News and Announcements
Jan 2012: New Year letter from Head Coach
Click here to open this letter
Dec 06, 2011: Christmas Schedule and Close Down.
Please click here to see the schedule of training for the holiday period this Christmas.
Click here to find out what the Masters have been up to....
LIMERICK SWIM CAMP - EASTER 2012
Click here for full details
OCTOBER HALF TERM - SWIM CAMP REPORT
Click here to read the report
BRITISH MASTERS LC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
Click here to read the report.
Late start on Monday 7th November
Colet Court is hosting a swimming gala on Monday 7 November against Kings College Junior School (KCJS). The estimated gala finish will be around 5.45pm.
Sadly this will mean that Regional Squad will not be able to start their practice at their usual 17.30 time and will have to start half an hour later at 18.00.
Thank you for your understanding and apologies for any inconvenience
HALLOWEEN PLANS!
Click here to find out what is happening for those who dare to train on Monday 31 October...
POOL CLOSURE REMINDER, 26 October
Dear All
St. Paul’s School are hosting a water polo round for ESSA (English Swimming Schools Association) on Tuesday 1 November.
Unfortunately this will mean that sessions for COUNTY and REGIONAL SQUADS will be cancelled on that day.
However the SENIORS and MASTERS SQUADS will be able to train from 20.00 onwards.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
SWIM CAMP: 24 - 28 October
Click here for further details
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Click here for a report of this year's club champs.
SURREY TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR NATIONAL COUNTY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Many congratulations to Georgina Boyle who has been selected to swim as part of the Surrey Team at the National County Team Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield on Sunday 16 October. Surrey finished 7th in Divisions 1 last year and are looking to improve on that this year. With Georgie in the team, how can they fail? Go Georgie!!
ALL SPBSC SESSIONS ARE CANCELLED TODAY(WEDNESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER)
Due to the club championships taking place at girls school this evening all sessions taking place at both the boys school and girls school are cancelled today. There will be no training at all for any squads due to the manpower needed to run the championships.
OLYMPIC SWIMMER ALAN RAPLEY STROKE CLINIC
SPBSC CLUB CHAMPS AWARDS CEREMONY SUNDAY 09 OCTOBER
Please join us to celebrate the achievments of all swimmers at the Club at the Annual Awards Ceremony held in the SPS dining hall on Sunday 09 October (11.00 - 13.00).
The Masters have been busy in open water again.
On Saturday 11 September 2011 some of the maters competed in the Maxifuel Open Water Swim.
The club did extremely well! Check out these results:
5km
2nd Sheila Jansen
10km (wetsuit)
2nd Donal Harte
4th Dion Harrison
6th Iain Macara
7th Will Ellis
10km (non wetsuit)
1st Pip Bennett
2nd Rich Pryer
Their coach Tony Pearce came down to Bray Lake to support and had these words to say
“An outstanding Team Performance. Our goal is the World Masters Swimming Championships in Italy
next Year!”
So, watch this space!
2011 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
It's that exciting time of year again. Make sure you click on the below links to make sure you are up to speed on the arrangments for this year's club championships
News from the masters
The Masters have been busy this summer! Click here to read about their amazing results.
Summer Swim Camp Report
Click here find out what they all got up to!
29 July 2011, Results from National Age Group Championships in Sheffield.
If you see them by the pool make sure you give your congratulations to the below swimmers. They all managed to improve upon their times set at the Regional Championships 6 weeks ago and pulled out a set of fantastic PB’s at the Nationals.
Georgina Boyle 4th in 100 Freestyle, 14th in 200 Freestyle
Joshua Lawson 6th in 200 Breaststroke, 6th in 100 Breaststroke
Hugo Lowell 7th in 200 Breaststroke, 11th in 100 Breaststroke.
Holly Addison 15th in 200 Backstroke, 18th in 100 Backstroke
This is a fantastic achievement for the swimmers and the club as a whole when you consider that:
- The club is only just approaching the end of its second year.
- The NQT’s were set particularly high this year.
- All of our swimmers are ‘home bred’ and have genuinely swam with their coaches for a considerable time
- Our swimmers qualified in 3 different strokes and all had 2 different distances, thus highlighting the balance and broad scope of our Performance Programme.
