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19/2/12 - Notice to Parents/Swimmers in P1 and P2 Squads – Warm Weather Training Camp
We are pleased to announce that we are planning a warm weather training camp for selected swimmers in the performance squads.
To be considered for this opportunity swimmers must be aged 12 or over and demonstrate a high level of commitment to training and an understanding that this needs to be sustained over the coming months to ensure that the swimmers can manage the high level of training involved at the camp.
The venue will be Malta during the Autumn half term (26th October to 2nd November). Total cost will be £720 per swimmer for 35 swimmers. This includes all flights, transfers, hotel accommodation on a full board basis, transfers between the hotel and pool and travel insurance.
Please can parents ensure that their swimmers indicate their interest in being considered for this opportunity to Mick as soon as possible and no later than 24th February.
For swimmers selected a deposit of £270 will be payable to the club by bank transfer or cash, by 5th March to cover flight and accommodation deposits. The remaining balance of £450 to be paid over 5 months at £90 per month payable on the 1st of each month.
Once we have a list of swimmers interested and considered suitable by their coach to attend we will hold a meeting with parents to provide further logistics details.
WDSC Committee
We are pleased to announce that we are planning a warm weather training camp for selected swimmers in the performance squads.
To be considered for this opportunity swimmers must be aged 12 or over and demonstrate a high level of commitment to training and an understanding that this needs to be sustained over the coming months to ensure that the swimmers can manage the high level of training involved at the camp.
The venue will be Malta during the Autumn half term (26th October to 2nd November). Total cost will be £720 per swimmer for 35 swimmers. This includes all flights, transfers, hotel accommodation on a full board basis, transfers between the hotel and pool and travel insurance.
Please can parents ensure that their swimmers indicate their interest in being considered for this opportunity to Mick as soon as possible and no later than 24th February.
For swimmers selected a deposit of £270 will be payable to the club by bank transfer or cash, by 5th March to cover flight and accommodation deposits. The remaining balance of £450 to be paid over 5 months at £90 per month payable on the 1st of each month.
Once we have a list of swimmers interested and considered suitable by their coach to attend we will hold a meeting with parents to provide further logistics details.
WDSC Committee
15/02/12 – WDSC Open Meet 2012 Report
WDSC's Annual Level 1 Open Meet took place at Handy Cross leisure centre on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February, with over 400 swimmers from more than 50 swimming clubs from all over the country taking part. City of Leicester took the top visiting club trophy after the two days of competition, just nudging the City of Oxford into second place.
Wycombe Swimmers had a successfull weekend taking 12 gold, 24 silver and 21 bronze medals.
Some of the outstanding swims of the weekend from wycombe swimmers were:
10 year old Josie Searle taking gold in the 50m breastroke in an excellent time of 42.02
13 year old George Longhurst and 14 year old Luke Thomas swam exceptionally well in the boys 200m Butterfly in very good personal best times.
Other medallists for Wycombe club were:
14 year old James Anstey, brother and sister James and Izzy Baxter, 14 year old Sarah Collin, and 9 year old L Brune.
9 year old Emily Gladding also had a successfull weekend winning 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.
Isla Currie, Harry Engle, Natasha Garry, Beth Hurst, Dan Holbart, Josh Howard, Lauren and Liam Jones, Danielle and Francine Kidd, Navisha Karunanayaka, Tom Lundy Sadd, Dan Manners, Ollie and Tom Ross, Cameron Roberts, Millie Sansome and Fiona Shaw were the other Wycombe medallists of the weekend.
Our next meet at WDSC will be our Sprint Meet in May. Details of all upcoming WDSC Meets can be found here.
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WDSC's Annual Level 1 Open Meet took place at Handy Cross leisure centre on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February, with over 400 swimmers from more than 50 swimming clubs from all over the country taking part. City of Leicester took the top visiting club trophy after the two days of competition, just nudging the City of Oxford into second place.
Wycombe Swimmers had a successfull weekend taking 12 gold, 24 silver and 21 bronze medals.
