NEW COMPETITION.

ASA ZONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011

This new competition, introduced for the first time in 2011, brings together swimmers from three regions, South West, South East and London into a zonal championships.

The 2011 event will be hosted by London Region at Crystal Palace. The competition will be hosted by the other regions in turn in subsequent years.

Competition conditions and qualifying times (automatic and consideration times) were published on 20th September 2010.

Programme and Qualifying times available on the Upcoming Open Meet page.

SUMMER BREAK.

The Clubs summer break will be

Training will resume on Thursday 2nd September.

Terry Fitgerald.

It is with great sadness we inform you that Terry passed away peacefully on Monday 28th June.

A farewell for Terry will be held at
Hastings Crematorium at 2.45pm
and afterwards at the Bo-Peep pub.

Perin and George have asked;

Dress code: None, whatever feels good, turtle outfits if you want. If kids are in school uniform ie pop over after school, that is not a problem either.
Ceremony: Non-religious, but there will be a quiet moment of reflection.
Noise Levels: If people want to cheer, whoop, call out, clap fine! The conductor will be warned! It may be quite nice to put in a standing ovation just before we leave him and this will be put in the programme so people will know it's OK. There will be lot's of tears, but people should laugh as well,
this is Terry's do.
Flowers: Family only.
Donations: To RNLI.

ANNUAL DINNER DANCE 2010

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BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010

Congratulations to Tom Parris for his selection into the English 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Team competing at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi this year.

Toms selection follows a successfull British Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. His results are as follows;

400m Freestyle - 3:55.63 (Finalist) - 6th

200m Freestyle - 1:50.15 (Finalist) 7th

100m Freestyle - 51.10 (Semi-Finalist) 13th

NEW ASSISTANT HEAD COACH.

On Monday 15th February James Nock joined us as
Hastings Seagulls new assistant head coach.
James will primarily be assisting Mark Parris with
the Racing Squads but as Level 2 Coach and Teacher
he will be taking an interest throughout the club.
Click here to read the announcement from
Graham Furness, the Club Secretary.

SAINSBURYS ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS.

The active kids voucher scheme has been extended to include all Swim 21/Clubmark accredited clubs which includes Hastings Seagulls. The vouchers can be exchanged for sports equipment, resources and motivational experiences.
The scheme will run from 17 February 2010 to 8 June 2010
and you will gain 1 voucher for every £10 spent at Sainsburys main store or petrol station.
The more vouchers the club collects the better so ask friends, neighbours and family to join in. The vouchers can be handed in at the front desk any Thursday.

NEW ASA AND BRITISH SWIMMING WEBSITE.

The new home for everything Aquatics related:

www.swimming.org

This replaces the previous british swimming and asa website and is split into 4 sections;

• swimming.org

Swimming.org is home to everything you need to know about swimming. If you are a parent, a non swimmer or just want to improve your technique this is the section for you.

• british swimming

In British Swimming you will find information about the world of high performance sport, including the disciplines of Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Disability Swimming.

• ASA

The ASA is the governing body for the sport in England. In this section you will find all you need to know about joining a club or competing in England and becoming a swimming teacher or coach.

• IOS

The IoS delivers the ASA’s courses and is a member organisation. Whether you are a teacher, coach, employer or club you will find everything you need to know about qualifications or educating your workforce.

FEES 2010.

At its last meeting your Committee considered an income and expenditure forecast for the coming year.  It was decided that given the anticipated increases in expenditure and the fact that annual subscriptions have not increased for a number of years it would be prudent to review our fee structure for the coming year.  As you will be aware these fees are our only source of income and, despite the majority of teachers and coaches giving their time free of charge, these measures were considered essential to allow the club to continue to produce high performance swimmers.

Annual Subscriptions (due in January):
Swimmers and Water Polo Players - £20
Away Swimmers and Water Polo Players - £15 (members at University etc.)
Family Members - £45 (covers parents and children)
Non-Swimmers - £2  (Coaches, Teachers, Officials, Parents etc. - fee reduced to try end encourage more parents to join)

Monthly Session Fees (Based on 12 equal payments):
Groups 1 - 4 - £12.50 (0.5 hours per week)
Groups 5/6 - £18.00 (1 hour per week - 2 sessions)
Group 7 - £24.00 (1.5 hours per week - 3 sessions)
Gala Squads - £27.00 (3 hours per week - 3 sessions)
Racing Transition - £33.00 (5.5 hours per week - 5 sessions)
Racing 2 - £36.00 (7 hours per week - 5 sessions)
Racing 1 - £37.00 (7.5 hours per week - 5 sessions)
Masters/Club Squad:
2 swims per week - £18.00
1 swim per week - £10.00
Water Polo:
Seniors - £15.00
Juniors - £12.00 (those still in full time education)
Mini Polo - £12.00

No news yet regarding ASA fees for 2010 but I will circulate the fees when I hear.

