Club Gala Results December 2009

Club Gala - June cancelled due to heating problems at the pool

Club Gala Results December 2008

Club Gala Results June 2008

Club Gala Results December 2007

Club Gala Results June 200

Club Gala Report - Monday 8th December 2008

The club gala was a huge success with more swimmers than ever taking part. A new event

 at the gala was the introduction of a 25m or 50m freestyle race for our swimmers with a disability, who train on a Sunday afternoon. The swimmers enjoyed the experience and it is hoped that they will continue to train hard and compete in future galas. The club has just employed a new coach, Glen Fenby, who will be working with some of these swimmers in the New Year, on a Sunday afternoon, helping them to achieve their potential.

There were a lot of swimmers from C1 and C2 who were competing in their first ever club gala, they all did well and some came away with medals to show for their hard work. The fastest 6 boys and girls in the 50m breaststroke swam in a 'skins' competition, where they have to swim 50m every 3 minutes on different strokes with slowest swimmer in each heat being eliminated. After a very tactful event Philip and Emma Hodgson were again crowned winners for the second time this year.

A special mention must go to the parents who helped with the raffle and programme selling which helped to raise £80.00 for club funds.

Club Gala Report - Monday 23rd June 2008

Many of our club swimmers took part in the first club gala of the year. This years gala included a 200m freestyle for some of our swimmers who are now competing competitively for Sedgefield 75.For many swimmers this was their first gala and hopefully they all enjoyed themselves and they might be encouraged to  train hard and be able to compete in galas for the club.

All the swimmers did extremely well and the results can be viewed by clicking on the results for June 2008.

Special mention must go to Aaron Morton, who has just turned 9 competed in the 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and the 200m freestyle. Aaron swam fantastically and came 1st in all 3 events, gaining his county qualifying times for 2009.

Also, Jake Cuenca has joined our club as a guest swimmer for the next two months. Jake lives in America and is visiting relatives in the area and will train with the club whilst he is here. Jake turned up on the night to see if he could train and was asked if he wanted to join the gala, which he promptly agreed to. Jake swam in both the 50m events and from the results we can see that he is a promising swimmer in the making and he is still only 8 years old. He trains for his local club for 1 hour every day in an outside pool regardless of the weather, all his hard work and determination is obviously paying off.

Finally a special mention must go to Philip and Emma Hodgson, who are brother and sister. Both Philip and Emma qualified for the 'skins' competition and both fought off the opposition but had enough strength left to win the swim off and both be crowned 'skins' champions for June 2008

Well done to all competitors and thank you to all parents who volunteered to help out on the night. The club gala can not take place without your help.