Blog 2019-102 - Eckington Open Meet - accepted entries

Accepted entries for this weekend's Eckington Open Meet can be found here

Blog 2019-101: Changes to training this weekend - Sunday 5th May

Training is cancelled this Sunday (5th May) for the following squads:

JD2 - West Park 5.30-7pm (land and pool sessions)
County - QLC 4-6pm

Midland squad will train as normal at Queen Street.

These cancellations are due to the Eckington Open Meet.

Blog 2019-100: Reminder - entries for Regional Champs Gala 3

Please can the following swimmers confirm whether they wish to enter Gala 3 of the Regional Champs (18th/19th May):

Matthew Fearn
Dan McFerran
Tom Wyatt
Ella Coppen

Entries will be submitted on Wednesday night after I get back from training.  No confirmation means you will not be entered.

Blog 2019-99 Regional Qualifiers

Good luck to our Regional Qualifiers from Alex’s Midland squad. Tom, Izzy and Arron swimming this weekend at Corby, and Ben next weekend at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.

Blog 2019-98: Entries for Regional Champs - Gala 3

Gala 3 of the East Midlands Regional Championships takes place at Ponds Forge, Sheffield on 18th & 19th May.  The following swimmers have qualified:

Matt Fearn - 100fc, 200fc, 100br, 200br, 200IM
Alex Harrand - 400fc, 200fly
Dan McFerran - 200fc, 100fly, 100bc, 200bc, 200IM, 400IM
Finlay Moss - 100br, 200br, 100fly
Tom Strachan - 100br, 200br, 100bc
Luke Witten - 100br
Tom Wyatt - 100fc, 200fc, 400fc, 100fly, 200fly

Leanne Atkins - 100fc
Ella Coppen - 100br
Phoebe Golton - 100fly, 100bc, 200bc
Megan Hanson - 100br, 200br
Sian James - 100fc, 200fc

The event schedule can be found here

Please can all swimmers confirm by 9pm Wednesday 1st May whether they wish to compete / which events they wish to enter (email swimsecretary@longeatonswimmingclub.org.uk).

Entries are £8 per event - please pay in the usual way, either by putting a cheque in the box at West Park, or by BACS to the gala account.

Blog2019-97: New start time for Monday Am training

We are going to trial a new start time and idea for Monday AM training from April 29th.

We will start the session at 5:30 with a run/walk around West Park. It is approximately 2 miles around the park so one lap for walkers and two laps for runners. We would like as many parents joining in as possible to act as chaperones around the route so that everyone is safe and in groups with an adult. This will be a great opportunity to get a run in or walk the dogs and once again get swimmers and parents from different squads together. The additional training will also help the swimmers and will hopefully encourage attendance as the session will be longer and upto an hour and a half even if you get out at 7.

If you are able to help and are a runner (I have the walkers covered) please let me know.

Blog2019-96 in House

A great fun night last night at the in house gala. Some really fast swimming as well, with some unofficial pbs done without race suits or anti waves lanes. Admittedly it did take a while to get going as we had to adjust the teams because people had not let us know they were not attending, but after that, the event was fast, furious and fun.

It was great to see the swimmers all coming together and supporting each other and we will be doing it again in the future.

If you have any feedback please let me know. Would you prefer a sign up sheet in the future instead of letting us know you won’t be able to make it?

Blog 2019-95 Backstroke Clinic

To confirm the rearranged backstroke clinic will take place tomorrow night, Thursday 18th, at 6pm at Trent

Blog 2019-94: URGENT - Entries for Regional 50m gala - Monday 6th May

Can the following swimmers please confirm by 7.00pm tomorrow (Wednesday 17th April) whether they wish to compete at the Regional 50m gala on Monday 6th May.  Entries will not be submitted if no confirmation is received:

Matt Fearn - 50fc
Sam Frearson - 50fly, 50bc
Finlay Moss - 50fc, 50br, 50fly
Luke Witten - 50br
Tom Wyatt - 50fc
Isabella Askham - 50fc, 50fly
Ella Coppen - 50br
Sian James - 50fc

Email: swimsecretary@longeatonswimmingclub.org.uk

Blog 2019-93: Saturday 13th April am training

As we are currently in Test Week for the junior squads, there will be some slight tweaks to Saturday's morning training. Times remain as usual, except we will be running a warm up during the swim session until approximately 7.50, which will be followed by a 200IM/200 free time trial. This is mainly for the County and Midland squads; however, National are welcome to attend should they wish too. Gym sessions continue as usual, except County will be moving over to the pool at 7.45 to perform their tests.

Blog 2019-92 Erewash School Gala

Well done to all our LESC swimmers who competed for their schools today in the Erewash School gala at West Park. Great to see so many LESC swimming hats in the pool!