A fantastic achievement by all involved. Martin Jurco – Head Coach
25 July 2011, GB Masters National Open Water Championships
Pip Bennett and Tony pearce went to the Masters National Open Water Championships in Sheffield. It was a windy day and although the water temperature was meant to be 18 degrees, they had reports that it felt more like 16. Only a few people warmed up in the water as they were doing a dive start (quite unusual for open water racing at this level) and they did not want to wait around in the cold! After battling the elements and the other swimmers, Tony came outwith a Silver in his age category and Pip became National Champion in the (30-34 category). Very pleasing results to say the least!
17July 2011, The Nationals!
This year St Pauls Barnes Swimming Club have four swimmers competing in The Nationals. After an incredible year of training and competing Holly Addison, Georgina Boyle, Joshua Lawson and Hugo Lowell are heading off to the Sheffield Arena and will compete at the Nationals from Thursday 21 July - Sunday 24 July. We wish them and their coaches all the very best of luck and will be cheering them on in spirit!
17 July 2011, World Swimming Championships
Best of luck to our coach Damien Bryan who will be working with the Irish Open Water Swimming Team at the forthcoming World Championships in Shanghai from 17-23 July.
13 June, 2011: Summer Swim Camp
The dates for this year's summer swim camp have now been announced and places can be booked by contacting Martin directly. The camp is open to all swiimers and we look forward to seeing as many people there as possible.
Tuesday 07 June 2011
We are holding our trials for new members to join the club on Saturday 2nd July 2011 at St Paul's Boys swimming pool, 11:15am for registration. Please contact our membership secretary to register no later than Monday 27th June via membership-enquiries@stpaulsbarnessc.com Please see our squad criteria page for more information on what standard of swimming we expect.
1 June 2011, ACADEMY SPRINT GALA
We are holding a fun, SPBSC only, sprint gala on Sunday 12th June from 8:30am for all swimmers in Pre-Team, Junior Academy and Academy squads. This will be a fun gala of 25m races to give all our swimmers a chance to experience the atmosphere of a swim gala and have a bit of fun racing. As coaches we have decided to enter all swimmers for every race we feel they are able for (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly).
TO MAKE SURE YOPU ARE PART OF THIS EVENT PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON THE SIGN UP SHEET OUTSIDE TONY’S OFFICE.
DATE: Sunday June 12th.
WARM UP: 8.30
VENUE: ST PAULS BOYS.
27 May 2011, ANNUAL BBQ
Back by popular demand the annual BBQ is ON! For further details and to book your place please click here. Please print a copy of the reply slip and return it to Bosi or place it in the envelope by the pool entrance. (Hard copies of the reply slip are also available by the pool).
04 May 2011, Swimming Caps
The club shop will be putting in an order for personalised swimming caps at the end of next week so if people haven't already ordered one and would like to , please could they email Nicola at SPBSCclubshop@hotmail.co.uk by Wednesday May 11th.
27 April 2011, Surrey County Championships Report
Click here to read about our success at the Surrey's
27 April 2011, Always Steal from the Best..
Click here to find out more...
04 March 2011, Interclub Duel, Riverside Esporta
Click here to see how we did!
08 March 2011, Masters Success at Bracknell
Click here to see how the master got on at Bracknell
15 February 2011, YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU
As the membership has grown and we have more swimmers competing in more meets than ever before, life is becoming officially ‘impossible’ for the Coaches!
In addition to all the hours spent by the pool week in week out throughout the year, the Coaches have an ever increasing admin work load. Some would say it is not their strength! All would agree it is not where they should be focusing their energies!
SPBSC already has a number of parents providing support in many ways to the club so if you would like to join the merry band of helpers then please see the ‘situations vacant’ below and contact Tom Taylor: tbt@stpaulsschool.org.uk without delay! We can guarantee that your child will be an Olympic Swimmer if you help out – actually that bit’s not true but it will be rewarding and you will have lots of laughs along the way!
ENTRY FEE TREASURER
At the moment the Coaches are receiving cheques left, right and centre and this process is screaming out for a ‘System’ and a ‘System Manager’! The prime role would be to manage the meet entries, identify any cheques that need raising, chase the cheques and record that all fees are paid by closing out each meet account.
CLUB SHOP
In the spirit of flexible working practices this position is a job share! Nicola Brandon has volunteered to help out here but is looking for another person to cover the nights she is not there. We would aim then to have the Shop open 2-4 nights a week. If you always fancied working in retail and fashion this is undoubtedly the position for you!
ADMIN ASSISTANT
Inputting results into the Hytek system after each gala. Something that could be done at the side of the pool during training sessions? At home on a Sunday evening with glass of wine in hand? During second act of eldest child’s production of King Lear? Full training given!
