Please see attached a flyer and booking information on the West Midland Swimming Open Water event taking place at Swan Pool, Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich on Sunday 22nd June 2014.
Please can you circulate within your club.
OpenWaterENTRYformCONDITIONS2014 OPEN WATER flyer 2014
Many thanks
Jane
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Jane Campbell |
2014 Midland Open Masters Championships.
Congratulations to Katie Gulliver who achieved her first Midland District Qualifying Time at the Nuneaton Open Meet over the weekend. Katie achieved this in the 50 Butterfly, achieving a 0.8 second personal best time in doing so.
At the Nuneaton Open Meet, you are given a lolipop if you achieve an MDQT – Katie is pictured holding her lolipop!
Perry Beeches Sutton Swim Squad Masters and Big Ricks Open Water swimmer Paul Bates, has been chosen as The Warwickshire County Swimming Associations outstanding swimmer of 2014, Paul was presented with the prestigious B.H Hardridge Trophy At the recent Warwickshire County Swimming Championships held at Coventry’s international pool, The Hardridge trophy (now in its 50th yr.!) is given out to the most outstanding swimmer of the year in Warwickshire, (many past winners have been Olympic and Para Olympic swimmers including Eleanor Simmons )..Paul from Walsall is the first Open water swimmer to receive the honour.
Paul’s C.V of swims in 2013.Took him all over England,and to France and back.!, winning championship swims in both forms of the sport, from the warmth of a swimming pool, to the cold chilly waters found and in lakes, rivers, seas, some of the highlights of the year were being able to Swim and complete of the 2 of the Lake District`s most famous stretches of water Windermere (10.5 miles) and Coniston Water (5.5miles), another was to join 800 fellow swimmers taking part in one of the world’s best open water swims along the famous Henley rowing regatta starting at 4.30am and come 2nd! , as much as paul loves the competitive events, the two stand out swims of year were both charity swims, the first being the “2 Swim4life” 24 miles in 24 hrs event held in April at the outdoor 50m lido in Guildford in aid of Help For Heroes. And others were being part of the Pip’s successful record breaking double English Channel team in July. Raising over £10,000 for breakthrough breast cancer charity in process… in Paul own words, 2013 was the best year of his swimming life by a long way, I never thought I’d say that 45.!, I’ve been very lucky to be able to experience so many amazing swims, in such different and breath taking venues across the UK and abroad
Paul was awarded the trophy, to keep for one year, along with a special Warwickshire gold medal to keep…… along with £100.00 prize …Paul has donated the money awarded to the charities he and his friend supported whilst swimming 3 attempt`s of the English Channel ,The British Heart Foundation and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
(Paul is pictured on poolside at The Warwickshire County Swimming Championships collecting his award from The President of Warwickshire ASA Mr. John Hughes)
Dear fellow Athlete, please can you let your fellow club members know that there is
ONLY 5 DAYS BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE
In the Sandwell Aquathlon
To enter: go online to “www.entrycentral.com” and type Sandwell Aquathlon
Entry closes Monday 29th March, no on the day entries.
To those of you who have already entered; thank you, we hope your training is going well and your looking forward to Sunday 6th April at Haden Hill Leisure centre and Park. If you know of family or friends who may be interested but haven’t entered yet please forward them this Email.
In particular we would like to remind everyone that we except relay entry at a very reasonable price (dearest entrant + £4 per team) with team members being any combination of Adult/Adult, child/child, Adult/child of same or different sex. This is purposely designed to encourage participants who feel they cant both swim and run to be able to get involved in Triathlon (no excuses mom/dad).
This is very much a Novice Event with mostly shorter distances than normal, however for the Adults who fancy something very challenging the “Adult Sprint” 400m swim/5Km run involves one of the toughest (hilly) run courses in the sport.
Sandwell Aquathlon 2014
Sunday 6th April
Haden Hill Leisure Centre & Park
Both an Adult & Children Event suitable for
the whole family
An Aquathlon consists of a swim followed immediately by a run
So you like swimming or maybe you prefer running, why not put the two together and have ago at Sandwells very own Aquathlon. An Aquathlon is a Triathlon without the cycle section and the main starting place to begin in Triathlon. Distances are shorter than in most events making this Event ideal for those new to the sport as well as the experienced. For those more experienced, the Adult Sprint is one of the toughest run courses around. Can’t both swim and run; why not team up with a family member or friend and enter as a Relay team? Need a team partner? Then Email the Event Organiser at oldburystctriathlon@gmail.com.
| Age Group | Swim Distance | Run Distance |
| Tri Start (8yrs) | 50m | 600m |
| Tri Star 1 (9-10yrs) | 100m | 1200m |
| Tri Star 2 (11-12yrs) | 150m | 1800m |
| Tri Star 3 (13-14yrs) | 200m | 2500m |
| Youth (15-16yrs) | 200m | 2500m |
| Adult Novice | 200m | 2500m |
| Adult Sprint | 400m | 5km |
| Relay team of two | See note 1 | See note 1 |
For more info; Maps, Questions and answers etc, go to our web site www.oldbury-stc.co.uk/triathlon or email oldburystctiathlon@gmail.com
Hello Everyone!
So far, it’s been great coaching the Perry Beeches team- we’ve gathered all timed swims and technique assessments and know exactly where everyone is at. So now it’s just a matter of learning, developing, improving and becoming The BEST SWIMMER you Can Be!!
The Diddy teams that have been with me on Mon, Weds and Fri have been superb. Very enthusiastic, very driven and keen to learn and improve.
The next Diddy League which is coming up is on 5th April… -I was planning on being there and supporting it, but unfortunately I have to undergo surgery on 3rd April on my ear.
I went to an ear specialist and discovered I have a condition which disintegrates the bones in my right ear, so if left untreated, it can eventually disintegrate the bone which separate the ear to the brain which would result in an infection on the brain. So, I’m feeling very pleased and blessed that it’s been found at this early stage.
Recovery will be about 6 weeks, but aiming to return to work after half term at the end of April, so definitely hoping to attend the next Round 2 of the Diddy League on May 10th!
I’m very keen to see how we all do on the 5th- I’ll be thinking of you all!
SWIM POWERFULLY!! – We’ll be practising all of the essential parts of the race though this week so you all feel ready and RARING to JUMP IN & DO YOUR BEST!!
Katalina