Holiday Times

During half term week training sessions are at the usual holiday times:

Tuesdays:
1st Session 6.00 – 6.45
2nd Session 6.45 – 7.30
3rd Session 7.30 – 8.30

Friday:
1st Session 6.30 – 7.15
2nd Session 7.15 – 8.00
3rd Session 8.00 – 9.00

2011 Home Championships

The home championships will take place at Ringwood during normal Tuesday and Friday swimming sessions through November. You may need to attend a different session than usual depending on your age (on 8th November):

Date 8 and under 9-12 years 13 and over
Tuesday 8th November
200m
6.45-8.00pm
200m
8.00-9.30pm
Friday 11th November Frontcrawl and Butterfly
6.45-8.30pm

Tuesday 15th November IM
6.45-8.00pm
IM
8.00-9.30pm
Friday 18th November Backstroke and Breaststroke
6.45-8.00pm

Tuesday 22nd November
Backstroke and Breaststroke
Starting 7.45pm
Friday 25th November All strokes and IM*
Start: 6.45pm
Frontcrawl and Butterfly
Start: 6.45pm

*Coaches will tell you which ones you can do.

Training sessions are affected by the Home Championships as follows:

Date Session 1 Session 2 Session 3
Tuesday 8th Training as normal HC HC
Friday 11th HC
No swimming for under 9s
Training as normal
Tuesday 15th Training as normal HC HC
Friday 18th HC
No swimming for under 9s
Training as normal
Tuesday 22nd Training as normal Reduced session
for (9-12s):
6.45-7.45pm
HC
Friday 25th HC (7 and under, 13+) starting at 6.45pm
No swimming for 9-12s

Holiday Times

To give everyone a break to recharge their batteries, Seals will not be operating weeks commencing 8th and 15th August. The last swim before the break will be 5th August and we will recommence Tues 23rd August.

Notes:
Training sessions on Tuesday 26th, Friday 29th and Sunday 31st July are as normal. Holiday training times apply from 1st August until 2nd September. There will be no Sunday sessions during August.

ALSO NOTE: Tuesday sessions from the 6th September will return to normal times: 18.00-18.45; 18.45-20.00 and 20.00-21.30.

FROM ALL THE COACHES: HAVE A LOVELY AND SAFE HOLIDAY!

Here’s a full list of all the swimming sessions through to September:

1st session 2nd session 3rd session
July
Tuesday 26th 18.00-18.45 18.45-19.30 19.30-20.30
Friday 29th 18.30-19.15 19.15-20.30 20.30-22.00
Sunday 31st – – – – 8.30-10.00 – – – –
August
Tuesday 2nd 18.00-18.45 18.45-19.30 19.30-20.30
Friday 5th 18.30-19.15 19.15-20.00 20.00-21.00
Tuesday 23rd 18.00-18.45 18.45-19.30 19.30-20.30
Friday 26th 18.30-19.15 19.15-20.00 20.00-21.00
Tuesday 30th 18.00-18.45 18.45-19.30 19.30-20.30
September
Friday 2nd 18.30-19.15 19.15-20.00 20.00-21.00
– – – back to normal- – –
Sunday 4th – – – – 8.30-10.00 – – – –
Tuesday 6th 18.00-18.45 18.45-20.00 20.00-21.30
Friday 9th 18.30-19.15 19.15-20.30 20.30-22.00

IOW Gala

After another year of good weather and plenty of exercise by the children we had a very close gala. Unfortunately we lost the trophy to Southampton by 9 points (171 to 162) but 81% of our swimmers achieved PB’s with some exceptional swimming by some of them.

Best of the girls was Lizzie who said to me “I can’t do 100 fly” and then proceeded to knock 12s of her PB. The most improved boy was Joe who knocked 9s off his 100 back (despite swimming each length alongside the lane rope!)

Boys and Girls of the gala were Joe, Lewis, Lizzie and Charis.

This was my first gala and I’d like to thank Anne for taking over the final amendments due to the catastrophe at home and let’s get the cup back next year.

Thanks to all the swimmers who took part and swam their best as usual in this event – see the training does pay off!

Isle of Wight Gala

Cost to each swimmer £10.00 must be paid in before the above date. In an envelope with name on front please. Adults cost is £16.10 if not helping – £11.10 otherwise (this is mostly the ferry fare). NUMBERS ON COACH LIMITED FOR ADULTS.

We go to a park and play games and picnic – never rained yet but we go later if weather is awful.
Bring picnic lunch and tea and small amount of money.
Sun cream. Clothes suitable for if it gets hot.

ARRIVE AT FERRY TERMINAL AT LYMINGTON AT 12.45p.m. – NO LATER PLEASE
HOPEFULLY ARRIVE BACK AT LYMINGTON 9.00 ish; we will phone if any different.