City of Chester Swimming Club

Distance award achievements

Congratulations to all swimmers who achieved distance awards in July 2010. A total of 35,050 meters was completed! The children had two hours in which to complete as many lengths as they could, the youngest to take part was 5 year old Emma Shortall who is in the first group in Learn to Swim.

For a full list of swimmers Click Here

 

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City of Chester Masters Light up Blackpool

Saturday 3rd July saw the annual North West Masters Swimming Championships, held in Blackpool, the Championships bought Swimmers together from all over the North West and Swimmers of all ages, from 18 to 80. The meet was very relaxed and enjoyable for all the Swimmers competing, this atmosphere helped produce some fantastic swims and some impressive results.

Read more...

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Criteria for Squad Changes - Update

The presentation Don gave at the parents meetings is available by followng the new link below. Detailed criteria and an explanatory document have been added under Activities onthe right hand side. Links are also provided below:

• Parents Meeting Presentation - Revised COCSC Squad Structure
• Explanatory note for Criteria
• Criteria for 2009/10 Season

 

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Entry Forms for Club Championships 10th-12th Sep 2010 Needed Now!

It may be the end of the summer term, but the club championships are right after the summer holidays finish and early preparation is essential. To make it simple, the entry form only requires swimmers to tick the events they wish to compete in - all times will be taken from the club database. There is a single fee of £5 per entry FORM which covers all events selected.

Closing date for entries is Friday 23rd July. All forms to the office for Mags. No forms received after this date will be accepted.

Click here for Entry Form

Included on the entry form are boxes for volunteers to tick - if you can be flexible, please tick more than 1 job; it makes juggling the programme much easier.

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Club is Best Club at Liverpool Summer Sprints

Last weekend COCSC narrowly beat Liverpool Penguin SC to the best club prize at the City of Liverpool Summer Sprints.

Not only a great performance but a £50.00 cheque as well!

Report and results to follow

 

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Summer Programme August 2010

All routine squad training sessions of the 2009/10 season will end during week commencing 26th July with the final sessions being those held on Friday 30th July. The 2010 Summer Programme will start on Monday 2nd August. Details can be seen by following the link below:

Summer 2010 Training Programme

 

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Cath Ankers Meet (Wrexham) June 12th

Young Swimmers excel in Wrexham

Saturday 12th June saw 34 swimmers from City of Chester compete in the Annual Cath Ankers Memorial Swim Meet at Wrexham Waterworld. The team was mainly made up of the clubs younger swimmers, many of whom had not competed outside the City Baths before this meet.

The youngsters were accompanied by Assistant Coach Craig Prime and some of the Clubs Senior athletes who were also competing.

Read more...

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Satellites Open Meet 24/25th April Report

Cracking weekend! The Swimmers were very well behaved and as you can see there were some outstanding performances.

Overall it was a very successful weekend with several personal best times; including National and North West Region qualifying times being achieved. Read more...

 

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Update on eligibility of times from 25 yard pool

There was a good turnout for the meeting on Sunday 7th March to review changes in regulations from ASA that particularly affect the AGDS squads. Don has presented a document to cover the main points and how the club is aiming to manage this change.

Click here to view: AGDS Parents Meeting

 

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Sainsbury's Active Kids

This year, for the first time, the Sainsbury’s Active Kids scheme has been made available to Clubmark Accredited clubs - so start collecting and hand them in to the office.

From 17 February to 8 June 2010 Sainsbury’s shoppers can earn Active Kids vouchers which can be donated to clubs to redeem against any of the products featured in the Active Kids Catalogue, such as sports equipment, resources and motivational experiences!

 

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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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Shop online and Raise Funds for the club!

Register free on http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/cocsc and choose City of Chester Swimming Club as your "cause" and around 600 famous retailers will make a small donation to our club every time you make a purchase with them.

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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