Monday 30 November 2015

Blog 2713: Saturday 5th December

There will be No gym or swim session this Saturday due to the time trials taking place at West Park.
Thank you

Blog 2712: Time Trials

Arrangements for this Saturday the 5th December are as follows: -

Land based warm up and blood flow will be in the gym at West Park 7am,

Pool warm up 7.30 to 7.45

Time Trials will start just after 7.45am

We will need all parents attending the session to help

We have to be out of the pool by 9am so we really will need everyone's help

Blog 2711: From West Park to Israel.

Last week, Club Treasurer, Helen Akers, one of only six International Officials in the UK, was taking times at the Club's 200m test sessions.
This week she is in Israel officiating at the European Short-Course Championships!

Have you signed up for that Timekeeping course yet?

Blog 2710: Training Sunday 6th December

There will be NO training this Sunday at Loughborough or Queens Street, this is due to the Derbyshire Sprints taking place at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.

Debbie

Friday 27 November 2015

Blog 2709: Attention........ Long Eaton Open Meet

With all the excetiment of the presentation evening last week, perhaps some swimmers forgot it was the closing date for our open meet, please can you let me have your entry forms by tomorrow.
Remember that consideration upper /lower times are on the entry system. You must get your coach to sign your entry form.
Thank you
Debbie

Blog 2708: City of Derby 16/17th January 2016

Could swimmers wanting to enter this meet, please let me have the entry forms by Tuesday 1st December, this is a long course gala and will take place at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.
Full details can be found on the following web site http://www.coderby.co.uk/meets/lc16/index.htm

Times will automatically be converted on the sports system, so just tick the events you would like to swim.

Thank you

Debbie

Blog 2707: Chesterfield Gala 28/29 November

The warm up times for the weekends gala are Morning 8.00am for 9.00am start, afternoon session is 12.00 for 1.00pm start.

Thank you
Debbie

 
 


Wednesday 25 November 2015

Blog 2706: BLACK FRIDAY RACE SWIMWEAR SALE

Blueseventy will be running a Black Friday Sale this weekend on race swimwear with discounts up to 50% via www.blueseventy.co.uk

Discounts will be as follows:

50% off nero14 - the elite competition suit as worn this summer at the World Championships in Kazan, new purple edition available soon


40% off neroTX - the lightweight compressive suit aimed at teens and taller, slimmer adults

25% off neroFIT - kids and masters specific suit, the cheapest fully bonded suit on the market


There are also discounts on bags and training suits.

During the sale weekend any existing discount codes that you have will be disabled, but they will be reactivated by Tuesday 2 December.


Long Eaton Swimming Club enjoys a generic code of LESC30, and in return for the club buying products, Blueseventy provide prizes for things like the open meet and performance of the year award.

Blog 2705: West Park/Queens

Due to the Chesterfield gala taking place this Saturday and Sunday there will be NO swim/land training at West Park Saturday morning. Also NO training at Queens Sunday afternoon. No other sessions are affected.
Thank you

Debbie

Tuesday 24 November 2015

Blog : 2704 County Qualifiers

So far we have 26 Female qualifiers and 34 male qualifiers in a total of 688 swims between them. On the Face book page there is a spreadsheet I have done that breaks each event down by, sex and lists the qualifiers for that event (the list excludes long course and masters results). If your name is not down then you have not swum the event short course in a licensed meet within the last 12 months in a qualifying time. The time trials are a chance for those swimmers not yet qualified to achieve the required standard in a licensed event. Please enter the Time trials asap if you have not qualified for Counties.

Monday 23 November 2015

Blog 2703: Christmas Shut Down

Details of the Christmas programme: -

Learn to Swim - last session will be the 20th December, this will be a Christmas Fun session

Trent College - will close from the 13th December. Those competing at the Chesterfield gala on the 19th and 20th December will be able to train with the Youth and Senior squad at West Park instead. For those not at the Chesterfield gala there will be NO training on those nights.

West Park - The last session will be Friday the 18th December for all except Learn to Swim

Loughborough and Queens Street - 13th December will be the last session

All sessions will resume from the 4th January

Blog 2702: Open Water Event

Calling all open water swimmers.

