Consideration Times for West District Group 1 Championships

The closing date for entries to the West District Group 1 Championships is Sunday 22 January.  The event takes place on 4/5 February at Cumbernauld.  The events are 100m all strokes plus 200 IM.  Entries are £5 per event.  Please contact Richard Gordon (gala@stirlingswimming.co.uk) if you wish to enter.  The following swimmers have consideration times:

Female 10-12 Years Rachel Cartwright Madeleine Gill Rachel MacLellan Amy Malone Rebecca Matthewson Anna Pollock Jennifer Whitehead	Male 10-12 Years Stuart Allen Daniel Hesp Thomas Holloway Vincent Jozajtis Sam Leckie Luke McGregor Liam Nelson
Female 13 Years Beth Gallagher Aisla Gordon Kirsty King Ellie McGregor Ruth Mulgrew Rosie Stanger Nina Walden Heather Williamson	Male 13 Years David Hughes Jack Kerr Luke Matthewson Jamie Murray
Female 14 Years Caroline Allen Erin Hogg Emma Rose Mason Rebecca Millar Tammi Park Ella Shilliday Cara Smith	Male 14 Years Angus Cameron Cameron Harris Stuart Myles Ciaran Nelson
	Male 15 Years Creag Doctor Andrew Irvine Scott Macarthur
Female 16 & Over Charlotte Archdeacon Katinka Merchan Jennifer Rogerson	Male 16 & Over Gareth Allen David Allison Fraser Allison Cameron Brown Craig Coull Martin Cremin Alexander Dawson James Dodds Jamie Leighton Andrew Loudon Anastasios Mitopoulos Peter Stewart Joseph Welstead Jordan Whitehead

 

Baking for the Stirling Open Meet

Dear all at Stirling Swimming

If you like myself, are addicted to the Great British bake-off, I am appealing for you to practice your skills and see if you could provide some baking for the Stirling Junior Open next week, the 21st and 22nd. These contributions will be for the officials for their breakfast and post lunch snack. I acknowledge that this is a bit of an undertaking, but for us to have the meet accredited we rely very heavily on people from other clubs giving up their time to officiate. Therefore, it is only right that we reward them with our hospitality. Clive Ramsay has been very kind and is allowing us to provide this part of the refreshments for the meet but without your generous contributions we will not be able to do this. We have been praised for our generosity (and skillful baking) over the past few years and I would hope for this trend to continue.

If you can contribute could you please drop off your donations at the Peak on the Saturday morning at 8am, or bring them to training at the Uni where a willing volunteer (Trisha) will transport them to the venue. If you need to contact me with any questions or "offers", email programming@stirlingswimming.co.uk

Thanks in anticipation

Jim Smith
Programming

Tombola - collection box at Reception Uni Pool Saturday, 14th Jan

Dear All, Just a quick reminder that a big box or bag will be placed at the Uni pool reception tomorrow morning for tombola items for our Stirling 2012 Junior Open Meet taking place next weekend, 21^st and 22^nd January at the Peak.  Cakes, biscuits, bath bubbles, wine, DVD’s, duplicate Christmas, anything really, would be much appreciated.  If you are unable to drop off goodies this Saturday, please pass onto the coaches, committee members or squad reps next week. If you can spare a couple of hours to help out on the stall, that would be great.  Thanks again. Kind regards, Janis

 

 

Request for gift items for the Tombola Stall - Stirling 2012 Junior Open meet

Dear All,

I am once again looking for small gift items for the tombola stall.  The items could be any duplicate Christmas gifts; candles, bath goodies, sweets, biscuits, spare bottles of wine - anything really. Please can you be so kind and drop off at the University pool this Saturday morning and place in the big blue bag I will place in reception. Alternatively, items can be handed to coaches, committee members or squad reps.  Thank you as always for supporting our fundraising activities.  Best regards, Janis

 

Tombola Stall - Volunteers needed to help run the stall

Dear Parents and Swimmers,

I am sending this email to ask for help to run the tombola stall at our upcoming meet on 21^st and 22^nd January.  The tombola stall was very successful last year and the parents and children who helped run the stall, had great fun.  There are four sessions of swimming over the weekend and to run the stall I need the help of 2 volunteers for each session. That is a total of 8 helpers for the weekend. If you are going to be at the meet and can assist, please can you sign up on the sheet on the club notice board or drop me a quick email janismyles@btopenworld.com Thanks as always.

Kind regards,

Janis

 

Volunteers for Stirling Open Meet 21/22 January

Dear Parents, friends and older swimmers,

As you are aware the Stirling Junior Open is coming up in two weeks time so this is an appeal for volunteers as we need your help to make this event to run smoothly. I am especially appealing for older swimmers who could take on the roles of marshalling and running. Can you please see your way to volunteer to take up a role over the weekend, even for an hour or two?

If you could volunteer could you put your name down on the list that is on the notice board at the University pool and say whether it is morning or afternoon.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me either by email (programming@stirlingswimming.co.uk) or grab me whilst I am on poolside at the Uni on a Saturday morning or Sunday night.

Thank you in advance to everyone who is helping to make this weekend a success, we can't do this without all your help.

There are two sessions per day, morning session and afternoon session.

Roles I need volunteers for:

• Swimming officials, timekeeper/judge

• Selling programmes at the door

• Helping on tombola, bottle and raffle stall

• Trophies

• Runners

• People to supply drinks to officials on poolside

• Marshalls – 2 to 3 per session

If you wish to help at the weekend and haven't put your name forward before hand, please don't hesitate to find me on the day. Offers of help are always welcome.

Jim Smith

Programming Convenor

Consideration Times for Scottish National Age-Group Championships

The following swimmers currently have Scottish National Age-Group (SNAGs) consideration times:

·         Aisla Gordon (13) – 800 free, 400 free

·         Emma Rose Mason (14) – 100 back, 200 IM, 800 free, 200 back

·         Tammi Park (14) – 200 back

·         Ella Shilliday (14) – 200 fly, 400 IM, 1500 free, 100 breast, 200 IM, 800 free, 200 breast, 200 back, 100 fly, 400 free

·         Cara Smith (14) – 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly

·         Jennifer Rogerson (18) – 100 breast, 200 IM, 200 breast¸100 free

·         Scott Macarthur (15) – 800 free¸200 free, 100 back, 400 IM, 50 free, 200 IM, 1500 free, 100 breast, 400 free, 200 breast, 100 free

·         Ciaran Nelson (15) – 100 breast, 200 breast

·         Gareth Allen (16) – 100 fly, 50 free, 100 free

·         Fraser Allison (16) – 1500 free

·         Jamie Leighton (17) – 100 back, 100 fly, 50 free

 

The closing date for the submission of entries for SNAGs is 2pm Wednesday 7 March.

 

There are two events coming up over the next month that are not on the current competition calendar:

·         North Ayrshire 200s meet (200 fly, back, breast, free for 10&under, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15/16 and 17&over years + 400 free, IM + 800 free + 1500 free for open) on 11/12 February at Auchenharvie (£5.00 per entry)

·         West District Group 1 Championships (100 fly, back, breast, free + 200 IM for 10-12, 13, 14, 15 and 16&over years) on 4/5 February at Cumbernauld

 

If you are looking to achieve consideration times for SNAGs for 200m and over, you may wish to consider entering the North Ayrshire meet, for which there will be a gala desk on Saturday 14 & 21 January.  The closing date for entries is 25 January.

 

If you are looking to achieve Scottish National Age Group (SNAGs) times for 100m and 200IM, you may wish to consider entering the West District Group 1 Championships, for which there will be a gala desk on Saturday 14 & 21 January.  The closing date for entries is 22 January.

 

Richard Gordon

Gala Entries

IMPORTANT - Closure of the Peak, Tuesday 3rd January

Due to structural damage the Peak has had to close. This means there will be NO training for all bronze squads and club squad tonight. It will be open as normal on Wednesday 4th January.

Gala Desk for MAGs and JAGs events on 11 and 12 February at Grangemouth

Happy New Year!

 

Please note that there will be only one Gala Desk for the MAGs and JAGs events taking place on 11 and 12 February.  As the closing date for entries is Friday 13 January, the Gala Desk will be held on Saturday 7 January at the Stirling University Pool from 8-10pm.  If you are unable to make the Gala Desk on Saturday, please do not hesitate to let me know any entries by e-mail (gala@stirlingswimming.co.uk), stating name and events to be entered.

 

Richard Gordon

Gala Entries

Revisions to West District Grand Prix, 14/15 January 2012

Following revisions to the West District Grand Prix programme, the following swimmers now have confirmed entries:

Gareth Allen, #112 Mens Open 100 free

Andrew Irvine, #114 Mens Open 50 fly

Cara Smith, #113 Womens Open 50 fly

 

Richard Gordon

Gala Entries