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Home Exercises from Scottish Swimming
Keep active with these exercises
In conjunction with Neil Shanks, Physical Prep lead for swimming at the sportscotland institute of sport here is some advice for swimmers to keep in shape at home.
Bodyweight Home Programme (1).pdf
Sessions require no equipment other than the odd bit of home furniture and most will last around 20-30 minutes.
Mon & Thurs – Lower Body
Tues & Fri – Upper Body
Wed & Saturday are energy system days
Sunday is recovery mobility.
There is also this useful youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlpO8BM-9WE&feature=youtu.be
East KIlbride Meets
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Congratulations to everyone who took part over the 2 days. You were awarded 18 Golds, 19 Silvers and 18 Bronze medals and 115 PBs! WOW!
Bellshill Meet Results
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Congratulations to all swimmers who competed at Bellshill. We had 150 PBs, 21 medals and 44 top 6 places.
Medal winners in the photo are:
Zoe Harden - silver 200 fly, Rebecca Cole - gold 400, 200, 100 and 50 free, 50 and 100 back, 50 breast and silver in 200 back.
Kyle Mossman - bronze 100 back, Emma McGavin - bronze 200 back, Emma Leggate - gold 50 free and silver 200 IM
Rachel McGavin - bronze 200 fly, Tiana Greenshields - silver 200 breast and 200 free and bronze 200 back
Hannah Anderson - bronze 200 IM, Kirsty Gilmore - bronze 200 IM, Leah Bulloch - bronze 200 breast and Cameron Leckie - bronze 100 fly.
West District Long Course Championships 1 and 2
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Congratulations to our medal winners over the two weekends at Tollcross.
Emma Leggate: Gold 50 Backstroke, Silver 50 Freestyle and Bronze 100 Freestyle
Emma McGavin: Silver 100 Backstroke and 200 Backstroke, Bronze 50 Backstroke
Kirsty Gilmore: Silver 200 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle and 400 IM, Bronze 100 Butterfly
Rebecca Cole: Silver 100 Breaststroke
Cameron Leckie: Silver 200 Butterfly and Bronze 400 IM.
Club Champions 2019
The results have now been confirmed and the spreadsheets posted under gala/results
Congratulations to
Charlotte McGavin and Kyle Mossman
Rebecca Cole and Dean Barghati
Kirsty Gilmore and Ethan Stewart
Ellie Forsyth and Cameron Leckie
Jenna Gilmore and Adam Airlie
Presentations will take place at the awards night on 18 January 2020
West District Junior Age Group Championships
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Congratulations to ALL swimmers who swam at Tollcross on 26 and 27 October. The team had an amazing set of results with 67 PBs and 10 Medals.
Medal winners are: Rebecca Cole - 2 Golds and a silver, Kirsty Gilmore - 3 Silvers and 2 Bronze, Tiana Greenshiels - Silver and Emma Leggate - Silver.
Fab- u - lous!
And We Are on Our Way to Sunny Calella!
Our thanks to our sponsors who provided our bus to and from the airport and who provided our kit.
May thanks to
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Clyde Valley Dental Practice
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Our thanks also to Kath, Jillian and Claire from the committee who did all the admin and kit organising. Ross for organising the bag packing, Gillian for the money raised from the Ross Murdoch signed t-shirt, and to the Many parents and friends for their donations of money and prizes.
Stirling Meet Medal Winners
Congratulations to the following medal winners
Gold: Ross Burns, Addison Cole 3, Ellie Forsyth, Cameron Leckie 2, Emma Leggate 5
Silver: Ross Burns, Addison Cole, Rebecca Cole, Ellie Forsyth, Cameron Leckie, Emma Leggate, Emma McGavin, Autumn Stewart
Bronze: Cameron Bilsland, Addison Cole, Rebecca Cole, Ellie Forsyth, Kirsty Gilmore 2, Emma McGavin, Kyle Mossman 2.
Well done everyone!
West District Sprints and Relays
Congratulations to
Rebecca Cole who won Gold in the 50 Back and 50 Breast as well as Silver in the 100 IM.
Rebecca and her teammates Emma McGavin, Tiana Greenshields and Jenna Murphy won Bronze in the 11/12 years Freestyle Relay,
The 16 and over Freestyle relay- Cameron Leckie, Ellie Forsyth, Jenna Gilmore and Cameron Bilsland won Silver.
We had 128 PBs and 26 finalists at this meet which is fantastic.
Well done everyone who competed.
