Bottisham Swimming Club Autumn 2010 Fees.

This term runs from Sunday 5^th September through to Sunday 19^th December (inclusive).

The swimming fees are £6 per week / £90 per swimmer for the term.

We held the fees during 2009, and we have kept the increase this year to a minimum. If you pay by Sunday 3^rd October there is an early payment reduction of £6 making £84 per swimmer. Please pay promptly, not only does it save you money, it saves us having to pester you!

As you probably already know, the club is run by volunteers and does not make any profit. Its continuing survival is dependant upon us collecting fees from all our swimmers.

Payment is best made by cheque to – Bottisham Swimming Club – please put your swimmer(s) name on the reverse and put it in an envelope with your email address on the front. Payment can be given to me – or any of the poolside helpers.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me – alison.morris1@ntlworld.com

Thanks

Alison

Dear All,

I have uploaded our most recent club constitution (see link).

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Attached is the Information along with a cut-off form for the Social Event being held on October 3rd, for all swimmers.

Any questions please dont hesitate to contact me.

Bryan Carson - Head Coach

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The session is cancelled due to work being undertaken in the changing rooms.

Bottisham Swimming Club is playing host to two Green Days in sponsor of the charity MAGPAS.

MAGPAS is a lifesaving charity, essentially made up of two parts. The Emergency Medical Team are voluntary Paramedics and Doctors whom are highly trained by MAGPAS and mobilised on the Air Ambulance and also the Rapid Response Vehicle. On top of this they also train and co-ordinate the Community First Responders scheme within the county, which allows them to train the average public member in Advanced First Aid, to which they respond to 999 calls within a certain call critea.

The days of which will be 'Green', will be Sunday 23rd and Wednesday 26th of May. Wear something green and donate a £1 towards MAGPAS, Swimmers will need to wear this in the water so preferably the something 'green' will be a Shirt.

 All Staff, swimmers and parents would be invited to take part. 

 Have a good Green Day!

B. Carson - Head Coach.

All swimmers who have not passed the ASA Shallow Dive Award are encouraged to attend this session.  This includes all width swimmers and length swimmers regardless of age. The session is going to be run by Frances and her son Chris.

The purpose of the shallow start award is to ensure swimmers can dive into the shallow end safely, this award is also required for starts at certain Gala's

The cost of the session is £2.50 this can be either added onto fee cheques, or at the end of the month a reminder will be sent - no need to turn up with cash. 

Thanks

Nigel

The last session of this term is Wednesday 31st March, The new term starts on Wednesday 7th April.

Up Coming Gala's - See postings below for more details

West Suffolk L3 Gala entries must be in by the 5th April. No official club coach will be attending this event but please speak to the McCubbins or me if you are thinking about entering and want to share a coach pass.

Fenland Open Meet L4 Gala, entries need to be in by mid April. Open to all swimmers

Cambridge Open L4 Gala. Open to all swimmers

Counties and other Gala's

Well done to all the swimmers who took part in the counties this month, our swimmers enjoyed the experience many for the first time,  picking up 2 Silvers, and 6 Bronze medals. More details will be published soon...

The Thetford Gala in February saw our swimmers taking a number of medals, posting PB's and County Swimming times..We were the loudest team and lets aim to have a larger and LOUDER Team at the Fenland Open.

National Deaf Championships, Jasmine, picked up a number of medals and PBs at Loughborough in her first long course gala.

ASA and Club Forms

Please can you return outstanding forms to Alison Morris ASAP. If you have sent back an ASA form recently please remember you can find your ASA number within the members area of our website.

Gym use

Postive feedback from the staff at Bottisham this week, about our younger swimmers not entering the Gym during our session, thank you...

Thank You

A big thank you to all the club poolside helpers, coaches, web and admin volunteers, you have made my first term as chairman a breeze..

Next term 

Runs from 7th April to 25th July,  

Alison has sent out next terms fees, £90 if payment is made by 5th May, See Web for more details

Have a Happy Easter,

Nigel

The last session of this term is Wednesday 31st March, The new term starts on Wednesday 7th April.

The club is aiming to provide poolside support at this event, so please donot apply for poolside passes without speaking to Ashley or Nigel.

