A big Beeches well done to all of the team who swam in round 1 of this year’s National Arena League – 3rd place on the night giving us some essential Brucie Bonus points!

There were 6 wins on the night:

Katie Gulliver – Girls Open 100 Butterfly

Jamie Keyte – Boys Open 100 Backstroke

Becky Gulliver – 13/under Girls 100 Freestyle

Harvey Higgins – 13/under Boys 100 Freestyle

Jamie Keyte – Boys Open 100 Freestyle

And perhaps the most impressive of all – the ladies open 6 by 2 freestyle relay – made up of Katie Gulliver (19), Jess Jones (18), Becky Gulliver (12), Catrise Hart (12), Georgia Nugent (17) and Trearna Hart (12).

Other top 3 places on the night went to:

Jamie Keyte (200 IM); Girls 11/under freestyle relay (Carys Higgins, Kadijha Cox, Kianna Hughes and Tegan Nolan); the girls 13/under medley relay (Catrise Hart, Trearna Hart, Becky Gulliver and Carys Higgins); the boys 13/under medley relay (Ellison Hart, Harvey Higgins, Lewis Carless and Vinaye Gaddu); the ladies open medley relay team (Jess Jones, Georgia Nugent, Katie Gulliver and Becky Gulliver); the Mens Open medley relay team (Jamie Keyte, Jaime Nugent, Drew Rimmer and Steve Dunn); Harvey Higgins (13/under 100 Breast); Becky Gulliver (15/under 100 Back); Jess Jones (Open 100 Backstroke); Metin Ulukus (11/under 50 Breast); Becky Gulliver (13/under 100 Butterfly); Katie Gulliver (Open ladies 100 Free); Boys 11/under medley real team (Jacob Dunn, Callum Gibbons, Metin Ulukus and Joel Harris); the girls 13/under Free relay (Catrise Hart, Trearna Hart, Carys Higgins and Becky Gulliver); the boys 13/under Free relay (Harvey Higgins, Lewis Carless, Vinaye Gaddu and Ellison Hart).

Massive well done to every single one of the team – without you we would not have finished third on the night 🙂

Many thanks to Yvonne Rimmer, Cher Jones, Mandy Blizard, Kal Gaddu and Sarah Higgins who all helped out on the night – and congratulations to Head Coach Helen Pordage who was very happy with the result.

Here’s to round 2 on the 11th November at Hucknall!

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The Birmingham Water Festival is a meet for 8 to 10 year olds who haven’t swum in a competition before – to give them a taste of competition, and hopefully they will enjoy it 🙂

As a club we need to send along helpers – from officials (Timekeepers etc) to marshalls to look after the children.

If anyone would like to offer their assistance – please let Mandy know – thank you.

Sunday 29/10/17 – you will need to be at Stechford by 08:15 – it will finish around 1pm.

Many thanks 🙂

Congratulations to the following people who are September’s Bonus Ball winners:

1st place – Dave Marsh (£46.80)

2nd place – Ted Blackwell (£23.40)

3rd place – Joan Garlick (£7.80)

If you would like to take part in the Beeches Bonus Ball – it’s £4 per ball a month – please let us know!

Half the money raised each month goes to the club, the other half goes out in prize money.

So the more balls – the bigger the prizes!

Many thanks to all who support the club 🙂

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