Scottish Summer Meet 11-14 July
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Congratulations to Cameron Bilsland on his success in the freestyle events. Cameron won Silver in the 50 and 100 free and Bronze in the 200 and 400 Free.
Our congratulations to Cameron Leckie who was 5th in 800 free, 7th in the 200 fly, 7th in the 50 fly and good swim in his other 3 events. Congratulations also to Rebecca Cole who was 6th in the 50 breast and swam well in her other 2 events.
Emma Leggate was out 4th swimmer at the meet and she swam well in all of her events.
Larkhall Meet - Big Success!
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Congratulations to all swimmers who attended the Larkhall meet on 15 June. You were amazing!
16 Gold medals, 14 Silvers, 15 Bronze and 38 awards for 4th, 5th and 6th places.
AND 107 PBs. WOW!
50 Medals at the Rutherglen Graded Meet
20 of our young swimmers brought home a total of 50 medals from the Rutherglen Graded Meet on 1 June. We had 43 swimmers who have an incredible 109 PBs between them. Well done everyone!
Our medal winners were:
John Paul Alan, Dean Barghati, Leah Bulloch, James Clemenson, Addison Cole, Rebecca Cole, Erin Coulter, Abi Cunningham, Jennifer Duffy, Kirsty Gilmore, Tiana Greenshields, Matthew Lees, Emma Leggate, Emma McGavin, Carly Montague, Kyle Mossman, Evan Reynolds, Ethan Stewart, Natalie Thomson and Ailsa Wilson.
Not everyone managed to come to get their picture taken,
You are all FAB-U-LOUS!
Scottish National Age Group Championships
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Congratulations to the following swimmers who swam in the National Age Group Championships:
Adam Airlie, Cameron Bilsland, Ross Burns, Rebecca Cole, Ellie Forsyth, Jenna Gilmore, Kirsty Gilmore, Cameron Leckie, Emma Leggate, Jack Murphy and Ethan Stewart.
Everyone competed well with 19 PBs in the individual events.
In the South Lanarkshire relays Jenna and Rebecca gained bronze medals. We had swimmers in 8 finals.
Well done to everyone!
Cameron Bilsland, Rebecca Cole, Ellie Forsyth, Jenna Gilmore, Cameron Leckie and Emma Leggate have qualified for the Scottish Summer Meet in July and Jenna Gilmore will represent South Lanarkshire at the British Summer Meet in two relays.
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West District Pre -SNAGs
Congratulations to all of our swimmers who took part in the competition. Some great PBs and some qualifying times too!
Medal winners are:
Emma Leggate: Gold and Bronze
Kirsty Gilmore: Gold and 2 Silvers
Rebecca Cole: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Ethan Stewart: Bronze
Thank You
A big thank you to Ewan Jeffrey for his art work and for creating our new banner.
Well done Ewan!
EK SNAGs Time Trial
Well done to the following swimmers on winning medals:
Ethan Stewart - Bronze
Jack Murphy - 2 Golds
Jenna Gilmore = Gold
Emma Leggate - Gold and 2 Silvers
PBs from Kirsty Gilmore, Tiana Greenshields and Natalie Thomson
WOW! 44 medals at the Bellshill Sharks Meet
Congratulations to all swimmers who took part in the Bellshill Sharks Meet. We achieved 10 golds, 17 silvers and 17 bronze medals as well as a stunning 185 PBs. Magnificent!
The medal winners in the picture are:
Jake Percy, James Clemenson, Jack Murphy, Ellie Forsyth, Hollie Miller, Ross Burns, Evan Gray, Natalie Thomson, Lucy Mungall, Emma McGavin, Emma Leggate, Rebecca Cole, Kirsty Gilmore, Eilidh Gunn, Ethan Stewart, Kyle Mossman, Rachel McGavin and Addison Cole.
West Districts Rounds 1 and 2
Fabulous swims in these two meets. Well done to everyone!
Medal winners:
Rebecca Cole - Gold 100 Breast and Silver in both 50 and 200 Breast
Emma Leggate - Silvers in 50 back, 50 free, 100 free
Kirsty Gilmore - Bronze in 200 Back
Top 10 finishers:
Adam Airlie, Dean Barghati, Cameron Bilsland, Ross Burns, Addison Cole, Rebecca Cole, Fraser Fitzgerald, Ellie Forsyth, Jenna Gilmore, Kirsty Gilmore, Tiana Greenshields, Emma Leggate, Emma McGavin, Rachel McGavin and Ethan Stewart.
