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Due to the Bank Holidays and The Jubilee Weekend, the following sessions are cancelled: Monday 4th June: Morning A and B Squad 6-8am
Tuesday 5th June: Morning A and C Squad 6-8am
Tuesday 5th June: Evening B Squad 7.30-9pm
MIDLAND YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
The first day saw Issy first up in the 100m Fly early in the morning session. She swam a great race, producing a new long course(50m pool) pb, while converting to equal her short course(25m pool) pb also. Next up for both girls was the 200m Freestyle, with both of them in heat 3. Claire raced tough and swam to equal her recent lon Day 2 saw Issy compete in the 400m Freestyle, 200m IM and 100m Freestyle. In the unfavoured lane 8 in the 400m Free, she set a new pb by 6 seconds. With not much rest, she was back in for the 200m IM, and thanks to a strong 2nd half to her race, she equalled her pb. Last of her 7 races was in the 100m Free, where she set another new pb and rounded off her championships in the same fashion she started them!! Over the course of the 2 days, the girls represented the club extremely well, but also managed to improve considerably on their ranking positions going into the championships across all their races, which is what racing at this level is all about. Congratulations to both girls. NUNEATON JUNIOR LEAGUE(DIDDY LEAGUE) The 3rd weekend in April saw the start of the annual Nuneaton Junior League competition for 9-12yr old. This ‘diddy’ league is a great opportunity for our junior swimmers to shine and race well in a team environment. And race well they did!! In every race of the night, Shrewsbury swimmers were in the hunt for victories and those all important 6 points. Our first victory didn’t take long to arrive, event 7 courtesy of girls captain Megan Potts in the 12yrs 50m Back, with boys captain Tom Rowley following suit in the next race. Further individual wins came from Harry Bridgeman, Tom R and diddy league debutantes Gemma Hughes, Zac Plant and Orla McCormack, while we notched up 6 relay wins, including the all important gala ending cannon!! Special mention has to go to the 9yr old girls team. Not only did Gemma H win both her individuals and Sophia Motola-Evans win her freestlye, but they teamed up with Laura Walford and Amy Watton to win both of their relays. Well done girls! The team finished the evening 16 victories, plus a further 19 top 3 finishes, meaning we were 3rd overall. However, this doesn’t reflect the strong team performances across the board and the excellent atmosphere, both amongst the team and from the travelling support! The result puts us mid-table going into round 2, still we a realistic chance of making the final in September and gaining promotion back to league 2. Bring on round 2, again in Cheslyn Hay!
CITY OF LEICESTER AGE GROUP OPEN MEET
Sunday produced much of the same. Jodie swam an excellent 200m free to gain a new best time, the same result came for Tom R in the 200m IM and 100m Free. All swimmers raced to new best times, while more MDQTs came from Issy(50m Free), Claire(200m Free) and Will(100m Fly). Final highlights came from Will placing 5th in the 100m Free and 6th in the 100m Fly and Ellie earning a Silver medal in the 100m Breast. Our 4th and final medal came from Will in the 200m IM. All 9 swimmers raced exceptionally well and represented the club in excellent fashion. I sense this pool and meet will prove to be a happy hunting ground for the club and our swimmers in the future!!