WDC have places available for the Great London Swim on the 16th July 2016 in the 1 mile event.

The place will be free (£40 usually), you will need to pledge to raise a minimum of £100 in sponsorship, you will receive a Team Orca T- shirt

If you are interested please email Sian Hamilton

Sunday 22 November 2015

Blog 2701: Thanks

I am sure that all of those who attended last night's presentation evening will agree that it was a whole hearted success.

My thanks to all of those involved in supporting it, but particular thanks to: -

Jamie Main our guest presenter for the evening

Debbie Blaydon, Angela Wilcox, Kim Coveney, Kate Tipping and Annette Foss for all of their hard work in preparing the event

Friday 20 November 2015

Blog 2700: AGM

A reminder that the club's AGM is tomorrow morning at 8am West Park.

We do need a quorum of members to be able to run this meeting, which is an essential part of the club's calendar.

Please make every effort to attend

Monday 16 November 2015

Blog 2699: Hamper

Please could everyone who has kindly donated to the Christmas hampers get them to your squad reps or Kim by this Wednesday.

Thank you

Debbie

Blog 2698: Loughborough Sunday 22nd November

There will be NO swimming this Sunday at Loughborough 22nd November. All other sessions remain the same.

Debbie

Friday 13 November 2015

Blog 2697: Club Championship 400s

This event has been rescheduled for the 6th January 7.30 - 9.30pm at West Park

Blog 2696: Level 4 Time Trials

The club will be running a series of licensed time trials to enable swimmers to obtain qualification times for County Championships and other galas.

Entry forms can be found on the website here

These time trials are primarily aimed at swimmers who currently do not have qualifying times.

Please speak to your coach before entering.

Thursday 12 November 2015

Blog 2694: Annual General Meeting and Committee Positions

A reminder that the AGM is on the 21st November at 8am in the viewing gallery at West Park.

Positions remain open on the committee including Club Secretary, Volunteers Co-ordinator and Swim Secretary.

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Blog 2693: Thursday am gym

This weeks gym session on Thursday am has to be cancelled.

Blog 2692: Arena League warm up times

The A team are at Queen Street, Derby; warm up 6pm for 6.30 start.

The B team are at :

Hucknall Leisure Centre
Linby Road
Hucknall
Nottinghamshire
NG15 7TX
Warm up 6.00pm for 6.30 start.

Debbie


Monday 9 November 2015

Blog 2691: Presentation Evening

This is your last day to get tickets, we have sold a large number  of tickets so it should be a great evening at the Soldier and Sailors.

Could I remind you all that this is not a supervised event, so could I ask that anyone under the age of 16 is accompanied by an adult. This is a safeguarding requirement.

Thank you

Debbie

Saturday 7 November 2015

Blog 2690: Loughborough

Loughborough session is still on tomorrow.
Thanks
Debbie

Friday 6 November 2015

Blog 2689: Chesterfield Gala

If any officials can help at the Chesterfield Christmas cracker meet, could you email Fiona with the sessions you are available.

Thank you

Thursday 5 November 2015

Blog 2688: Young Aquatic Helper - Timekeeper course spaces

Our younger members, 14 - 24 years old, have the opportunity to attend a time keepers training course, at no cost.
 
The course is being run on Saturday 28th November at Queen’s Leisure Centre, Derby, Cathedral Road, Derby, DE1 3PA
Theory 9am-1pm
Break 1pm – 1.30pm
Practical 2pm-5pm (at the latest)
 
To book please send your name and club to Emma Irlam – Carter
Emma.Irlam-Carter@swimming.org with the attached form to secure your place.
 
The event being used for this training is the Etwall Eagles Masters Open Meet and is an ideal opportunity to practice time keeper.

Blog 2687: Derbyshire 50m Sprints

The draft programme is now available to view on the following website http://www.derbyshireswimming.org.uk/

Please email Joyce Mellor if there are any errors.

Thank you

Debbie

Wednesday 4 November 2015

Blog 2686: Thursday

Due to the fireworks display this Thursday parking will be a hard at West Park, however the session is still on.

