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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Wednesday August 14 2019 9 Our People Christine Cassin Watching out for fair play in the fast lanes Lincoln’s Christine Cassin has spent 15 years with her eye on the fast lanes at national and international swimming competitions as a International Swimming Federation accredited official – only one of six in New Zealand. She talks to Jacob Page about the role How did this all start for you? Both my children were swimming at Halswell and the club asked me to help out. When I joined the Swimming Canterbury West Coast management committee in 2005, I joined because I felt I had skills that were valuable and the other members of that committee were all qualified referees at the time. They ran junior carnivals so I started helping them and I felt if they were going down to help that I should go as well because I was on the committee. When did it start to become a serious pursuit? That was when I started refereeing at national competitions and that’s when the international opportunities started. It’s really TALENT: International swimming official Christine Cassin. grown on me. I first qualified as an inspector of turns in 2005 but when I started refereeing nationally that’s when I really started to gain a passion for what I was doing. We are there to make sure the swimmers have a fair and equal opportunity. Any benefit of the doubt goes PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER to the swimmer so if there is any doubt you have to be 100 per cent clear on what you saw before you disqualify someone. I’m one of six FINA registered officials in New Zealand and I’m incredibly proud of that achievement. Each term is four years and I just got another four year term which started this year. It’s a form of validation to get a second term, like you’re doing something right. Reaction time is important because the speed and touch at which the swimmers are turning, you do really need to be on your game. The age of 65 is the cut-off age and that makes sense, you have to give younger people an opportunity. Can you talk about your time at the World Championships at Gwangju, South Korea last month. That’s been a real highlight, there’s a lot of pressure and you have to be at the top of your game because there’s a lot going on but to be that close to the best swimmers in the world is a real thrill. Did you ever think that you would end up at an event like that when you started out 15 years ago? Absolutely not, I came into this relatively late in life, I wasn’t a competitive swimmer, and I’ll be the first to admit I’ve sort of done things backward to get to this point. •Turn to page 10 WIN THE GARDEN OF YOUR DREAMS TEWH/SEL/001 Purchase a section and go in the draw PURCHASE to win your dream A SECTION garden*! AND GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN YOUR DREAM GARDEN!* Sections priced from $195,000 All sections purchased from now until 5 December 2019 will receive a FREE landscape architect voucher.† *Construction of the garden will be with Evergreen Landcare to the value of $30,000. Contracts must be settled before 05 December 2019. For full terms and conditions visit our website.†All sections purchased from 07 August 2019 to 05 December 2019 will receive a landscape design voucher for DCM Urban (Landscape Architects). Learn more at tewhariki.co.nzldreamgarden Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei – For us and our children after us
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