Some of the outstanding swims of the weekend from wycombe swimmers were:
10 year old Josie Searle taking gold in the 50m breastroke in an excellent time of 42.02
13 year old George Longhurst and 14 year old Luke Thomas swam exceptionally well in the boys 200m Butterfly in very good personal best times.
Other medallists for Wycombe club were:
14 year old James Anstey, brother and sister James and Izzy Baxter, 14 year old Sarah Collin, and 9 year old L Brune.
9 year old Emily Gladding also had a successfull weekend winning 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.
Isla Currie, Harry Engle, Natasha Garry, Beth Hurst, Dan Holbart, Josh Howard, Lauren and Liam Jones, Danielle and Francine Kidd, Navisha Karunanayaka, Tom Lundy Sadd, Dan Manners, Ollie and Tom Ross, Cameron Roberts, Millie Sansome and Fiona Shaw were the other Wycombe medallists of the weekend.
Our next meet at WDSC will be our Sprint Meet in May. Details of all upcoming WDSC Meets can be found here.
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14/2/12 - WDSC Junior Team brave the snow for Round 2 - Thames Valley Junior League
A brave team of 9-12 year olds travelled to Maidenhead for Rd.2 of the Thames Valley Junior League. Even before the snow, we were a very depleted team with only 2 10 yr Girls left - our gallant 9yr olds EMILY GLADDING and ANNIE WEDDELL stepped into the gap and swam all the 10 yr relays as well as their own!
Individual Best Times were recorded by 10 yr FINLAY GREEN 50 Breaststroke, Maddie Clark 50 Butterfly taking 3 seconds off from Rd.1, and Naveesha Karunanyaka & Patrick Kenny 50 Freestyle, 11yr Ayodele Evanson 50 Fly and Jonathan Jelfs 50 Backstroke, 12 yr Emma Brune 50 Back and Rebecca Hill 50 Breaststroke. Several swimmers never made it home that night and had to camp out at freinds or relatives so lets hope all the snow has gone by March 3rd for the Final Round where Wycombe will be swimming at Amersham in the B Final resting our A team Juniors for Counties and the Summer Milton Keynes National Junior League.
A brave team of 9-12 year olds travelled to Maidenhead for Rd.2 of the Thames Valley Junior League. Even before the snow, we were a very depleted team with only 2 10 yr Girls left - our gallant 9yr olds EMILY GLADDING and ANNIE WEDDELL stepped into the gap and swam all the 10 yr relays as well as their own!
Individual Best Times were recorded by 10 yr FINLAY GREEN 50 Breaststroke, Maddie Clark 50 Butterfly taking 3 seconds off from Rd.1, and Naveesha Karunanyaka & Patrick Kenny 50 Freestyle, 11yr Ayodele Evanson 50 Fly and Jonathan Jelfs 50 Backstroke, 12 yr Emma Brune 50 Back and Rebecca Hill 50 Breaststroke. Several swimmers never made it home that night and had to camp out at freinds or relatives so lets hope all the snow has gone by March 3rd for the Final Round where Wycombe will be swimming at Amersham in the B Final resting our A team Juniors for Counties and the Summer Milton Keynes National Junior League.
14/02/12 – Record number of County Entries
Once again we have submitted a record number of County entries for the club, with 65 swimmers entering 537 events between them. This is an increase of 62 events on last year.
Congratulations to all the swimmers listed below who have achieved individual Consideration times. (with the number of entries by their name).
Also, well done to all those swimmers who have trained hard, but narrowly missed out on their times. Keep up the good work.
Details of County Qualifiers can be found here
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Once again we have submitted a record number of County entries for the club, with 65 swimmers entering 537 events between them. This is an increase of 62 events on last year.
Congratulations to all the swimmers listed below who have achieved individual Consideration times. (with the number of entries by their name).
Also, well done to all those swimmers who have trained hard, but narrowly missed out on their times. Keep up the good work.
Details of County Qualifiers can be found here
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13/2/12 - New Club Records Achieved at WDSC Open Meet 2012
Josie Searle beats her own record and Danielle Kidd takes over a 15 years held and 10 years held Club LC Records
The records keep coming at WDSC, following 15 new Handy Cross Course Records, 2 of our own Girls managed to set new Club Long Course Records over the weekend.
