Wellingborough Amateur Swimming Club
In this issue:
New Club Records
Junior League News – Milton Keynes & Leicester Diddy Leagues
Land Training – have you signed up?
Ben’s success
Cancelled
A stitch?
Dry Hair?
Results
Child Protection
Asthma
CONGRATULATIONS
New Club Records
Open
Aaron 50 Back 30.15
Under 16 years
Abbie 50 Fly 31.65
50 Free 28.85
JUNIOR LEAGUE NEWS
MILTON KEYNES JUNIOR LEAGUE
Congratulations to last year’s team who got us promoted from Division 2 to Division 1. For this year’s swimmers, it will be a harder competition, so please do your best to swim if you are selected, and when you get to the gala give it your all. To stay in Division 1 at the end of the season – we will need every point we can get. Round 1 in Ealing on 6th June.
LEICESTER DIDDY LEAGUE
Congratulations to the swimmers who have taken part in the first two rounds of this league and won WASC a place in the top six clubs for the final round. Last year we finished 6th and the 2009 challenge is to improve on this position. Every point will count – Good Luck swimmers.
LAND TRAINING
Don’t forget to renew or join the Land Training group for the next term - 9th June to 14th July. Take your completed forms and payment to the Swim Shop on Monday night. Application forms available from Swim Shop or website.
After this term, we will have a break for the summer. The next term will start
8th September to 13th October.
WELL DONE & GOOD LUCK BEN
Ben Green swimming at the British Championships in Sheffield did personal best times in both the 400m and 1500m Freestyle events. As a result he has been selected to swim for the British Swimming Development Team in the Open Water French Cup in Creil and Roquebrune in France during June.
See the picture!
TURN UP & SWIM
The gala to be run on 6th June has had to be cancelled as we do not have sufficient officials available that night to run the event well. Apologies to our young swimmers who we know enjoy these events.
STITCH?
A stitch is a pain usually felt in the side, just below the ribs. The pain can range from sharp or stabbing to mild cramping, aching or pulling.
THE CAUSE? Scientists are unsure.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP PREVENT A STITCH?
Do not eat for an hour or so before training. Avoid high-fat foods, and foods and fluids with a high sugar content.
Avoid soft drinks which take longer to digest and are likely to lead to a fuller stomach. Water and sports drinks leave the stomach faster and are a better option. Get into the habit of drinking small amounts of fluid at frequent intervals during training rather than drinking large amounts all at once.
Sudden increases in intensity, especially those that affect the way the body moves, seem more likely to cause a stitch. Ensure you warm up properly, starting steady and building up to a faster speed towards the end of warm up.
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU GET A STITCH?
Usually swimmers can exercise through the pain, often just slowing down a little. The pain usually eases within a few minutes. Swimmers who stop usually get immediate relief, but as soon as they resume swimming the stitch will return. Blowing out really hard in the water as you swim will often take the stitch away.
If you have to stop, get out of the water and stretch, streamlined for the ceiling, then allow your body to flop over like a rag doll. Another out of the water “remedy” is to bend forward while pushing gently on the area that hurts and breathing deeply.
IS IT SERIOUS?
A stitch is rarely a sign of anything serious. But any pain that will not go away or does not improve when you stop training should be investigated by a doctor.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
Child Protection Swimline 0808 100 4001
Asthma & the competitive swimmer: http://www.sportcentric.com/vmgmt/vfilemgmt/page/filedownload/1,8202,5157-51138-125076-0-file,00.pdf
Results
Sat/Sun 2/3 May – Midland District
Jess & Abbie both swum at the Championships in Coventry. Jess won a place in the final of the100m and 200m Breaststroke events and Abbie the 200m and 50m Fly.
Sat 9 May - Leicester Diddy League Rnd 2 7 PBs
1st Wellingborough 189, 2nd Kimberley 187, 3rd Corby 148, 4th Braunstone B 143, 5th Coventry 130, 6th Oadby & Wigston 42
Sat 16 May – Sadie Murray Shield 10 PBs
1st Wellingborough 118, 2nd Kettering 106, 3rd Rushden 101, 4th Corby 99, 5th Daventry 82
TIP - LOOKING AFTER YOUR HAIR
Swimming can make your hair go dry and feel like straw. The pool chemicals tend to be to blame for this, they can strip your hair of its natural oils.
Experts recommend that you never enter a swimming pool with dry hair. Dry hair absorbs 100% pool water whereas wet hair can only absorb a percentage of the pool’s chemicals.
The use of mobile phones including the taking of photographic images is strictly prohibited in the changing rooms and on the poolside.
