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Rohan competes for Arnold Swimming Club at Coventry
Through all the preparation for the Acorn meet we missed congratulating Rohan Watkins in achieving and swimming at the Midland Youth Championships at Coventry earlier this month, swimming in the 100 Breaststroke Rohan swam a 1:15.75.
The coaching team all agree that Rohan is probably swimming the best breaststroke of his career having earlier this year broken a club record in the 100 breaststroke which stood for over 20 years.
Well done Rohan from all at Arnold Swimming Club.
Membership Renewal
Membership Renewal forms can be collected from the club desk from today. Please ensure that you complete the forms in full and return to the club desk with your membership fee no later than 31st May 2012.
If you have any questions or queries then please speak to a committee member before or after a training session.
Session cancellations
There will be no training on Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May due to the Bank Holiday. In addition, there will be no training on Sunday 13th May as the Club are jointly hosting the Acorn Open Meeting.
Arnold SC Deliver Egg Donation to QMC
On Friday the 13th April a few of our Swimmers and Parents went to E38 ward at the QMC, Jo Keen suggested that the children at Arnold Swimming Club donate one of their Easter Eggs to the children's ward and we never like to say NO! So Graham Davies made some flyers for the club desk and then the Swimmers started to bring in their eggs, with this Michelle Parker decided to contact Sainsbury's and asked if they would like to donate some eggs to the children's ward, Dave Kemp at Sainsbury's wasted no time in saying YES!
We arrived on the ward at 2.30pm and we asked if we could have some photos took with the children and the lovely Sister Sarah Tomlinson said yes that wouldn't be a problem.
(Left to right) Hannah Davies, Emily Keen, Teresa Kelly, Jo Keen, Victoria Kelly, Sahana Muthuswamy, Benjamin Cockram, Sister Sarah Tomlinson, Calum Padgett and Heidi Pritchett.
The lovely Dave Kemp from Sainsbury's who unfortunately couldn't make it to the hospital, so we called in on are way back from the QMC for a photo.
Arnold Swimming Club would like to say a "BIG THANK YOU" to all the staff and patients on the ward E38, all the children and parents for giving up their spare time and of course Dave Kemp from Sainsbury's for donating the Easter Eggs.
Arnold swimmer at Paralympic trials event
Luke Mansell has recently competed at two Disability events in Sheffield, on the weekend of the 24 and 25 March, Luke swam at the National Junior and Youth Disability Swimming Championships as part of the East Midlands squad, over the weekend Luke competed in the 50, 100 and 200 Free and the 100 IM and 100 Breast as well as being part of the relay team.
Over the Easter weekend Luke competed at the British International Disability Swimming Championships where he swam in the 50, 100 and 200 Free and 100 Breast, this was a long course event.
At both meets Luke updated his PB's as well as bringing home silverware, we sincerely hope that this will give Luke confidence for all future competitions he competes in.
AGM 2012 - AGENDA
ARNOLD SWIMMING CLUB
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
10th APRIL 2012 AT ARNOLD LEISURE CENTRE
BAR AREA 7-30pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 6th April 2011.
3. Matters Arising
4. To receive the Financial report and Balance Sheet
5. To fix the Annual Subscription and Training Charges for 2012/13.
6. Head Coaches Report
7. To receive the reports from the Section Secretaries
Child Welfare Officer
Membership Secretary
8. To receive Vice-Chairman's Report
9. To elect the Committee Members of Arnold Swimming Club
10. To appoint the Club captains and vice-captains.
11. Proposed Amendment to the Clubs Constitution
12. To transfer the Annual Gala Co-ordinator position to a non-Committee role
EASTER CLOSURE
As with previous years there will be no swimming on Good Friday, Bank Holiday Monday or the Sunday preceding the Bank Holiday. Additionally, as the AGM is on 10th April there will be no training at Arnold or Southglade from 6th - 10th April inclusive.
Easter Egg Donation
This Easter the club has decided to try to round up as many Easter Eggs as possible and then donate them to the Children's Ward at the Queens Medical Centre.
