Congratulations to three swimmers who completed distance awards on 11th December:

Aidan Tully        50m

Drew O’Connor   100m

William Newton  200m

Congratulations to Sheena Baird on her nomination for Swimming Teacher of the Year at the Pingles.

At the Christmas Party certificates were given out to swimmers who took part in the Kay Clarke Gala.

There were also certificates for

Caroline Williams              Volunteering in 2015

Bethany Kelly                   Volunteering in 2015

Joy Day                           Promoting the club in 2015

Marie Clarke                     Fundraising in 2015

Special awards went to

Mark Day                             NASCH Gala

Cole Lyson                           NASCH Gala

Trophies were presented to

William Newton               The Lions Club Gala Trophy

Aidan Tully                     Kevin Whitmore Junior Achievement Trophy

Ahmed Saidani                Colin Bunn Senior Achievement Trophy

And finally, to the delight of all the children, Santa dropped in to give out some early presents.

It was very kind of him.

There are a few photos in the gallery.

There is a swim next week (18th December) and then a break until 8th Januray.

Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year.

Below are the results and records, from The Kay Clarke Invitation Gala on 5th December 2015.  Our club results are highlighted.  Well done to all swimmers and a huge thank you to all the volunteers.

RESULTS 2015 Club copy

Records 2015

The raffle raised a fantastic £133.00 for club funds.  The raffle prize list is below.

Raffle prizes will be at the party to collect. Please bring your tickets with you.

Raffle 1

Raffle 2

Extracted Results Kay Clarke Memorial Gala 2015

Swimmer speed rankings Dec 2015

The relay teams for tomorrow, have had to be changed again, due to some withdrawals. Please see attached list for the new teams.

Team Information 2015

We have finally received the NASCH results (attached).

There appear to have been some errors in the results. The main one, as far as we are concerned, is the reversal of 1st and 2nd in the Boys 4 lengths. Cole should have had a gold medal and individual trophy for his swim. The extra point would have given us Equal Runner up spot in the Overall result. However, all swimmers should be proud of the results and all the personal bests.

Thank you to all the swimmers, drivers and supporters.

NASCH Gala 2015 Results

NASCH Gala

We have still not received results from the NASCH Finals Gala and I have not received any reply to enquiries about when they will be ready.  As soon as we get them they will be posted here.

This year’s Club raffle will be drawn at the gala on Saturday. There will be no Christmas raffle. Tickets will be on sale again on Friday.

Club trophies need to be returned to Sheila to be presented at the Christmas party.

Please find below, the Programme cover, Welcome Page and Programme Content, for the Kay Clarke Memorial Gala, being held on Saturday December 5th 2015.

PROGRAMME 2015

Peter Markham swam 495m in a 10 minute times swim on 13th November, only 5m off the club record held by Thomas Slater. Well done, Peter!

Date for the Diary

The BDSC Christmas party has been booked for 11th December 2015, in the cafe after the swim session.

A big congratulations to all our swimmers representing Region 8, particularly the Junior Team who retained their Junior Team Winners Trophy. The senior team lost Aaron Peters to a sickness bug on the morning of the competition. Despite efforts to find a substitute (Stefan had left for football, Chris was busy, Paul Fletcher off the mobile radar)the Mens Relay had to withdraw and Mark Day pulled out all the stops, unselfishly competing in both heats and finals of the 2 and 4 lengths in a very short space of time. Despite the setback and gallantry the team were 3rd in the overall competition (out of 10 regions). We were 1 point away from the Runner Up Trophy and only 4 points away from winning. Full results will appear when we have them but medal and trophy successes were:

Juniors

Daniel Hodge                     Bronze medal

Natalie Dillon                     Bronze medal

Bethany Kelly                     Silver medal

Cole Lyson                          Silver medal

Leanne Gardner                Silver medal

Drew O’Connor                 Gold medal  (Shared trophy for = first place)

Relay                                   Bronze medals

Team                                     Winners

Seniors

Ahmed Saidani                  Bronze medal

Sheena Baird                      Silver medal

Lisa Haydon                       Silver medal

Helen Fulleylove               Gold medal (Trophy)

Ladies Relay                       Silver medals

Thank you to all the swimmers, supporters and drivers. Thanks also to Pete Carey and Sheena Baird for timekeeping duties.

Next year’s gala is on the 6th November – another clash with bonfire night.