Big Ricks Chanel Swim Team, made up of Paul Bates, Stuart Fuller, Ross Emery, Charlie Wheadon, Rob Small and Claire Thorn, set off from Dover around 8am this morning – on their epic 2 way Chanel swim!

To track their progress click on the link here. Lets all will the on heir way there to France – and back home again!

Raising money for the very worthy cause of Macmillan – see here on how to donate to their cause.

Good luck to them all – Perry Beeches SSS is very proud of every single one of you 🙂

Message from Charlie Wheadon regarding their hopefully forthcoming two way Chanel Swim:

Guys and gals, we’re setting off tomorrow for our 2-way English Channel relay swim, probably around 7am. You can live track our swim via this link http://cspf.co.uk/pilot-lance-oram (our pilot being Lance Oram and his boat the Sea Satin).

Also follow Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation on Twitter for updates @csandpf and/or like their Facebook page.

Thanks so much for all your support over the past 18 months and all your generous donations. So excited about this tomorrow, it will be tough but we are so ready as a team and determined to smash it. Fingers crossed that the weather stays on our side. ‪

https://bigrickchannelswimteam.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/the-time-has-come-to-swim-channel.html

Big Ricks Swim Team – hopefully in just a few days these amazing people will be swimming the Channel – all to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support (day to be confirmed).

To donate – please visit their just giving page – https://www.justgiving.com/teams/bigricks

They have smashed through their target – total currently sits at £7,234.37 🙂

For more information on their journey – including some spectaculr photos from their recent night swim please see their blog –https://bigrickchannelswimteam.blogspot.co.uk/

Swim Coach – Level 2

Organisation                Perry Beeches SSS Swimming Club

Job Type                      Permanent

Working Hours            Part time

Location                      North Birmingham

Closing Date                26^th August 2016

Perry Beeches SSS is an established club with sections ranging from Learn to swim, through Junior League to Seniors and Masters Squads.

We are now looking to appoint a Coach who is passionate about swimming to coach our Senior and Masters Sections.

We are looking for a Level 2 coach who we believe has the right attributes and aspirations. We will encourage such a candidate and support them in their further developments.

We are based at Perry Beeches Leisure Complex and also utilise facilities in Erdington and Handsworth. This vacancy is an opportunity to develop a successful Senior Squad and build on the successes of the Masters Squad

The successful candidate will

• Be qualified to at least UKCC Level 2
• Be passionate, enthusiastic and inspiring to swimmers and parents
• Be a good communicator
• Computer literate with good administration skills
• Hold clean CRB/DBS check through the ASA and hold current Safeguarding Certificate
• Be proactive in personal development and attending CPD courses
• Have the ability to coach swimmers throughout the whole range of their competitive careers

We can offer you

• A role in an ASA affiliated Swim 21 Accredited Club
• A passionate and committed team
• An extensive and oversubscribed learn to swim programme