Josie Searle managed to beat her own record in the Girls 10 YR Breaststroke (previously set in November 2011 at the Club Champs [45.46]) with a phenomenal 42.08 time.
Danielle Kidd managed to displace two long held records in the 50 Backstroke (previously set in November 2002 by Cordelia Wilson [37.30]) with a time of 36.66 and the 100 Backstroke (previously set in May 1997 by Francesca Wright [1:20.26]) with a time of 1:19.65.
Congratulations to Josie and Danielle on a great performance at the weekend!
All Club and Course Records can be found at The Club Records Page
Josie Searle beats her own record and Danielle Kidd takes over a 15 years held and 10 years held Club LC Records
The records keep coming at WDSC, following 15 new Handy Cross Course Records, 2 of our own Girls managed to set new Club Long Course Records over the weekend.
Josie Searle managed to beat her own record in the Girls 10 YR Breaststroke (previously set in November 2011 at the Club Champs [45.46]) with a phenomenal 42.08 time.
Danielle Kidd managed to displace two long held records in the 50 Backstroke (previously set in November 2002 by Cordelia Wilson [37.30]) with a time of 36.66 and the 100 Backstroke (previously set in May 1997 by Francesca Wright [1:20.26]) with a time of 1:19.65.
Congratulations to Josie and Danielle on a great performance at the weekend!
All Club and Course Records can be found at The Club Records Page
12/02/12 – Handy Cross Course Records smashed at WDSC Open Meet 2012.
The WDSC Annual Open Meet at Handy Cross delivered some great results, with 15 course records being beaten during the course of the day.
Congratulations to
Millie Furneaux, Girls 16 & Under - 100 Breaststroke in 1:15.59
Hannah Burville, Girls 16 & Under - 50 Backstroke in 31.42
Zarah Ryan, Girls 13 Yrs - 200 Breaststoke in 2:54.57
Zarah Ryan, Girls 13 Yrs - 200 Butterfly in 2:26.27
Charlotte George, Girls 12 Yrs – 50 Butterfly in 32.46
Holly Hibbert, Girls 12 Yrs - 200 Freestyle in 2:12.02 Tom Dean, Boys 11 Yrs – 50 Breaststroke in 38.85
Tom Dean, Boys 11 Yrs - 200 IM in 2:38.38
Josie Searle, Girls 10 Yrs - 50 Breaststroke in 42.08
Matthew Ferguson, Boys 10 Yrs - 50 Backstroke in 37.22
Ollie Tavener, Boys 10 Yrs - 50 Breaststroke in 40.40
Thomas Smith, Boys 10 Yrs - 200 Butterfly in 3:11.67
Natasha Fenton, Girls 9 Yrs - 200 Breaststroke in 3:37.58
Lois Ryan, Girls 9 Yrs - 200 Butterfly in 3:53.10
Joshua Curtis, Boys 9 Yrs - 200 Breaststroke in 3:38.74
All Club and Course Records can be found at The Club Records Page
Congratulations to the new Record Holders!
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The WDSC Annual Open Meet at Handy Cross delivered some great results, with 15 course records being beaten during the course of the day.
Congratulations to
Millie Furneaux, Girls 16 & Under - 100 Breaststroke in 1:15.59
Hannah Burville, Girls 16 & Under - 50 Backstroke in 31.42
Zarah Ryan, Girls 13 Yrs - 200 Breaststoke in 2:54.57
Zarah Ryan, Girls 13 Yrs - 200 Butterfly in 2:26.27
Charlotte George, Girls 12 Yrs – 50 Butterfly in 32.46
Holly Hibbert, Girls 12 Yrs - 200 Freestyle in 2:12.02 Tom Dean, Boys 11 Yrs – 50 Breaststroke in 38.85
Tom Dean, Boys 11 Yrs - 200 IM in 2:38.38
Josie Searle, Girls 10 Yrs - 50 Breaststroke in 42.08
Matthew Ferguson, Boys 10 Yrs - 50 Backstroke in 37.22
Ollie Tavener, Boys 10 Yrs - 50 Breaststroke in 40.40
Thomas Smith, Boys 10 Yrs - 200 Butterfly in 3:11.67
Natasha Fenton, Girls 9 Yrs - 200 Breaststroke in 3:37.58
Lois Ryan, Girls 9 Yrs - 200 Butterfly in 3:53.10
Joshua Curtis, Boys 9 Yrs - 200 Breaststroke in 3:38.74
All Club and Course Records can be found at The Club Records Page
Congratulations to the new Record Holders!
