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April swimmer of the month

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April swimmer of the month
Kirsty – great attitude to her swimming – asking good questions and always wanting to develop. Improved attendance also!
Lucy – always at the front of the lane, working hard and keen to continue on her upward curve!
Anna – April saw a definite jump up in all aspects of her swimming and attitude to training – all while dealing with an injury in a very mature manner.
Katie – phenomenal attitude in April and really stepped up her all-round game!
Daniel – a recent recruit who has worked hard and smart from Day 1 and excelled in his first competition with us!
Craig – brings great energy to each session and has made significant progress on his dives.

March swimmer of the month

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Niamh – for a fantastic all-round attitude, working hard every session, supporting the team and for outstanding competition performances this month!
Keir – for improving beyond all recognition over the last 6 months and making March his month in the competition pool!

Michael – for always being up for a challenge and displaying a great attitude at all times!
Gregory – for great recent competition results and for mastering his back to breast turn!
Rob – for consistently working hard and smart – and for being top dog at the Swimathon!
Phoebe – for making huge progress with her butterfly technique!
Jenna – for overcoming her dislike of having her photo taken for this!

 

February swimmer of the month

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Swimmer of the month FebruaryOrla – put in some great work in Lanzarote – with a top attitude. Improved frequency and quality of training throughout February!
Lili – the life and soul of the party in Lanzarote and getting better and better in the pool every day!
Ella – impressed immensely in training in Tier 3 so far – with a positive and smiley outlook!
Abby – made a huge improvement in her training this month – reflected in her Time Trials performances too.
Emily – trained and raced positively throughout the month!
Airlie – advanced technically on all strokes in February!
Adam – regular attender who’s thriving in SwiFT.

Swimmer of the month – January

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January Swimmers of the monthLizzie – overcame a difficult month – maintaining excellent attendance while suffering with injury. Grasped the opportunity to focus on her kick.
Jedrzej – has been a close contender for Tier 2 SotM every month so far and showed real maturity and increased belief in his racing this month!
Max – has managed the move to Tier 3 magnificently. Maximising his opportunity to train more – all with a marvellous attitude.
Harrison – prepared well for his move to Tier 3 with an excellent month of listening, learning and loving swimming!
Emma – made significant improvements in her butterfly technique and timing.
Anthi – a recent recruit, she’s gone from strength to strength! Always puts 100% effort into her training.

Swimmer of the month – November

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Technical hitch with the photos this month but they can all be seen on Instagram and Facebook.

Tier 1: Alice – has continued to be a real team player and contributed massively to both the club’s social media output and the squad Secret Santa organisation!
Tier 2: Emily – shown herself to be a swimmer of real potential and consistently working hard and smart in all the right areas!
Tier 3: Darragh – made a significant improvement in his attendance and been a cheerful regular at the Monday AM sessions!
Tier 4: Nikolay – trained diligently on every occasion and has become faster and more efficient on all strokes!
Tier 5: Rachel – displayed great attention to detail on all her strokes and demonstrated a fantastic racing spirit!
Tier 6: Amy – brought a great attitude to every training session and made positive technical changes to her butterfly!
Swift: Thea – attempted and improved a range of drills and smashed her underwater work this month!

Christmas Sprint Results

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Thanks to everyone who came along to the Christmas fun night, including all helpers.  Two of our newly crowned sprint champions are delighted with their t-shirts.

The winners are:
8 years – no girls, Murray R
9 years – Rachel I, Rob C
10 years – Holly D, Guy J
11 years – Zoe F, Thomas W
12 years – Lili M, Tymek C
13 years – Zosia A, Charlie C
14 years – Layla W, Nikodem T
15 and over – Alice M, Jedrzej P

Here are the full results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Club celebration night 2022

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There was a fantastic turnout on Friday 11th November at the Royal High school rugby club for our first celebration night since 2019. President Alison Grant supported by coaches Michal, Finlay and Ellie presented trophies to the winners of individual events and the top 6 in each age group.

juvenile winners

Junior boys junior girls

Senior boys Senior girls

 

6th Mini Boys Finlay Barclay
5th Mini Boys Rory Griffin
4th Mini Boys Robert Cairns
3rd Mini Boys Murray Robertson
2nd Mini Boys Guy Johnston
1st Mini Boys Murray Scott Marion Robinson trophy
6th Mini girls Grace Mackay
5th Mini girls Rachel Irvine
4th Mini girls Selena Hutcheson
Joint 2nd Mini girls Lily Zheng
Joint 2nd Mini girls Thea Liddell
1st Mini girls Freya Morrison Marion Robinson trophy
6th Juvenile boys Laird Brown
5th Juvenile boys Robbie Snedden
4th Juvenile boys Jack-James Hamilton
3rd Juvenile boys Tymek Chmielowski
2nd Juvenile boys Lewis Bowerman
1st Juvenile boys Thomas Wakulicz Henniker trophy
6th Juvenile girls Ella Maclennan
5th Juvenile girls Rosie Taylor
4th Juvenile girls Greta Canny
3rd Juvenile girls Zoe Forrester
2nd Juvenile girls Alanya Brown
1st Juvenile girls Lili Mundell Robin trophy
6th Junior boys Blair Smith
Joint 4th Junior boys Alejandro Di Bella
Joint 4th Junior boys Ryan McLachlan
3rd Junior boys Charlie Cairns
2nd Junior boys Keir Stormonth
1st Junior boys Nikodem Trojnar  Boyd trophy
6th Junior girls Callie Robertson
5th Junior girls Emily Neil
4th Junior girls Isabella Coane
3rd Junior girls Iris Hogg
2nd Junior girls Chloe Milburn
1st Junior girls Layla Wedderspoon Hutcheson trophy & Matheson medal
6th Senior boys Colton Lin
5th Senior boys Ewan Hutchinson
4th Senior boys Charlie Fraser
3rd Senior boys Jedrzej Przychodzki
2nd Senior boys Thomas Scott
1st Senior boys Lawrence McIntyre Bill Linton memorial trophy
6th Senior girls Katie Simpson
5th Senior girls Holly McGill
4th Senior girls Lucy Atherton
3rd Senior girls Alice Mackie
2nd Senior girls Lizzie Whike
1st Senior girls Orla MacInnes Donald Allen trophy

Swimmer of the month – October

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It’s time to unveil the October Swimmer of the Month award winners!
Erica – all round top class effort this month and 😁😁😁 aplenty!
Nikodem – demonstrated daily desire, discipline and dedication.
Alanya – exceptional attendance, exemplary attitude to her training and great results at the Warrender Meet.
Cameron – made huge improvements all round – especially on his butterfly technique and dive starts.
Murray – making considerable technique improvements on all strokes and consistently excellent performances at the recent competition.
Owen – put in a massive effort to improve his breathing and turns.
Finn – King of Social Kick!
Swimmer of the month October