Hertford Swimming Club

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Text Box: PEANUTS R2 The second round of the Peanuts League proved a tougher competition than the first with Hertford finishing in 5th place on the night. This means that we will be in the relegation gala in the final round and we will need to fight hard to retain our Div 1 status. It is VERY IMPORTANT we field our strongest team so if you are selected PLEASE make every effort to swim and in the meantime Train Hard! Final round is on 15th June—venue tba. Congratulations to Maddie Smith, Daniel Tarry, Troy Metz and William Gibbard for first place finishes. The relay swims were all much faster than R1 so that is very encouraging. Teddy to Hannah Southall for swimming even though she wasn’t feeling well and still recording a PB in the 25 Free! Results here CONGRATULATIONS BRODIE Well done to Brodie Caress for recording a huge PB and a RQT at the Hatfield Open Meet WELL DONE TO OUR REGIONS SWIMMERS Hertford Swimming Club is very proud of Sarah O’Brien, Ashley Ransome and Ben Ransome who represented the Club so creditably at the Regions in Luton. This is a 50m pool where times are usually slower (less turns) but nevertheless Ashley and Ben both claimed a club record. For the first time ever the Club had 2 swimmers who made the finals. Sarah got through to the Final of the 50 Breast (finished 7th) and Ben (who qualified for 12 events but only chose to swim in 7) finished 6th in the 50 Breast. This was a mixed age (15/16) event and Ben is at the younger end of the age group. Coach Steve Barber said “..this is set of fantastic results from our three Regional representatives.  I believe this is the first time that we have placed two different swimmers in finals at these events. Swimming long course is a very different experience for these athletes, especially when we have little opportunity to compete or train in 50m facilities.  To record so many PBs and set new club records at LC is a reward for the long hours and effort that these swimmers put in. Very well done to the three of them.  Hertford SC can be very proud of you as am I” CONGRATULATIONS EAST HERTS SQUAD Congratulations to those swimmers who represented East Herts at the recent Junior Schools Gala and helped the District to a win. Special congratulations to year 5 pupils Troy Metz & William Gibbard who both won their breaststroke events. There was also an excellent 3rd place for year 6 Grace King in the Fly. Other Hertford swimmers representing East Herts were: Hannah Southall, Ciara Lynch, Lily Merrett, Marc Ross-Gardner, Joshua Holland, Oliver Jackson, Alex Tate & Louis Mitchell CONGRATULATIONS MADDY ...for a first Junior Record in the 200 Back at Luton BAGS We have had a couple of incidents surrounding bags in the changing areas. Please note bags SHOULD NOT be left in the changing rooms. Please ask your children to put all their belongings into their bags and bring them out on to poolside. BY-LAW At the recent committee meeting, the Committee agreed to amend the Club Championships By-law whereby swimmers now need to be a registered club member before 30th April of that year (was 31st Jan) in order to compete at Club Championships. FITNESS SQUAD Did you know the Club now has a fitness squad for those swimmers who can’t commit to swim often enough to maintain their squad places but would like to keep swimming for fitness. These swimmers can still represent the Club at Galas where appropriate and remain full members of the Club. Currently we run sessions at Hartham on Wednesday and Friday evenings and we could run a session on Mondays at Haileybury if there is sufficient interest. So you don’t have to leave the Club and give up swimming just because you can’t swim often enough to meet your squad criteria. Please speak to your coach or any Committee member if you would like to know more. COMMITTEE The Committee welcomed 3 new members to our meeting on 5th March: Paul Smith, Anna Baker and Gerald King. They are all very welcome. PARTNERSHIP WITH PROSWIMWEAR Hertford Swimming Club have entered an agreement with proswimwear whereby club members get a discount on anything they buy and the Club also receive a percentage of the transaction. This is also the place to but your new style hats! See link at top of page or click here. FIN SWAP Denise Lynch has kindly agreed to co-ordinate a fin exchange. If you would like to swap a pair of fins for another size or acquire a pair of fins (for a small donation) please contact Denise. COACHING COURSES AT STEVENAGE Information here on L1 & L2 coaching courses. Unfortunately the funding we were able to claim via the ASA has been withdrawn however these courses have been subsidised by the Course Provider so are excellent value. The Club would consider refunding some of the costs to anyone prepared to commit to teaching/coaching on poolside. Please discuss with Margaret if you are interested. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS DATES CONFIRMED This years’ Club Championships will take place on 22nd & 29th June & 6th July (all Saturday nights) at Haileybury. Please make a note in your diaries. We expect all members to compete in Club Championships. WE NEED A CHAIR!!! Following the committee meeting on Tuesday, the club no longer has a Chairman. John, who has done the job on and off for 3 years, can no longer continue and no one else on the Committee was able to take it on. COULD YOU BE OUR NEW CHAIR? This is YOUR club and it relies on volunteers to function. Ideally our Chairman (or woman) should have a child who swims regularly and who goes down to the pool(s) 2/3 times a week so he/she is visible. The other committee members and John will support the new Chair. Meanwhile if you have any concerns please email sec_hsc@yahoo.co.uk or speak to one of the committee members however please understand it may take us longer to deal with any issues. FUNDRAISERS WANTED! We would love to set up a fund-raising group who could organise events/raffles/sponsorship and look at other ways of raising funds for the Club. The big advantage would be that we could subsidise pool hire and hopefully reduce fees! Is there anyone who would like to join a fund-raising group or better still lead one? Please speak to Jane or any committee member if you can help. HERTS ASA JOINS SOCIAL NETWORKING Herts ASA is now on the Social Media. Feeds and updates can be found here: Twitter Facebook RSS Feed ASA COMPETITIVE STROKE AWARDS Of special interest to our younger swimmers, did you know that you are entitled to purchase ASA stroke awards when you achieve certain times for every stroke over 25, 50, 100 & 200m. Awards come in bronze, silver, gold and platinum and times have to be achieved in competition or at an organised time trial. For more information look here or contact Cayt Tarry CHILDPOWER British Swimming have introduced a new section to their website called Childpower. A link is available at the top of this webpage (click on the little fish). Do encourage your young swimmers to have a look. There is also a direct line for you to phone if you have any concerns about the way young people are treated. The number is 0808 100 4001. Or speak to our Welfare Officer Karen Townend. CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS Now that our new squad criteria are in place, it is important that parents contact the club IN ADVANCE if their children are unable to swim (eg because of illness, exams, holidays etc). The Club now has a Yahoo account which is accessible by the Committee and Steve. If your child can not attend a training session please use hertfordsc@yahoo.co.uk . (Paul Fitzsimmons MUST be contacted directly for late unavailability for galas). SQUAD CRITERIA The Committee have made some revisions to Squad Criteria. This is to enable swimmers to move more easily between squads. New criteria are here. NEW KIT PRICES AND PICTURE HERE ADULT SWIMMING Did you know the club has an adult section? They swim on Thursday evenings from 7.15 to 8.15. There is a simple training schedule for those who want it or just do your own thing! Any member of the club 16+ is welcome to attend. If you are interested speak to Margaret. IF YOU WEAR A HAT MAKE IT A HERTFORD ONE! Please would all swimmers remember that ONLY Hertford hats should be worn at Galas & Open Meets when members are representing the club. Poolside staff will have a few spare hats for swimmers to borrow. Anyone wearing a non Hertford hat will be asked to stand down from their event.

 

SWIMMING THIS WEEK

 

Sun 19th May       HAILEYBURY 17.15 Sharks up

Mon 20th May       HAILEYBURY 19.15 Whales, 19.30 Performance Squad

Tues 21st May      SIMON BALLE Whales up

Wed 22nd May     HARTHAM 19.00-20.45 everyone

Thur 23rd May      HARTHAM 19.15-20.45 Age Gp/Seniors   Adults to 20.15

Fri 24th May         HARTHAM 18.00 Jnr/Dev 19.00 Age Gp/Snr

Sun 26th May       HAILEYBURY 17.15 Sharks up

Mon 27th May       NO SWIMMING

 

 

 

 

SWIMLINE 0808 100 4001
Text Box: New website coming soon! In the meantime if this site doesn’t display, try clicking the “broken page” icon (compatibility view) next to the address panel on your browser SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK Lucy Simister, Charlie Cook MOST IMPROVED Maggie Taylor , Jack Taylor