Level 4 meeting, cut-off times apply, so ideal for swimmers who want to gain gala experience...

 http://www.cocsc.org.uk/documents/2010_Cambridge_July_Open_Entry_Pack.pdf

Nigel 

Just a quick reminder that entries must be posted to the organisers by the 16th April . You must be registered with the ASA to enter this competition, please return outstanding ASA forms this week to Alison Morris ( via poolside helpers ). All swimmers can enter this event.  We would recommend you send your forms pre-Easter.

If you cannot remember your ASA registration number, the ASA registration numbers are held within the members area of the website. We are still awaiting a batch of membership forms to be processed by the ASA.

Please can you ask Ashley, Bryan or Nigel to sign the forms so we know who is entering, the club will supply poolside assistance for this event , so please donot request coaching passes.

http://www.bottishamswimclub.org.uk/uploads/phpoSDfO3fenland%20open.pdf 

Thanks

Nigel

As you will have noticed the Impington Sports Centre is progressing well. The staff would like to assess the likely use of the cafe, to help them plan what facilities to provide. They have asked us to distribute the attached survey. If you would like to have some input, please complete the survey and hand it in to reception.

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Hiya,

I hope everyone is well and that your year is going well so far!

Due to the social evening taking place, on the 7th March (Sunday) there will be no swimming for any of the 2 and a half hours.

To those joining in the social evening, the Pizza and Bowling has been booked. You need to meet us within the entrance of the Bowling at Cambridge Leisure Park (the address is at the bottom of this newsletter) at 5:30pm on the 7th March Sunday, this is so we can get shoes sorted as well as lane organisation (something that should be very familiar by now!).

The event is expected to carry on until aprox 8:15pm.  We will have first aiders and an adult ratio of at least 5:1 children to adult.

Hope your all well,

Bryan C

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Open Swimming Fixtures

Saturday 8^th Sunday 9^th May West Suffolk Open , Bury St Edmonds.

_{A local Level 3 gala. For entry forms, cut off and consideration times please check the West Suffolk website. Whilst a coach may not be attending this event please inform Ashley you are entering this event.www.westsuffolkswimming.co.uk} 

Sunday 30^th May,  Fenland 14^th Open  Meet , Whittlesey

^{The Fenland Gala is a Level 4 meet and has no consideration cut-off times, all can enter. A coach or committee member will be poolside assisting the swimmers. Ideal for swimmers who would like a first experience of a Gala, minimum age 9.  9 to 11 year olds 50m sprints, 12 and over 100m. Entry form attached, see end of newsletter, but please speak or email Ashley prior to sending so we know who is entering.}

Sunday 18th July, Cambridge Summer Open, Parkside

^{The Cambridge Open is a Level 4 meet, and all should be able to enter.  A coach or committee member will be poolside assisting the swimmers.}

^{Forms and details will be available soon, so keep a slot free in your diaries.}

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Social Event 2010

Happy New Year from Bottisham Swimming Club!

As suggested on my last letter to swimmers and parents in November, I was going about trying to organise a social event for the swimmers that all would enjoy at as low cost as possible.

The date that I’ve come up with is Sunday 7^th March, which is just before all our main competition starts, and most importantly before everyone goes away for holidays at Easter.

The price of the event will be £11.00 per swimmer and will include two games of bowling, food and drink.

The event will be held at Cambridge Leisure Park, and the exact meeting point within the building will be confirmed prior to the event taking place. The time I believe will be starting roughly at 6pm, finishing at 8pm, however the exact time of meet will be sent out after we’ve booked everything.

Please fill out the form (again if you have before) with payment, if the event doesn’t have a good response refunds will be given.

Swimmers name:

Allergies:

Dietary needs:

Circle a pizza:

Supreme – Pepperoni, Spicy beef, Mushrooms, Green peppers and Red onions.

Chicken Supreme – Chicken Breast, Mushrooms, Green peppers and Red onions.

Vegetable Supreme – Mushrooms, Green peppers, Red onions and Tomato chunks. (Vegetarian)

Meat Feast – Spicy pork, Ham slices, Pepperoni and Spicy beef.

