre;

• Boxing room.

• Martial arts dojo; and

of the brAnd new Sports & Aquatic Centre.

Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness would like to thank our loyal members for their patience in the building of the new $15 million SporTS & AquATiC CenTre.

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FROM THE EDITOR The excitement and anticipation at Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) is amazing. We are just days away from unveiling the brand new $15 million Sports & Aquatic Centre extension.

SUSF is so excited to be able to open the new Centre to our loyal members and we thank you for your support and perseverance in the lead up to the opening. We hope you will join us to celebrate at our Family Open Day on 17 August, where we open up the facilities for the community. We have a range of free family entertainment and activities – with special guest appearances from Sydney Swans’ stars Jude Bolton and Lewis Roberts-Thomson; and swimming sensations’ Leisel Jones and Matt Abood.

In July SUSF is also launching its biggest ever membership offer to celebrate the extension opening. If you join or renew from 22 July – 17 August you will receive up to 3 months free* added to your gym pass, PLUS go into the draw to win a holiday to Vanuatu for 7 nights. Come and chat to us today about this special offer!

On the sporting field, our athletes and clubs are achieving great success across the board. Our cover star this issue is Sydney Uni Hockey Club and Jillaroos representative Nina Khoury. Nina is midway through a Commerce Law degree and, as she tells Aaron Scott (page 10), she believes that women’s hockey in Australia is on the cusp of a golden era, and is determined to be a part of it.

This issue also features North Eastern AFL co-captain Ryan Silvester, who began playing AFL in Western Australia as a kid and is now playing for Sydney University and studying a Masters of Management (page 6).

Andrew Tilley, SUSF’s Media & Communications Manager, has been busy this month interviewing athletes for feature stories on: the 48 Elite Athlete Program (EAP) members travelling around the globe to compete in various sporting tournaments; the success of the new talent identification program the Sydney University Women’s Rowing Club have implemented; and the 17 athletes, 10 of whom are EAP members, who represented Australia at the World University Games in Russia.

New stadium, new roster, and new naming rights sponsor – Brydens Lawyers Sydney Uni Flames Head Coach Karen Dalton talks us through her new team and the vision for the 2013/14 season (page 24).

As we celebrate our 20th issue of ROAR magazine, there are also some great articles on health and wellbeing. Ways to help you keep motivated and stick to your training and eating programs; why a powernap in the middle of the day is good for you; and six tips to help you kick-start a winter swimming program.

We look forward to seeing you at the new Sports & Aquatic Centre this semester.

Jessica Laycock Editor

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ROAR MAGAZINE 20 Editor Jessica Laycock Deputy Editor Andrew Tilley Assistant Creative Costa Popolizio Design Southern Design Contributing Writers Graham Croker Aaron Scott Andrew Tilley Rodney Tubbs Libby Clouston Susie Burrell Chris Jones

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Contributing Photographers Getty Images istock photography Andrew Tilley Tom Whitaker Edward Hawthorne Kappatos Productions & Video Entertainment www.pearsephotography.com.au Grant Treeby Images Marco Serventi SYDNEY UNI SPORT & FITNESS Executive Director Robert Smithies Finance & Administration Manager (Acting) Aleksandra Pozder High Performance & Club Development Manager Matthew Phelps Corporate & Alumni Relations Manager Rodney Tubbs Commercial & Regulatory Manager Charlotte Churchill Elite Athlete Program Manager Leonie Lum Marketing & Membership Manager Jessica Laycock Operations & Facilities Manager David Shaw Programs & Participation Manager Stephen King Property & Projects Manager Ed Smith

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Features 6 PROFILE: RYAN SILVESTER Libby Clouston chats to Sydney University NEAFL co-captain Ryan Silvester.

By LIBBY CLOUSTON 8 HEALTHY SOLUTIONS Ways to help keep you motivated to achieve your health goals.

By Susie Burrell 10 L aying down the law More than just a hockey player, Nina Khoury has big dreams and she is on her way to achieving them both on and off the pitch.

By Aaron Scott 14 Where

in the World We follow our Elite Athlete Program scholarship holders around the globe as they chase international glory.

By Andrew Tilley

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16 Elite Athletes shine on world stage SUSF scholarship holders propel Australia to 10th place at the Summer Universiade.

By Andrew Tilley 20 Lap it Up Our Olympic swimming coaches provide you with 6 tips to help kick-start your swimming program.

By Andrew Tilley

2 Welcome

5 News Bites

18 Facilities Guide

26 Membership Options

33 Participation Programs

24 Sydney Uni Flames New roster, new stadium, new naming rights sponsor – renewed hope.

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37 Join a Club

30 Stroke of genius Turning first time rowers into Olympic champions.

By Andrew Tilley

47 Over the Line

44 ‘Blue & Gold’ Event Wrap Up

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ROAR | IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

NEWSBITES Six selected in Swimming Australia teams

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2013 Newly appointed SUSF & NSWIS Swimming Program of Excellence coaches Grant Stoelwinder and Scott Talbot haven’t wasted any time in putting their stamp on Sydney University’s best swimmers, after six of their squad members were named in Australia’s various swim teams.

Sydney University, sixth overall on the club points table at the April Championships in Adelaide, has contributed Matt Abood, Sarah Rose, Sarah Hilt, Hayley White, Andrew Abood and Keiran Qaium to Australia’s 2013 World Championships, Australia A and World University Games teams.

Stoelwinder and Talbot were also rewarded for their team’s impressive results at the National Championships by being named as coaches for the Australian World University Games team.

Nicholson shoots for World Games glory

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Former junior water polo Australian representative and National Water Polo League (NWPL) veteran Scott Nicholson will become a dual international when he suits-up for the Australian beach handball team at July’s World Games tournament in Columbia.

Nicholson, who has played more than 150 games for the Sydney University Men’s Water Polo Club (SUMWPC), was named in the national beach handball squad after impressing at the National Beach Handball Championships in February and a national squad camp last week.

Nicholson’s meteoric rise in beach handball has occurred despite him focusing primarily on water polo. He was introduced to beach handball by a friend and only took it up as a hobby late last year.

Miller and Crowley star for Australian Universities

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Sydney University Cricket Club (SUCC) first graders Dave Miller and James Crowley have played starring roles as the Australian Universities XI defeated Durham University by seven wickets in Durham, England.

Miller, a batting all-rounder, was named man of the match after scoring an unbeaten century (109), as Australian Universities racked up 4-321 before declaring after bowling out Durham University for 226. Miller combined with wicketkeeper-batsman Crowley (36) for a match-high 102-run fourth-wicket stand.

Miller and Crowley are recent graduates of the University of Sydney and former SUSF Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holders.

Price secures sailing bronze in England

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SUSF Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holder Olivia Price has skippered Australia’s 49erFX crew to bronze at the 2013 Sail for Gold regatta in Weymouth, England.

Competing for the first time together at a regatta, Price and new team-mate Caitlin Elks overcame their opponents and strong gusty conditions to win bronze.

Price was the skipper of the match racing crew that won silver at London 2012. Match racing has been dropped for the next Olympics; however the 49erFX fleet racing class is on the program for Rio 2016.

“We worked well as a team today and have continued to strengthen our relationship throughout the regatta”, explained Price to Yachting Australia.

Panousis and Tupaea named in Gems World Champs team

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Sydney Uni Flames rising stars Vanessa Panousis and Tahlia Tupaea have been rewarded for their strong performances at the Reze International Tournament in France with selection in the Australian Gems final team for the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Lithuania in July.

Panousis and Tupaea played their part in France as the Gems continued their impressive preparations for the World Champs by winning their four games by an average of 27 points.

Both girls graduated last year from the Sydney Uni Flames Academy Program. The Flames launched the program as part of the club’s ongoing commitment to developing elite young NSW female athletes.

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ROAR | PROFILE

Setting the SYDNEY UNIVERSITY AUSSIE RULES CO-CAPTAIN RYAN SILVESTER TALKS WITH LIBBY CLOUSTON ABOUT EARLY DAYS IN THE WEST AND THE PROGRESS OF THE CLUB IN THE TOP GRADE. ROAR: Where did you grow up and how did you get into Aussie rules?

I grew up in Western Australia. There’s really only one sport over there – AFL. My older brother played junior footy and, as you do with an older brother, I followed everything he did. We grew up in Kalgoorlie, a town where footy is a big deal. The whole town loves the sport, so you really have no choice but to get involved. We then moved from Kalgoorlie to Perth and I completed my undergraduate degree of Sports Management & Marketing and came to Sydney three years ago.

ROAR: When you came to Sydney did you come with the idea of playing with Sydney University Australian National Football Club (SUANFC)?

No, I played for the Sydney Hills Eagles in the Premier Division. When I came to Sydney I didn’t know where I was going to play. I knew nothing about the AFL teams in Sydney, so I went to Sydney Hills with a friend who invited me along. I was approached

by SUANFC a couple of years ago and they invited me to come across with the opportunity to become part of SUSF’s Elite Athlete Program (EAP) and study a postgrad degree.

ROAR: You’re working full-time as well as playing football and studying. What do you do for work?

I work for AFL NSW. I do a lot of program management and game development activities – Auskick, school footy and youth footy – which is great. The reason for my study is to give me another accreditation to progress further in this industry.

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ROAR: How do you balance full-time work, travelling for footy and study?

It’s been a massive challenge, but the club has been really good in allowing players to dedicate time to study.

The coaching staff understand that we are a University club and most of our players go to uni, so they are very flexible in that regard. If there is an exam or assessment due, they try and fit that around our playing or training schedule. It’s been really helpful for me to have that flexibility. If we have an away game in Canberra during exam time the bus ride is pretty quiet and most of the boys have their heads in their books or laptops.

