Time Trial Gala
On Sunday 2nd March 2014 almost 100 swimmers from our junior squads competed in a time trial gala at Newport International Sports Village. Swimmers from Dolphins, Sharks, Junior Development and Junior Performance all competed in 50m of all strokes, as well as 100m Individual Medley, regardless of age or how long they have been swimming with the club. One swimmer having only joined the club that week competed in all five events swimming superbly well.
What was almost as pleasing as how well all the swimmers swam was how much they seemed to enjoy themselves, and got into the spirit of racing.
I would like to thank all the swimmers for coming down to swim and commend them on their efforts and excellent behaviour, as well as all their parents who brought them down and stayed to support. The next step from here is to enter our Club Championships which like this gala, is only for other Newport swimmers. From there, you should then start entering other competitions where you can test your speed against swimmers from other clubs. If you are interested in entering more competitions, please ask your coach for further information on which galas you should enter.
Lastly, but certainly not least, I would like to thank all the volunteers who came to support and help run this gala. Without their help not only could we not run galas like this, but the club as a whole could not carry on running the way it does.
If you would like to get more involved in the running of your club please come along to our AGM at 7:45pm on Tuesday 11th of March at Newport Stadium, found adjacent to Newport International Sports Village, swimming and tennis centre.
James
Tenerife training camp
14 swimmers from the Regional squad recently attended a warm weather long course training camp in Los Cristinos, Tenerife. The camp served as preparation for the up and coming Commonwealth trials in Glasgow and the Welsh age group and youth championships in Swansea. All of the swimmers represented the club with excellence, both in terms of attitude and performance in the training environment and their overall behaviour away from the pool. The swimmmers were well looked after throughout the trip by the team managers Rhian and Dee, who made some fun presentations to the swimmers on the final evening of the trip. These were as follows:
Connor – Loudest ‘House’ Call in Bingo (Trophy)
Elizabeth, Emme and Sioned – Messiest Room (Rubber gloves)
Tristan – Best job for surviving without mum (Trophy)
Lewis – Vainest person (Mirror)
Louise – Fully embracing the All inclusive (Placemat)
Erin and Hannah – Cutest friendship in Tenerife (Trophy)
Jon – Largest sweet purchase (large bag of sweets)
Will – Best Golf/Pool player (Trophy)
Cerys – Best sun tan protection – minus 100 factor (Trophy)
James – Longest time in the bathroom (keyring)
Cameron – Slowest at everything except swimming (Trophy)
