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Text Box: NO SWIMMING FRIDAY 23rd MAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A CLUB TIMEKEEPER? We are hoping to run a Club Timekeepers Course at Hartham over the summer for anyone who is interested in timekeeping at Club events (eg Club Champs). It would involve 1 classromm session followed by a practical. If you are interested please let Lee know asap. CONGATULATIONS HARRIET Harriet Cook completed 2 excellent swims at the ASA East Youth Championships last weekend finishing 10th in the U15 50m breast (5th 14 year old) and 44th in the 100m free (24th 14 year old) - not bad for the whole of the ASA eastern region. Link to results WELL DONE VIV Congratulations to Viv Halston who has passed her L2 Coaching Exam. LATEST NEWSLETTER Here Please contact Sarah if you do not receive your own mailing AGM The AGM will be held on Monday 16th June in St John’s Hall Hertford (adjacent to All Saints Church) starting at 7.00pm. Following requests from parents the Committee agreed to separate the AGM from the Prize-giving so please make every effort to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Paperwork will be circulated shortly including Club accounts and nomination forms for election to the Committee. We are losing out Treasurer, Welfare Officer & Team Administrator so please put yourself forward if you feel you could take on one of these roles (or indeed would like to join the Committee). Please remember only MEMBERS of the club aged over 16 can vote. Questions should be submitted to the club secretary, Sarah Burr, not less than 3 weeks before the AGM. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Information here HERTFORDSHIRE TEAM Congratulations to Sophie Thomson & Ben Ransome who will be representing Hertfordshire in the intercounty gala at Barnet Copt Hall on May 16th BRONZES AT MILTON KEYNES Four of our swimmers won bronze medals at the recent Milton Keynes Open Meet. They were Emma Lythaby (200 Free) Katie Burr (100 Breast) Brett Harding (400 Free) and Ben Ransome (200IM). Ben also achieved yet another RQT. Congratulations to all of them. TEAM FOR MERCURY RELAY GALA Sat 17th May, 6 for 6.30, Haileybury Here TEACHER WANTED FOR FRIDAYS Unfortunately Sean McQuaid will no longer be able to teach on a Friday evening (9th May will be his last session). Hertford swimming club is very grateful to him for all he has done and wish him well for the future. This does however leave a gap in our teaching resources on a Friday evening. Is there anyone with a Level 2 teaching qualification who would like to teach our juniors/development squad from 6 to 7? You would have the very able support of Jayne Rowe to help. Please speak to Margaret asap if you can help. TEAM FOR PEANUTS R1 on SAT 10th MAY Can be found here. Our opponents will be Stevenage A, Hoddesdon Eel, Watford, Cheshunt Black & Berkhampstead. Stevenage Pool, 6.30 for 7.00pm MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING ON 14th APRIL Summary here. LOOKS LIKE WE DID IT! It was an evening of calculators and badly bitten fingernails as Hertford’s swimmers clung on to their Div 1 status by the skin of their teeth. On the night Hertford finished on equal League points with Cheshunt A but just hung on to 10th place in the league (and safety!) by virtue of a lower gala points total of 476 to Cheshunt’s 502.5! Verulam are the other club to go down. Hertford’s swimmers managed 5 first places and 5 2nd places which was just enough to ensure survival in the top division for another year. First places went to Shelley Hyde (U12 Fly), Girls U12 medley & Free Teams (Sophie Thomson, Anna Denison, Shelley Hyde, Aimi de Rosa & Bethany Fitzsimmons) Girls U14 Free Team (Joanna Webb, Katie Burr, Ashley Ransome & Emma Lythaby) and the Girl’s Open Medley Team (Jade Abernethy, Caroline Moore, Judith Stephenson, Joanna Webb). Second places went to Emma Lythaby (U14 Back), Jade Abernethy (U16 Back), Caroline Moore (Open Breast), Girls U14 Medley Team (Zoe Parsons, Katie Burr, Ashley Ransome, Emma Lythaby) and the Girl’s Open Free Team (Joanna Webb, Jade Abernethy, Tiffany Price, Maddy Pearson). There was a new Club Record for Michael Carrier in the Butterfly and new junior records for Philip Murphy