Congratulations Rebecca
Congratulations to Rebecca Cole on winning a silver medal in the 50m Breaststroke at the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships.
Well done!
Club Champions 2018
Congratulations to the following swimmers who have gained the most FINA points across their swims during the year 30 Nov 2017 - 30 Nov 2018
Girls
10 and under -Rachel McGavin
11-12 years - Emma Leggate
13-14 years - Emily McCutcheon
15-16 years - Jenna Gilmore
17 and over - Hollie Miller
Boys
10 and under - Dean Barghati
11 -12 years - Ethan Stewart
13 - 14 years - Jack Murphy
15-16 years - Cameron Leckie
17 and over - Ross Burns
These swimmers will be presented with their trophies at the Awards Night on 19th January.
West District Junior Championships
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Emma Leggate Bronze in 100 Freestyle
Kirsty Gilmore Bronze in 200 Butterfly
Rebecca Cole Silver in 100 Breaststroke and Silver in 200 Breaststroke
Ethan Stewart Bronze in 100 Backstroke
Placed in the top 10 for other events were Rebecca Cole, Kirsty Gilmore, Tiana Greenshields, Emma Leggate, Lucy Mungall,, Ethan Stewart and Natalie Thomson
Record Alert!
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Congratulations to Lewis Beagrie on breaking the Scottish SB9 Short Course record for 100m Breaststroke. The record previously stood for 18 years.
Lewis now holds the record for both Short and Long Course.
North and South Lanarkshire Schools Championships Results
Well done to all swimmers who took part.
The following are medal winners:
Back row: Emma Leggate 2 bronze, Natalie Thomson gold and silver, Kirsty Gilmore bronze, Jack Murphy 2 golds and silver, Cameron Lees bronze, Jake Percy 3 bronze, Cameron Bilsland gold and bronze, Cameron Leckie gold and silver, Ellie Forsyth 2 silvers, Sophie Newberry 2 silvers, Jenna Gilmore 2 golds and silver
Front row: Rebecca Cole gold and silver, Lucy Mungall bronze, Emma McGavin 2 bronze, Ethan Stewart gold and 2 silvers, Dean Barghati bronze
Not in the picture: Tiana Greenshields 2 golds and silver.
Ren 96 Meet Results
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their awards:
Emma Leggate 2 golds, a silver and a bronze
Rebecca Cole bronze and top 6 places
Emma McGavin top 6 places
Cameron Bilsland a silver and bronze
Ellie Forsyth a silver and top 6 places
Jenna Gilmore silver and top 6 places
Cameron Leckie top six places
Not in the picture:
Hollie Miller bronze and top 6 places
Ross Burns gold, silver and bronze
Tiana Greenshields top 6 places
Calella photos
I have uploaded some photos on to the gallery and if you go to gala/documents I have put together an explanation in powerpoint. It might take a while to download as the file has lots of pictures.
Stirling Autumn Meet - 30 Medals!
Congratulations to the whole team on gaining 50 PBs at this meet.
Medal winners were:
Ellie Forsyth - 2 Golds and a Bronze
Cameron Leckie - Gold, Silver and Bronze
Emma Leggate - Silver and 2 Bronze
Cameron Bilsland - Silver and Bronze
Ethan Stewart - Gold and Silver
Connor Searle - 2 Gold and 2 Silver
Dean Barghati - 2 Silver and 2 Bronze
Ross Burns - 4 Golds
Jenna Gilmore - Gold and 2 Silver
Sophie Newberry - Silver and Bronze
Well done everyone!
Calella Swim Camp Information from the meeting on 10 Sept 2018
All documents and the presentation can be found under gala/documents
West District Medley Relay Champions!
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Congratulations to our 11/12 Girls 4 x 50m Medley relay on winning Gold at the West District Sprints and Relay Championships. Well done to Emma Leggate, Natalie Thomson, Tiana Greenshields and Kirsty Gilmore!
West District Relay Champions!
Congratulations to our 11/12 Girls 4 x 50m Freestyle relay on winning Gold at the West District Sprints and Relay Championships. Well done Tiana Greenshields, Eilidh Gunn, Kirsty Gilmore and Emma Leggate.
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Summer Outing photos
Photos of summer outing in Gallery area. Summer outing August
Scottish Summer Meet
Congratulations to Cameron Bilsland on winning 2 Bronze medals in the 50 and 200 freestyle. He also made finals in the 100 and 400 freestyle coming 4th and 6th. Great swims!
