Open Meets
The Club will be attending the following Open Meets in the early part of
the 2007/8 season:
Surrey Qualifier 20/21 October 2007
Rushmoor Royals Level 2 20/21 October 2007
Woking Club Champs Level 4 Oct/Nov 2007
Haslemere Level 1 17/18 November 2007
Guildford Level 1 1/2 December 2007
Brighton Level 2 early January 2008
Cranleigh B Level 3/4 27 January 2008 (provisional)
Surrey County Championships Feb/March 2008
Bournemouth Level 2 April 2008 February 2008
Meets noted in blue show that forms/letters
have already been, or are about to be, distributed.
For further details of WSC supported meets please continue to check the
noticeboard or the website. This list is not exhaustive and is subject to
change.
This notice will also be regularly updated so please keep checking the
board.
Please note that, with immediate effect, I shall
not be accepting any entries which are handed in after the publicised WSC
closing date. Late entries delay our official club entry, and can result in
all swimmers losing out because a meet has been over-subscribed and our
entries did not arrive in time.
Hilary Dickenson Open Meet
Secretary 1/8/07
Thorpe Park Thank you
A big thank you to all our lovely helpers at Thorpe Park last Saturday –
without Jules Burvill, Catherine Ferguson, Irene
Holden, Susie Jamieson, Linda Maurer, Johan Vlassak and Jackie Warren - it
would not and could not have happened so THANK
YOU!!
Credit to you parents, your Swimmers’ were their usual boisterously,
beautifully behaved-selves and Liz and I weren’t bad either! All thrills and
spills fully tested and many enormous, luminous sharks won – a sure fire WSC
raffle prize if ever I saw one!
Thanks again from
Kaye and Liz
Cranleigh Open 17th
June 2007
47 Woking swimmers, some who had swum in the previous night's victory in
the final round of the Minor League, attended the Cranleigh Open meeting.
Out of the 220 swims, 71 PB's were achieved.
With a medal tally of 37 Golds, 28 Silvers and 23 Bronzes, Top Boys in
the Open (Ben Smith) 16 years (Alex Smith), 15 years (Ross Arnfield), 14
years (John Hargan) and 13 years (Jeremy Mulliez), and Top Girl 13 years
(Amy Edmonds), Woking were top club.
Well done to all of the swimmers who participated!
Full results are on the noticeboard and will be put on the website.
Minor League Winners
WSC went to Basingstoke for the final round on the 16th June and what a
good competitive round it turned out to be with the final result in the
balance right up to the closing moments.
PB's came from Emma Day (U11 50Bk, 50 Fly), Emma Maurer (U13 50 F/C),
Alex Smith (Open 100 F/C, 100 IM), Jerry Rumball (U11 50 Fly), Callum
Ferguson (U12 50 F/C), Catherine Campbell (U12 50 Br/s), George Hatfield
(U13 50 Bk), Amy Edmonds (Open 100 IM), Kirsty McKnight (U12 Bk), Marcus
Vlassak (U13 Fly). Swimmers of the night were Emma Maurer and Callum
Ferguson.
Hamble, Southampton and Woking were neck and neck for the first half of
the gala and in the final stages Southampton and Woking were contesting for
first place. With just the squadron relay left Woking were in the lead by 2
points. The noise during the squadron was immense and the pressure was on!
Nothing less than first or second place would win the honours on the night.
The Woking team rose to the occasion and stormed through into first
place, thereby securing the Minor League Cup for the third year in
succession.
Points were:
Woking 228
Southampton 224
Hamble 198
Basingstoke 171
Alton 156
Hart 140
Team results on the noticeboard now and on the website soon.
Surrey Qualifier 20th
& 21st October
A date for your diaries!
We are pleased to announce that the 'Surrey Qualifier' (originally the
Surrey Development Gala) has been confirmed for 20/21st October 2007 at
Elmbridge Pool.
This is a Level 3 meet aimed at development swimmers, age 9 and older at
the date of the county championships. There will be medals for 1st/2nd & 3rd
place and certificates for those swimmers that exceed the upper time limits
which will state that they have qualified to the 2008 Surrey Championships.
The events, entry times and upper time bands have yet to be confirmed.
Bowling Night
A great evening had by all (especially the minders who had to keep
hydrated whilst watching their “young” charges!) with many hard fought games
and one or two dodgy bowls!!
 Honours
(and choccies) this year went to:-
Under 14 Girls Ruth Tweedie-Smith
Under 14 Boys Sam Holloway
Over 14 Girls Bethany Eastwood
Over 14 Boys Robert Taylor
Thanks to all those who came and thanks for the usual – but much
appreciated – great behaviour!
