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What a great evening we had at Gravity, Milton Keynes. What better way to celebrate the club's current success and the start of half-term than to have our first team social event of the season! So much activity, food, and smiling faces. Not only does it take the team away from the pool, but it helps build team cohesion, and cement friendships. Future social events at set to take place throughout the season. Bring on our next team social!
Well done to all swimmers and parents who turned up at the Club's first Dash Night. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped Time Keep, officate and mashall. Without them this Dash Night would not have happened. If you would like to get involved in further volunteering, or would like to become a qualified Official (has a lot of benefits), come and approach our Committee or Coaching Team. I'm sure all swimmers enjoyed the event. For us, the coaches, it was an opportunity to monitor the progress...
Our First Dash Night of the Season As set out in our 'Big Plan', we are going to run our first Dash Night of the season. The free event will take place from 6:45pm onwards on Tuesday 17th October at Bletchley Leisure Centre Pool. Why a Dash Night? The purpose of the Dash Night is to help swimmers monitor their progress, practice, and to help them prepare for future swimming competitions. Swimmers who train on the following training sessions are invited to Bletchley Leisure Centre from 6:45pm on Tuesday 17th...
A copy of accepted entries can be found here: Click here Location The open meet takes place in Saxon Pool and Leisure Centre, Saxon Drive, Biggleswade, SG18 8SU. There is free parking at the leisure centre, but this can get quite busy. Additional parking can be found on Kingsfield Road, SG18 8AT which is a short walk from the leisure centre and there is also a Co-op and various food outlets nearby. Timings The leisure centre will not be open to swimmers or spectators until 12.30pm on both days, please...
Head coach Ryan wants the Codebreakers to celebrate the team’s success at the Harpenden Swimming Club Open Meet on the 7th and 8th October. Only 6 swimmers entered the event at St. Albans, but they possibly produced the best success rate out of all the other teams. Of those 21 races we entered, 16 were Personal Bests, and 2 produced medals. That’s a 76% success rate! And to top it all off, we have some more County Qualifiers! Head Coach said: “I think we have the perfect formula in producing...
Bletchley & District Swimming Club Head coach Ryan has called on his swimmers to enter the Team Luton Development Open Meet. It takes place on 10th December, but the deadline is 23:00 on Saturday 7th October. “This is a huge opportunity for our swimmers. There are no qualifying times. That means all our swimmers can enter at least one event, race in a fantastic competitive swimming pool, and at the very least go home with an official Personal Best or even a medal!”. “I want all swimmers to enter this...
Congratulations to all swimmers who entered and will be competing in the HSC FINIS Bryan Thompson Legacy Meet on Saturday 7th and/or Sunday 8th October 2023 at Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, St. Albans Please find further details as below and as attached. If your swimmer can no longer participate please email [email protected] and let your coaches know ASAP. Location: Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 2DL. Parking: Parking at Westminster Lodge is charged so please remember to pay at the machines or by using the paybyphone app....
Bletchley & District Swimming Club took home its first hoard of medals in the Codebreakers’ first Major Open Meet on Sunday 24th September. “It’s amazing,” said Headcoach Ryan on the competition. “Just think how many more medals we could have gained if Meet Organisers hadn’t of ‘slimmed down’ the meet.” “This expectation of more medals and Personal Bests was coming, I think a lot of people could see it. The performances have been there regardless. "That Meet on Sunday showed what we were doing every week in training, focusing on...
The Codebreakers are off the mark! Well done to our swimmers who entered and swam the first Official Meet of the new season. A huge well done to Layla and Luke for entering their first ever Open Meet! A huge number of Official PBs from all our swimmers. A couple of DQs due to a couple of 'slip ups' on the take offs but sometime to remember. This Meet was to say a fond fairwell to the Dunstable SC Headcoach who stepped down last August after a decade of coaching...
Well done to the swimmers attending the Duel in the Pool on Saturday 24th September 2023 at The Dunstable Centre, Court Drive, Dunstable LU5 4JD. On arrival: Please park in the Go Bowling car park (pay at the parking metre). Do not park in the ASDA car park as you may get a fine. Please arrive in plenty of time to be poolside no later than 15 minutes before the warm up time.This gives your child plenty of time to get settled, complete their mobility and chat to their coach...