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City of Chester Claim Large Medal Haul at Wrexham Spring Meet
19 swimmers from City of Chester attended the Wrexham Spring Meet on the weekend of 5th/6th May and came away with a large medal haul: 7 gold, 18 silver and 13 bronze against strong competition from teams from North Wales and the North West.
British Masters Championships Sheffield (Long Course)
Some excellent results again for our Masters swimmers:
| Chris Malpass | Gold 100 fly Silver 50 fly 6th 200 free 9th 50 fly |
| Brenda Walker | Silver 200m backstroke,400m Free,200mfree, 4th 100m backstroke. |
| Tom Walker | GOLD 100m,200m Breaststroke and 100m,200m backstroke. |
Warm weather training camp - February 2012
On the 11th February 2012 COCSC took a Group of 24 swimmers to Torremolinos, Spain for one week on a warm weather training camp in the outdoor 8 lane 50m Pool at the regional sports complex.
Learn to Swim Re-enrolment has closed
The 1st May - 31st August 2012 course has started, anyone who didn’t re-enrol before 22nd April may have lost their previous space.
Next Re-enrolment date - lessons continue throughout the school holidays, but as some members will be taking holidays once the schools break up the information will be up earlier than usual [mid-July].
Swimmers Log Book and inserts
Here are links to the swimmers log book and inserts. Links are also available under activities on the right hand side of this page
Wirral Metro Summer Meet
Entry details for the Wirral Metro Summer Meet taking place on 7th and 8th July has been added to galas
New Chief Coach Required
It is with regret that the club has to announce that Lee is leaving in early May. While both he and the club hoped to build on the excellent work that has been achieved while he has been with us, the career opportunity that Lee has been offered on the Isle of Mann only shows how highly he is regarded and how lucky we have been to have him as our coach. We wish him well.
This does open up an opportunity for a new coach and details for interested applicants can be found below:
Chief Coach Advertisement | Application Form
Closing date for applicants is Friday 11th May. Please note that the Club reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Amber is put through her paces by Olympic Swimming Champion
Amber Disley (level 3) was lucky enough to meet former Great Britain swimmer and “Big Splash” ambassador Duncan Goodhew recently.
The opportunity arose when Amber decided to enter this year’s “Big Splash Mile” and was subsequently invited to a coaching session with Goodhew who won the 100m breast stroke gold in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Olympic Draw Results
Congratulations to Lauren Goodfellow, Kelly Davies, Alan Veitch, and Kerryll Prossor who all now have the opportunity to go to the Olympics!
Details of events: ASA Olympic Draw Results
City of Chester Swimming Club excel at Cheshire Championships
Over the weekend, City of Chester have been on form with 41 swimmers competing in the first weekend of the Cheshire Championships at Macclesfield. The standard was very high but the swimmers out shone many of their competitors, numerous regional and personal best times
First House Gala of 2012 results
92 swimmers attended the first House Gala of 2012, for a large number of children this was their first House Gala, but they all did really well. Dolphins took the honours just ahead of Sharks and Penguins
Michael Rock Event Report
A fantastic day was had by all at the Michael Rock event.
Follow the link below to see a pictorial report of the day.
View Report (large file so will take time to download)
Thanks to all the organisers for a great event
Distance awards
Well done to all the swimmers who took part in the Distance awards
Top Boy & Top Girl 2011
At an excellent presentation evening held at Boughton Cricket Club, Don performed the Master of Ceremonies role to present the trophies for the Club championships and to announce the Top Boy & Top Girl awards for each age group.
Thanks to all who came and special thanks to Sue, Don and our DJ: Neil Franks
Otters win House Gala Final by a point!
The final house gala of the year started with only 24 points covering all the teams. The Otters came from 3rd to pip the previous leaders, the Sharks, by a single point.
Chester Medal Haul at Coventry
6 of the top swimmers from City of Chester came away with 17 top 3 finishes, 2 national qualifying times and 28 personal best times, after travelling to their recent swimming gala in Coventry.
Dolphins win House Gala - Sunday 2nd October
The Dolphins had an excellent day while the Sharks had an off day but still lead overall. The stage is set for a fantastic finale with only 24 points covering first to last - any one can win!
