30/03/2014 - Last day of the Age Group County Championships

Mothers Day this year was the last day of the Nottinghamshire ASA, Age Group County Championships, which saw Kimberley Swimming Club swimmers competing in the 50m breaststroke and the100m individual medley, as well as the relay events.
In the 50m breaststroke top six places went to:-                                                                                                  
Jimi Knowles 9/10yrs - 4th
Thomas Ellis 9/10yrs - 5th
Matthew Shipley 11/12yrs - 3rd
Joseph Kingsland 11/12yrs - 6th
Imogen Spouge 9/10yrs - 3rd
Charly Neilson 13/14yrs - 1st

In the 100m IM top six places went to :-

Jimi Knowles 9/10yrs - 2nd
Mathew Shipley 11/12yrs - 1st
Joseph Kingsland 11/12yrs - 4th
Imogen Spouge 9/10yrs - 5th
Eleanor Aboutorab - 9/10yrs - 6th

Final overall Top ten positions at the end of the championships, based on best points scored, in each of the categories - sprint, form, medley and free went to -
9yrs
Jessica Shephard - 2nd
Livia Kingsland - 3rd
Thomas Reeves - 8th
10yrs
Imogen Spouge - 3rd
Jimi Knowles - 3rd
Eleanor Aboutorab - 7th
Ted Goonan-Dunne - 7th
Lauren Shipley - 9th
11yrs
Joseph Kingsland - 3rd
Bradley Francis - 5th
Chloe Bis - 9th
12yrs
Matthew Shipley - 1st (County Champion)
14yrs
Charly Neilson - 5th
   

Well done to everyone that qualified and took part in the Championships and everyone that gained personal bests, regional and national qualifying times. Full results can be found on the website -
www.notts-swimming.co.uk

Anyone that would like further information regarding potentially competing next year, please speak to one of the coaching staff
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In the relays Kimberley SC had a number of podium positions with the boys 9/10yrs freestyle team, Josh Skinner, Matthew Fearn, Ted Goonan-Dunne and Jimi Knowles becoming the County Champions.
The 9/10yrs boys medley team ( Josh, Tom Ellis, Jimi and Ted) took silver as did the girls 9/10yrs medley and freestyle teams ( Jessica Shephard, Eleanor Aboutorab, Imogen Spouge and Lauren Shiply) in addition to the 12/U boys freestyle and medley teams ( Aiden Williamson, Jimi, Joseph Kingsland, Bradley Francis amd Matthew Shipley)
The girls 12/u ( Abbey Close, Katie Walker, Molly Rose Forrester, Tanishia Howell and Chloe Bis ) came 10th in both their relays, whilst the girls 14/u ( Chloe, Jade Calder, Katie Horner, Katie Walker and Charly Neilson) came 11th in the freestyle and 8th in the Medley.

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Personal Best Times

Here is a latest list of personal best times for the swimmers based on our current records.
If you feel these are out of date or have times for your swimmer that differ please let Alan know.

Personal Best Times March 2014

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Trip to Harry Potter World.

For those of you who may not have seen the details on the desk, we are organising a visit to the set of Harry Potter World.

The planned date is 15th June (which we've since found out is Father's Day).

The intention is to leave early but this depends on the 'slot' we get for the tour.

Therefore, we need firm numbers so that we can confirm the date/time and arrange the transport. If you wish to be included please put your names down on the list at the desk by 31st March.

The costs are as follows and include coach travel and entry to the set:

Adults (16 yrs +)    £40
Children (5-15)      £30
Under 5's               £5

Payment cards are available - please ask at the desk

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Kimberley S.C Novice Gala

As you may know from the Fixture List, our annual Novice Gala is to be held on Sunday 27th April.

.  The venue is Hucknall Leisure Centre
.  The start time is 11.00 a.m. (one hour earlier than in the past at the request of the Leisure Centre)

As the name implies, this gala is mainly for small pool and first session swimmers + some squad swimmers who are under 9 years old so make sure you get your entries in early - the closing date is Wednesday 9th April so that we can get all the medals and trophies ordered in time as they will be presented  on the day.

All the necessary information is attached and I would help if you could print off your own entry form as we don't have the facility for multi-printing without great expense!

Late entries will NOT be accepted and it will not be possible to enter events on the day.

If you have any queries, please ask at the desk .

