Blog 2019-280 B Team

The B Team are at Bramcote.

Reuben Doherty

George Quirie

Kai Ward

Samuel Cooper

William Gallagher

Christopher Oliver

Oliver Addington

Spencer Doherty

Lukas Barto-Smith

Benjamin Mellor

Edward Quirie

Ewan Ascott

Joseph Searby

Rory Batchelor

George Casartelli

Oliver Dodic

Daniel Foss

Oliver Tipping

Alicia Osborne

Annabel Tipping

Elizabett Cutts

Maya Lynch

Miley Aram

Amelia Cutts

Grace Jennings

Naomi Forbes

Ruby Ireland

Sarah Birkinshaw

Hannah Dodic

Hannah Searby

Jasmine Bryan

Tamzin Meese

Aine O'Regan

Amelia Hibbs

Ella Coppen

Isabella Askham

Lana Dilks

Blog 2019-279 A Team

The final round of the Arena league is here and we have a shot at survial. Please make sure you are available as I need to put the strongest team out. We are Worcester with the A team warm up is at 4pm. Please tick the board at West Park ASAP.

Benjamin Cami

Quinn Coppen

Finlay Bird

Ted Pyefinch

William Dalton

Arron Simpson

James Bartram

Thomas Dalton

Oliver Osborne

Alexander Harrand

Benjamin Tipping

Finlay Moss

Luke Witten

Bradley Evans

Daniel McFerran

Ryan Reader

Thomas Strachan

Tom Wyatt

Abbie Tunnicliffe

Emmanuela Amromaghwo

Jessica Parry

Mia Wilson

Phoebe Hayden

Isabel Wright

Matilda Hase

Imogen Coppen

Phoebe Warwick

Hattie Cook

Jessica Shephard

Phoebe Golton

Bethany Rae-McLean

Ellie Tennant

Leanne Atkins

Megan Hanson

Naomi Dilley

Blog 2019-278: January's LESC Meet now full

Our January Open Meet is now full, so no further entries can be accepted.

Blog 2019-277: City of Derby L1 Meet Jan 2020 - qualifiers from National & Midland squads

Entries are now open for January's City of Derby L1 (Long Course) Meet:

Dates: 11th & 12th January 2020
Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield
Entry fees: £8/event (plus £1 per swimmer towards coach passes)
Squads: National & Midland squads (see entry pack for qualifying times)
Closing date: Friday 6th December (entries into the box by 8pm)

Click here for the entry pack and form

Blog 2019-276: LESC Open Meet 2020 – we need your help with sponsorship!

As you’re aware, the Club is holding its Open Meet on Sunday 19^th January 2020 at Queens Leisure Centre in Derby.

Members can help personally and by putting us in touch with contacts who you feel may be able to support us. We are looking to attract a main sponsor for the event, session sponsors, individual race sponsors, donations, vouchers and raffle prizes so we can stage another successful Open Meet and all of which enable us to:

• Supplement costly pool time
• Provide specialist education/coaching sessions out of the pool
• Support the annual cost of competing in the National Arena League team competition, including transport of swimmers to and from venues around the Midlands
• Support other ongoing costs including team building events and training camps

Many of you sponsored individual races last year – we’d love to see this kind of support again at a cost of £25 (plus logo if a business) in the programme. To secure a race/s – please do so by Sunday 22^nd December.

A main sponsor and session sponsors will be recognised in the Open Meet Programme, announcements during the Open Meet, the Club’s website as well as mentions on social media.

Your support will be truly invaluable to the Club.

Please contact Helen Tunnicliffe who will be co-ordinating all enquiries via lesc.secretary@outlook.com or M: 07813 855215 or Sue Kelly via kskelly14@yahoo.co.uk, T: 01332 675039 or M: 07502 047545.

Blog 2019-276: JD 2, tonight

There has been a bad crash on the M1 and Melissa is stuck in traffic. We are trying to get someone down to open up and will do our best to put the session on. Please bear with us.

Blog 2019-275: Annual General Meeting Agenda (date change) – Saturday 14th December 2019

Due to key Committee Members not being able to attend the AGM this Saturday (of which their attendance is essential in line with the Constitution) the AGM is now being re-scheduled.

The AGM will take place on Saturday 14th December at 8.00am at West Park Leisure Centre in the viewing area.

Blog 2019-274: Presentation Night

I would just like to thank all involved in the successful presentation evening we all enjoyed last night. The venue and the food were excellent. Many thanks to Wayne Harrand & Debbie Blaydon who worked with the venue beforehand to give us such a great evening, and of course Catherine Fowler for organising the trophies and the smooth, efficient, handover to the winners.

Congratulations to our new Club Captains,  Phoebe Golton, Bradley Evans, Phoebe Warwick and Oliver Addington.

I will pass on your thanks to Jacob Whittle for attending and for his encouraging words to the younger swimmers.

Let's look forward now to our next big event, our Open meet on Jan 19th, which I know will be just as successful

Keith Kelly
President

Blog 2019-273: Presentation Night

Just a reminder the venue for the presentation evening this Saturday 23^rd November is

The Hilton Hotel

Junction 24, M1
Castle Donington
DE74 2YZ

7pm until midnight 

The bar is situated just outside of the function room and we have been asked to inform children not to go beyond this point, as it will take them directly to the main reception where guests are. Please can we ask that you make your children aware of this.

People travelling by car, there are NO car-parking charges; as we are in the function room the car park charge does not apply to us, please make sure you collect a car park ticket from the main reception.

I hope everyone has a great night.

Thank you
Debbie

Blog 2019-272: Accepted entries / swimmer info for Derbyshire County Long Course Competition

The Derbyshire ASA website has now been updated with links to the accepted entry list for December's Long Course Competition, as well as swimmer information for the event.

The website can be accessed here - please use the links on the website to access the documents, and let me know about any errors or omissions as soon as possible (swimsecretary@longeatonswimmingclub.org.uk).

Blog 2019-271: JD2 land training cancelled 17th November

Apologies for the short notice, but land training is cancelled for JD2 tonight (Sunday 17th November).

The pool session will go ahead as normal.

Blog 2019-270: Parking reminder for Stafford meet / change to p.m. start times / seating plan

A few bits of last-minute info for this weekend's Stafford Meet:

• Please remember the Entrust car park is NOT available either day, as there are events on.  Parking here could jeopardise its use for future swim meets.  The nearest car park is Waterfront car park.
• Afternoon warm-ups on both days have been extended, so p.m. sessions ( 2 & 4) will now start at 2.45pm.  (The meet is still scheduled to finish at 5.30pm each day)
• A seating plan has been posted on Stafford's website (click here to view) - we have space down the side of the pool so it is unlikely there will be room for chairs.  We will have 33 swimmers, plus coaches and Team Managers at the meet.  Please bear this in mind when deciding what to bring onto poolside - if you can put large bags into lockers and just bring smaller bags with essentials onto poolside, that will help.

Blog 2019-269: Annual General Meeting Agenda – Saturday 30th November 2019

As you’re aware, the Club's AGM is taking place on Saturday 30^th November at 8.00am at West Park Leisure Centre in the viewing area.

Please find attached the agenda. This is an important date in the diary where a review of the performance of the club over the past year will be given, a review and vote on the club constitution will be undertaken and elections for the committee for the forthcoming year conducted.

Please make every effort to attend, this is your club, have your say. We look forward to seeing you there. 

LESC AGM Agenda 2019

Blog 2019-268: Request for officials at Chesterfield Meet

If any parents are able to help out at the Chesterfield meet, please let me know :

• which session(s)
• what level you are qualified to (timekeeper, J1 etc)

(Email - swimsecretary@longeatonswimmingclub.org.uk)

Blog 2019-267: Accepted entries for Chesterfield Winter Meet

Accepted entries for the Chesterfield Meet (7th & 8th December) are available here

Please advise of any errors or omissions as soon as possible (swimsecretary@longeatonswimmingclub.org.uk)

Blog 2019-266: Draft Programme for Stafford Apex

The draft programme for this weekend's Stafford Apex meet is available here

Warm-up times are as follows:

Sessions 1 & 3 - 8.25am (9.30am start)
Sessions 2 & 4 - 1.30pm (2.30pm start)

Blog 2019-265: Changes to training this weekend (16th & 17th November)

Please note the following changes to training this weekend:

Saturday 16th November:
No a.m. training (land or pool) for National, Midland or County squads

Sunday 17th November:
No session at Loughborough for National squad (4-6pm)
No session at QLC for Midland or County squads (4-6pm)

These cancellations are due to the Stafford Open Meet.

Blog 2019-264 Presentation Night Tickets

Tickets are still available through Liz Simpson for our Presentation Night on Saturday 23rd November. You have until the end of tomorrow (Wednesday 6th November) to purchase tickets.

There will be no admittance to Presentation Night without a ticket.

Thank you.

Blog 2019-263 Arena League

Can the following swimmers please confirm their availability for Saturday night.

A Team
Finlay Bird
Emmanuela Amromaghwo
Megan Hanson

B Team
Oliver Dodic
Hannah Dodic
Hannah Searby
Tamzin Meese
Isabella Askham

Blog 2019-262 - Congratulations Martin Sarsfield

We have been informed by Swim England East Midlands that Martin Sarsfield has recently achieved an East Midlands Regional Short Course Masters Record in the Mens 200m Butterfly (65-69) in Braunstone in a time of 4.14.01.

Congratulations Martin.

Blog 2019-261 - LESC Big 50 competition - all squads

Entries are now open for the 2019 Big 50.  This is a licensed event, and times will go to British Swimming rankings and be eligible to use as qualification for County Championships and many Open Meets.  It is an ideal opportunity for swimmers to get some updated times at the end of the first cycle of the 19-20 swim season.

The event has expanded this year to include 200m events (freestyle & IM).  To allow time for these additional events to be swum, the competition will take place over 3 days, the schedule being as follows:

	Friday 20th Dec	7.30pm warm-up / 8.00pm start	Boys	200FS
			Girls	200IM
	Saturday 21st Dec	7.30am warm-up / 8.00am start	Girls	200FS
			Boys	200IM
	Sunday 22nd Dec	5.30pm warm-up / 6.00pm start	Boys	100IM
			Girls	100IM
			Boys	50 fly
			Girls	50 br
			Boys	50 bc
			Girls	50 fc
			Boys	50 br
			Girls	50 fly
			Boys	50 fc
			Girls	50 bc

Entry will be £3 per event or £18 for all seven.
The entry form is available here, competition rules are available here.  The closing date for entries is Friday 29th November - entries into the box at West Park by 9.00pm, please.

Blog 2019 - 260 - Photography and Filming poolside

Please can I remind all parents that taking photographs and filming is not permitted during training sessions - at any of our venues.
This is a safeguarding issue and is specifically signposted as not permitted at most of our training locations.
Action can and will be taken against any parents/guardians who breach this safeguarding policy in future.
If anyone has any questions or queries regarding this policy, please feel free to contact myself - lesc.chair@outlook.com or our welfare officer welfare@longeatonswimmingclub.org.uk
Thanks,

Blog 2019-259: Reminder for competitors at Midland Winter Short Course Champs - withdrawal procedure

Any swimmers competing at this weekend's Midland Winter Short Course Champs that find they need to withdraw from heats or finals should follow the procedure below:

Withdrawals Deadlines

Withdrawals from heats can only be completed online via the link on the championship website by the following closing times:

Session 1 & 2: 7pm Friday 1^st November

Session 4 & 5: 7pm Saturday 2^nd November

Finals: withdrawals should be made at the withdrawals desk, this will be at the score board end of the pool. Withdrawals should be made within 30 minutes of the end of the session the event was swum in. Reserves not required for finals will be released after this deadline, should a reserve not wish to swim they should also withdraw in the given timeline. 

A link to the website is here

The link also gives access to the draft programme and a meet timeline