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09/02/12 - Introducing Meet Mobile for WDSC Galas
WDSC February Open Meet trials new iPhone and iPad App for live results streaming.
With the explosion of iPhone popularity there has come an avalanche of "apps" to help people do everything they could imagine. Now a free application called Meet Mobile, designed by The Active Network, will influence how fans follow their favourite sport.
WDSC will use the app in conjunction with swimming meets, held at Handy Cross Leisure Centre, including the upcoming Level 1 Open Meet.
The app will display meet results in real time as Meet Manager (software used by those running the meet to keep track of event times) receives data from the electronic timing system in place. The results will then be streamed live as long as an Internet connection is available. The free Meet Mobile app, which can be downloaded for the iPhone, iPad, or iTouch, can display the results of each of the event swimmers.
Please note that we will be using this system for the first time this weekend!
Get your 'Meet Mobile' from the Apple App Store. Meet Mobile is a free app.
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WDSC February Open Meet trials new iPhone and iPad App for live results streaming.With the explosion of iPhone popularity there has come an avalanche of "apps" to help people do everything they could imagine. Now a free application called Meet Mobile, designed by The Active Network, will influence how fans follow their favourite sport.
WDSC will use the app in conjunction with swimming meets, held at Handy Cross Leisure Centre, including the upcoming Level 1 Open Meet.
The app will display meet results in real time as Meet Manager (software used by those running the meet to keep track of event times) receives data from the electronic timing system in place. The results will then be streamed live as long as an Internet connection is available. The free Meet Mobile app, which can be downloaded for the iPhone, iPad, or iTouch, can display the results of each of the event swimmers.
Please note that we will be using this system for the first time this weekend!
Get your 'Meet Mobile' from the Apple App Store. Meet Mobile is a free app.
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02/02/12 - County Championship Relay Teams have been announced.
Click here to see the line up.
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Click here to see the line up.
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27/1/12 - A Night of Awards
Celebration and Recognition at the Annual Presentation Evening.
Wycombe District Swimming Club members gathered at the Vere Suite, Adams Park in Wycombe to celebrate the achievements of our swimmers at the annual Club Presentation evening on the 27th January 2012.
This year the room was packed, with Parents and swimmers looking forward to receiving their awards following the recent club championships in 2011. Club Chairman - Steve Vine - started the proceedings, by welcoming the swimmers and their families to what seems to be the biggest event yet, commenting that it was great to see such great active participation in the club by its members. He then handed over to Pip Collin who MC's the event, as the Club presented over 165 awards to swimmers who took part in Club Champs, followed by the Annual Top Boy and Top Girls awards. After this the proceedings moved onto the Coach's "Progress Awards" for those swimmers who had shown commitment to training and worked hard to progress during the year, there was one award for each squad.
After the awards, Steve said a few words, thanking the Coaches for another great year of swimming success as the club continues to grow and progress, with great achievements during the last year. He also thanked the committee for their hard work keeping the club running; commenting that we currently had a strong group of volunteer parents on the committee at this time. Steve finished by thanking all of the parents who had helped the club in any way during the year, at Open Meets, Galas, and much more. He also urged all of the parents to get involved and help run and shape their club for the future.
The proceedings then moved on to thanking our Assistant Coach - ALEX VINE - as he prepares to leave the club to move on to pastures new. Swimmers from the club spoke of how Alex had inspired them to swim and keep swimming, and made some fun of Alex's motivational techniques; which they clearly all enjoy. Alex was presented with a number of gifts from all of the swimmers in the club, including a Red Letter Day Voucher, a Wii and much more. It was emotional, but a fitting way to thank Alex for his dedication and time at the club - he will be missed.