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Sports Centre League Round Two

22/03/2014 - Kimberley Swimming Club swimmers competed at Bramcote Leisure Centre in the Sports Centre League, against Mansfield, Worksop, Sherwood, Portland and Hucknall & Linby, which is for swimmers from the age of 9yrs to Open.
With a host of first places in individual races across all the age groups Kimberley won on the night, all though it was a close battle all the way to the end with Sherwood.
The final scores being -
Kimberley - 224, Sherwood - 211, Portland - 163, Worksop - 145, Mansfield 95 and Hucknall & Linby 72.
Individual 1st places went to - Jade Calder x2, Mathew Shipley x2, Ben Barsby x2, Joseph Kingsland x2, Mollie Wright x2, Chloe Bis, Charly Neilson x3, Gemma Calder, Megan Hanson, Jimmi Knowles, Bradley Francis x2.
The 9yrs mixed and freestyle relay team came first as did the 11/13 boys medley team, the girls 15/open team and the mixed 20x25m mixed canon relay.





Congratulations go to Chloe Bis who last week at the Counties gained her first Regional Qualifying Time (100m backstroke).

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Notts ASA County Age Groups - Weekend 2

The 15th and 16th of March saw Kimberley Swimming Club Age Group swimmers (aged 9 - 14yrs) competing in the 2nd weekend of the Nott's ASA County Championships.

With a full weekend of events there were plenty of Kimberley swimmers in action, getting personal bests, podium positions and Regional and National times.

Top six and final positions went to -

Jimi Knowles - 3rd 9/10yrs 200m IM, 2nd 50m freestyle,
Eleanor Aboutorab - 2nd in the heats 9/10yrs 200m fly, 6th in the 200m backstroke heats & final, 3rd in the 200m IM heats and 5th in the final
Ted Goonan-Dunne - 4th in the 9/10yrs 50m freestyle,
Imogen Spouge - 6th in the heats 200m fly and 3rd in the final, 6th in the 200m IM heats and 4th in the final
Charley Neilson - 3rd 13/14yrs 400IM and 1st 13/14yrs 200m breaststroke
Matthew Shipley - 2nd 11/12yrs 200m IM in a National Qualifying time, 1st in the 50m freestyle, 2nd in the 11/12yrs 200m breaststroke heats and 3rd in the final, 3rd in the 1500m freestyle, 1st 400m IM, 1st 100m freestyle,
Joseph Kingsland - 3rd 11/12yrs 200m IM, 4th in the 200m breaststroke heats and 1st in the final, 5th 400m IM,
Charly Neilson - 1st in the 13/14yrs 100m breaststroke
Bradley Francis - 2nd in the heats of the 11/12yrs fly and 3rd in the final,

Overall top 10 positions, based on points from events completed in the different categories so far go to -

9yrs - Lewis Rounce 10th, Jessica Shephard 2nd, Livia Kingsland 3rd
10yrs - Jimi Knowles 3rd, Ted Goonan - Dunne 7th, Imogen Spouge 3rd, Eleanor Aboutorab 6th, Lauren Shipley 9th,
11yrs - Joseph Kingsland 2nd, Bradley Francis 5th, Chloe Bis 9th
12yrs - Matthew Shipley 1st
14yrs - Charly Neilson 6th

At the same championships Jacqueline Jenkins-Weller aged 11yrs competed in the multi disability 50m freestyle event and came 3rd whilst Sophie Woodward finish 4th with a seven second p.b.

Well done to all swimmers who achieved personal bests, regional and national qualifying times and good luck on the final day of the Championships, the 30th of March, when the results of the final events the 50m breaststroke and certainly the 100m IM could make all the difference to the overall leader boards.

Also good luck to all Kimberley swimmers competing in the county relay events on this day.

Come on Kimberley go for gold ......


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J.C Dobb Round Two 8/3/2014

Saturday the 8th of March saw Kimberley Swimming Club swimmers competing in the 2nd round of the JC Dobbs League. On the night having received speeding tickets in 6 events, as a result of some great swims, Kimberley potentially lost out on 30 points so ended the evening second behind Ilkeston.

Speeding tickets went to - Nya SANDERSON - 25m freestyle, Amy SHELDON - 25m breaststroke and some of the relay teams.

Personal bests were achieved by  - Nya SANDERSON x 2, Sophie McKEOWN, Florence ORME, Josh WAKELIN, Emily BETTRIDGE, Amy SHELDON, Alex COOKE, Greg BROWN, Annaleise HOWELL, Will MOORE, Olivia BUXTON and Emma CLEMENTS.