Pepperoni Feast – Double pepperoni, Extra cheese.

Vegetarian Hot One –Double green chillies, Green peppers, Red onions and Tomato chunks. (Vegetarian)

Seafood Lovers – Juicy prawns and Crayfish tails and Cherry Tomatoes.

Margherita – Cheese and Tomato Sauce.

2010 Spring Term (Jan - Easter). We will continue to trial the Thursday 19.00-20.00 session at Bottisham. Swimmers from the Intensive Technique width sessions should discuss attendance first with one of the coaches due to the nature of the sessions program.

If you want more details on the Thursday session please speak to one of the coaches or contact the Head Coach by email.

The Thursday session is an all pay session and costs £2.50 per swim, payable at the end of each month.

I came across this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2n_AceCr-c) YouTube video, and thought you might be interested. It makes a serious point with a good deal of humour. The message is simple - to swim freestyle quickly decreasing drag is essential. Whilst the video does not contain any drills to improve your stroke, it does highlight some things you might want to think about. Enjoy and learn!

Dear All,

Below is a link to the entry form for the Thetford Open which is on the 7th Feb. The closing date for entries is the 4th Jan.

Greetings,

Christof

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Dear All,

I have uploaded the times from tonight into the club database - there are accessible if you log onto the website.

Greetings,

Christof

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The BSC team for the County Development Championships stormed to a huge medal haul.  The team of Dom and Francis Pulford, James and Thomas Mccubin, Nathan Johnson and Jasmine Seamarks swam in a total of 18 races and collected 8 Gold medals, 2 Silvers and a Bronze, as well as 13 PB's.

Head of the heap was Dom Pulford with 3 Golds, he also smashed the cut-off in the 200 Back by 12 seconds.  Francis had 2 Golds while Thomas Mccubbin had another 2.  James Mccubbin swam 20 seconds inside his PB for the IM, while Jasmine had a good race against tough competition for the 50 Back stroke.  Nathan Johnson, in his first competition since breaking his arm took 1 Gold, 2 Silvers and a Bronze. 

  Congratulations to ALL of the Swimmers

The construction of the new Fitness Suite and Spectator facilities at IVC start on Monday 19th October.  As part of the construction work, some spaces in the existing car park will be lost and  the existing access ramp and door will be closed.  Access will be from a new door from a path directly off New Rd.  Access to the pool from the car park will be via New Rd. 

There will be additional Weekend and Evening parking on the School Playground behind the sports hall.

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One of the benefits of making a members account of the BottishamSwimClub website is access to our extensive database of times. Now we have an exciting new feature that allows the times to be plotted against either age or date. You can see directly how you or other swimmers compare at the same age as some of our older swimmers. I have attached a screen shot showing a comparison between Ciara and Frances for 50m fly. Both are excellent fly swimmers - whilst Frances is a good few years younger than Ciara you can see that she is on track to be just as fast! 

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Bottisham Swimming Club – Championships 2009

The Club Championships will be held on the 28^th November and 12^th December at Bottisham Village College.

Doors open at 5.45pm and the warm-up starts at 6pm. The races start at 6.30pm. Cards must be posted in the boxes before the start of the warm-up.

There will be age-group races in the following age ranges (age on 31^st December, 2009): 9 and under, 11 and under, 13 and under, 15 and under, 16 and over.

For distances see tables on entry form. Each age-group race costs £1.50.There will also be open races. These are free for all swimmers to enter.

Please support the club and enter as many races as possible. The times allow us, and you, to track your progress.

Entry Form

Closing Date for entries: 15^th November.

These events will only run with lots of help so to all of the parents if you are willing to help with the running of the event please contact Ashley on poolside or at ashley.johnson3@ntlworld.com  

Bottisham Swimming Club Autumn 2009 Fees:

This term runs from 2nd September through to Sunday 13th December (inclusive).

At 15 weeks, it is one week longer than our normal Autumn term as we started earlier.

The fees are £5.50 per week making a total of £82.50 per swimmer. We have again held our fees at levels we set last year. If you pay by Sunday 4th October there is an early payment reduction of £5 making £77.50 per swimmer. Please pay promptly - not only does it save you money, it also saves us having to pester you!

