News for 23rd June

Congratulations to Ella Newitt and Kacie Mitchell who have

completed Stage 3 of the National Plan for Swimming.

Welcome to new member Harlan Laing.

Please support our gala on 23rd September. You only need to be able to swim a length of the pool (any stroke). There are entry forms on the poolside noticeboard.

News for 16th June

Welcome to new members Elijah Marsden (Eli) and Aiden Cope. Eli completed his Water Safety Level 1 on his first attendance. Well done!

Congratulations to Kacie Rose Mitchell who swam 25m for her badge and certificate.

Jay Ellis, Faith Bevan and Della Rose all swam a continuous 200m for a certificate.

Special congratulations to Daniel Hodge who has reached 40 miles in his Swim Fit award.

Chloe Lawrence, Josh Bailey and Sam Lamb have entered the Dudley Olympics gala at Halesowen. If any swimmer wants to enter to complete a relay team I need to know immediately as the entries are about to close.

Congratulations to Della Rose who was awarded a well-deserved ‘Good Work’ certificate.

Jay Ellis swam 27 lengths (675 metres) in the one hour session and also set a new best time for 25m freestyle.

Also setting new best times were Sam Lamb (25m freestyle, 25m breaststroke, 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke), Marsha Marshall (50m breaststroke) and Matthew  Lewis (50m breaststroke). Well done to all.

A reminder that entries close for the Dudley Olympics Gala at Halesowen quite soon. Last date to give in entries is next Friday, 16th June.

Congratulations to Theo Thompson who swam 5m in buoyancy aids for a certificate. Kacie Rose Mitchell completed her National Plan Stage 2.

Apologies to new member Sam Lamb, not James – see successes last. week. This week Sam and Daniel Hodge both set new backstroke pbs after working hard on the stroke.

CP Sport National Swimming Championships 2023 – Press Release for Partners

Cerebral Palsy Sport are delighted to announce the CP Sport National Swimming Championship will take place on 29th July 2023 at Alfreton Leisure Centre.

The Championships will give people with Cerebral Palsy of all different ages opportunities to compete in swimming. We will be hosting events in: Freestyle, Backstroke, Individual Medley, Butterfly and Breaststroke.

Please see attached for promotional posters. As a partner that has direct access to people with a physical disability, we would really appreciate your support in sharing these amongst your contacts and partners.

Example social media post: The CP Sport National Swimming Championships are fast approaching, have a fantastic day on Saturday 29th July…you can book tickets now. Events in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly & individual medley!

Link to book:

https://cpsport.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=2FFEB1A47C7E0C124D2E4AFE336446CD2C521AEA

Every year the Swimming Nationals is a huge success, and the feedback is always extremely positive:

“CP Sport sees past the disability”

Good organisation of the competition. Had a good experience, will come back again!”

“Thank you so much for putting on this event – it was our first time and we loved the warmth and support that everyone offered, and the seriously competitive attitude of all the swimmers! Brilliant photos too!”

“Very well organised, good vibe and relaxed. Thank you for organising such a super event.”

“The competition had a great atmosphere and is one I always look forward to.”

Any questions, please contact Jennifer Basford, Event Manager, on  jennifer.basford@cpsport.org

 

 

Congratulations to Lucas Chun who swam 5m for his badge and certificate on 19th May.

The following swimmers succeeded in achieving new best distances for a 10 minute timed swim:

Page Sephton (50m), Faith Bevan (155m),  new member James 240m, Daniel Hodge (280m), Beth Evans (330m) and Matthew Lewis (360m). Well done to all.

Welcome to new member Theo Thompson as well as James.

Congratulations to new member Kacie Rose Mitchell who completed her National Plan Stage 1 on her first session. Welcome also to new member Sophie Nevielle. Beth Evans and Seth Naylor improved their breaststroke 25m and 50m times after a stroke improvement session. Chloe Lawrence improved her 50m breaststroke. Daniel Hodge improved his 100m freestyle. Well done to all.

Alex Peckover, Beth Evans and Elle Newitt were presented with their club T shirts for regular attendance.

We have an invitation to a gala in Halesowen on 19th August. Any swimmer not on holiday who would like to swim see Sheila for details and an entry form.