ROAR: You are co-captain this season.

What is your leadership style?

I’m not naturally loud and I’m not the type of person who would walk into a room and demand attention from everyone. But I like to set the standard in terms of training and preparation and try and hold the boys accountable to those standards.

ROAR: What has it been like playing in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) compared to the Premier Division?

Everything from preparation to match day to training standards has been completely different. In the NEAFL you come up against a lot of the Canberrabased teams that are very strong clubs with strong financial backing and a lot of good players. In order to compete against those clubs everything needed to change. Last year (Sydney Uni’s first year in the NEAFL) was a massive learning year and this year we are starting to compete with those bigger Canberra clubs.

ROAR: What changes were made this season?

The training standard needed to improve and this year has been vastly different under Gilly (coach Daniel Gilmore). This season’s pre-season was outstanding because of what we learnt from last year. We had an extremely organised pre-season and everyone knew week-to-week what was expected.

Once Gilly managed to get all the boys buying into the program we saw some real gains in the pre-season.

ROAR: Last season the team won three games and this season you have already registered four wins.

What’s your evaluation of the 2013 season to date?

Last year we were getting beaten by Canberra sides by over 100 points some weeks and this year we’ve had none of that. We’ve been competitive in every single game we’ve played.

We probably missed a couple of opportunities where we could’ve snatched a couple of wins, particularly early on. Now teams are expecting a really competitive game against Sydney Uni, whereas last year they were probably looking at us and thinking it was an easy win.

ROAR: Where do you see the team progressing?

I have absolutely no doubt that in two to three years Sydney Uni will be the powerhouse of the NEAFL. The model here has huge potential for the club to become established in the NEAFL. Hopefully we can achieve some on-field success and perhaps a premiership. I have full confidence that the club will be positioned at the top of the ladder within the next few years.

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ROAR | Nutrition

Healthy solutions

for the motivated For the vast majority of people there are times when we struggle to remain as focused, committed and motivated towards our training and healthy eating programs.

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his may be because we are tired, bored or simply struggling with our energy levels and focus. While motivation is unfortunately something you can’t bottle, there are a few powerful questions that you may be able to ask that will help clarify what exactly you are doing when it comes to your commitment to health and fitness, and why you are doing it.

Locate your driving force In busy lives it can be easy to forget why we do what we do – we get so caught up in our day-to-day lives that we fail to remember the very reason that we began a hobby, pastime or activity. You may have started it to train regularly to get fit, or to get out and enjoy nature more often.

You may have started to make new friends or build a life outside of work or you may have simply always loved to exercise and needed to schedule it in to make sure you did it. Whatever the reason, rather than looking at eating well and exercising as an extra on your to do list, when motivation is waning take time out to remember the real reasons why you look after your body and your health.

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mind, you will be driven by enjoyment and pleasure, for which motivation is far easier to find.

Seek out new experiences As is the case with anything we do regularly, it can be easy to become bored, particularly if you have followed the same training program or healthy eating program for months, or even years. If you are not feeling overly challenged with your current regime, it’s time to mix things up a little. Have your training program altered, try a new eating plan, or seek out a new buddy to train with.

Sometimes a simple change in scenery is all we need to re-group, re-energise and re-discover the passion and enjoyment we have for our training and our food.

Start small One of the biggest issues when it comes to behavioural change is that we follow an ‘all or nothing approach’ – if you haven’t done five gym sessions per week, then there’s no point in doing just one.

The same applies to eating well, your diet has to be ‘perfect’ and followed at all times; then if you go off the rails and overdo things at one meal, you write off the rest of the week.

By Susie Burrell Accredited Dietician

When motivation is lagging, the best thing you can do is be kind to yourself and start with small changes. Start with planning your food in advance and work towards eating well most of the time.

Or if you don’t exercise regularly, start with just one session a week. Once you have some basic habits instilled, you can continue to build from there.

Don’t think about it, just do it!

Ruminating over what we ‘should’ and ‘should not’ be doing has to be one of the

greatest time wasters of all – if you have a tendency to overthink things it’s time to shift these thought patterns to ‘doing’.

When you notice yourself starting to play mind games – thinking of excuses and options to eat rubbish or to skip training – shift your thought process to ‘doing’ by asking the question: what can I do right now that will move me forward?

Controlling undermining negative thoughts is a powerful aspect of managing energy levels and ultimately, motivation.

No excuses A common characteristic of people who do what they set their minds to doing and those who don’t is that those who keep focused and on track, tend not to resort to excuses.

Instead, they are constantly looking for ways to achieve things rather than for reasons not to. Once we commit to the mantra of ‘no excuses’ on a daily basis, the need for motivation becomes less and less relevant.

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ROAR | COVER FEATURE

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When Nina Khoury was in primary school, her teacher asked everyone in the class to write down what they wanted to be when they grew up. By her own recollection, Khoury wrote:

“I want to be a lawyer and drive a red Porsche and earn the big bucks.”

by Aaron Scott

Khoury, however, is convinced that things are changing. She’s certain another golden era is about to dawn.

Born and bred in Hobart, Khoury proved a natural at every sport to which she turned her hand. On the athletics track she blitzed the middle-distance events, running the 800m and 1500m at the under-age state championships. On the tennis court she went even further, powering through the junior ranks to represent Australia at the under-14 level.

But it was on the hockey field that she truly flourished.

“I always knew that I was going to pick hockey,” she says. “I never told my tennis coach, of course, but I think he secretly knew that as well. Look, tennis was amazing. I got a lot of travelling experience and I matured a lot because of it. So I’m glad I played tennis. But I’ve always loved the team environment; always loved working towards a goal with my teammates.

“For me, there’s just something about being on a hockey field. I stop thinking about everything else – I just play. And I really love that.

“When I’m on a hockey field, I don’t have time to think about uni, or assignments, or whatever else is going on in my life – I just play. And once I knew that’s how I felt on the field, then I knew that hockey was the sport I wanted to pursue.”

A hard-running midfielder – “I’m essentially the girl who just runs all day” – Khoury is tracking a rapid ascent through her chosen game. She’s been playing and touring with the Jillaroos (the Australian under-21 team) since she was a nervous 16-year-old. Now confident of her place in the team, she has high expectations.

“Women’s hockey in Australia has certainly been in a bit of a lull over the past few years,” she says.

“But if you’re a follower of hockey, you would have noticed that the results are

“Nothing’s really changed since,” Khoury says, “except I now want to drive a black Porsche...”

She’s kidding, of course. But it provides a telling insight into the workings of Khoury’s mind. Now 20, and midway through a Commerce Law degree at Sydney University, she’s an articulate, confident and still ambitious young woman. She knows what she wants and she’s determined to get it. So, when she says that Australian women’s hockey is on the cusp of another golden era – and that she wants to be a big part of it – you listen.

Australia bears a proud hockey legacy.

Two decades ago, the Hockeyroos were a colossal force in the international game.

Under the mentorship of Ric Charlesworth and the captaincy of Alyson Annan, they dominated the scene for a decade, winning Olympic gold in Atlanta and Sydney, and World Cup trophies in Dublin and Utrecht. They were untouchable.

With the retirements of Charlesworth in 2000 and Annan in ‘03, the team broke apart. Momentum faltered. While the Kookaburras, the men’s national team, grew from strength to strength, the Hockeyroos stalled. They could only manage a fourth place finish at the 2002 World Cup in Perth and a fifth place finish at the 2004 Athens Games. A decade on, major silverware has continued to elude them. At last year’s London Olympics, a shock loss to New Zealand in the group stages saw them finish an unhappy fifth.

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really starting to turn around. Obviously as a nation we had a very strong era running up to 2004. That was a gold-standard team – they simply did not lose. So I think it was always going to be hard for the next group of girls who didn’t go so well ...

“But you have to have rebuilding phases in sport. And we’ve now had a threeyear rebuilding phase that’s been really successful. So we’re starting to develop a very strong culture in Australian hockey again.”

As evidence, Khoury points to the gold medal the Jillaroos won at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January this year.

Facing Great Britain, China and the USA, the junior Australian team cruised through the tournament undefeated, edging China 2-1 in the gold-medal match.

“It was an incredible experience,” she says. “There was a new coach, new

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environment, new players - and everyone gelled.”

For Khoury, however, the most memorable match of that tournament was a group-stage clash with the US. “At half-time we were 2-0 down. We sat down and said, ‘We really need to wake up ...’ And we ended up scoring four goals in the second half. Honestly, it felt like an Olympic final. It was exhilarating.

An amazing feeling. And I think that shows what a strong-knit team we are, coming back from 2-0 down like that.”

If that gold medal performance in Sydney was the appetiser, then this month’s Junior World Cup in Germany will provide the main fare. There is no doubt the Australian girls will face a formidable challenge. Since the tournament’s inception in 1989, the Jillaroos have never hoisted the trophy, with a pair of

second place finishes in ’93 and ’97 their best results. At the most recent 2009 tournament in America, they stumbled to a disappointing fifth place finish.

Khoury is confident that this is a galvanised team more than capable of reasserting Australian hockey dominance.

“I think we’re on the edge of it. And everyone involved in hockey right now is very excited,” she says.

“We’re starting to notice a change.

And it’s not even about winning games as such – there’s just a real vibe within the group of girls we’ve got here at the moment. We see ourselves as being close to world’s best again; we’re starting to measure ourselves against the world’s best. It’s not good enough just to get selected anymore – we want to be the best in the world.”

