Olympic Games.
			As most of you will be aware the Olympic Games have been taking place in Beijing over the last 3 weeks. TV coverage has been extensive throughout the entire games. The 2008 Olympic Games have been one of the best ever for Great Britain Claiming a staggering 19 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals and 15 Bronze Medals. Putting Team GB in 4th place on the medals table behind China, USA and Russia.
	In the Swimming Events Team GB managed to come 3rd in the medal table behind Team USA and Team Australia winning 2 Bronze Medals, 2 Silver Medals and 2 Gold Medals. Both of Team GB’s Gold Medals in the swimming events were won by local hero Rebecca Adlington.
	Rebecca has grown up in Mansfield and has always had a passion for swimming. Starting at the age of 4 and taking part in her first competitions at the age of 10, progressing through her local club and training with Nottingham's Nova Centurion squad under the instruction of Head Coach Bill Furniss. Rebecca has trained hard and worked her way into the record books by not only claiming 2 Gold Medals for Team GB, but for smashing the Women's 800m Freestyle World Record! A huge congratulations to Rebecca and all of Team GB. All eyes are now focused on the 2008 Paralympics with local hopefuls Sam Hynd (Nova - Sutton), Charlotte Henshaw (Nova - Mansfield) and David Ellis (Derventio - Heanor) in the swimming events. The opening ceremony of the 2008 Paralympics will be held on the 6th September and will be shown live on the BBC.
	Swim21
	Arnold Swimming Club were awarded Swim 21 accreditation in May 2008. The award was formally presented on 23rd June 2008 by the Mayor of Gedling, Councillor R J Goodwin to the Chairman of Arnold SC, Jim Shelton. The Club were delighted to welcome the President of Arnold SC, Bill Hammond. Also present were Committee Members from the Club, Rob Clarke, Head Coach Arnold SC and Sasha Matthews who swims for the Club when she is not competing in National Events or representing Great Britain! Sasha is one of the ‘Lloyds TSB local heroes’ selected to receive sponsorship up to the 2012 Olympics and is obviously a massive asset to the Club. Arnold SC is run by volunteers and currently has over 200 members, mainly from the local community with most swimmers being under 15 years of age. The Chair of Arnold SC, Jim Shelton said ‘Attaining Swim 21 accreditation is a fantastic achievement for the Club. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all the volunteers who help out at the Club and to all those who have attended training courses to ensure that the accreditation could be possibly. I would particularly like to thank Colin Walton who has worked tirelessly in collating all of the information required for submission and for driving this project’. Swim 21 is the Amateur Swimming Association’s Club Development model - a planning tool, based on the principles of Long Term Athlete Development, enabling clubs to help athletes, teachers, coaches and administrators to achieve their full potential. It focuses particularly on the needs of athletes - striving to provide them with the best possible support and environment. Swim 21 accreditation is a 'Quality mark'. It recognises nationally and regionally the clubs that are committed to providing safe, effective and quality services for the benefit of their members. Q - What does that mean for Arnold SC? A - It means that Arnold have been recognised and awarded the Teaching and Skill Development accreditation, (the only club in Nottinghamshire at the moment), in doing so it proves that the club have the structure and abilities to provide safe, effective and quality services for swimmers and coaches. It also means that as a Swim 21 club we are able to keep pool time and look for more time in other areas as we should now be looked at more favourably over other clubs without swim 21. Also any course’s our coaches attend could be offered at a reduced rate! Article - A.S.C. Committee Photography - Jessica Rigley
	NG5 Magazine
	Arnold Swimming Clubs Swim21 Success has made a feature in the local NG5 Magazine. The article can be found on page 40 of the August/September issue of the magazine. To see a copy of this please see our website or collect a copy of the magazine from the reception desk of Arnold Leisure Centre.
	Good Luck Cards
	Just before Team GB set off for the Olympics in Beijing some of our swimmers met up with Rebecca Adlington and Jess Sylvester go wish them good luck and also hand over some good luck cards and gifts.
	Have your say.
	Do you want to have something mentioned in the swimming club’s newsletter or on the website? Do you have an announcement to make? Then please contact us either by e-mail or speak to the Newsletter Editor, Graham Davies, on poolside on training nights. We will do our best to get your article into the newsletter if it is appropriate. Some things to consider: We will only publish items that are appropriate to swimming or the club. The newsletter is only published every 3 months.
	Club Championships.
	The Arnold Swimming Club Championships have been delayed this year and will now be held every year in the Autumn/Winter Seasons. This is mainly to give our coaches a better idea of swimmers capabilities in preparation for the Nottinghamshire's County Championships which take place in February and March each year. Also this gives more people the chance to take part as the competitions should not interfere with most peoples holiday period during the summer.
	Entries for the Club Championships will be taking place shortly.
	Please keep an eye on the club desk and also the clubs website for more information.