Kaye and Liz
Rother Junior Gala
On Saturday 19th May 2007 the Rother Junior Gala was held at Basingstoke.
There were PB’s for Emma Day (50 Back); Katherine Robbings (50 Breast);
Daniel Gibson (50 Free), Lucy Maurer (50 Breast) and Hannah Russell (50
Free)
In a closely fought gala Woking finished the evening in second place.
Overall results were:
Staines 231
Woking 221
Elmbridge 189
Worthing 146
Basingstoke 145
Alton 131
Swimmers of the night were Hannah Russell & William Killen.
Rother League Round 1
Woking hosted Round 1 of the Rother League at Fleet - an unusual
experience hosting a home gala in an away pool,
but successfully accomplished by all support and technical help who were
kind enough to give up their evening for a short trip south. Many thanks!
They were not disappointed as they, along with the travelling "home"
support were treated to a victorious performance by the Woking team.
There were some very good, solid swims all round from the team who, once
more, dominated the relays and were in the first three places in 29 out of
34 individual events as well.
PB's were achieved by Kim Glazier, Emma Day, Dominic Holloway, Kirsty
McKnight, Jeremy Rumball, John Hargan, Sam Rumball and Callum Ferguson.
Swimmers of the night were Kirsty McKnight and John Hargan.
Woking 248
Alton "A" 197
Cranleigh 188
Epsom 170
Basingstoke 157
Barracuda 98
Results are on the board and will be posted on the website soon.
The next round of the Rother, the relay round, is on the 23rd June.
Minor League Round 1 -
28th April
Woking sent a team to Havant & Waterlooville for the first round of the
Minor League. Seven other teams joined in this particular round which made
the venue a very fully attended one!
Woking, swimming in lane 7, made their intentions clear from the start
and commenced to dominate the gala after 10 events. Once more the team
showed their determination and team spirit to ensure victory in preparation
for Round 2, the final round.
PB’s came from Natasha Carr, Sam Rumball, James Watson and Hannah
Russell. There were some solid swims from all the age groups performing from
the Under 11’s to the Open swimmers. The Relay teams were supreme with 10 of
the 11 relays securing a first place, the remaining one was a very close
second! The squadron relay was decisive.
29 first places and 11 second places gave the team a victory by over 60
points and swimmers of the night were Emma Day and Daniel Gibson.
Woking 291
Hamble 248
Rushmoor 222
Seagulls 201
Farnham 178
Alton B 159
Eastleigh 100
H&Waterlooville 77
The second round, which decides the cup, is at Basingstoke on the 16th
June. Parents, come and support your children and your team!
Premier League Round 2 Saturday 21st April
Two Woking teams were competing in the final round of the Premier League
and both teams acquitted themselves excellently.
The B Team travelled to Waterlooville and after a very close contest in
the early stages with Epsom emerged the final victors to claim the Division
3 title and the cup! Some great swims from Marcus Vlassak, also swimming
up an age group and from Clare Maurer, earned the pair “swimmers of the
night”. Other swimmers achieving PB’s on the night included Alice
Killen, Hanmin Wang, Amy Edmonds, Amy Harrington, George Hatfield, Jamie
McNicolas, Rosie Hamilton, Michael Sugden, James Cumins, Zack Fowden, Alice
Masterman, James Styles, Natasha Carr, Emma Adams and Alistair Koh.
Out of 51 events, the team had 37 first to third positions.
Woking ‘B’ 226
Epsom 211
Eastleigh 163
H&Waterlooville 160
Wey Valley 158
Sutton 129
An excellent performance from the B Team!
The A Team were at home and had an even closer fought contest coming up
against some strong opposition from Rushmore and Haslemere; Haslemere being
the eventual winners having taken an early lead. The whole team pulled
together well and took second place in a nail biting final few races.
Swimmers of the night were Becky Spiller and Daniel West and PB’s were
achieved by Flynn Parker, Susan Sheil-Rankin, Becky Spiller, Halldora
Thorsteins, Lauren Mooney, Daniel Gibson, Hannah Russell, Jeremy Rumball,
Sarah Noble and Connor Wingham.
Haslemere 243
Woking ‘A’ 197
Rushmore 196
Guildford 172
Locksheath 135
Hart 110
Another solid performance for Woking Swimming Club. Results are on the
Club noticeboard.
Bournemouth Open Meeting
Woking Swimming Club attended the April Bournemouth Open Meeting and
returned with the Top Visiting Club Trophy.
During the course of the weekend WSC amassed a total of 39 Golds, 28
Silvers and 22 Bronzes along with 58 Personal Best times.
