Spaces are available on the Level 1 Teaching Aquatics course at Birmingham University starting on Friday 10^th January.

The course runs every Friday evening until 21^st March from 5.30pm – 9.30pm.

The cost is £395 but volunteers from swim21 clubs (and Perry Beeches SSS is Swim21 accredited) can claim regional grant aid of 50% which is payable to the club on completion of the course.

Further funding could be available through your County Sports Partnership – details herehttp://www.westmidlandswimming.org.uk/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=51

Bookings and further details can be found here – http://www.theiosonline.com/Courses.aspx?itemid=23697&itemtitle=ASA%20Level%201%20Award%20in%20Teaching%20Aquatics%20%28QCF%29&sitesectionid=43&sitesectiontitle=Qualifications&destination=Courses.aspx%3fsitesectionid%3d43%26sitesectiontitle%3dAll%2bTraining%26location%3dPostcode%26type%3d0001300000010001%26role%3d%26level%3d0001300000030001%26region%3d0001300500030005%26fromDate%3d%26toDate%3d&cType=&itemType=course

Many thanks

Jane

ASA West Mids Region

The last sessions before Christmas will be on Friday 20th December at Erdington Pool.

The first sessions back after Christmas will be Thursday 2nd January 2014 at Handsworth.

Hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The annual Christmas Disco will take place at Hollyfields Social Club in Erdington on Sunday 22nd December 2013. From 19:00 – 23:30, this Disco is great value for money at only £3.50 per person, or a family of 5 for £15. The ticket price includes buffet food, and an on the door raffle.

The main club raffle will also be drawn on the night.

There is a licensed bar on site, where drinks may be purchased.

Tickets on sale at the desk at Beeches or email secretary@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk for more information.

Let’s all have some FUN!!!!!

Congratulations must go to both Keira Shepherd and Hasna Hakim, who swam at the weekend at the National Open Short Course Disability Swimming Championships at Sheffield.

For Hasna, she swam well considering she is still battling with an injured shoulder.

For Keira at her first major championships since her classification as an S8, she swam exceptionally well, winning two golds and one silver, with personal bests in her two individual events.

Keira said ‘Not a bad weekend at the Nationals! Two golds, one silver( I don’t mind coming second to a Paralympic swimmer Stephanie Slater!), and two official PB’s! Well done to Steph and all the swimmers there! We had one heck of a relay team Tully,  Fran and Megan! We did good girls!! … It’s easy to comment on a good competition but there’s a lot of hard training behind the scenes, if it wasn’t for some amazingly supportive friends, boyfriend and family I probably wouldn’t have got those PB’s!

A big well done to both girls for their swims in Sheffield.

Results can be seen here:

http://www.efds.co.uk/events/results/2279_national_open_short_course_disability_swimming_championships_2013