Monday 30 January 2012

JC Dobbs Trophy - Lammas Centre, Sutton January 2012

Well done to all the swimmers that swam at the weekend in the JC Dobbs Trophy. Swimmers were racing at the Lammas Centre - Sutton for the opening fixture in that trophy for the 2012 season.

There were some fantastic swims coming from the squad that helped secure a very good 5th place, so congratulations to everyone who was involved. Keep up the good work in training!

Well Done!!

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Ilkeston SC - Promising Performance's

Ilkeston SC - Promising Performance's at the Long Eaton Open 2012

Ilkeston Swimmers were on top form once again with fantastic performances from the squad in the first competitive open meet of the 2012 season. Last Sunday, swimmers made the short trip to Derby's Queens Leisure Centre for the Long Eaton Open Meet.

Ilkeston Swimmers racked up several personal best times and in most cases absolutely smashed their previous best times by several seconds. This just shows all the hard work, dedication and commitment at training is paying off!

Not only did we have lots of pb's we also had some trophy winners from ILKESTON SC!!

Congratulations to all these swimmers:

Emily Middleton
Kyle Hudson
Ben Saunders
Charlie Palmer (Boys 10 Years 50m Breast Finalist & 4th and Boys 10 Years 200m Freestyle 5th)
Harry Woods (Boys 10 Years 50m Breast Finalist & 6th)
Jo Saunders
Sophie King (Girls Under 11 Years 200m Freestyle 6th)
Shannen-Cara Sidoli
Cameron Halliday
Christel Draycott
Robert Hudson

Total Personal Bests: 26

Swimmers were very worn out and tired after a very long day of three sessions worth of swimming which totalled to 12 hours altogether. But after all said and done, they all gave good performances and have made themselves and their club very proud. The effort and team spirit continues to be an outstanding factor and key to our success! You are great ambassadors for your club and you definitely gave other swimmers a run for their money!

Keep up the hard work in training, great stuff and well done!

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Ilkeston Swimming Club - 40th Anniversary

This year we have two very important events taking place!

Firstly, the London 2012 Olympics!
 This time round its London's (the UK's) turn to host the Olympics!!
Britain's finest swimmers take to the blocks and race against some of the worlds best. 

If thats not getting you going then this definitely will!!
Its Ilkeston Swimming Clubs 40th Anniversary Year!!!!

Lots of exciting things will be happening so keep visiting the blog for more updates and your swim board!

Inspiration and Motivation

“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.”

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Olympic Swimming Star Fact Files: Hannah Miley

Picture Courtesy of British Swimming: Profile
Name: Hannah Miley

Date Of Birth: 8/8/1989

Born: Swindon

Height: 5 Foot 5 Inches

Team/Club: Garioch Swimming Club

Coach: Patrick Miley

 

Long Eaton Open Meet 2012

Its the first open meet of the 2012 season for Ilkeston!!


For Swimmers swimming in the Long Eaton Open Meet:

Details for the Long Eaton Open Meet:

Date: Sunday 29th January 2012

Venue: Queens Leisure Centre, Derby

Land Based Warm Up: 8:00am/8:15am

Pool Warm Up: 8:30am

Please ensure you arrive on poolside on time and ready to begin stretches and bloodflow around 8:00am/8:15am! If you have any stretchcordz/bands please bring them with you to stretch with!

** Very Important**
Swimmers must wear flip flops or shoes when reporting for your race or you will be sent back by the stewards!

Estimated Schedule of the Day:

Session 1 - Warm Up 8:30am, Start 9:15am. Estimated Finish Noon

Session 2 - Warm Up 12:15pm, Start 1:00pm . Estimated Finish 4:15pm             

Session 3 - Warm Up 4:30pm, Start 5:15pm. Estimated Finish 7:30pm

+ Warm Up is 40 minutes each session and girls are first to warm up in all three sessions.


Information for Parents/Spectators:

Spectator admission prices:     

Per session        - Adult £3.00, Child & OAP £1.50
All Day Pass        - Adult £6.00, Child & OAP £3.00

Please help the running of the meet by advising of withdrawals where known.  Withdrawals from the first or all sessions should be made by 6:00pm on the day before the meet if possible. The mechanism for withdrawal from  sessions 2 and 3 will be published with details of accepted entries.  No refunds can be made after the closing date.

If there are any withdrawals that need to be made due to illness or injury then please speak to your coach!

Positive Attitudes, Good Luck and lets see lots of Personal Best Times!!!

Inspiration and Motivation - Don't give up!

"Rome wasn't built in a day..." and neither was the swimmer...