As you probably already know, the club is run by volunteers and does not make any profit.  Its continuing survival is dependent upon us collecting fees from all of our swimmers.

Payment is best made by cheque to - Bottisham Swimming Club - please put your swimmer(s) name on the reverse and put it in an envelope with your email address on the front. Payment can be given to me - or any of the poolside helpers.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me - Nigel.

email:  seamarks @ btinternet.com (please remove the spaces before and after the @ symbol)

Thanks,

Nigel

Sunday, Impington, Widths 5 - 5.30, Lengths 5.30 - 6.30.

Wednesday, Bottisham, Widths 6.30 - 7.00, Lengths 7.00 - 8.00.

Summer sessions will be charged at £2.50 each based on sessions attended and will be collected with the regular fees in September  

THe schedule will be:

Sunday 12 July Impington, Fun Gala, 5.00 Width swimmers, 5.30 - 6.30 Length swimmers

Monday 13 July Impington Regular swim

Wednesday 15 July Bottisham Regular Swim

Sunday 19 July NO SWIMMING

Monday 20 July NO SWIMMING

Wednesday 22 July NO SWIMMING

Sunday 26 July NO SWIMMING

Monday 27 July NO SWIMMING

Wednesday 29 July NO SWIMMING

Sunday 2 August Impington Summer session

Monday 3 August NO SWIMMING

Wednesday 5 August Bottisham Summer Session

Sunday 9 August Impington Summer session

Monday 10 August NO SWIMMING

Wednesday 12 August Bottisham Summer Session

Sunday 16 August Impington Summer session

Monday 17 August NO SWIMMING

Wednesday 19 August Bottisham Summer Session

Sunday 23 August Impington Summer session

Monday 24 August NO SWIMMING

Wednesday 26 August Bottisham Summer Session

Sunday 30 August NO SWIMMING

Monday 31 August NO SWIMMING

Wednesday 2 September Bottisham Regular  Session

For those swimmers who want a few extra session the Dave Silk sessions, Saturday 12 - 1 PM at Leys school are very very good, with 4 lanes they are suitable for most of the middle and late session swimmers.  Cost £5 per session.  

There will be 2 events:

5 - 5.30 For early session swimmers.

5.30 - 6.30 for the second and third session swimmers.

Both events will be sponsored by a Major Chocolate Suppier!!!!!!

We will need LOTS of POOLSIDE help for this event especially for the 5.30 competition.  This is one of the events the swimmers like the most so

please come along to help.

Impington Pool is Closed until Tuesday 30 June due to a Swine Flu closure at IVC.  As a result there will be no BSC sessions on Sunday 28 or Monday 29 June.

 Sessions at Bottisham remain unaffected.

The Cambridge Open Meet is a popular competition in mid-July and we usually have a handful of swimmers attending. It is a good introduction to gala swimming - although it can be a bit intimidating for younger swimmers. There are upper cut-offs which will exclude some of our faster swimmers. If you would like to swim please contact Jo Pulford (jlpulford@aol.com). The deadline for entries is 17th June. Entry pack

This term runs from 15th April through to Wednesday 15th July (inclusive).

This is a 13 week term and the fees are £5.50 per week making a total of £71.50 per swimmer.

If you pay by Sunday 31st May there is an early payment reduction of £5 making £66.50 per swimmer. Please pay promptly - not only does it save you money, it also saves us having to pester you!

As you probably already know, the club is run by volunteers and our main costs are fixed - the hiring of the pools. The Clubs continuing survival is dependent upon us collecting fees from all of our swimmers - even three swimmers failing to pay is enough to turn a balanced budget into a substantial yearly loss. Bottisham Swimming Club remains one of the cheapest swimming clubs in the area (possibly the cheapest) - we would like to keep it that way.

Payment is best made by cheque to - Bottisham Swimming Club - please put your swimmer(s) name on the reverse and put it in an envelope with your email address on the front. Payment can be given to me - or any of the poolside helpers.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me - Christof cjs30@cam.ac.uk

Greetings,
Christof

There is a change of swimming times for the Summer '09 term. Full details are here. The early session has returned with the addition of small group coaching for some of our older swimmers who need to brush-up particular elements of their strokes. If you are unsure which session to attend please email to either the Chair, Head Coach, JFL team manager or the Membership Secretary. In general Session A & B swimmers should stick with their existing groups unless they hear otherwise.