The evening wrapped up with a disco and the swimmers danced and had fun into the evening.
Awards from the evening:
Celebration and Recognition at the Annual Presentation Evening.
Wycombe District Swimming Club members gathered at the Vere Suite, Adams Park in Wycombe to celebrate the achievements of our swimmers at the annual Club Presentation evening on the 27th January 2012.
This year the room was packed, with Parents and swimmers looking forward to receiving their awards following the recent club championships in 2011. Club Chairman - Steve Vine - started the proceedings, by welcoming the swimmers and their families to what seems to be the biggest event yet, commenting that it was great to see such great active participation in the club by its members. He then handed over to Pip Collin who MC's the event, as the Club presented over 165 awards to swimmers who took part in Club Champs, followed by the Annual Top Boy and Top Girls awards. After this the proceedings moved onto the Coach's "Progress Awards" for those swimmers who had shown commitment to training and worked hard to progress during the year, there was one award for each squad.
After the awards, Steve said a few words, thanking the Coaches for another great year of swimming success as the club continues to grow and progress, with great achievements during the last year. He also thanked the committee for their hard work keeping the club running; commenting that we currently had a strong group of volunteer parents on the committee at this time. Steve finished by thanking all of the parents who had helped the club in any way during the year, at Open Meets, Galas, and much more. He also urged all of the parents to get involved and help run and shape their club for the future.
The proceedings then moved on to thanking our Assistant Coach - ALEX VINE - as he prepares to leave the club to move on to pastures new. Swimmers from the club spoke of how Alex had inspired them to swim and keep swimming, and made some fun of Alex's motivational techniques; which they clearly all enjoy. Alex was presented with a number of gifts from all of the swimmers in the club, including a Red Letter Day Voucher, a Wii and much more. It was emotional, but a fitting way to thank Alex for his dedication and time at the club - he will be missed.
The evening wrapped up with a disco and the swimmers danced and had fun into the evening.
Awards from the evening:
Congratulations to our Progress Award Winners!
F. Shaw, D. Manners, J. Baxter, L. Reed, T. Lundie-Sadd, R. Hill, P. Kenny,
N. Karunanayaka, E. Harris, J. Wakefield, R. Bagwell, J. MacKay, S. Gay, K. Bromley
And extended congratulations to all of our swimmers.
F. Shaw, D. Manners, J. Baxter, L. Reed, T. Lundie-Sadd, R. Hill, P. Kenny,N. Karunanayaka, E. Harris, J. Wakefield, R. Bagwell, J. MacKay, S. Gay, K. Bromley
And extended congratulations to all of our swimmers.
14/01/12 Wycombe's Junior Swimmers Compete at Barnet' Distance Meet
After a busy Saturday evening several of Wycombe's Junior Swimmers were off to Barnet Copthall pool to swim in a Distance Meet.
Wycombe had 12 400 I.M. swims with 10 P.B.'s and 3 GOLD Medallists 14 yr old ISSY BAXTER 5.37.04
13 yr LARA REED 5.54.98 and 14 yr CHRIS HARBOUR 5.34.76 both in COUNTY Qualifying Times and 11 yr OLIVER ROSS 6.22.05 5th also in a County Time
400 Freestyle saw 14 Girls and 10 Boys compete 13 PB'S for Girls and 10 for the Boys!
10 yr PATRICK KENNY 6.11.13 COUNTY QT. 4th place
13 yr JAMES BAXTER 5.01.92 PB COUNTY QT
13 yr LARA REED 5.17.50 PB COUNTY QT Bronze medal
14 yr IMOGEN SHEHERD 4.56.91 GOLD Medal
200 I.M. saw 9 Girls and 7 Boys Compete
6 PB's for the girls and 7 for the Boys
10 yr NAVEESHA KARUNANAYAKA 3.22.91 COUNTY QT
11 yr AMY SOANES 3.06.25 an improved COUNTY QT
10 yr DANIEL SIMPSON 3.22.67 a COUNTY QT + BRONZE MEDAL
Altogether a very successful meet with many Junior Swimmers gaining valuable experience in the longer events.
And surviving in the coldest pool both in and out of the water! Parents Tracksuit bottoms really are an important part of their Kit!