She’s talking of that slippery sporting

chimera: a winning culture. The Hockeyroos teams of the ‘90s had it – the teams of the past decade didn’t. How have the Jillaroos gone about capturing this elusive beast?

“It’s tough. You’ve got to have a lot of open and honest meetings,” she says.

“People need to be clear about what they want to achieve and how they want to go about it. It’s about asking hard questions.

What do we want to be defined as? When other teams see the Australian girls, what do we want them to see?

“We want to be a professional team that exudes an uncompromising nature.

Now that we’ve got that understanding in place, it’s our responsibility to make it happen. In the past, I don’t think we’ve had these definable values in place. Now that they’re there, we’ve got something to strive for.”

If you detect a brassy note of assurance to Khoury’s words, then you’re hearing correctly. She’s a true aspirant. And, no matter what happens this month in Germany, her opportunities seem boundless. There’s the lure of the Hockeyroos, the Rio Olympics, another golden era of Australian hockey.

Then there’s the lure of the corporate world, a law firm, that black Porsche...

“We’ll see how it all goes, I guess,” she says. “One world’s going to step up more than the other and I’ll embrace that opportunity when it arises. At the moment I’m just going to pursue the opportunities that are coming my way.

I’m really happy with my decisions so far.

So I’ll just see what happens.”

Ambition, confidence and opportunity – it’s a happy mix.

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Sport

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Lara Tamsett

Athletics

2013 World Championships in Athletics

Moscow, Russia

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Joshua Ralph

Athletics

2013 World Championships in Athletics

Moscow, Russia

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Jarrod Geddes

Athletics

2013 World Championships in Athletics

Moscow, Russia

4

James Nipperess

Athletics

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

5

Ian Dewhurst

Athletics

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

6

Nicholas Hough

Athletics

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

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Alix Kennedy

Athletics

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

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Angela Ballard

Athletics

IPC Athletics World Championships

Lyon, France

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Elena Kwok

Badminton

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

10

Honesto III Reyes Buendia

Badminton

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

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Katie-Rae Ebzery

Basketball

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

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Alice Keighley

Beach Handball

World Games

Cali, Colombia

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Deandra Godoy

Canoe

ICF Junior Canoe Sprint World Championships

Ontario, Canada

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Rachael Haynes

Cricket

Women's Ashes

England

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Matthew Donald

Fencing

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

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Nina Khoury

Hockey

Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

Mรถnchengladbach, Germany

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Mathilda Carmichael

Hockey

Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

Mรถnchengladbach, Germany

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Nick Purnell

Rowing

World Rowing Championships

Chungju, South Korea

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Sasha Belonogoff

Rowing

World Rowing Championships

Chungju, South Korea

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Hamish Playfair

Rowing

Under 23 World Rowing Championships

Linz, Austria

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Peter Koster

Rowing

Under 23 World Rowing Championships

Linz, Austria

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Tom Sacre

Rowing

Under 23 World Rowing Championships

Linz, Austria

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Kit Cunningham-Reid

Rowing

Under 23 World Rowing Championships

Linz, Austria

24

Jack Hargreaves

Rowing

Under 23 World Rowing Championships

Linz, Austria

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Alex Purnell

Rowing

Junior World Rowing Championships

Trakai, Lithuania

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Olivia Price

Sailing

FX European Championship

Aarhus, Denmark

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Sasha Ryan

Sailing

470 Junior World Championships

La Rochelle, France

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Jaime Ryan

Sailing

470 Junior World Championships

La Rochelle, France

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Sasha Ryan

Sailing

470 World Championships

La Rochelle, France

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Jaime Ryan

Sailing

470 World Championships

La Rochelle, France

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Elizabeth Yin

Sailing

European Laser Radial Women's Championship

Dun Laoghaire, Ireland

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Scott Sydney

Sailing

European Laser Standard Men's Championship

Dun Laoghaire, Ireland

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Jeronimo Harrison

Sailing

2013 ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final

Middelfart, Denmark

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Nicola Maitland

Softball

Softball Women's Junior World Cup

Ontario, Canada

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Chris Friend

Surfing

Mr Price Pro

Natal, South Africa

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Chris Friend

Surfing

El Salvador Pro

Punta Roca, El Salvador

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Chris Friend

Surfing

US Open of Surfing

California, US

38

Chris Friend

Surfing

Lacanau Pro

Gironde, France

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Andrew Abood

Swimming

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

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Melissa Mitchell

Swimming

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

41

Hayley White

Swimming

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

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Keiran Qaium

Swimming

Summer Universiade

Kazan, Russia

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Matthew Abood

Swimming

FINA World Championships

Barcelona, Spain

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Jessica Moro

Taekwondo

Chuncheon Korea Open

Chuncheon, South Korea

45

Hyun Woong (Sam) Yang

Taekwondo

Chuncheon Korea Open

Chuncheon, South Korea

46

Brooke Langereis

Triathlon

ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup

Jiayuguan, China

47

Keesja Gofers

Water Polo

Women's Water Polo World Championships

Barcelona, Spain

48

Hannah Buckling

Water Polo

Women's Water Polo World Championships

Barcelona, Spain

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By Andrew Tilley

humbling and inspiring than coming up against the best in the world, wearing the green and gold.”

The months of July and August are jam-packed with international sporting competition and, as is often the case, Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) Elite Athlete Program (EAP) scholarship holders are competing all around the globe chasing titles, medals and trophies.

remember, so it’s great to have such an amazing opportunity. Seeing the world, and being able to run at the same time can only be described as the most awesome experience ever!”

Jaime and Sasha Ryan: “We have been competing in several events in the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup, and the ISAF World Cup events. We just completed our European Championship in Italy, placing 26th, and will be heading to La Rochelle in France soon to compete in the Junior Worlds, and then the Open Worlds.

From Russia, to South Korea, to El Salvador and Columbia, Sydney University’s best athletes can be found doing battle against the world’s best athletes in competitions such as the Summer Universiade, Water Polo World Championships, the World Games, the Under 23 World Rowing Championships and the Junior Sailing World Championships.

Matthew Abood: “I love travelling and competing for Australia, especially this time around I have found a whole new appreciation for it, escaping the winter and arriving in the European summer where I can concentrate on just my swimming and compete at great events like the French Open in Vichy (country France). I’m also looking forward to the World Championships, this is one of swimming’s biggest stages and the lead up to these events is always very exciting.

It is these experiences and competitions that makes the early mornings and sacrifices more than worth it!”

Sailing is all about experience, and in two years’ time these same events will be the actual selection for the 2016 Olympics, so this year is about establishing ourselves more in the class, and learning as much as we can about racing the bigger fleets, knowing our competition and understanding the conditions to expect in the different venues. In the short term, our results from competitions over here will help us to qualify for higher levels within the Australian Sailing Team.”

In addition to the athletes listed in this article, there are hundreds of other Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness athletes who compete around Australia throughout the year.

Alice Keighley: “For any sportsperson, representing your country is the greatest honour. I am fortunate enough to be competing for Australia at the highest level in my sport (beach handball) and there is nothing more

KATIE-RAE EBZERY: “We are definitely looking to win a medal at this tournament, but we need to take each game as it comes and just concentrate on our basketball.

The team is treating this tournament like we would a World Championships for an under 25 age group and as a stepping stone towards the senior Opals squad.”

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The success of the Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) Elite Athlete Program (EAP) has never been more evident than at the 27th Summer Universiade – the secondlargest sporting event in the world by participation – where four scholarship holders won medals that propelled Australia to a top 10 finish.

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against Hungary, China, Finland, Canada and Chinese Taipei.

It was the Sydney Uni Flames guard’s second consecutive Summer Universiade bronze medal (Ebzery took home bronze from the 2011 Shenzhen Games), but it hasn’t made this medal any less sweet.

“It was amazing to win the bronze medal playoff,” said an excited Ebzery, who is making massive inroads into achieving her dream of making her full senior Opals team debut.

From July 6 -17 Sydney University were represented by 17 male and female athletes at the Summer Universiade, also known as the World University Games – in Kazan, Russia – 10 of whom were EAP scholarship holders.

The 17, who included scholarship holders, SUSF club representatives and University of Sydney students, represented Australia in athletics, badminton, basketball, fencing, rhythmic gymnastics, swimming and water polo. Competing against them were over 10,400 university athletes from 162 countries across 27 sports, making the 2013 Universiade the biggest in the history of the event.

Katie-Rae Ebzery, studying a Bachelor of Education: HMHE at The University of Sydney, starred for the Australian women’s basketball team who bounced back from a devastating one point loss to eventual gold medallists USA in their semi-final, to claim bronze after an emphatic victory against Chinese Taipei by 49 points.

Playing 22 minutes per game throughout the Emerging Opals six games, Ebzery’s stats were fantastic. She averaged 9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and one steal, as the Australian’s racked up an average winning margin of 36 points Name Ian Dewhurst Nicholas Hough Alix Kennedy James Nipperess Honesto III Reyes Buendia Elena Kwok Chameka Madurawe Katie-Rae Ebzery Matthew Donald John Downes Enid Sung Andrew Abood

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“The team played awesome all tournament and we were relentless in all the games we played. It’s always heartbreaking to lose a semi-final by one point, but to bounce back and win the bronze medal by such a large margin was very satisfying.”

In the sport of athletics, it was Sydney University Athletics Club (SUAC) sprinter Ian Dewhurst (49.89) who stole the show, breaking the club record in the semifinals of the 400m hurdles. Dewhurst was scintillating again in the final, utilising his big, long stride in the final 100m to finish with bronze behind Slovakia’s Martin Kucera, who broke the Universiade record, and Senegal’s Amadou Ndiaye.

