| As we head towards the end of term. Just a few updates and all important dates for your diary….. |
| Some Save the Dates |
| 13 June – all swimmers attend from 4-7pm. Timing night more info below. 18 June – relay & lifesaving night please come at your squad timing 20 June – pool party 12-15 Aug – summer camp 22 Aug – start of term 10 Oct – end of term |
| Nairn Swim Meet |
| It was an early 8am warm up start in Inverness on Sunday. Well done to all those who took part for the swim club – Tilly, Tom, Lilly, Jemima, Leo, Torin, Gregor, Bjorn, Leo, Annabelle, Isobel, Craig, Adam, Ellie, Rhona, Duncan, Maya. The meet started with 100IM (1 length of each stroke). Then onto 50m’s of each stroke. There were many PB’s (personal best) amongst the Club and the team cheered each other on. As coaches it was great to see the improvements in times and skills. This is the first meet in a while we’ve been able to put a relay team together – this was really good to see too. GREAT results by Craig, Rhona, Duncan, Bjorn, Gregor and Adam who all swam a 200IM at the end of the meet having got into the finals from the 100IM – this is a real achievement – to be able to swim 8 events in one swim meet! All of you on or incredibly close to your PB. Thanks to Jo (Tilly’s mum) who coached poolside, as well as parents helping out with timekeeping. |
| Timing night 13th June |
| 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. We’re looking for 12 parents to help with timekeeping – if you’re available please send an email to Cath. |
| Pool party 20th June |
| All seniors 4.15-5.15pm and all juniors 5.15-6.15pm |
| Grantown Trytri |
| Thanks so much for all those who volunteered poolside, who baked and to all those who helped out with the snack stall. A huge thank you to Marie at Claymore who donated the soup. Marie no longer has swimmers in the club and is still so committed to help us with fund raising – THANK YOU! |
| Summer camp 12th to 15th August |
| Please sign up through Highland Highlife Summer Programme. We would hope to be running a swim teachers’ course (for those 16+), a poolside helper course (for those 14+) as well as swim training and land work. |
| Reminder about Standing Orders |
| This is just a reminder that the final payment for this year is the 1st June. Please make a note to cancel your standing order before the end of June as this will be our final month of swimming before the summer. We’ll be in touch about fees for August onwards. |
| Next term |
| As the Grantown Grammar School timings have changed we are changing the swim training for next term. All sessions are still on a Tues and Thurs. There is still the morning session on a Wed (7.15-8.15am) too – this is open to all seniors and any juniors (on discussion with Cath). Those at Grammar School (seniors) can swim 1 or 2 or 3 sessions a week. The Tues/Thurs sessions start at either 3.45pm (finishes at 4.45pm) or 6.25pm (finishes at 7.30pm on a Tues and 7.15pm on a Thurs). Those at primary school must swim twice a week and the session either starts at 4.35pm (and finishes 5.35pm) or 5.30pm (and finishes at 6.30pm). There are limited places within the sessions so please advise Cath asap with your preference – the first people confirming will have those places! |
| Helpers |
| Also, a huge, big thank you to the coaches who volunteered this term – Zoe and Gill – the club so appreciates your input. Thank you as well to all the seniors – Duncan, Gregor, Maya, Isobel, Isla, Criag, Lela, Rhona – we really appreciate your help at club sessions too. |
| Committee and parent volunteers |
| Thank you to the committee who work behind the scenes enabling the club to run Amy (chair), Maike (treasurer), Feri (safeguarding), Kathryn (meets) as well as committee members Mairi, Judy, Gerry, Julie. Thanks as well to Harry for technical support and Jennifer for putting the newsletter together. |
As always if you need to get in contact with the coaching team, please email cath.swim@outlook.com.See you all poolside  |