Congratulation also to Cameron Leckie in making 2 finals in the 100 and 200 freestyle and being placed 6th and 7th, gaining 2 PBs.
Well done boys!
Scottish Record
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Congratulations to Lewis Beagrie on breaking the Scottish Male Long Course Para Record for 100m Breaststroke. The previous record in Lewis' class (SB9) stood for 24 years!
Well done Lewis!
Cumbernauld Open Meet
Congratulations to the following on winning awards
Ross Burns - Gold
Ellie Forsyth - Silver
Cameron Bilsland - Bronze
Natalie Thomson - Bronze
Connor Searle - Bronze
West Districts on 12-13 May 2018
Congratulations to the following on winning awards
Hollie Miller - 2 Golds and one Silver
Cameron Leckie - Silver
Lewis Beagrie - Bronze
Meet our new President and Vice-President has been a member of the club since he was
Craig Forrest is our new President. Craig has been a member of the club since he was a wee boy. He is an accomplished masters swimmer and can be seen training with the top squads in the morning and some evenings.
Gordon McGavin is our Vice-President. Gordon is also an accomplished Masters swimmer who recently won bronze at the Scottish Championships. Gordon has three children in the club and he also trains frequently with the top groups.
Both Craig and Gordon offer advice and encouragement to our swimmers on a regular basis.
Gala fees
Lesley Percy will be in cafe area Tuesday 15th May 6.30pm till 7.30pm to collect Gala fees.
East Kilbride Open Meet Medallists
Congratulations to the following swimmers
Jack Murphy Silver - 400 IM, Ethan Stewart Silver - 50 Free, Jake Percy Bronze - 400 IM, Cameron Leckie Gold -400 IM, Silver - 200 Back, Bronze -100 Back, Emma Leggate Bronze - 50 Back, Jenna Gilmore Bronze - 50 Free, Ellie Forsyth Bronze - 200 Breaststroke, Cameron Bilsland (not in picture) Silver 200 free, Bronze 100 free and Lewis Beagrie (not in picture) Silver 400 IM and Bronze 200 IM
British Junior Para Championships
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Congratulations to Lewis Beagrie on winning Silver in the 100m Breaststroke in a new best time.
Well done Lewis!
Privacy Statement and Data Protection Information
We are required by EU law to inform you about the data we hold on you and your child by the 25th May 2018 (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR)
Please go to Gala/Documents and read the statement
You MUST then sign a form stating your preferences. These forms will be available in the café at the Water Palace on Tuesday 15th May from 6pm. Everyone must sign.
Thank you for your cooperation
University of Aberdeen International Meet
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Congratulations to our Captain, Ross Burns on winning a silver medal in the 200m Breaststroke. Ross also made finals in the 50m and 100m Breaststroke events. Great performances. Well done Ross!
Also well done to Tiana Greenshields who swam 50m freestyle in a new PB.
Scottish National Age Group Championships 2018
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Congratulations to Cameron Bilsland, Ross Burns, Ellie Forsyth, Sophie Newberry, Cameron Leckie and Jenna Gilmore who all swam in individual finals and were part of the very successful South Lanarkshire team who came 3rd in the competition.
Both Cameron and Jenna won bronze medals in relays too.
Well done to all who swam PBs, some in all events.
West District Championships
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Congratulations to the following swimmers on their medal wins in the latest West District Long Course Championships
Cameron Bilsland - Bronze
Cameron Leckie - Gold and Bronze
Ellie Forsyth - Bronze
Jenna Gilmore - Silver
Ross Burns - Silver
Tiana Greenshields - Bronze
40 Medals at the Bellshill Sharks Open Meet
Congratulations to all swimmers who took part in the meet.
Dean Barghati - Silver and Bronze, Lewis Beagrie - 2 Silvers, Cameron Bilsland - 2 Golds, Silver and Bronze, Ross Burns - 3 Golds and Silver, Chloe Fleming - Silver and Bronze, Ellie Forsyth - Silver, Jenna Gilmore - 7 Golds, Tiana Greenshields - 3 Silvers, Jennifer Kelly - 2 Bronze, Rebecca Keus - Silver, Hollie Miller - Silver and Bronze, Jenna Murphy - Bronze, Sophie Newberry - 3 Golds, Connor Searle -2 Silvers and 2 Bronze, Ethan Stewart - Silver and Bronze.
