Bramcote Open Meet - RESULTS

A full set of results are now available, including the morning and afternoon sessions, team rankings and the top boy and girl rankings.

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Sports Centre League - final league position

Bramcote comfortably maintained Division 1 status in the final round of the SCL at Worksop.

Thank you and well done to all the swimmers who represented Bramcote in 2008. The SCL comprises 5 galas between January and December and the points in each round show how much the team improved in the second half of the season. This bodes well for 2009 with the first round only
7 weeks away!

Continued success in Division 1 has prompted the Club to enter a second team (in Division 3) for the 2009 season. This provides an opportunity for more Bramcote swimmers to enjoy the fun and excitement of gala competition.

Liam Doherty

SPORTS CENTRE LEAGUE DIV 1 2008 - ROUND 5/5 - RESULTS WORKSOP, NOV 22

After this final round, Bramcote have successfully retained their place in Division 1 of the Sports Centre League. Full details are now on the results page, and all times have been added to the website database.

The 2009 league will begin on January 10th, with ages being as at the date of the 3rd round in May.

David James

County/Regional/National Swimming Rankings

For those not already aware, the times achieved by all our swimmers aged 9 or over at our club champs have been added to the ASA national database. By following this link, you can see where our swimmers are placed in Notts, East Midlands or nationally for any chosen event. This has happened because our club champs was held as a Licensed Level 4 Meet - thanks to the work of Karen Oates and the organising committee.

You can also see where our top swimmers, who regularly do open meets, are placed

If you have any difficulty with using this link, contact me and I will be happy to help.

David James

Notts & District League - points and league table.

An excellent 4th place in round 2 puts Bramcote in a strong position going into the final round on 13th December. We can do it Bramcote!

National Swimming League table after round 2

The barnstorming performance in Market Harborough lifts Bramcote up to 3rd place in the National Swimming League Div 2. Only 3pts separate the top six teams with the final round on the 13th December. C'mon Bramcote!

December Diary Dates

County Champs 2009

County Champs 2009 sessions just announced:

Session 1,2 & 3 - Saturday Feb 14th Beechdale
Session 4,5 & 6 - Sunday Feb 15th Beechdale
Session 7,8 & 9 - Saturday Feb 28th Mansfield
Session 10 - Saturday Mar 7th 800m Worksop
Session 11 - Saturday Mar 14th 1500m Retford
Session 12 & Relays - Saturday Mar 21st Mansfield

Cheers,

Tom

Bramcote Open Meet - Sunday, 30th November

Full list of swimmers has now been published online here

Update on Emma Bird, Bramcote SC and GB Squad

Emma is training hard but currently is unable to do any breastroke as she has a problem with her knee.She has recently returned from a training camp in Slovenia with British Swimming and has been selected for the England Talent Squad. This will entail a training camp in the UK as well as a training camp at Easter in Greece. She is undergoing treatment at present but the focus will be to be fit for World Trails at Easter.

Sue Bird

December Diary Dates

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Club blog

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NOTTS+DISTRICT ROUND 2 RESULTS

These are now available on the results page.

Bramcote Open Meet - Sunday, 30th November

The full programme and approximate timings for all events are now available here.

BRAMCOTE WINS ROUND 2 OF THE NSL (EAST MIDS DIV 2)

Congratulations to Tom and all his swimmers!

What a great night on Saturday at Market Harborough....loads of superb swims, especially in the last round of relay events where the team spirit was fantastic! See full details of times, positions etc on the results page

This win makes the final round on Saturday December 13th VERY important. We could be pushing for promotion to Div 1. Please try to keep this date free.

David James

Notts & District League - points and league table.

A stirring performance by Bramcote in round 1. Round 2 on Saturday and it's all up for grabs!

Bramcote wins its heats in the Minor Gala League

Nottinghamshire ASA Minor Gala League Autumn

SPORTS CENTRE (Oct 25) & MINOR LEAGUE (Nov 1) RESULTS

These are now available for viewing on the results page. All the times have been loaded into the website database.

Occasional errors are inevitable - please email me if you spot one and I will correct it straightaway.

David James
results@swim-towin.com

NOTTS ASA SPORTS CENTRE LEAGUE – DIVISION 1

Nottinghamshire County Championships 2009

Hello Swimmers/Parents,

The Coaches are currently in the process of handing out Nottinghamshire County Championships 2009 letters. These letters contain a personalised recommendation of events for each swimmer eligible to enter – please have a look at these and make a note of the suggested swims.

On Monday 17th November we have a meeting at 7pm in the crèche at Bramcote Leisure Centre, this will be to discuss the upcoming Championships and take in entries for swimmers.

All swimmers (with parents) who have received a letter regards the Championships are invited to attend, the meeting will cover why we do the County Championships, what it means to you as swimmers and also discuss/raise any issues you may have.

It is hoped that on the evening of the 17th we will get the majority of the entries sorted and that as many of the swimmers (including parents) selected for the County Championships will be present as possible.

If you have any initial questions regards this feel free to email, phone or catch me on poolside anytime.

Best regards,

Tom Wilkinson

Individual Competition Cycle – 2008 and 2009

Timing of Squad Movements

The coaching team at Bramcote strive to maintain clear and honest decisions regards squad
movements. We aim to carry out squad movements on a cycle of 4 changes per year. These are:

1. Immediately after the Bramcote Club Championships (September/October)
2. Immediately after the Bramcote Open Meet (November/December)
3. Immediately after the Nottinghamshire County Championships and Bramcote Spring Badge
Gala (March/April)
4. Immediately after the Nottinghamshire ASA Time Trials and Bramcote Summer Badge Gala
(June/July )

Squad movements outside of these designated time periods are rare and must be for exceptional
circumstances.

Tom Wilkinson
Head Coach

PS. You can find the Club's full policy on squad movements here.

RESULTS UPDATE

Swimmers' times from the following events have been input into the results database:

18 Oct Lincoln Vulcans L1 Open Meet (Ponds Forge, Long Course)
24 Oct English Schools Champs (Enfield)
26 Oct Belper Marlin L3 Open Meet (Queens LC, Derby)
28 Oct Junior 'A' Squad 200m Time Trial

If you swam at one of the above events and your times are not in the database, please forward your times to results@swim-to-win.com

Any swimmers taking part in any future open meets please forward their times so that the results database can be kept up to date.

David James

New head coach for Bramcote

As from the start of December there will be a new Head Coach at Bramcote. Tom Wilkinson is to take over from Diane Mann. Diane who has coached at Bramcote for over 20 years is to remain as development coach. Many thanks to Diane for her many years of service to the Club. And a warm welcome to Tom who takes over the top spot.

John Caroll Leisure Centre - Clarification

As part of the B Squad weekly training allocation there is an option for swimmers in B squad who are 12 and under to swim at John Caroll Leisure Centre 7 – 8pm. 12 and over will swim 8 – 9pm. The session is coached by Michelle Preston and myself.

Tom Wilkinson