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City of Birmingham sent its Junior Squad to both the City of Coventry Open Meet (8th and 9th May) and the East Midlands Long Distance Time Trials on the 9th May. The Squad raced well all weekend and achieved some great results. The squad left Coventry with an impressive medal haul of 24 Gold, 25 Silver and 13 Bronze as well as gaining 48 new P.B's and several new National Qualifying Times.
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Seven City of Birmingham swimmers in total raced at the 800/1500 Time Trial at Loughborough University pool.
The swimmers again came back with a great set of results with 5 of the 7 swimmers achieving National Qualifying Times.
Most of the swimmers involved will now be looking forward to performing well at the upcoming Midland District Age Group Championships.
2010 Open Meet PhotosMost of the swimmers involved will now be looking forward to performing well at the upcoming Midland District Age Group Championships.
In response to a number of requests received by Steve Harlow for photos taken at this year's Easter Open Meet, Steve has now provided access to photos (of City of Birmingham swimmers only) on his website at steveharlowphotography.co.uk. Please feel free to visit the site - follow the instrcutions on the 'Events' page to access the photos. Midland Youth Championships 1st and 2nd May 2010.
The May bank holiday weekend was a busy time for the City of Birmingham Swimming Club swimmers when they raced at the Midland Youth Championships in Coventry. The team had a very successful weekend considering several key members of the squad were missing through illness.
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The swimmers came
away from Coventry with some excellent results, a host of new National
Qualifying Times and 9 Gold, 8 Silver and 7 Bronze medals.
Leading the way were Holly Lynch (3 Gold), Dan Ruckwood (2 Gold, 1 Silver),
David 'Maximus' Maxwell (2 Gold, 1 Silver) and Dan Evans (1 Gold, 2 Silver,
1 Bronze).
All the swimmers will now be training hard for a competition in Sheffield at the end of May which will be their final racing opportunity before the National Youth Championships in August.
Water Polo Final ResultAll the swimmers will now be training hard for a competition in Sheffield at the end of May which will be their final racing opportunity before the National Youth Championships in August.
The City of Birmingham Junior Water Polo team lost out in their quest to gain their first National title when Lancaster City Juniors regained their National Title at the 2010 National Junior Water Polo Championships after 19 years. At one point the City of Birmingham held a four goal lead but eventually lost out to a very strong Lancaster team 17 goals to 14. Rebecca Selected for Great Britain Junior Team
Congatulations to Rebecca Cole of City of Birmingham SC, who has been selected for the GB Junior Squad to compete at the European Junior Championships. This will be her first international meet and she will travel to Helsinki, Finland as part of a squad of 39 top junior swimmers competing for European pride from 14th - 18th July.
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She has been selected to swim the 100metres Backstroke following her excellent
performances at the recent British Championships in Sheffield at the
beginning of April, where her semi final time of 1.03.99 was a lifetime best by
over 2 seconds, breaking the Worcestershire Junior Record and securing her
selection.
Rebecca was straight back into training after the championships with a week-long camp in Spain. We wish her all the best for the Europeans this summer.
Successful Championships for Birmingham SwimmersRebecca was straight back into training after the championships with a week-long camp in Spain. We wish her all the best for the Europeans this summer.
Six City of Birmingham swimmers recently competed at the British Championships in Sheffield that doubled as the trials for the Commonwealth Games, European Championships and European Junior Championships.
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Alex Hooper, Holly Lynch, Rebecca Cole, Dan Ruckwood, Will Smart and Richard
Spoor all raced hard and swam some great times.
Alex and Holly led the way with great swims to make the final of the 50m Backstroke. Both girls, along with Rebecca Cole, also made the semi-final of the 100m Backstroke. Dan Ruckwood swam well to make the semi-final of the 50m Free and 100m Backstroke. He narrowly missed the final of the 200m Backstroke where he finished in 12th position. Will Smart raced the 50m Free and Richard Spoor swam the 200m Breaststroke.
17th City of Birmingham Open Meet - ReportAlex and Holly led the way with great swims to make the final of the 50m Backstroke. Both girls, along with Rebecca Cole, also made the semi-final of the 100m Backstroke. Dan Ruckwood swam well to make the semi-final of the 50m Free and 100m Backstroke. He narrowly missed the final of the 200m Backstroke where he finished in 12th position. Will Smart raced the 50m Free and Richard Spoor swam the 200m Breaststroke.
