Family Fun Day on Sunday 20th July – an opportunity for friends and family to come and join the club for a fun swim session. 

Learn to swim children (Ducklings – stage 6) are invited to join us between 2:00-3.45

Stage 6+ and Diddys/Seniors/Masters are invited to join usbetween 4.15-6:00

The Seniors and Masters sessions will be combined for that day only (4.30-6:00) and four lanes will be available for their training session with Tom.

Please invite friends and family to this event and we hope to see you there!

If you would like to attend, please contact Abigail (PBSSS Chief Instructor) with names and numbers of people attending a.s.a.p, so we can man the pool appropriately, on: 07534341199 or chiefinstructor_pbsss@outlook.com

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 1^St 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

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!