Here are the final set of Fixtures for the 2011 season:
Keep up the hard work in training!
Saturday 3rd December 2011
Event: JC Dobb Trophy
Venue: Lammas Leisure Centre, Sutton
Warm up: 18:30pm
Friday 9th December 2011
Event: Presentation Night
Venue: Kirk Hallam Social Club
Start: 19:00pm
If you still haven't purchased tickets please see Sue!
Saturday 10th December 2011
Event: Arena League Round 3
Venue: Tamworth Snowdome
Warm up: 18:00pm
Sunday 18th December 2011
Event:Presidents Night
Venue: VPLC
Start 15:00pm
Monday, 28 November 2011
The Leicester Winter League 2012
We welcome the Leicester Winter League back into our schedule next year staring with:
Date: Saturday 7th January 2012
Venue: Market Harborough
Warm up: 18:00pm
More details and the squad will be announced towards the time of the event!
Date: Saturday 7th January 2012
Venue: Market Harborough
Warm up: 18:00pm
More details and the squad will be announced towards the time of the event!
Inspiration & Motivation
"With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination."
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
Arena League Draw - 3rd Round - Tamworth Snowdome
Ilkeston Swimmers that have been selected for the Arena League Round 3 draw at Tamworth!
Here are the details:
Here are the details:
Arena League (Round 3) @ Tamworth Snowdome
Saturday 10th December 2011
Warm Up: 18:00pm
Venue:
The Snowdome, Leisure Island, River Drive, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7ND
Common Ilkeston!
So, it's the same place as Round 2! See you there!
P.S - Don't forget that Starbucks is there!
CONGRATULATIONS ALL! - TOP SPOT AT JC DOBBS!
Winners: Ilkeston Swimming Club
Trophy: JC Dobbs Memorial Trophy
Saturday 26th November 2011
Ilkeston Swimmers Earn Top Spot at JC DOBBS Memorial Trophy
Ilkeston were racing at Hucknall last Saturday night in the JC DOBBS trophy which turned out to be a night to remember with Ilkeston swimmers swimming at their best to take the silverware! The top spot finish saw Ilkeston swimmers beat off the likes of Kimberley and Portland.
A big well done to all swimmers that took part, it was a great night for the club, so a big pat on the back for your efforts! You all did great! Your continuous efforts, hard work and great racing is constantly impressing us!
Remember next weekend were back in action again but this time at the Lamas Centre in Sutton for the final round of the DOBBS trophy for this year! Let's finish in style and pull those great swims out of the bag again like last weekend!
Once again well done to all involved and thank you to the coaches on poolside and parents in the viewing galleries for your support!
A big well done to all swimmers that took part, it was a great night for the club, so a big pat on the back for your efforts! You all did great! Your continuous efforts, hard work and great racing is constantly impressing us!
Remember next weekend were back in action again but this time at the Lamas Centre in Sutton for the final round of the DOBBS trophy for this year! Let's finish in style and pull those great swims out of the bag again like last weekend!
Once again well done to all involved and thank you to the coaches on poolside and parents in the viewing galleries for your support!
Monday, 21 November 2011
Inspiration & Motivation - Never Give Up!
"I saw my name: THOMAS, Petria. Saw my time, 57.72. Saw the number one next to them. I'd done it. Me! Petria Thomas, Olympic champion. The feeling inside was one of pure, utter joy. Excitement, disbelief, relief, hapiness, amazement, the whole works. Id worked so hard. I'd gone through so much, privately, publicly. I'd lost faith in myself and found it again. I'd sometimes stopped believing that I could do it and that I had a purpose in life. I'd come through the darkness, and this, this moment, was the sweetest, most amazing light there could possibly be. I was alive and loving it!"
Petria Thomas, Athens Gold Medallist
Petria Thomas, Athens Gold Medallist
J.C. Dobbs - Hucknall - Saturday 26th November 2011
Swimmers that have been selected for the J.C. Dobbs gala on Saturday:
Venue: Hucknall Leisure Centre
Date: Saturday 26th November 2011
Warm up: 6:00pm
Start: 6:30pm
Venue: Hucknall Leisure Centre
Date: Saturday 26th November 2011
Warm up: 6:00pm
Start: 6:30pm
Please remember that no fizzy drinks during swimming racing are allowed!
You can drink it as a reward for afterwards only when the gala/open is completed!
STILL DRINKS ONLY PLEASE!!
If you don't know why fizzy drinks are not allowed then please ask your coach.
Thank you for your co-operation...
Photo's Tonight - Ponds Forge 2011
Can all swimmers that swam yesterday in the County Sprints please bring your Ilkeston T-Shirts and anything you won as we will be taking photo's!
Many Thanks!
Many Thanks!
