Blog 2846: ASA membership for team and individual galas

In order to compete at galas licensed at level 3 and above, or to compete within the Diddy or Arena League competitions, swimmers must be registered as an ASA Category 2 member.

The Membership Secretary will shortly be contacting those who need to change their ASA Category.

Blog 2845: Diddy League Round One - Saturday 16th April

The following swimmers have been selected to represent Long Eaton Swimming Club in the first round of the diddy league competition. The gala details and selection are below. Please indicate your availability either by email or the tick sheet on the noticeboard.

Saturday 16th April, Eckington Leisure Centre S21 4DA, Warm up 6pm.

Boys

Fred Buckingham, Aaron Simpson, Patrick Hodgson

Sky Torrington, Ben Mellor

Elliot Box, Luke Witten, George Buckingham, Harrison Frearson

Samuel Hardy, Finlay Moss, Joseph Searby, Benjamin Tipping

Girls

Jemma Dilley, Su Alpan, Isabel Wright

Hattie Cook, Scarlett Wood, Sophie Goodman

Freya Birkin, Emilie Wright, Harriet Bebbington, Phoebe Golton, Hannah Dodic

Harmony Torrington, Imogen Mellor Patching, Chloe Pearson

Blog 2844: Leicester League Round Up

Congratulations to the swimmers who represented the club in the Leicester league competition this winter. We contested all three rounds exceptionally well, coming second in both rounds one and two, and then following up with a sixth placed finish in the division final, narrowly missing the promotion places. We use the leicester league competition as a base to further develop the all round competitiveness of the club by mixing experienced swimmers with lesser experienced swimmers and in many cases exposing the younger swimmers to their first league competition. It was pleasing to see how well this mix worked, and the skills and abilities on display. Round Three was much more difficult than the previous two rounds, and it was clear that some of the bigger teams had bought in some heavy hitters missing in the previous rounds, so to see how well you competed shows promise and confidence in the abilities across all of the age groups.

Thankyou to the parents for getting the kids to the galas, particularly during round two where some of you zigzagged between matlock and burton! Many thanks to the officials and team managers for the organisation of the swimmers and timings!

Blog 2843: High Wycombe

Can all the swimmers who expressed an interest please post their entry forms in the post box in West Park for this event by Wednesday 30th March 2016 . Having run some initial costings it looks like it will be around £120 per person for travel and accommodation. A final amount will be available once we have confirmed all the details. Obviously this may go up or down from the initial costing.

Blog 2842: Rykneld update

As per our previous blog post we can now confirm that we have not got into Rykneld. Therefore all entries made for Rykneld have now been transferred to either the Peterborough or Eckington galas, with the exception of those people who informed us otherwise prior to Tuesday night's deadline. We will post the accepted entries up as soon as we know.

Blog 2841: Peterborough and Eckington

Please can swimmers who want to enter these galas get their entry forms to me this evening.

Thank you

Debbie

Blog 2840: Peterborough / Eckington

Information for the two galas can be found on the following websites:

www.copsclub.co.uk

eckingtonswimmingclub.co.uk

Debbie

Blog 2839: Gala information

Unfortunately there has been a high level of entries already before the closing date for Rykneld gala and our entries are not guaranteed.
"As an alternative to Rykneld we will now enter the Peterborough gala. As this is a slightly higher level it is now open to Prestige to enter. Any swimmer who has entered Rykneld but does not qualify for Peterborough will be entered into the Eckington open meet in May as an alternative . If you do not want to enter either of these meets and had originally entered Rykneld please let us know by Tuesday, or, if siblings would end up at different meets, please let us know if you want them all to enter Eckington instead. If you had not entered either meet previously but wish to enter please do so by Tuesday as well. As always we are trying to select suitable galas for all our swimmers to give everyone the opportunity to represent the club. We do everything we can to ensure we follow the gala programme as prescribed, however sometimes this is not possible no matter what we do as a club and alternative arrangements need to be made."
Thank you
Debbie

Blog 2838: Lost

Tom Baxter has lost his fins, last seen at West Park 9/3/2016 they are

 Kiefer green/grey adult size 9-11

Please hand back to Tom if found 

Blog 2837: Rushmoore Gala 19-20/3/16

Dear Club Managers & Head Coaches.

We look forward to seeing you all at the RRSC Meet this coming weekend at Aldershot Garrison.

As you are aware, this Meet was over-subscribed and we still have a significant number of swimmers (& Swim Clubs) attending the Meet.

