Event News

Unfortunately due to the snow fall on Saturday afternoon and evening and the predicted freeze on Sunday, Wilts ASA took the decision to cancel the 2012 County Sprints on grounds of safety. This was made in a timely manner and communicated to the clubs/swimmers. Though it is disappointing for our swimmers who were ready to go, it should be remembered that safety of everyone is paramount. Travelling in from Corsham may have been possible but I would have been reluctant to cross Salisbury Plain if I was coming from one of the clubs in the south of the county.

Further communications from the County regarding the Sprints will be sent out as soon as they are received.

The Wiltshire County Championships kick off this Sunday 29^th January with the long distance races being held at Bath University. Megan Trollope, Libby Harris, Kerry Milton & Charlotte Stubbs will be competing in the 800m Freestyle and Stuart Gibbs will be aiming to show the youngsters that age is no barrier to a competitive and hard working swimmer in the 1500m Freestyle! We all wish them good luck in the competition.

All results are attached for day 2, including the overall awards.  Note that no adjustment for speeding tickets has been made to the overall.  Congratulations to all competitors.  We hope you all enjoyed the event.

Hope you all enjoyed the day.  Session 1 & 2 results are posted.

The locations and start times for the Galas on Saturday 14^th January are

A Team - The Link, Swindon (Doors Open 6:30pm)

B Team - Devizes (Doors Open 6:30pm)

It is the time of year when we begin looking at who may have achieved qualifying times for the 2012 Wiltshire County Championships, so I thought that it might be worth providing a brief overview of the Championships for those who might be unfamiliar with the format. 

Firstly there are 4 sets of events as follows:

Congratulations to Melissa Birkett, Charlotte Stubbs & Jonathan Brend who were in action at the South West Regional Short Course Championships over the weekend. Competition was fierce, but all 3 swam well, Mel's best swim was a 20th place in the Senior Championship for the 100m Fly, Charlotte's was a 6th place in the Junior Championship for the 400m IM and Jonathan's an 8th place in the Junior Championship for the 200m Breaststroke.

Corsham were the hosts for the first round of this years winter league with guests Swindon Dolphins A and B, plus Marlborough Penguins.  In short, it was very good and I hope the swimmers all enjoyed it as much as I.  As a team, we were competitive across all age groups and enjoyed several fine overall wins.  No small achievement against the Dolphins A team.  Whilst the wins are very satisfying, I found the battling display from other races equally pleasing.

The Corsham Open Meet 2012 will be held at the Springfield Centre on the weekend of January 21/22^nd 2012.

This is an ASA Level 3 Licensed Meet and we welcome entries from across the County and further afield, and especially from our own Club. This meet has the reputation of being a friendly and as far as possible relaxed event, and while being a great Meet for all swimmers it is therefore ideally suited for those attending their first such event. This is scheduled in late January so that competitors will have an opportunity to attain County qualifying times for the County Sprints and Championships that will take place in February and March.

Your coaches will be talking to you about the events to enter and preparation for this Meet, which is one of the Premier events in the Wiltshire County calendar. This has always been a successful and highly enjoyable event to participate in, with all times being officially recorded using electronic timing equipment.

Full details of the Open Meet including schedule of events and qualifying times are attached below.

We also need volunteers to help with preparing for and running the event so if you can help in any way then please contact Dave Jones or Richard Moore.