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After a busy Saturday evening several of Wycombe's Junior Swimmers were off to Barnet Copthall pool to swim in a Distance Meet.
Wycombe had 12 400 I.M. swims with 10 P.B.'s and 3 GOLD Medallists 14 yr old ISSY BAXTER 5.37.04
13 yr LARA REED 5.54.98 and 14 yr CHRIS HARBOUR 5.34.76 both in COUNTY Qualifying Times and 11 yr OLIVER ROSS 6.22.05 5th also in a County Time
400 Freestyle saw 14 Girls and 10 Boys compete 13 PB'S for Girls and 10 for the Boys!
10 yr PATRICK KENNY 6.11.13 COUNTY QT. 4th place
13 yr JAMES BAXTER 5.01.92 PB COUNTY QT
13 yr LARA REED 5.17.50 PB COUNTY QT Bronze medal
14 yr IMOGEN SHEHERD 4.56.91 GOLD Medal
200 I.M. saw 9 Girls and 7 Boys Compete
6 PB's for the girls and 7 for the Boys
10 yr NAVEESHA KARUNANAYAKA 3.22.91 COUNTY QT
11 yr AMY SOANES 3.06.25 an improved COUNTY QT
10 yr DANIEL SIMPSON 3.22.67 a COUNTY QT + BRONZE MEDAL
Altogether a very successful meet with many Junior Swimmers gaining valuable experience in the longer events.
And surviving in the coldest pool both in and out of the water! Parents Tracksuit bottoms really are an important part of their Kit!
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Don't Miss Our Annual Club Presentation Evening
Friday 27th January 2012 at the Vere Suite, Adams Park, High Wycombe, HP12 4HJ
We will hold our annual Club presentation evening on Friday 27th January. This will take place at Adams Park, in the Vere suite, arrival at 7pm for a 7.30 start of the presentations. Every member who swam in the Club Champs will receive something at this event – so don't miss it.
See who wins Top Boy and Top Girl in your age group, who will the coaches award their "Progress Awards" to and much more.
It will be a great evening and a chance for Members, Parents and all the coaching staff to celebrate and recognise the achievements of our swimmers and club and to enjoy a social evening with friends.
And don't miss the chance to "strut your stuff" on the dance floor with our disco for the young (and young at heart!)
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Friday 27th January 2012 at the Vere Suite, Adams Park, High Wycombe, HP12 4HJ
We will hold our annual Club presentation evening on Friday 27th January. This will take place at Adams Park, in the Vere suite, arrival at 7pm for a 7.30 start of the presentations. Every member who swam in the Club Champs will receive something at this event – so don't miss it.
See who wins Top Boy and Top Girl in your age group, who will the coaches award their "Progress Awards" to and much more.
It will be a great evening and a chance for Members, Parents and all the coaching staff to celebrate and recognise the achievements of our swimmers and club and to enjoy a social evening with friends.
And don't miss the chance to "strut your stuff" on the dance floor with our disco for the young (and young at heart!)
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South East Regional Championships
3rd & 4th December 2011
10 Wycombe swimmers took part in the South East Regional Championships last weekend many experiencing their first youth championships swimming against some of Englands top swimmers. Wycombe swimmers came away with some notable long course P.Bs, Conner Lewis had some good swims in the 50m & 100m Fly in 28.6 & 1 02 2 respectively. 14 year old Liam Jones swimming against much older swimmers also swam well in the 50m Fly & 50m Backstroke. Fiona Shaw also swimming P.Bs in the 200m Free & 100m Fly.
Francine Kidd also in her first Regional Championships also had Long Course P.Bs in 50m Fly & 100m Backstroke whilst Beth Hurst acheived Long Course P.Bs in the 100m Fly & 100m Free.
All swimmers taking part will take away from the meet a good learning experience and should spur them on to be more dedicated and committed traing so that they can move on to the next level in their competitive careers.
