Saturday 11 October 2014

Club Sessions restart on Tuesday 14 October - Yay!

Hopefully everyone is ready to get back in the pool after a break for the school holidays.  Club sessions start again on Tuesday night at 6pm.  Squad swimming starts on Monday at 5:30pm for Gold and Dynamos and 6pm for Bronze.

There have been some changes to groups and times for some swimmers - we had some late registrations that left some lanes overfull and we had some swimmers in the wrong groups for their age and ability.  A new club timetable will be emailed to all swimmers - please check your lane, time and coach and talk to Anna or Viv if you are concerned about any changes for the swimmers at your house.

We have split the hour groups 3 ways (there were only 2 groups last term) - the level of these swimmers is pretty similar across the groups so we have tried to ensure that we are catering for a better age group mix and that we have reduced numbers a little in the lanes to make it easier for the coach and swimmers.

We have two exciting events coming up
Ribbon Night - Tuesday 21 October, 6pm - All swimmers have a go at racing try to beat your personal best time to take home a ribbon.  (Lane 1 6pm swimmers will be able to use fins if needed)
Spring Carnival - Saturday 1 November - Cromwell hosts the annual Spring Carnival meet and we would love a big team of club swimmers to attend. (suitable for swimmers who can swim 50 metre events)

Queenstown Early Bird Meet

Cromwell had a fabulous team at the Queenstown Early Bird Meet held in the middle of the school holidays on Saturday 4th October.  Gaby Harman, Zoe Harman, Jack Harrison, Joe Harrison, Ryan Jones, Kierran Longman, Cait MacTaggart, Kleff Tan and Lincoln Robertson all gave up a holiday sleep in to go for a swim.

Our team of nine swimmers swam 23 personal best times from 36 individual swims and gained 19 top 3 placings.

Special mention to Gaby Harman who swam an excellent personal best time in the 50m backstroke to book herself a ticket to Wellington for New Zealand Junior Championships in February 2015.  An awesome effort we are very proud of this achievement.

Well done also to Ryan Jones who swam personal best times in all his swims and to Jack Harrison who was first overall in the boys 15 &over competition.

Thanks to all parents who got up early to travel to Queenstown on a day with a snowy forecast.  Thanks to those who were able to help out with time keeping and team management - it is very much appreciated and thanks to Natasha for her work and support on the day.

Click the link to see the team results
Queenstown Early Bird Results

Spring Carnival

We are looking forward to hosting the annual Otago Spring Carnival Swim meet at the Cromwell Swim Centre on Saturday 1st November and we would love to see lots of club swimmers participating in this meet and having a go at some racing.

Please click the link for the meet flyer.  Coaches will be encouraging all swimmers who can swim 50 metres to enter - so talk to your child's coach if you are unsure.

Spring Carnival