Bramcote Swimming Club

Relay Success for Bramcote at County Champs!

2012-02-07T23:59:00.000Z

1 gold - boys U14 medley relay.
1 silver - girls 9/10 medley relay.
4 bronze - girls u12 medley relay, boys u14 free relay, girls 9/10 free relay, girls u12 free relay.
Pictured - girls u12 team and boys u14 team.

Olympic Tickets Ballot - East Midlands ASA

2012-02-07T14:20:00.002Z

Today at 12pm the second ballot for Olympic Tickets has gone live on the East Midlands ASA website

Here is the link to access the required forms.

http://www.swimming.org/EastMidland/news/swimming/exclusive-get-your-olympic-tickets-here-not-to-be-missed/10827/

Good Luck!

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS - WEATHER WARNING

2012-02-04T17:02:00.000Z

Due to the forecast for heavy snow overnight, Notts ASA will make an announcement via their website at 07:00 tomorrow (5th Feb) regarding any change to the schedule for tomorrow's sessions of the County Championships.

http://www.notts-swimming.co.uk/

Loughborough - Friday 3rd February

2012-02-01T21:24:00.000Z

As Age Group Counties starts on Saturday 4th Feb, the Loughborough training session this Friday will be open to swimmers from A, Competitive B and Masters Squads.

Lost

2012-01-30T00:21:00.002Z

LOST at John Carroll LC on Thursday - a pink Speedo bag with a black snorkel, Zogg blue flippers, pink floats, leg strap, drinks bottle and hand paddles.

Please email cheryl.stevenson@snc.ac.uk

Sunday Morning Training

2012-01-27T22:18:00.002Z

There will be no Sunday morning training on 5th February and 4th March due to both coaches and swimmers being involved in County Championships. All other sessions will run as scheduled.

Counties T-shirts - Now Available

2012-01-27T22:11:00.001Z

Limited edition Counties t-shirts are now in stock and will be available from the desk on Sunday priced £8.

Shirts will not be available on poolside at the weekend and we will make arrangements to make shirts available to any swimmers who are not at Bramcote this week.

No Land Training - Sunday 29th Jan

2012-01-27T21:55:00.000Z

There will be no land training on Sunday evening, due to swimmers and coaches being at the Long Eaton open meet.

Technique Clinics

2012-01-27T17:26:00.000Z

Dave Sankey's stroke technique clinics will take place during school holidays. Each stroke will be covered ONCE during 2012. First up is breaststroke during the February half term.

Sign up on the notice board and pay at the Sunday desk.

Swimathon Weekend 27th - 29th April 2012

2012-01-27T10:02:00.001Z

In the 2011 Swimathon two teams from BramcoteSC raised over £1200 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. This year we would liketo enter six teams in the 5k Team Challenge. Each swimmer must swim 1k. Are youup for it?

Those optingto raise money for the Big Splash Mile for Sports Relief can takepart individually or as part of a team to complete the Mile. See the Duncan Goodhew/Jodie Kidd promo here

Bramcote LC isnot a Swimathon pool this year so the Bramcote SC teams will be swimming at Nottingham University Pool during the afternoon of Saturday 28^thApril.

Please sign upon the notice board. £16 per team.

Organise ateam with friends or just sign up and the Club will place you in a team.

Subscriptions - a reminder

2012-01-21T23:30:00.002Z

Please note that monthly standing order payments should be at the new amounts which were advised before Christmas from this month (due 24th Jan).

Annual subscriptions are also due and can be paid at the desk on Sunday evenings.

Thank you.

Sports Centre League Success!

2012-01-21T22:07:00.000Z

Tonight saw the first round of the 2012 Sports Centre League, with Bramcote swimming at the Lammas Leisure Centre in Sutton in Ashfield. Strong performances throughout the night and at all ages saw Bramcote come FIRST, with a massive winning margin of 30 points. Full results will be published shortly.

Congratulations to the swimmers and coaches and thanks to all parents who helped on poolside and provided very vocal support!

Go Bramcote!!

Loughborough Training Schedule

2012-01-13T22:00:00.000Z

We train in the 50m pool at Loughborough University each Friday evening from 8:00pm - 9:00pm.

The A Squad attends this training session every week as part of their training schedule, with other competitive squads as an additional paid session and by rotation
The immediate schedule is:

Date Squad
13/01/12 A Development
20/01/12 Masters
27/01/12 Competitive B
03/02/12 A Development
10/02/12 Masters
17/02/12 Competitive B

See here for full details

Trophy Gala Success for Bramcote

2012-01-07T21:54:00.000Z

Some of our youngest swimmers, all aged from 8 to 11 took place in the first gala of the year at Bramcote tonight.

The team featured a number of swimmers who were competing in their first 'inter-club' competition and strong performances throughout resulted in a win for Bramcote!

Congratulations to all who took part, full results will be on the website soon.