Bottisham Swimming Club Spring 2009 Fees:

This term runs from 7th January through to Wednesday 8th April (inclusive). It is a long term.

Despite rises in both pool and ASA subscription fees we are holding our fees at 2008 levels.

This is a 13 week term and the fees are £5.50 per week making a total of £71.50 per swimmer. There is also a £25 Annual Club Membership Fee - this fee covers ASA registrations and offsets some of the costs associated with running our Club Championships. The total fee is therefore £96.50 per swimmer.

However, if you pay by Sunday 8^th February there is an early payment reduction of £5 making £91.50 per swimmer. Please pay promptly - not only does it save you money, it also saves us having to pester you!

As you probably already know, the club is run by volunteers and our main costs are fixed - the hiring of the pools. The Club's continuing survival is dependent upon us collecting fees from all of our swimmers - even three swimmers failing to pay is enough to turn a balanced budget into a substantial yearly loss. Bottisham Swimming Club remains one of the cheapest swimming clubs in the area (possibly the cheapest) - we would like to keep it that way.

Payment is best made by cheque to - Bottisham Swimming Club - please put your swimmer(s) name on the reverse and put it in an envelope with your email address on the front. Payment can be given to me - or any of the poolside helpers.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me - Christof cjs30@cam.ac.uk

Greetings,
Christof

Ashley (our new Chair) has produced a Newsletter for January, 2009. It contains the new session times, some gala dates for 2009 and an update on some of the recent changes to our Committee and Coaching positions. Enjoy!

Newsletter, January 2009 PDF

In preparation for the AGM and the new season the committee would like to announce a new interim Chair - Ashley Johnson - and a new head coach - Chris Loughlan!

More information about the AGM will be posted shortly.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all Swimmers, Supporters and Coaches.

I hope your sprints are all PB's and your races victorious.

On another note, Mark Lavers has informed the club that, due to pressure of work, he has to resign from the club. Mark will formally resign at the AGM in January. I would like to thank Mark for the huge contribution that he has made to the club over many years, as Head Coach, Coach, Team Manager and Talent Scout.

Chris Loughlan has agreed to take over as Head Coach. Chris has helped to coach the younger swimmers through 2008 and is developing a new training plan for the entire club. I am sure that you will all join me in wishing both Mark and Chris the very best for their respective endeavours.

Happy New Year

Ashley Johnson

Dear All,

For those of you who don't have accounts to access the main club times database, here is a link to a pdf of the Combined Club Championship results.

Again many congratulations to all those who took part, we had over 200 PBs!

Greetings,

Christof

The results from the first Club Championship gala are now in the database (you need to log in to the website to access them). There is also a pdf available here.

Congratulations to everyone who took part. There were many excellent performances, including a massive 124 personal bests - truely remarkable!

Dominic Pulford also broke a Club Record that has stood for 14 years - 13/U Back in 1:16.22 - very well done Dom!

The entry form for the Club Championships is available here. The deadline for entries is Nov 23rd.

The cost for each age group race is £1 - open races are free.

All swimmers are encouraged to enter as many races as possible!

The Club Championships will be held on the 29th November & 13th December. Entry forms will be posted on the website in a couple of days time.

Dear All,

The Impington Pool has an electrical fault and the pool is closed this Sunday 5th October. Many apologies, but it is beyond our control.

Greetings,

Christof

We now have another training session available on alternate Tuesdays (7-8pm) at Impington Village College. The session is aimed at our more competitive gala swimmers. We have invited swimmers we think might like to attend the session. If you want to compete in galas and have not been invited to attend the session please contact one of the poolside helpers. The sessions are being run by Chris Loughlan. The training programs will be posted on the website (see the link on the left-hand side of the homepage) just after each session.

Bottisham Swimming Club Autumn 2008 Fees:

This term runs from 7th September through to Sunday 14th December (inclusive).