Success at Arfon Masters
Mark Foster having flu and not showing up for the evening do did not stop Chester's Masters swimmers having an excellent event - Clive Roberts, Chris Malpass, and Brian Shenstone clocked up 13 1st places and 2 2nds at a very well attended event.
Swimmers shine at Stoke on Trent
The club made the regular trip to Cosacss at the end of September and had some great results - this was the very rare occasion where every swimmer posted a personal best time
How far can you swim? Katie Durnall shows how it's done
Long Distance awards were held on September 25th with swimmers ages ranging from 5 – 14. One of the youngest children – Katie Durnall achieved 3000m age 6!
Records fall at Club Championships
The club championships started the new season with a bang - 28 records fell over the weekend of 9th/10th and 11th of September with some dating all the way back to 1983
Issy wins 2 bronze at Nationals
Isobel Thwaite brought back 2 bronze medals from the National Championships while Lucy Doherty reached the final of the 200m backstroke and Nicky Ball just missed out on the semi final. Congratulations for some fantastic swims.
Personal bests for COCSC swimmers at City of Sheffield No Frills Meet
The City of Chester Swimming Club had five members in action at the City of Sheffield No Frills meet – and they all produced lifetime best performances.
City of Chester at North West Regional Swimming Championships
The first two weekends in June saw 8 City of Chester swimmers travel to Manchester for the North West Regional Championships, the second highest level of domestic competition in Great Britain.
The first weekend saw every swimmer achieve new lifetime best times.
Primary Schools Gala - Overleigh Boys break King's hold on the trophy
The annual Primary schools gala was held on 17th May. Always a well attended and noisy event, this years was no different. The boys event went to a very exciting and close finish with Overleigh St Mary's breaking the hold that King's have had on the trophy and receiving the loudest cheers of the night. The girls event was a duel between King's and Queen's with King's finishing the victors. The small school competion was won by Merton House.
Water Polo raise funds and make donation to Claire House Hospice
Members of City of Chester Water Polo Club together with parents spent a day in March bag packing at Morrisons. Both girls and boys, 18 in total with some parents to help, spent a long hard day packing bags for customers.
This was a very successful venture, as they were able to collect enough money for the equipment they needed, but most important wanted to donate some of the money to charity as well.
Cheshire Championships 2011 Report
Over the last two weekends in March, City of Chester have been on form with 36 swimmers competing in the Cheshires at Stockport and Macclesfield. The standard was very high but the swimmers out shone many of their competitors, achieving 4 national, numerous regional and personal best times. Read more...
Results (click on the gala to see the results). The times are also available using Times Online
Gala 1 - Gala 2 - Gala 3 - Gala 4 - Gala 5 - Gala 6 - Gala 7 - Gala 8 - Gala 9 - Gala 10 - Gala 11
Wrexham Anniversary Gala
The weekend of the 19th and 20th March saw City of Chester Swimming Club split two ways in the first competitive outing since the takeover of new Head Coach Lee Holland and his coaching team. The older end of the club travelled to Stockport on Saturday and then to Macclesfield for Sunday to complete the first weekend of the Cheshire County Swimming Championships. The young talent from the club travelled to Wrexham for the Wrexham anniversary meet under the guidance of Assistant Coach Don Bailey.
Diddy Meet Results
Here are the results from the Diddy Meet held at the weekend. The times are also available using Times Online
Thanks to all the volunteers who made the gala run so smoothly and congratulations to Diane and Jeanette from the new Competitions Committee on having such a good start with their first gala.
Ban on Clear Detachable Bottle Tops
These bottles are banned from the whole of the building. The clear plastic bottle tops are a choking hazard and once in the water they are virtually impossible to see. If the coaches or association staff see these bottles on poolside then they have been instructed to bin them immediately.
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Remember you can also use the Mailsports link with promotional code CITCSC0247 to receive a discount of 5% and ensure a 10% commision to the club.
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News
- Sharks win June House Gala
- Walker family relay at British Masters
- Seals win First House Gala
- COCSC prepare for Cheshires
- Water Polo give Kings a lesson
- North Midlands Championships 2011
- Top Boys & Top Girls 2010
- Captain Platform Donation
- Chester Masters World Titles
- Masters light up Blackpool
- COCSC Best Club at Liverpool Sprints 2010
- Satellites 2010 Meet
- Shell helps Water Polo
- Swimfin arrives at Chester
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