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The text version of the Autumn 2006 Wavelength Newsletter is now up! The Newsletter is also available as a .pdf file on the Wavelength Download page.

ISSUE NO 71 - Autumn 2006

IMPORTANT NOTICE Number 1 - The CLOSING date for club championships is the 22 October.

IMPORTANT NOTICE Number 2
To ensure smooth delivery of email from Chesham Swimming Club regarding the quarterly ‘Wavelength’, any other club business and information, please ensure that the following email addresses are entered in your email address book/list: wavelength@cheshamswimmingclub.org.uk, website@cheshamswimmingclub.org.uk chiefcoach@cheshamswimmingclub.org.uk, volunteers@cheshamswimmingclub.org.uk
The above is particularly important if you use ‘Hotmail’, ‘Yahoo’ or ‘AOL’ as your Internet ISP and/or email service provider. Also, if you use Norton Internet Security ‘Antispam’, or similar program, please ensure that the above email addresses are entered in your software ‘allowed’ list and removed from any ‘blocked’ listings. Thank you Additionally - for those currently experiencing difficulty receiving emails please note once Liz has selected you to enter a gala you will be able to see the event in the ‘secure members’ area’ on ‘my events’ page, please log on and check your personal events page regularly.

SQUAD FEES – OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2006
Squad fees due for the period 1st October to 31st December 2006 are as follows:

Squad	Full Rate Squad fees  for October 2006 (£)	Discounted total amount  for quick payment (£)+
Red A and B	72	67
Orange and Yellow	89	84
Green	100	95
Green Plus	105	100
Blue	110	105
Purple	134	129
Purple Plus	175	170
Lime	167	162
Lime plus	212	207
Rust	124	119
Brown and Brown*	74	69
Aqua	69	64
Masters 1 night	67	62
Masters 2 nights	86	81

+ If payment is made on or before 10th October 2006

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF WAYS TO PAY

Favoured option: Direct Credit
    To:  Barclays Bank, sort-code 20-02-06.
    Chesham Swimming Club, account number 90251305,
    Please quote oldest child’s first & surname as a reference
Alternatively:
    Cheque made payable to Chesham Swimming Club
    By post, direct to the Treasurer Liz Rose –
    20 Stubbs Wood, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 6EY
    At the Club Shop on Sunday evenings

Any fees not paid by 10th October 2006 may not take advantage of the quick payment discount.

Any fees not paid by 31st October 2006 will be charged an extra £5 on top of the full rate squad fees.

ClUB SHOP – Sundays 5.20 – 7.30
At Chesham Leisure Centre    Visit us for all your swimming needs
Breaking news – due to popular demand Club “Hoodies” will soon be available to order from the Shop

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006
Programme and entry form available online, see events page.
Please download your own copy of the programme, details how to enter and the entry form.

CLOSING DATE SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER.
NOT LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

Tuesday 7th November	6.30pm
Thursday 9th November	7.15pm (please note this time has changed)
Sunday 12th November	5.00pm
Tuesday 14th November	6.30pm
Friday 17th November	6.30pm
Saturday 18th November	5.00pm
Sunday 19th November	5.00pm

SQUAD FEES
Schedule for your diary.
Fees are due 1st of January, April, July & October, annually. Usual discount of £5.00 applicable provided fees are paid by the 10th of the month in which they fall due.

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE
Chesham Swimming Club will be closed over the Christmas holiday period. The last session will be Thursday 21st December 2006 and the first session after the Christmas break will be Wednesday 3rd January 2007.

EASTER CLOSURE
Chesham Swimming Club will be closed over the Easter holiday period. The last session will be Thursday 5th April 2007 and the first session after the Easter break will be Tuesday 10th April 6.30pm. 

FUN SWIM & BBQ - Make a note in your 2007 diary for this popular event Friday 6th July 6-9pm

‘COACHS’ TIPS’
For those who have been following this competition since 1st June Copies of the ‘coach’s tips’, which you have collected over the last few months, should go to Sonja Ballingall - leave at the Club desk, hand over to Sonja or post to Sunnycourt, 69 Lye Green Road, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 3NB; along with your Club Championships entry form The competition closes Sunday 22nd October. The last tip will be added 10th October. The winner will be announced Sunday 26th October during Club Championships presentations

CLUB NEWS
ASA Membership Cards:
You will be receiving [or have received] your ASA membership cards. Please check them very carefully. If there are any errors please return them to us as soon as possible so that they can be sent back to the ASA & exchanged for new ones.
N.B. These cards will not be replaced annually, so take great care not to lose them. If lost, there will be a charge for replacements.

‘SECURE MEMBERS’ AREA’, CHESHAM SWIMMING CLUB WEBSITE
There are quite a few members who have not logged on to this area. When the children have competed in galas and club events the results are published here for them to see. They should keep their own personal record of personal best swim times. This is much easier than looking at the notice-board!
You will have received an email with your unique username and password, one for the swimmer and one for the ASA registered parent, please take time to check the site.
If you have lost your email with your unique username and password please email volunteers@cheshamswimmingclub.org.uk, I will gladly forward you these details.
Sonja

Make sure you check out the latest developments – details about Personal Challenge for Red, Orange, Yellow & Green squads, including the times required to achieve Speed Swimming Badges.
Dates are now published for planned forthcoming competition galas where you can try to qualify for County, Regional and National Championships. Qualifying times also available for you to check online.

A BAGCAT calculator is avaliable on the PBs page for you to keep a record of your achievements during Club Championships

THE FUN SWIM & BBQ  was a great success. Once again we were lucky with the weather for this annual fun, fundraising, event.

Liz's Lines, Autumn 2006
Do you always pay attention in training? Do you always know what you are doing?

Really? Have you remembered what your coach asked you to do? Have you watched and listened? Are you thinking about how you are swimming or are you just ‘surviving’?

Good swimming isn’t about thrashing up and down the pool as fast as you can. It’s about using your brain to teach your muscles the correct ways to make your arms and legs move. Muscles have ‘memories’. If they learn correctly they will make your arms and legs move correctly. You will achieve maximum effect for minimum effort. So you will be able to swim further and faster before tiring.

So – bring your brain as well as your limbs to the pool. Look and listen. Do drills (part stroke practices) accurately so that your muscles learn correctly and when your coach points out things that you are doing wrong work at putting them right – not for 10 seconds but on an ongoing basis.