Wellingborough Amateur Swimming Club

 

 

 

Issue 145                                                APRIL 2009

 

In this issue:                           Congratulations & New Club Records

                                                ASA short courses for poolside helpers

                                                Fire Alarm

                                                WASC Swim Bags

                                                Do you have a spare moment?

                                                Shoes

                                                50m Championships

                                                Photos

                                                Free Swimming

                                                Results

                                                General useful information

 

CONGRATULATIONS

 

To Natalie Bailey who gained her ASA Level 2 Teaching Aquatics qualification in March.

 

NEW CLUB RECORDS

Abbie Williams

100 Individual Medley  1:12.51

Steph Gollings

50 Free  00:29.30

Aaron Flynn

100 Back  01:03.76

200 Individual Medley  02:15.32

 

ASA COURSES

Three short ASA courses have been arranged at Waendel Leisure Centre for those working on poolside.  If you are interested please contact Karen Blackett, coulonclose@talktalk.net, as soon as possible.  Places are limited.

Sunday 10^th May – Starts & Turns

Sunday 17^th May – Fly

Sunday 21^st June – Breaststroke

All courses will run from 2.00 to 5.00 pm

 

FIRE ALARM

Recently, we have experienced two fire alarms during our Monday evening training. Following some confusion during the first of these incidents WASC representatives met the pool management and the evacuation procedures have been improved and information relayed to WASC.  

 

One improvement is the protection of the activation pushes, so the alarm cannot be activated accidentally by leaning on the button, which means the alarm on Monday 30^th March, was a deliberate act of vandalism. The pool management and fire service are concerned about this vandalism and have suggested a call out fee may be charged for future incidents. If any member of WASC is found to have deliberately activated the alarm in a non-emergency situation, the committee will be forced to take action, including charging the member or their guardian, for any costs incurred.

 

We have a very long and very good working relationship with the pool staff and do not wish anyone’s actions to affect our use of the facility.    Craig Brown, Vice Chairman

 

BAGS

Please remember bags must not be left unattended at Wellingborough except on poolside, where they should be put on the benches around the pool, not on the floor.

Lockers are available if you do not want to carry your bag around with you.

WASC are not the only people to be using the centre; please give consideration to others – don’t leave your belongings lying around.

 

DO YOU HAVE A SPARE MOMENT?

There are three small clerical jobs which are useful to swimmers and coaches, but the person doing them no longer has time.  If you can use Excel and have a little time to spare, we are looking for someone to put some times into an Excel spreadsheet; mark up the swimmers who have swum at each gala; and once every 12 weeks, take in the application forms for the land training, listing  the names and telephone numbers.  If you would be willing to take on any of these three tasks, please speak Sandra for more information.  Talking does not commit you to doing !

 

SHOES

Please remember you are not allowed on poolside with outdoor shoes on.  If you need to go onto the poolside you must take your shoes off or change to poolside shoes please.

The fire alarm that we experienced at Daventry showed just how many swimmers do not have poolside shoes at galas and so were standing about outside without shoes.  Poolside shoes at galas protect your feet against problems like verrucas, keep your leg muscles warm and if you do have to evacuate the building, save you walking down the street or across the car park in bare feet. 

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Please help us keep costs down by supporting the raffle either with a prize to the Club Room before the night, and/or by purchasing raffle tickets at the door.   Thank you

 

ACTION SHOTS AT THE 18^TH APRIL CHAMPIONSHIPS will be available from DE Photo who will attend as the Professional Sports Photographers.   Photos will be available for purchase throughout the evening.  Costs £9 to £20

 

RAISE FUNDS EVERY DAY!

Please use the search engine at http://wellingboroughasc.easysearch.org.uk and shop on line through http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/wellingboroughasc  and raise money for WASC.

 

FREE SWIMMING FOR UNDER 16s

To enjoy free public sessions from 1^st April 2009 you need to register at the pool.  For more information ask at the centre or see www.dcleisurecentres.co.uk/Centres/Northamptonshire/Waendel+Leisure+Centre/Waendel+Leisure+Centre

 

RESULTS

 

7/8 Mar County Championships

122 swims / 57 PBs

Relays:

Open 4 x 100 Freestyle

Girls: 1^st Northampton 4:07.20, 2^nd Kettering 4:16.42, 3^rd Wellingborough 4:22.92, 4^th Corby 4:53.78

Boys: 1^st Northampton 3:40.67, 2^nd Kettering 3:44.59, 3^rd Corby 3:50.65, 4^th Wellingborough 4:01.47, 5^th Daventry 4:11.48, 6^th Rushden 4:14.76

Open 4 x 50 Medley

Girls: 1^st Northampton 2:07.31, 2^nd Wellingborough 2:16.80, 3^rd Kettering 2:17.51. 4^th Corby 2:28.01, 5^th Rushden 2:34.52, 6^th Daventry 2:35.48, 7^th Spinney Hill 2:42.55

Boys: 1^st Kettering 1:52.73, 2^nd Northampton 1:53.86, 3^rd Wellingborough 1:59.71, 4^th Daventry 2:00.36, 5^th Corby 2:03.41, 6^th Rushden 2:05.64

 

14/15 Mar  County Championships

186 swims / 103 PBs

Relays:  Open 4 x 100 Medley

Girls: 1^st Northampton 4.35.14, 2^nd Kettering 4.53.45, 3^rd Wellingborough 4.58.95, 4^th Corby 5.35.72

Boys:  Kettering 4.15.35, 2^nd Wellingborough 4.27.93, 3^rd Corby 4.30.48, 4^th Corby 5.35.72

Open 4 x 50 Freestyle Relay

Girls:  1^st Northampton 1.55.03, 2^nd Kettering 1.55.34. 3^rd Wellingborough 1.56.34, 4^th Rushden 2.09.72, 6^th Daventry 2.17.12, 7^th Spinney Hill 2.24.84

Boys:  1^st Kettering 1.41.10, 2^nd Corby 1.43.77, 3^rd Wellingborough 1.47.39, 4^th Daventry 1.49.89, 5^th Rushden 1.52.26

 

21 Mar – Market Harborough Friendly Gala  21 PBs

1st Market Harborough A 259, 2nd Coalville 190, 3rd Leicester Neptune 186, 4th Haden Hill 151, 5th Wellingborough 122, 6th Market Harborough B 112

 

21 Mar – Home Counties League Rnd 3  32 PBs

1^st Maxwell 238, 2^nd Luton 194, 3^rd Oxford 189, 4^th Witney 179, 5^th Wellingborough 154, 6^th Bicester 87

 

28 Mar – Leicester Winter League Rnd 3

25 yard pool at Shepshed

Equal 1^st Wellingborough & Shepshed 229, 3^rd Etwell Eagles 223, 4^th Market Harborough 170