SUAC Director of Coaching Dean Gleeson watched all of Dewhurst’s performances at the Games, including his sixth place finish in the 4x400m relay, and was pleased with what he saw. “When they hit the straight (in the individual 400m hurdles) there were six or seven guys who could have won the race and he finished extremely strongly,” Gleeson said of the Masters of Physiotherapy student.

“As a former distance runner he is a great finisher because he is so aerobically strong. And 49.89sec places him among the top international players. This is a good stepping stone for him to push for a Commonwealth Games medal (next year). He is a quality big race performer.”

Sydney University’s EAP swimmers were not immune from making a real splash in the pool, with SUSF and NSWIS Swimming Program of Excellence squad

members Andrew Abood and Hayley White achieving podium finishes at the Kazan Aquatics Palace.

Coached by Grant Stoelwinder and Scott Talbot, who were at the Games as coaches of the Australian team, Abood won silver in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay and White finished with bronze in the women’s 200m backstroke.

Abood was extremely unlucky not to pick up two additional medals in the blue-ribbon individual 50m and 100m freestyle events.

The NSW North Coast junior, who lives with his brother and fellow swimmer Matt, was touched out in the final of the 50m freestyle by the Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov (22.17) by 0.01 of a second. In the 100m freestyle Abood once again finished fourth, by 0.06sec, this time to Italy’s Michelle Santucci (49.30). His final act of the Games was a brilliant swim in the freestyle leg of the 4x100m medley relay where Australia finished fifth.

Completing the swimming household in Rose Bay is backstroker White, the fiancée of Matt Abood, who competed at the FINA World Championships in Spain in late July.

White, one of the country’s most improved swimmers in recent times, swam her fastest 200m backstroke race this year (2:09.84), when narrowly beaten by fellow Australian Madison Wilson (2:09.22) and Daryna Zevina (2:09.41) from the Ukraine.

The Bachelor of Human Movement and Health Education student at the University of Sydney was very competitive in her other events – 4x100m medley relay (fifth), 100m backstroke (sixth) and 50m backstroke (13th).

Ebzery, Dewhurst, Abood and White all contributed to the Australian Uniroos 10th place finish at the July’s Summer Universiade which included six gold, four silver and six bronze medals. It’s to be noted that if the University of Sydney were to be judged as its own nation at the Games, it would have finished in equal 46th position on the medal tally with Bulgaria and Jamaica.

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LAP IT UP

by Andrew Tilley

Regardless of your age or fitness level, swimming is a phenomenal full-body workout.

Swimming has a host of physical and mental benefits, such as increased muscle tone and strength, assistance with fat loss and a reduction in stress.

So why not start swimming today?

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“Swimming acts as an excellent form of 2. Find a swimming buddy calorie burning for fat loss and general Swimming is a lot of more fun when you health,” explains SUSF Exercise Scientist do it with someone else. It also helps Tim Leahy. “Regular swimming can you develop a commitment to training serve as a great cross-training element together each session, which means you’ll in conjunction with regular land-based be less likely to miss a session. If you can’t training programs.

Passive lap swimming is a great recovery protocol.”

Olympic swimming coaches Courtesy of Sydney Uni’s Olympic swimming coaches Grant Stoelwinder and Scott Talbot, here are six great tips that will help you kick-start your swimming program for winter.

1. Include swimming with other exercise Try and include other forms of exercise with swimming, such as going to the gym, running/walking, riding a bike or playing a sport.

Swimming can be a great form of recovery or can be used as “ off-day” training.

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head the Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) and NSWIS Swimming Program of Excellence, based at the Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre in Darlington.

For information on the centre’s indoor Olympic-sized 50m pool – which houses lane swimming, squads, adult private lessons and learn-to-swim programs for adults and children – visit www.susf.com.au or call 9351 4978.

find a buddy, then join a swimming squad at your local pool.

guide. Once you improve, then reduce your cycle by five seconds.

3. Interval training works best

4. Try a private lesson

Interval training – which is great for fat-burning – helps you establish your swimming pace, which then allows you to set goals. Interval training consists of high-intensity work (swim a 50m lap in 45 seconds), followed by low-intensity work (rest for 20 seconds), in a repeating routine (complete 10 laps). Use this as a

Even a 30-minute private lesson will assist you greatly with stroke correction and set you on the right path. After learning some stroke drills, you can incorporate the lessons in your own program.

5. Different strokes for different folks Don’t restrict yourself to swimming freestyle. Start off with the stroke you are

most comfortable with. Some people are more suited to breaststroke, while others hate backstroke. But the key is to mix it up.

6. Be committed, but don’t force it Try and start swimming twice a week and then build it up. Thirty minutes is usually the ideal amount of time to spend in the water. But fit swimming into your lifestyle when you can, such as after you drop the kids at school, or before you head into work or uni.

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Saturday 17 August 10am – 3pm NEW Sports & Aquatic Centre Join us to celebrate the opening of the brand new Sports & Aquatic Centre with a day of FREE family entertainment: • Jumping castle & giant indoor pool slide • Face painting, clown, balloons and showbags • Swimming assessments and lessons • Hot Shots Tennis and Cardio Tennis activities • Gym visits and group fitness classes • Indoor soccer sessions and sports activities • Boxing, martial arts & boot camp demonstrations

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By Andrew Tilley

Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF) is excited to open the doors to its $15million extended and refurbished Sports & Aquatic Centre. There have never been more opportunities for SUSF members to satisfy their sporting, recreation or fitness goals.

SUSF is more than just a gym. It is two multi-sport and fitness facilities on either side of City Road – the Arena Sports Centre in Camperdown and the Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre (SUSAC) in Darlington.

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New roster,

new stadium,

renewed hope

By Graham Croker

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When the Sydney Uni Flames christen the new sports facility on the University’s Darlington campus, they want to do it in winning style.

With a new 730-seat stadium, and a new naming rights sponsor – Brydens Lawyers – things are beginning to change.

They also want to make the venue their fortress, a home ground that opposition sides don’t like visiting because of results.

To make those dreams come true they need a team that can crack the nemesis that is the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL).

Scheer is a graduate of Duke University. She started the 2011/12 WNBL season with Bendigo Spirit but was injured after six rounds and her debut Australian season was cut short. She returned to the U.S for treatment and came back to Australia to play for Hobart in the South East Australian Basketball League where she performed solidly for the Lady Chargers, who enjoyed a 5-1 start to the season before eventually finishing fifth. The 188cm guard/forward comes to Sydney with form on the board.

While the imports are acclimatising, Dalton is relying on the old guard of Alicia Poto, Katie Rae Ebzery, Lauren King and Rohanee Cox to make that happen.

Point guard Poto, a silver medallist with the Australian Opals in 2004, is one of the senior team leaders.

“I’m looking for her to lead the team again with the same form she showed last season,” Dalton said.

“She’s a very experienced player and provides leadership on and off the court. We’ll also be looking to provide her with more scoring opportunities than she had last season – she’s very accurate when given the opportunity and can be a game-breaker on her day. That would add to her already good defensive game.”

Ebzery, a Newcastle product and Australian Emerging Opals bronze medallist at the 2013 World University Games, is preparing to back up her solid 2012/13 season where she was one of the Flames’ most consistent performers.

“I’m tipping this season to be a stand-out for Katie after a solid introduction into the WNBL,” Dalton said. “She benefited from her experience at the World University Games during the off-season, so she will be game-hardened for the start of the season.

“We’re looking forward to playing in the new stadium at Sydney University and hope we can christen it with a win in our first home game,” DALTON said.

And this year coach Karen Dalton believes she has the roster to do it.

Now in her 10th year at the helm of the Flames, Dalton wants to break the drought and claim the elusive WNBL crown. Her teams have gone close in the past but 2013/14 could be title time.

“Lauren (King) and Rohanee (Cox) are now seasoned WNBL players and I’m looking for them to lead the young group of players we have assembled this season.

“They provide versatility to the team and allow us to play inside and outside. They are an asset to any team.

I’m looking for them to improve their scoring and rebounding percentages.”

Dalton is also placing more responsibility on guard Jaimee Kennedy, a Sydney University Bachelor of Education graduate in Human Movement and Health Education, who is now in her fifth season with the Flames.

“She has developed into a very reliable performer,” the coach said. “She had a solid 2012/13 season and I’m hoping she’ll build on that with the roster we have assembled.

Jaimee’s ability to add defensive pressure will be a key for the Flames this season. She is a great team player and will fill whatever role is needed to help the side be successful.”

The proof could be in the pudding – the Flames have put together a roster that includes two new imports, a handful of Flames regulars and a sprinkling of youngsters.

The Flames will also field talented youngster Tahlia Tupaea, who Dalton rates as “a star of the future”.

“We’ve gained two imports in Ashley Gayle and Kathleen Scheer,” Dalton said. “Ashley is a hard worker, a good defender and shooter and should fit in well with the roster. With her height and experience she will provide some muchneeded inside presence.”

Tupaea played nine games for the Flames last season, averaging seven minutes and 1.4 points per game. She debuted against the West Coast Waves in October 2012 when she was just 15 years and 133 days old.

A University of Texas graduate, the 193cm Gayle is coming off a season in Bulgaria.

Indeed, she still holds the University of Texas all-time record with 370 career blocks and most blocks in a season with 117.

After a decade of near triumphs and disappointments, Dalton is not prone to predictions, but she seems quietly confident with the roster for 2012/13.

Tupaea is a graduate of the Sydney Uni Flames Academy Program which was established three years ago as part of the club’s ongoing commitment to developing elite young NSW female athletes.