This is a 14 week term and the fees are £5.50 per week making a total of £77 per swimmer. The increase in fees of 50p per week is due to increases in the Pool charges - as you will be well aware there have been substantial increases in heating costs recently. We are attempting to absorb some of the pool fee increases. If you pay by Sunday 19th October there is an early payment reduction of £5 making £72 per swimmer. Please pay promptly - not only does it save you money, it also saves us having to pester you!

As you probably already know, the club is run by volunteers and does not make any profit.  Its continuing survival is dependent upon us collecting fees from all of our swimmers.

Payment is best made by cheque to - Bottisham Swimming Club - please put your swimmer(s) name on the reverse and put it in an envelope with your email address on the front. Payment can be given to me - or any of the poolside helpers.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me - Christof cjs30@cam.ac.uk

Greetings,
Christof

Just a quick note to confirm that the Summer swims are at Impington. The Bottisham Pool is being refurbished over the summer break. If you are around please do come along to the sessions, we will arrange the lanes according to those present. It is a great chance to get a bit more individual attention, or practice particular things you want to improve. In the Autumn term we will be running some special techniques sessions too. Have a great Summer!

We break up on the 20th July for 2 weeks. Our Summer swim sessions start on the 3rd August with the following schedule:

Sunday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st August - 5-6.30pm

Tuesday 12th and 26th August - 7-8pm

All sessions are at Impington and cost £2 per swimmer per session.

The sessions are listed on the Club Calendar available from the home page.

Swimming is back to normal again. Bottisham Pool has been fixed and is fully functional. See you on Wednesday!

There will be no swimming sessions tonight, 16th April, since Bottisham Swimming Pool is closed due to a leak.

This term is very long! It runs from Wednesday 2nd April through to Sunday 20th July (inclusive). This is a 16 week term and the fees are £5 per week.

If you pay by Sunday 4th May there is an early payment reduction of £5 making £75 per swimmer.

As you probably already know, the club is run by volunteers and does not make any profit.  Its continuing survival is dependent upon us collecting fees from all of our swimmers. Payment is best made by cheque to - Bottisham Swimming Club - please put your swimmer(s) name on the reverse and put it in an envelope with your email address on the front. Payment can be given to me - or any of the poolside helpers. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me - Christof cjs30@cam.ac.uk

Dear All,

Well done to all those who took part in the Sports Relief swim this Wednesday!

We would like to send in a single big cheque to Sports Relief 2008. It would be best if the money came in as a cheque made payable to Bottisham Swimming Club *stapled* to the completed sponsorship form. Cash can be placed in an envelope with the form - please write the amount and your name on the envelope.

Forms and monies can be given to me (Christof) or one of the poolside helpers.

I will put a list of the monies on the members area of the website with a running total as it comes in.

Well done everyone!

Greetings,

Christof

6.30pm - 7.00pm is a normal swim session for our younger swimmers
7.00pm - 9pm for older swimmers and parents and coaches wanting to swim.

Turn up when you want to, announce yourselves to the lane coach and start swimming. There will be a prize for each age group for the swimmer who swims the furthest and one for who raises the most money. Please download the sponsor form and get fundraising! There will also be paper copies available to collect at training sessions. We will also need as many parents as possible on the night to help count!

Dear All,

We are in the process of planning a face-lift for the notice boards at Bottisham and Impington. Several suggestions have been made for items to be included:

Gala dates, list of items for sale/swap, Swimming times (from the website database), Gala results, Advice to new swimmers and advice for those competing, training schedules.

If you have anything you would like to see on the notice board - or if you want to help then please, please email me!

Christof - cjs30@cam.ac.uk - and I will pass it on to the Notice board rennovation team!   

 Dear All,

Here are the results of the time trial in the 3rd Session on Sunday 3rd February, 2008. Well done everyone - especially those who managed the full set!