We really hope you will find some time to get involved and support the club as it supports your child to achieve their fullest potential.
15 February 2011, Trials for New Members
We are holding trials to join our club for kids who are 10 years and under on Saturday 12th March at St Pauls Boys swimming pool. Please see our Squad Criteria page for the standard of swimming and training commitment we expect. If you are interested please email membership-enquiries@stpaulsbarnessc.com
06 February 2011, Tri Club Gala Report
Click here to find out how SPBSC got on when they hosted their first inter club gala
02 February 2011, Updated Competition Timetable
Click here to check out the updated Competition Timetable for the season ahead
20 January 2011, Epsom Winter Open Meet Race Report
Click here to find out how our swimmers got on.
January 2011, 3 one-off session changes for your diary
Apologies we are going to start 2011 with a few one-off changes to the timetable, which I thought would be best to give you heads up on as soon as possible.
Due to St Paul’s School Water Polo fixtures the following arrangements will need to take place:
Wednesday 19th January: The following squads to swim at the Girls’ School
- Junior Academy, Academy, County and Regional between 18.00 and 20.00
- Competitive Development and Masters between 20.00 – 21.30
Thursday 10th March:
(ALL SESSIONS CANCELLED)
Wednesday 27th April: The following squads to swim at the Girls’ School
- Junior Academy, Academy, County and Regional between 18.00 and 20.00
- Competitive Development and Masters between 20.00 – 21.30
09 January 2011, Ammendments to timings for Espom Winter Meet
New session timings:-
Session 1 and 3
Registration 1.15 – 1.40
Warm up 1.45 -2.25
Gala Start 2.30 – Est end time 5.10 (Sat) 5.00 (Sun)
Session 2 and 4
Registration closes at 5.00
Warm up 5.15 – 6.05
Gala Start 6.10 –Est end time 8.40 (Sat) 8.30 (Sun)
All swimmers are advised not to arrive before the registration time of 1.15pm as the sports centre will not allow them into the changing rooms before this time.
There is limited parking in the Rainbow Leisure Centre. However there is ample parking in the Hook Road Multi Story car park, which is only 2 minutes’ walk away, via a signposted alleyway.
04 January 2011, Pre-Christmas Meet Reports
In the run up to Christmas there was a significant amount of activity for a number of our swimmers. To catch up on how they did please click here to read the race reports.
16 December 2010, Final details for Festive Period
There are a few things you should be aware of while you are swimming over the festive period (Friday 17 December – Tuesday 4 January). As the school will effectively be shut during this time, there will be no support staff or cleaners on site, and as such this leaves the club with a few additional responsibilities which are as follows:
Arrival on site:There will be no car parking attendant on duty to control the flow of traffic. With this in mind can all members please park in the car park on the right of the drive which will be empty during this period.
Cleaning:There will be no cleaning staff at work during the festive period.To help reduce the amount of dirt in the pool area please ensure that all club members remove their shoes and sock before going pool side.
Pool Temperature:It’s highly unlikely but if the pool were to over heat or drop in temperature it may become unsafe for swimmers. With no Engineer on site, no immediate adjustments will be able to be made. Coaches will monitor the temperature of water and cancel sessions immediately if necessary.
15 December 2010, New Swim Hats
A batch of new swim hats has been delivered. (Cost £7.00) If you would like to purchase one please bring cheques, or the correct money.
15 December 2010, Lost Ipod.
Nick Maini has lost his ipod. It was last seen on the coach on Saturday 11 December. If anyone has seen it please do get in touch with Milton.
07 December 2010, Schedule for Festive Period
As the school will effectively shut down over the Christmas holidays, there will be a reduced swimming programme during this period. For further details please click here.
03 December 2010, SPBSC AWARDS CEREMONY
Dear All,
This is just a quick reminder about the Prize Giving ceremony taking place on Sunday 12 December 11.00 – 13.00.
Every swimmer who took part in the Club Championships will receive a certificate with their recorded times. Those who achieved third or above in any race will also receive a corresponding medal. On top of this the 200 Meter, BAGCATS, and Challenge cup trophies will also be awarded.
We have a lot to get through so please do try to arrive on time. The event will take place in the SPS dining room.
Looking forward to seeing you there and celebrating everyone's achievements this year.
16 November 2010, Results from National Arena League:
After round 2 of the NAL, SPBSC are lying 5th. If we want to be promoted to Division 1 we must be be in 4th place or better. If this was the final score the club would miss out by a matter of just 18 points...