The 17th City of Birmingham Open meet was held at Stechford Cascades, Birmingham from Friday 2nd to Monday 5th April. This was the first licensed meet that included both level2 and level3 competitions run together at the same time in the Midlands region. The format worked well and provided an opportunity for swimmers with mixed qualifying times to be able to compete at one event and on equal time scales.
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Over the weekend there were 3585 swims by 601 swimmers from 69 clubs set as far apart as Carlisle and Essex. 58 National Youth Qualifying times and 16 national age group qualifying times were set along with several hundred Midland Championship times. Also of note were the two GB S10 records at 1500m free and 200m back set by Andrew Gould from Sheffield City SC - for the second year running - and Warwickshire records by City of Birmingham swimmers Bradley Lynch in the 800m free (Junior short course) and Holly Lynch in the 50m backstroke (Senior short course).
17th City of Birmingham Open Meet Results and Thanks
A great big thank you to all the swimmers, coaches and parents for making the meet such a success. My especial thanks to all the yellow shirt brigade from City of Birmingham, Boldmere and Fox Hollies for their work in the background (and sometimes in the foreground).
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Some folk I need to say a great big thank you to: Neil Holmes, John Swinhoe, Andy Youngman, Jack Wilson, Judy Tullett, Helga Edstrom and the evergreen Phil Littler for their efforts.
We hope all those who attended had a good time. We know we didn't get it all right but as a new venture as a combined level 2 and level 3 meet we had a deal to learn. We hope to see as many people as possible back next year.
Congratulations to Aaron Kirchin-Brown for retaining his 'iron man' trophy and to Andrew Gould for breaking his own GB S10 records at the meet and retaining the Les Hayes Memorial Trophy. Warriors were top club, Killerwhales best supported and Warriors the most improved club to win the remaining trophies.
A full breakdown and report will follow shortly. Keep watching out on the web site for updates."
Andy Jackson, City of Birmingham SC Chairman
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Bordeaux International Meet, France 6th/7th FebruaryWe hope all those who attended had a good time. We know we didn't get it all right but as a new venture as a combined level 2 and level 3 meet we had a deal to learn. We hope to see as many people as possible back next year.
Congratulations to Aaron Kirchin-Brown for retaining his 'iron man' trophy and to Andrew Gould for breaking his own GB S10 records at the meet and retaining the Les Hayes Memorial Trophy. Warriors were top club, Killerwhales best supported and Warriors the most improved club to win the remaining trophies.
A full breakdown and report will follow shortly. Keep watching out on the web site for updates."
Andy Jackson, City of Birmingham SC Chairman
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City of Birmingham Swimming Club's Alex Hooper raced in Bordeaux, France over the weekend of 6th/7th February as part of the England team at the prestigious Bordeaux International. Alex had a busy weekend of racing as part of her preparation for the Commonwealth Trials in late March.
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Her
Gold medal winning swim in the 50m Backstroke against a strong
international field was the highlight of a tough weekend, as well as
her top 5 finishes in the 100 Back and 200 Free.
It is back into hard work now for Alex as she continues her preparation for the Trials in March - along with fellow Birmingham swimmers racing there, Dan Ruckwood, Richard Spoor, William Smart, Rebecca Cole and Holly Lynch.
Synchro Section Celebrates SuccessIt is back into hard work now for Alex as she continues her preparation for the Trials in March - along with fellow Birmingham swimmers racing there, Dan Ruckwood, Richard Spoor, William Smart, Rebecca Cole and Holly Lynch.
A large crowd of families, friends and guests enjoyed the Synchro Section Celebration Display at Stechford Cascades recently. The display included many of the medal winning routines which brought the club success during 2009.
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In regional competitions the club won gold medals in 26 events, silver
in 13 events and bronze in 8 events. The season came to a climax with superb
performances at the National Championships resulting in a gold medal for the
15-17 team, a silver for the 13-14 team and bronze medals for the 12 & under
team and the 12 & under duet.
One of the club's senior members, Yvette Baker, moved to Aldershot to train full time with the GB Senior Squad during 2009 and, more recently, Katie King and Lucy Ridge have been selected to take part in trials for the 2010 England Age Group Squad.
Success breeds success and membership of the club increased significantly during 2009 with many younger members joining and the Celebration Display provided the newer members with the opportunity to perform their routines to an audience for the first time.
City of Derby Open Meet 9th-10th JanuaryOne of the club's senior members, Yvette Baker, moved to Aldershot to train full time with the GB Senior Squad during 2009 and, more recently, Katie King and Lucy Ridge have been selected to take part in trials for the 2010 England Age Group Squad.
Success breeds success and membership of the club increased significantly during 2009 with many younger members joining and the Celebration Display provided the newer members with the opportunity to perform their routines to an audience for the first time.
The City of Birmingham took both Squads to the City of Derby Open Meet last weekend (9th/10th January) and enjoyed another successful weekend. Birmingham swimmers achieved another 82 PB's, despite managing 81 PB's only last month at the Plymouth meet. Birmingham swimmers also won 13 Golds, 11 Silvers and 16 Bronze medals.
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Extra congratulations go to Emily Graham and Holly Lynch who came 1st and 2nd respectively in the Top Girl competition in their age groups, and to Jake Dixon (4th Top Boy) Josh Winnicott (2nd Top Boy) and Charlie Payne (2nd Top Boy) in their age groups.
Holly also broke the Warwickshire County long course record for 50m Backstroke.
Plymouth Leander Christmas Open Meet 18th-20th December 2009Holly also broke the Warwickshire County long course record for 50m Backstroke.
The City of Birmingham SC travelled down to Millfield School last weekend (18th-20th December) to compete at the Plymouth Leander Christmas Open Meet. Both the Junior Squad and Senior Squad competed as one for the first time this season.
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For a few of the younger swimmers it was their first experience of travelling and staying away at a meet without their parents. Despite the senior squad having to cope without the soon to be banned performance enhancing suits for the first time, the Club still had some fantastic results. We came 2nd overall to Portsmouth Northsea in the Top Club award, beating Team Bath and some other well represented clubs along the way. Overall we achieved 81 PB's, 11 Gold Medals, 10 Silver Medals and 7 Bronze Medals. More importantly than all that though, Adam and Carl won best Fancy dress for their Sunday appearance as Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble!!
The Club would like to thank May Smith as always for her tireless work in organising the meet for us, and also the 3 chaperones, Julie Foster, Allan Colclough and Darren Oliver for their support of the Swimmers and Coaches during the trip.
2009 ASA National Synchronised Swimming Championships 4th-6th December 2009The Club would like to thank May Smith as always for her tireless work in organising the meet for us, and also the 3 chaperones, Julie Foster, Allan Colclough and Darren Oliver for their support of the Swimmers and Coaches during the trip.
Superb performances from all our girls against stiff opposition at this year's National Championships in Gloucester resulted in a medal tally of one gold, one silver and two bronze. The 15-17 team opened on Friday with an energetic routine to take gold in the combination team event.
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Phoebe Bradley-Smith and Lois Powell followed with a great performance in the 12 & under duet to take bronze.
On Saturday, the 13-14 team produced their best peformance of their combination routine this year to take silver.
The 12 & under team rounded off a great weekend on Sunday taking bronze with their combination routine. Congratulations to all the girls and coaches for a brilliant climax to our competitive season. More details here.
Boldmere 2009 Open Meet 21st-22nd November - ReportOn Saturday, the 13-14 team produced their best peformance of their combination routine this year to take silver.
The 12 & under team rounded off a great weekend on Sunday taking bronze with their combination routine. Congratulations to all the girls and coaches for a brilliant climax to our competitive season. More details here.
Over the weekend of the 21st/22nd November, City of Birmingham sent a young squad of 14 swimmers to the Boldmere Open Meet at Stechford.Despite the limited size of the CoB contingent, the club still managed to put in a strong performance, taking second place in the table of top visiting clubs...
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- with City swimmers winning many medals and returning from the meet with a large number of new PBs.
Coach Carl Grosvenor comments: 'Congratulations to all of the swimmers who took part for their performance in the competition and to Boldmere Swimming Club for hosting a fantastic meet'.
Squad:
Boys: Brad Lynch, Josh Winnicott, Jordan Youngman, Karol Bukowski, Ben Colclough, Charlie Payne, Jake Dixon, Charlie Hackett, Liam McGurk
Girls: Katie Richardson, Lara Hadlington, Givenchy Sneekes, Emily Graham, Katrina Holmes
2009 Midland Short Course Championships ReportCoach Carl Grosvenor comments: 'Congratulations to all of the swimmers who took part for their performance in the competition and to Boldmere Swimming Club for hosting a fantastic meet'.