If you have any queries please see me or Carol on the Front Desk any Thursday.

SWIMSUIT RULING 2010.

From 1st January 2010 all competitions in England, Scotland and Wales will be applying the FINA rules in relation to Swimsuits for swimming (excluding Masters and Open Water) competitions.

Following the ASA Board Meeting, and earlier British Swimming Board Meeting, it has been ruled that from 1st January 2010 all competitions in England, Scotland and Wales will be applying the FINA rules below in relation to Swimsuits for swimming (excluding Masters and Open Water) competitions.

FINA rules state:-

GR 5 SWIMWEAR

GR 5.1 The swimwear (swimsuit, cap and goggles) of all competitors shall be in good moral taste and suitable for the individual sports disciplines and not to carry any symbol which may be considered offensive.

GR 5.2 All swimsuits shall be non transparent.

GR 5.3 The referee of a competition has the authority to exclude any competitor whose swimsuit or body symbols do not comply with this Rule.

BL 8.2 In swimming competitions the competitor must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces. No additional items, like arm bands or leg bands shall be regarded as parts of a swimsuit.

BL 8.3 From January 1, 2010 swimwear for men shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below knee. All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials.

(information taken from ASA website)

TOM HANDLEY OPEN MEET 2010.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Brighton Swimming Club are advising people to check their website daily for updates on this weekends meet and the adverse weather conditions:

www.brightonsc.co.uk

If you are swimming on either day and you are not sure of the situation or if for any reason you cannot make the meet then contact either;

Mark Parris (07595738573)
or
Ruth Mattocks (07960210040)

Please note that there were rejected entries for this meet.
If you need to check for rejections then look on the Brighton Swimming Club website above.

3rd Round Arena National Swimming League.

Seagulls come 4th!
See Results section below for details.

Christmas 2009.

The swimming club is closed from Thursday 24th December 2009 to Saturday 2nd January 2010 inclusive.

So, the last Summerfields swim will be on Monday 21st December while the last Charters swim will be on Tuesday 22nd December.

Thursday 17th December 2009 will be a 'Fun Session'.
Groups 1 to 7 - 6pm to 7pm
Squads - 7pm to 8pm

Water Polo session will start at the normal time of 9pm.

2nd Round Arena National Swimming League.

Congratulations!
Seagulls come 1st!
See Results section below for details.

Presentation Night.

The club presentation night is Friday 18th December at the H&B Rugby Club.

Please remember to return all trophies to Mark or Sue as soon as possible.

1st Round Arena National Swimming League.

Seagulls come joint 4th! See Results section below for details.

Laura wins Bronze at European Masters.

Congratulations to Laura Hoodless for winning a Bronze medal in Cadiz , Spain at the European Masters in September. For more info see the reports section below.

50 Metre Pool.

At their meeting on 7 September the Hastings Borough Council Cabinet considered a report on the Hastings and Rother Leisure Facilities Strategy.  The recommendation was that the Hastings elements of the report prepared by consultants be adopted as an aspirational strategy for leisure facility provision in the town.

Following lobbying by the club the consultants had accepted that their interpretation of the future demand data was incorrect and that there was a shortfall of swimming provision in the town of some 8 x 25 metre lanes.  However, despite the likelihood that the closure of Summerfields would mean 14 – 15 lanes would be required to meet demand, they only recommended provision of a 25 x 8 lane facility.  Acceptance of the report would therefore have ruled out any chance of a 50 metre pool, split into 2 x 25 metres by a moveable centre boom, in the town despite this being the most effective way of providing the water area required.

Swim 21 revalidation.

The club has successfully been revalidated for Swim 21 for the forthcoming year 2009/2010. The message from the Regional Director reads;

"On behalf of the Region, I would like to congratulate your Club on its' continual hard work and commitment to the programme, and wish you every success for the coming year."

For more information on Swim 21 click here.

Mini Gala - Thursday 24th September.

Please return your slip if you want to swim.

Club Championships - Thursday 17th September.

Sign up at the front desk as soon as possible or you may miss out!

No swimming for groups 3 to 6 or Masters.

Groups 1 and 2 swim as normal.

County Relays - Sunday 13th September.

Teams will be chosen by Head Coach.

Please see the list on the notice board upstairs at Summerfields to confirm availability. If you cannot swim then please let Mark know as soon as possible.