in the Breaststroke and Tom Hutchison in the Freestyle. Final Results: 1st CoStA 131, 2nd Harpenden 143, 3rd Hertsmere 163, 4th Cheshunt A 177, 5th Hertford 188 6th Verulam 237. Results here. BAGCATS RESULTS Congratulations to Joe Cook who finished 3rd in the 9 year BAGCATS also to Ben Ransome (10) and Emma Lythaby (12) who both finished 8th in their age groups. HELP NEEDED Are there any parents out there who could help out at short notice on Tuesdays & Fridays? Occasionally we need to enlist the help on another adult in order to hold the session (eg when one of our coaches is not available). Otherwise we would have to cancel the session. You only need to sit on poolside, no teaching skills needed! If you are prepared to be contacted at short notice please give your name to Sue Morgan (or any committee member) GEORGE EDWARDS GALA Hertford finished in a strong 2nd place to Hoddesdon in the George Edwards Gala held at Haileybury on 12th April. This is a Peanuts warm-up Gala for the Junior Squad and many of the swimmers were representing the club for the first time. There were 14 first place finishes going to Joe Cook (U10 Breast), Kate McQuaid (U11 Fly & Back), Sophie Thomson (U11 Free) Joe McQuaid (U11 Back), Aimi da Rosa (U12 Back), Katie Burr (U13 Breast) Sam Halston (U13 Free) Philip Murphy (U13 Breast), Girls U10 Free & Medley Teams (Lucy Bonafont, Gabrielle O’Brien, Ella Bartram, Holly Nash, Emilia Somers, Sasha Glasscock,) Boys U10 Medley team (Elliot Rowe, Axel Metz, Joe Cook, Daniel Hood) and the girls U11 Free & Medley Teams (Kate McQuaid, Chloe Ring, Sophie Thomson, Jeanine Stephenson). Final Result 1st Hoddesdon 84, 2nd Hertford 112, 3rd Cheshunt 183, 4th Potters Bar 196, 5th Letchworth 228, 6th Borehamwood 266). Link to results WELL DONE LUKE Congratulations to Luke Plant who gained RQTs in the 200 Free & 200 IM at the Luton Open Meet over the weekend. Harriet Cook won silver in the 200 Breast & bronze in the 50 breast and Judith Stephenson won bronze in the 200 Fly. Well done to Aimi da Rosa, Katie Burr & Luke Plant who represented Hertford both at Luton and the George Edwards Gala over the weekend. Link to results. NEWS FROM LA SANTA First pictures here. Please email your pictures and reports here. New pictures added & a report from Sarah. Any more very welcome! NEW Report from STEVE HERTS YOUTH GAMES Congratulations to our Hertford swimmers who have been selected to represent East Herts at the Herts Youth Games in May in the Aquathon (swim/run). They are Katie Burr, Joanna Webb, Emma Lythaby, Tom Hutchison, Sam Ditchfield, Dale Harding, Brett Harding, Maddie Pearson, Jade Abernethy. ROUND 3 OF COUNTIES The final week of the counties brought 2 more bronze medals for Joe Cook in the 200 Free & 50 Fly. The club had a further 10 finalists and 29 PB’s. Harriet Cook achieved another RQT in the 50 Back. Jade Abernethy broke the Club Record in the 100 Back and Tom Hutchison took a new junior record also in the 100 back. The final BAGCATS positions aren’t yet available due to a computer software fault. MORE SUCCESS AT COUNTIES There were more medals, more Club Records, more RQT’s and lots of PB’s at this week’s counties. The Cook family won 3 bronze’s—(Joe in the 9 year 100 IM and Harriet in the 14 years Free and the 50m Free Junior Championships). Harriet also managed 2 more RQT’s In the 50 & 100 Free and 3 Club records —2 days before her 14th birthday! There were 14 more PB’s and 8 finalists. ANYONE FOR WATER POLO? Did you know the Club has a water polo division? The Water Polo section are looking for new members. You must be male (unfortunately) & over 16, pretty fit and swim to competitive standard. If you are interested contact Jason or Neil FIRST COUNTY MEDALS Hertford swimmers competing at the Counties/BAGCATS over the weekend brought home the club’s first medals this year. 9 year old Joe Cook won 2 silvers at his first attempt at the competition in the 50m Freestyle & the 200m Butterfly. He also won a bronze in the 200 Breaststroke. There were also bronzes for Emma Lythaby (200 Free & 400 Free) & Jade Abernethy (200 Back). Jade achieved a Regional Qualifying Time along with Ben Ransome (200 Breast) & Harriet Cook (50 Breast). Harriet also took the Club & Junior Record. EAST HERTS PRIMARY