Bramcote SC Link with ProSwimwear

2011-12-21T12:11:00.000Z

Bramcote Swimming Club is partnering with ProSwimwear to offer a wide range of top quality swimwear and accessories at very competitive prices.

All purchases will also earn cash for the club, so just click on the link on our home page to take advantage of the excellent offers whilst supporting the club!

17&18 December 2011

2011-12-19T18:49:00.003Z

A really good weekend overall with some excellent performances at Counties and Sports Centre and then a good time had by all at the fun gala.

Youth Counties - Beechdale. 17& 18 December 2011

There were 29 Bramcote entries from: James Bull, Shannon Cresham -Fox, Natasha Hofton, Harry James, Sam Pearson, Georgia Webb. Medal winners

Gold

James Bull - 400 IM, 100 Fly

Sam Pearson - 200 Breast, 100 Breast

Silver

James Bull 100M Fly
Natasha Hofton - 50 Back,

Sam Pearson - 200IM and 400IM

Bronze

Sam Pearson - 200 Breast (Open)

Natasha Hofton - 400IM

Sports Centre League - Final Round 17 December 2011. Bramcote Leisure Centre.

Third place in the gala, third place in the league overall.

Well done to all that took part in all competitions!

Broxtowe Secondary Schools Gala - Wed 14th Dec

2011-12-18T20:32:00.000Z

In 2010 Kimberley were beaten into second place by the narrowest of margins. The swimmers didn't forget and the school brought a very strong team to the 2011 event. Kimberley were worthy winners of the main competition with George Spencer in second place.

Each section (Junior, Intermediate and Senior) had it's own competition. Chilwell pushed Kimberley all the way in the Junior Section and were second again in the Senior competition behindEastwood.

A big thank you to the parents who were officials and helpers at the event.

RESULTS

Gala Trophy

1. Kimberley 150pts

2. George Spencer 129pts

3. Chilwell 116pts

4= Dagfa 73pts

4= Eastwood 73pts

6. WHP Federation 36pts

Junior Trophy

1. Kimberley 52pts

2. Chilwell 49pts

3. George Spencer 45pts

4. WHP Federation 21pts

5. Dagfa 13pts

6. Eastwood 11pts

Intermediate Trophy

1. Kimberley 58pts

2. George Spencer 47pts

3. Dagfa 36pts

4. Chilwell 18pts

5. Eastwood 11pts

6. WHP Federation 0pts

Senior Trophy

1. Eastwood 49pts

2. Chilwell 44pts

3. George Spencer 38pts

4. Kimberley 34pts

5. Dagfa 21pts

6. WHP Federation 14pts

Broxtowe Secondary Schools Gala Results

2011-12-18T20:21:00.001Z

Bramcote swimmers in yellow.

Snorkels Available from Club Desk

2011-12-16T12:27:00.000Z

Snorkels are available for sale at the club desk on a Sunday evening, priced £18 for the Finis Freestyle and £17 for the Finis Learn to Swim snorkel.

This represents a significant saving on prices which are generally available even without taking into account postage.

If in any doubt as to which is needed for your child, please ask your coach.

Friday 16th December

2011-12-16T00:58:00.002Z

Training at Bramcote and Loughborough has been cancelled because everybody will be at the CHRISTMAS PARTY & PRESENTATION EVENING. See you there!

New date for AGM

2011-12-16T00:08:00.000Z

Christmas Fun Gala Sunday 18th December

2011-12-13T07:49:00.000Z

The last session of 2011 will be fun, fun, fun.
Nova and Masters swimmers are invited to join this festive frolic.
Make it if you can!

Bramcote SC 'Spend and Raise' eStore

2011-12-12T15:55:00.000Z

Will you be shopping online this Christmas?

The Club's NEW eStore is a shopping directory featuring over 1000 retailers including John Lewis, Debenhams, Sainsbury's, Marks + Spencer, Next, ASDA, Amazon, Gap, Groupon, PC World, WH Smith, Majestic Wine, Play.com and many more.

Each time you shop with these retailers via the eStore, a commission is generated and given to the Club. It will cost you nothing at all!

Just click on the spendandraise icon (top right on the website home page) and shop!

Arena League - Final Round.

2011-12-11T12:28:00.002Z

Water Meadows, Mansfield. 10th December 2011

Second Place! Well done!

An extremely tight competition with the lead continually changing place throughout the evening.

A great achievement!

1. Sherwood Colliery 195

2. Bramcote 189

3. Worksop 188

4. Modernians 173

5. Biggleswade 157

6. Dereham Otters 137

Holiday Training

2011-12-10T10:27:00.001Z

Kilimanjaro Challenge

2011-12-03T17:01:00.001Z

Thank you to everyone for your contributions and support for our cake sale at the Open Meet last Sunday. We raised an amazing £130, which will go towards our Kilimanjaro Challenge.

THANK YOU!!!

