On Saturday, 11th February 2017, we have arranged a presentation/talk on Nutrition during the morning session of the 2017 Warwickshire Championships.

The presentation will be given by Andrew Shepherd of Absolute Sports Nutrition. Andrew has worked with the ASA on England camps and with some local clubs and will be held in Studio 2 (overlooking the turn end of the pool) at the Coventry Sports Centre and will start at about 11.15 am and afterwards there will be an opportunity for questions.

The talk and questions should last for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Correct nutrition is very important to all athletes and this talk will be of interest to both parents and swimmers, we do hope that you will find the time to attend.

Regards Paul Welsh

N.B.  This is for ALL clubs that are members of Warwickshire ASA and not just those who have swimmers competing at the Age Group Championships

You should by now have received an email asking for you to pay the annual membership for each swimmer.

Below is what has been emailed out (any queries please let us know):

We send out the membership form, and medical form each year, to ensure our information is as up to date as it can be. Please complete, and return ALL forms with payment(s) to Beeches by no later than Friday 17th February 2017.  Failure to return the forms and make the payment will mean SWIMMER can not swim until this has been completed. Electronic copies may be emailed to membership secretary@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk

Annual Membership fee per swimmer for 2017 is £33 for Category 1 (Learn to Swim/None Competitive) and £60 for Category 2 (Competitive) per swimmer. If you are unsure which to pay please see the Bottom of this email.

Standing Order Monthly Swimming Fees remain unchanged for the fifth year running. 

(Please note that ALL swimming fees are annualised – payments MUST be made every month of the year).

Paying online is easy! Account name Perry Beeches Triple S Swimming Club, Account number 03093730, Sort Code 30-98-37 – Please quote Reference Renew SWIMMERS NAME. If you have more than one swimmer and wish to split your membership money across three cheques, please date them as one in January, one in February and one in March, all made payable to PBSSS – or set up three online payments.

The following monthly fees are payable

Cash payers monthly fees are now £3 extra to pay by cash – this is due to the amount of admin that is caused. An option to pay the years’ fees – saving £10 per swimmer – has been introduced (Please ask for more information). Reduced rates apply for families with 3 or more children swimming – lowest fee when there are 3 children is reduced by 50%. Reduced rates for families with four children – fourth child swims free. If you’re experiencing difficulties please let us know.

If you have any queries or questions regarding your membership or fees, please contact the Secretary via emailsecretary@perrybeechesswimming.co.ukor call  07793 560698. Session times and pool locations may be found on our website – www.perrybeechesswimming.co.uk

Do I need to pay Category 1 or 2  Membership?

Category 1:

Learn to Swim – Babes, Tiddlers, Widths, Beginners Lengths, Advanced Lengths

Youth Group, Some Masters, Adult Learn to Swim and Improvers

Category 2 (needed to take part in competitions):

Junior Squad, Seniors, Some Masters

If you would like a logon to our club’s database – www.swimclubmanager.co.uk please email secretary@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk and ask for your logon details. 

The Youth group (lane 6 from 7pm until 8pm in the Big Pool) will be suspended on Monday evenings for the forseeable future.

The Sunday youth group (5pm in the Big Pool) will continue to run from 5pm until 6.30pm at Beeches pool.

Any problems please let us know.

Provisional Competition Timeline:

Is now available, and can be viewed or downloaded by clicking here.Please remember that apart from morning session starts,  times shown are indicative only, and should not be regarded as earliest event start times.

Entries:

All entries have now been processed, and the confirmed entry list is now available by clicking here.  If you cannot find your entry please speak to your club in the first instance. Thereafter please note the deadline for submission of any unresolved query must be directed to  our Entries Coordinator, Delia Reynolds, via email; by

MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY 11 JANUARY.

Withdrawals:

On the day we have a very busy schedule. If you are not going to swim, and wish to withdraw, please do so via email towithdraw@warwickshireswimming.org.uk, listing the swimmers name, competitor number and event numbers you wish to withdraw from. Note that failure to withdraw from a heat may result in a financial penalty. Withdrawals from heats MUST be received to the above address at least one hour before the start of the session in which the event is due to take place. Please also refer to clause-12 of the Promoter’s Conditions document, available from the link below. The Championships will be at or very near to capacity, it is therefore very important that the withdrawal process is robust in the interests of running the competition efficiently.

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Very best wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2017 – lessons and sessions resume on Wednesday 4th January 2017.