A recent visit to Sri Lanka, Lila de Soysa is hopeful of attracting new members to the Swaythling Club International.
Year: 2022
Paul Gimbel (1941-2022)
Paul Gimbel always positive. A member of the Swaythling Club International, Paul Gimbel passed away on Sunday 18th September; he was 81 years old. At the Stockholm 1957 World Championships, he reached last 32 of the men’s singles event; the year in which at the Netherlands national championships he won both junior and senior titles. Additional to table tennis he was one of the first rock and roll artists in the Netherlands; his recording “Clap your hands and twist” can be found on YouTube. A somewhat rebellious character in the 1960s, later he turned his attention to the financial world. Paul Gimbel, rock and roll star (Photo: Bert van der Helm)
At the Summit
Pedro Moura seized the opportunity for a group photograph nnnnn Members of the Swaythling Club International were very much in evidence at the inaugural ITTF Summit staged in the Jordanian capital city of Amman from Sunday 4th to Tuesday 6th December. Opened by Petra Sörling, ITTF President and a member of the Swaythling Club International, some 22 members attended the club's Annual General Meeting on the evening of Sunday 4th December. Success for Claude Bergeret (Photo: ITTF) nnnn Claude Bergeret points to a key word at the Summit (Photo: ITTF) b Claude Bergeret with possible new Swaythling Club members? Liu Shiwen and He Xiao (Photo: ITTF) b 2022 Annual General Meeting in Amman (Sunday 4th December) Members Claude Bergeret – President Reto Bazi – Deputy President Richard Scruton – Treasurer Harvey Webb – Secretary Oivind
Swiss Swaythling Club Meets
Left (front to back): Georg Silberschmidt, Martin Hafen, Elmira Antonyan, Thomas Sadecky, Anton Lehmann Right (front to back): Reto Bazzi, Thomas Busin, Tu Tien Si, Tu Dai Yong, Theresia Földy, Claude Diethelm Missing: Louis Fiedler vc by Anton Lehmann, Secretary, Swiss Swaythling Club For the first time since COVID-19, namely on 5th November 2022 in Lucerne, twelve members of the Swiss Section of the Swaythling Club (SCS) met for the traditional Annual General Meeting, which as usual took place in three parts. Aat the beginning we met in the popular museum "Swiss Museum of Transport", then followed the protocol part of the General Meeting. The successful event ended with the culinary and convivial part at the Lido restaurant on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Thomas Sadecky
Barnsley Pays Tribute to Alan Hydes
Recently, Barnsley Heritage mounted a plaque on the wall of the local YMCA in recognition of Alan Hydes, Swaythling Club mermber, starting his career in the town, later being a member of the England team that visited China immediately following the conclusion of the Nagoya 1971 World Championships. 34 Alan Hydes
Potential New Members in Lima
Present at the Pan American Veteran Championships being staged in the Peruvian capital city of Lima from Monday 21st to Saturday 26th November is Claude Bergeret, President of the Swaythling Club International. The occasion affords the opportunity to introduce new players to the Swaythling Club International, Colombia’s Carlos Orlando Rodriguez Lesmes and Jairo Gonzales showed an interest. Also, one wonders could there be potential new members from Peru? Olympians Magali Montes (Barcelona 1992), Eliana Gonzalez del Riego (Barcelona 1992 & Atlanta 1996), Milagritos Gorriti (Atlanta 1996) and Marisol Espineira (Athens 2004) all meet the membership criteria. Staged at the Polideportivo 3 de la Sede Legado Videna, over 270 players from 16 ITTF member associations are on duty in a tournament where the youngest age
Annual General Meeting – Sunday 4th December
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Swaything Club International will take place on Sunday 4th December, commencing at 7.00 pm, in the Rotana Hotel, Amman. Jordan. Annual General Meeting Agenda Annual General Meeting: Proposals for Amendment to Constitution Annual General Meeting: Financial Statement
Jacques Hélaine (1941-2022)
President of the French Table Tennis Federation from April to December 2011, Jacques Hélaine passed away on Wednesday 19th October; he was 81 years old. A valued member of the Swaythling Club International, former international, he competed in both World and European Championships; domestically, he was the men’s singles runner up at the French National Championships in both 1964 and 1971, the men’s doubles winner partnering Vincent Purkart in 1964, 1965 and 1969 as well as alongside Jacques Gambier in 1966. Playing days over, he assumed a coaching role, in addition to undertaking administrative duties. He became President of the Amiens club and Vice-President of the Picardy League, before in 1980 becoming the first high-level sportsman to be elected within the management committee
Irena Bosa-Mikocziova (1945-2022)
Irena Bosa-Mikocziova passed away on Sunday 18th September, she was 77 years old. Born on Friday 19th January 1945 in Vinohrady nad Vahom, Galanta District, located in south-west Slovakia, she was 77 years old. Irena started to play table tennis when 10 years old at Dynamo Spoj Bratislava; in 1961 when 16 years of age she moved to Lokomotiva Raca, later known as Lokomotiva Bratislava. She played in the top national league, becoming an established member of the Czechoslovakian national team. At the 1961 European Youth Championships in Bad Blankenburg, at the time only junior events staged, partnering Marta Luzova she won girls’ team bronze, before partnering Vilim Polakovic to mixed doubles gold. One year later in Bled, once again alongside Marta Luzova,
Alan Hydes Promoting Good Relations
A member of the England team that visited China following the 1971 World Championships in Nagoya, Alan Hydes, member of the Swaythling Club International, continues to promote good relations. Using modern day technology, a Zoom call with the Chinese Embassy in London is planned for Tuesday 27th September.