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SHREWSBURY ASC 6TH SPRING OPEN MEET SATURDAY 31ST MARCH 2012 Our 6th Spring Open Meet took place at the start of the Easter holidays, with a high entry level once again from across the county and further afield contributing a quality standard of competition. Shrewsbury had in excess of 35 swimmers racing over the 3 sessions in what was a long but highly successful day for the club both in the pool and out of the water! Carrying on the high standard of competition and volume of pb times from counties, SASC raced hard and fast all day, finishing up with over 60 new pb times and 50 medals, 24 of which were Gold. Furthermore, Sophie Whittingham claimed top girl in the 17yrs/over category, while there were also 14 Midland Qualifying Times (MDQT) gained. Will Slawson, Tom Sykes and Sophie W gained new MDQTs in the 100m Back, 200m Breast and 50m Fly respectively, while Issy Lester had an awesome set of swims setting pbs in all 5 races and easily gaining MDQTs in 4 of them. Special mention must go to Claire Beddow, who also set pbs in all of here races, particularly in the 200m and 400m free where she smashed her previous best times. Across the whole day we swam really well as a whole team and even in session 3 in the evening, where there were some very tired bodies both on poolside and in the water, all swimmers raised their game and raced really tough to the bitter end!! Big congratulations to all members of the club involved on the day, whether competing or helping in the smooth running, for yet another highly successful open meet. Bring on next year’s!! SHROPSHIRE AGE GROUP COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS The team of 38 swimmers made an impressive impact at this year’s county champs. All competing swimmers achieved pb times, with many events seeing SASC members smashing their entry times and moving up several places on their entry ranking. Hard fought medals were won in every event, not only by those who expected to but also there were some greatly deserved surprise medals. Across the 2 weekends of competition Shrewsbury Swimmers notched up 75 medals, including 19 Gold, in excess of 150 pb times and 13 new Midland Qualifying times. For Full Report Click Here ASA and Club Membership Renewal Time January is membership renewal time with the ASA and SASC. The payment covers the period January to December. The fees are as follows:
CAT1 - £14.40 - Develop Squad / Club Squad / Occasional Swimmers CAT2 - £31.20 - Squad and competitive Swimmers CAT3 - £10.20 - Non-swimmers LIVERPOOL SC WINTER OPEN MEET We had 7 SASC swimmers travel up to Liverpool to compete in this Level 1 meet last month, the aim being to gain further long-course race practice and also some hard racing mid-cycle. Will Slawson produced good pb swims in the 200m Freestyle and 200m IM events to achieve his 2nd and 3rd MDQTs of this season, closely followed by Lucy Fairbanks who gained her first Midland of this season in the 200m Freestyle. Lucy also gained long course pbs in the 200m back, 200m IM and 400m Freestyle. Ffion Butler put in 2 creditable performances racing the 200m IM and 400m Free long course for the first time, while Gemma Hughes raced strongly in the 200m Back to record a decent pb in her first 50m pool event. Issy Lester equalled her 200m IM pb and set a new short and long course 200m Free pb, impressive results as she has only been back in the water for a few weeks after illness. Finally, for the boys, were Tom Horswood and Ollie Russell. Ollie swam a good race in the 400m IM albeit outside his pb. He swam a 100m fly pb at the start of the race, while Tom produced strong races for pbs in both his 200m Back and 400m Free. More importantly, these strong performances really bode well for county champs up next and also for the rest of the season. Well done to all.
NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE WE GOT PROMOTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s right guys, we have won promotion back to division 1!! The night started well with 11 out of a possible 12 points in the first 2 races courtesy of Sophie and Dan Evans. The following set of relays saw all of our swimmers produce strong swims, with victories coming from the boys 13/under medley team of William Carter, Tom Sykes, Ed Saxon and Harry Taylor and also the Open Medley Girls team of Amy Carter, Georgia Huddleston, Sophie Whittingham and Maddy Tracy. All of the individual races that followed saw our swimmers rise to the challenge of this final, including pb times for Tom R, Beth P, Lloyd D, James T, Lucy F, and Max D, while further victories came from Tom R, Tom S, Georgia H, Sophie W, Dan E and also the 13/u boys Free relay of Ed S, Tom S, Tom R and William C. As a team, we achieved 21 top 3 finishes. Final points on the night were: Team Luton: 224pts SHREWSBURY JUNIOR MEET The 3rd SASC Junior Winter meet saw 40 Shrewsbury swimmers take to the water in our home pool. The meet acts as a chance for our junior swimmers with little racing experience to take