Leading the Woking charge was Dominic Holloway who, winning 13 Golds out
of 13 swims collected the Top Age Group Boy Under 14 award for the second
year running!
The weekend was made even more exciting with both Amy Edmonds and Alex
Smith qualifying for the Skins (fastest 50 metre Free) session. Amy finished
8th, whilst Alex kept the Woking supporters on their feet by achieving 4th
position.
Medals were won by :
Dominic Holloway (13 Gold)
Daniel Gibson (7 Gold)
Amy Edmonds (5 Gold, 3 Silver)
Hannah Burville (3 Gold, 3 Silver)
John Hargan (3 Gold)
Becky Harding (2 Gold, 2 Silver)
Kim Glazier (1 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze)
Callum Ferguson (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
James Watson (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
Sarah Noble (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
James Styles (1 Gold, 1 Silver)
Bethany Eastwood (1 Gold, 1 Bronze)
Alex Smith (4 Silver)
Sam Holloway (3 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Lauren Mooney ( 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)
Ross Arnfield ( 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Emma Day ( 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Natasha Carr ( 1 Silver)
Flynn Parker ( 3 Bronze)
Ben Smith (1 Bronze)
Becky Spiller ( 1 Bronze)
This was a fantastic performance for the club representing Woking on the
South Coast.
Havant & Waterlooville Open
Meeting 1st April
Amy and Lauren getting Top Girl and third at the H&W Open
See here for Results
Duncan Goodhew's visit to Woking for the launch of Everyday Swim
Click here for ASA news story
Premier League Round 1
Both Woking A and Woking B teams were at home for the first round of the
Premier League on Saturday 24th March.
The B Team amassed 18 Personal Bests and came 2nd or 3rd in over half the
51 events swum.
PB's were swum by Gabriella Staples-Griffin,
Christopher Zahn, Catherine Jamieson (2), George Hatfield (2), Rebecca
Spiller, Sam Holloway, Rebecca Nunney, Charlie Shortland, Katie Brown,
Lucy Maurer, Michael Sugden, Robert Hall, Emma Adams, Rosie Hamilton,
Niall Johnson and Jasmine Holden.
With Woking A and Winchester taking an early lead, the battle was on for
third place. The B Team dug deep, pulled out all the stops and finished
ahead of Eastleigh, Wey Valley and Winchester B.
Swimmers of the night were Rosie Hamilton and Christopher Zahn.
Round 2 is at Havant & Waterlooville on the 21st April and the B Team are
ranked a close 2nd in Division 3.
The A Team notched up 20 Personal Bests, of which 2 were Club Records.
(Hannah Burvill, U10 F/C 50m in 33.10 and Daniel Gibson U14 Fly 50m in
29.33. Well done, both).
PB's were achieved by Hannah Burvill (2), Flynn
Parker, Emma Maurer (2), James Watson, Amy Edmonds (2), Daniel Gibson,
Emma Day, Daniel West, Halldora Thorsteins, Chris Bousfield, Stephanie
Holohan, Dominic Holloway, Hannah Russell, Ruth Tweedie-Smith, Kirsty
McKnight, Alex Miller and Andrew O'Donnell.
Out of the 51 events swum, the A Team came 1st or 2nd in 47 and took an
unassailable lead from the start.
Swimmers of the night were Hannah Burvill and Alex Miller.
Round 2 is at Woking on the 21st April.
Results for Round 1 were:
Woking A 284
Winchester 214
Woking B 162
Eastleigh 154
Wey Valley 136
Winchester B 96
The Coaches and Team Managers were delighted with teams' performances and
the amount of personal bests attained so soon after the Surrey County
Championships and recent Open Meetings.
Surreys - Final Weekend
The final events of the 2007 Surrey County Championships took place at
Aldershot on the 18th March with the 800m Girls and 1500m Boys events.
 Swimming
a marvellous PB in the 800m, Catherine Taylor picked up a silver medal in
her age group. Sarah Noble also swam a personal best but finished just
outside the medal positions so was unable to repeat her 1500m performance.
Katherine Robbings also swam the 800 and didn't quite get a PB.
Robert Taylor set off in fine form in the 1500m but finished outside
his PB.
Jeremy Mulliez swam a great PB in the 1500 and broke the Under 14 Club
Record in the attempt.
Woking SC also received a good piece of news at the weekend with
reference to the Bagcat results. Due to an error on the database there was a
miscalculation in the 13 year old Boys results and after a recheck it was
confirmed that Daniel Gibson had come 3rd. Well done Daniel!
