Newsletter - Wavelength Summer 2006...
ISSUE NO 70 - SUMMER 2006
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and information, please ensure that the following email addresses are
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Sponsors
Chesham Swimming Club is currently seeking to expand its links with new sponsors of our Club. We are particularly keen to develop associations with local business and services. If you are able to offer sponsorship, or think that your employer may be interested in working with us, please initially contact Nigel Brand, tel: 07970 627841 or email: committee@cheshamswimmingclub.org.uk.
SQUAD FEES are due NOW - they can be viewed here.
Management Comittee
We would like to welcome our newly elected Management
Committee:
Jane Curtis – Chairman
Nigel Brand – Vice Chairman
Liz Rose – Treasurer
Diane Cleland – Membership Secretary
Tricia Rea – Secretary
Caroline Walker – Fixtures Secretary
Mary Rose – Swim 21 Co-ordinator
Sonja Ballingall – Volunteers Co-ordinator
Mike Scott – Committee Member
Roger Hill – Committee Member
David Allen – Committee Member
Liz Waddy – Chief Coach
Gordon Morrison is our newly elected Club President
The minutes of Chesham Swimming Club 2006 AGM including
Chairman’s report are now available on line.
Club Sponsors
We are pleased to acknowledge continued support from our club sponsors:
SJI Design, Chesham based award-winning web design
studios kindly host our Club website and email facilities and can offer
web based solutions for the individual; sole trader/self employed;
small business through
to blue chip organisations. For an informal discussion about your
requirements, please call Les Winchester at SJI Design, Tel: 01494
758155 for more information, or visit the website.
www.sjidesign.co.uk.
FastBreak Sports, based in the High Street in
Chesham, are nominated suppliers to a number of local schools for
sports/PE kit and sports
equipment. For your ‘England’ and other
‘World Cup’ goodies, t-shirts, footballs, flags or,
with ‘Wimbledon’ imminent, FastBreak is the place
for all things tennis – rackets, clothing, shoes, balls etc!!
Please visit our sponsor for your sporting goods requirements or just
browse when you are next in Chesham town centre – and
don’t forget to say that you are from Chesham Swimming Club
Serina Consulting, responsible for developing the
Club Database and
‘Secure members’ area’. A well designed
website can be an incredible asset, a simple site can be done for as
little as £400, and comes with free domain registration and
hosting for the first year. We also service and repair computers,
remove viruses, spyware and other nasties.
www.serina.co.uk
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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.
FUN SWIM & BBQ - 6-9pm Friday 21st
July 2006
Don’t miss this annual popular fun event. Application for
tickets available to download from our website –
www.cheshamswimmingclub.org.uk. Look on the events page and click on
the link.
SUMMER CLOSURE
Chesham Swimming Club will be closed over the Summer holiday period.
The last session will be Sunday 30th July 2006 and the first session
after the Summer break will be Wednesday 30th August 2006
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
2006
Dates for your
diary in November - programme available
online, see November events. Further details will follow in the next
Wavelength.
| Tuesday 7th November | 6.30pm |
| Wednesday 8th November | 8.00pm |
| 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 |
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.
CLUB NEWS
SECURE MEMBERS' AREA, CHESHAM SWIMMING
CLUB WEBSITE
May 2nd was the official 'launch day' of this new area. David Allen,
one of the Club's volunteers has developed this exciting new area on
the Club's website. All swimmers, officials, parent helpers and 'voting
parents' should have received an email with their unique username and
password.
We would appreciate everyone checking their own personal details and
emailing us with any errors or change of details. It is important the
club records are kept up to date, should an
emergency arise we may need to contact the parents/carers.
Swimmers are able to enter their own 'personal
best' [PB] times, check which events are coming up, including
any they are entered to compete. There is also the ongoing 'Coaches
Tip'
competition.
All members logging on to the ‘secure area’ are
able to view photographs taken during Club Championship 2004 &
2005 plus the recent Narnia gala.
Please check for details on how to purchase copies. They are available
as high resolution jpg images at a very competitive price with 100% of
all income generated going into CSC club funds.
This Members Area and database forms part of our ongoing Swim 21 work.