To help with the smooth running of the Meet and the comfort and safety of all swimmers, please could you we ask that you relay the information below to your swimmers (some of this information will also be in your Coaches Packs when you arrive with us):

- swimmers need to SIGN-IN for 400M events and reserve lists. If they do NOT sign-in by the start of the warm-up for that session, they will be withdrawn from the 400M event or removed from the reserve list.

- swimmers who decide NOT to swim in an event, need to inform their Swim Coach (or RRSC computer personnel if there is no coach present for their Club) of their withdrawal before the start of the warm-up for that session.
Club Coaches are asked to submit their withdrawal slips to the computer operators before the start of the relevant warm-ups (this will help to ensure that we do not have empty lanes in events and that reserves can be re-instated)

- please can swimmers NOT bring kit-bags poolside. Having kit-bags present will limit the space for swimmers to sit and could cause slips/trips hazards. There are some lockers on dry-side and some on the exit from the changing rooms to poolside.
We would also ask that kit bags are NOT given to accompanying parents/family members (again doing so will limit seating space which is at a premium).

-We have tried to accept as many swimmers as possible as we realise that there has been a shortage of L1 opportunities in the qualifying window this year but this means that the pool area will be crowded. If you are not swimming/do not have a child swimming in a session please leave the pool area and return for the session your swimmer is in.

The reserve list is attached and the accepted and rejected entries on our website have been updated to show reinserted swimmers notified last week.

 

Thank you in advance for your assistance and good luck to all swimmers this weekend.

Blog 2836: Sunday 20th March 2016

Loughborough session is still on this Sunday 20th March 2016.

Debbie

Blog 2835: ASA National Open Water Festival

For all you Open Water enthusiasts  -  Rother Valley Country Park 23-24 July 2016
For details and to register your interest click here

Blog 2834: Midland Relays

Here are the relay teams for this years Regional Championships. Can you please confirm you are able to swim. Mens 18+ 4 x 200 fr is optional if 4 of you want to do it we will enter it.

Midland Relays
14-17 Girls 4 x 100 Free	14-17 Girls 4 x 100 Medley	14-17 Girls 4 x 200 Free
Mollie Daniels	Naomi Dilley	Naomi Dilley
Bethany Rae-Mclean	Lana Dilks	Bethany Rae-Mclean
Naomi Dilley	Bethany Rae-Mclean	Lana Dilks
Lana Dilks	Mollie Daniels	Mollie Daniels
Reserves	Reserves	Reserves
Lauren Wilcox	Lauren Wilcox	Aine O'Regan
Aine O'Regan	Aine O'Regan	Rebecca Beech
14-17 Boys 4 x 100 Free	14-17 Boys 4 x 100 Medley	14-17 Boys 4 x 200 Free
Sam Frearson	Sam Frearson	Sam Frearson
Joshua Beech	James Webster	Joshua Beech
Kye Hazelton	Kye Hazelton	Kye Hazelton
Oliver Tipping	Joshua Beech	James Webster
Reserves	Reserves	Reserves
James Webster	Joshua Bestwick	Joshua Bestwick
Joshua Bestwick	Oliver Tipping	Oliver Tipping
18+ Boys 4 x 100 Free	18+ Boys 4 x 100 Medley	18+ Boys 4 x 200 Free
Michael Dakin	Sam Pearson	Michael Dakin
Adam Freundlich	Adam Freundlich	Adam Freundlich
Steve Barrett	Michael Dakin	Samuel Pearson
Samuel Pearson	Steve Barrett	Steve Barrett
Reserves	Reserves	Reserves
Sam Parker	Sam Parker	Sam Parker
Matt Leech	Matt Leech	Matt Leech
18+ Girls 4 x 100 Free	18+ Girls 4 x 100 Medley
Hannah Dowell	Chelsea Eley
Chelsea Eley	Helen Gorman
Helen Gorman	Eden Michell
Eden Michell	Hannah Dowell
Reserves	Reserves
Leanne Atkins	Leanne Atkins
Chloe Blaydon	Chloe Blaydon

Blog 2833: Leicester League

I require a judge and another timekeeper for round three please

If you can help please email

Blog 2832:Inspiration

There is a sports clothing brand that are doing some really good adds at the moment. The latest has Michael Phelps in it. Here is the link to the ad. It is worth a watch and hopefully will inspire you and get you to appreciate the work and desire needed to be a 22 time Olympic medalist including 18 golds. The greatest sports person ever comes from our sport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh9jAD1ofm4&feature=youtu.be

