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As a club, we are always looking at ways to offer more to our members and these awards will offer swimmers something extra to work towards during training and a reward for their progress. So I'm pleased to say that we will now be offering an award scheme designed by Swim England for our swimmers. There are 6 awards in total and are made up of 12-16 individual elements each. These elements relate to various skills that swimmers develop while being part of a swimming club. Swimmers will complete the...
There is a meeting on Thursday 9th February to finalise the details for the Pentagon League for 2023. This includes the dates of the 5 galas for this year. Once the dates are confirmed, they will be communicated to all members and put up on the Events & Competitions list on Team Unify.
Due to a mechanical issue with Wimbledon College's pool, this evening's sessions for Purple and Blue have been cancelled. We apologise for the cancellation and especially the short notice but we have only been informed of the issue in the last hour.
With the Christmas Party fast approaching, it's time to reveal what the first ever club awards will be. The full list of awards is: Most improved swimmer of 2022 Most improved new swimmer (joined in 2022) Volunteer of the year Young volunteer of the year (18 or under) Outstanding competiition performance of the year Best cheerleader at competitions - Parent Best cheerleader at competitions - Swimmer Hardest worker of the year: White Group Purple Group Blue Group Orange Group Grey Group Gold Group Prizes will be given for all awards...
As more and more children battle to be the best at younger and younger ages, what is the possibility of unintended consequences? Is there the possibility of harm for children who spend large amounts of time comparing themselves to their higher performing peers? What might the effects of such comparisons be in terms of a child’s long term development and future participation? These are important questions to ask as a parent, especially since comparison has the potential not only to cause significant harm but also to negatively impact development and...
This year's Christmas break will run from the 19th December - 3rd January. The last training sessions will be on Sunday 18th and the first ones in the new year will be 5th January. Please note the club's admin functions stop during this period to give everyone a break so no emails will be responded to during this period.
Full details for our Christmas Party have now been confirmed - the whole family are welcome to attend, not just club swimmers. We look forward to seeing lots of you there!
Well done to everyone who took part in the competition at Dorking on Sunday. A great experience for all with some great results and a load of medals to go home with!!
On Saturday November 26th, swimmers from the club will be going to an open meet in Maidstone and on the same day others will be participating in the Pentagon League. Given the number of swimmers going to these events and the need for coaches to be present at both, the training sessions on that day will not take place.
Over the past 12 months, the club has doubled in size, in terms of swimmer numbers, the number of people working / volunteering with the club and the amount of pool time we have. This has led to a significant increase in the amount of time it takes to keep everything moving and still provide the level of service both on the coaching and admin side of the club we aim for. This was noted during the recent review we conducted into the progress made against the club's development plan....