part in one of their first open meets, while those more accomplished can improve on their racing skills. All of the SASC swimmers rose the challenge of racing and this began from the very first race. The boys 200m back saw all of the boys in the event gain sizeable Pb swims. Furthermore, Joe Rowley, Ben Taylor, Zac Plant, Robbie Jowett, Tom Turner, Charlie Rimmer and Max Dalziel all gained new county times for 2012. This set the tone for the day where pb times were falling in every event and all of our swimmers were racing extremely well. Lily Oliver, Harry Bridgeman, Charlie Oliver, Orla McCormack and Juliet Mitchelmore, all making their open meet debuts, came away with new pbs, with Orla gaining the 200m Breast county QT. Additional county QT were earned by Aron Preece, Robbie Jowett, Zac Plant, Joe Rowley, Woody Goodall and Lucy Fairbanks. GOLD MEDALS: 32 HEREFORD OPEN MEET The first target meet of the 2011/12 season saw a large team of 38 SASC swimmers make the short journey to Hereford. Having had several successes at this meet in previous years, hopes were high for this year’s meet. The whole team certainly delivered!! Event 1 saw 9yr old Ella Martindale record a massive pb and win bronze in the 200m Breast in her Open Meet debut. A further 6 pb swims, 2 medals and a Midland Qualifying Time (MDQT) in this event set the tone for the rest of the weekend. Special mention from the first session must also go to Tom Horswood who recorded huge pbs in both 400m Free and 200m IM, despite only returning from a 2 month injury lay off 3 weeks previously. Session 2 brought around more of the same success from session 1. The girls 400m Free brought massive pbs for Gemma Hughes, Jodie Beddow and Lucy Fairbanks, while Georgia Huddleston gained another of her 7 MDQTs from the meet. More achievements in this sessions include first County Qualifying times in the 100m Breast for Grace McCartney and Kate Grindley and a gold medal in the 200m Freestyle for 9yr old Woody Goodall in his first Open Meet. The Sunday sessions started with the boys 200m Breast presented Zac Plant with a silver medal in his first open meet, a much deserved pb and bronze for boys captain Ollie Russell and Gold and a pb for Tom Sykes in the 13yr age group. The boys 100m free later on saw 8 pb times, along with a first MDQT for Will Slawson. The morning session finished with the girls 200m Free in which SASC gained 5 more pb times and 2 gold medals. The final session began with the girls 200m Back. The was the club’s single most successful event of the weekend with 9 pb swims, 3 silvers and 2 gold medals, 4 new County times and a first MDQT of the season for Issy Lester. The remainder of the final session earned the swimmers more medals and pb times. At the end of the weekend, the stats for the club read: GOLD MEDALS: 24 On top of these Lucy F and Georgia H both gained top girl awards in the 12yr and 13yr age groups respectively. Overall, Shrewsbury came second top visiting club. A very successful weekend for all involved. Congratulations to all the swimmers and a big thank you to the travelling parents for their support and Neil, Karen and Jo for their huge support on poolside. Bring on the rest of the season!!
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NATIONAL ARENA SWIMMING LEAGUE 2011
CHASE ROEBUCK OPEN MEET
BRITISH GAS NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROBIN HOOD LEVEL 1 OPEN MEET
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SASC 3rd Winter Open Meet Date: Click here for details of the event. All Entries for this Open Meet have been Accepted |
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Club Championships 2011 - Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th September and Friday 7th October Click here for details of the event Club Championship 2011 Results: |
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SASC Swimmers make Local Headlines |
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'ALMOND MAKES EUROPEAN TEAM FOR BERLIN' |
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Shrewsbury's very own female club captain Gemma Almond has achieved a massive success at the 2011 European IPC Disability Swimming European Championships in Berlin in July.
She then set a new 400 m Free pb in the final where she again placed 4th, a mere 0.8 seconds from bronze position. She did, however, go one better in her favoured 200m IM event. In the heat she swam just outside her pb placing her 3rd fastest for the final. In the final she swam even faster, achieving a new pb for the event and winning a well deserved bronze medal. A massive achievement we can all be proud of!
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The weekly log sheet that all A squad members are expected to complete can now be found under the training section of the website. |
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The Eddie Blight Trust Fund was set up to help young officials within the West Midland Region. To Apply, click here. |
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