Kimberley Swimming Club swimmers at Regional Youth Championships

Kimberley Swimming Club swimmers will this coming weekend be competing in the Midlands Youth Regional Championships, having qualified to compete in events at the championships. Gemma Calder - in her first Midlands ,and Ben Barsby will be representing Kimberley SC and Mollie Wright will be representing Nova Centurion, so good luck to all three.

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Kimberley S.C Novice Gala

The results for the Novice Gala can be found by clicking the link below.

Novice Gala 2014

Well done to all the swimmers who took part.  We do hope they all enjoyed the experience.


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Notts ASA Stage 3 Gala 26/04/2014

Saturday the 26th saw Kimberley Swimming Club swimmers compete at Bramcote in the Notts ASA Stage 3 Gala and against tough components Kimberley came 5th. 

1st places went to Mathew Shipley, Charly Neilson, Joseph Kingsland and Ben Barsby x 2. 

Personal bests were achieved by Jade Calder, Bradley Francis, Molly Forrester, Chloe Bis, Jimi Knowles x 2 and Ben Barsby.

Leander 225

Mansfield 162

Ripley 156

Sherwood 141

Kimberley 140

Southwell 72

Notts ASA Stage 3 Gala 

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April Birthday's

Apologies for the lateness of this post.
Birthday wishes for April go to:

Nihit Batra, Jack Brown, Ella Foster, Jennie Gibb, Caitlin Hardy, Josie and Sam Henderson, Adam Hodgson, Bethany Lakritz, Anya Lowe, Ella Maher, Rachel McIntyre, Divya Mohanti, Hannah Morgan, Max Perry, Charlie Reed, Charlie Scattergood, Harvey Shelton, Jessica Shephard, Katie Tompkins, Oscar Trigg, Drew Vickerstaff and Oliver Wild. Over 18’s are Alison Rounce- 21 again??, Charlie Sanderson, Danny Sheffield and Lauren Wright.

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Congratulations.

Following on from their recent success in the County  Champs, the following swimmers:
William Francis, Livia Kingsland, Ella Maher, Lewis Rounce, Thomas and Jessica Reeves  have all received invites to join the Nova Development squad.
Well done to all, a just reward for all their hard work.

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Leicester Diddy League 05/04/2014

Saturday the 5th of April saw the younger Kimberley Swimming Club swimmers aged 9 - 12yrs competing in the Leicester Diddy League. On the night all the swimmers did themselves proud with 35 first places out of 48 events, in addition to a host of personal bests.

Individual first places went to -

Lucy Middleton, Matthew Jackson, Lauren Shipley, Ted Goonan-Dunne x2, Chloe Bis, Tom Ellis, Jimi Knowles, Livia Kingsland x2, Finley Bunhejee x2, Joseph Kingsland, Jessica Shephard, Will Moore, Katie Walker and Joshua Skinner.

First places also went to the relay teams -

9yrs 4x25m freestyle & 4x25m medley - Coral Harewood -Soos, Amelia  Morar- Sedgwick, Rhiana Hill, Livia Kingsland.
9yrs 4x25m freestyle & 4x25m medley - Isaac Moreledge, Michael Varney, Matthew Jackson, Finley Benhejee
12/U 4x25m freestyle - Tanisha Howell, Abbey Close, Molly Forrester, Chloe Bis
12/U 4x25m freestyle - Matthew Fearn, Ted Goonan-Dunne, Joseph Kingsland, Jimi Knowles
10/U 4x25m medley - Jessica Shephard, Imogen Spouge, Erin Dixon, Lauren Shipley
10/U 4x25m freestyle - Erin Dixon, Lilly Orme, Jessica Shephard, Laren Shipley
10/U 4x25m medley & 4x25m freestyle - Alex Cooke, Tom Ellis, Will Moore, Ted Goonan- Dunne
11/U 4x25m freestyle - Emma Stevenson, Katie Walker, Eleanor Aboutorab, Abbey Close
11/U 4x25m medley - Katie Walker, Ellie Knowles, Eleanor Aboutorab, Abbey Close
11/U 4x25m freestyle & 4x25m medley - Matthew Fearn, Ciaran Smith, Joseph Kingsland, Jimi Knowles
9/12yrs 8x25m breaststroke - Lucy Middleton, Matthew Jackson, Imogen Spouge, Tom Ellis, Eve McGrenaghan, Will Moore, Tanisha Howell, Joseph Kingsland
9/12yrs 8x25m freestyle - Livia Kingsland, Finley Bunhejee, Ted Goonan-Dunne, Eleanor Aboutorab, Joseph Kingsland, Chloe Bis, Jimi Knowles

The overall on the night Kimberley won by quite a big lead  -

Kimberley 267
Melton Mowbray A 211
Burton 162
Kettering 125
Braunstone 112
Rugby 104

Congratulations go to Rhianna Hill, Coral Harewood-Soos, Amelia Morar-Sedgwick and Michael Varney, who were selected and competed in their first of hopefully many galas for the club.

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Mark Foster Swim Academy

27th - 30th May 2014 This May Half-Term your child could have the opportunity  to receive world class instruction from some of the  biggest names in British swimming. Mark Foster is a former 6 time world champion who is arguably one of the most successful swimmers in British History. His one day swim camps are designed with the next generation of competitive swimmers and athletes in mind and are backed by the ASA. His Swim Academy brings together some of the most experienced and knowledgeable names in British Swimming, offering high coach to swimmer ratio to ensure your child gets the attention they need to improve and progress their swimming training. Where are the camps running? The one day camps will be running in Basildon, Manchester,  Bristol & Leatherhead consecutively. Who are they for? Mark Foster's Swim Academy is open to any fully competent* swimmer between the ages of 11 and 18. (*See our website for minimum requirements) How much does it cost? The day costs £95 which includes Mark's Sporting Heroes Book and a swim cap. How do I book? For more information and for bookings please  visit www.MFSA.co.uk. Don't forget spaces are limited to 60 per camp, so book your young swimmer's place now to avoid disappointment