Please let us have your entries for the Warwickshire County Championships by Wednesday 21/12/16.

If you are not sure which events you have qualified for, please see the attached qualifying times, or speak to Helen Pordage for more information.

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We know that we haven’t yet swum the Christmas gala – but we need your entries for the level 4 licensed meet we are holding on Saturday 17th December.

All strokes – distances between 100 and 800 – cost is £2 per entry – this is to allow the swimmers to try to achieve the times needed for the Warwickshire County Champs.

Please take a look and let us know – you need to be category 2 registered to take part.

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A big Beeches well done to Harvey Higgins, Lewis Carless (both Lewis and Harvey were competing under the banner of City of Birmingham), Carys Higgins and Becky Gulliver, for their swims at Coventry Swimming Clubs November Open Meet.

12 personal best times (out of 16 races) were achieved, and also the following medals:

Harvey Higgins (silver 100 Freestyle and bronze in the 200 Freestyle).

Carys Higgins (silver in the 200 Freestyle).

Becky Gulliver (silver in the 50 Backstroke).

Well done to you all – all times have been updated onto swimclubmanager.

Thursday night’s Junior Squad sessions are going to stay at Handsworth, for the immediate future at least.

The Junior Squad will train from 6.30pm until 7.30pm, followed by the Seniors and Masters at 7.30pm (until 9pm).

Any queries please let us know.

Please note that the Christmas gala will take place on Sunday 4th December – starting just after 2pm. The Christmas gala is open to anyone from 6 years of age who swims in the big pool (lengths).

Whilst the widths (small pool) lessons carry on as normal, there will be no lengths sessions or lessons on that day.

If you would like to take part in the gala, and have not already let us know – please respond to this email asap – no later than Tuesday 29/11 – thank you.

Dolphin Swimwear will be at Beeches on Sunday afternoon for anyone wishing to make that last minute purchase 🙂

Many thanks
Mandy

It was a very successful weekend for the Beeches swimmers who took part in this year’s Boldmere the Open at Stechford swimming baths.

Starting the weekend off with a bang was Becky Gulliver, who won Gold in the 400 Freestyle on Friday evening. Becky also won bronze in the 100 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke and Silver in the 100 Butterfly and 200 Butterfly.

Next in with the medals was Lewis Carless, swimming for the City of Birmingham, who won Bronze in the 200 IM. Followed closely by Carys Higgins, who won Bronze in the 100 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, and a Silver in the 100 Butterfly.

Harvey Higgins, also swimming for the COB, won Gold in the 50 Butterfly, Silver in the 50 Freestyle, and Bronze in the 50 Backstroke. Drew Rimmer won Gold in the 200 Butterfly. Jamie Keyte won Bronze in the hard fought Open 50 Freestyle race, and also in the 50 Backstroke; and Sophia Deans won Bronze in the 50 Freestyle. Shout out to Katie Gulliver, who attempted to swim with an injured arm over the weekend – hope you get well soon Kate!

Adding to that there were the finals for the 100 Freestyle – for the girls Carys Higgins and Becky Gulliver made the finals, and for the boys it was Mason Carless (who had the biggest smile in the world when his name was announced!), Harvey Higgins and Jamie Keyte. All of the finalists swam faster in the finals than they had in their heats.

Jamie Keyte also made the skins – getting through to the fourth round before being knocked out.

Well done to all who took part – other swimmers were Kadijha Cox, Ella Payne, David Coleman, and Cameron Rimmer – coach Helen Pordage is very proud of all the swimmers – and very pleased with the 50 personal best times achieved too!