Blog 2685:Time Trials

The club are organising level 4 time trials for C and B squads on Saturday mornings in December and January (dates will be announced once bookings have been confirmed as will the programme and entry form). As County championships will not accept any times other than those on the rankings database this year, as time has had to be found in the competition for finals, it is vital that these time trials are entered to ensure you qualify. All of C squad and all of B squad should be entering all the events under the coaches guidance. The events will be 50's, 100's and 200's on each stroke along with the 200IM. If swimmers in A squad, youth and senior and the prestige programme do not have qualifying times in events they would like to swim at counties then they can also enter these time trials but only in the events they do not have qualifying times for already. As always we will require Volunteers to help run these events and there will be a small charge to cover the licensing fee to ensure the times go on the rankings system.

Blog 2684: Presentation Night

This is the last week (closing date 9th November) you will be able to purchase tickets for the presentation evening which will be held at Soldiers and Sailors in Long Eaton Saturday 21st November.

There are still tickets available, but we will not be able to sell any tickets on the night. All swimmers that took part in the club champs will receive an award.

Please bring your tickets as these will need to shown on the door.

Thank you

Debbie

Monday 2 November 2015

Blog 2683: West Park Trophy Cabinet

The trophy cabinet at West Park has been condemned following a number of Health and Safety issues.

The trophies have been removed for safe keeping.

Blog 2682: Nottingham Panthers Ticket Auction Winner

Congratulations to Nichola Rae-McLean with her winning bid of 2p in the Nottingham Panthers reverse silent auction.

Posted for Kim Coveney

Blog 2681: Christmas Hampers

We will be doing Christmas hampers to raffle off at the Presentation evening, please could we have all donations to be given to your squad rep or Kim Coveny, by Wednesday 18th November.
There will be a list on the notice board shortly, but any festive items will be greatly appreciated to put in the Christmas hampers.
Thank you

Blog 2680: A Team for round of Arena League

The A team have been drawn at Queens St Derby here is the initial team


A team



Harmony Torrington

Harrison Frearson
Hannah Dodic

Luke Witten
Freya Birkin

Sky Torrington
Milly Wright

Finlay Moss
Pheobe Golton

Ben Tipping





Isabella Askham

Bradley Evans
Naomi Dilley

Thomas Strachan
Rebecca Beech

Joshua Davis
Alesia Sollaku

Benjamin Webster





Imogen Whiting

Samuel Frearson
Sophie Eley

Joshua Beech
Sian James

Matthew Cross
Esther Halford

Rhys Llewellyn





Emily Osbourne

Adam Freundlich
Helen Gorman

Ed Martin
Chloe Bates

Harry Charitos
Fran Muir Harris

Steven Barrett
Hannah Dowell



Blog 2679: Arena B Team

The B team have been drawn at Hucknal. Here is the inital squad


B Team

Hannah Searby
Elliott Box
Rachael Elder
James Paterson
Phoebe Fullerton
Frederick Buckingham
Emily Cragg
Joseph Searby
Kathleen Humphrey
George Buckingham


William Baxter
Lana Dilks

Aine O'Regan
George Casartelli
Chloe Pearson
Lewis Tipping
Imogen Mellor-Patching
James Cox
Sam Hardy


Rory Batchelor


Alex Ketto
Lauren Searby

Bethany Rae-Mclean
Theo Hamilton
Mollie Daniels
James Webster
Catlin Hutcheson
Daniel Foss
Anna Pancisi
Peter Softley


Joshua Bestwick
Hannah Cox
Oliver Tipping
Chloe Blaydon

Chelsea Eley
Matt Leech
Leanne Atkins
Sam Pearson
Elle Pryce
Sam Parker
Fran Muir Harris
Kye Hazelton


Callum Henley

Blog 2678: Long Eaton Open Meet

I am now accepting entries for our open meet, full details can be found on the website. Entries need to be with me by 26th November. Cheques made payable to Long Eaton Swim Club.

Thank you

Debbie

Blog 2677: Open Meeting for January Open Meet

We will be holding a meet on the 11th November 7pm in the viewing gala at West Park to plan our January open meet.

This is an open invitation to attend, please if you are interested in helping come along. There is no requirement to have an in depth knowledge of galas or competitive swimming.

Blog 2676: Left at Matlock

A black O'Neill towel was left in the sports hall at Matlock on Saturday.

If this is yours please contact Tracey Young