Liam (Tighe) and Joe (Chima)

AGM on Monday

2011-12-03T14:44:00.001Z

Open Meet Photos

2011-12-01T08:52:00.001Z

Pics from the Bramcote Open Meet here.
Click on the 'sport' icon at the bottom of the page - 9 sets and over 400 photos!

Friendsand family are able to download a hi-resolution version of an imagedirectly from the magazine for no fee!

Todo this you need to register your email address. This will give you the abilityto download a maximum of 2 images from the Open Meet. If you wish to downloadmore images an application must be made through Bramcote Swimming Club orcomplete the RegionalMag contact form and the request will be sent to the Club.

Loughborough Training

2011-11-30T23:05:00.001Z

Only 2 Loboro sessions left in 2011.
Friday 2nd Dec - A Squad and A Development
Friday 9th Dec - A Squad and B Squad

Kilimanjaro Challenge

2011-11-25T17:26:00.001Z

In February 2013 Bramcote swimmers Joe Chima and Liam Tighe will be taking part in a 6 day expedition to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. They are part of a group from the George Spencer Academy raising money for WaterAid and Project Tanzania.

‘Kili’ is a dormant volcano and at 5895m itis the world’s tallest free standing mountain.

Joe, Liam and the other 14 sixth formersare now committed to a massive fundraising campaign. Their next initiative is…………..

A cakes and savouries stall at the Bramcote Open Meet!

Please donate anything tasty and supportLiam and Joe in this endeavour.

Call Liam (0115 9198039) or Joe (01159677554) to arrange collection or just bring stuff to the Open Meet on Sunday. The stall will be in the training room at the Leisure Centre.

Land Training Cancelled

2011-11-25T17:25:00.001Z

Land training on Sunday 27th November has been cancelled.

Open Meet Programme

2011-11-22T00:00:00.001Z

Bramcote Open Meet programme and timeline here

Sunday 27th November

2011-11-21T20:02:00.001Z

SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER
MORNING AND EVENING SESSIONS IN THE MAIN POOL ARE CANCELLED DUE TO THE BRAMCOTE OPEN MEET.

Teachingpool and splash pool sessions will run as normal.

Sunday morning sessions

2011-11-17T08:20:00.002Z

Sessions on Sunday mornings at Bramcote (8:00am - 9:00am) on 20th and 27th November 2011 are cancelled due to open meets.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Club Champs Thank You

2011-11-15T23:24:00.001Z

The Club Champs can only happen with the assistance of volunteers.

Amanda Foster, Andreas Bieler, AndyMulligan, Caroline Wickham, Cheryl Stevenson, Clem Croft, Dean Cooper, DerekSpalton, Diane West, Ella Roebuck-Swain, Fiona Dilley, Geraldine Lally, GillianCox, Jackie Madgwick, Jackie Patrick, Jane Cattermole, Jo Morley, Jon Burbanks,Judy Gresham-Fox, Julian Gladman, Julie Graham, Karen Oates, Karen Thornton,Kerry Webb, Mark G Woodhouse, Mark Whiting, Matt Bull, Mel Foulston, MelStafford, Melanie Wilcox, Michelle Preston, Lesley Burbanks, Nicola Thomas, PamWilkinson, Paul Wilkinson, Ralph Minott, Richard Boot, Rob Bradbury, SaraDavis, Sarah Pearson, Scott Pearson, Stephen Lane, Sue Lowry, Suzanne Lyons,Tim Barraclough, Tim Wright, Tom Gould, Tom Lyons, Tracey Lane, Vicki Webster, YvonneTsolakis.

Over 50 names! Lots of parents put in multiple shifts.

Fantastic support and much appreciated.

If any names are missing - and there will be - I apologise .

An extra Liquorice Allsort for you next time.

Arena League Round 2

2011-11-13T10:34:00.002Z

Wellingborough, 12 November 2011

Great result! Third place - very tough opposition. Watch this space for the league position and final round draw.

Well done to all that took part. Keep up the good work!

Bowling Party!

2011-11-09T10:51:00.001Z

All swimmers in Groups 1-7 are invited to a BOWLING PARTY!

Saturday 10th December at 12 noon.
Ilkeston 1st Bowl Derby Road Ilkeston DE7 5SH

1 game followed by food! Adults £9 Children £5

Tickets available at the Sunday desk.
Places limited. Please book on 13th November.

Autumn Minor League. Final League Table.

2011-11-08T07:29:00.000Z

It could not have been closer. 2nd place in this league is our best performance in many years.
1st or 2nd in 18 of the races. 9pbs. Well done everyone!

Sports Centre Leagues. Points & League Tables

2011-11-08T07:08:00.000Z

Christmas Party & Presentation Evening

2011-11-07T20:35:00.001Z

This is your invitation to the Club's biggest social event of the year!
Tickets available at the Sunday desk.
Occupancy is limited so get them NOW.

