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Coventry Sprints Open Meet – Get your entries in now!

Please email secretary@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk asap to let us know your intention to enter this fun event! Please include which events you wish to enter, and your PB (personal best times) for each event.

CITY OF COVENTRY SWIMMING CLUB – OPEN 50 METRES SPRINTS

SATURDAY 21st September 2013
(Under ASA Law and ASA Technical Rules) Affiliated to ASA West Midlands Region

Venue

The meet will take place at the 50m Pool, Coventry Sports Centre, Fairfax Street, Coventry on the 21st
September 2013

Timings

The Meet will be split into three sessions, the first Session will start at 10.00am and the start of Session
Two and Three will be determined on the amount of entries received.

Length of Pool

The Pool is 50 metres long and eight lanes, anti- turbulence wave lane ropes will be used. Electronic
time keeping will be in operation.

AGE GROUPS (Age on day)

Girls 9yrs 10yrs 11yrs 12yrs 13yrs 14yrs 15yrs/Over
Boys 9yrs 10yrs 11yrs 12yrs 13yrs 14yrs 15yrs/Over
Eight swimmers, in each age group, with the fastest aggregate times over the four strokes will
qualify for the 200m Individual Medley Final (should anyone qualifying for IM final withdraw no
substitutions will be made).

AWARDS

1. Top Visiting Club
Team award will be made to the visiting club team acquiring the highest points total throughout
the meet (excluding IM Finals). Points scoring system will be based on descending scale 8 to 1
for individual placing in each age group.
2. Individual Awards will be made on an HDW basis
First three places in each age group in each event
3. First three places in each IM Final
Entry Fee is £5.00 per event (entries will be accepted on a first come first served basis).

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Session 1 Event
No.
Event
1 Girls 9 – 12 years Breaststroke
2 Boys 9 – 12 years Breaststroke
3 Girls 13 – 14 years Butterfly
4 Boys 13 – 14 years Butterfly
5 Girls 15yrs/Over Freestyle
6 Boys 15yrs/Over Freestyle
7 Girls 9 – 12 years Butterfly
8 Boys 9 – 12 years Butterfly
9 Girls 13 – 14 years Freestyle
10 Boys 13 – 14 years Freestyle
11 Girls 15yrs/Over Backstroke
12 Boys 15yrs/Over Backstroke
Session 2 13 Girls 9 – 12 years Freestyle
14 Boys 9 – 12 years Freestyle
15 Girls 13 – 14 years Backstroke
16 Boys 13 – 14 years Backstroke
17 Girls 15yrs/Over Breaststroke
18 Boys 15yrs/Over Breaststroke
19 Girls 9 – 12 years Backstroke
20 Boys 9 – 12 years Backstroke
21 Girls 13 – 14 years Breaststroke
22 Boys 13 – 14 years Breaststroke
23 Girls 15yrs/Over Butterfly
24 Boys 15yrs/Over Butterfly
15 minute Break
25 Girls 9 years 200 IM Final
26 Boys 9 years 200 IM Final
27 Girls 10 years 200 IM Final
28 Boys 10 years 200 IM Final
29 Girls 11 years 200 IM Final
30 Boys 11 years 200 IM Final
31 Girls 12 years 200 IM Final
32 Boys 12 years 200 IM Final
33 Girls 13 years 200 IM Final
34 Boys 13 years 200 IM Final
35 Girls 14years 200 IM Final
36 Boys 14years 200 IM Final
37 Girls 15yrs/over 200 IM Final
38 Boys 15yrs/over 200 IM Final

CANCELLED – Land Training in Sutton Park

UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO NOT ENOUGH INTEREST THE LAND TRAINING SESSION  HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.

Gary Tonks and Amaro Viloria wish to run a Land Training Session in Sutton Park on Tuesday 6th August, from 2pm until 5pm. Please can you email secretary@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk to register your interest asap. There will be a cost of £2 per swimmer. All swimmers to wear appropriate comfortable clothing and sensible footwear (e.g. trainers).

Minimum number of ‘swimmers’ required to take place.

Minimum age 10.

See the Observer this week for Beeches stories galore!

See this week’s Great Barr Observer, for stories on Pip’s Double Channel Swim success, Lewis Carless’ amazing 5,000 meter swim, and the Beeches success story at the Boldmere Water Carnival.

Here is the link to Lewis Carless’ story on the web:

http://www.suttoncoldfield-people.co.uk/Lewis-8-swims-miles-raise-pound-700-plus-hospital/story-19574808-detail/story.html

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Here is a link to the Boldmere success story on the web:

http://www.suttoncoldfield-people.co.uk/Beeches-swimmers-make-real-splash-Boldmere/story-19542900-detail/story.html

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New Updated StrokeLadder available in the Members section

Have you swum in an open meet in the last month, or taken part in a gala where you swam an individual?

Then check the members section now to see if your swim has taken you up a rung of the ladder!

If you do not have your members name / password for the members section, please click here now, stating the swimmers name, and that you would like a password for the members section. Thank you.

ASA young volunteers course for 14-25 year olds

Please see email below from Jane Campbell from the ASA. This is an enjoyable experience for all who take part – and a chance to make some new friends in the swimming world.

Please let mandy (secretary@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk) know asap as spaces are limited.

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Please see attached details of the Young Volunteers Project for 2013.

There will be a Pool Helpers course and Timekeeper course available for 14 – 25 year olds.

Places are limited to 10 candidates so applications will be on a first come first served basis.

Birmingham form-1

Regards

Jane

Jane Campbell

Office Manager

West Midland Region,

part of Central Division

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The ASA West Midland Region, Unit 7 Basepoint Business Centre, Isidore Road, Bromsgrove Enterprise Park, Bromsgrove, Worcs B60 3ET

Office: 01527 888929

jane.campbell@swimming.org 

www.swimming.org

www.westmidlandswimming.org

 

City of Birmingham Triathlon Sutton Park 21st July 2013

Two of Beeches sc masters swimmers , joined well 1000 people in Sutton park early on Sunday morning to try there their hands at the many forms of triathlon events being held at the  City of Birmingham Triathlon. There were sprint races , relay teams , super sprint events right up the full Olympic distance races (1500m swim,40k bike,10k run). Nick Platt from Beeches Sc and Henwood court attempted  his 1st full length triathlon in the over 40 age group . Nick produced a great performance coming in just over 2hrs 50 minutes which placed him in 19th place in his age. Beeches SC other swimmer was Paul Bates who took on the relay triathlon event,  doing the swim leg as part of a team entry. aul put in  a great swim around the 2 laps of Sutton parks Powell’s pool  , doing the fastest time for the swim of anyone on the day 19mintutes 19 seconds helping his team finish in creditable  13th place . Well done to all who took part.

Beeches Boys Paul & Nick at Bham Tri 2013

Results

http://www.uktriathlon.co.uk/birmingham/results.htm