The closing date for the Midland Masters Championships is fast approaching – the 18th April.

Please see the page on this site, or use the following link:

http://www.icklepeoplesoftware.co.uk/…/midland_ma…/tandc.htm

Come on Masters – you CAN do it 🙂

It was a successful weekend at this year’s City of Birmingham Easter weekend meet for the small band of PBSSS swimmers who gave up their Easter Eggs to swim.

Andrew Gulliver, who celebrated his 19^th Birthday by winning the level 3 50 freestyle final, also came second in the level 3 100 freestyle final, and third in the level 3 50 Butterfly final. Jamie Keyte also impressively won the 100 IM level 3 , 50 Backstroke level 3 and 100 Backstroke level 3 finals, and came second in the level 3 50 Butterfly final.  Danya Gaddu also had an enjoyable weekend – with a big personal best in her 100 freestyle heat, and winning a bronze in the 200 IM final.

Then onto the Juniors, where Lewis Carless was the youngest PBSSS swimmer to have swum the 400 Individual Medley in a competition, coming 4^th in his age group. Lewis also came 5^th in his age group in the 50 Butterfly, 3^rd in the 400 Freestyle and 6^th in the 200 Backstroke, all level 2 events. Harvey Higgins came away with an impressive haul of medals, coming 2^nd in the level 3 100 Breaststroke and 100 Backstroke, and 3^rd in the level 3 200 Freestyle and 50 Backstroke. Harvey also came 4^th in the level 3 100 IM. Ellison Hart came 4^th in his age group in the level 2 400 Freestyle and 5^th in the level 2 200 Backstroke. Eleanor Elwell came 5^th in her age group in the level 3 50 Freestyle, Ella Payne came 6^th in her age group in the 200 Freestyle, and Sophia Deans came 2^nd in the level 3 400 Freestyle. Other swimmers this weekend were Katie Gulliver, Becky Gulliver, Catrise Hart and Trearna Hart. Also many thanks to coaches Tom Reader and Helen Pordage for their commitment over the weekend. A big BEECHES well done to all who took part.

Time trials will be held for Seniors, Youth and Masters swimmers on Wednesday 22nd and Sunday 26th April.

Senior swimmers will be expected to complete a minimum of 3 * 100m events and 2 * 200m events (if you wish to complete both Backstroke and Butterfly in a single distance please highlight this on your entry.

wednesday 22nd – warm up 19:45 to 20:10 for 20:15 start

100 IM

200 FC

100 BR

200 Fly/BK

Sunday 26th – warm up 16:30

100 Fly/BK

200 BR

100 FC

200IM

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR EVENT AND ENTRY TIMES TO seniorcoach@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk

no later than 3pm on Tuesday 21st April.

****NB training lanes will be made available for those who DO NOT wish to take part in the time trials as follows:-

Wednesday 20:00 – 21:30

Masters – Sunday 15:00 – 16:30

Seniors – Sunday 16:30 – 18:00

Saturday morning swimming is back 🙂 Remember that you need to pay for all 9 sessions (£27) if you wish to swim at any of the Saturday morning sessions in this block.
Happy Swimming

Dates for this block as follows :-
11th April
18th April
25th April
(2nd May no session)
9th May
16th May
23rd May
30th May
6th June
13th June
Either cash/ cheque or bank transfer for the £27 – thank you

All sessions and lessons on as normal during the Easter holidays except for:

Good Friday (03/04/15)

Easter Sunday (05/04/15)

Easter Monday (06/04/15)

We hope you all have an enjoyable Easter break. Good luck to all of the swimmers competing at this year’s City of Birmingham Open Meet.

The swim camp is a unique opportunity for local children to be coached by some of the UK’s elite swimmers and sports coaches, including Mark and World Backstroke Champion Katy Sexton MBE.

Together they will deliver the training drills, techniques and methods to help young swimmers achieve their potential.

Book your child’s place at one of Mark Foster’s half term camps atwww.mfsa.co.ukChildren will be coached on all aspects from improving stroke technique, speed and endurance to advanced land training fitness, strength and flexibility programmes as well as motivation, self-belief, race preparation and tips on nutrition.

The Mark Foster Swimming Academy is suited to young swimmers between the ages of 11 and 18 who either have achieved the ASA Learn to Swim Level 7 framework or are currently swimming competitively at a club, regional or national level.

Due to the high coach to swimmer ratio which ensures each participant receives the attention they need to make a real difference to their swimming development, there are only 60 places available at each camp, so make sure bookings are made early to avoid disappointment.

The initiative from Mark Foster has already inspired hundreds of children to achieve the best level of swimming they can, using fun and informative teaching techniques to engage both young swimmers and their parents, who are also invited to come along and observe.

“I’m excited to be helping and inspiring the next generation of swimmers.” – Mark FosterWith support from the ASA, Mark says “I’m excited to be helping and inspiring the next generation of swimmers.

“I’ve put together a team of some of the most knowledgeable people in sport to help me cram the day with the most up to date techniques, drills and methods available to swimmers so they can be the best they can be”.

Where and when?

The one day camps will be running in:

• Bristol, Hengrove Park Leisure Centre on Wednesday 27 May
• Luton, Luton Sports Village on Thursday 28 May
• Essex, Basildon Sporting Village on Friday 29 May

The day costs £95 which includes Mark’s Sporting Heroes Book and a swim cap.

What does the day involve?

The one-day camp runs from 9am to 4.30pm. Here is a basic running order:

• 9:00 – 9:30am – Introduction and Meet the team
• 9:30 – 11:30am – Pool training (group 1), Land training (group 2)
• 11:30 – 12:30pm – Lunch & Nutrition talk
• 12:30 – 2:30pm – Groups Swap
• 3:00 – 4:00pm – Mindset, question and answer session
• 4:00 – 4:30pm – Photos and close

How do I book?

For more information and to book please visit www.MFSA.co.uk

• Spaces are limited to 60 per camp so remember to book your young swimmer’s place now to avoid disappointment.