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Website updates

We are currently in the process of updating the website to make it easier to find important information, and simpler to navigate round.

Look out for new sections on volunteering and other updates over the next few weeks.

Christmas Break 2018

Squads

As a reminder morning training starts again on Thursday 3rd Jan. Evening training starts next week once the school term has started. The first evening session is Sunday Jan 6th.

Lessons

The final lesson for this block this year is the 15/16 December, returning on the weekend of 5/6 January.

2018 Club Champs Results

All champs results for Seaclose Swimming Club will be available from this page when sessions are complete.

Session 1 – Sunday 28th October – 1500 Freestyle, well done all swimmers.

Session 2 – Saturday 3rd November – 50 Back, 100 Free, 200 IM, 50 Breast, 100 Fly.

Session 3 – Sunday 4th_November – 50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Breast.

Session 4 – Tuesday_6th_November – 200 Backstroke, 100 I.M, 200 Fly

Session_5_Friday 9th_November – 400 Free, 400 I.M.

Session_6 -Sunday 11th_November  – 200 Breast, 800 Free

Great swims by all Seaclose swimmers, with over 200 PB’s for swimmers across the sessions.

Reminder – Club Champs 2018

As a reminder for everyone the Club Champs begin on Sunday evening (28th October).

These are being run over the next couple of weeks. We have tried to avoid disruption to sessions as much as possible – however there will be no training on the following nights when the pool is being used for the champs:

  • Sunday 28th October
  • Sunday 4th November
  • Tuesday 6th November
  • Friday 9th November
  • Sunday 11th November

Additionally as there are events on Saturday 3rd November and Sunday 4th November there will be no squad session on the morning on Saturday 3rd November.

Long Course Training

We have secured two lanes of long course training on the 6th October, 24th November and 22nd December at Portsmouth. Training time on each day will be 7.25pm-8.45pm.

Sessions will be open for Pre-Senior, Senior and Masters swimmers initially with Juniors of there is space to. 

The club is covering the cost of the pool hire and if attending swimmers will need to make their own way to the pool.

If you want to attend please confirm with Val.

 

Sessions during Medina Leisure Centre Closure – Updated

The club are arranging sessions where possible whilst Medina Leisure centre is closed.

To be able to run sessions we need to confirm availability of coaches, lifeguards and available pool time. We are able to confirm the sessions below and will add more where possible. With limited availability all squads can attend all sessions below.

West Wight swimming club have kindly agreed we can attend some of their sessions – if you do attend please remember to listen to the coaches an that you may be sharing a lane with more people than normal.

Available Sessions

Saturday 22nd September at The Heights. 6.30-8.00am. 
Saturday 29th September at The Heights. 6.30-8.00am. 
Saturday 6th October at The Heights. 7.00-8.30am. (Provisional in the case Medina Leisure centre is not back open)

Tuesday evenings through the closure. 6.30pm to 8.30pm at West Wight Leisure Centre. 

Friday 21st September at West  Wight Leisure Centre 6.30-8.30pm.
Friday 28th September at West  Wight Leisure Centre 6.30-8.30pm.

Additionally

For Senior and Pre-Senior Swimmers Ryde Swimming Club have sessions on Wednesday evenings at 8-9pm, and Fridays 7.30-8.30pm. Swimmers will need to pay £2 per session if attending please.

Some Sunday evening sessions will be running – this is waiting on confirmation of pool times before we can confirm.