Summer closure dates.

There will be no swimming from Monday 3rd August to Sunday 16th August (inclusive).

The pool will also be closed on Monday 31st August (Bank Holiday).

There will be no Land Based Training until Monday 7th September.

Tom Parris

Tom has just swam in the European Junior Swimming Championships in Prague . For a report click here.

Tom will be back for the Club Championships on the 16th July.

SUSSEX LEAGUE 2010 ROUND 1.

On Saturday 20th February the Seagulls Sussex League squad travelled to Horsham for our first League Meet of the year.

For the official results and standings, click here.

For club results, click here.

3rd Round Arena National Swimming League.

Result:

Hastings 4th

Click here to see the Club results.

Click here to go to the National Swimming league website.

Atlantis Chstmas Caracker Open Meet.

Click here to see the results.

2nd Round Arena National Swimming League.

Result:

to be confirmed

Click here to see the Club results.

Click here to go to the National Swimming league website.

County Development Gala 1st November 2009.

Click here to see the Club results.

Click here for official County results.

Club Championships 22nd October 2009.

Click here to see the Club results.

Eastbourne Open Meet 18th October 2009.

Click here to see the Club results.

Click here to see complete results.

Click here for Top boy and girl results.

1st Round Arena National Swimming League.

Result:

East Grinstead 231 pts

Orpington 229 pts

White Oak 152 pts

Redhill 147 pts

Hastings 147 pts

1066 137.5 pts

Click here to see the Club results.

Click here to go to the National Swimming league website.

Crawley Opportunity Long Course Meet 2009.

For club results from 4th October 2009 click here.

For official results click here.

Brighton Ken Deeley Sprints 2009.

For club results from 19th September 2009 click here.

For official results click here.

Club Championships.

For results from 17th September 2009 click here.

County Relays.

Congratulations to the following relay teams who all achieved final placings;

9/10 yrs boys 200M medley team - 5th (Thomas Davis, Robbie Earl, Oliver Ward and Ben Horner)

11/12 yrs boys 200M freestyle team - 6th (Dan Williams, Thomas White, Luke Cooper and Josh Davis)

13/14 yrs boys 200M medley team - 2nd (Tom Creed, Jack Davidson, Sam Moon and Angus Siberry)

13/14 yrs boys 200M freestyle team - 1st (as above)

15/16 yrs boys 200M freestyle team - 4th (Courtney Mattocks, Tom Penney, Sam Small and Steven Moran)

15/16 yrs boys 200M medley team - 6th (as above)

17+ yrs mens 200M medley team - 2nd (Kevin Pickard, Alex Berwick, Nathan Thomas and Thomas Heskett)

17+ yrs mens 200M freestyle team - 2nd (as above)

Club Championships.

For results from 16th July 2009 click here.

Sussex County ASA Masters & Seniors Championships .

For results click here.

Masters Results June 2008 - .

For results click here.

SER BAGCATs.

For Regional Youth Championship 2009 results click here.

Sussex League Division 2 Round 3.

Saturday 6th June 2009 @ Bognor

1st Hastings Seagulls 380 pts

2nd Bornor 373 pts

3rd Hailsham 246 pts

Hastings Seagulls promoted to Division 1

Sussex League Division 2 Round 2.

Saturday 9th May 2009 @ Summerfields, Hastings

1st Hastings Seagulls 367 pts

2nd 1066 348 pts

3rd Chichester 276 pts

Black Lion Open Meet.

For results click here.

Regional Youth Championships 2009.

For Regional Youth Championship 2009 results click here.

Atlantis Spring Open Meet 2009.

For Atlantis Spring Open Meet results click on Session 1, Session 2 or Session 3.

Sussex League Division 2 Round 1.

Saturday 28th February 2009 @ Eastbourne

1st Worthing 425 pts

2nd Hastings Seagulls 359 pts

3rd Eastbourne 205 pts

3rd Round Arena National Swimming League.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

Atlantis Chstmas Caracker Open Meet.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

National Arena Swimming League Round2 14th November 2009 & County Development 15th November 2009.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

County Development Gala 1st November 2009.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

Club Championships 22nd October 2009.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

Eastbourne Open Meet 18th October 2009.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

National Arena Swimming League Round 1.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

European Masters 2009 and Crawley Opportunity Long Course Meet 2009.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

Ken Deeley 19th September 2009.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

County Relays 2009 and Club Championships Thursday17th September 2009.

For the un-edited report sent to the Hastings Observer click here.

Annual Dinner Dance 2009

Saturday 18th July at Leeford Place, Sedlescombe.

Click here for photos.