Derbyshire County Sprints - Success at Sheffield
THE TREMENDOUS TWELVE...
Yesterday, a small team of Ilkeston Swimmers made the trip to Sheffield to swim in the ASA Derbyshire County Sprints at Ponds Forge International 50m Pool. Everyone that went swam personal bests in nearly every race and gave tremendous performances in a very challenging pool to say the least!
Ponds Forge has been the host of several important swimming competitions in the past, present and no doubt the future too. Great swimmers from Team GB like Rebecca Adlington, Ross Davenport, Liam Tancock and many more have stepped up on to the block and plunged into the pool! You never know, you could of been standing where they were?
So, this is a great opportunity and well worth while to race here!
Swimmers arrived at the venue around 7:45am ready and raring to go. However, there was a sense of nerves present in some of our younger swimmers and their parents as it was there first time at the County Sprints and Ponds Forge! This was soon a distance memory of the past as swimmers begun their warm ups and got used to the facilities and the cool temperature of the pool.
Of course once the first race was completed they wanted the next one! The team spirit was superb and you were all great ambassadors for your club!
All Ilkeston swimmers had very difficult age groups to swim in coming up against some of the top swimmers in the county. But that didn't stop them at all, everyone pulled together and as a team we recorded:
Personal Bests: 24
The most important thing of all is that everyone recorded new personal best times in a 50m pool and absolutely hammered their previous times knocking off anything up to 7 seconds off their current time! This just goes to show that anything is possible!
Silver Medals: 2
Silver Medals coming from Ben Saunders and Rob Hudson
Bronze Medals: 4
Bronze Medals coming from Ben Saunders, Connor Donson (x2) and Rob Hudson
Top 6 Finishes: 10
Top 10 Finishes: 16
Congratulations go to these swimmers:
Lauren Booth
Lewis Davies
Connor Donson
Cameron Halliday
Kyle Hudson
Rob Hudson
Collin Lawson
Emily Middleton
Ben Saunders
Shannen Sidoli
Abigail Sloan
Grace Vivian
A massive thanks goes to the parents for their encouragement and support of the swimmers, it is much appreciated! Everyone had a really good day and it showed! You were all fantastic!! A lot of people on a off poolside were singing your praises so well done on that note too.
Remember that County Championships is coming up in March so keep training hard and try to gain qualifying times for that event!
You have made all the coaches and parents very proud! Congratulations to all and well done once again!
Yesterday, a small team of Ilkeston Swimmers made the trip to Sheffield to swim in the ASA Derbyshire County Sprints at Ponds Forge International 50m Pool. Everyone that went swam personal bests in nearly every race and gave tremendous performances in a very challenging pool to say the least!
Ponds Forge has been the host of several important swimming competitions in the past, present and no doubt the future too. Great swimmers from Team GB like Rebecca Adlington, Ross Davenport, Liam Tancock and many more have stepped up on to the block and plunged into the pool! You never know, you could of been standing where they were?
So, this is a great opportunity and well worth while to race here!
Swimmers arrived at the venue around 7:45am ready and raring to go. However, there was a sense of nerves present in some of our younger swimmers and their parents as it was there first time at the County Sprints and Ponds Forge! This was soon a distance memory of the past as swimmers begun their warm ups and got used to the facilities and the cool temperature of the pool.
Of course once the first race was completed they wanted the next one! The team spirit was superb and you were all great ambassadors for your club!
All Ilkeston swimmers had very difficult age groups to swim in coming up against some of the top swimmers in the county. But that didn't stop them at all, everyone pulled together and as a team we recorded:
Personal Bests: 24
The most important thing of all is that everyone recorded new personal best times in a 50m pool and absolutely hammered their previous times knocking off anything up to 7 seconds off their current time! This just goes to show that anything is possible!
Silver Medals: 2
Silver Medals coming from Ben Saunders and Rob Hudson
Bronze Medals: 4
Bronze Medals coming from Ben Saunders, Connor Donson (x2) and Rob Hudson
Top 6 Finishes: 10
Top 10 Finishes: 16
Congratulations go to these swimmers:
Lauren Booth
Lewis Davies
Connor Donson
Cameron Halliday
Kyle Hudson
Rob Hudson
Collin Lawson
Emily Middleton
Ben Saunders
Shannen Sidoli
Abigail Sloan
Grace Vivian
A massive thanks goes to the parents for their encouragement and support of the swimmers, it is much appreciated! Everyone had a really good day and it showed! You were all fantastic!! A lot of people on a off poolside were singing your praises so well done on that note too.
Remember that County Championships is coming up in March so keep training hard and try to gain qualifying times for that event!
You have made all the coaches and parents very proud! Congratulations to all and well done once again!
Friday, 18 November 2011
Ponds Forge County Sprints 2011
Swimmers that are racing in the County Sprints tomorrow here are the details!
Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield
Address:
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
Sheaf Street
Sheffield
S1 2BP
(For Sat Nav's use: S1 1AA)
Warm Up Time: 8:30am
Warm Up in the pool starts at 8:30am therefore can all swimmers aim to be on poolside for 8:00am so that we can stretch and warm up together! And we need to find a seating area for the club to sit in as well!!
Make sure you bring lots of drinks for the day to keep hydrated!
Try and get a good nights sleep so your feeling energised and ready for a day of racing!
Have fun and lets get loads of PB's!
Common Ilkeston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you Sunday!!
Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield
Address:
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre
Sheaf Street
Sheffield
S1 2BP
(For Sat Nav's use: S1 1AA)
Warm Up Time: 8:30am
Warm Up in the pool starts at 8:30am therefore can all swimmers aim to be on poolside for 8:00am so that we can stretch and warm up together! And we need to find a seating area for the club to sit in as well!!
Make sure you bring lots of drinks for the day to keep hydrated!
Try and get a good nights sleep so your feeling energised and ready for a day of racing!
Have fun and lets get loads of PB's!
Common Ilkeston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you Sunday!!
Monday, 14 November 2011
The Midland Championships 2012
The qualifying times for the 2012 Midland Championships are now online and can be viewed at this address:
http://www.midlandchampionships.org.uk/entry/index.htm
http://www.midlandchampionships.org.uk/entry/index.htm
Inspiration & Motivation
"I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice — to enjoy what you do".
Summer Sanders - 1992 double gold medallist
Summer Sanders - 1992 double gold medallist
Presentation Night - 9th December 2011
Remember that Presentation Night is on Friday 9th December!
Tickets are now on sale. To purchase your tickets please see Sue!
See you there
Tickets are now on sale. To purchase your tickets please see Sue!
See you there
Fluid Intake - Drinks
It has been noticed that a few swimmers have been drinking fizzy sports drinks!
Can swimmers please be reminded that fizzy sports drinks are not allowed! These should NOT be drunk whilst at competitions or training as it can interfere with your swimming performance. Swimmers are advised to drink still drinks to rule out any possible chances of getting stitch during a swim or at training.
So, why is the fizzy stuff out?????
Gas
Swimmers are left feeling bloated or gaseous. This leads to swimmers being weighed down and prevents you from achieving a top performance during your meets and galas.
Sugar
Too much sugar in the drinks! This could lead to a disapointing result for the swimmer.
Caffeine
Most fizzy sports drinks contain caffeine and this can harm your performance due to:
- Lack of sleep (Pre-Race Nerves or trouble sleeping after a meet)
- Dehydration (drink lots of water)
- Gives you the shakes
- Headaches (Also, due to dehydration)
Salts
Large amount of salts are in the fizzy drinks which increases your thirst making you even more thirsty!
Due to the hot humid air on poolside swimmers constantly sweat so its important to drink (sip) lots of water and still drinks!
Please make every effort to buy a STILL sports isotonic drink or juice and/or water.
It is also advised that if swimmers choose to drink sports drinks they drink them with water and in moderation.
If your unsure please speak to your coach! Many Thanks
Can swimmers please be reminded that fizzy sports drinks are not allowed! These should NOT be drunk whilst at competitions or training as it can interfere with your swimming performance. Swimmers are advised to drink still drinks to rule out any possible chances of getting stitch during a swim or at training.
So, why is the fizzy stuff out?????
Gas
Swimmers are left feeling bloated or gaseous. This leads to swimmers being weighed down and prevents you from achieving a top performance during your meets and galas.
Sugar
Too much sugar in the drinks! This could lead to a disapointing result for the swimmer.
Caffeine
Most fizzy sports drinks contain caffeine and this can harm your performance due to:
- Lack of sleep (Pre-Race Nerves or trouble sleeping after a meet)
- Dehydration (drink lots of water)
- Gives you the shakes
- Headaches (Also, due to dehydration)
Salts
Large amount of salts are in the fizzy drinks which increases your thirst making you even more thirsty!
Due to the hot humid air on poolside swimmers constantly sweat so its important to drink (sip) lots of water and still drinks!
Please make every effort to buy a STILL sports isotonic drink or juice and/or water.
It is also advised that if swimmers choose to drink sports drinks they drink them with water and in moderation.
If your unsure please speak to your coach! Many Thanks
Super Swimming at the Snowdome - Arena League 2 - Tamworth
Ilkeston Swimming Club were at Tamworth Snowdome on Saturday night in the second round of the National Arena Swimming League. Ilkeston were up against the likes of Tamworth, Dove Valley and Welshpool Sharks!
