NZMS AGM 2019

MAIN POINTS OF THE AGM:

- PRESENT
President: John Fisher (WK1)

Secretary/Treasurer: Mike Bodger (WH2)

Northern Region: Jan Fulton (RK1), Rodrigo Sigwalt (SC1)

District Region: Matheus Ferro Ribeiro (KT2)

Capital Region: Marco Cecioni (RM4)

National Recorder: Paulette Tasker (WK1), Jan O’Donnell (NS1, past officer)

IT Officer: Liz Davidson (NS1)

Open Water Swimming: Mike Bodger (WH2)

- APOLOGIES - Andrew Gabites (Webmaster), Lesley Parkin (Swimming Officer), Warren Gilbertson (Vice President), Liesl Ploos Van Amstel (Masterscrawl Editor), Steve Clarke (DN5)

- DECEASED MEMBERS: Lyall Mortimer (HU4), Alwyn Manley (RK1), Jim Drummond (HC4).

- THE MINUTES of the 45^th Annual General Meeting held on Friday 25^th May 2018 were presented to the meeting and then accepted as a true and correct record

- BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE 2018 MINUTES: The need for at least two standardised programmes of events for sanctioned meeting was discussed.  Hosting clubs tend to set the order of events in programme and whilst a few swimmers question the order of events, most swimmers are happy with the programme of the meet.  

We need to discourage swimmers from submitting NO TIME (NT)for a swim event and a motion was moved by Rodrigo Sigwalt and seconded by Marco Cecioni to put in times for NT swimmers from the average time of swimmers in the respective age group. Times stay in the database for two years before new times are added.

- MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR 2019/20 -Membership fees have increased to $70 per year with a $5 saving if paid online.  Effective from 1st July 2020

- ALLOWANCES AND HONORARIA - These were approved by the meeting and the only change was for the Computer Officer.


- APPOINTMENTS - The current officer’s positions were endorsed.

President - John Fisher
National Secretary/Treasurer – Mike Bodger
Webmaster - Andrew Gabites
National Recorder – Paulette Tasker
Computer/IT Officer – Liz Davidson
Masterscrawl Editor – Liesl Ploos Van Amstel
Openwater Swimming Officer – Mike Bodger


- NEW APPOINTMENTS
Vice-President - Matheus Ferro Ribeiro
Swimming Officer – Marco Cecioni

NZMS also pays an annual fee of $200 to Aquatics New Zealand, who oversees all aquatic divisions in New Zealand. Our representative from Masters Swimming is Roger Eagles (FV5) and Roger will continue in this role for 2019/20

- NZMS SWIMMER OF THE YEAR:  Kyla Steenhart.  Kyla has broken 12 NZ records

- NZMS CHAMPIONSHIPS: HOSTING 2020
We are hopeful that Raumati Masters will host the NISC2020 and that North Shore Masters will host the Long Course championships

REPORTS:
Minutes AGM Nov 2019
Financial Report - Mike Bodger
Computer Officers Report  Liz Davidson
Webmaster's Report - Andrew Gabites
Editor's Report - Liesl Ploos van Amstel
Swimming Officer's Report - Marco Cecioni
National Recorder Report - Paulette Tasker
Trophy Officer's Report - Lesley Parkin