The timings are not terribly accurate - and certainly cannot go into our database (sorry if we have made any mistakes). You should be able to knock a good few seconds off these times under race conditions. One reason for doing these races was to get you thinking about what you need to improve. Take a look at the 50m splits. Was your first length too slow? Was your second length a lot slower than your first? A marked (>5s) slowing on the second 50m may indicate that your fitness level is not yet as good as it could be. Working hard over the next month can change that - it is an easy way to knock many seconds off a 100m race! Another thing worth considering is your turns. Were they all smooth and fast? Were you worried about them before the race? Did you wonder whether you should tumble or not? If you have any concerns about your turns then practice them! If you can't turn confidently in your swim sessions, then they are almost certainly going to cause you problems in a race. Banish those demons - swim and tumble 100% - your body and brain will love you for it!

Well done!

Christof

The Bottisham Swimming Club Fees for Spring Term 2008 are £85 minus an early payment reduction of £5 (i.e. £80 per swimmer if payment is received by Sunday 3rd February). We prefer payment by cheque, made payable to Bottisham Swimming Club. Please write the name(s) of the swimmer(s) on the reverse of the cheque and put it in an envelope addressed to Christof (Membership Secretary). Could you also put your email address on the envelope so that we can acknowledge receipt of your money. I will be at most of the swim sessions (except the earliest one) to collect the money - if you can't find me, you can give the envelope to a poolside helper or a coach and they will pass it on to me.

Please try and pay promptly - not only does it save you money, it also saves us having to pester you!

The fee comprises of £25 Club Membership Fee (which includes either Cat 1 or 2 ASA Registration) and the training fee, which is set at £5 per week ( 6th January to 31st March - 12 weeks x £5 = £60).

For dates please see the club website: www.bottishamswimclub.org.uk

All parents (and swimmers) are encouraged to make an account on the website. This gives you access to the database of swim times. In the next few months we will be adding additional functionality including the ability to see the fees paid in.

Greetings and all the best for the New Year,

Christof

For those swimmers and parents who didn't make the AGM, the Annual Achievement Certificates are available for collection at the swim sessions.

The certificates are slightly different from previous years. The most obvious difference is that they are yellow! But, more importantly as well as showing the swimmer's Personal Best times they also show any improvement (seconds faster) since the end of 2006 (i.e. the calendar year). Of course if this was the first year they swam a particular distance and stroke no improvement is shown - but next year there will be one!

Well done to all our swimmers - you are all great! Swimming quickly takes a lot of work and we are impressed by your performance.

Keep it up and the sky is the limit - you can be as fast as you want to be! Set yourself a target and go for it!

The AGM starts at 4.45pm this Sunday in one of the classrooms at Impington - directions at the Swimming Pool Reception.

After the AGM ( which will finish at around 5pm) the Achievement Award Certificates will be handed out (to every swimmer who has ever competed with the club). Then the age group trophies will be distributed. The fun gala will therefore start at around 5.30pm and finish at 7.30 pm.

Swimming sessions start again for the new term this Sunday 6th January.

For all those who have made the - I must be more organized! - New Year's resolution (or had it made for you).

Here is a list of all of our confirmed 'League' galas:

http://www.bottishamswimclub.org.uk/cgi-bin/Calcium310.pl?CalendarName=Default&Op=ShowIt&NavType=Relative&Date=2008/9/20&Amount=Year&Type=Condensed

We are now in three Leagues. The Junior Fenland League is for swimmers aged 9-13 (Mark Nunn is the team manager). The Anglian League and the Senior Fenland League (team management shared between Christof Schwiening and Frances Johnston) are for older swimmers (12/13 and above).

Those swimmers selected by the Team Managers will be contacted directly. If you (or your swimmer) would like to take part, and has not been invited, please speak to the team manager. The selection process is not just based on existing swim times, but also on trying to give promising swimmers an opportunity to compete.

Whilst swimming is mainly an individual sport, these League Galas rely on a good team performance - we are very grateful to all of our swimmers who turn out. Any swimmer who is willing to turn out for the club and try their best, no matter what place they achieve, is greatly appreciated! 

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007

We have just been told that next year we are in the Anglian League. The galas consist of 31 races in age categories 13/U, 15/U and Open. The 13/U and 15/U have 100m races in the four strokes, and a 200m IM. The Open age group have 50m races in the four strokes and a 100m IM. There is only one team relay. The galas are on: 9^th Feb, 19^th April, 28^th June and 27^th September.