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3rd & 4th December 2011
10 Wycombe swimmers took part in the South East Regional Championships last weekend many experiencing their first youth championships swimming against some of Englands top swimmers. Wycombe swimmers came away with some notable long course P.Bs, Conner Lewis had some good swims in the 50m & 100m Fly in 28.6 & 1 02 2 respectively. 14 year old Liam Jones swimming against much older swimmers also swam well in the 50m Fly & 50m Backstroke. Fiona Shaw also swimming P.Bs in the 200m Free & 100m Fly.
Francine Kidd also in her first Regional Championships also had Long Course P.Bs in 50m Fly & 100m Backstroke whilst Beth Hurst acheived Long Course P.Bs in the 100m Fly & 100m Free.
All swimmers taking part will take away from the meet a good learning experience and should spur them on to be more dedicated and committed traing so that they can move on to the next level in their competitive careers.
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Wycombe Triumph in Kelkheim
Coach Vine plays the Trump Card
A team of 17 from Wycombe District Swimming Club travelled to High Wycombe's twin town, Kelkheim in Germany, for the weekend to take part in the 39th Internationales Kelkheimer Weihnachtsschwimen at Hofheim Rhein-Main Therme. Wycombe club swimmers have been going to Kelkheim to compete several years before the towns were were twinned in the 1980's.
This year, the swimmers once again excelled in the cold fast water of the Hofheim pool and came home with 29 individual gold, 25 silver and 13 bronze medals. There were also two golds and silvers plus a bronze in the relays. The team produced 75 personal best times from 100 individual swims.
The star of the show was 16-year-old Dan Manners who brought home a grand total of six golds and one silver medal. His amazing form earned him a county qualifying time in 200m IM, 200 and 400m freestyle and the 200m backstroke.
Other exceptional performances came from Tom Lundie-Sadd, 11, who won the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle and did the same in the first three distances for backstroke. Lewis Ball, 13, won the 100m races in all four strokes and the 200m individual medley in a county qualifying time. Jasmine Boffin took gold in the 100m butterfly and silver in 200m and 100m backstroke, the latter in a county time. Charlotte Hole, 14, swiming away from home for the 1st time, won a gold plus two silvers and two bronze. David Howard, 15, took the 400m freestyle, 100m breaststoke & 200m IM.
The trump card was entering coach/swimmer Alex Vine in the 100m Breaststroke, which he won in a time of 1.08.60. He then helped out in the relays swimming with Dan Hobart, David Howard & Dan Manners to win the 4x100 Individual Medley. This is a special Christmas relay for the meet and we have never beaten Kelkheim before in this event! Jade Ashton, Kate Bromley, Jasmine Boffin and Alanah Bagwell took silver in their equivalent event. In the 4x50 freestyle relay the boys had to be content with second to Kelkheim.
Individual silvers went to Hattie Manners, Ayodele Evanson, Laura Bromley and Jade Ashton, with Megan Langley completing the medal table with her bronze.
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Coach Vine plays the Trump Card
A team of 17 from Wycombe District Swimming Club travelled to High Wycombe's twin town, Kelkheim in Germany, for the weekend to take part in the 39th Internationales Kelkheimer Weihnachtsschwimen at Hofheim Rhein-Main Therme. Wycombe club swimmers have been going to Kelkheim to compete several years before the towns were were twinned in the 1980's.
This year, the swimmers once again excelled in the cold fast water of the Hofheim pool and came home with 29 individual gold, 25 silver and 13 bronze medals. There were also two golds and silvers plus a bronze in the relays. The team produced 75 personal best times from 100 individual swims.
The star of the show was 16-year-old Dan Manners who brought home a grand total of six golds and one silver medal. His amazing form earned him a county qualifying time in 200m IM, 200 and 400m freestyle and the 200m backstroke.
Other exceptional performances came from Tom Lundie-Sadd, 11, who won the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle and did the same in the first three distances for backstroke. Lewis Ball, 13, won the 100m races in all four strokes and the 200m individual medley in a county qualifying time. Jasmine Boffin took gold in the 100m butterfly and silver in 200m and 100m backstroke, the latter in a county time. Charlotte Hole, 14, swiming away from home for the 1st time, won a gold plus two silvers and two bronze. David Howard, 15, took the 400m freestyle, 100m breaststoke & 200m IM.