Also on the roster are Chloe Dalton and Kathryn Rendell, both Elite Athlete Program scholarship holders. Dalton is studying physiotherapy and Rendell is enrolled in an engineering-commerce degree. “They are welcome additions to the roster,” Dalton said.

“We’re looking forward to playing in the new stadium at Sydney University and hope we can christen it with a win in our first home game,” she said. They’re words being echoed by the new Brydens Lawyers Sydney Uni Flames and their many fans.

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napping Looking to pick up your grades this semester? The answer may not lie in more study, but in lying down. In the past couple of years, a number of studies have confirmed the benefits of power naps, and the business world is taking notice.

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By Chris Jones, Accredited Osteopath

A poll conducted by CBS says 34% of companies allow their employees to take a nap during breaks, with 16% of companies even setting up special “nap rooms”. And in the lead-up to this year’s Australian federal election, MPs and senators have been issued guidelines specifically suggesting they “allow for and encourage ‘power naps’ in unused rooms within the office”.

in 2009 said: “Students who had reported suffering from insomnia were twice as likely to develop depression as those with no trouble sleeping.” And a review in the American Journal of Psychology found “impaired sleep can induce the manic episodes suffered by people with bipolar disorder”. It has even been estimated that 20-30% of deaths in motor vehicle accidents can be attributed to driver fatigue.

Why are companies going to these lengths?

Cognitive tests have shown power naps improve performance significantly. WebMD. com says even very short naps can have benefits. A 20-minute power nap “is good for alertness and motor learning skills like typing and playing the piano”. Naps lasting 30-60 minutes can help improve decision-making skills, as well as boost memory and enhance creativity. If you can stretch your daytime nap to the 60 to 90-minute range, you can start to experience REM sleep, which “plays a key role in making new connections in the brain and solving creative problems”.

Do you have an exam tomorrow? You might be better off getting a good night’s sleep than cramming. Sleep deprivation has been shown to have a serious impact on how well your brain works. In one study, a group of subjects were given initial cognitive tests while well-rested, and then were tested again twice a day during a four-day period of sleep deprivation. On the final test, the average working memory span of the sleepdeprived group had dropped by 38% in comparison to the control group.

Researchers at NASA showed that a 30-minute power nap improved mental performance by about 40%. Apart from just refreshing your brain so you are more alert and ready to learn, power naps have been shown to help in a number of other ways. After a power nap, levels of stress hormones in the blood are lower, reducing anxiety and improving your mood. A study of 23,681 young Greek men found that those who took a 30-minute siesta at least three times a week had a 37% lower risk of heart-related death.

A power nap can also compensate for not getting enough sleep at night. The National Sleep Foundation says as many as 85% of students don’t get enough sleep. The average adult needs eight hours sleep per night, but teenagers need nine hours. Sleep deprivation has been linked to a number of health conditions.

A 2009 study found that people who only slept seven hours a night were three times more likely to develop a cold than those who slept eight hours. When you are tired you are less likely to feel like exercising.

Also, you are more likely to reach for a sugary snack to pick up your energy levels. As a result, people who sleep six hours a night are 27% more likely to be overweight than those sleeping 7-9 hours, and those who average five hours a night are 73% more likely to be overweight.

It can also have a serious impact on your mental health. An article in New Scientist

A lot of people give up exercising to spend more time on assessments and study, but you shouldn’t. Exercise stimulates blood-flow to the brain and can even lead to the growth of new brain cells. And research shows that people who exercise more are quicker to fall asleep.

Those who fall asleep faster tend to sleep for longer, getting an extra hour of sleep for every 10-minute reduction in the time it takes for them to fall asleep.

An hour less sleep a night can have a huge impact. One study found a one-hour loss of sleep was the equivalent of a twoyear decline in cognitive performance.

Even 15 minutes can make a difference.

A study of high school students found teenagers who received an A grade averaged about 15 minutes more sleep per night than those who scored B, who in turn slept for 11 more minutes that those who scored C. For some of you, falling asleep in the middle of the day will come quite naturally. Others may need a little help, so here are some tips on how to get the most out of your power nap: • Don’t drink caffeine or eat sugary foods just before you try to nap; • Power nap between 1pm and 2:30pm; • Make your room dark and quiet, turn your phone to silent and • Set an alarm (ideally for 30 minutes) so you don’t oversleep and wake up feeling groggy.

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Above: Carina Simpson, Elise McKenzie, Katie Meredith

In a sport that requires superior core balance, physical strength, and cardiovascular endurance – not to mention a highly skilled and scientific technique – Sydney University Women’s Rowing Club (SUWRC) head coach Debbie Fox is trying to turn her group of firsttime rowers into Olympic champions. Writes Andrew Tilley.

On the lookout for potential rowers for a new development program earlier this year, SUWRC’s Debbie Fox and Rowing Australia’s Adi Fawcett scoured the masses at Sydney University’s O Week in the hope of uncovering some unpolished gems.

20 schoolchildren. Each of them had one thing in common – they were first-time rowers.

The successful search resulted in eight girls hand-picked to undertake a series of rowing tests based on strength and endurance.

Incredibly, within 18 months a number of these girls were gaining selection in national junior rowing teams and winning medals on the world stage.

Some of these girls went on to represent Australia at Olympic Games’.

Making the biggest impression were University of Sydney students Katie Meredith (aged 21) and Madelyn Van Der Leeden (24), who received Rowing Australia tier 5 scholarships – granted to rowing beginners based on talent identification testing completed at the NSW Institute of Sport.

“There were a lot of girls that I started with on day one – taking their very first rowing stroke when they were 14,” recounts Fox.

They, along with fellow first-timers Elise McKenzie (21), Carina Simpson (18) and Freya Jansens (19), train up to nine sessions a week as part of Fox’s development squad.

One of Fox’s most successful rowers from the program was Kristina Larsen.

The former surf lifesaver broke through to the senior team as a 20-year-old in 1995, just 18 months after taking up the sport. Despite admitting that she “didn’t know what rowing was” and that she “didn’t know you sat in a skinny boat and rowed backwards!”, Larsen retired in 2002 as a Sydney 2000 Olympian and a three-time world champion.

Fox, a former national rower, has a history of successfully working with girls who jump in a boat with no rowing experience. From 1993 Fox ran a talent identification program with

These days Fox is working with university students instead of schoolchildren, but she’s convinced that the methods for success in a boat haven’t changed.

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one of the girls has shown significant improvement, none more so than former state development netballer and thirdyear sport and exercise science student Katie Meredith.

“Katie is fitting in as many sessions as she can and is rowing really well,” Fox says. “She is really buoyant and upbeat and great to have around the rest of the squad.”

Despite having to overcome a few challenges early on – “I had to make myself get to bed earlier in order to get up at 5am; otherwise you start to fall asleep at uni at around midday,” Meredith says the feeling of enjoying her squad members’ company is clearly mutual. “People say that rowing is the ultimate team sport, but I just really enjoy training with these girls. If we can all progress through the sport together that would be really cool.”

In the boat with Meredith each morning is her training partner and prospective ‘pairs’ partner Madelyn Van Der Leeden.

Van Der Leeden, a former Queensland surf boat rowing representative, naturally possesses a more advanced rowing technique than the rest of the squad which she admits has assisted her with

Above: Madelyn Van Der Leeden

“When they came on the program, we outlined what we wanted to do, which was to find Olympic gold medallists. The girls are very motivated and I would say that within a year we would be able to see if they can push on or not.”

the basic concepts of moving through a body of water.

“It also introduced me to the gruelling side of rowing training and the requirements necessary,” the first year medicine student says. “However, I have been learning to scull with Debbie and the other girls and this requires learning an entirely new skill set.”

Fox is confident that Van Der Leeden possesses the necessary physical attributes and rowing know-how to progress to the next level. “She already has the full package,” the coach says.

“She’s very athletic and strong and she can basically already row.”

Assisting Fox with talent identification and the implementation of the NSW High Performance Development Program at Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness is Rowing Australia’s Adi Fawcett.

Fawcett is responsible for testing and

determining which rowers from Fox’s squad are eligible for a scholarship before facilitating their progression through to the elite level.

Fawcett, like Fox, is working with a tried and tested formula – having implemented the Great Britain Rowing Start Program prior to moving to Australia. At the 2012 London Olympics the Start program contributed a staggering five gold medals and a bronze, including GB’s first Olympic gold medals of London 2012 – won by ‘pairs’ rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.

Like Meredith and Van Der Leeden, Glover and Stanning had never rowed before, but possessed other impressive sporting skill-sets.

“They came from exactly the same program,” says Fawcett. “They were a very similar age to Maddy and Katie. Maddy

and Katie are actually better physical specimens than those two girls are.”

Physical conditioning is one thing, but can they churn out the same type of achievements in the boat? “Personally I’ve seen this type of program work,” Fawcett says. “When they came on the program, we outlined what we wanted to do, which was to find Olympic gold medallists. The girls are very motivated and I would say that within a year we would be able to see if they can push on or not.”

If you are a female and interested in taking up rowing for the first time, please contact Debbie Fox: (d.fox@sport.usyd.edu.au or 0418 693 099) or Adi Fawcett (adi.fawcett@rowing. ausportnet.com or 0417 475 179).

Alternatively, there are two information sessions planned on August 8 at The Arena Sports Centre Meeting Room at 12pm and 5pm.

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AFL The Sydney University Australian Football Club, run entirely by its members, is the oldest Australian Rules Club in NSW and the fourth oldest in Australia. The men’s club has six teams competing in the Sydney Football Association, providing opportunities for both elite players and beginners. The women’s club is continuing to grow with two teams competing in the Sydney Women’s AFL competition. Over the past 26 years the club has won seven senior first grade flags and has been runners up six times.

