Masters @ The Rykneld Open - Take a bow...

Congratulations to the swimmers that took part in the Rykneld Open Meet last weekend!

Swimmers were out in force collecting a total of 19 medals overall including:

Gold - 13
Silver - 3
Bronze - 3
Fourth Place - 1
Fifth Place - 1

Coach and Team Manager for the day, Kyle Hudson said there was "Great swimming today from the team, there is definitely a bright future for the Ilkeston Masters Team after today, great swims and PB's :D Well Done Team ♥"

This was the first time that Ilkeston had sent a team to a masters competition and results speak for themselves with the amount of pbs and medals they have brought back!. The team effort and spirit was tremendous and everyone is looking forward to taking part next year!

Important Information - County Swimmers - Matlock

County Swimmers please check your emails!

 

Please by aware, this was posted on the Derbyshire ASA Website:

 

County Championships at ARC Leisure Centre, Matlock 3^rd & 4^th March

 

This will be the first time the County has used this new facility for the Championships and there are some points which swimmers and spectators should be aware of.

• Car parking will be free
• Swimmers will not be allowed to take bags onto the poolside (Lockers require a £1.00 coin refundable)
• Outdoor shoes will not be allowed on the poolside
• Folding chairs will not be allowed on the poolside

A reminder to spectators wishing to take pictures at the Championships they must register their intention when paying for entry. Swimmers are reminded that the use of mobile phones or cameras for taking pictures in the changing rooms is prohibited.

County Championship's Venue Details

Venue Address's:

Saturday 3rd March & Sunday 4th March 2012 - Matlock

Arc Leisure Matlock  
Bakewell Road 
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AZ

Leisure Centre Tel: 01629 581 322 

Saturday 10th March & Sunday 11th March 2012 - Chesterfield

Queen's Park Sports Centre
Boythorpe Road,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire
S40 2ND

Leisure Centre Tel: 01246 345 559

More details will be available soon

County Champs 2012 Draft Programme

The draft programme for County Championships 2012 is now available for viewing online!

Please go to this address to view:
http://www.derbyshireswimming.org.uk/index.php/competitions/county-championships

If there are any problems then please speak to Rachel Sanders or your Coach A.S.A.P.

PoolOpen

The pool is open tonight the lights are working.

DX Open Meet - February Festival

Well done to Ben Saunders. Ben was competiting in the Derventio eXcel Open Meet last weekend at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Whilst there he swam 8 personal best times out of 9 swims that he entered and this was the first time he had swam 100m/200m events at a long course event. Great achievement, well done Ben!

Well that was an exciting weekend, snow, snow, snow and an exciting gala, with half a team and many swimming up in different age groups the team performed miricals, the team managers were stressed but got the swimmers to every event we could swim and the support from the parents was great, even though the weather report was not looking favourable, could we get home or were we to spend the night at the pool. All finished of well in the end.

URGENT: Special General Meeting

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

SUNDAY 19th February 2-3pm

PLEASE ATTEND IF POSSIBLE

Meeting Room at VPLC

Ilkeston Swimming Club is looking to involve more people in the running of the Club.

We have a number of positions on the Club Committee vacant.

These are:-

Chairman of the General Committee

Club Treasurer

Fixtures Secretary

We are also looking for someone to help with the Club Website. If you are interested in volunteering to help in any of the above posts or would like further information, please email Lesley Gilbert, Club Secretary lesley.gilbert@hotmail.co.uk or speak to any of the Club Teachers/Coaches who are poolside as soon as possible.

The Special General Meeting is open to ALL to discuss any nominations/responses regarding the above positions.

Leicester Winter League

Hi everyone,

please can you tick off your name for the gala this saturday so we can put out a strong team

Mick

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!!

Join Ilkeston Swimming Club on Facebook...

Ilkeston Swimming Club are on Facebook!





Get online and join the group by searching for: Ilkeston Swimming Club (ISC)

Any problems or questions please speak to Paul Beecroft

Thanks

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!

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.”

Vince Lombardi

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...

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!

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...

 

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!  

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