The trump card was entering coach/swimmer Alex Vine in the 100m Breaststroke, which he won in a time of 1.08.60. He then helped out in the relays swimming with Dan Hobart, David Howard & Dan Manners to win the 4x100 Individual Medley. This is a special Christmas relay for the meet and we have never beaten Kelkheim before in this event! Jade Ashton, Kate Bromley, Jasmine Boffin and Alanah Bagwell took silver in their equivalent event. In the 4x50 freestyle relay the boys had to be content with second to Kelkheim.
Individual silvers went to Hattie Manners, Ayodele Evanson, Laura Bromley and Jade Ashton, with Megan Langley completing the medal table with her bronze.
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Committee Meeting Key Messages - December 2011
The first Meeting of the newly constituted Committee was held on 14th December.
Membership comprises of:
Steve Vine (Chairman)
Chris Ross (Vice Chair)
Simon Shaw (Secretary)
Mick Wakely (Head Coach)
Sharon Longhurst (Officials)
Lawrence Summers (Treasurer)
Jancis Shepherd (Welfare)
Angela Currie (Work Force Organiser)*
Heather Cox (Communications)*
(*New Members)
COMMUNICATION
o We aim to increase communication with parents and swimmers in 2012 with the launch of our new WDSC Website early next year. We welcome your ideas for improvement.
COACHES SUCCESSION PLANNING
o We recognise the importance of ensuring continuity in the training programs for our swimmers and will work together with coaches to plan and manage changes in 2012.
TRAINING ATTENDANCE
o Several swimmers are regularly missing training sessions, with average in some squads as below 50% of sessions!
o Parents – please encourage and support your swimmers
o Swimmers – Your commitment will make the difference to your performance
2011 ACHIEVEMENTS
o WDSC swimmers have achieved both personal and team success with more county (62), regional (12) and national (2) qualifiers than in the previous year. We look forward to further growth of the club and success of our swimmers in 2012.
CLUB PRESENTATION EVENING
o This will be held on Friday 27th January 2012 at Adams Park so hold the date! More details to come in 2012.
Wishing all swimmers, coaches and parents a Happy Christmas and a successful 2012!
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The first Meeting of the newly constituted Committee was held on 14th December.
Membership comprises of:
Steve Vine (Chairman)
Chris Ross (Vice Chair)
Simon Shaw (Secretary)
Mick Wakely (Head Coach)
Sharon Longhurst (Officials)
Lawrence Summers (Treasurer)
Jancis Shepherd (Welfare)
Angela Currie (Work Force Organiser)*
Heather Cox (Communications)*
(*New Members)
COMMUNICATION
o We aim to increase communication with parents and swimmers in 2012 with the launch of our new WDSC Website early next year. We welcome your ideas for improvement.
COACHES SUCCESSION PLANNING
o We recognise the importance of ensuring continuity in the training programs for our swimmers and will work together with coaches to plan and manage changes in 2012.
TRAINING ATTENDANCE
o Several swimmers are regularly missing training sessions, with average in some squads as below 50% of sessions!
o Parents – please encourage and support your swimmers
o Swimmers – Your commitment will make the difference to your performance
2011 ACHIEVEMENTS
o WDSC swimmers have achieved both personal and team success with more county (62), regional (12) and national (2) qualifiers than in the previous year. We look forward to further growth of the club and success of our swimmers in 2012.
CLUB PRESENTATION EVENING
o This will be held on Friday 27th January 2012 at Adams Park so hold the date! More details to come in 2012.
Wishing all swimmers, coaches and parents a Happy Christmas and a successful 2012!
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• Henley Classic Entries Open
Open Water swim
Entries are now open for the Henley Classic 2.1km open water swim to be held on Sunday 24th June 2012.
Swimmers must enter now if they wish to have any chance of taking part as the event is likely to be massively oversubscribed.
Entries are particularly sought from Under 18s.
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Open Water swim
Entries are now open for the Henley Classic 2.1km open water swim to be held on Sunday 24th June 2012.
Swimmers must enter now if they wish to have any chance of taking part as the event is likely to be massively oversubscribed.
Entries are particularly sought from Under 18s.
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