Wellingborough Amateur Swimming Club
In this issue:
Matthew at Midland District
County selection
Open Meet Coordinator
Don’t leave your bag unattended!
Summertime trainings
Land Training – 11 to 18 year olds
A thought
Open Water
Dates for your diary
Results
Useful information
CONGRATULATIONS
Matthew Spencer took part in the Midland District Championships at Coventry at the beginning of June.
400 IM - placed 6th in age group
200 Back – placed 9th in age group
400 Free – placed 17th in age group
200 IM – placed 15th in age group
Bagcats result: 20th in age group
Fantastic results – well done Matthew.
Congratulations also to Jess Bland and Jake Lucas who have been selected to swim for Northamptonshire at the schools gala on 19th September 2009
OPEN MEETS – CAN YOU HELP?
Many thanks to Dave Williams who, for some years, has been organising our Open Meets. Deepings will be the last meet Dave coordinates for us, and we are looking for a new Open Meet Coordinator. If you are interested or want to know more, please see Dave, Sandra or Steve who will be happy to discuss it with you. It is not a full time role, and most of the work can be done from home. If you are interested but don’t like working alone – this role could be shared with a friend.
BAGS IN THE CHANGING ROOMS
Please remember that under no circumstances are you to leave anything in the changing room cubicles. Not only are you likely to go back and find your belongings missing but your bag prevents anyone else using the cubicle. Please ensure your belongings are either in a locker or in your bag on poolside. Will those swimmers coming in on Monday night at 6.00 p.m. be particularly careful to remove their bags so that children in the lessons before 6.00 p.m. have somewhere to change. Thank you for your help.
SUMMER HOLIDAY TRAININGS
The last training at Oundle will be Friday July 10th and the first Friday back after the school holidays will be Friday 11th September.
The last Wednesday training at Rushden will be 15th July and the first one back will be Wednesday 9th September.
Sundays at Rushden – the Performance and Midland squads will join the County Squad at Waendel Leisure Centre from Sunday 26th July to Sunday 30th August inclusive.
Masters will continue to train at Rushden on Sundays 6 – 7 pm throughout this period.
LAND TRAINING
Next term starts Tuesday 8th September – forms available from the Swim Shop or our web site. All swimmers 11 years to 18 years.
Term dates: 8th September to 13th October & 20th October (none on 27th October) to 1st December.
DO YOU WATCH YOUR SWIMMER AT GALAS?
The seats are always hard, the pool is hot, and sometimes it can seem like a long night. Why not volunteer to help out? There are so many things you can have a go at. You won’t be left on your own, you will be made welcome, the evening will fly and you still get to watch your child swim.
If “official” roles like Timekeeper are not your sort of thing, we struggle to find people to help with electronic timekeeping, serve drinks to the poolside officials, supervise our swimmers, take admission money and sell raffle tickets – can you do any of these?
We particularly need new parents to help at Junior Galas so parents whose children are no longer young enough to swim can have a night off!
The Club cannot function without our dedicated volunteers. In order to run a home gala we need over 20 people to fill the roles of Referees, Starter, Judges, Chief Timekeepers, Timekeepers, Recorders, Announcer, electronic timekeeping, serving drinks to the poolside officials, looking after our swimmers, taking admission money and selling raffle tickets.
If you are interested, have a look at our website Volunteers section (under "General") http://www.wasc.info/page/what_can_i_do/ for a better idea of what some of the roles include. Alternatively, use the Contact Form on the website, leaving your contact details so that Ally Bland, Volunteer coordinator can talk to you. If you prefer face to face contact ask for Tony Froggatt or Terri Guiry when you are at the pool on a Monday night. Or speak to Jean our Secretary or Sandra our Coach.
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.
Now there’s a thought!
A regional ASA email has the postscript “it's a good idea to begin at the bottom in everything, except in learning to swim!!”
BEWARE WATER!
So you swim every week and are a strong swimmer – but you do not swim in very cold water which can sap your energy very quickly. If you are swimming in open water, make sure you never swim alone; you know what is in the water; and most important of all, make sure there is a way out if you get in. Take great care in open water this summer.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY ....
Summer Holiday Training
Normal training on Monday, Thursday and Sunday throughout the summer holidays except for the Bank Holiday.
10th July – Last Friday Oundle training
15th July – Last Wednesday Rushden training
19th July – Last Sunday Rushden Squad training
No Training Sunday 30th and Monday 31st August
6th Sept – First Sunday Rushden Squad training 6pm to 8pm
9th Sept – First Wednesday Rushden training
11th Sept – First Oundle training 8.30 – 10.0pm
Results
Sat 6 June – Milton Keynes League Rnd 1
10 PBs
1st Ealing 245, 2nd Windsor A 222, 3rd Staines 199, 4th St Ives 137, 5th Wellingborough 113, Acton 96
Sun 7 June – Masters & Seniors Inter Counties Challenge
1st Leicestershire 266, 2nd Lincolnshire 218, 3rd Northants Neptunes 212.5, 4th Derbyshire 212. 5th Nottinghamshire 163.5, 6th Northants Narwhals 79
Sat 20 June – Fastwater Meet
Overall Gala Result: 1st Braunstone, 2nd Northampton, 3rd Kettering, 4th Modernians, 5th Wellingborough, 6th Melton Mowbray.
Age Group Results:
11/u Boys 1st Northampton, 2nd Braunstone, 3rd Modernians, 4th Kettering, 5th Wellingborough, 6th Melton Mowbray.
11/u Girls 1st Kettering, 2nd Melton Mowbray, 3rd Northampton, 4th Wellingborough, 5th Braunstone, 6th Modernians
13/u Boys 1st Braunstone, 2nd Northampton, 3rd Kettering, 4th Wellingborough, 5th Melton Mowbray, 6th Modernians
13/u Girls 1st Northampton, 2nd Braunstone, 3rd Melton Mowbray, 4th Wellingborough, 5th Modernians, 6th Kettering
15/u Boys 1st Modernians, 2nd Braunstone, 3rd Kettering, 4th Northampton, 5th Wellingborough, 6th Melton Mowbray
15/u Girls 1st Braunstone, 2nd Wellingborough, 3rd Melton Mowbray, 4th Modernians, 5th Northampton, 6th Kettering
Open Men 1st Modernians, 2nd Kettering, 3rd Northampton, 4th Braunstone, 5th Wellingborough, 6th Melton Mowbray
Open Ladies 1st Braunstone, 2nd Modernians, 3rd Wellingborough, 4th Melton Mowbray, 5th Northampton, 6th Kettering
Sat 27 June – Leicester Diddy League Final
8 PBs
1st Melton Mowbray 187, 2nd Kettering 174, 3rd Loughborough 158, 4th Leicester Penquins B 137, 5th Kimberley 129, 6th Wellingborough 91
The use of mobile phones including the taking of photographic images is strictly prohibited in the changing rooms and on the poolside.
Useful information:
Child Protection Swimline 0808 100 4001 or Janice Flynn, WASC Welfare Officer
Drugs banned in sport: www.Didglobal.com
Food for swimming: www.wasc.info/Nutrition.shtml
Asthma & the competitive swimmer: http://www.sportcentric.com/vmgmt/vfilemgmt/page/filedownload/1,8202,5157-51138-125076-0-file,00.pdf
