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Getting To Know You
15/01/2018
Name: Ewen Templeton
Age: 69
How long have you been a member of the Dolphins?
About 7 years.
Where did you grow up?
On a farm about 10km south of Coleraine which is about 20km west of Hamilton. I was despatched to boarding school in Melbourne when I was 14 and apart from 18 months of national service have lived here ever since
Have you been a member of a club or team before joining the Dolphins?
The North East Radio Group for about 30 years
Which days or evenings do you train?
Tuesday, Thursday with the Aquanauts and sometimes Saturday with the Dolphins depending on whether I’ve been foxhunting the night before.
Do you prefer to train with the club or solo?
Definitely with the club
What lane do you usually swim in?
One of the slow ones!
What do you do for a living? If retired what was your main job?
I spent my working life with Telstra and its predecessors and retired 7 years ago,
What is the most exciting place that you have travelled to?
Definitely Antarctica, perhaps followed by China. Most places are good however.
What is your spouse/partners name, and are they club members?
I only have one spouse. Jenelle and I got married 40 years ago. On the first of October which was to avoid the AFL grand final the previous week. We didn’t succeed as the there was a draw and they had a rematch. We met on a Melbourne University 24 hour bush walk which was a predecessor to rogaining.
Do you have children, If so how old are they?
Lindsay who is 32 and James 27
Would you ever consider taking part in an interclub event or State/ National event?
I swam in the Nationals in Hobart 3 (?) years ago. Well out of my comfort zone but very enjoyable. The club support was fantastic. Followed by the overland track with Rod and Robyn. Also a great experience.
Have you swum in an open water event?
26 Pier to Pubs and probably as many others elsewhere including one in Barbados
Tell us one thing that we don't know about you?
I doubt there’s much you don’t know about me. Maybe that Jenelle and I project managed the build of our current house. Or that we do a lot of orienteering in its various forms including radio orienteering which has taken us to places such as Serbia and Kazakhstan and this year to America, Mongolia and Lithuania. I also “fox hunt”. This is related to radio orienteering but car based. This happens on the third Friday of every month and finishes in the early hours of Saturday morning which is why you don’t often see me at training on the third Saturday!
Who do you most admire at the Dolphins?
Dedication of the coaches and the support of the members.
What do you most like about the Dolphins?
See above
Who would you most like to beat in a swimming competition?
The person in front of me………