Club Champs Trophies

2011-11-03T15:59:00.002Z

Have you got one of the annual trophies?

Please bring it to a club champs session on Sunday 6th or Tuesday 8th November and hand it in at the recorders desk.

Thank you.

AGM - 5th December 2011

2011-10-31T10:02:00.002Z

The Club will be holding its AGM on Monday 5^th December 2011 in the Training Room at Bramcote Leisure Centre commencing at 7.00pm. The AGM will include an election for all committee positions including executive positions.

All Club members and parents/guardians of swimming members areencouraged to attend and participate in the business of the AGM.

The committee recognises that some parents do not necessarily want to commit to arole on the committee but would like to contribute to the successful running ofthe club. To this end the club has a number of roles that may be taken by noncommittee members. Find out more at the AGM!

Club Championships

2011-10-30T00:19:00.001+01:00

The Club Championships start tonight.
Please make allowance for a parking nightmare.

Order Club Kit for Christmas!

2011-10-28T19:24:00.000+01:00

A kit order is being placed in the next week or so which should be delivered in time for Christmas.

This will include clothing and named hats with full details available here.

Download and complete the form and hand in (along with payment) at the desk or post in the club letter box.

Introduction to Timekeeping and Judging - Tuesday 25th October

2011-10-22T23:56:00.001+01:00

There will be a workbook/induction session in the training suite at Bramcote LC on Tuesday (25th October) 7.00 - 9.00pm.

Dennis Bull (President Notts ASA) and Anne Morton (Officials Development Officer) will run the session. This type of course is usually held in places such as Worksop so having one at Bramcote is very handy!

The workbook session will be followed by mentored sessions on the poolside at a time and place to suit you. The important first step is to attend an induction.

If you would like to attend or need more information please contact Liam - liamdoherty@macace.net

Refresher Sessions for 14-25 yr olds

2011-10-22T23:37:00.001+01:00

Do you know anybody who might be interested?

Butterfly Technique Clinic

2011-10-21T00:32:00.000+01:00

Last chance to secure a place on the fly technique clinic.
09.00-12.30 Monday 24th October at Lenton Pool.
Email Liam - liamdoherty@macace.net

More info here

Major Success at Minor Gala!

2011-10-18T15:18:00.000+01:00

Following the impressive 2nd place (just!) in the first round at Mansfield, the younger swimmers in the club went one better to come joint 1st in the second round of the Minor Gala League at Bramcote last Saturday.

1.= BRAMCOTE 194

1.= Sherwood 194

3. Mansfield A 143

4.Arnold 137

5.Worksop Dolphins 133

6.Leander B 59

Full results are available.

This puts us in second place overall in the league and into the 'A Final' for the first time on 29th October.

Congratulations to all the swimmers who took part and good luck for the final!

National Arena League & Autumn Minor League

2011-10-15T00:39:00.002+01:00

Points and league tables from the opening rounds

Movie and Pizza!

2011-10-13T22:39:00.000+01:00

An afternoon at the cinema followed by pizza, choc ices and drinks. Bramcote Swimming Club proudly presents Swimming Upstream in the Chilwell School Theatre at 3pm on Sunday 16th October. All finished in time for evening training!

In the spirit of Billy Elliot and Chariots of Fire comes the compelling and inspirational true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion.

Set in 1950’s Australia Swimming Upstream stars Jesse Spencer (House) as the central character, Tony, who beats the odds to become a champion swimmer in spite of his overbearing violent father played by Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean), and his long-suffering but quietly heroic mother played by Judy Davis. Overshadowed in his father’s eyes by his brothers, it is only when Tony displays an extraordinary swimming talent that he feels he has a shot at winning his father’s heart – and maybe even Olympic gold.

See the trailer here

County Championships 2012 Preparation

2011-10-12T21:17:00.001+01:00

Sunday 16th October

19:45 - 20:15

Bramcote Leisure Centre Training Room

For the parents of swimmers age 9 and above who will be competing at County Championships in 2012

Second place! Arena League Round 1

2011-10-12T17:40:00.003+01:00

East Midlands, Division 1, Round 1 - Yarborough Leisure Centre, Lincoln - Saturday, 8 October 2011

Bramcote Swimming Club achieved second place against fierce competition in the first round of the Arena League last Saturday. Great team spirit, excellent PBs - Well done to all involved!

1. Lincoln Vulcans A 272

2. BRAMCOTE 192

3. Worksop Dolphins 177

4. Dereham Otters 158

5. West Norfolk 145

6. Melton Mowbray 101

Continue to work hard, attend as many sessions as possible and listen to your coaches!

I look forward to round 2

Club Championships

2011-10-06T17:58:00.003+01:00

Entries are due in Monday 10 October 2011. Details how to do this are on the club website.

