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Elmbridge Phoenix Swimming Club (EPSC) |
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!!!! WELCOME BACK !!!!
The summer break is now over and we
are back to training within the normal full schedule, time for a few
reminders
and information up-date. This autumn, and up to Christmas is going to
be a busy
and hopefully a successful period for Elmbridge Phoenix S.C. By
training well
at each session you will improve times and hopefully enjoy success at
the
various competitions involving this club. Remember to make sure you
arrive
punctually and are poolside 10minutes before your training
session
begins.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
First of all, time to get the diaries open and make sure the dates below are noted. It is really important for the club to have our strongest swimmers available for the up and coming Rother and Speedo League meetings, and also enter Gala’s and Open Meets with as many swimmers as possible. Details of our autumn calendar are as follows:-
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 17th September
Little / Big League @ XCEL Leisure Centre start time
Saturday 23rd September
Rother league Rd 3 @ Woking – Pool in the Park.
Sunday 24th September 3rd
Club Championships @ XCEL Leisure Centre
OCTOBER
Friday 6th
/ Saturday 7th
October Visit to EPSC by Mr Bill Sweetenham - Performance Director of
British
Swimming
Saturday 7th October (evening)
Annual Dinner Dance Tickets still available!!!!
Saturday 14th October
National Speedo Swimming League Round 1 Venue to be advised
Saturday 21st / Sunday 22nd
October Rushmoor Royals Distance Meet @
Saturday 11th
November National
Speedo Swimming League Round 2 venue TBA
Sunday 12th November
Dorking S C “B” Grade Open Meet @ Dorking Sports Centre. Entry
forms can be obtained from Bob
Hope and must be returned by Saturday 30th Sept
Saturday 18th November
Home Gala @ XCEL Leisure Centre
Sunday 26th November
Little / Big League @ XCEL Leisure Centre start time
DECEMBER
Saturday 2nd / Sunday 3rd
Saturday 9th December National
Speedo Swimming League Round 3 venue TBA
Sunday 10th December 4th
Club Championships @ XCEL Leisure Centre
Sunday 17th December
Shoals Christmas Fun Gala @ XCEL Leisure Centre
3rd CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 3rd Club
Championships will be held on Sunday 24th September, this
will be
the first championships in the new pool at XCEL Leisure Centre. Doors
open at
We are also delighted to announce that the club Honorary President, the Mayor of Elmbridge, has agreed to attend the gala and present the individual event winners with their Trophies and Medals
Please remember all club swimmers
are automatically entered into this gala in your age group and you must
report
to the whips upon arrival at the pool, and do so by
ROTHER LEAGUE & NATIONAL SPEEDO SWIMMING LEAGUE
** Entry to these events is by selection based on recorded times. Swimmers who have been selected will be notified two weeks before the event. Coach travel will be provided where the gala venue is out of our local area. Coach seats cost £3.00 per person. We welcome parents to come along to these events to support the swimmers and you will have a very exciting evening’s competition
We will be holding trials in the coming months for qualification into the Surrey ASA Age Group and Youth Championships to be held in February 2007. Details of these trials and the relevant qualifying times will be notified to you in due course. You can also obtain qualification through entry to the additional licensed meets shown on the previous page.
SUMMER COMPETITION REPORT
Our young swimmers took a very well deserved third place in the Rother League Junior Trophy Gala held at the Basingstoke Leisure centre. The team swam really well, with some outstanding performances from the likes of Sarah Lidbetter, Adam Giambrone, Sebastian Leather, to name just a few.
The club had two swimmers who qualified for the Cheesestrings ASA National Championships held at Ponds Forge International Swimming Centre Sheffield at the end of July. Glen Melson swam brilliantly to 11th place in the boys 11yrs 100mtrs Freestyle in a PB of 1.06.86 and set a second PB in the 200mtrs Freestyle in 2.21.78 secs. In the girls 12 yrs age group Charlotte Hope qualified in 4 freestyle events and set PB’S in all 4 events. The highlights being a well deserved 13th place in the 200 metres in a time of 2.16.51 secs and then took over 9secs off her PB to take 10th place in the 800mtrs in a time of 9.43.80 secs.
Congratulations also go to Graham
Potter from
CLUB SHOP
The club shop will be open as soon as possible; we hope to run the shop on the 1st Sunday of each month starting in October, subject to final discussions with the leisure centre management on the exact location for the shop to operate from. If any members require swim equipment in the meantime you can contact us through the web-site or speak to Bob Hope in the viewing area or in the foyer of the leisure centre.
HELPERS NEEDED
To make Elmbridge Phoenix SC run well we are always in need of volunteers to assist at Little / Big League, Club Championships, Galas. Also and very importantly we need poolside helpers on normal training nights, in addition we would welcome anyone interested in becoming Timekeepers and hopefully progress to become referees and Judges. Any parents or older swimmers maybe, who would like to help us in any way please let us know we will be very pleased to hear from you
We have unfortunately lost the services of Matthew Kelleher who had been producing a monthly news letter. We would like to thank Matthew for his work and also appeal to anyone who has a journalistic talent, and thinks they could help to produce the newsletter for the future please contact any committee member, again we would be pleased to hear from you.
FUND RAISING
Thank you for taking time to read this newsletter
GOOD LUCK IN THE COMING MONTHS
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