Dive Into The New Term!
| Here’s your splash of updates, dates for your diary, and a big cheer for all our swimmers and supporters! |
| Welcome |
| Firstly a huge welcome to all our new swimmers!! There is a club Facebook Group for updates which you need to request to join using the following link https://www.facebook.com/groups/swimgrantown/ |
| Dates for your diary |
| 13th September Go Swim Loch Morlich 16th September No Swimming, school Inservice day 18th September Timing Night 7th October AGM, Craig Maclean Centre 5th October (Sunday) Aquadome Session 12.45pm-3.45pm |
| Go Swim event |
| The “GoSwim” event at Loch Morlich beach is again taking place this year. We attend as a club to raise funds and in return the organisers have given the club £250 to go towards trips and other events. Volunteering information: Date: Saturday 13th September Time: Start: 8am – the latest 2pm – If you and/or your child can assist from 8am to around 1pm, that’d be appreciated. Where: Loch Morlich access via car park leading to the water sports centre. Age: Preferably 14 and above Food vouchers: There are food vouchers provided for the helpers (burger last year) We are looking for 6 older swimmers or parent helpers for helping with the bag drop for swimmers and giving directions to the changing areas at the even We do have some already, but we are still 2-3 persons short. This is the link for the event itself, if you want to have a more detailed look: Go Swim Loch Morlich – Go Swim If you can help, please email Maike)at maikeinkl@yahoo.com ASAP – as we need to let the organisers know by latest Thursday this week. |
| Timing night – 19th September |
| Arrive ready to warm up will be from 4-4.20pm. Racing will start as soon as we can after this! Swimmers will swim in heats with other children the same speed as them (not necessarily the same age). There will be judges on poolside – the swimmers have been training hard for this night so if the rules of the strokes/starts/turns/finishes are not followed then the swimmer will be dqd (disqualified). Swimmers should bring swim kit/shorts/t-shirt/poolside shoes/water bottle/money. We’re looking for 12 parents to help with timekeeping – if you’re available please send an email to Cath. We usually too have a snack table – and are looking for parent volunteers to run this on the evening. We are also looking for donations of snack and baking items for the snack table. If your swimmer can’t make it along please can you let their swim coach know. |
| AGM – 7th October |
| All parents are invited to the AGM at 7.30pm on the 7th October, at the Craig Maclean Centre to find out more on the Club, meet the committee members. We are looking for one representative for each swimmer. |
| Club Fees |
| It anyone is struggling with these please approach a member of the committee to discuss. |
| Who is who within the Club! |
| Amy (chair), Julie & Sigrunn (secretary), Maike (treasurer), Feri (safeguarding), Mairi (committee member), Kathryn (coach), Una (coach), Cath (coach), Zoe, Gill, Jo (assisting coaching), Ingrid & Tim (meet sec), Jennifer (newsletter), Harry (website), Ronnie (hytek/times database), Kirsty (organising club gala medals), Zoe & Karen (kit) |
| And finally…please could you remind all swimmers to be poolside changed and ready to go for the start of their session. And if you need to get in contact with the coaching team, please email cath.swim@outlook.com. As always see you poolside  |