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Gala Points |
League Points |
||||||
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Rd.1 |
Rd.2 |
Total |
Rd 1 |
Rd.2 |
Bonus |
Total |
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|
Sutton & Cheam |
311 |
310 |
621 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
36 |
|
Halstead |
271 |
283 |
554 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
36 |
|
Hitchin |
266 |
254 |
520 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
36 |
|
City of St Albans |
239 |
272 |
511 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
34 |
|
St Paul's Barnes |
244 |
249 |
493 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
34 |
|
Cheshunt A |
225 |
231 |
456 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
32 |
|
Enfield |
235 |
217 |
452 |
6 |
5 |
20 |
31 |
|
Haringey Borough |
221 |
227 |
448 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
33 |
|
Potters Bar |
218 |
222 |
440 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
21 |
|
Greenwich |
204 |
225 |
429 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
21 |
|
Clissold |
210 |
191 |
401 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
20 |
|
Brompton Bees |
196 |
205 |
401 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
|
Bethnal Green Sharks |
210 |
188 |
398 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
|
Tring |
188 |
184 |
372 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
18 |
|
Bushey |
184 |
147 |
331 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
|
Ware |
202 |
128 |
330 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
|
Hounslow Hurricanes |
126 |
172 |
298 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Brent Dolphins |
131 |
127 |
258 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
Verulam |
99 |
138 |
237 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Cheshunt B |
50 |
79 |
129 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
12 November 2010, Times for Ealing Gala. (20 Nov)
Please note that the ESC November Graded Acceptance List is now posted on the Ealing website. Also the session times have now been amended.
They are as follows:
Saturday 20st November
Session 1: Warm up 2:15pm Start 3:00pm Estimate Finish 5:30pm
Sunday 21st November
Session 2: Warm up 08:45am, Start 09:30am Estimate finish 11:00am
Session 3: Warm up 11:45am, start 12:30pm Estimate finish 3:30pm
Session 4: Warm up 4:45pm; Start 5:15pm Estimate Finish 6:30pm
09 November 2010, New Trials
The Club will be holding swimming trials on Saturday 4th December 2010 for all swimmers who are interested in joining the club. Registration will open at 11:15.In order to register you details, please contact Mags Close by no later than Tuesday 30th November on membership-enquiries@stpaulsbarnessc.com. All enthusiastic swimmers are welcome to trial.
09 November 2010, Competition Calendar for 2010/11
Please click here to download the updated competition calendar for 2010/2011
08 November 2010, Awards Ceremony for Club Champs.
Please put Sunday 12 December in the diary. Be there or be square.
07 November 2010, Pre-Team Squad Launched
A new 'Pre-Team' squad has now been launched. This squad has been designed for swimers under 8 years old who have not yet reached Stage 7 of the ASA National Plan. This squad will swim for just 1 hour per week. For full details please see the squad criteria here.
01 November 2010, Pool Now Open
We are happy to announce that the pool will be opened as planned from 09.00 today (Monday 1 November).
27 October 2010, Update on Pool Closure and Latymer
Dear All,
Firstly I am pleased to inform you that the maintenance work on the boys school pool is going well and it should reopen on Monday 1st November as planned. The temperature and levels of the pool will need to have a final check on Monday morning before we are given the final go ahead. We anticipate that these should be fine but to ensure that there are no wasted journeys on Monday evening please check your emails and the website before travelling to St Paul’s.
On another note, an internal miscommunication with Latymer security staff meant that they had not been notified about our arrival yesterday, and therefore stopped all swimmers from accessing the pool through the main school entrance on King street.
Moving forward all swimmers must now enter the school from the side gate on Rivercourt Road which takes you down towards the riverbank. (If driving go west on the A4 and take the first left after the Hammersmith flyover). Swimmers should be dropped off and picked up at the same location.
20 October 2010, Arrangements for closure of St Paul's
Dear All,
Sorry for the slight delay getting back to you regarding arrangements for the pool closure next week. I’m delighted to announce that Latymer Upper school have kindly offered us the use of their pool during the following hours:
Though these timings are not exactly the same as the usual timetable, we have tried to get as close a match as possible in an attempt to reduce any disruption and inconvenience that these changes will cause.