This is an ideal opportunity to achieve qualifying times for the County Championships

John Carroll Closed 6th October

2011-10-06T15:18:00.000+01:00

Due to an 'incident' at John Carroll, the swimming pool is closed this evening.

Senior A Squad (Steve/Michelle) will train at Bramcote from 20:30 - 22:00

Junior/Development A Squad - Training is cancelled.

Apologies for the short notice.

Training for A Squad and Development A Squad at Loughborough tomorrow evening.

County Champs - Parents Briefing

2011-10-06T14:47:00.001+01:00

No Land Training - Sunday 2 October 2011

2011-09-29T21:37:00.003+01:00

A Squad

There is NO Land Training for A Squad this Sunday, 2nd October 2011. However, Swimming is as normal.

Competitive B Squad

Michelle will be running a “goal setting” workshop, meeting in the Training room at 7.00pm (old crèche), Sunday, 2nd October 2011. Please bring a pen and pencil.

For those who normally swim on a Sunday the session will take place as normal after the workshop.

British Gas National Swimming Champs 2012

2011-09-28T19:30:00.000+01:00

Only fifty seats on the coach so don't miss out!
The sign up sheet on the notice board.
Tickets are being released next week so we need to get in early. Saturday will be very popular.

Movie & Pizza!

2011-09-27T00:27:00.001+01:00

See the trailer here

Half Term Technique Clinics

2011-09-24T20:21:00.000+01:00

All strokes will be covered in the October clinics. Sign up on the notice board.
Pay at the desk or put a cheque in the club post box with the name of swimmer and date of clinic on the back. Payment before 16th October please.

Friday Training at Bramcote

2011-09-16T01:43:00.001+01:00

Friday evening session at Bramcote reverts to 8.00 - 9.00pm from today (16th September).

Sports Centre Leagues. Points & League Tables

2011-09-14T02:01:00.000+01:00

Sports Centre League Success for Bramcote!

2011-09-10T22:51:00.000+01:00

Excellent performances from Bramcote swimmers at Bingham and Sutton saw both teams finish in second place in their respective Sports Centre League Galas.

These galas saw some of our younger swimmers representing the club for the first time with strong performances adding valuable points.

Despite this being so early in the season we saw a number of personal best times and an excellent team spirit throughout the evening. Full results will be published in the next few days.

Go Bramcote!

Teaching Pool 25M Novice Gala

2011-09-09T08:15:00.000+01:00

WHO ARE THEY FOR?

Group 3 4 5 6 and 7 (as they are before 18^th September 2011)

WHAT DATE IS IT?

Sunday 18^th September 2011

WHAT TIMES DO THEY START?

From 7.00pm, regardless of what time your sessions normally start. Groups 1 and 2 will have a normal swimming lesson in the teaching pool at 6.00pm

WHAT ARE THEY FOR?

This Novice gala is a great opportunity for swimmers to take part in a judged competition over 25 meters where they can compete against others in their own swimming group.

In addition to this, they let the coaches see how the swimmers are improving and offers a change to normal training sessions.

The strokes will be 25m Front crawl, Backstroke and Breaststroke

The Teaching Team.

Luke & Natasha at the UK School Games at Ponds Forge

2011-09-06T08:21:00.005+01:00

Representing England Central Natasha and Luke came away with 4 gold + 2 bronze. Well worth the trip up the M1! Full results here.

Natasha:
Gold in 200 back - and games record of 2:14.34!
Gold in 4x200 relay
Gold in 4x100 relay
Bronze in Medley relay

Luke:
Gold in 200 fly
Bronze in 200IM

Steve Wheelhouse Appointed Head Coach

2011-09-05T23:02:00.003+01:00

I'm pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Wheelhouse to the post of Head Coach at Bramcote Swimming Club with immediate effect.

Steve is an ex-Bramcote and Nova Centurion swimmer and was previously Head Coach at the Trident and Long Eaton Swimming Clubs.

Steve will be a familiar face to some swimmers and parents, as he has been helping us in taking a number of sessions over the past two months. He will start to transition into the role immediately and squad meetings will be arranged in the coming weeks where Steve will be able to meet parents and share his plans for the club.

The time-line that has been followed to make this appointment may seem to have been somewhat lengthy; however, this has allowed the process to be extremely thorough and ultimately I am happy that we have the right person for the role.

I look forward to working with Steve, the coaching team and Committee over the coming months (and years) to continue to develop and grow Bramcote Swimming Club.

Scott Pearson
Chair
Bramcote Swimming Club

Sports Centre League

2011-09-03T23:22:00.000+01:00

Sports Centre Round 3 (April) results and league tables.

Round 4 on 10th September - Go Bramcote!

B Squad BBQ & Games

2011-09-03T10:13:00.002+01:00

A huge thank you to the Tighe family for letting us have the run of their estate and providing such magnificent grub - especially the puds!

Prof and Liam Tighe just couldn't resist having a go at the marshmallow and spaghetti tower. Fantastic effort but they exceeded the time limit so it didn't count.