1st places went to -  Florence ORME 12/U 50m breaststroke, Josh WAKELIN 10/U 25m backstroke, Gemma CALDER Open 50m breaststroke, Emma CLEMENTS Open 50m freestyle, Jimi KNOWLES 14/U 50m butterfly, Alex COOKE 10/U 25m breaststroke, Katie HORNER 14/U 50m freestyle in addition to the relay teams -
Boys 10/U 4x 25m freestyle  - Harry STEVENSON, Josh WAKELIN, Will MOORE, Alex COOKE
Mixed Open 4x 25m Medley  - Jack BROWN, Dan KNOWLES, Gemma CALDER, Lauren WRIGHT
Mixed 8/9yrs 4x 25m breaststroke and 8/9 yrs medley -  Livia KINGSLAND, Harry STEVENSON, Amy SHELDON, Finley BUNHEJEE
Mixed 10 x 25m freestyle canon - Livia KINGSLAND, Finley BUNHEJEE, Caitlin SMITH, Alex COOKE, Eve McGRENAGHAN, Jimi KNOWLES, Katie HORNER, Greg BROWN, Gemma CALDER, Dan KNOWLES.
 
The overall points on the night were 
Ilkeston 182
Kimberley 169
Radford 136
Hucknall 121
Portland 117
Sutton 113

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National Junior Disability Championships

At the weekend,the National Junior Disability Championships took place at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.

10yr old Kimberley Swimmer, Sophie Woodward took part in 3 events, the 10/13yr 50m Breast, 50m Back and 50m Free and took the Gold Medal medal in all 3 events!!

A fantastic achievement for Sophie... National champion!!

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County Champs - The first weekend

Kimberley Swimming Club Age Group swimmers (aged 9 - 14yrs) competed in the first weekend of the Notts ASA County Championships.

The full schedule of events saw plenty of Kimberley swimmers in action in a number of events.

Top six and final positions went to -

Jimmi Knowles - 1st 10yrs 50m fly, 2nd 9/10yrs 200m back and 200m freestyle and 3rd 9/10yrs 400m freestyle, gaining Midland District Qualifying times in the back and freestyle events,
Eleanor Aboutorab - 2nd 10yrs 400m IM
Erin Dixon - 5th 10yrs 400m IM
Imogen Spouge - 3rd 9/10yrs 50m fly and 2nd 9/10yrs 200m freestyle
Charley Neilson - 3rd 13/14yrs 400IM and 1st 13/14yrs 200m breaststroke
Mathew Shipley - 1st 11/12yrs 400m free, 200m free and 200m backstroke, gaining a National Qualifying time in the backstroke, 2nd in the 50m back and 50m fly and 3rd in the 100m fly, 100m breaststroke and 100m backstroke
Ted Goonan-Dunne - 4th 9/10yrs 50m back.

Overall top 10 positions, based on points from events completed in the different categories so far after the first weekend go to -
9yrs - Thomas Reeves 8th, Livia Kingsland 2nd, Jessica Shephard 3rd
10yrs - Jimi Knowles 2nd, Ted Goonan - Dunne 7th, Eleanor Aboutorab 2nd, Imogen Spouge 6th
11yrs - Joseph Kingsland 1st, Bradley Francis 3rd, Chloe Bis 3rd
12yrs - Mathew Shipley 1st
14yrs - Charly Neilson 6th

Jacqueline Jenkins-Weller competed in a number of multi disability events over the weekend and came 1st in the multi disability 50m  backstroke and 50 breaststroke.

Well done to all swimmers who achieved pb's, regional and national qualifying times and good luck on the next weekend 15th /16th.

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March Birthdays

Birthday Wishes for March go to:

Lola Billson, Hollie & Ellie Bis, Luke Brown, Amy Butler, Jade Calder, Harry Dench, Dan Everall, Heidi Fletcher-smith, Eryn Fulman, Lucy Henshaw, Rhianna Hill, Isla Howe, Annie Hawksworth, Joseph & Livia Kingsland, Matthew & Megan Littlewood, Helana Luk, James McKeown, Emily & Charlotte Mehew, Catherine Moore, Olivia Owen, Kaine Priestley, Rebecca Roche, Caladesi Rose, Ella Rowland, Harry Trigg, Michael Varney, Isaac Warner, Jasmine Wilkins and Ethan Wright. Over 18’s are Maria Bettridge, Liz Ellis, Caite Forrester, Louise Maher, Shirley Mowberry and Denise Swinburne.


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