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We've received the following email from Olivia Humphrey about the Cerebral Palsy National Swimming Championships. If you are a swimmer with CP, or know someone who is, or you would like to help them out (eg as an official or helper) please contact Olivia: [email protected] We are just letting you know that entries are open for our 2024 CP Sport National Swimming Championships. We would love to see you there! �� Alfreton Leisure Centre, Derbyshire, DE55 7BD �� Saturday 13th April 2024 �� Aged 10+ (swimmers can enter a maximum...
The second weekend of the long course County Championships saw Derby Excel swimmers once again competing against their peers from around Derbyshire, at our home pool Moorways. Once again, our swimmers did themselves proud with many excellent performances, many personal best times and an impressive medal haul! Between them, our swimmers won a total of 72 medals over this weekend (31 gold, 24 silver, 17 bronze) – huge congratulations to you all. With the 55 medals won last weekend, this takes Derby Excel's total medal total to 127 medals, what...
This weekend was the first of two weekends of the DASA county championships, a long course event (ie in a 50m pool) held at our home pool, Moorways. We had 67 swimmers who had met the qualifying entry times and were eligible to compete. In addition, there were 20 swimmers who train with Derby Excel as part of the Performance Pathway, who were competing for their home clubs (Belper Marlin, Long Eaton, Derby Phoenix and Etwall Eagles). There were some outstanding swims, with our swimmers winning 55 medals over the...
Well done to everyone who was qualified for the Derbyshire ASA County Championships 2024, held at Moorways Sports Village for the next two weekend. We have 67 swimmers there, and look forward to seeing you race. Our Director of Swimming John Adye has shared some race process information, which can be accessed on the Members section of this website - swimmers, please read it ahead of your races! Good luck everyone!
Derby Excel host three Level 1 meets every Spring at the best pool in the country, Ponds Forge in Sheffield. We hosted our latest meet there last weekend, over 2 days, with some very high quality swimmers in attendance from all over the country. It was the first long course meet of the season for almost everyone there, and a good way to get some early season racing for the swimmers. We were delighted to see current world record holder Daniel Wiffen there, swimming the 1500m freestyle. Also there was...
We have a new initiative at Derby Excel - the Club Help Desk. This was set up in the reception area at Moorways yesterday evening between 6 and 8pm, manned by members of the Derby Excel Committee. The purpose is to give club members the opportunity to speak to the committee about any queries, and to try on/purchase club kit including swimming hats and bobble hats. Thank you to club secretary Pippa Hibbs and membership secretary Caitlin Lewis for attending on Wedneday. We also hope it will raise awareness of...
Some of our swimmers were in New Year action at the level 3 Repton Meet yesterday, and had some great results. Well done to everyone who competed. We have an exciting season ahead!
Georgina Pryor, triple gold medalist at Winter Nationals last week and our Director of Swimming John Adye attended a training session at Long Eaton SC last night, with Georgie demonstrating the importance of underwater fly kicking to the swimmers. It's great to see our successful senior swimmers helping to teach and inspire the next generation of swimmers.
Derby Excel hosted our first Xmas Cracker level 3 meet at Moorways last weekend, which gave our swimmers a great opportunity to race at the end of the short course season. The meet was very well supported - it was full by early October so no futher entries could be accepted after this date. We had clubs travelling from as far away as Brighton and Sheffield, with City of Leicester, some Birmingham clubs and local clubs such as Long Eaton and Bramcote also attending. Swimmers were able to use a...
