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Michael Rock Event
A fantastic day was had by all at the Michael Rock event.
A full report with photos to follow with thanks to all the organisers
Note to Swimmers: Level 2 and 3 Sessions Sunday 22nd January 2012
It is recommended that all Level 2 and 3 swimmers who are competing in the North Midlands Swimming Championships on Sunday 22nd January 2012 should not attend training.
A combined session for those Level 2 and 3 swimmers NOT at the meet will be held at 0800-0930.
Office Closure
The Swimming Club’s office will be closed from Friday 13th January and will re-open on Monday 30th January. Whilst the office is closed general emails sent to the following addresses may not be checked: office@cocsc.co.uk or cocsc@talktalk.net
Distance Awards Sunday 15th January
A long distance award session is being held on Sunday 15th January 12.00 – 3.00pm
full notice is on the doors to both pools.
Learn to swim re-enrolment
Re-enrolment for the Jan-Apr period has now closed. If you have not contacted the Club before Friday 13th January the office will be closed until 30th January.
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.
Cheshires 2012
The Cheshire County Championships 2012 are taking place over the first 3 weekends in March 2012. Distance events on Friday 9th March are in Liverpool with all other events in Macclesfield. Closing date is Monday 23rd January after North Midlands. This is a key event with all swimmers with qualifying times expected to enter.
Club aims for World Record - postponed!
Postponed Unfortunately we have had to postpone this event until we can find a new target to aim for - please bear with us while we replan
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
Level 3 Swimming & Water Polo Training Change on Tuesdays
After the recent parent's meeting, Water Polo and Swimming have been able to change times to allow for training to start at 16:15 rather than 16:00 on Tuesdays. The Level 3 swimming now runs from 16:15 to 17:15 and the water polo tha follows runs from 17:15 to 18:15.
Level 4 Training Change from 3rd October
Please note that the Level 4 session on a Monday evening at Christleton will be moving to 5pm - 6pm from the 3rd October and each week thereafter
New Season, New Timetable, New Event Calendar
The new timetable has been issued and can be viewed following the link under activities on the right hand side of the page. There is also a link to the new event calendar - this is still work in progress and subject to change
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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Activities
- Times Online | Help
- Regional Qualifying Times - Age Group | Youth
- National Qualifying Times - Youth | Long Course
- 2011 - 12 Timetable | Long Course Dates
- 2011 - 12 Event Calendar
- ASA National Teaching Plan
- Learn to Swim | Re-enrolment
- Learn To Swim Timetable
- Transition to competitive swimming (pdf)
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Links
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- Links to swimming related web resources
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- SwimCalc Time Convertor
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
- Cath Ankers 2010
- Satellites 2010 Meet
- Shell helps Water Polo
- Swimfin arrives at Chester
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