Swimming Meets

NEWS FROM RECENT MEETS

Ren 96 Meet
Members of Blantyre Swimming club competed at a swimming competition at the Ren 96 meet in March 2010. Every child managed a PB( Personal Best) in one or more of their swims and some achieved a medal position.

Lesley Young
3RD 100m FLY
4TH 200m BACKCRAWL
4TH 100m BACKCRAWL

Charlotte Patton
3RD 50m BREASTROKE
1ST 50m BACKCRAWL
2ND 50m FRONTCRAWL
6TH 100m BACKCRAWL

Kelly Graham
3RD 100m BACKCRAWL
2ND 200mBACKCRAWL

Scott McCormick
6TH 100m FRONTCRAWL
3RD 50m BACKCRAWL
3RD 50m FRONTCRAWL

Calum Bayne
2ND 400m I/M

Caitlin Wallace
2ND 50m BACKCRAWL

Others swimmers who competed and did well were :- Martin Gallagher, Danielle Graham, Nicola Thomson, Natasha Smith, Kayleigh Best, Ryan Cran and Cameron McDonald.

Congratulations to all and well done on the good swims.

Larkhall Mini Meet
19 children competed. 17 got PB's and Emma McCormack got 3rd place,
Natasha Got 4th and Nicole Vassie got 5th place in the 50 Fly.

Falkirk Otters Meet
12 Children competed all doing really well. The 7- 8 years relay did
superbly and got 4th place. The 9 yrs relay came 6th as did the 10yrs relay. All swimmers did really well.

Scottish Nationals
At the Scottish National Age Groups Championships in April Scott McCormick swam in the relay competing in the 100m Breastroke. His team came 9th.

Grant Sheldon competed in the 100m Front crawl and the 1500m Front crawl where he took 30 seconds off his 1500m time and got 6th place which was a massive achievement.

Monthly Achievements Awards

January
C Squad - Briony Gray
D Squad - Fiona Best

February
Improvers - Jonathan Shaw
D - Fiona Best
C - Niamh McGurk
 

SWIMMING MEET INFO

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The club participates in competitions at all levels, ranging from events for inexperienced competitors (Mini-Meets) to Graded Meets and Scottish Nationals. Swimmers’ times (recorded at club time trials) will be compared with the age groups and qualifying times provided by the competition organiser.

If you are new you might be mystified about the notices which appear on the board regarding swim meets. Here is a rough guide:

Who gets to swim in mini-meets / West Districts etc?
These meets are time-banded, so when a swimmer records times which are good enough for their age group, they may be entered for a meet. All of the club’s swimmers' times are recorded and kept by the Head Coach.

What happens if my child’s name is up for a swimming meet?

• If your child wishes to take part and is listed on a sheet saying "For Consideration Only", then you should initial the sheet beside your child’s name as soon as possible. This commits you to taking part in the event.
• If the sheet is taken down before you sign it then you are too late to enter your child.
• Look out for a second sheet entitled "Accepted Swims". This sheet will appear before the event and will confirm who is swimming and their events, and will also give the venue and time. You should make a note of the venue and warm-up time, as the sheet will come down a day or two beforehand.

What about Payment?
At the moment the club pays the meet fees for each swimmer (from 70p per swim for a mini-meet up to £7 for the Scottish Nationals). This is our policy while funds permit (see fundraising events!). However we do ask people to pay the meet fee if they enter and then don’t turn up as the club still has to pay all the fees.

Still confused?
Contact Tracy, who deals with meets, on (01698) 810814 or e-mail: baynetracy@aol.com

Please note that there is a meet coming up for less experienced swimmers - check the notice board to see if you are involved. There are not very many chances like this for younger swimmers so you should attend if you can.

The Blantyre Swimming Club Championship and Junior Gala take place at the end of the year and everybody in the club should participate.