 The
2007 Woking performance in medals (53 in total), club records and personal
achievements has been the best for a number of years, once more showing that
the ethos and training schedules are having a positive effect. Over half of
the swims were PB's, which following on so soon after Club Championships is
a really encouraging sign.
Calling all WSC Parents - An urgent appeal for help!
Your club needs you!
It takes over 30 people – Technical and non-technical - to organise and run
a gala or club competition. Woking Swimming Club needs volunteers,
particularly parents of the younger club swimmers, to help put together
these events.
Click here for more info
Wey B Junior Championship Cup
Another fantastic weekend for Woking Swimming Club with the successful
defence of the Wey B Junior Championship Cup for the second year running and
the addition of the Pat Dunn-Baker Trophy for the Under 10 Relay teams.
This was a timed event gala, and out of 32 individual swims there were no
less than 18 Personal Bests and out of a total of 46 events, WSC came 1st -
3rd in 33. A great deal of work was accomplished prior to the gala in the
team selection from those swimmers who were available and it all paid off in
the end.
Great swimming from all of the participants and particularly encouraging
from the Under 10 Relay teams.
Results on the night were:
Woking 192
Wandsworth 157
Southampton 149
Kingston 137
Dorking 132
Barracuda 112
Swimmers of the night for Woking were Katie Brown and Marcus Vlassak.
The Under 10 Relay squads who won
the Pat Dunn-Baker Trophy.
Surreys 3rd/4th March
With one more weekend to go (800m F/C for Girls and 500m F/C for Boys at
Aldershot on the 18th March) the last weekend at the Spectrum added to the
overall medal and PB tally for Woking swimmers. Out of a total of 97 swims
over the weekend, 68 were personal bests.
2 Under 14 Girls Club Records were broken, Sarah Noble in the 400 F/C in
a time of 4.53.18 and Becky Harding in the 400 IM in a time of 5.45.75.
4 Gold Medals were achieved:
Dominic Holloway (100 IM in a time of 1.20.04)
Daniel Gibson (100 IM, 1.08.15)
Becky Harding (100 Breast, 1.19.12)
Emma Day (100 IM, 1.26.95)
7 Silver Medals:
Bethany Eastwood (100 Back, 1.09.46)
Daniel Gibson (100 Breast, 1.15.79, 100 Fly, 1.08.03 and 100 F/C, 1.00.17)
Amy Edmonds (100 Breast 1.21.90)
Kimberley Glazier (100 IM, 1.12.92 and 100 Fly, 1.16.51)
6 Bronze Medals:
Dominic Holloway (400 IM, 6.17.28)
Emma Maurer (100 Breast, 1.29.98)
Lauren Mooney (100 Breast, 1.25.67)
Rebecca Merritt (100 Breast, 1.25.52)
John Hargan (100 Back, 1.05.46)
Alex Smith (100 Back, 1.04.72)
Becky Harding, Amy Edmonds and Lauren Mooney repeated their 2006
performance by completing a Woking 1-2-3 in the 100 Breast.
 To
put the icing on the cake for Woking's weekend, the younger Bagcat Age Group
winners were presented with their awards and Woking's Dominic Holloway led
the way with a winning medal in the 10 year old Boys. Emma Day took second
place in the 9 year old Girls.
Surreys 24th/25th February
This weekend saw the 50m Sprints and the 800m
(Boys), the Relays and 1500m (Girls) events, and what a great weekend the
club had!
The 50m Sprints brought in 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze medals for
Woking swimmers. The 800m Boys gained 2 Silvers and in the 1500m Girls 1
Silver and in the Relays Woking won 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals ;
50M
Gold: Becky Harding (Breast); Dominic Holloway
(Fly & Breast); Daniel Gibson (Fly),
Silver: Kim Glazier (Breast); Amy Edmonds (Breast); Dominic
Holloway (Free),
Bronze: Dominic Holloway (Back); Rebecca Merritt (Breast); Callum
Ferguson (Fly); Daniel Gibson (Breast & Free); Bethany Eastwood (Back)
800m
Silver: Robert Taylor, Ross Arnfield
Relays
On the Sunday the gallery were once more treated to many spirited Woking
relay performances, each and every one of which had them and the watching
competitors on their feet cheering wildly.
The Girls 12-13 Medley Team of Sarah Noble, Becky Harding, Becky
Spiller and Amy Edmonds took Gold. The Girls 12-13 Freestyle Team,
with Chloe Bard replacing Becky Spiller also took Gold.