Sunday morning session cancelled

2011-08-31T22:09:00.003+01:00

The 08.00-09.00 morning session on Sunday 4th Sept has been cancelled.

It's the Broxtowe Triathlon so competitors will be in the pool from 07.30.

Update on Bramcote's Elite Swimmers

2011-08-28T15:12:00.017+01:00

EMMA BIRD

To end her swimming season with Nova Centurion Emma swam in the Irish Nationals & was placed 1st in the 100 & 200 breast. She has now gone to a swim camp in Arizona with her new teammates as she makes the transition from Nottingham to Edinburgh where she is taking up a University place. She will train at The University of Edinburgh/ITC. So hopefully we will see more of her as she continues to improve.

LUKE HOWDLE

ASA National Youth Championships (15/16 age group)

Silver 200m breast with a PB & a British Champs QT!

Bronze 100m breast with a PB.

Bronze 200 fly. Scraped into the final as 10th fastest then nailed his final turn perfectly & with excellent underwater work he sneaked a very well deserved, but cheeky bronze medal....to everyone's amazement!

NATASHA HOFTON

ASA National Youth Championships (16/18 age group)

Bronze 200m back.

4th 100m back.

Fantastic swims as Natasha was the youngest swimmer in the 16/18 age group.

Natasha & Luke represented Nova in the relays (4x100, 4x200 & 4x100 IM). All the relay teams made the finals but didn’t medal this year.

Both will be swimming at British Championships in March 2012 (Olympic qualifiers) where they will be fighting for places on the GB squad for the European Junior Championships, the Mare Nostrum swim series and other international swim events.

UK SCHOOLS GAMES

Natasha and Luke will be representing England Central at the UK Schools Games in Sheffield on 3rd & 4th Sept. More information is on the UKSG website.

This will be a great opportunity at the start of the season to compete against the top school age swimmers, record times and work on race plans/techniques.

Support from fellow swimmers would be much appreciated and tickets can be bought on the door at Ponds Forge!

Freestyle & Breaststroke Technique Clinics

2011-08-25T21:02:00.015+01:00

Places still available. Open to all main pool squads.

Thursday 1st September Freestyle

Friday 2nd September Breaststroke

09.00 Pool session 1 including underwater filming of each swimmer

10.00 Change and refreshments

10.45 Video, feedback and introduction to drills

11.30 Pool session 2. Drills and technique changes for each swimmer

12.30 Clinic ends

Level 1 Coaching Course

2011-08-21T21:22:00.002+01:00

August Bank Holiday Training

2011-08-21T21:20:00.002+01:00

ASA UKCC Level 1 Award in Coaching Swimming (QCF) at Bramcote

2011-08-08T13:38:00.007+01:00

The course starts on 21st August. Don't miss out!

Detailed information here

Freestyle & Breaststroke Clinics

2011-08-07T23:10:00.007+01:00

Places are still available on the free and breast clinics taking place at the end of the summer holiday. Sign up on the club notice board.

Badge Gala Sunday 14th August

2011-07-28T06:35:00.014+01:00

ALL MAIN POOL SQUADS

Each gala will be held during normal session times.

19.00 - 19.45 C squad. Fly & breast (25m/50m dependent on lane)

19.45 - 20.30 B, Club & Di’s A Dev squad. Fly & breast (25m/50m/100m dependent on lane)

20.30 - 21.30 A squad. Free & IM (200m)

The galas will not happen without parent helpers. Please sign up on the notice board. No previous experience necessary.

British Gas Swimming Championships 2012

2011-07-27T20:09:00.024+01:00

Missed out on Olympics tickets? It doesn’t have to mean you miss out on cheering your favourite GB swimmers in an Olympic setting.

The British Gas Swimming Championships 2012 (Olympic selection trials) will take place at the heart of the Olympic Park at the 2,500 capacity Aquatics Centre from 3-10 March 2012.

Although tickets are not available yet the Club is considering hiring a coach for this event. More information will be available later in the year but provisional details are as follows:

Coach Adult £20 U19s £15

Morning Session (heats) All tickets £6

Evening Session (finals) All tickets £10

NOTE. During the Olympics National Express fares will be £34 (adult) and £17.50 (u16) for a return ticket from Nottingham to Olympic Park.

Coach departs Bramcote LC 05.30 on Saturday 3^rd March

Coach arrives Olympic Park 08.30

Coach departs Olympic Park 21.30

Coach arrives Bramcote LC 00.30 on Sunday 4^th March

ASA Level 1 Coaching Course at Bramcote

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ASA UKCC Level 1 Award Coaching Swimming (QCF) is aimed at those interested in supporting the coaching programme in a competitive environment. It is very different to the L1 Teaching Aquatics which deals with the learn to swim programme.

