Welcome Back
	To all swimmers, Wishing you a Happy New Year and a big welcome back to you all. We hope that you have all had a good Christmas and a good couple of weeks off. Looking forward for the New year, we wish all of our members, all the best for the upcoming Galas and the success of the whole Club as we look at taking the club to the next level of competition swimming.
	David Fortescue Newsletter Editor Pool Closures.
			As you will be aware Arnold Leisure Centre has been closed since the start of October 2006, and with great relief the re-tiling has now been completed and we are now back here in the new look swimming pool. We hope that you will respect the changes and improvements and help us to keep the pool and surrounding areas in good condition. Message from Senior Club Captains: We would just like to thank all of our coaches and parents for all of their support and hard work over the last three months, and we’re sure that we speak for everyone of our swimmers who have attended the training sessions. If it wasn’t for all of your continued support and dedication then Arnold Swimming Club would not continue. Again, Thank You to you all. James Shelton & Rebecca Brown
	News
	Club Merger. Arnold Swimming Club's committee would like to respond to local speculation that Arnold Swimming Club will be merging with another local club in the near future by stating that this will not be the case and Arnold Swimming Club has no intention of merging with any other club. Speedo League. Arnold Swimming Club's committee would like to announce that in a bid to expand the club to the next level of competitive swimming, the committee are considering participating in the National Speedo Swimming League for the 2007 season. As the club still need to finalise details, we will make a final decision to enter the league or not later in the year.
	Level 2 Teachers Course re-take
	Congratulations to Sue Smith who has recently re-taken one of the Level 2 modules and successfully passed. Sue is a valued member of Arnold Swimming Club’s coaching Staff and we wish her all the best with her new qualification as she puts it into practise on poolside.
	Important Information
	Arnold Swimming Club would like to remind all parents/guardians to remain on the premises if their child is under 8 years of age. This is a legal requirement that we must adhere to. If any child under the age of 8 is left without a parent/guardian then they will NOT be allowed to participate in the training session. In the interests of health and safety we remind all parents/guardians and swimmers that to gain the full advantage of our training sessions we ask that you eat no less than two hours before swimming. We also remind all swimmers to use the toilet before entering the pool so not to disrupt their training session.
	Upcoming Events.
	6th January - Sutton Relay Gala 20th January - Round 1, Spring Minor Gala League 21st January - Leander Open 27th January - Round 1, Spring Competition 28th January - Trident Open 3rd February - Round 2, Spring Minor Gala 24th February - Round 2, Spring Competition
	Counties. The 2007 Counties will start this year on 10th February. All Swimmers who have entered the counties this year we wish you all the best for your anticipated success. For further events and Results of all Galas Arnold Swimming Club, please visit our website: www.arnoldswimmingclub.org.uk
			Results
			Well the 2006 Gala season is now behind us and what a season. With a huge success in Octobers first round of the Notts & District League, expectations were high for our swimmers. But, our swimmers know how to meet expectations and without a doubt impress everyone. We managed to finish 2nd in the 2nd round of the Notts and District League with an outstanding 17 1st places, 9 PB Times and 5 Club Records. With such an amazing Result we were placed in the ‘A’ final.
	In the final we were faced with tough opponents. However, we managed to claim 7 1st places and 9 PB Times, which managed to get us an overall 4th place!!! A huge congratulations to all swimmers who took part in the three rounds and a big thank you to all parents and coaches for your help and support at all of the Galas. A huge congratulations to all swimmers who took part in the last two Open events of the 2006, Mansfield Major Oak and The Falcon Open. A staggering 74 PB times and 9 Club Records were gained over the two Galas. Well done to all swimmers who took part in all of the Galas in 2006 and all the best for the 2007 season.
	Arnold Swimming Club would like to wish the following swimmers a very Happy Birthday.
	Anna Lambert 1st Jan Matthew Tomlin 2nd Feb Lara Hampson 2nd Jan Kieran Galress 8th Feb Charlotte Kelly 2nd Jan Thomas Hewitt 8th Feb Benjamin Millar 5th Jan Gemma Kennedy 8th Feb Thomas Miller 7th Jan Kathryn Fitzmaurice 10th Feb Beth Garner 17th Jan Sean O'Sullivan 10th Feb David Burdon 21st Jan Tanya Clarke 15th Feb Megan White 24th Jan Joel Bond 16th Feb Emily Hoszowski 26th Jan Dominic Harrison 16th Feb Joseph Burdon 27th Jan Elizabeth Williams 21st Feb Samuel Munday 27th Jan Amy Tribbick 23rd Feb Ben Hewitt 28th Jan Lara Millar 26th Feb Andrew Zawadzki 30th Jan Adriano Staiano 26th Feb Katie Bartlett 2nd Feb
	Happy Birthday to you all from all at Arnold Swimming Club.
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