Squad:
Boys: Brad Lynch, Josh Winnicott, Jordan Youngman, Karol Bukowski, Ben Colclough, Charlie Payne, Jake Dixon, Charlie Hackett, Liam McGurk
Girls: Katie Richardson, Lara Hadlington, Givenchy Sneekes, Emily Graham, Katrina Holmes
City of Birmingham sent its team of 28 qualifiers to the Midland Short Course Championships in Corby on the weekend of 7th/8th November. This is the first meet that City of Birmingham has attended as a group this season yet some of the results were outstanding.
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We had 60 new PB's which included several new National Qualifying times. Our swimmers qualified for 33 Finals where 16 medals were picked up by City of Birmingham swimmers, 3 Gold, 7 Silver and 6 Bronze. City of Birmingham were also in record breaking form as Holly Lynch broke 2 Senior Warwickshire records, the 50m Backstroke that had stood for 9 years plus the 100 Back that had stood for 13 years! Rebecca Cole also broke the Worcestershire Junior records on 50 and 100m Backstroke and the City of Birmingham Male 4x100fc relay team broke the West Midlands Senior Record.
City of Birmingham Swimming Club Announces New Open Meet Sponsor - GAIA TECHNOLOGIESCity of Birmingham Swimming Club are pleased to announce that Gaia Technologies have become the new main sponsors for the Easter Open Meet in 2010. Gaia add to the long term main club sponsors Tempus Computers in ensuring the Open Meet is a financial success.
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The Chairman, Andy Jackson, would like to personally thank Anas Mawla of Gaia for his generosity in assisting the Club. Please visit the Gaia Technologies website to view the company's extensive range of ICT Services and Solutions.
ESSA (English Schools Swimming Association) 60th Inter Divisional ChampionshipsOn the 23rd and 24th of October, City of Birmingham sent 17 of its swimmers to represent their relevant Division at the ESSA (English Schools Swimming Association) 60th Inter Divisional Championships at Crystal Palace. It is an annual competition that is attended by some...
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of the best swimmers across England and the standard is extremely high. With this in mind we had some excellent results with 13 individual finals and 4 medals going to Dan Ruckwood, Holly Lynch, Becky Cole and Louis Oliver. Extra Congratulations go to those four.
As a result of these championships and this years National Championships, an England team will be selected to compete at the World School Games which will be held in Qatar in December. Alex Hooper, despite being unable to compete at ESSA this week has been pre selected for this team. Alex is no stranger to this event, having won a Silver medal at the 2006 event held in Athens and will be hoping to go one better this time!
Swimmers who raced at the Championships were: Dan Ruckwood, Dan Evans, Rich Spoor, David Maxwell, David Fellows, James Robinson, Louis Oliver, Josh Winnicott, Bradley Lynch, Holly Lynch, Kristie Hackett, Becky Cole, Victoria Robinson, Alice Holmes, Lucy Knibbs, Jenny Fowler and Alix Swinhoe.
2009 ASA Midlands Synchronised Swimming ChampionshipsAs a result of these championships and this years National Championships, an England team will be selected to compete at the World School Games which will be held in Qatar in December. Alex Hooper, despite being unable to compete at ESSA this week has been pre selected for this team. Alex is no stranger to this event, having won a Silver medal at the 2006 event held in Athens and will be hoping to go one better this time!
Swimmers who raced at the Championships were: Dan Ruckwood, Dan Evans, Rich Spoor, David Maxwell, David Fellows, James Robinson, Louis Oliver, Josh Winnicott, Bradley Lynch, Holly Lynch, Kristie Hackett, Becky Cole, Victoria Robinson, Alice Holmes, Lucy Knibbs, Jenny Fowler and Alix Swinhoe.
Superb performances from the City of Birmingham team secured an impressive haul of medals at the 2009 ASA Midlands Synchronised Swimming Championships held at Walsall Gala Baths on Sunday 25th October. Our total haul of 8 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals included golds...
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for the overall Championship Duet and Championship Team competitions. Congratulations to all of our athletes, coaches & team managers. Full details HERE.
Welcome to the Re-Launched City of Birmingham Swimming Club Website!The site has long needed an overhaul to bring it more in line with modern technologies.
Thanks to Jack Wilson at Wilson Web Design for his work in designing and implementing the new portal to the club...
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and to Steve Harlow who has provided an exceptional photographic input - which we believe makes this site one of the best available.
We have kept the design clean and simple to facilitate efficient navigation and presentation of information. We hope you find what you are looking for and that you bear with us as we build the site over a number of months.
Andy Jackson
Chairman
We have kept the design clean and simple to facilitate efficient navigation and presentation of information. We hope you find what you are looking for and that you bear with us as we build the site over a number of months.
Andy Jackson
Chairman