Once qualified the holder is able to actively support a more senior qualified/licensed coach at any level, in the delivery of a pre-prepared session. This person will be expected to have an understanding of the sport and a basic understanding of appropriate corrections to common faults.

This is fantastic opportunity to work with highly qualified coaches and Bramcote SC swimmers at Bramcote Leisure Centre. Over the next 6 months the only other L1 Coaching Course in the Midlands is being held in Peterborough.

Dates: 21st August, 11th September, 25th September & 2nd October

Cost: £250. ASA grants and other funding available.

Course leaders: Nigel Adridge and David Sankey

Club Championships 2011

2011-07-26T19:06:00.014+01:00

The Club is ready to accept online entries for the 2011 Club Championships. All events will be held at Bramcote LC between October 30th and November 8th. More information is available on the Club Champs website.

NOTE. Refer to the 'Draft event list' for dates. Times and dates in 'Conditions' are incorrect and will be amended soon.

Once again there will be the main BAGCATS Championship plus the Individual (Diddy) Competition for younger (11 and under) less experienced swimmers. If you believe a swimmer is eligible for both Diddy and BAGCAT competitions please ask the coach which one he/she should enter. A swimmer cannot enter both competitions.

This year there will be a single £7.50 fee (for all events entered) payable at the Club desk. The closing date for entries is 10th October 2011.

If you are still insure or unable to enter online please contact your squad coach.

Club Desk - Moving to Sundays

2011-07-22T11:22:00.004+01:00

The club desk which has traditionally been located by the changing room doors on a Tuesday evening is moving up to the main pool gallery area on Sunday evenings.

The desk will be available from 19:00 - 20:45 for any membership queries, questions, kit orders etc.

Should anyone wish to join the rota for the desk, please contact me via chairman@swim-to-win.com

Bramcote's Nova Contingent Grows

2011-07-21T19:34:00.002+01:00

Bramcote swimmers Ted Smiley and Robbie Brassington have been invited to join the Nova Development Disability squad and will be joining the squad for additional training sessions on Saturday mornings.

This is a tremendous achievement for Robbie and Ted - Congratulations!

Loughborough - Summer Schedule

2011-07-21T19:30:00.003+01:00

Starting this week (22nd July) and until (and including) September 2nd, Friday night Loughborough sessions will be open to swimmers in Masters, A, A Development and Competitive B Squads.

Please sign up on the sheet on our noticeboard.

Development League Round 2 - Points and League Table

2011-07-21T16:39:00.003+01:00

An Evening at The Track - Friday 22nd July

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Tickets available. Ring Liam on 0115 9229211 or email liamdoherty@macace.net

15 races on the night and the Club will be taking part in the Sporting League Cup in races 9-14. The Club will be allocated a trap number for the evening. The races are every 15 minutes from 6.30 - 10.15pm so arrive when you like and leave when you like.

July Technique Clinics

2011-07-20T00:00:00.026+01:00

Following the success of the free/breast clinics at Easter the Club has organised a series of fly/back clinics for the first week of the summer holiday.

Each clinic (8.45am-12.30pm) will be limited to 9 swimmers and run by Nova coach Dave Sankey . See DS Swim website here.

During pool session 1 each swimmer will be filmed using an underwater camera. The video will be reviewed during a mid morning break and pool session 2 will concentrate on drills and the implementation of technique changes for each swimmer.

Many swimmers have signed up on the notice board already but a few places are still available. Please call Liam Doherty on 0115 9229211 for more information.

ASA Summer Gala Success

2011-07-19T17:03:00.004+01:00

Sunday proved to be a long, but exciting and successful day for Bramcote swimmers at the Nottinghamshire ASA end of season Summer Gala.

81 Swims from (28 swimmers) produced:

44 Personal Bests
40 1st, 2nd, 3rd places
40 County Times
18 Midland Times

Congratulations to all swimmers who took part!

Full results are available via our database and also on the results page.

Friday Sessions

2011-07-18T16:32:00.002+01:00

Summer BBQ

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Thanks to all who helped - can & cake purveyors, burger flippers, ketchup squeezers, raffle ticket sellers, games organisers - you know who you are. A very enjoyable evening.

A+B Squads - No Land Training on 17th and 24th July

2011-07-14T10:50:00.001+01:00

Due to the Notts ASA Summer Gala and holidays, there will be no land training on 17th and 24th July.

All other sessions will run as scheduled.

Nova Freestyle Technique Clinic

2011-07-09T08:47:00.005+01:00

Summer BBQ this Saturday!

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Summer BBQ is on Saturday 9th July at Attenborough Village Hall. 6pm ownwards.

Great venue with a large garden. Bouncy castle, tug of war, parachute games and much more!

There will be plenty of food and drink. Soft drinks will be on sale and parents can bring their own alcoholic drinks.

If you have not managed to get tickets do not worry - just turn up and pay on the door.