Timetable
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Monday 25 Oct |
Tuesday 26 Oct |
Wed 27 Oct |
Thurs 28 Oct |
Friday 29 Oct |
|
Junior Academy |
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|
16.30 – 17.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
|
|
Academy |
16.30 – 18.30 |
|
16.30 – 17.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
|
|
County |
|
16.30 – 18.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
|
Regional |
16.30 – 18.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
16.30 – 18.30 |
|
Competitive Dev |
|
|
17.30 – 18.30 |
|
16.30 – 18.30 |
Regional Squad
As a happy accident of this arrangement with Latymer Upper, and as part of a bid to develop better links with our neighbours, our Regional Squad has been invited to train alongside squads from Chelsea& Kensington Swimming Club who also happen to train at Latymer each morning between 07.30 – 09.30. (Please email Martin for further details).
Seniors and Masters
Sadly we have not been able to secure any specific pool space for our Seniors and Masters squads (We know that most swimmers in this group will be at work and unable to swim much before 18.30). If however any swimmers are able to make the earlier times they would be more than welcome to join the Competitive Development slots.
Swim Camp
Sadly due to not being able to find suitable space, the swim camp will unfortunately have to be cancelled. (Please email Martin for further details).
Address and logistics
Latymer Upper School
King Street
Hammersmith
London W6 9LR
Phone: 0845 638 5800
http://www.bing.com/maps/?hloc=GB|W6%209LR&mm_src=maps&FORM=MMREDIR
Please try to arrive at the main gates on King Street 15 minutes before your session starts. On arrival please report to reception, and the porter on duty will be able to direct you to the swimming pool....it’s slightly complex.
1) Walk through the school grounds in the direction of the A4
2) Use the ‘internal underpass’ which takes you under the A4
3) Take a right to enter the sports complex and pool area.
Website:
You may have noticed a few changes to the website. Though the changes are not drastic we hope that they have made things less cluttered, and slightly more easy to follow.
Home page: This will remain largely unchanged throughout the year, and act as an introduction to the club to any prospective new members
News and announcements:
This section is the most important for current members. This will give updates on things such as emergency pool closures, social events, swimmers’ achievements and various other pieces of information. Announcements will posted in chronological order, and may also be accompanied by an email to the whole club.
Once again we are sorry to cause any disruption. We hope that this will be last of any unexpected closures of the pool.
13 October 2010, FURTHER POOL CLOSURE
During the recent repair work on the pool it was found that though the initial problem could be fixed temporarily, further more extensive works would need to be carried out to ensure that the problem would not reoccur again.
As a result the pool will sadly have to be closed again between Monday 25 October (08.00) and Monday 1 November (08.00) .
The club is now trying to find some alternative spaces in which to train during this period. At this stage we have no guarantees as to what might be possible - indeed there may be no viable spaces at all! Further confirmation of any possible ‘Emergency Timetable’ will be sent to all members in the near future.
The maintenance work will also affect those swimmers booked onto the Swim Camp. If and when we are able to find alternative pool space Martin Jurco will be in touch directly to confirm next steps.
Apologies once again for any inconvenience that this may cause.
28 June 2010, New Squad Criteria and Training Schedule announced for September 2010
For full details please click on the links below:
26 June 2010, Summer Pool Closure
St Paul’s Girls’ School will be closed from Monday 12 July for 5 weeks until Monday 23 August. As a result Wednesday’s swimming sessions will be suspended during this period.
- St Paul’s Boys’ School pool will be closed from Friday 6 August to Monday 23 August.
All training sessions will therefore be cancelled during this period too.
Both these closures are unavoidable, and are necessary for the annual summer maintenance carried out by the schools.
26 June 2010, Summer Swim Camp!
Dates have now been confirmed for the Summer Swim Camp which will take place the end of the summer holiday 24 August – 27 August. Blow away the cobwebs and get warmed up ready for the 2010/2011 swimming year. Places are limited to 30, so contact Martin Jurco for further details on how to book your space!
6 June 2010 - AGM Documents
The SPBSC accounts and nomination forms have been posted on the password protected Photos page. To access these documents please refer to your email containing the username and password.
20 April 2010 - AGM Agenda
The agenda for SPBSC's AGM on 10 June 2010 has been sent via email to all members along with the nomination form for the election of Executive Officers and Management Committee Members. To download these items click on 2010 agenda and nomination form.
20 April 2010 - AGM
The SPBSC Committee invites parents and swimmers to attend its annual general meeting at 6.00 p.m. on 10 June 2010. The meeting will be held in the Montgomery Room at St. Paul's School.
