Bedworth Disabled Swimming club                             Raffle tickets drawn on 17^th December 2010

Well done to all the winners and sincere thanks to all those who donated prizes.

We now have a good collection of prizes for our raffle draw, which will take place during the Christmas Party, on Friday 17th December 2010. Tickets are 20p each or £1.00 a strip, with all the proceeds going towards the club funds.  If you have not already bought your ticket(s) they will be on sale at the party, so please don’t forget as this will be your last chance to buy them and win a great prize!

Congratulations to Mark Day who swam 300 metres in a 10 minute timed swim, for a stamina test certificate on 19th November 2010. Well done Mark!

The Christmas Party will be held on Friday 17th December 2010 at 7 pm in the cafe after the usual club session. Contributions of raffle prizes and ticket sellers are needed. Please speak to a member of the committee for further information.

The pool will be closed on 24th December 2010 and will close at 1.30 pm on 31st December 2010. Therefore, the party week on 17th December will be the final swim of the year before the pool reopens and we have our first club session of the new year on Friday 7th January 2011.

Congratulations to 6 year old Edward Davis who gained his 50 metre distance award on Friday 5th November 2010.

Congratulations to Ashley Campbell-Barker who swam 7 lengths in a 10 minute stamina test (175m), on Friday 5th November 2010.  Ashley also achieved his 200 metre badge and certificate on Friday 12th November 2010.

Well done to both of you!

As some of you already know, for some time now, we have wanted to buy club t-shirts for all our members, which have our club logo on. We feel that this would be good idea for when we take part in galas and competitions, or if anybody would like to wear them during the club session.  As we have to rely on fundraising and donations to cover the costs of running the club, we have decided to do a BIG PUSH FOR T-SHIRTS so that we can raise the money to buy them. We would like every active member of the club to do a sponsored event and support us. It could be any sponsored event, from a sponsored swim to a sponsored silence, the choice is yours! Every penny counts!  We have a suggestion for a sponsored walk around the park. If you would be interested in taking part in this, please speak to Sheila Carey.

Sponsor forms are available to download from the link below, or from the noticeboard on display during the club session.  However, you should all be receiving a copy of the sponsor form from the committee shortly.

Many thanks for your support!

BIG PUSH Sponsor form

Jane Sharpe,  Masters,  25m Freestyle  47.80 PB,  50m Freestyle  Silver  1.32.78 PB

Helen Deakin,  Masters,  25m Backstroke  49.86,  50m Backstroke  Silver  1.40.54 PB,  25m Breaststroke 54.42 PB

Sheena Baird,  Masters,  25m Backstroke  Gold  27.86 PB,  25m Breaststroke  Gold 30.11,  25m Freestyle Gold 24.07 PB

Adam Lawrence,  Senior,  25m Freestyle 42.84,  50m Freestyle 1.45.31

Emma Wilson,  Senior,  25m Backstroke  Gold 33.62,  50m Backstroke  Silver 1.07.54,  25m Freestyle (BS)  Silver  30.37

Mark Day,  Intermediate,  25m Freestyle (BS)  Gold  30.58 PB,  25m Breaststroke  Bronze 29.80 PB,  50m Breaststroke  Bronze, 1.08.34  PB

Jordan Brace,  Youth,  25m Freestyle 56.65 PB

Paul Mckillop,  Youth,  25m Freestyle 29.70 PB

Thomas Slater,  Youth,  25m Backstroke  Silver 33.92 PB,  25m Breastroke  Silver 29.01,  50m Breaststroke  Gold 1.10.05

Joshua Brace,  Youth,  25m Breaststroke  Gold 27.86 PB,  25m Freestyle  Gold 17.05 PB,  50m Freestyle  Gold 40.17  PB

Gurvinder Garcha,  Junior,  25m Freestyle  Silver 1.07.99

Ashley Campbell-Barker,  Junior,  25m Backstroke  Gold 53.49 PB,  25m Breastroke  Gold  1.07.46  PB,  25m Freestyle  Gold 46.72  PB

Team “A” Emma, Thomas, Joshua,  3 x 25m Medley  Bronze  1.18.27

Team “B” Helen, Mark, Sheena,  3 x 25m Medley  1.43.24

Team “A” Emma, Joshua, Sheena, Thomas,  4 x 50m Freestyle  Bronze  4.07.85

Team “A” Emma, Joshua, Thomas, Mark and Ashley,  Raft race  2nd Place  39.80

Team “A” Mark, Sheena, Thomas, Joshua,  4 x 25m Freestyle  Gold  1.36.76

Team “B” Emma, Gurvinder, Ashley, Jordan,  4 x 25m Freestyle  3.30.53

Congratulations to every one of our team of 12 twelve swimmers. As well as being our best result ever in collecting 32 medals (16 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze) there were 18 personal best times. It was really excellent to be competitive in the relays for the first time – even the raft race! Thank you everyone who supported the team and Gurvinder’s family for helping with transport. There are certificates from the organisers for all competitors and photographs will be uploaded to the website in due course.

We now have an updated entry list for the Hinckley Gala on 25th September 2010. In total there are 15 entries. (13 confirmed and 2 unconfirmed). These are: Gurvinder Garcha, Ashley Campbell-Barker, Shannon Hearne, Archie Neil, Jordan Brace, Joshua Brace, Thomas Slater, Paul McKillop, Stephen Pearce, Mark Day, Adam Lawrence, Emma Wilson, Jane Sharpe, Sheena Baird and Helen Deakin. The two unconfirmed entries are Shannon Hearne and Archie Neil.

Joshua and Jordan are meeting arranged transport at the Leisure Centre, leaving at 11 am.

Transport has been reserved but not confirmed for Stephen Pearce.

At present, there are no more requests for transport.

If there are any changes to the above information, can you please let Sheila Carey know as soon as possible, thank you.

Good luck everyone!

We have a good entry (17 swimmers) for the Hinckley Gala on 25th September. Gurvinder’s grandfather has very kindly offered to help with transport and it is unlikely that we will need the minibus this year. However, it is important that anyone needing a lift tells Sheila so that no-one is left at the Leisure Centre. We are meeting at Bedworth at 10.45am to leave at 11.00am. Anyone travelling independently but unsure of the way can meet here too.

Well done to Joshua McFarland who swam 10 metres for his badge and certificate on 27th August 2010. Keep up the good work!