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Mercian League Round 2 at Cheslyn Hay

After an interesting start to the evening, with much of the team held up on M6 due to an accident, the team swam well in the second round of the Mercian League. With 9 first places going to:

Girls 12/under Medley Relay (Danya Gaddu, Hannah Kilminster, Pia Tonks and Sancha Tonks)

Hannah Kilminster (Girls 12/under breaststroke)

Dom Blackwell (14/under Freestyle and 14/under Breaststroke)

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Pia Tonks (12/under freestyle)

Sareena Gaddu (14/under breaststroke)

Katie Gulliver (Open Girls freestyle)

Girls 14/under Medley Relay (Jessica Jones, Sareena Gaddu, Lucy Keyte, Grace Morgan)

Girls 12/under freestyle Danya Gaddu, Hannah Kilminster, Pia Tonks and Sancha Tonks)

With 10 other top three finishers, and a fourth place it was a respectable evening for Beeches.

Personal bests on the night were achieved by Hannah Lawrence (50 Back & Free), Lily Massey (50 Breast & 25 fly), Grace Morgan (100 Free), Sareena Gaddu (100 Breast & 100 Back), Katie Gulliver (100 Free), Daniel Kilminster (50 Back & Free), Kynan Walker (100 Back), Ben Coeulle (100 Free), Dom Blackwell (100 IM), Andrew Gulliver (100Fly & Back), Jamie Keyte (100 Breast).

Well done to all who swam  – results available in the Members section.

A Thank You message from the Head Coach:

I would like to add my congratulations to the team for Saturday’s performance.  We did not have any disqualifications!!  Well done everyone.Thank you all for your efforts and for the team spirit, it was a pleasure to be on poolside with you.  A particular thank you goes to Andrew Gulliver who stood in for Dom Cotter’s two individual events, as Dom had received an injury playing football earlier in the day.Dave

 

Updates

Volunteers’ week 1-7 June – the ASA says thank you

Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June – Time to Say Thank You

Welcome to Volunteers’ Week!

Volunteers’ Week is an annual campaign to celebrate the fantastic contribution of volunteers, this year the theme for the week is ‘Time to say Thank You.’

The ASA would like to take this opportunity to say a huge:

 

 

for your dedication to volunteering in aquatics. Without your hard work, time, energy and continued commitment the sport just wouldn’t happen – you really do make the difference .

To help us say ‘Thank You’ we’ve showcased the incredible contribution of our aquatic volunteers in our short film, look out for some familiar faces showing their appreciation for your work as volunteers. Watch the video here.

  

 To mark Volunteers’ Week we have prepared a

special edition of Making A Difference, the ASA’s volunteering e-newsletter which features some of our most dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. Download the special edition here.

There will be lots more going on during Volunteers’ Week, so make sure you’re following the ASA on Twitter and Facebook for more opportunities to get involved! For a sneak peek at the exciting competitions running and the prizes up for grabs visit the ASA website.

 

Remember you can thank your volunteers by downloading our Volunteers’ Week certificate.

 

You can tell us how you are celebrating Volunteers’ Week by contacting volunteering@swimming.org

 

 

Thank you for your commitment!

 

Francesca Kelly

ASA Head of Volunteer Engagement
News, Updates

Well done to all swimmers at the Stourbridge B Grade 26/05

A big well done to all the swimmers who took part in Sundays Open Meet – the Stourbridge B grade.

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Special mention goes to Jessica Jones, who came first in the 50m Freestyle, winning a crystal goblet, as well as a second place in the 50m backstroke, and fourth place in the 100 IM.

Other competitors on the day were:

Sophie Blackwell, Daniel Cox, Victoria Cox, Raenne Davidson, Reiss Deol, Shantay Douglas, Eleanor Elwell, David Gomez, Dominique Gomez, Hasna Hakim, Chanel Kang, Harvey Kang, Dylan Langston, Elliot Langston, Hannah Lawence, Meth Mahavithana, Neth Mahavithana and Lily Massey.

Well done to all of the swimmers – for many of whom this was their first ever Open Meet.

Many thanks to Dave Marsh and Helen Pordage for their support on the day.

Results available on the Stourbridge website – http://www.stourswim.co.uk/open_meets/b%20grade%202013.htm

News

Water Safety

Water Safety

On the 23rd May, the ASA released a report which stated thatmore 50% of children aged between 7 and 11 years old cannot swim. This is a particularly shocking statistic when we take into consideration the fact that more than 400 people drown in the UK each year, with thousands more suffering from near experiences.
World of Swimming consider Swimming to be one of the most important skills that any person will learn during the journey of life, and are therefore promoting the Royal Life Saving Society UK’s Drowning Prevention Week. This campaign is running from the 22nd to the 30th June 2013 and is a national campaign to promote water safety messages and help reduce incidents of drowning.
Drowning Prevention Week encourages schools, clubs, leisure centres and communities to come up with new and exciting ways to show people how they can have fun and stay safe around water. The campaign also aims to raise money for the charity’s drowning prevention programmes.
We’re all passionate about swimming, so lets make sure that everyone can take part, safely!

 

Updates

Easyfundraising at Beeches is eeeezzzzzzz

Easyfundraising Support Beeches by going through EASYFUNDRAISING to buy your all your internet shopping…..

Turn your online shopping into donations for Perry Beeches Sutton Swim Squad!

Do you shop online? Did you know that every time you buy something you could be raising money for Perry Beeches Sutton Swim Squad?

That’s right – over 2400 well known retailers including Amazon, M&S, Boden, Waitrose, House of Fraser, Vodafone, Virgin Atlantic and many more, will donate a percentage of what you spend to Perry Beeches Sutton Swim Squad! when you shop with them, via fundraising website easyfundraising.org.uk

How does it work?

It’s like nectar but instead of earning points, each purchase generates a donation. So instead of going directly to a retailer’s website, go to easyfundraising first and choose the retailer you want to shop with – then everything you spend with that retailer earns a free donation for Perry Beeches Sutton Swim Squad. It’s completely free to use and your shopping won’t cost you a penny more.

On average, each retailer will donate 5% of the cost of your shopping – and those donations soon mount up.

So whatever you need to buy, from your weekly grocery shop or fashion must-have, to your business travel, office supplies or mobile phone, buy it via easyfundraising and raise money for Perry Beeches Sutton Swim Squad at no extra cost to you!

Sign up and support your club –

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?char=11118

Please register to supporting us when you shop online –http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pbsss