Blog 362: Lost and Found!

If swimmers have a LESC Teebag style shirt, please will you check it does not say Chloe on the back! Chloe did not have her shirt with her when she returned from Eckington last weekend.

There were 2 pairs of the orange and black shorts left behind and a black polo shirt sized 12/13 years.

There were also a pair of shorts left after the Diddy night at West Park

Blog 361: Simon Takes 7 Medals at National Junior Disability Championships

Long Eaton swimmer Simon Barnatt won an impressive 7 medals in the National Junior Disability Championships this weekend at Sheffield.

Competing in the 10-14 years age group of the S17 category, Simon won the 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 50 Breast, and 200 IM, and also picked up 2nd place finishes in the 50 Free, 100 Free and 100 Back. Not content with this, Simon then rushed over to Eckington Leisure Centre to pick up a Silver medal in the able bodied 10 years 50 Backstroke a the Derbyshire Championships, contributing to the club's excellent medal tally.

Well Done Simon!

Blog 360: Midland Masters

"All masters are reminded that entries for the Midland Masters, being held 24th-26th April at Leaming Spa, are due in by 27th March. Entry forms can be downloaded from http://asa.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3311. For those of you without printing facilities, Maggi Tuck will try and have some entry forms available over the next couple of weeks. She usually trains Tuesday and Thursday pm/Saturday and Sunday am, and if you don't know who she is, can be identified by her bright disposition and ever-enthusiastic approach to training! If space allows, we will get some forms on club noticeboards.
Anyone interested in taking part in relays should see Mick ASAP - don't delay they are so much fun!"

Blog 359: Wednesday Evenings

Alan Ball has decided the time has come to retire from coaching with the club after many years. I am sure everyone will join me in thanking him for all his hard work over the years, especially recently after his chilren finished swimming.

We now have a problem covering the Junior Squad session on Wednesday evenings 8-9pm. Following the recent teaching course we now more qualified teachers than ever, so if anyone is available to cover this please email me as soon as possible.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you can help as it would be a shame to have to cancel this session.

Blog 358: Derbyshires 1st Weekend Medal Tally

Medals from 1st weekend of Derbyshire Championships are as follows (last year's tally in brackets):

Gold: 14 (10)
Silver: 18 (8)
Bronze: 8 (5)
Total Top 6: 58 (48)

An exceptional performance. Derbyshire swimming is moving forward all the time, and its great to see from the improved medal tally that Long Eaton are improving faster than other clubs!

Well Done to everyone who took part. Stay focused on your training for next weekend!