The Boys 12-13 Medley Team of Andrew O'Donnell, James Styles,
Daniel Gibson and Jeremy Mulliez achieved a very creditable Bronze
Medal. The Boys 12-13 Freestyle Team, with Kyle Fleischer replacing
James Styles also achieved a Bronze Medal.
The Boys 9-11 Medley Team of William Killen, Dominic Holloway,
Callum Ferguson and James Watson were rewarded with a Silver Medal.
The same team also won a Bronze Medal in the Freestyle.
All the other Woking Relay teams fought really hard and accounted
themselves admirably. Well done to all of the swimmers who came to Crystal
Palace.
1500m
Silver: Sarah Noble
 47
Personal Bests were swum
5 Club Records were broken -
Jeremy Mulliez - 800 Free (10.39.70 Long
Course)
Daniel Gibson - 50 Fly
(30.05 Long Course)
Sarah Noble (left) who claimed the 1500
Free club records for 14/Under, 16/Under and Open in the one swim, a
fantastic 19.36.98 Long Course.
Surreys 10th/11th February
The first weekend of the Surreys kicked off on the 10th & 11th February
with the 200's and Woking Swimming Club started with some notable successes:
5 Golds (Emma Day 200 BR/S, 200 Fly, 200 Back;
Amy Edmonds 200 BR/S and Dominic Holloway 200 BR/S)
4 Silvers (Becky Harding 200 BR/S; Amy Edmonds 200 Fly; Bethany
Eastwood 200 Back and Dominic Holloway 200 IM)
3 Bronze (Alex Smith 200 Back; Robert Taylor 200 BR/S and Kim
Glazier 200 F/C)
2 Club Records - CR Under 10 - Emma Day in the 200 Fly (3.23.73
with a 12 second PB) and the 200 Back (3.00.54 with an 8 second PB)
Out of a total of 98 swims, no less than 53 PB's were swum. Well over
half the swims!
Of those taking double figures of their PB's, Kirsty McKnight (9) took 10
seconds off her 200 BR/S, Calum Ferguson took 10 seconds each off his 200
Back, 200 F/C and his 200 IM! Oliver Kenworthy bettered his PB in the 200 IM
by 11 seconds. William Killen swam an amazing 200 Back and took 15 seconds
off.
Not to be outdone Flynn Parker took 19 seconds off on his 200 F/C.
The older swimmers also had good performances with many PB's with James
Styles taking 12 seconds from his 200 back.
Full results will be posted on the notice board.
The weekend of the 24th and 25th February is at Crystal Palace and the
programme includes the 50's and the Relays
Gemini Trophy
Woking stormed to victory on Saturday 4th February
at Pool in the Park in the Gemini League.
As newly promoted Group 2 Champions from 2006, Woking had a point to
prove having had to pull out of this league in 2005 due to a Schools Gala
clash with the fixture. In 2004 they were Group 1 runners up. By the end of
Saturday evening they were Group 1 Champions. The last time Woking lifted
the Group 1 Gemini Cup was 1999.
The Gemini League, which sees 2 teams from each club amass joint points
is very much a tactical gala and is not only down to the performance of
swimmers but also the selection process.
Woking teams scored a joint 404 points with second place Winchester on
332 and Alton on 311.
Swimmers of the night for Woking were Alex Smith, Naomi Thrower, Dominic
Holloway and Emma Day.
Picture shows Men's Club Captain, Nic Smith and
Ladies Vice-Captain, Shelley Eastwood, picking up this trophy.
Brighton Open Meeting
This took place on the second weekend of January and was held at the King
Alfred Pool because the normal venue was being refurbished.
The Backstrokers found the venue somewhat strange as the girders were at
a diagonal to the pool and all came off the wall at an angle!
This did not deter any of the swimmers who attained 27 PB's (representing
over 25% of the swims), one of which was a new club record (well done
Emma Day for the Under 10 200m Fly).
During the course of the weekend 14 medals were gained (4 Gold and 5 each
Silver and Bronze). and 29 4th to 8th positions.
GOLD : Dominic Holloway (50 F/C, 100 & 200 BR/S)
Bethany Eastwood (200 BK)
SILVER: Daniel Gibson (100 F/C & 200 BR/S)
John Hargan (100 & 200 BK)
Becky Harding (200 BR/S)
BRONZE: Kim Glazier (100 & 200 BR/S)
Becky Harding (100 BR/S)
Daniel Gibson (100 FLY)
Katherine Robbings (200 BK)
Daniel Gibson qualified for the skins as the fastest 50m F/C swimmer in
his age group and after a thrilling event narrowly missed out on first
place.
Woking swimmers also attained 19 District Qualifying times. Full results
are on the notice board.
What a good start to 2007!
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