Portland SC Summer Development Camps

2011-07-05T09:14:00.007+01:00

A SQUAD, A DEV & COMPETITIVE B SQUAD

Over the summer (last week of both July and August) Grant Robe & Portland SC are running week long technique base training camps. The camps will provide competitive racing swimmers an opportunity to improve stroke technique to aid their racing performance. Each day will also consist of a 2 hour session - one stroke per day plus a turns day. There will be demonstrations by one of Britain's best butterfly swimmers, James Doolan.

For more information and an application form click here.

Badge Gala Sunday 10th July

2011-06-28T14:08:00.002+01:00

C Squad, B Squad, Club Squad & A Dev

Each gala will be held during normal session times.

19.00 - 19.45 C squad (25m/50m dependent on lane)

19.45 - 20.30 B squad, Club squad & Di’s A Dev squad (25m/50m/100m dependent on lane)

The galas will not happen without parent helpers. Please sign up on the notice board. No previous experience necessary.

Summer BBQ - 9th July

2011-06-27T23:32:00.003+01:00

The highlight of the Bramcote SC social calendar is only 10 days away.

Avoid disappointment and get your tickets asap!

Bramcote SC Clothing

2011-06-27T13:24:00.002+01:00

As of now all club clothing is available to see on the club website:

Please fill in the order form on-line, print off and hand in to the desk with payment on Tuesday Night only.

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Enter the Speedo Big Swim Nottingham before 1 July and you could win a Speedo wetsuit!

23^rd July, Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre

500m, 1500m or 3000m. 11 years and upwards.

Raising money for the British Heart Foundation, and all BHF fundraisers will be entered into a draw to win a bike worth £1250.

Wetsuit hire is available from http://wetsuithire.co.uk or from retail partners, TFN, http://www.tfn.uk.com.

Enter now on http://www.onestepbeyond.org.uk, and visit http://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising.aspx to raise money for the official charity.

IMPORTANT - Nottingham Northern Open - 26th June

2011-06-24T12:30:00.004+01:00

START TIMES for EACH SESSION

This has now changed from the original advertising and has been brought forward 30 MINUTES for each Session.

SESSION 1 - AM..................8:30 AM (Warm Up) - 9:30 AM (Start)

SESSION 2 - PM...................1:30 PM (Warn Up) - 2:30 PM (Start)

ANY DELETIONS ON THE DAY MUST BE MADE BY THE WARM UP TIME FOR EACH SESSION

HOT FOOD

The canteen at BEECHDALE SWIMMING CENTRE has now closed, though a HOT FOOD VAN will be parked outside the Beechdale Swimming Centre.

Sunday 26th June - No Morning Training

2011-06-20T10:26:00.002+01:00

There will be no Sunday Morning training session on 26th June, due to the high number of swimmers (and therefore coaches) who will be at the Nottingham Northern Open Meet.

All Sunday evening sessions will run as scheduled.

Emma & Natasha at the Nationals

2011-06-19T17:28:00.010+01:00

Bramcote & Nova swimmers Emma Bird & Natasha Hofton both made finals at the ASA National Championships last week.

Emma: 4th in 200 breast - 2.31.91

Natasha: 7th in 200 back - 2.17.86

Congratulations Emma & Natasha. Go Bramcote!

Competitive B Squad Meeting

2011-06-14T13:38:00.002+01:00

Dear Parents,

I require a short meeting with all parents with swimmers in the competitive B squad, which are swimmers in my 3 lanes. The meeting is very important and I require as many parents there as possible due to changes within the squad.

Meeting will be held in the training room at Bramcote (old Crèche) at 7.15pm, Sunday 19^th June

Many thanks in advance.

Michelle Preston

Head of B Squad.

Social Events Coming Up

2011-06-14T10:00:00.013+01:00

The Summer BBQ is taking place on Saturday 9^th July. 6pm at Attenborough Village Hall. Tickets are available at the Tuesday desk.

There will be plenty of food and drink and the hall has a large secure garden for outdoor games. Soft drinks will be on sale and parents are encouraged to bring their own alcoholic drinks - ideal preparation for the tug of war!

We need volunteers to help organise the activities on the day and promote the event to swimmers and parents. Please tell the nice people on the desk if you are able to lend a hand.

The June Cinema+Chips night has been postponed until the Autumn but has been replaced by an Evening at The Track on Friday 22nd July.

The Club will be taking part in the Sporting League Cup at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium. Bramcote SC will be allocated a trap number in each of the six Sporting League Cup races.

Swimmers (of all ages), parents, friends, family and work colleagues will be welcome. Each ticket sold raises money for the Club.

Tickets will be available at the Tuesday desk. Adults £4.50 (normal admission £6) and children are admitted FREE if accompanied by a supervising adult.

We will be thinking about 2011/12 social calendar over the summer months so if you have any suggestions we would like to hear them. Each event will have an Olympic Games connection - tenuous is fine!