Cumbernauld Christmas Sprints 16th December
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their medal success:
Cameron Leckie - Gold in 100 freestyle
Ellie Forsyth - Silver in 100 freestyle
Dean Barghati - Silver in 50 freestyle and Bronze in 50 breaststroke
Cameron Bilsland - Bronze in 100 freestyle
Well done to everyone who took part.
Congratulations to our Club Champions!
Congratulations to the following swimmers who gained the highest number of fina points in their age groups to win Club Champion Awards 2017.
10 and under girls: Emma McGavin
10 and under boys: Dean Barghati
11/12 years girls: Kirsty Gilmore
11/12 years boys: Ethan Stewart
13/14 years girls: Ellie Forsyth
13/14 years boys: Cameron Leckie
15 and over girls: Jenna Gilmore
15 and over boys: Ross Burns
These awards and other successes will be celebrated at the club awards night on 20 January.
British Para Championships December 2017
Congratulations to Lewis Beagrie (14) on winning Silver in the 100m Breaststroke 14-17 years category.
Well done Lewis!
Dumfries Advent Meet
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Ross Burns - Gold 200 Breaststroke
Cameron Leckie - Bronze 200 Backstroke and 200 Butterfly
Jennifer Kelly - Gold 400 Freestyle
Sophie Newberry - Silver 100 Backstroke
Jenna Gilmore - Gold 200 Butterfly and Silver 100 Freestyle
Cameron Bilsland - Bronze 200 Freestyle
Schools' Championships
Congratulations to the following swimmers who won medals in the South Lanarkshire Schools, North Lanarkshire Schools and the Disability Schools events.
Lewis Beagrie - 5 Silvers, Cameron Bilsland -Bronze, Sophie Newberry - 2 Silvers, Ellie Mooney - Bronze, Jenna Gilmore - 3 Golds, Hollie Miller - 2 Golds, Jennifer Kelly - Silver and Bronze, Cameron Leckie - 2 Bronze, Jack Murphy - Silver and Bronze, Kirsty Gilmore - Bronze, Natalie Thomson - Bronze, Kayleigh Barghati - Silver, Chloe Fleming - Silver and Bronze and Ryan Kirkpatrick - 2 Silvers.
West District Senior and Junior Age Group Championships
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Ross Burns - Gold 200 Breast and Silver 100 Breast
Ellie Forsyth - Bronze 200 Breast
Ethan Stewart - Bronze 200 Fly
Kirsty Gilmore - Silver 200 Fly
Jenna Gilmore - Bronze 200 Free
Well done to all other swimmers who competed
Dynamic Stretching
A guide to this can be found under gala/documents
Stirling Autumn Meet September 2017
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their achievements at the above meet:
Ross Burns - Gold 50 and 100 Breaststroke and Silver 100 IM
Ellie Forsyth - Silver 100 Backstroke
Hollie Miller - Bronze 200 IM
Jenna Gilmour - Gold 50 Butterfly, Silver 100 Butterfly and Bronze 100 Freestyle
Sophie Newberry - Silver 100 Backstroke
Cameron Leckie - Bronze 100 IM
Emma McGavin - Bronze 100 Breaststroke
Emma Leggate - Silver 50 Freestyle and Bronze 100 Freestyle
West District Sprints and Relay Championships August 2017
Congratulations to Ross Burns on winning Bronze in the 50m Breaststroke 17 & over age group. Congratulations also to Cameron Bilsland for making the top 6.
We had many PBs for the start of the season so well done to the 18 swimmers who took part in the championships in Ayr.
British Masters Open Water Championships
Congratulations to Colin Pratt and Craig Forrest on winning their age group events.
Colin won gold in the 1.5k and 3k events in times18.28.98 and 37.03.06 and Craig won gold in the 3k event in a time of 37.47.21
Well done, boys!
Scottish National Championships and Scottish Summer Meet 2017
Congratulations to Sophie Newberry on winning bronze in the 200 backstroke at the Scottish Summer Meet - 7- 9th July. Sophie also qualified for the finals of the 50 and 100 backstroke.
Other finalists and reserve finalists were Cameron Bilsland, Cameron Leckie, Ellie Forsyth and Jenna Gilmore.
Well done to everyone - some great swims from all.
Congratulations to Ross Burns and Lewis Beagrie who were finalists at the Scottish National Championships - 29June - 1 July. Hollie Miller also qualified for this championship. Well done everyone!
Best in the West Championships
Congratulations to the following swimmers who had excellent swims at the Best in the West Competition:
Ellie Forsyth(14) - