Training Schedule

The updated training schedule has now been posted on the website

Please also note the general rules which applies to training:

• Swimmers should arrive on poolside 10-15 minutes before the start of a swim session. This will allow time for stretching and will prevent injury, ensure that everyone can start the session on time and together and so that all the chatting and news from school, etc can be got out of the way.
• Swimmers must not be dropped off and left without first checking that the session is one. Occasionally unforeseen circumstances such as power cuts means that a session may be cancelled at short notice.
• Parents to arrive on poolside/in foyer at least five minutes before the end of a session. This is in the interests of safety and so that the coach will know that all swimmers are picked up. The coaches responsibility finishes at the end of the session, not 15 minutes late.
• If you know you are going to miss a session, let the coach know in advance. If you are ill and going to be off for more than one session, let the coach know. Three or more unexplained absences in a month may result in the swimmer being removed from the squads. There are loads of swimmers in lower squads and lessons who are desperate to get a squad place and improve their swimming.
• No toilet breaks to be taken during the sessions unless in an emergency! Swimmers jumping in and out of the water to go to the toilet disrupts the training session.
• Most important of all - LISTEN, LEARN and HAVE FUN

Additional Swims for Alloa Graded Meet, 30/31 October

Following withdrawls, the following swimmers have additional swims at the Alloa Graded Meet:

 

Saturday afternoon - Event 204 Boys 100m Butterfly – Calum Hope

Sunday morning – Event 303 Boys 100m Individual Medley – Creag Doctor

 

Richard Gordon

Gala entries

New Consitution

At the AGM a new constitution was agreed, the amendments have now been included in our constitution which you can find on the website here: Constitutions and Regulations

 

At the same time we updated all our policy templates (the actual policies have not been changed), for those of you who are not familiar with the policies of the club please find them under Club Policies

 

 

Committee meeting minutes - October 15 2010

Please note the minutes are now available here in the members only area: Minutes Committee Meeting October 15 2010

If you have had problems recently viewing documents in this area this should be fixed now

New Squad Structure

Dear swimmer / parent,

 

You should by now have received a letter from Kerry explaining the new squad structure at the club and advising of the relevant squad for you (or your son/daughter).  I have received comment that these changes seem to have come rather "out of the blue", and some people appear to be unhappy about specific changes that have been made, so I thought it appropriate to write a further note giving the context of the changes.   

 

The new squad structure was actually announced at the AGM and the minutes of that meeting have been sent to all members as well as being posted on the website.  Unfortunately negotiations on the availability of pool time, particularly at the University, have taken longer than anticipated with the result that the letters could only go out last week.  In order to give a more reasonable notice period after the mid-term holiday, we decided to postpone the start of the new timetable to the week of 24th October.  I know this only gives you 1-2 weeks notice of the detailed schedule, but unfortunately this was the best we could do in the circumstances.   Also, there was a last minute hitch with the pool time that we had been promised on Sunday afternoon/evenings, which has meant that the extra sessions we are planning for the Bronze A, Bronze B and Club squads have been postponed.  We hope to have this sorted within a few weeks, and will let everyone know at that time.  Apologies for the inconvenience.  

 

The Committee and Coaching staff are excited by the new squad structure, as we hope you are too.  After long and at times arduous negotiations, we have been able to secure additional external funding and additional pool time, which means that a large number of our swimmers have been promoted on this occasion and most now have access to increased swimming opportunities.  Some of the sessions may not be at the easiest time of day (5.30am starts and 9.00pm finishes) but I'm afraid this is the reality of being a competitive swimmer (and parents).  There is great competition for the best pool time, especially in high quality facilities such as The University and The Peak, so I believe we have actually done remarkably well to secure the package that we now have.   I hope you all agree! 

 

Two new squads have been created. 

• The Stirling Integrated Performance Squad (SIPS) incorporates both University swimmers and the top club swimmers from the Gold squad.  SIPS provides another stepping stone in the swimming development pathway.  There will ne no increase in the number of training sessions available for the Gold squad swimmers who train with SIPS, but the swimmers will benefit from training alonside their University counterparts, and for some of them it may bridging the gap to the elite performance squads of the Intensive Training Squad based at the University.
• The Club Squad fulfils a different need.  Indeed it is designed to fulfil two purposes, based on feedback the Committee received on the old squad structure.  Firstly, we wanted to give the swimmers in the old Skills Development squad more swimming opportunities, which will act as a springboard into either the Bronze B (up to 10 year old) or Bronze A (up to 12 year old) squads.  There are currently 2 and will be 3 weekly sessions for this squad, rather than the 1 session that was open to Skills Development.  Secondly, we wanted to provide a place in the club for swimmers from other squads who want to reduce their commitment but still keep training.  Hopefully this will be a mix that works - the older and more experienced swimmers helping to encourage the younger swimmers - but we will review this format and make adjustments as necessary in the future. 

The monthly fees for the new Club squad were set by the Management Committee meeting on 16th October at £25 - alothough this is an increase in fees compared with the Skills Development squad it is significantly less than the increase in available pool time compared with the old squad.   In all the other squads we have kept the monthly fees stable, while at the same time managing to increase available pool time for most of our swimmers.  For your information, the full set of squad fees is shown in the table below.

 

Squad	Number of weekly training sessions	Monthly squad fees (£)
Gold/SIPS	8	51
Junior Gold	7	45
Silver	5	36
Bronze A	3-4	32
Bronze B	2-3	25
Club	2-3	25
Junior Disability	2	25

 

 

Finally, in the letters for the Club Squad the training times were inadvertently missed off.  Sorry about that.  Training will be on Monday evening 8-9pm at Wallace High and Thursday evening 7.30-8.30pm at Stirling High.  Details of the Sunday session will follow as soon as we can.  

 

I hope this email helps to answer any questions that you may have had (and some of you have already emailed in).  In particular I hope you can see that there has been a lot of effort and thought behind the changes in squad structure, with the aim of benefiting the entire club.  However, If you have any further questions, both Kerry and I will be available next Saturday 23rd October during the Grand Prix, so I would encourage you to come and see us then.  

 

Otherwise, I wish you all more happy swimming.  

 

David Rogerson

 

President

Stirling Swimming

 

Gala Entries for Alloa Graded Meet @ The Peak, Stirling on 30/31 October 2010

Dates of Meet:  30/31 October 2010

Venue:  The Peak, Stirling

Warm-up will be at 09:00 and 13:30 each day

Start times will be 10:00 and 14:30 each day

 

The following entries have been accepted:

 

Cameron McCall (10)

101A  Male 10 & Under  200 IM

103A  Male 10 & Under  100 Free

105A  Male 10 & Under  50 Back

206A  Male 10 & Under  50 Free

303A  Male 10 & Under  100 IM

305A  Male 10 & Under  50 Fly

406A  Male 10 & Under  50 Breast

 

Finn Trenholm (10)

103A  Male 10 & Under  100 Free

105A  Male 10 & Under  50 Back

206A  Male 10 & Under  50 Free

303A  Male 10 & Under  100 IM

305A  Male 10 & Under  50 Fly

406A  Male 10 & Under  50 Breast

 

Max Miller (10)

101A  Male 10 & Under  200 IM

103A  Male 10 & Under  100 Free

105A  Male 10 & Under  50 Back

202A  Male 10 & Under  200 Free

206A  Male 10 & Under  50 Free

303A  Male 10 & Under  100 IM

305A  Male 10 & Under  50 Fly

406A  Male 10 & Under  50 Breast

 

Stuart Allen (10)

101A  Male 10 & Under  200 IM

103A  Male 10 & Under  100 Free

105A  Male 10 & Under  50 Back

206A  Male 10 & Under  50 Free

303A  Male 10 & Under  100 IM

402A  Male 10 & Under  200 Back

404A Male 10 & Under  200 Breast

406A  Male 10 & Under  50 Breast

 

Calum Hope (11)

103B  Male 11-12  100 Free

105B  Male 11-12  50 Back

206B  Male 11-12  50 Free

305B  Male 11-12  50 Fly

406B  Male 11-12  50 Breast

 

Liam Nelson (11)

101B  Male 11-12  200 IM

103B  Male 11-12  100 Free

202B  Male 11-12  200 Free

204B  Male 11-12  100 Fly

206B  Male 11-12  50 Free

303B  Male 11-12  100 IM

305B  Male 11-12  50 Fly

402B  Male 11-12  200 Back

404B  Male 11-12  200 Breast

406B  Male 11-12  50 Breast

 

Angus Cameron (12)

204B  Male 11-12  100 Fly

206B  Male 11-12  50 Free

301B  Male 11-12  400 Free

303B  Male 11-12  100 IM

305B  Male 11-12  50 Fly

404B  Male 11-12  200 Breast

406B  Male 11-12  50 Breast

 

David Hughes (12)

101B  Male 11-12  200 IM

103B  Male 11-12  100 Free

105B  Male 11-12  50 Back

204B  Male 11-12  100 Fly

206B  Male 11-12  50 Free

303B  Male 11-12  100 IM

305B  Male 11-12  50 Fly

406B  Male 11-12  50 Breast

 

Jamie Murray (12)

103B  Male 11-12  100 Free

105B  Male 11-12  50 Back

202B  Male 11-12  200 Free

206B  Male 11-12  50 Free

303B  Male 11-12  100 IM

305B  Male 11-12  50 Fly

406B  Male 11-12  50 Breast

 

Stuart Myles (12)

101B  Male 11-12  200 IM

103B  Male 11-12  100 Free

105B  Male 11-12  50 Back

204B  Male 11-12  100 Fly

206B  Male 11-12  50 Free

303B  Male 11-12  100 IM

305B  Male 11-12  50 Fly

404B  Male 11-12  200 Breast

406B  Male 11-12  50 Breast

 

Creag Doctor (14)

101C  Male 13-14  200 IM

103C  Male 13-14  100 Free

105C  Male 13-14  50 Back

206C  Male 13-14  50 Free

305C  Male 13-14  50 Fly

404C  Male 13-14  200 Breast

406C  Male 13-14  50 Breast

 

Jack Matthewson (14)

103C  Male 13-14  100 Free

105C  Male 13-14  50 Back

202C  Male 13-14  200 Free

204C  Male 13-14  100 Fly

206C  Male 13-14  50 Free

303C  Male 13-14  100 IM

305C  Male 13-14  50 Fly

404C  Male 13-14  200 Breast

406C  Male 13-14  50 Breast

 

Craig Coull (15)

101D  Male 15 & Over  200 IM

103D  Male 15 & Over  100 Free

105D  Male 15 & Over  50 Back

202D  Male 15 & Over  200 Free

204D  Male 15 & Over  100 Fly

206D  Male 15 & Over  50 Free

301D  Male 15 & Over  400 Free

303D  Male 15 & Over  100 IM

305D  Male 15 & Over  50 Fly

402D  Male 15 & Over  200 Back

404D  Male 15 & Over  200 Breast

406D  Male 15 & Over  50 Breast

 

Findlay Forrest (16)

103D  Male 15 & Over  100 Free

105D  Male 15 & Over  50 Back

202D  Male 15 & Over  200 Free

204D  Male 15 & Over  100 Fly

206D  Male 15 & Over  50 Free

303D  Male 15 & Over  100 IM

305D  Male 15 & Over  50 Fly

404D  Male 15 & Over  200 Breast

406D  Male 15 & Over  50 Breast

 

Rebecca Matthewson (10)

106A  Female 10 & Under  50 Free

205A  Female 10 & Under  50 Back

306A  Female 10 & Under  50 Breast

405A  Female 10 & Under  50 Fly

 

Shawney Millar (10)

102A  Female 10 & Under  200 Free

104A  Female 10 & Under  100 Fly

106A  Female 10 & Under  50 Free

203A  Female 10 & Under  100 Free

205A  Female 10 & Under  50 Back

306A  Female 10 & Under  50 Breast

403A  Female 10 & Under  100 IM

405A  Female 10 & Under  50 Fly

 

Anna Pollock (11)

106B  Female 11-12  50 Free

205B  Female 11-12  50 Back

306B  Female 11-12  50 Breast

405B  Female 11-12  50 Fly

 

Madeline Gill (11)

102B  Female 11-12  200 Free

104B  Female 11-12  100 Fly

106B  Female 11-12  50 Free

203B  Female 11-12  100 Free

205B  Female 11-12  50 Back

306B  Female 11-12  50 Breast

403B  Female 11-12  100 IM

405B  Female 11-12  50 Fly

 

Nina Walden (11)

102B  Female 11-12  200 Free

106B  Female 11-12  50 Free

203B  Female 11-12  100 Free

306B  Female 11-12  50 Breast

403B  Female 11-12  100 IM

405B  Female 11-12  50 Fly

 

Aisla Gordon (12)

104B  Female 11-12  100 Fly

106B  Female 11-12  50 Free

201B  Female 11-12  200 IM

203B  Female 11-12  100 Free

302B  Female 11-12  200 Back

 

Beth Gallagher (12)

102B  Female 11-12  200 Free

104B  Female 11-12  100 Fly

106B  Female 11-12  50 Free

203B  Female 11-12  100 Free

205B  Female 11-12  50 Back

302B  Female 11-12  200 Back

306B  Female 11-12  50 Breast

403B  Female 11-12  100 IM

405B  Female 11-12  50 Fly

 

Heather Williamson (12)

102B  Female 11-12  200 Free

104B  Female 11-12  100 Fly

203B  Female 11-12  100 Free

205B  Female 11-12  50 Back

302B  Female 11-12  200 Back

304B  Female 11-12  200 Breast

306B  Female 11-12  50 Breast

403B  Female 11-12  100 IM

 

Tammi Park (12)

102B  Female 11-12  200 Free

104B  Female 11-12  100 Fly

106B  Female 11-12  50 Free

201B  Female 11-12  200 IM

203B  Female 11-12  100 Free

205B  Female 11-12  50 Back

302B  Female 11-12  200 Back

304B  Female 11-12  200 Breast

306B  Female 11-12  50 Breast

401B  Female 11-12  400 Free

403B  Female 11-12  100 IM

405B  Female 11-12  50 Fly

 

Caroline Allen (13)

106C  Female 13-14  50 Free

205C  Female 13-14  50 Back

302C  Female 13-14  200 Back

306C  Female 13-14  50 Breast

403C  Female 13-14  100 IM

 

Dale Gillies (13)

106C  Female 13-14  50 Free

205C  Female 13-14  50 Back

306C  Female 13-14  50 Breast

 

Ellie Morris (13)

306C  Female 13-14  50 Breast

405C  Female 13-14  50 Fly

 

Erin Gallagher (13)

106C  Female 13-14  50 Free

205C  Female 13-14  50 Back

306C  Female 13-14  50 Breast

405C  Female 13-14  50 Fly

 

Megan Brewster (13)

102C  Female 13-14  200 Free

104C  Female 13-14  100 Fly

106C  Female 13-14  50 Free

203C  Female 13-14  100 Free

205C  Female 13-14  50 Back

302C  Female 13-14  200 Back

304C  Female 13-14  200 Breast

306C  Female 13-14  50 Breast

403C  Female 13-14  100 IM

405C  Female 13-14  50 Fly

 

Rebecca Millar (13)

102C  Female 13-14  200 Free

104C  Female 13-14  100 Fly

106C  Female 13-14  50 Free

203C  Female 13-14  100 Free

205C  Female 13-14  50 Back

302C  Female 13-14  200 Back

304C  Female 13-14  200 Breast

306C  Female 13-14  50 Breast

401C  Female 13-14  400 Free

403C  Female 13-14  100 IM

405C  Female 13-14  50 Fly

 

Catlin Purcell (17)

102D  Female 15 & Over  200 Free

104D  Female 15 & Over  100 Fly

106D  Female 15 & Over  50 Free

201D  Female 15 & Over  200 IM

203D  Female 15 & Over  100 Free

205D  Female 15 & Over  50 Back

302D  Female 15 & Over  200 Back

304D  Female 15 & Over  200 Breast

306D  Female 15 & Over  50 Breast

401D  Female 15 & Over  400 Free

403D  Female 15 & Over  100 IM

405D  Female 15 & Over  50 Fly

 

Good luck everybody!

 

Richard Gordon

Gala Entries

Gala Entries for Carnegie LC Winter Meet @ Tollcross on 30/31 October

Dates of Meet:  30/31 October 2010

 

Venue:  Tollcross, Glasgow

 

Session 1 Saturday 30th Warm up 8:30 Start at 9:15

Session 2 Saturday 30th Warm up 12:45 Start at 1:30

Session 3 Sunday 31st Warm up 8:30 Start at 9:15

Session 4 Sunday 31st Warm up 12:45 Start at 1:30

 

The following entries have been accepted:

 

Scott Macarthur (13)