The league should be a very good follow on from the Junior Fenland League, and considerably less demanding than the Speedo League.

The club recognizes that as our swimmers progress into their final GCSE years and beyond swimming at the club two or three times a week becomes difficult as work and other sporting committments take up significant amounts of time. In the past this has been the point at which some of our swimmers have decided to leave the club. This has caused problems in finding older swimmers for various galas. Our older swimmers, many of whom have been with us for more than 4 years, are much valued as they set the standards that our younger swimmers can aspire to.

In an attempt to address these issues the club can now offer a reduced fee to those swimmers, if they meet the following criteria:

Any swimmer who has been with the club for at least 4 years, and is only able to attend ONE session per week can apply for a 50% reduction in fees. This offer is only available if the swimmer's nominated session has sufficient space and is under annual review.

Brian organized a relaxing (!) T10 halfway through the last session. A T10 is a 10 minute timed-swim where the aim is complete the longest possible distance. The results below (in metres) are rather coarse since some rounding (to the nearest 50m) was involved. I have posted the results here so that swimmers can see how they improve when we next do it. These swims are a test of stamina and don't correspond tightly with 50m or 100m sprint times. Well done everyone - a great effort!

Dear All,
Just a quick reminder to all of those who have not yet paid their Autumn Fees. The full amount now due is Ł70.50. Those of you who have joined the club after the start of this term have a reduced fee. If you haven't yet paid we would be really happy if you could do so soon (cheques payable to Bottisham Swimming Club - with the name of the swimmer on the reverse). Cheques can be given to any of the poolside helpers who will pass it on to Steve Johnson our treasurer. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me - Christof Schwiening (cjs30@cam.ac.uk).

I was impressed by the effort put in by all the swimmers (there were 18 personal bests) and by how our younger swimmers tackled the longer swims. I was particularily pleased to see most of the squad 'swimming through the wall' at the end of each race.

There was, as always, a great team spirit. Many thanks to Jackie and Den for making sure the swimmers were all in the right place at the right time, Stephen Murphy and Ben Pulford for time keeping, and a very special thank you to Shirley Shipton for acting as our judge.

Here are the times:
Alix Schwiening Breast 100 01:38.1
Alix Schwiening Fly 100 01:39.0
Chloe Gordon Back 100 01:32.2
Chloe Gordon Breast 100 01:39.1
Christopher Haydock Back 100 01:18.1 PB
Christopher Haydock Breast 100 01:31.6 PB
Ciara Pike-Burke Fly 100 01:26.3 PB
Ciara Pike-Burke Freestyle 100 01:14.2
Ciara Pike-Burke IM 100 01:22.3
Daniel Blocksage Breast 50 01:04.0 PB
Deana Dark Back 50 00:49.9 PB
Deana Dark Breast 50 53.12 PB
Deana Dark Free 50 00:45.6
Dominic Pulford Free 50 00:34.2 PB
Dominic Pulford IM 100 01:30.8 PB
Finn Conroy Back 50 43.88
Finn Conroy Fly 50 00:47.0
Flora Bell Back 100 01:35.9 PB
Flora Bell Free 100 01:27.2 PB
Frances Pulford Fly 50 01:06.5 D/Q Arms not clearing water
Harriet Maclennan Back 50 50.6 PB
Harriet Maclennan Freestyle 50 00:46.4 PB
Jack Murphy Fly 100 01:30.7
Jack Murphy Free 100 01:12.7 PB
Jack Murphy IM 100 01:18.6
Jamie Gowlett Breast 100 01:30.4 PB
Joshua Sambrook Breast 50 00:51.9
Louise Gowlett IM 100 01:35.6 Ralf Slaymaker Back 50 00:47.8
Ralf Slaymaker Fly 50 01:03.4 D/Q Arms not clearing water
Ralf Slaymaker Free 50 00:39.4 PB
Sam Palmer Free 100 01:05.9
Tim Shipton Fly 100 01:05.6
Tim Shipton IM 100 01:06.7 PB
Verity Clarke Breast 50 00:53.1 PB
Verity Clarke IM 100 01:42.5 PB