Any of you who regularly visit the Clubs website will have noted that since the last newsletter we have had 3 of our swimmers chosen to represent Great Britain!

Sasha Matthews will represent Team GB at the European Long Course championships in Hungary and will also represent England at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Rachel Martin will represent Team GB at the European Juniors in Helsinki and will also compete for Team GB at two Open Water events, the LEN cup, a 10km race in France and the Great East Swim in Ipswich.

Jacob Parker will represent Team GB Disability Squad at the International Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Congratulations and best wishes to all of you from Arnold SC, please see the News Pages on the Club website for more information.

The Midland Youth Championships took place at Coventry in May and we had a number of our swimmers taking part. Congratulations to Rachel Martin, Abby Walton, Geena Johnson, Regan Jordan, Mitchell Jordan, Jorge Phenix-Coyne and Jacob Parker

The Midland Age Group Championships are taking place now (June) and the Club would like to send its best wishes to Rohan Watkins, Kiran Watkins, Hannah Drewitt and Grace Perry for this event.

The 2010 Nottinghamshire British Gas County Championships started on the 13th February and took place this year over 7 days, spread out over 5 weekends and over various pools in Nottinghamshire.
The Club had 36 swimmers taking part, collectively there were 140 PB Times set and 38 Club Records broken.

A huge congratulations to all of our swimmers how took part this year covering an amazing 45,150m worth of swimming!!

Our 2010 swimmers were: Abby Walton, Alex Driver, Amy Tribbick, Benjamin Heath, Bethany Archer, Christopher Brown, Danielle Fallon, David Staiano, Eleanor Hudswell, Emelia Osborne, Emma Davies, Flynn Asher, Geena Johnson, Georgia Bramley, Grace Perry, Hannah Drewitt, Hannah Rotton, Jack Simpson-Hallas, Jacob Parker, Jorge Phenix-Coyne, Joseph Dames, Josh Bramley, Joshua Magiera, Katherine Driver, Kiran Watkins, Kyle Walton, Luke Mansell, Matthew Gomersall, Matthew Hudswell, Mitchell Jordan, Natalie Bacon, Rachel Martin, Rebecca Dames, Regan Jordan, Rohan Watkins, Sascha McLaren.

Please see the News Pages on the Club website for more information.

The organisation for this years Club Championships is beginning to take shape and we can now confirm the dates, start times and venues.

Gala 1 - 26th September - Hucknall (2.00pm Warm Up)
Gala 2 - 2nd October - Arnold (6.00pm Warm Up)
Gala 3 - 3rd October - Hucknall (2.00pm Warm Up)
Gala 4 - 31st October - Arnold (5pm Warm Up 400m Free Only)
Gala 5 - 7th November - Hucknall (2.00pm Warm Up)

We will use the electronic timing system at Hucknall, barring any circumstances out of the clubs control, and we are also planning to use the Fina/BagCat points system. The more events you enter the more points you score, and everyone who is eligible will receive a Fina/BagCat Certificate which will show all the events you have competed in at the Club Championships and also your Fina/BagCat points. This will give all our swimmers yet more experience of what to expect at the County Championships and Open Meets where electronic timing and the Fina/BagCat points system are always used.

To get the best Fina/BagCat score you can you need to enter as many events as you can.

The club will again aim to advise swimmers on which events they should be entering. If any swimmers would like additional support from any of the Coaches please do not hesitate to ask.

If any parents would like find out how the electronic timing system works and be taught how to use any of the equipment to aid the club please contact David Fortescue by 31st July.

Please note additional information will be issued over the next few months.

Can you please ensure that you have filled in and returned the White ASA Data Protection Forms to the Club Desk ASAP.

Just a reminder that Monthly Training Fees have increased with effect from 1st June. Below are the new fees. These can also be found on the Clubs Website.

The Club has had to undergo some quite radical changes to its training timetable recently. This was never going to be easy and we were never going to please everyone, however we have recently started the Club Link session on a Tuesday evening and the Sunday sessions at Arnold LC will begin from 13th June. Details of the session changes can be found in the news pages section of the website, please take the time to read this information.

David Fortescue and James Shelton have recently been selected by the ASA to join the ‘ASA Youth Forum’. This comes as recognition for their participation in the sport of swimming and their volunteering involvement both at Arnold SC and other swimming clubs in Nottinghamshire as well as clubs in Derby, Leicester and Sheffield.

David and James will join 7 other ‘Selected Volunteers’ from around the Country to spearhead this new Forum which will look at the different ways young volunteers are involved in sport and put together initiatives to get more involved with the aim to have many helping out at the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2012.

Congratulations from the club and good luck with ‘your’ Olympic dream!

If you would like to help out and volunteer in any way then please speak to one of the committee who would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have or to get you involved and helping out in some way.

The Club has just had a fantastic 3 months with the GB selections, National and Midland qualifiers and 36 of the clubs swimmers taking part in the County Championships as well as some great results at inter-club galas.

All of this success does not come without hard work and dedication. We need to train well, think about what we are doing when we train, ensure we eat and drink correctly and think about how we treat fellow members of the club. If we are looking after ourselves and each other we will continue to grow as swimmers and as a club. Well done to all, lets keep up the good work!!!

Again can I also just remind everyone that we ARE a competitive club and as such, when selected, we do expect you to be available to represent Arnold SC at Galas. If you do not take part in these competitions, when selected, it can cause problems to the rest of the team and does not give you the chance to see how well your training is going in a competitive environment.

We do not expect you to swim when you are ill, but please make every effort to attend the swimming event you are chosen for, including the gala’s that are held at Retford, Worksop and Newark.

Although we continue to look for sponsorship for the club it is great to be able to thank Total Sports Plus at Hucknall for sponsoring the clubs polo shirts for this years County Championships. You can find their contact details on the Home page of the ASC website.
We can still provide a CD presentation of the club for any prospective sponsor to view and we would be more than happy to discuss what we are hoping to achieve with sponsorship.

Anyone interested in helping with either finding a main sponsors or with sponsorship at the Club Championships please talk to Jim Shelton or David Fortescue at the club desk.

The Club would like to welcome the following swimmers who have joined the club since the last newsletter. We wish you every success in your swimming career and hope you enjoy being part of one of the best swimming clubs in the County!

Maisie Chung, Leah Homan-Smikle, Libby Middleton, Mark Higgins, Ellie Blakey, Jai Towsey, Jacob Cooper, Timothy McLaren, Elizabeth Atherton, Grace Holmes, Amy Meek and Ella Meek.

It has been fantastic to see all the swimmers wearing the new yellow and blue club caps while representing the club whether this has been at the inter-club galas or at the County Championships.

Lets now keep this going, spares can be bought from the club desk on any club night, everyone wearing the same club cap not only looks good, but also underlines a great team spirit and togetherness.