Reminder Time! Would you like to take part in a fun family event to promote swimming? Then why not try this year’s swim Britain 
SwimBritain is a series of fun team swimming relays that take place across Britain every September. It’s all part of the British Gas/British Swimming partnership. Our goal is to inspire more people across Britain to swim more regularly – and get fit!
Please see the Swim Britain website for more information.
Prices will be £40 a team.
Perry Beeches open water Swimmer Paul Bates, last weekend joined 300 other Swimmers at the one the UKs most scenic open water swimming events The Big Cotswold Swim and came away with an amazing 2nd place overall.
The Beeches Swimmer’s left in the very early hours on Saturday morning to travelled the 90 mile from the midlands to Waterland Outdoor Centre in the scenic Cotswold Water Park which was to host the Big Cotswold Swim over the weekend, the event features one-mile and two-mile races.
More than 300 swimmers took part, with slightly fewer opting to swim one mile rather than two. Local swimming and triathlon clubs such as Stroud, Swindon, Cirencester, Cheltenham and Gloucester were strongly represented but a good number of swimmers came from further afield such as Exeter, Newbury and Hereford and off course the midlands..!
The Beeches Swimmer’s took part in the epic two-mile race , and after 40 minutes head to head racing with Stuart Morrish from City of Hereford SC , Paul had had to settle for an amazing 2nd place finish overall and 1St place in 45-49 age group in great time 42.32 for the 2 miles swim
The cool and wet weather didn’t make a good day for spectators but for swimmers it was warmer in than out. “There are not many sporting events where the top women finish so close to the men or where the 40 and 50+ lead the way, but it was nice to see, for a change, at the Big Cotswold Swim and made for a great atmosphere at the finish,” says a spokesperson for TriFerris, the event organiser.
The Beeches Swimmer’s next open water events are this weekend , on Saturday paul does The Man Of Steel Auqabike event at Eton Dorney lake in Windsor, and on Sunday it’s the west midlands open water 3k championships in Bosworth lake in Leicestershire
And here’s the link to Big Rick’s Blog on this event:-
http://bigrickchannelswimteam.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/the-big-cotswold-swim-2014.html
Perry Beeches SSS’s AGM will be held at Beeches Pool on Wednesday 16th July starting at 19:00.
AGENDA AGM
The Strokeladder has been updated in the Members section to show all the updated personal best times from this weekend’s Boldmere Water Carnival. Take a peek and see how many spaces you have climbed up the ladder!
Well done to all the swimmers who over the weekend competed at this year’s Boldmere Water Carnival.
First day – Saturday – Massive shout out to Harvey Higgins and Lewis Carless. Harvey was 4th on the 50 Back and 5th on the 200 Free, and alongside a huge PB Lewis won a silver medal in the 200 Free. Brilliant swimming from everyone. Other notables on the day were: Lewis who was 4th on the 50 fly; Tom Reader who won a bronze on the 100 fly and fourth on the 50 fly.; Jess Deans also came 4th in the 50 fly too.
Second day – Sunday – In the boys 50 free Harvey Higgins came 4th and Lewis Carless 6th – and in the girls 50 free Sophia Deans won a silver medal, and her sister Jessica came 4th in the 11 year age group. In the girls 400 Free Jessica Jones managed a 3.5 second PB. In the boys 200 Butterfly Coach Tom Reader swam a very creditable PB and managed 7th place overall – cheered on for the whole race by his swimmers in the stands! In the boys 50 Breast Lewis Carless came 5th in his age group. In the girls 50 breast, Sophia Deans came 6th in her age group. In the boys 200 Breast, Alfie Williams won a bronze medal in the 9 year category. In the 100 Free, Jessica Deans got a 5th place in her age group. And to finish off the day, Harvey Higgins came 4th and Lewis 5th in the 100 IM.
Other swimmers competing over the weekend were Jamie Keyte, Jessica Jones, Dominic Blackwell, Katie Gulliver, Andrew Gulliver, James Bodenham and Dominique Gomez.
A big well done to all of the swimmers – brilliant swimming by all. Link to the Boldmere results here.
That time of year is almost upon us again!
PBSSS’s AGM will be held at Beeches pool on Wednesday 16th July at 19:00.
We need your help! The club is run entirely by volunteers – if you can spare some of your valuable time to help us to run this club, please can you let Elaine Gale and Jenny Powell (Workforce coordinators) know via volunteer@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk.
We would like nominations for the following roles for this year’s AGM – please send any nominations through to secretary@perrybeechesswimming no later than 19:00 Monday 14th July.
The main committee roles available are as follows:
| Committee Position |
| Chair |
| Vice Chair |
| Treasurer |
| Secretary |
| Welfare Officer |
| Inclusion Officer |
| Workforce Officer |
| Staff Development Officer |
| Membership Secretary |
| Grant and Fundraising Officer |
| Swim 21 Coordinator |
| Recruitment Officer |
| Communications Officer |
| Club Development Officer |
| Parent / Swimmer Liason |
None Committee Posts
Merchandise Manager
Assistant Treasurer
Admin (Registers / Payments)
Officials
Volunteers (various)
Assistant Welfare
Instruction Admin
Team Managers
Records / Performance Tracking
Fixtures
Club Captains
Social Events
Web Manager
Photographer
Plus many other exciting roles. Any queries please email secretary@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk – all nominations to be sent through by Friday 11th July – Thank you.