	Gala Venue Date Warm Up Start Gala 1 Arnold 4th October 6:00pm 6:30pm Gala 2 Hucknall 22nd November 6:00pm 6:30pm Gala 3 Hucknall 29th November 6:00pm 6:30pm
	Time Trials
	2008 has seen a lot of changes for Arnold Swimming Club. With the Club Championships moving from the summer to the winter this left a gap in the summer calendar for the club to do something. With this the committee decided to introduce the summer time trials. Unfortunately as these time trials are not official galas we cannot grant and Personal Best Times or Club Records. However they are a great opportunity for our coaches to see how Arnold Swimming Clubs swimmers are progressing and it also gives our younger swimmers a chance to experience a gala situation. The Summer time trials were a great success with many swimmers taking part in their first gala and with a staggering amount of Personal Best Times that could have been awarded. A grand total of 202 Personal Best Times could have been granted and 8 Club Records over the two nights of the Time Trials. A huge congratulations to all swimmers that took part and a big thank you to all of our helpers. Without your time and efforts the Time Trials would not have been able to take place.
	Swimshop is Europe’s largest specialist mail order company for swimwear and swimming accessories, established in 1980. Arnold Swimming Club has been purchasing items for our swimmers through Swimshop for many years now. You can purchase many Swimming related items from the Swimshop’s website (link found on our website). Arnold Swimming Club also sells some Club branded kit direct from our club desk that cannot be bought elsewhere. For more information about either Arnold Swimming Club merchandise or information about Swimshop please ask at the Club Desk.
	Results
	League Galas Development League RD1 5 1st Places, 39 PB Times Set, 10 new Club Records - Overall 6th place on the night Development League RD2 2 1st Places, 32 PB Times Set, 3 New Club Records - Overall 5th place on the night
			Open Meets Nottingham Northern 63 Swims, Claiming 38 PB Times and 1 Club Record. Notts A.S.A. Time Trials 34 Swims, Claiming 24 PB Times and 3 Club Records. British Learning Disability Swimming Championships 2 Swimmers - Jacob Parker and Andrew Zawadzki. 14 Swims, Claiming 11 PB Times and also competing in 6 finals.
	Trophy Galas Ashfield Festival of Sport A difficult gala for Arnold Swimming Club’s swimmers for a trophy gala. Up against some tough opponents, claiming 6th place and 11 PB Times set. The first half of the years competition swimming has now finished and we have had some impressive swims from all of our members gaining numerous PB Times and Club records. Now we look forward to a challenging Autumn and Winter season with the Notts and District League, Speedo League, both our teams in the Autumn Minor Gala League along with others including our very own Club Championships (Annual Galas). Training sessions will start to pick up again after the “summer relax” so that all of our swimmers are focused towards these galas and also to get training fully back running heading to gain more County Qualifying Times for the 2009 County Championships.
	Upcoming Events.
	6th September - Jubilee Gala - Arnold (2 teams) 13th September - Peter Pink Trophy Gala - TBA 20th September - Autumn Minor Gala League RD1 (A) - Arnold                           - Autumn Minor Gala League RD1 (B) - Arnold 4th October - Annual Gala (N1) - Arnold                     - Robin Hood Open - Ponds Forge 11th October - Notts and District League RD1 - Bramcote                       - Speedo League RD1 - TBA 18th October - Autumn Minor Gala League RD2 (A) - TBA                       - Autumn Minor Gala League RD2 (B) - TBA 1st November - Autumn Minor Gala League RD3 (A) - TBA                        - Autumn Minor Gala League RD3 (B) - TBA 8th November - Notts and District LeagueRD2 - TBA                        - Speedo League RD2 - TBA 15/16th November - Major Oak - Water Meadows 22nd November - Annual Gala (N2) - Hucknall 29th November - Annual Gala (N3) - Hucknall
	Arnold Swimming Club would like to wish the following swimmers a very Happy Birthday.
	Amber Tizzard 2nd Sep Peter Hopkins 15th Oct Eva Hook 4th Sep David Fortescue 22nd Oct Emma Payne 11th Sep Tracy Martin 26th Oct Hollie Plester 11th Sep Grace Berrington 2nd Nov Hannah Davies 14th Sep Alex Lawrence 3rd Nov Megan Solis 14th Sep Rachel Martin 5th Nov Luke Mansell 15th Sep Ryan Pemberton 7th Nov Ryan Maule 16th Sep Joshua Magiera 10th Nov Kieran McElhone 17th Sep Ewan Fisher 12th Nov Ella Rotton 19th Sep Ella Magiera 14th Nov Michael O'Sullivan 27th Sep Kyle Yates 17th Nov Matthew Hudswell 9th Oct Kyle Walton 22nd Nov Daniel Lawrence 12th Oct Grace Fisher 23rd Nov Rohan Watkins 14th Oct
	Happy Birthday to you all from all at Arnold Swimming Club.
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