Lillian Neil has raised almost £20 for club funds by holding cake sales at her school. She celebrated by swimming 200 metres for her badge on 16th October. Double congratulations Lillian!

3rd October 2009 Hinckley Gala Medal List  and provisional times – placings to follow

Victor Palmer, Masters, 25m Freestyle, 1.11.42, 50m Freestyle,  2.25.48

Marie Clarke, Senior, Silver 50m Backstroke, 1.59.33, Silver 50m Freestyle 1.25.39?, Silver 25m Backstroke, 58.70.

Emma Wilson, Intermediate, Silver 50m Backstroke, 1.03.20, Bronze 50m Freestyle (bs) 1.05.80, Gold 25m Backstroke 27.45 (pb).

Kieran Wilson, Intermediate, 25m Freestyle, 32.74, 50m Freestyle, 1.21.02 (pb), Bronze 25m Backstroke, 47.91.

Jadene Ellis, Youth, Gold 25m Freestyle 48.87(pb), Gold 25m Backstroke 48.84 (pb).

Thomas Slater, Youth, Silver 25m Freestyle (br) 28.45 (pb), Bronze 50m Freestyle 1.05.95 (pb), Bronze 25m Backstroke 39.16 (pb).

Joshua Brace, Youth, Gold 25m Freestyle 19.70 (pb), Silver 50m Freestyle 45.09 (pb), Gold 25m Backstroke 30.43 (pb).

Ellis Ainslie-Huffer, Youth, 25m Freestyle 1.19.00 (pb), 50m Freesyle 2.43.89 (pb), 25m Backstroke 1.57.30 (pb).

Ashley Campbell-Barker Junior, Gold 25m Freestyle, Gold 50m Freestyle 2.21.71 (pb).

Swimming with Enterprise Club Coventry, Chris Lanwarne, Senior, Silver 25m Breaststroke 41.82, Bronze 25m Freestyle, 50m Freestyle 1.28.9

The 7 gold medals, 6 silver and 4 bronze adds up to a total of 17 ! 19 if we count Chris’s.

In addition the club contested all the relays and the raft race!

Very well done to all!

Congratulations to Jadene Ellis who gained her 25 metre badge on 4th September. Well done Jadene, keep up the good work!

A record 14 members have entered the Hinckley Gala on 3rd October. If there are any further entries, please let Sheila know as soon as possible. Many thanks.

Daniel Hodge got his badge and certificate for swimming 10m on 24th July. Congratulations!

We said a sad farewell to Peter Wolffsohn and his family as they are moving to Birmingham. We wish them all well and they have promised to try to come back and see us.

The club will continue to operate throughout the holidays, although there may be fewer committee members than usual for some weeks. Please be patient if you need equipment or help.

Chris Lanwarne has produced a newsletter as we have quite a few new members. A copy of the newsletter should be available to read on the website soon.

Well done to Peter Wolffsohn who gained his final NASCH award, NASCH 5

Ex-member Emma Wilson has offered to help to teach the younger members to swim, continuing the work she has been doing as a post 16 student at Exhall Grange School. Thank you Emma, we look forward to seeing you at the club sessions.

Well done to Shannon Hearne who swam 300 metres on 26th June for a 200 metre badge. On 3rd July Alan Potts swam 5 metres and gained a  badge. Congratulations to you both.

We will soon be trying to raise some much needed funds for the swimming club by asking members if they would like to do a sponsored swim.  All the money raised goes towards the club expenses and helps to pay for things like more badges and equipment. It would be a great challenge for the summer holidays for any swimmer who has not done any fund raising in the last couple of years. Every penny counts! Sponsor forms are available from any of your committee, or can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.

Sponsored Swim Form

Congratulations to Alan Potts who gained his “I Can Swim”  certificate on 19th June 2009. If any other swimmers would like to try for distance badges can they please ask within the next two weeks. After that we are hoping to raise some funds for the club by doing sponsored swims. More information is available in the next post. Thank you.

Well done to our younger swimmers who are still busy completing distance awards. The latest successes (on 5th June) are: Harriet Potts 25 metres, Jordan Brace 50 metres, Lillian Neil 100 metres, Archie Neil 100 metres and Jordan Brace 1,000 metres. Congratulations everyone, keep up the good work!