Warm up is at 1015, start time is 11am and finish time is 5pm. I am hoping we will have a great day out with lots of PBs. ?
Officials for galas
We desperately need timekeepers and judges for all external competitions. There is a list on the noticeboard for people to sign up as a timekeeper or judge when the swimmers are confirmed in races. Please note that the club only
Prizegiving / Annual party
A final reminder the Prizegiving is this Saturday at 6.45pm in Helensburgh Sailing Club. Tickets are selling fast so it promises to be a good evening! They are priced at £2.00 each and this includes your entry into the raffle.
West District Sprint results
Over the weekend, there have been some fantastic swims. Some ‘very near miss’ PBs for Jon, Rachael and Cameron; great PBs for Jasmin, Emily, Ryan, Kirsty and Alex J; and some superb medals (and mega PBs) for Caitriona (3 gold,
Lifesaving Course
We have been offered the opportunity for an adult to train to become a Lifeguard so that we can open the pool ourselves on a Sunday, Wednesday and Friday morning. The club lifeguarding duties will involve lifeguarding for an hour
West District Sprints – 26/27 August
16 swimmers have got swims at West District Sprints this year which is great news! Apart from the regulars such as Kate, Jon, Alex, Robert, Jake, Emily, Charlotte, Ryan, Roisin, Catriona, congratulations also go to William, Mikey, Kirsty, Jasmin, Rachel
Extra swim session for Gold and Silver Elite
There will be an extra (one off) session on Tuesday 22 from 730-830pm for Gold and Silver Elite squads. Please do come along.
New coaches – PVG paperwork
Message for all new coaches (even those who are not able to make the course): Please could you bring personal identification (e.g. Passport), a bill with confirmation of your address and your SASA number on Registration night, Friday 18 August
It’s almost competition time!
Check out the calendar on the website. All the competitions and forthcoming events are listed. Remember to check the notice board for gala sign up sheets. Next deadline is 18 August. West District Sprint entries already submitted! Unsure of the
Extra training sessions – Aug 19 and 22
Because of the coaching course we are hosting, there will be a couple of extra sessions at the beginning of the season. Saturday 19 August – 12pm – 130pm: swimmers from Bronze, Silver, Silver Elite and Gold welcome. Tuesday 22
Chairperson and Vice chairperson vacancies
We desperately need to fill these vacancies at the next AGM on 2 September. Without these posts filled, the club cannot operate. Please please please consider becoming involved and taking on one of these posts. The jobs themselves are not
Trophies
A quick reminder that all trophies should be returned to Aileen at the pool as soon as possible so they can be engraved ready for Prize giving on Saturday 2 September. Please make sure they are cleaned prior to returning
Fun night
Tuesday is the FINAL training session for the season. We have organised the inflatable at popular request. The sessions will run as follows: 6pm – 640pm Bronze and Silver 640pm – 715pm Silver Elite, Gold and Fitness Summer training session
CBF Tuesday Land Training
Tonight was the last session until August, unless you have paid for membership. Keep up the good work over summer!
Club Open 200m IM competition – 9 June
Open 200m IM competition will be held on Friday 9 June from 7pm to 830pm. Training will be as normal for Bronze, Copper and Bronze Development from 6-7pm. No need to sign up. Just turn up on the night.
Sunday training – 4 June
Training is cancelled from 730-830am next week due to limited number of coaches available. Training as normal from 830am.
1500m Open event – 11June 730am – 830am
Remember to sign up on the notice board if you are interested in taking part. There are limited places so it is on a first come, first served basis. Please add to the list of all spaces are full in
Next fundraising event – 10 June
Sandy Stewart, our fundraising officer, is organising a stall at the Rhu gala on Sat 10 June, between 11am and 4pm. Please bring donations of sweets and bottles to the pool and pass them to the coaches or Linda Jane
Friday training – 26 May
All training is cancelled tonight.