It takes time, effort, and hard work to become the best, but practise makes us perfect...

Keep training hard, have confidence, stick at it, believe in yourself and you will succeed...

Thursday 19 January 2012

County Championships 2012

Entries for County Championships need to be in with Rachel Sanders before the 22nd January 2012!

This is the final deadline, so please ensure you have them handed in before that date to avoid dissapointment!

Please see Rachel for more details and qualifying times for all events.

Leicester League Round 2 Draw

The table for the Leicester Winter Swimming League and Round Draw 2 has been released.

Ilkeston are currently sitting in 12th position out of 18 teams which is a great start.

The next round has been drawn at Repton!

Date: Saturday 4th February 2012
Warm up: 6pm
Start Time: 6:30pm

Further details including where the pool is and the squad will be released soon!

blueseventy

Hi All,

As many are aware we have a club discount code which has been given to us by blueseventy the specialist swimwear dealership in Derby. It allows us to have a percentage off high quality racing suits and accessories.

If anyone would like the discount code or more information please speak to Rob.

JC Dobbs Trophy - Lammas Centre, Sutton

Swimmer's swimming in the JC Dobbs Trophy here are the details:

First Round of Dobbs:

Venue: Lammas Centre, Sutton-In-Ashfield

Please ask your coach for details of warm up and start times!

Good Luck and Swim Fast!! GO ILKESTON!

Friday 13 January 2012

Long Eaton Open Meet 2012

Swimmers that have entered the Long Eaton Open Meet the programme is now available online.

This can be viewed on the Long Eaton SC website.

If there are any problems with entries or other issues then please speak to your coach ASAP:

Please note the final programme will be published on the 17th January 2012!

More information and venue details/times will be available soon here...

 

Tuesday 10 January 2012

Olympic Swimming Star Fact Files: Ross Davenport

Name: Ross Davenport

Date Of Birth: 23rd May 1984

Born: Derby

Height: 1.89m

Weight: 76kg

Team/Club: Loughborough University/Loughborough ITC

Coach: Ben Titley

Greatest achievement to date: Commonwealth Games 2006. I swam the anchor leg in the 4x200m Freestyle relay for England. It was a great feeling overtaking both the Aussies and the Scots to win the gold for England

Aspiration:
I want to win a medal at every major meet.
I have World (SC) European and Commonwealth so far.

Who has been greatest influence on you:
My parents. Without them I wouldn’t be swimming. They have given me such great support.

Tip for the top: Believe in yourself and your training. Also have fun!

Leicester League Round 1

Well done to everyone that swam last weekend in the Leicester League at Market Harborough. Some very good swims to start the 2012 season off and finishing in forth position overall in our return to the league after a three year absence. We were swimming against some tough teams and swimming some good results!

So, once again well done everyone!  

Tuesday 3 January 2012

County Championships - March 2012

Can swimmers please be aware that County Championship qualifying times are now available for viewing.

These can be viewed at this address: http://www.competitions.derbyshireswimming.org.uk/index.html

All information required is on the internet at the above address. However, if there is anything else that you are unsure about then please do not hesitate to ask your coach!

**Important Notice: If entering can swimmers please ensure the correct/accruate time is entered!**
Please note this will be checked before it is sent off!

Also, please check the notice board outside the changing rooms for more information! 

The dates are as followed:

Matlock "ARC" Pool .... 3rd / 4th March 2012
Chesterfield ....10th / 11th March 2012
Derby QLC .... 17th March 2012

(**These dates may be subject to change depending on the Derbyshire ASA)

Many Thanks

Olympic Swimming Star Fact Files: Rebecca Adlington

Rebecca Adlington

Name: Rebecca Adlington

Nickname: Becky

Date of birth: 17 February 1986

Country: Mansfield, Great Britain


Rebecca Adlington won two gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, in the 400m and 800m freestyle swimming events. In winning two golds in the pool Rebecca became the first British woman to win gold for Great Britain since Anita Lonsborough-Porter in 1960. She also broke the 800m World Record which had stood since 1989, the year she was born.

Leicester League R1 - Swimming - Market Harborough

Swimmers that have been selected for the Leicester League R1

Details: Swimming

Event: Leicester League Round 1

Venue:
Market Harborough Leisure Centre,
Northampton Road,
Market Harborough
LE16 6HF

For more details ask your Coach. Lets continue our fine form and take this into the start the new year!

COMMON ILKESTON!! 

Happy New Year - Training IMPORTANT:

Hope you have all had a good Christmas! Happy New Year!

Remember your first training session back is on:

Wednesday 4th January 2012 @ VPLC

See you there!