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Speedo League - Round 3Woking Swimming Club were once again at home for the third round of the National Speedo League on Saturday 10th December. During the course of an exciting gala, 12 PB's, were set. The PB’s included Chloe Bard in the Girls 10/11 Fly and Freestyle and Alex Miller in the Boys 10/11 Back. Chloe and Alex swum these events in all three rounds of the competition and achieved a PB every time they swum them – Well Done to you both! Other PB’s were set by, Emma Maurer in the Girls 10/11 Breast, Katherine Robbings in the Girls 10/11 Back, Kathryn Fingland in the Ladies Backstroke, Alex Miller in the Boys 10/11 Freestyle, Charlie Cope in the Boys U13 Freestyle, Alex Smith in the Boys U15 Butterfly, Robert Taylor in the Men's Breaststroke, Daniel Gibson in the Boys U 13 Breast and James Styles swimming out of age in the Boys U15 100M Back. There were some brilliant ‘team’ swims in the relay’s where the Boys U13 team won both of their races, whilst the Girls U13 were first in the medley relays and second in the Freestyle. Despite having three 10 year olds in their team, the Girls 9-11 were second in both of their relays The gala saw Woking and Staines vying for first place Staines eventually pulling away to win by 7 points. Overall, Woking finished 8th in Division 1 of the 2005 League. Woking's swimmers of the night were Chloe Bard and Alex Smith. At the end of the evening, Team Manager Olive Carroll told all the
swimmers she was delighted with the way they swum and the great team spirit
they showed. - Jean Styles Help Wanted !We are desperate for parent helpers, when your child is swimming at a training pool. We just don't have enough volunteers on the rotas. Normally you do not have to do anything - just be there in case a coach needs you for an emergency i.e if a child feels unwell and needs to sit on poolside etc. Typically you can put your feet up and read a book! Please sign up for your child's squad or contact Kim - helpers@wokingsc.co.uk SE Region championships - information availableSee http://www.southeastswimming.org/swimming/2006/summer/ which has all the details such as times, cut off date etc CongratulationsTo all those that have passed their technical exams -
Congratulations to them all and good luck with the practical exams in
February! Also thank you to Linda Edmonds for all the effort involved in getting
the 'willing' volunteers on the courses, and to all the WSC qualified
officials who gave their help and advice to the trainees along the way. Woking Swimming Club has an excellent reputation for hosting galas and providing officials at 'away' events and without an ever-expanding team of qualified officials, this would not be possible. If you are interested in getting more involved and providing valuable help, please email us helpers@wokingsc.co.uk and watch this space for details of further courses in April 2006. Speedo League - Round 2Woking Swimming Club were at home on Saturday 12th November. During the course of an exciting gala, 8 PB's, including 2 new Club Records were set. Nic Smith broke his own Open 100 IM record and Becky Harding broke the U13 100 Breaststroke record set by Isle Kikkert. The Relay teams once more showed the depth of the club and the Girls 9-11 won both their relays convincingly with the Boys 9-11 coming second in both of theirs. Not to be outdone ,the Girls U13 & U15 won all their relays as well! The Boys U13 won both of theirs with the U15's in second and third places. Showing great commitment, some swimmers appeared in both age groups and gave solid performances. PB's were set by Catherine Taylor, swimming out of age in the Girls Open IM, Ruth Tweedie-Smith in the Girls 10/11 Back, Alex Miller in the Boys 10/11 Back, Shelley Eastwood in the Girls 15/U Back and Chloe Bard in the Girls 10/11 Fly and Freestyle. Woking's swimmers of the night were Chloe Bard and Paul Bayfield. Woking came second, beating Dover Lifeguards who were in the Premier Division last year. Winners on the night were Chelmsford who are the current Division leaders. Team Coaches, John & Karen Eastwood, Janet Bayfield and Julie Todd, were full of praise for both the sporting and fighting spirit shown by the team. The next, and final, round of Speedo is on Saturday 10th December and once more is at home in Pool in the Park. Come on parents, make a night of it and come and support your team loudly! - John Eastwood H&SC League Junior Cup & Division 4 Champions
15th October - Woking Swimming Club sent out two teams for the final round of the Hants
and South Coast Junior Cup and came away with not only the cup for the
League Championship, but also the cup for the 4th Division Championship. The B team travelled to Fareham knowing that they had to perform well in every race to secure the trophy for the 4th Division and were up against mainly A teams. In all, 35 1st to 3rd places in the gala were achieved.
