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BRAT Junior Aqualthon in Solihull 20/07/14

The ever popular BRAT Junior Aquathlon is back!!  This event has been growing year on year and we’re planning our biggest and best Aquathlon yet so join us on Sunday 20th July at The Blue Coat School for another cracking race hosted by the BRAT Club.  The race also forms part of the West Midlands Junior Series.

The race itself consists of a swim and run. The clock begins when the competitor starts their swim and stops on crossing the finish line for the run. The swim is in Blue Coat’s excellent 25 metre indoor pool then the run is on grass. The course is entirely off public roads within the School grounds. Registration will start at 09:30 with the first swimmer starting at 11:15am prompt.
Closing date is 17th of July 2014 or when full – please note, this event has sold out in the last three years so enter early to avoid disappointment!   Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances. Entry by telephone or email will not be accepted, however postal entries will be accepted and details for postal entry can be found at www.bratclub.co.uk.
Race details will be posted on the Birmingham Running, Athletics and Triathlon Club website, www.bratclub.co.uk
Category results and winners will be available shortly after each category finishes during the event.  There will be a trophy for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each age group both male and female and finishers’ medals for every competitor.  Full results will then be available on the Birmingham Running, Athletics and Triathlon Club website, www.bratclub.co.uk
Changing facilities, showers and refreshments will be available.

 

AGE, CATEGORIES & DISTANCES

GROUP AGE SWIM (m) RUN (m)
Tristar Start 8 50 600
Tristar 1 9/10 150 1200
Tristar 2 11/12 200 1800
Tristar 3 13/14 300 2400
Youths 15/16 400 3000

Age on 31st December 2014

Go to Entry Central to submit your entry – http://www.entrycentral.com/BRATJuniorAquathlon2014

Perry Beeches Swimmer makes a big Splash at the Great North Swim 2014

Perry Beeches Swimmer Paul Bates,  last weekend joined 10,000 other Swimmers at the UKs and Europe biggest open water swimming event The Great North Swim.

The event took place at thee most iconic open water venue in country Lake Windermere…

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The Great North Swim  event runs over 3 days ( 13th to 15th June ) There are a few different event  distances to choose  from. The  ½ mile and 1 mile events are the most popular ones ,then comes the 2 mile and 5k distances For the more adventurous .  

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Paul  took part in the two mile distance race and produced a fabulous Swim of 44.35 for the 2 miles  , which resulted  in him  claiming second place in 45-49 age group and 14th place overall out of 1400+  Swimmers who did the  two mile distance event .

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The Beeches Swimmer’s next open water race is the big Cotswold 4 mile Swim in two weeks  time – good luck to Paul from everyone at Beeches for the next one!

And here’s the link to Big Rick’s Blog on this event – http://bigrickchannelswimteam.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-great-north-swim-2014.html

Well done to all swimmers in round 2 Mercian League

Hi everyone. Just wanted to give a big THANK YOU, to all the swimmers that competed at Leamington Spa tonight. It was a tough gala; some very fast clubs out there tonight. Well done to you ALL, an extra shout out to those of you not feeling great tonight and those of you who were swimming against people 4/5 years older than you…. You did AMAZING!!! A very proud coach

Tom Reader

Results available n ‘Gala Results’ in the Members Section.

If you do not have a logon for the members section, please use the Contact us option on this website – thank you.

Masters Swimming Officer joins the ASA

The ASA is delighted to announce that Sharon Lock will be joining the association in June as the first ever Masters Swimming Officer.

A committed and popular Masters competitor Sharon won through against an exceptionally high quality field of candidates and can’t wait to take up the challenge.  “I would like as many people as possible to share in the enjoyment and enthusiasm I feel for Masters swimming” – Sharon Lock

Commenting on her appointment Sharon said: “I would like as many people as possible to share in the enjoyment and enthusiasm I feel for Masters swimming, whilst providing a quality service for all Masters swimmers and helping the Masters community to take ownership for the future of Masters.

I am excited and proud to take up this role, and look forward to a very busy but thrilling future.”

If you would like to get in touch with Sharon with any Masters-related query please emailsharon.lock@swimming.org

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