For more information go to (Men) www.suanfc.com or email: australianfootball@sport.usyd.edu.au or (Women) www.suwaflc.com or email: suwaflc@sport.usyd.edu.au

AMERICAN FOOTBALL The Sydney Uni American Football Club, established in 1984, fields an open team (Sydney Uni Lions in Division 1) as well as an under 18 team (Sydney Uni Cubs in the Colts Division) in Gridiron New South Wales, the highest level of competition for American Football in the state. The Lions have won 14 NSW championships in the 29 years of competition, including the last nine years. The Sydney Uni Cubs have won 10 NSW championships in their 17 years of competition.

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ARCHERY The Sydney Uni Archery Club, established in the 1970’s, caters to all levels of archery, from the beginner to the elite. Members compete in various competitions through Archery NSW and Archery Australia at club, state and national levels. The club trains on an outdoor range at St. Paul’s Oval, enabling members to train up to 90m, the furthest distance for Open Men’s FITA events.

Basic equipment and coaching is available to members and personal equipment is also welcome.

Training times are Tuesdays and Fridays 1-5pm all year.

For more information go to: www.suac.org.au or email: archery@sport.usyd.edu.au

ATHLETICS The Sydney University Athletics Club, established in 1878, is one of the oldest athletics clubs in the country. The club caters for athletes of all abilities from elite to social, and from undergrads to veterans. The club competes in a wide range of competitions around Australia including national and state championships, state relays and Athletics NSW all-comers events, in both the summer (track) and winter (cross country/road walks) seasons.

For more information go to: www.suac.org or email: athletics@sport.usyd.edu.au

BADMINTON The Sydney Uni Badminton Club welcomes badminton players of all levels. The club is open to the public, but cater specifically for University of Sydney students. Whether you are a social player looking for a fun hit, or a competition-regular looking for some practice before your next big game, you are more than welcome to come along. The club is affiliated with the Sydney Badminton Association Inc. and competes in all of their tournaments. The club also competes in various intervarsity competitions throughout the year, including the Australian University Games and the Eastern Conference Games.

For more information go to: www.usydbadminton.com or email: usydbc@hotmail.com

BASEBALL The Cynics, established in 1904, fields three teams that are open to both students and the community. The club plays in the Sydney Winter Baseball League, the highest level league in NSW. The Pacific Coast team plays in a more social league to foster development amongst players. The club is a great place to play baseball, and is always looking for new members.

For more information go to: www.sydneyuni.baseball.com.au or email: baseball@sport.usyd.edu.au

BASKETBALL The Sydney University Basketball Club has both men’s and women’s teams playing in various Sydney competitions. In 2003, Sydney University took ownership of the Sydney Uni Flames, which competes in the Women’s National Basketball League. The Sydney Uni Flames take pride of place as our signature women’s program.

For more information go to: www.sydneyuniflames.com.au or email: basketball@sport.usyd.edu.au

BOAT (MEN’S ROWING) The Sydney University Boat Club was established in 1860. The club, together with the women’s rowing club, competes as Sydney University in the club, state and national Championships and includes members of the Australian squad. For the past few years Sydney University has been the leading competitive rowing club in New South Wales. The club has won the Honours Trophy at the NSW Championships for scoring the most points at the championships for the last eight years.

Also, at the 2010 National Championships, the club won the “Centenary Oar” for the most points.

For more information go to: www.subc.org.au or email: boat@sport.usyd.edu.au

BOXING The Sydney Uni Boxing Club was established in 1908 and is a founding member of the NSW Amateur Boxing Association. Historically, the club has competed against other Australian universities, as well as teams from the Australian military. The club is open to males and females. Sydney Uni Boxing Club enters its own competitive boxers in state/national competition. Competition between the University of Sydney’s Colleges occur as part of the University of Sydney Inter-Collegiate and Club Boxing Tournament, with male boxers representing St. Andrew’s, St. John’s, St. Paul’s and Wesley competing for the trophy.

For more information go to: www.subxc.com.au or email: boxing@sport.usyd.edu.au

CANOE / KAYAK The Sydney University Canoe Club caters to all levels of people who just want to paddle! The student and alumni run organised trips around NSW for beginners as well as trips for those who want to take on high grade rapids. The club conducts white water canoe/kayak weekends and competes in canoe polo leagues and tournaments around Sydney. The club also utilises a canoeing facility at the Penrith Whitewater Course.

For more information go to: www.sydneyuniversitycanoeclub.com.au or email: canoe@sport.usyd.edu.au

CRICKET The men’s club has eight teams that compete in the Sydney Grade Competition that caters from the elite to social player. The Universities Women’s Cricket Club also has 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U/17 (Brewer), U15 & Juniors (8 to 12 year olds) grades competing in the Sydney Women’s Grade and Sydney Juniors Competition. The club is open to females with or without experience.

For more information: (Men) www.sydneyuniversitycricket.com.au or email: succ@sport.usyd.edu.au (Women) www.uwcc.com.au or email: uwcc.secretary@gmail.com

FENCING The Sydney University Fencing Club is the oldest University fencing club in NSW, founded in 1945.

The club, consisting of more than 100 members presently, welcomes members of all standards.

The club has a large amount of equipment available for the use of members, offering training with foil, epee and sabre. The club competes in state competitions run by the New South Wales Fencing Association, participating in both individual and team competitions. The club also participates in all national competitions run by the Australian Fencing Federation.

For more information go to: www.sufc.org.au or email: fencing@sport.usyd.edu.au

GOLF The Sydney University Golf Club (SUGC) offers the opportunity to play competitive and social golf at highly discounted rates. The club regularly plays on some of the best courses in Sydney, including the superb St Michael’s and Moore Park Golf Clubs. Over the past year, events have also been held in the Blue Mountains and the Hunter Valley. Weekly practice/tuition nights run by the club’s low marker members at Moore Park Driving Range are a great way to receive support as a beginner or as more experienced player wanting to improve your game off the course.

For more information email: golf@sport.usyd.edu.au

GYMSPORTS The Sydney University Gymsports Club is a thriving recreational and competitive club for adults.

The club features a very social general gymnastic program, welcoming gymnasts from all disciplines, including artistic gymnastics, trampolining, acrobatics and aerobics. The club supports artistic gymnasts competing yearly in State Stream, invitational and Masters Competitions. As well as this, the club features a nationally-ranked cheerleading program. This program includes a cheerleading and dance team, and competes regularly in national and state competitions.

For more information go to: www.sugymcheer.org or email: (gymnastics) gymnastics@sport.usyd.edu.au or (cheerleading) sydunicheer@gmail.com

HANDBALL The club enters men’s and women’s teams in the NSW Handball League. It is open to everyone from beginners to international representatives. During summer, the club plays Beach Handball and arranges social competitions for those interested in trying out the game.

For more information email: handball@sport.usyd.edu.au

HOCKEY The Sydney University Hockey Club is one of our largest clubs with numerous men’s, women’s and junior teams. The men’s teams play in the Premier A Sydney competition while the women compete in both the Eastern Districts Women’s Hockey Competition and the Sydney Women’s Hockey League.

The club sends teams to University Games.

For more information go to: www.suhc.asn.au or email: hockey@sport.usyd.edu.au

JUDO The Sydney University Judo Club (SUJC) is the oldest judo club in Australia, founded in 1954. The club competes in all levels of judo competition, from national and state to local competitions and AUG’s. SUJC is run by students, has black-belt instructors with international experience, and is the most affordable judo club in NSW. Over the last four decades, SUJC has trained nine Olympians and numerous Australian representatives. The club’s training program includes classes tailored for beginners and experts, as well as dedicated women’s classes. Numerous social activities and competitions are organised both within the club and with clubs at other universities.

For more information go to: www.sydneyjudo.com or email: judo@sport.usyd.edu.au

KEMPO KARATE The Sydney University Kempo-Karate Club was established in 1965 to facilitate the practice of Shaolin Ch’uanfa. Classes are held on Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings throughout the year.

The curriculum includes self-defense techniques, yogic exercises and the Buddhist philosophy and psychology that underlie them.

For more information email: kempokarate@sport.usyd.edu.au

KENDO Since 2004, Sydney University has offered kendo, a traditional Japanese fencing martial arts practiced by the samurai. Today it is both a martial art as well as an internationally competed sport. The club practices kendo to cultivate one’s mindfulness, respect and diligence, through physical training. A practitioner is able to achieve high sense of reflex, alertness, fitness, speed and coordination. The club is open to all levels of students, with beginners’ courses and active participation to all level of tournaments.

For more information go to: www.usydkendo.com or email: kendo@sport.usyd.edu.au

NETBALL The Sydney University Netball Club, competes in the City of Sydney Netball Association, and is open to all abilities. The club has three teams entered in the NSW State League competition and a team in the NSW Regional Inter-district competition. Social players can compete in the weekend club and social competitions. The club also sends women’s and mixed teams to the Australian University Games.

For more information go to: www.sunetball.com.au or email: netball@sport.usyd.edu.au

ROCKCLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING The Sydney University Rock Climbing & Mountaineering Club is not a competitive club. Instead, it fosters the development of rock climbing as a social sport for men and women. SURMC runs trips on weekends to give members the opportunity to climb outdoors during the semester, as well as indoor climbing which takes place all year around at The Ledge. There are opportunities for elite climbers in the club to compete in state and national events; however there are currently no members involved in these competitions.