details popup click here It was a
difficult choice for swimmer of the night given the fact that the entire
team had performed brilliantly, but Head Coach, John Eastwood and Team
Manager Jean Styles, had to make the decision that Sarah Hall and
Benjy Clarke deserved it. Meanwhile, back at the ranch in Woking , the A Team, supported by coaches Karen Eastwood and Julie Todd, were defending the Championship Trophy! After a steady start, the A team knew that they had a battle on their hands with Haslemere with the lead swapping between the two teams all the way through. After 40 events the Woking team switched into adrenaline overdrive details popup click here and started to extend a lead which saw them win the gala by 10 points. 40 1st to 3rd places were achieved with the Under 13 Boys and Girls relays achieving 1st places in all events, together with the Boys U11 and U12 Medley Relays. The Squadron event was a foregone conclusion, with a 1st place as a reward. The whole team were made swimmers of the night, reflecting not
only the stamina shown and the fact that Woking retained the trophy, but
also for the total support shown for each other. Woking poolside helpers
commented that it was a privilege to be poolside with such a motivated team,
all of whom had two goals for the evening; enjoy it AND win. They did both!
This atmosphere was electric as news of a great victory by
the A Team at home filtered through to the B Team, returning as Division 4
Champions from the South Coast. A really big thank you to all the parents who travelled, helped at
poolside at both venues, manned the technical slots and provided
encouragement. Commenting on the weekend's performance, John Eastwood, Woking Swimming
Club's Head Coach, said "The Club is buzzing, the swimmers are enjoying
the challenge and the results show the dedication and commitment that the
swimmers are putting into representing Woking" - John Eastwood Crystal Palace Weekend Training CampClick Here for all the details Speedo League Round 115 PB's heralded the start of the Speedo League Round 1 for Woking.
Swimming at Pool in the Park, Woking were host to Orpington, Erith, 1066,
Croydon and Guildford (who were the eventual winners on the night). Following a really successful and enjoyable weekend training camp at
Crystal Palace (see separate report), Woking were on form but minus a number
of older swimmers, including the Boys Captain, Chris Bett, who damaged his
ankle on the weekend. Get well soon Chris, Round 2 is soon! The first PB was from Kirsten Panter, swimming up in the first race of
the evening, the Girls Open IM with a 3 second improvement. Ruth Tweedie-Smith
followed with a PB in the 10/11 Girls 50 Backstroke. Becky Harding (1 second
in the 13/U 100 Breaststroke), Shelley Eastwood (15/U 100 Back) Amy Edmonds
(Open 100 Fly, swimming up with a fantastic 6 second PB and a 2 second in
the U 100 Freestyle), Chloe Bard ( 10/11 50 Fly and 10/11 50 Free), Jo Blair
(swimming up in the 15/U 100 Fly with a 2 second PB), Clare Maurer (10/11 50
Breast) and Rebecca Merritt (15/U 100 Breast). For the boys, Daniel Gibson attained a 3 second PB in the 13/U Breast and
a 2 second PB in the 13/U 100 Fly, William Killen (1 second in 10/11 50
Breast) and Alex Smith (1 second in the 15/U 100 Free -
come on Alex you're nearly there for a sub 60!). Good 1st place swims from 6 of the relay teams (out of 16 Relays) and
also from Becky Harding, Shelley Eastwood, Chloe Bard and Alex Miller added
to a good overall performance for which Woking should be proud at achieving. Woking were in 4th place with swimmers of the night going to Shelley
Eastwood and Alex Miller. Well done to all the team; the coaches and team
manager are proud of you all! Round 2 is on the 12th November, also at Pool in the Park. Parents,
come and support your children and Woking! - John Eastwood Rother District Round 3
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