Blog 2831: DX

There is a list of rejections and accepted on the DX website.
Thank you
Debbie

Blog 2830: Nottingham Northern Gala

Entries for this gala are now on the website for you to view.
See Blog 2811 for details . If you haven't already entered and would  like to I am still taking entries, the closing date is going to be 22nd March. If you are unsure as to what events or if you can enter this gala then please speak to your coach who will be able to advise you.
Thank you
Debbie

Blog 2829: Away meet

After the success of Taunton Dean last year the club are once again looking to go on an away gala towards the end of season. These are a great learning curve for swimmers and an opportunity to swim in different pools and against different opponents to avoid getting stale in competition. Last year saw a nearly 90% PB total and the club with only 6 swimmers finishing 2nd in top club and winning top boy. It is amazing what a different environment can do for swimmers.

This season we are looking at doing the High Wycombe level 3 meet in July. The added bonus of this is that not only is it a level 3 meet so the vast majority of the club could enter but it is Long Course, giving vital experience for those that haven't competed Long Course before and additional race practice for those that have.

For this gala to go ahead we need swimmers to sign the form on the notice board ASAP to show intent to compete. Following that we'll need accommodation, mini bus hire, drivers and team managers to help make this event as well run as last year. No parents other than staff are allowed to attend away galas and where possible we will stream live races so parents can watch.

Please let us know by Wednesday 16th March so we can put a price together and get entries in early as it is first come first served.

Blog 2828: Leicester League Competition - Final Round! Saturday 19th March

The next and final round of the leicester league competition is on Saturday March 19th, and after two great performances in the previous rounds we are pitched in the top final against seven other clubs. The venue is Rugby leisure centre, with a 6pm warm up. There will be a bus which will leave west park at 4pm. If you are available/not available, please indicate either by email or ticking off the board at west park.

Girls

Freya Birkin, Scarlett Wood, Hattie Cook, Phoebe Golton, Su Alpan

Imogen Mellor Pathing, Emily Carr, Hannah Searby, Hannah Dodic

Lauren Searby, Anna Pancisi, Caitlin Hutchinson, Laura Ford

Elizabeth Simpson, Amy Williams, Eden Michel, Elle Pryce

Boys

WIlliam Baxter, Benjamin Mellor, Rory Batchelor, Fred Buckingham, Aaron Simpson

George Buckingham, Joseph Searby, Samuel Hardy, Elliot Box

Daniel Foss, Oliver Dodic, Thomas Baxter, Josh Davis

Kye Hazelton, Oliver Tipping, Christopher Stray, Samuel Frearson

Blog 2827: Disney on Ice Tickets

The Disney on Ice raffle was drawn yesterday 6th March 2016 at Loughborough swimming pool by draw master Spencer George.

Congratulations to our two winners: -

Stuart Pearse, ticket number 167

Annette Foss ticket number 130

Tickets kindly donated by Motorpoint arena Nottingham

Blog 2826: Thanks

It was great to see you all at my birthday celebrations on Saturday night, I was really overwhelmed to see so many friendly faces, I hope you enjoyed the evening as much as I did, it was a special occasion that I will always treasure.

Keith

Blog 2825: Midland Championships

Full details can be found on the following website http://www.asaem.org.uk/entry.php
The date I need all entries for will be Monday 11th April.

Thank you

Debbie

Blog 2824: Nova Open Meet (Long Course)

Full details for this gala can be found on the following website, http://www.novacenturion.co.uk/clublife/novaopenmeets
the closing date Is 29th April, please make sure cheques are made payable to LESC and forms are filled in correctly.

Thank you

Debbie

Blog 2823: Easter break

There will be No swimming at Trent, West park,Queens Street ,Loughborough also Monday gym from Friday 25th to Monday 28th March. Sessions will commence Tuesday 29th March.

Clocks go forward Easter Sunday 27th March.

Thank you

Blog 2822: Young Coaches & Officials Development Day

 For 12 - 17 year olds wanting to develop their coaching and officiating skills
Saturday March 19th.  Find more details here

Blog 2821: Open Water Swimming - Channel Swimming Lecture. 10th March

Those particularly into Open Water Swimming may be interested in this Lecture entitled "Going to Extremes: Captain Webb's Legacy. The Perils of Swimming the English Channel. "

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Blog 2820:Notts Northern

Let me clarify my comments. This gala is for C and B squad swimmers. Any other swimmers wishing to enter this gala must consult their coach first. There are plenty of selected galas available to other squads swimmers.