For more information go to: www.surmc.org.au or email: rockclimb@sport.usyd.edu.au

ROWING (WOMEN) The Sydney University Women’s Rowing Club was established in 1960’s. The club, together with the men’s boat club, competes as Sydney University in the club, state and national Championships and includes members of the Australian squad. For the past few years Sydney University has been the leading competitive rowing club in New South Wales. The club has won the Honours Trophy at the NSW Championships for scoring the most points at the championships for the last eight years.

Also, at the 2010 National Championships, the club won the “Centenary Oar” for the most points.

For more information email: rowing@sport.usyd.edu.au

RUGBY LEAGUE The club has two teams and welcomes new members. The club also encourages and supports players to participate in NSW and Australian representative teams.

For more information email: rugbyleague@sport.usyd.edu.au

RUGBY UNION The Sydney University Football Club is one of the strongest clubs in the NSW rugby union competition.

The club caters for a range of players through to the elite level. The club won the Club Championship for the ninth successive time in 2012, along with the Colts Club Championship for the eighth successive time. The women’s club won the 2011 Sydney competition.

For more information go to: (Men) www.sydneyunirugby.com.au (Women) www.sydneyuniwomen.rugbynet.com.au or email: (Men) sufc@sport.usyd.edu.au or (Women) rugbywomen@sport.usyd.edu.au

SAILING & BOARDSAILING The Sydney University Sailing Club is based down out of Woollahra Sailing Club in Rose Bay on the harbour. The club runs courses for university students in partnership with WSC under the YA/RYA training scheme. Members participate in club, state and national class events using the club boats.

The intensive courses are run during the semester and cover everything from start sailing through to start racing. A number of weekend social trips are organised each semester which provide the perfect opportunity to escape the city for pure sailing.

For more information go to: www.usydsailing.com or email: sailingboardsailing@sport.usyd.edu.au

SOCCER The Sydney University Soccer Football Club caters for players of all abilities from elite to beginner. It enters both men’s and women’s teams in the NSW Super League. It also enters a large number of men’s teams in the Eastern Suburbs Football Association and women’s teams in the Gladesville/Hornsby competition. The club is now approaching 600 members in 35 teams, across all competitions.

For more information go to: www.susfc.org.au or email: soccer@sport.usyd.edu.au

SOFTBALL Softball has been very successful over the years at the Australian Uni Games, winning a gold medal in 2011. All players are welcome!

For more information email: softball@sport.usyd.edu.au

SQUASH The Sydney University Squash Club provides an ideal opportunity for players of all abilities to improve their game. The club members play in competitions against other squash clubs in Sydney as well as fielding men’s and women’s teams that compete in the Sydney Pennant Squash Competition. Club members who are students are eligible to play Inter-Varsity against other universities. The club also provides free practice twice a week.

For more information email: squash@sport.usyd.edu.au

SWIMMING The Sydney University Swimming Club trains at the Sydney Uni Sports & Aquatic Centre (SUSAC).

All levels of experience are catered for, from beginners to the elite. The club competes in all levels of competition from club nights to state and national events, as well as Eastern and Australian University Games. In 2009, the club earned ‘Gold Status,’ as one of Australia’s leading swimming programs.

For more information go to: www.suswimclub.com.au or email: swimming@sport.usyd.edu.au

TABLE TENNIS The club provides table tennis from the beginner to the elite level. It enters regional competitions as well as University Games.

For more information go to: www.usydtt.org or email: tabletennis@sport.usyd.edu.au

TAEKWONDO The Sydney Uni Taekwondo Club started in 2001 and welcomes people of all experience levels the opportunity to learn the Korean martial art and Olympic sport of Taekwondo. Classes teach kicking, sparring, self-defence and the core traditional aspects of Taekwondo such as spirit, focusing on improving an individual’s health and fitness while learning in a fun, safe and social environment.

For more information email: taekwondo@sport.usyd.edu.au

TENNIS Founded in 1885, the Sydney University Lawn Tennis Club enters teams in the Metropolitan Grass Courts Clubs Association Badge competitions and other competitions conducted by Tennis NSW and the NSW Hardcourt Tennis Association. The club organises weekly social tennis for club members at the Manning lawn courts. The Tennis Club’s representative teams compete annually at the Australian University Games.

For more information email: tennis@sport.usyd.edu.au

TOUCH Established in 2001, the Sydney University Touch Football Club provides opportunities for students to participate in touch in social to challenging competition, including University Games, Vawdon Cup and State Cup. The club conducts a weekly mixed competition providing students and community members the opportunity to play competitive touch in a social environment on a regular basis.

For more information go to: www.sydney.touch.asn.au or email: touch@sport.usyd.edu.au

ULTIMATE FRISBEE Sydney University Ultimate Frisbee is open to all ability levels, entering many local, state and national tournaments. It has an important social aspect and remains competitive at University Games where the club has posted excellent results since the sport’s inclusion. Club trainings are run at 3.30pm on Thursdays.

For more information go to: www.suufa.ufnsw.com.au or email: ultimatefrisbee@sport.usyd.edu.au

VELO (CYCLING) The Sydney Uni Velo Club was formed in 2010 as a road cycling club dedicated to the ongoing development of its riders, whether those riders ride for fitness or competitive reasons. Many of the clubs members are actively involved in racing, and there is strong competitive spirit across the club.

The club wants its members to achieve their cycling goals, whatever they may be and whatever their ability. The club has a varied and interesting ride and training program, as well as a healthy performance culture - one that encourages its members to strive to reach their goals.

For more information go to: www.suvelo.com.au or email: suvelo@sport.usyd.edu.au

VOLLEYBALL The Sydney Uni Volleyball Club is a National League club for both men and women. As well as this, it competes in the Sydney Volleyball League in opens and junior divisions, AUG’s and other major tournaments such as NSW State Cups. It also runs its own mixed social competitions and social trainings throughout the year. The club is open to students and non-students, locals and internationals, beginners and elite athletes. The club provides an opportunity for people to participate at social and representative levels.

For more information go to: www.suvolleyball.com or email: volleyball@sport.usyd.edu.au

WATER POLO The Sydney Uni Water Polo Club provides opportunities for members to play water polo at all levels.

The club has junior programs, social teams and beginner teams right up to first grade. Both the men’s and women’s teams compete in the National Water Polo League.

For more information go to: (Men) www.sulionswaterpolo.com or (Women) www.suwaterpolo.com.au Email: (Men) waterpolomen@sport.usyd.edu.au or (Women) waterpolowomen@sport.usyd.edu.au

WATER SKI & WAKEBOARD The Sydney Uni Water Ski Club informally began as early as the 1960’s. The club offers an opportunity for people of all abilities (from first timer to professional) to enjoy organised trips throughout most of the year. The season generally runs from September to May, offering organised Waterski & Wakeboarding days for members at Cliftonville Ski Park, at Wisemans Ferry on the Hawkesbury River (about one and a half hours north-west of Sydney). The club also runs a number of weekend trips in cabins on the Hawkesbury, Lake Conjola and Wyangala Dam, and also a legendary houseboat weekend each year.

For more information go to: www.usydwake.com or email: usydwake@gmail.com

WRESTLING The Sydney Uni Wrestling Club teaches Freestyle Wrestling which attacks the upper and lower body of opponent. The ultimate goal is to pin your opponent on the mat, winning the round or match.

There are no joint locks in freestyle wrestling or Greco roman wrestling. These joint locks are only legal in submission grappling and MMA (UFC). Australia’s Wrestling Coach Leonid Zaslavsky is the club’s head coach and Dez Nedim is assistant coach.

For more information email: wrestling@sport.usyd.edu.au

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‘Blue&Gold’ THE SPIRIT OF SPORT AT SYDNEY UNIVERSITY I SPRING 2013

BY RODNEY TUBBS

The first of this year’s ‘Blue & Gold’ football functions (the 2013 ‘Blue & Gold’ Aussie Rules Luncheon) was covered in ROAR 19. In this edition, we report on the 2013 ‘Blue & Gold’ Soccer Football Dinner and the 2013 ‘Blue & Gold’ Rugby Luncheon, which were held just one week apart in the month of June.

‘Blue & Gold’ Soccer Football Dinner On the evening of Friday, June 14, approximately 200 Sydney University Soccer Football Club (SUSFC) supporters descended on Doltone House for the annual ‘Blue & Gold’ Soccer Football Dinner. The Master of Ceremonies at this function was SUSFC’s self-confessed “defrocked” Treasurer, now SUSFC Secretary, Ross Xenos, who once again exhibited great enthusiasm in that role.

The principal entertainment at ‘Blue & Gold’ Soccer Football Dinners is Adam Spencer’s panels, which have been renowned for the quality of both the moderator and his panellists over the past eight years.

This reputation was only enhanced this year when Adam firstly matched wits with:

• Bonita Mersiades – leading football journalist and Senior Director of Australia’s World Cup bid; • Frank Farina – current Sydney FC coach and legendary player and coach of the Australian Socceroos; and • Mark McCormick – SUSFC men’s first grade Head Coach.

This panel produced wonderfully entertaining stories about football at the international, national and club level. The panellists’ obvious passion for the round ball game was infectious – there was a really good feeling in the room and this segment concluded with a prolonged ovation from our dinner guests.

The audience comprised lots of current SUSFC players (both men and women), as well as SUSFC supporters, including past players from many different eras.

A number of unsolicited donations were made on the night to the Soccer Football Division of the University of Sydney Sport Foundation.

Incredibly, one of those donations from an exceptionally generous SUSFC benefactor was for a substantial five figure sum!

As always, Nathan Kosmina, the SUSFC Operations Manager, and John Curran, our Director of Football, managed to source some highly sought after live and silent auction items. Further funds were raised via a traditional raffle and a competition to correctly identify supposedly “Famous Faces”.