SCHOOLS GALA Congratulations to the members of Hertford Swimming Club who helped East Herts win the Herts primary Schools Gala. Special mention to Ben Ransome (year 5 Breast) & Sophie Thompson (year 5 Free) who each won their events in new Event Best Times. Also to Kate McQuaid & Natasha Austin (who were in the winning year 5 freestyle relay team) & Aimi da Rosa (winning year 6 free team). Brodie Caress & Anna Dennison also gained PB’s in the year 5 50 free, RQT’S FOR JADE AT HATFIELD Congratulations to Jade Abernethy who achieved 2 RQT’s at the Valentine’s Meet at Hatfield. All our swimmers acquitted themselves very well at this high class meet (there was even an International Paralympic Committee world record set) managing 10 PB’s and 2 Club records. Hatfield SC link here WELCOME TO ALISON STREET Alison Street & Kay Murphy recently passed their ASA Level 2 Teaching exams. Alison has now joined our teaching staff on a Wednesday (Kay is already teaching with us). “THEY SWAM BETTER THAN THEIR BEST” That was the response of coach Steve Barber to the Major League squad who managed another 5th place finish in R2 of the Herts Major League at Biggleswade giving the Club a real chance of retaining our Div 1 status. There were 6 first places, 17 PB’s & 20 Relay PB’s, 3 Club Records, 2 Junior Records and 34 times faster than R1. The girls U12 squad excelled themselves with 3 individual wins of which 2 were by Shelley Hyde (Breast & Fly) and 1 by Aimi da Rosa (Free) along with a win in the free relay (Shelley, Aimi, Sophie Thomson & Anna Denison). They also finished 2nd in the medley relay & 3rd in the Backstroke contributing very significantly to the team’s result. The girls U14 Free & Medley teams also won their events (Ashley Ransome, Judith Stephenson, Joanna Webb, Emma Lythaby, Katie Burr & Zoe Parsons). Judith Stephenson & Brett Harding bettered their existing Club Records and Emma Lythaby took the 100 Free Junior & Club Record for the first time. Gala result:- 1st Bishops Stortford 130, 2nd Hoddesdon 142, 3rd Watford 148, 4th Hoddesdon 172, 5th Hertford 209, 6th Verulam 241. The final round is not until 19th April so keep training hard! Link to results FANTASTIC RESULT BY OUR PRESDALES GIRLS Well done to Katie Burr, Jade Abernethy & Ashley Ransome who made up 3/4 of the Presdales 200m Medley team who not only qualified for the Relay Final at the English Schools Swimming Intermediate Championships (held at Ponds Forge in Sheffield) but finished 7th IN THE COUNTRY (and out of 258 teams who originally entered). Not only that they then sped back down the A1 through wind & snow to compete for us at Hitchin in the Major League. A very big thank you to the girls & especially to their drivers. WET KIT BAGS Now available from Sue Pearson at £5.50 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. KEEP IN TOUCH Don’t forget, if you change your address, phone number or email address, let our membership secretary Amanda Smith know. SWIM 21 REACCREDITATION We are delighted to announce that our Swim 21 accreditation has been confirmed by the ASA not just at teaching level (as before) but at Skill Development Level. Many thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to achieve this accreditation and especially to Margaret Carrier without whom we wouldn’t have got as far as Swim 20! TRACKSUITS Did you know the Club now has tracksuits in club colours available to order from Sarah Burr. Costs are btn £20 & £30 depending on size. We are very grateful to Magic Classic Car Repairs Ltd for their sponsorship of the Logos. (Speak to Sarah about how it works)

          

           SWIMMING THIS WEEK

 

                      Sun 4th May        Hartham  No Swimming

                      Mon 5th May        Simon Balle  No Swimming

                      Tues 6th May       Simon Balle 19.00 to 21.00 Age Gp/Seniors

                      Weds 7th May     Hartham  19.00 to 20.45 All

                      Thur 18th May     Hartham  19.30 to 21.00 Seniors; 

                       Fri 9th May         Simon Balle 18.00 Jnrs Up

                      Sat 10th May       Stevenage 6.30 Peanuts R1 (9 to13)

                                

                     

 

Hartham  reopens 6th Jan   Simon Balle reopens 7th Jan 2008