We aim to do this by asking you all to 'surrender' just one of the eggs you receive over Easter.
It would be great to be able to donate as many eggs as possible to the Children's Ward!!
Please bring any Easter Eggs, still wrapped in the original packaging and in date, to the club desks on the 10th, 11th or 12th April.
Many thanks to you all
OLYMPIC GAMES - ANNOUNCEMENT
It is fantastic to have two members of Arnold SC involved in this once in a lifetime event which I'm sure will stay long in the memory for the all those involved including the club and members of Sasha's and David's families.
Club Kit Orders
Please note that the club plans to send the next order for club kit on Tuesday 27th March. As such if you are thinking about ordering kit please do so by the end of Monday's session, the 26th March, to avoid disappointment.
UK Olympic hopeful, Jo Jackson gives exclusive swimming lesson
UK Olympic hopeful Jo Jackson, will be sharing her love of swimming when she makes an appearance at the Arnold Swimming Club on 19 March 2012, to give the club's members an exclusive swimming lesson.
Jo, who has been swimming competitively since the age of eight, and first represented Britain at 14, is generously taking time out of her Olympic training schedule to provide the members of the Arnold Club with what will undoubtedly be an inspiring and exciting evening.
In 2009, Jo set two World Records and won three medals at the World Championships in Rome and is now hoping to be part of the GB swimming squad going for gold this summer. Jo's events include the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle and the relays; she has been a member of Team GB at the last two Olympic Games, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, winning bronze in the 400m freestyle in Beijing. Prior to that, she won two silver medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Jo comments: "Swimming is my passion and offering the members of the Arnold Swimming Club a lesson is a huge privilege. This event offers everyone an opportunity to learn new things and at the same time enjoy themselves. I am looking forward to it!"
Cirrus Healthcare is a proud sponsor of Jo Jackson. Jo uses Cirrus Healthcare's pioneering ear care products, including BioEars which has been specifically designed for swimmers. It is the world's first anti-microbial earplug which helps protect the ear from infections germinating in the water. Jo is also a fan of ClearEars, the world's first water removal earplug. Again, this product is great for swimmers and people who shower.
Both products are available at Boots, Superdrug and leading pharmacies everywhere. For more information on the products, visit, www.cirrushealthcare.co.uk
British Trials - Good Luck
Arnold Swimming Club would like to wish its members, Sasha Matthews, Rachel Martin and Fran Hay, along with all the other NOVA Centurion swimmers taking part in the British Gas Swimming Championships (Selection Trials) 2012 in London starting on Saturday.
Session Cancelled - 22nd February
Please note that our training session on Wednesday 22nd February at Southglade LC has been cancelled due to a large number of our Coaches attending a Safeguarding and Protecting Children Course.
AGM 2012 - Notification
ARNOLD SWIMMING CLUB
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
10th APRIL 2012 AT ARNOLD LEISURE CENTRE
BAR AREA 7:30pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 6th April 2011.
3. Matters Arising
4. To receive the Financial report and Balance Sheet
5. To fix the Annual Subscription and Training Charges for 2012/13.
6. Head Coaches Report
7. To receive the reports from the Section Secretaries
Child Welfare Officer
Membership Secretary
8. To receive Vice-Chairman's Report
9. To elect the Committee Members of Arnold Swimming Club
10. To appoint the Club captains and vice-captains.
11. Any Other Business by permission of the Vice-Chairman, which must have been declared to the Club Secretary (Rebecca Archer) by 27th March 2012.
Session cancelled - Sunday 5th Feb (6 - 7pm only)
Please note that the session on Sunday 5th February (6 - 7pm) is cancelled due to the Notts ASA County Championships. The 5 - 6pm session will run as usual.
Session Time Changes - Friday Southglade
From Friday 27th January 2012 our session at Southglade LC will change to the following times;
Start time - 7.30pm (swimmers please be at the LC no later than 7.25pm and on poolside no later than 7.30pm)
Finish time - 9.00pm
In addition those swimmers who attend Land Training between 7.00pm-7.30pm need to be in the Dance Studio and ready to train by 6.55pm.