Another money spinner involved the mass auctioning of 25 Hummel soccer balls signed by SUSFC Socceroo, Michael Thwaite, together with 25 bottles of quality wine – $140 was the going price for a ball plus vino. All wine bottles were numbered and ... by lot ... the owner of one of them got to win the use of a next season’s box at an A-League game in Sydney.

The annual ‘Blue & Gold’ Soccer Football function works well as a dinner, because it caters for a large and forever increasing SUSFC “family” of current and past players plus supporters.

Other ‘Blue & Gold’ sporting functions rely more heavily on corporate table support.

Such guests usually prefer functions that take place during their employers’ time than “after hours” functions which are staged in their private time!

• Lyall Gorman – Executive Chairman of Western Sydney Wanderers and former head of A-League; and • Tony Pignata – CEO of Sydney FC and former CEO of Wellington Phoenix.

Naturally, the focus was on the Western Sydney Wanderers’ stunningly successful debut season and the massive interest created by Sydney FC’s signing of Italian superstar Alessandro Del Piero.

Dinner guests were left with the distinct impression that the new across town rivalry between the Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC is extremely healthy for the game in Australia.

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Plenty of activity on Table 8. L to R: Pina Panebianco, Daniel Panebianco, Michael Mantikos, Katina Mantikos, Maisie Squadrito, John Curran, Mark McCormick, Birgit Hartl, Irwan Hassan, Michelle Mitchell.

‘Blue & Gold’ Rugby Luncheon The 17th consecutive staging of the annual ‘Blue & Gold’ Rugby Luncheon was held on Friday, June 21 at the Four Seasons Hotel.

The entertainment commenced with Adam Spencer dissecting the international, Super 15 and club rugby seasons to that point in time with:

Tony Pignata parries an Adam Spencer question.

• Chris “Nobby” Malone – a Sydney Uni Football Club (SUFC) Shute Shieldwinning captain in 2001, who then played 10 years of professional rugby in England before returning to SUFC in a coaching capacity midway through the 2011 club rugby season (now our Head Coach); and • Tom Kingston – a dynamic outside centre or winger with Sydney University and the NSW Waratahs (Tom had played against the British and Irish Lions on the Saturday prior to this luncheon).

Yet another VIP at the Soccer Football Dinner – Sydney FC Coach and former Socceroo player and coach, Frank Farina.

Chris Malone’s answers to Adam’s astute questions were great insights into the career path and associated travel and sacrifices required for a rugby-loving kid from a small NSW country town (Coolah) determined to make his living from the game they play in heaven.

In 2009, Tom Kingston gained selection in the Australian Schoolboys side, before achieving a remarkable 99 ranking based on his HSC marks at the end of that year. However, as a result of his representative achievements in rugby, Tom’s HSC ranking was boosted by 5 additional bonus points. This resulted in Tom Kingston scoring 104 out of 100 in his 2009 ATAR ranking and earning the “smartest man in rugby” tag!

Players and supporters extraordinaire. L to R: Andrew Bray, Matt Demetriou, Simon Phillips, Brendan Casey, Brian Thachery, Emma Schiller, Rob Smithies, David Shaw, Michael Baume, Amy Sarandopoulos, Adam Spencer, Bruce Ross, David Gibb, John Murray, Jim Zammit.

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rugby career, the next chapter of which will see him playing with the Melbourne Rebels during the 2014 and 2015 Super Rugby seasons.

as the annual nonsense debate’s “totally biased” adjudicator, in which capacity he always awarded past debates to the Gentlemen of Rugby team.

After mains, the principal fare of the day was the much anticipated annual ‘Blue & Gold’ debate.

The MC then advised that this had created a golden opportunity to transform Adam Spencer from debater to adjudicator, given that Spencer had led his Low-Life Academia team to 16 consecutive defeats!

First of all, the MC announced that the former Australian Rugby Union President, Mr. PL Harry AM (affectionately known as “Uncle Philthy”), had officially resigned

However, at the last moment, stalwart

member of the Gentlemen of Rugby team, Rob Carlton (aka Kerry Packer in the ‘Paper Giants’ sequel entitled ‘Magazine Wars’), was required elsewhere for filming.

The MC announced that this void would be filled by none other than Adam Spencer, who was going to be there anyway in his new adjudicating role. So, as a minor addition to his adjudicating activities, Spencer was selected for the first time ever in the Gentlemen of Rugby team!

The debate itself was an absolute cracker – Greg O’Mahoney and Adam Spencer (the Gentlemen of Rugby) plus Rhys Muldoon and Scott Dooley (Low-Life Academia) were all in superb form.

Then for the adjudication. Spencer suddenly abdicated. The MC called for audience preference by way of acclamation. History was made. The Low-Life Academia team won its first ever ‘Blue & Gold’ annual debate and Adam Spencer was confined to his 17 consecutive defeat!

As is said every year, there is nothing funnier than the annual ‘Blue & Gold’ nonsense debate – don’t miss it in 2014.

SUFC panel members Chris ‘Nobby’ Malone and Tom Kingston.

Preview of Coming Attractions ‘Blue & Gold’ Water Polo Luncheon Friday 6th September at Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney SUSF/Blues Association Golf Day Wednesday 9th October at St. Michael’s Golf Club, Jennifer Street, Little Bay ‘Blue & Gold’ Cricket Luncheon Friday 22nd November at Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney ‘Blue & Gold’ Xmas Hamper Golf Day Wednesday 27th November at St. Michael’s Golf Club, Jennifer Street, Little Bay

L to R: Scott Dooley (Low-Life Academia); Adam Spencer and Greg O’Mahoney (Gentlemen of Rugby) see the humour in one of Rhys Muldoon’s (also L-L A) insightful comments!

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Graham Croker has been chronicling sport for various campus publications and websites at Sydney University for over 20 years

OVER THE LINE Funds management

Cross Purposes

Across the ditch

Sydney University Boat Club legends and dual Olympians Matt Ryan and Sam Loch recently raised almost $20,000 for the Leukemia Foundation when they broke the world record for kilometres rowed in tandem in a 24-hour period on an erg machine. With no international rowing commitments, Loch and Ryan – winners of six consecutive Kings Cups for NSW – decided to raise some money for a special cause by completing a tandem 24 hour erg machine world record attempt. And for the record, they rowed 380.274km in 24 hours – amounting to 1:53.6 per 500m, smashing the record set by Stefan Verhoeven and Matthias Auer of Germany by 13.438km.

Their efforts must have inspired the 175 people attending a Sydney University Boat Club luncheon that raised $50,000 to fund the Junior (Under 19) and Under 23 athletes who will travelling around the world in 2013 representing Australia.

The SUBC and the parents of the 11 athletes selected on Australian teams held a fundraiser lunch at The Scots College Boatshed to raise the funds.

Three SUBC coaches have also been selected to represent Australia.

Not content with resting on its laurels, Sydney University Athletics Club (SUAC) goes from strength to strength, as evidenced by the rare double at the recent NSW Cross Country Championships at Nowra where the club won the men’s and women’s events. The win lifted the men’s team well clear at the top of the winter premiership table, while the women closed to within three points of leaders Athletics East. The men’s “A team” included Jack Colreavy (fourth overall), Russell Dessaix-Chin (fifth), Hugh Williams (seventh) and Ed Fernon (11th on debut). The women’s team included Milly Clark (second overall), Eliza Barton (sixth), Melinda Witchard (eighth) and Anne Harrison (20th). To highlight the depth of the club, the SUAC men’s “B Team” of Peter Costello, Nick Bellemore, Dave Hutchinson and Miles Waring finished third overall to collect the bronze medal. And the men’s and women’s teams competed without their most high profile distance athletes, James Nipperess and Lara Tamsett, who were in Europe preparing for the World Championships.

Sydney University Women’s Rowing Club (SUWRC) representatives Holly Lawrence, India Evans and Candice Williams turned the screws in Aussie-Kiwi rivalry with their efforts in round one of the inaugural Under 21 Trans-Tasman series held at the International Rowing Centre at Penrith.

The three SUSF Elite Athlete Program scholarship holders were in crews that pulled off four wins for Australian boats at the regatta. Lawrence teamed up with Emily Carey, Leah Saunders and Sophie Jerapetritis to win the women’s quad and backed up with Jerapetritis to win the lightweight double scull, while Evans and Williams were part of the winning women’s four. Evans, Williams and Lawrence were also in the winning eight. Round two of the Under 21 Trans-Tasman Series will be held at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand, in early September, when SUWRC coach Chris Holliday will coach the Australian team.

Kicking another goal Sydney University Women’s Water Polo Club (SUWWPC) National League rookie Bronte Halligan is off to Greece in August with the Australian Junior team to compete in the FINA World Junior Championships in the port city of Volos. Sixteenyear-old Bronte, a centre back, is the daughter of former New Zealand and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs rugby league winger Daryl Halligan, who retired as the highest pointscorer in Australian premiership history. Her selection continued a meteoric rise through the Australian junior ranks – she was elevated from the Born ‘96 squad straight into the Born ‘93 team to compete in the championships. Bronte plays with Sydney Northern Beaches, an SUWWPC feeder club. The Australian Junior team is being coached by former Sydney University National League player Ryan Moar.

Meanwhile, three senior SUWWPC representatives, Keesja Gofers (previous SUSF Elite Athlete Program scholarship holder), Hannah Buckling and Lea Barta have been in Spain with the Australian Stingers for the World Championships in Barcelona, while another three – Tahlia Bogg, Emma Lewis and goalkeeper Georgia Rossettin – have been named in the Australian Born 95 squad to undergo special training and overseas travel.

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