Commanding displays from Swimmers saw Ilkeston gain a solid and well earned third spot. A great team effort bursting with energy which could clearly be seen in your swims! Well done to all and thankyou to parents and everyone on poolside!
Total places gained (position):
1st - 9
2nd - 12
3rd - 16
4th - 13
The team sheet results are up on the I.S.C website and can be found here:
http://www.ilkestonswimmingclub.co.uk/results_times/default.html
Very few points between third place and first place. Point totals and positions can be seen below!
1st - Tamworth - 248
2nd - Dove Valley - 231
3rd - Ilkeston - 217
4th - Welshpool Sharks - 172
Then to round it off, we finished round two in style, with a visit to Starbucks for a well earned drink!!
Ponds Forge ASA Derbyshire County Sprints are up next on Sunday 20th November 2011!
Lets carry these cracking performances, hard work and team spirit to Ponds Forge this weekend!
So keep training hard and please remember to keep stretching before and after sessions as well as at home, it is a vital part of a success performance.
Once again well done to everyone!
Commanding displays from Swimmers saw Ilkeston gain a solid and well earned third spot. A great team effort bursting with energy which could clearly be seen in your swims! Well done to all and thankyou to parents and everyone on poolside!
Total places gained (position):
1st - 9
2nd - 12
3rd - 16
4th - 13
The team sheet results are up on the I.S.C website and can be found here:
http://www.ilkestonswimmingclub.co.uk/results_times/default.html
Very few points between third place and first place. Point totals and positions can be seen below!
1st - Tamworth - 248
2nd - Dove Valley - 231
3rd - Ilkeston - 217
4th - Welshpool Sharks - 172
Then to round it off, we finished round two in style, with a visit to Starbucks for a well earned drink!!
Ponds Forge ASA Derbyshire County Sprints are up next on Sunday 20th November 2011!
Lets carry these cracking performances, hard work and team spirit to Ponds Forge this weekend!
So keep training hard and please remember to keep stretching before and after sessions as well as at home, it is a vital part of a success performance.
Once again well done to everyone!
Monday, 7 November 2011
Inspiration & Motivation
I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.
Amanda Beard
Amanda Beard
Club Championships 2011
Well done to everyone that swam in the Club Championships last night at VPLC! A lot of personal best times, breaking of club and championship records and really fast swims! You were all fantastic, congratulations to all and once again well done!
A big thank you to everyone on poolside that helped out and the parents for their support and encouragement! Thank you!
Lets replicate the same performances as last night and take them into the Arena League Round 2 at Tamworth this weekend!
Common ILKESTON!!
A big thank you to everyone on poolside that helped out and the parents for their support and encouragement! Thank you!
Lets replicate the same performances as last night and take them into the Arena League Round 2 at Tamworth this weekend!
Common ILKESTON!!
Friday, 4 November 2011
Ponds Forge 2011 - Draft Programme
The draft programme for Ponds Forge Sprints at Sheffield can be obtained from the below address:
http://www.competitions.derbyshireswimming.org.uk/SP2011/Progs/SP11_ProgramDraftweb.pdf
It looks quite interesting...
Anyone with any problems must contact their coach and Joyce Mellor:
http://www.competitions.derbyshireswimming.org.uk/SP2011/Progs/SP11_ProgramDraftweb.pdf
It looks quite interesting...
Anyone with any problems must contact their coach and Joyce Mellor:
Ponds Forge Sheffield .... 20th November 2011
(Under ASA Laws & ASA Technical Rules of Swimming)
2nd Nov Click here for a DRAFT Programme (for screen viewing only)
Please report any errors to Joyce Mellor before 11th November.
Please report any errors to Joyce Mellor before 11th November.
Here contact details can be found on the ASA Derbyshire Website or alternatively speak to your coach or club official for more help/details!
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
ONLY 268 DAYS TILL THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
Only 268 days until the 2012 Olympics Games kick off in London!
Then 301 days to go until the Paralympic Games start!
Then 301 days to go until the Paralympic Games start!
Olympic Games 27 July-12 Aug 2012
Are you looking forward to it????
Make sure your watching the Swimming on TV!
Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games:
The Swimming Page:
Or why not try making your very own mascot? Follow the link below:
Are you eating your 5 a day?
Do you have your 5 a day??
Your 5 A DAY is really important for your body to provide it with vitimins, minerals, nutrients and fibre to keep it going! And its delicious! :D
Get your 5 a day chart download here:
http://www.cssc.co.uk/web/FILES/HealthKick/5-a-day_Chart.pdf
Try to make sure your eating plenty of fruit and vegetables especially in the next coming months to keep fit and healthy for Open Meets, County Sprints and Galas!
Get your 5 a day chart download here:
http://www.cssc.co.uk/web/FILES/HealthKick/5-a-day_Chart.pdf
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