Blog 2019-91: Officials needed for City of Leeds Meet

We've been asked by City of Leeds whether any parents attending the Meet with their swimmers are able to officiate.  If anyone can help at any of the sessions, please let me know (swimsecretary@longeatonswimmingclub.org.uk) and I will pass the details on.

Blog2019-90: In House Gala

Wednesday 17th April sees our first in house gala. This is a fun gala to get the club together and hopefully will continue in the future.

At the moment we are trying the format out just using County, Midland, National and Senior squad  swimmers and the gala will replace any training for those squads on the night. We hope to expand this to all squads in the future providing this trial run goes well.

The Gala will take place 8.00 - 9.30pm (National squad's normal training time) - please note no race suits are to be worn for this event.

If you are definitely unable to attend please let me know asap so I can make adjustments to the teams where possible to try and keep them balanced. Event selections will be done by the lead coaches on the night.

Blog 2019-89: Regional Championship qualifiers - Gala 2

The following swimmers have qualified for Gala 2 of the East Midlands Regional Championships.  Please note - these are just the 50m events, and entries do not close until next Thursday (18th), so swimmers competing at the City of Leeds Meet this weekend may still qualify.  Entries will not be submitted until after the Leeds Meet, but to avoid time pressure next week, please can swimmers confirm asap whether they wish to enter the events listed below:

Matt Fearn – fc

Sam Frearson – fly, bc

Dan McFerran – fly, bc

Ben Mellor – br

Finlay Moss – fc, br, fly

Tom Strachan – fc, br, bc

Luke Witten – br, bc

Tom Wyatt – fc

Isabella Askham – fc, fly

Leanne Atkins – fc

Ella Coppen – br

Mollie Daniels – fc

Lana Dilks – br, bc

Phoebe Golton – bc

Megan Hanson – br

Sian James - fc

The Gala takes place on Monday 6th May at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.

Event details are here

Entry is £8 per event - please make payment in the usual way, either by cheque into the box at WP, or by BACS into the gala account.

A separate list will be published for Gala 3 (all other events) nearer the time, once all qualifying swims have been completed. 

Blog 2019-88: Regional Championship qualifiers - Gala 1

Entries have been submitted for the following swimmers for Gala 1 of the East Midlands Regional Championships (11-13yrs):

Thomas Dalton - 50br
Arron Simpson - 100bc
Isabel Wright - 50bc, 100bc

Entry fees are £8 per event - please can payment be made in the usual way, either by cheque into the box at WP, or by BACS to gala account.

Event details can be found here

Blog 2019-87 March in March Results

The results for March in March are as follows

Harry Allen 416127
Abbie Hall 398698
Oliver Tipping 383845
Sophie Goodman 374612
Cate Tipping 326190
Tom Wyatt 291559
Spencer George 221340

An Amazing effort by all well done. If Harry can contact me to sort a date out for his one on one that would be great.

P.s. Im already on 96750 for this month :)

Blog 2019-86: Open Meet withdrawals

If swimmers decide not to compete at an open meet they have entered, then it is their (or their parents') responsibility to notify the meet organisers that they will not be swimming.

Withdrawal procedures are always laid out in the meet info, with either a phone number or email that can be used to let the host club know.  This helps avoid empty lanes at Meets and means Competitor Stewards and Team Managers are not trying to locate a swimmer that has decided not to swim.

Blog 2019-85 - Collecting and dropping off

Can I please remind all parents to ensure they are collecting their swimmers promptly after training sessions - it has been brought to my attention that there have been a few occasions recently where swimmers have been left waiting with the coach for a long time after the session has ended.
In addition, can I again remind parents not to leave swimmers at a training session until they have checked a coach is present.
Many thanks for your co-operation,

Blog 2019-84: Team Manager course

There is availability on a Team Manager course at Sport Park Loughborough on the 11th May, 1-3.30pm.
This is a great way to get involved helping out with the club, and will mean you are able to team manage our swimmers at open meets and galas including our own club championships.
If you are interested, please drop Leeanne a mail at lesc.volunteers@outlook.com
Thanks

Blog 2019-83 - Swimzi Order Window Reminder

A reminder that the Swimzi Order window closes at midnight this Sunday 7th April.
See blog 2019-76 for details.
Please ensure any orders are placed in time as late requests cannot be accepted.
Many thanks,

Blog 2019-82: Easter training arrangements

There will be no training sessions for any squads over the Easter weekend (Good Friday to Easter Monday inclusive).  This includes Little Sharks.

Training will resume as normal on Tuesday 23rd April.

Blog 2019-81: Changes to training this weekend 6th & 7th April

Please note the following changes to training this weekend:

Saturday 6th April
No a.m. training (land or pool) for National, Midland or County squads

Sunday 7th April
No training for Midland or County squads at QLC

The Loughborough session 4-6pm is for swimmers competing at the City of Leeds meet only.

These changes are due to the DX and Leicester Sharks Meets taking place.

No training (land or pool) for JD2 at West Park (see Blog 2019-79)