101B  Male 12-13  100 Breast

105B  Male 12-13  400 Free

204B  Male 12-13  200 Breast

303B  Male 12-13  100 Fly

305B  Male 12-13  200 Free

404B  Male 12-13  100 Free

406B  Male 12-13  200 Fly

 

Gareth Allen (15)

105C  Male 14-15  400 Free

202C  Male 14-15  100 Back

301C  Male 14-15  50 Free

303C  Male 14-15  100 Fly

305C  Male 14-15  200 Free

404C  Male 14-15  100 Free

 

Fraser Allison (15)

101C  Male 14-15  100 Breast (Res 1)

301C  Male 14-15  50 Free

303C  Male 14-15  100 Fly (Res 1)

 

David Allison (15)

101C  Male 14-15  100 Breast (Res 2)

301C  Male 14-15  50 Free (Res 1)

 

Ross Kirkwood (16)

202D  Male 16 & Over  100 Back

301D  Male 16 & Over  50 Free

305D  Male 16 & Over  200 Free

Ella Shilliday (12)

102B  Female 12-13  100 Breast

104B  Female 12-13  200 Back

201B  Female 12-13  100 Back

203B  Female 12-13  200 Breast

205B  Female 12-13  400 Free

302B  Female 12-13  50 Free

304B  Female 12-13  100 Fly

306B  Female 12-13  200 Free

403B  Female 12-13  200 IM

405B  Female 12-13  100 Free

 

Cara Smith (13)

104B  Female 12-13  200 Back

201B  Female 12-13  100 Back

205B  Female 12-13  400 Free

302B  Female 12-13  50 Free

304B  Female 12-13  100 Fly

306B  Female 12-13  200 Free

403B  Female 12-13  200 IM

405B  Female 12-13  100 Free

 

Kayrine Kelly (14)

104C  Female 14-15  200 Back

203C  Female 14-15  200 Breast

205C  Female 14-15  400 Free

306C  Female 14-15  200 Free

403C  Female 14-15  200 IM

407C  Female 14-15  200 Fly

 

Nicole Govan (15)

201C  Female 14-15  100 Back

302C  Female 14-15  50 Free

304C  Female 14-15  100 Fly

306C  Female 14-15  200 Free

403C  Female 14-15  200 IM

405C  Female 14-15  100 Free

 

Nikoline Laidlaw (15)

102C  Female 14-15  100 Breast

205C  Female 14-15  400 Free

302C  Female 14-15  50 Free

306C  Female 14-15  200 Free

405C  Female 14-15  100 Free

 

Claire Wilson (15)

104C  Female 14-15  200 Back

201C  Female 14-15  100 Back

205C  Female 14-15  400 Free

302C  Female 14-15  50 Free

306C  Female 14-15  200 Free

403C  Female 14-15  200 IM

405C  Female 14-15  100 Free

 

Jennifer Rogerson (16)

102D  Female 16 & Over  100 Breast

203D  Female 16 & Over  200 Breast

205D  Female 16 & Over  400 Free

304D  Female 16 & Over  100 Fly

403D  Female 16 & Over  200 IM

 

Good luck all!

 

Richard Gordon

Gala Entries

Stirling Junior Open Meet January 22/23 2011

We are going ahead with our 24th Open Meet on 22/23 January 2011 at the the Peak in Stirling Sports Village.

 

Download the meet information here

A big thank you

Sorry for the delay!  But, I need to say to everyone who volunteered at last weekend's gala a very, very big thank you. To the people who ran the door, those who looked after the officials , ran the raffle and were just there to officiate, even though their kids were not involved, and to everyone else, really I could just go on, but it is so much appreciated. Some feedback that we have had has been really, really complimentary including the very positive comments from the referee, which is massive. Moreover,  what pleased me the most was the contribution of the parents who really came out and more than did their bit, for me, this was the best thing about the meet.  I cannot emphasise the importance of their contribution enough.

In the light of this success, I would like to add my hopes that the club can continue to grow and develop this positive relationship between club, parent and swimmer and facilitate the future growth of Stirling Swimming.  Well done everyone!

Kind regards
Jim Smith

Gala Entry Forms returned

Please note the gala entry forms which have been recorded can be checked on the internet.
If your form is not registered there, please ensure your form gets returned ASAP. You will not be entered into galas if you do not have the form.
You can both check the list and find a new form to fill in on the Gala Page