Helensburgh Amateur Swimming club swimmer Roisin Kavanagh, age 11, has been selected by Scottish Swimming to join the West District Regional Development programme. Roisin, a first year pupil at Hermitage Academy joined the club when she was 8 years old
In the news… HASC Annual Prize Giving
Helensburgh Amateur Swimming Club held their Annual prize giving at the weekend and what an eventful evening it was. The club were honoured to host Alan Atkinson who presented this year’s winners of the Nigel Atkinson trophy with commemorative certificates.
Argyll and Clyde Competition details
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
South Ayrshire 2017 Graded Meet – Important Information for Swimmers
We have the confirmed entries and programme for the gala on Sunday October 1st. These are available to view as PDFs here: Confirmed entries – UPDATED (24/9) Gala programme – UPDATED (24/9) For confirmed entries, please see page 6. SCR =
In the news… West District Sprint and Relay Championships
Helensburgh Amateur Swimming club swimmers were out in force at the West District sprint and Relay Championships held in the Citadel sports centre in Ayr last weekend. The girls triumphed with an outstanding performance by Caitriona Stewart, a very strong
Stirling 2017 Autumn Meet – Important Information for Swimmers
We have the confirmed entries and a draft programme for the gala on Sunday September 17th. These are available to view as PDFs here: Confirmed entries Gala programme (draft) For confirmed entries, please see page 19. SCR = scratched –
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.
Results – West District Sprint and Relay Championships
Latest results from the meet last weekend have been uploaded to Hy-Tek. See our results page. Results are also posted to the notice board at the club.
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
In the news… Helensburgh Amateur Swimming club – ARGYLL & CLYDE Team
Last weekend swimmers from Helensburgh Amateur Swimming club joined their Argyll & Clyde swimming team team mates for a weekend of training in Machrihanish . The Argyll & Clyde swimming team is selected from swimmers across the regions’ clubs, HASC,
In the news… Results from the Scottish National Open Championships
Helensburgh Amateur Swimming club swimmers Jon Law and Kate Story represented the club at the Scottish National Open Championships in Aberdeen recently. The competition which included the Scottish Para event hosted swimmers from 90 clubs from across the UK. The
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
Volunteering: An open letter to parents
We share the sentiment indicated on the Scottish Swimming website that “volunteers are the lifeblood of a swimming club”. One of our swimmers’ parents has written an open letter encouraging participation. See the letter under the Club > New Parents
Annual General Meeting – AGM – 2017
The AGM will be held at 6.45pm on Saturday 2nd September 2017 at the Helensburgh Sailing Club to be followed by the Prize Giving. Please refer to documents relevant to this year’s meeting on the Governance & Policy page.
Enrolment for the forthcoming year 2017-2018
See our updated ‘membership‘ page for details of this year’s enrolment process.