County Champs 2012 - The Super Six

Two fantastic weekends of swimming saw Ilkeston Swimmers achieve outstanding results from all the hard work they have put in at training for weeks and months on end and it all came down to these two weekends of racing at the Derbyshire ASA County Championships.

The first weekend of racing set off to a flying start at the new 8 laned swimming pool Matlock ARC Leisure Centre. The results were looking very promising with good times being swam; several personal best times being recorded by the team, along with several top six finishes and medals. After two great days of swimming everyone was shattered but very pleased with their results they had swam. All the swimmers went home knowing that they had a very successful weekend in the pool.

The second weekend begun like we finished at Matlock swimming hard and fast pushing ourselves to our limits and proving that anything is possible if you train hard, believe in yourself and believe in your coach! Swimmer's already had previous experience of swimming in Chesterfield's Queens Leisure Centre pool so nothing phased them as they went from strength to strength to finish the County Championships on a high. 

Ilkeston Swimmers looked composed, professional, had positive attitudes and above all showed their team spirit, dedication and commitment with lots of praise for each other. Overall, Ilkeston accumulated at total of 27 personal best times out of 35 races, 18 top six county finishes and 9 medals in total. A very successful turn-around with only six swimmers taking part.

A big thank you to Mick Howard, Ilkeston's Head Coach and the Parents of Ilkeston Swimming Club from all the swimmers for all their encouragement, support, inspiration, motivational talks and backing! Two very fun and successful weekends of swimming with some exceptional results and performances from the swimmers! 

Well done to these Swimmers:

Charlie Palmer
Kyle Hudson
Ben Saunders
Grace Vivian
Cameron Halliday
Robert Hudson

A full news report of the event will be available soon! Once again congratulations to all involved! 

Day 1 & 2 of County Championships at Matlock - The Story So Far...



After first weekend of Championships





Flying the I.S.C Flag

 


After Training - Preparing for County Championships





GOOOOOOO ILKESTON!!



More pictures to follow soon!

To keep updated on our progress go to:

 The Ilkeston Swimming Club (ISC) Facebook Page

Or for Live Results as they happen go to:

http://www.derbyshireswimming.org.uk/ and click on the Live Results button

A full report will be available soon!

But for now keep up the great work, Swim Hard and Swim Fast!!

!!!!!!!!!!GO ILKESTON!!!!!!!!!

County Championships Timing Schedule

MEET TIMING REPORT   2012

MATLOCK

Saturday  March 03rd	Sunday  March 04th
Meet Timing Report for Session 01 Warm up: 9:00am Start time 10:00am Estimated session finish at 12.22pm	Meet Timing Report for Session 04 Warm up: 9:00am Start time 10.00am Estimated session finish at 12.11pm
Meet Timing Report for Session 02 Warm up: 1pm Start time 2pm Estimated session finish at 16.39pm	Meet Timing Report for Session 05 Warm up: 1pm Start time 2pm Estimated session finish at 16.42pm
Meet Timing Report for Session 03 Warm up: 5pm Start time 6pm Estimated session finish at 19.19pm	Meet Timing Report for Session 06 Warm up: 5pm Start time 6pm Estimated session finish at 19.19pm

CHESTERFIELD

Saturday  March 10th	Sunday   March 11th
Meet Timing Report for Session 07 Warm up: 9:00am Start time 10am Estimated session finish at 12.01pm	Meet Timing Report for Session 10 Warm up: 9:00am Start time 10am Estimated session finish at 12.32pm
Meet Timing Report for Session 08 Warm up: 1pm Start time 2pm Estimated session finish at 16.26pm	Meet Timing Report for Session 11 Warm up: 1pm Start time  2pm Estimated session finish at 16.25
Meet Timing Report for Session 09 Warm up: 5pm Start time 6pm Estimated session finish at 20.46pm	Meet Timing Report for Session 12 Warm up: 5pm Start time 6pm Estimated session finish at 19.29pm

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.

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.

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