Quick reminder that the Summer Break starts on Wednesday 23rd August, and finishes on Monday 28th August. So the last sessions before the break will be on Monday 21st August and we return on Wednesday 30th August. Hope that helps

It was a very successful weekend for the Beeches swimmers who went to Stechford this weekend for this year’s Boldmere Open Meet.

With 61% of the races achieving personal best times, Head Coach Helen Pordage is a very happy lady 🙂

Gold medals went to:

Harvey Higgins – 200 Freestyle; Jamie Keyte – 200 Freestyle; Katie Gulliver – 100 Butterfly; Becky Gulliver – 50 Backstroke; Harvey Higgins – 50 Butterfly; Katie Gulliver – 50 Freestyle; Becky Gulliver – 100 Freestyle

Silver medals went to:

Becky Gulliver – 200 Freestyle; Jamie Keyte – 100 Backstroke; Katie Gulliver – 50 Butterfly; Jamie Keyte – 50 Butterfly; Becky Gulliver – 200 Back; Cathy Reekie – 100 Breast; Jamie Keyte – 400 Free; Becky Gulliver – 400 Free; Becky Gulliver – 200 Butterfly; Joel Harris – 200 Breast; Katie Gulliver – 100 Freestyle

Bronze medals went to:

Jamie Keyte – 50 Backstroke; Harvey Higgins – 200 I.M.; Becky Gulliver – 100 Backstroke; Becky Gulliver – 50 Butterfly; Joel Harris – 100 Breaststroke; Harvey Higgins – 100 Breaststroke; Callum Gibbons – 100 Breaststroke; Jamie Keyte – 50 Free; Drew Rimmer – 200 Butterfly;  Joel Harris – 50 Breaststroke; Jamie Keyte – 100 Free; Carys Higgins – 100 Free; Carys Higgins 100 Breaststroke

Other top 6 medalists were:

Lewis Carless 200 Free (5th); Jamie Keyte 100 Butterfly (5th); Becky Gulliver 200 I.M. (5th); Drew Rimmer 200 I.M. (5th); Drew Rimmer 100 Backstroke (6th); Sophia Deans 50 Butterfly (6th); Carys Higgins 50 Butterfly (5th); Lewis Carless 50 Butterfly (4th); Joel Harris 50 Butterfly (5th); Kadijha Cox 100 Breaststroke (5th); Becky Gulliver 100 Breaststroke (5th); Sophia Deans 50 Free (5th); Mason Carless 400 Free (6th); Sophia Deans 50 Breast (5th); Becky Gulliver 50 Breast (6th); Lewis Carless 200 Breast (6th); Callum Gibbons 200 Breast (5th); Mason Carless 100 Free (4th); Callum Gibbons 100 Free (6th); Carys Higgins – 200 I.M. (5th)

With oodles of medals and personal best times for the swimmers who attended, and Becky Gulliver taking Top Girl for the Meet, Coach Helen Pordage is one very happy lady.

All times have been updated onto swimclubmanager – full results can be found here.

Becky Gulliver was yesterday crowned ‘Top Girl’ at the Boldmere Water Carnival, for amassing more points over the weekend than any other female swimmer.

Becky’s results were as follows:

• Gold medal in the 100 Free
• Silver medals in the 200 Free, 100 Fly, 50 Back, 200 Back, 400 Free, 200 Fly
• Bronze medals in the 100 Back and 50 Fly
• 5th place in 200 IM and 100 Breast
• 6th place in 50 Breast

Becky medalled in every event to regain the title she first took 2 years ago at the age of 9. Becky also gained club records in the 400 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle.

Well done Becky Gulliver – it shows that the training is paying off!

Please see below the letter that was given out at this year’s AGM:

Tuesday 27^th June 2017

Dear Member

We found out some months ago that Serco, who now operate both Beeches and Erdington pools, did not want us to continue with the ‘learn to swim’ part of our club at their pools.

We have a deadline of September 1^st 2017, by which time we may only provide from stage 6 onwards (you may have seen the recent Boldmere SC press release in the Sutton Observer). The swimmers affected are the ones in the Big Pool.

We as a committee have been working hard to try to continue with our own learn to swim program but at different pools. The club has invested heavily in our successful Learn to Swim program and wish to continue to teach using our own qualified teachers.

By the 1^st September we will be starting a new phase in the clubs’ history – with Learn to Swim programs running at Joseph Leckie School (Walstead Road West, Walsall, WS5 4PG), Pheasey Park Farm School (Wimperis Way, Great Barr,B43 7DH) and Handsworth Leisure Centre (Holly Rd, Birmingham B20 2BY). The new classes at Joseph Leckie (which is a short 10 minute drive down the A34) will be 40 minutes long, and run on a Sunday morning. The new classes at Pheasey Park (approx 5 minutes from Beeches Pool) will be on a Monday and Tuesday evening.

The Babes will still operate on a Sunday afternoon, but will be at the new venue of Handsworth Swimming Baths.

The only changes to the lengths lessons (Big Pool) will be on a Sunday, where all sessions will move to Handsworth – starting one hour later than the current times. Also the Seniors and Masters on a Saturday morning will be moving to Handsworth, with a slightly earlier start time of 7am – but they will have the proper anti wave lane ropes! All other lengths lessons will remain at the same times and places.

The only other change will be when the new Erdington pool (Orphange Road, Erdington) opens in September, the Juniors, Seniors and Masters will have a session on Friday night, starting at 7.30pm, at the new Erdington pool.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but we are hoping that you will still support us going forwards.

The Learn to Swim children will be assessed in July, and will then be in the stage/group that they will move with in September. We will send this out in writing to all parents to make sure that it is received.

Any queries please let us know.

Kind Regards – and many thanks for your continued support.

Perry Beeches SSS Swimming Club Committee 

Free to spectate all weekend so take your family and friends along 🙂

To be held on the 30th and 31st July at Rother Valley Country Park

Swim England Team 2K on the 30th July – Swim 2K as part of a Team of 4 and get a medal for your efforts! Participants swim 200m each 🙂 Anyone from the age of 12 can enter.

Swim England National Open Water Masters Championships on the 30th July – Races are 1.5K and 3K long. Adults aged 18 and over can enter.

Swim England National Age Group Champs on the 31st July – you have to have achieved the times either in an Open Water event or long course pool.

For more information please click on this document:

OPEN WATER 2017 – A5 FLYER 6 LR

It was a night of mixed emotions and maiden swims for the Beeches few who made the journey to Oak Park on Saturday, for round 2 of this year’s Mercian League.

Just three  first places on the night – which went to Sophia Deans (12/under 100 Breast and 100 Free) and the 10/under Freestyle relay (Kianna Hughes, Carys Higgins, Kadijha Cox and Said Ashman) – but a massive amount of Team spirit around poolside – it was an interesting night!

Other top three finishers were – Vicky Cox (14/under 100 Backstroke); Carys Higgins (10/under 50 Freestyle); Ellison Hart (12/under 100 Backstroke); Jess Jones (Open 100 Backstroke); Kadijha Cox (10/under 50 Breaststroke).

Other memorable moments were the ‘first swims’ for the club – Ethan Barker, who swam the 100 Breaststroke, and Aimee Hindley, who swam the 100 Freestyle.

Well done to all the swimmers on the night. Lets hope round 3  is a good one 🙂