The Management Committee would like to thank David [Serina Consulting]
for his hard work and long hours on behalf of all the Club members.
If you did not receive or have lost your email with your unique
username and password please email
volunteers@cheshamswimmingclub.org.uk, we will gladly forward you these
details.
SWIM 21 UPDATE
Mary Rose - Swim 21 Co-Ordinator
Swim 21 is the Amateur Swimming Association’s accreditation
scheme which demonstrates that a club is providing its members with
effective swimming coaching within a safe, well managed club
environment.
We are proud that the Club’s Swim 21 Accreditation as a
Competitive Development club has been revalidated for a third year,
until May 2007.
The Club’s main achievements for the year April 2005-2006
were listed as:
1. Partnership Links
• Involvement of coaching staff
with Bucks Sports Partnership Camps/Swim 21 Performance Club
• Development of Schools links
• Successful relationship with Wycombe
Leisure (home pool management)
2. Continuing development of Club Website and email communication with
Club members.
3. Additional sponsor for Club Website recruited.
4. Successful examination results for Club officials
5. Enthusiastic response to "Fun" Galas held for club members during
the year
6. Successful development and use of software for Club Championships.
The Club's three priority work areas for the year April 2006-2007 are:
1. Information Communication Technology
• Development of ICT for membership data
to link to performance records, and to ensure secure back-up for all
information held by the Club
• Upgrade of Club accounting system (to
SAGE)
2. Maintain level of officials available within the Club
3. Development of various initiatives for links with schools and other
local swimming clubs (Chalfont & Amersham)
Full details of our current Swim 21 Action Plans can be viewed on our Club Website.
NARNIA GALA
Roger Tregunno - Assistant to the Chief Coach
Following the successful Harry Potter Gala, the spring fun Narnia Gala
was another opportunity for club swimmers to compete against one
another. And what a competition! The lead changed hands between the
four teams almost every race and there was only one point between the
first 3 teams at the end. All teams received noisy and enthusiastic
support from their members – good practice for supporting one
another at future open and league galas! Not only was the event a lot
of fun, there were lots of really good swims, many of which have been
translated into better ones since. Thanks to all those who made the
event such a success on the night, but in particular to Sonja and Liz
for all their hard work beforehand.
BUCKS TRIATHLON
Well done to those members who entered this event - some excellent
results.
Check them out on the Chiltern Harriers’ website here
Liz's Lines, Summer 2006
LISTEN
Safety Announcements
Do you listen to them or do you carry on chatting? What are
they all about?
At galas they tell you where you can safely leave your belongings and
what to do if the fire alarms go off. Also how to register a
camera should you, or your parents want to take photographs or videos -
how many of you have phones with cameras in them? Either put
them away or register them. If all cameras are registered
then strangers cannot come to swimming pools to take photos which may
then be published in unsuitable places.
Most importantly the announcements tell you how deep the water is at
each end of the pool and how high the blocks are. The
announcer always says that you can only dive if you have been tested to
the standard of the ASA Preliminary Competitive Start award.
So what is it and why should you be tested to its standard?
The ASA Preliminary Competitive Start Award
Diving into shallow water is inherently dangerous. The award
was introduced to ensure that all swimmers diving into shallow water
could consistently perform a shallow racing dive. To achieve
the standard of the award swimmers have to perform a series of dives
from the pool edge at the deep end, from the block at the deep end and
from the side at the shallow end. All the dives have to show
a shallow glide path. In addition swimmers have to perform a
backstroke start as that can also result in a swimmer going too deep
and injuring him / herself.
I am currently testing (or retesting for older swimmers) everyone in
the club. Those who pass all elements will be able to dive at
either end of the pool at galas. Those who cannot hold a
shallow glide will only be able to dive at the deep end.
There are badges and certificates for this award. As a club
we have never asked you to buy them. Why? A
certificate only says that you were safe to perform these dives on the
day you were tested. Only you can guarantee that you are safe
by always remembering that you have to dive shallow. As a
club we keep records of who has passed and who
hasn’t. If you need proof of competence (for school
maybe) I am happy to write on your behalf (but I may retest you first).
Only YOU can ensure that YOU are safe by ALWAYS diving SHALLOW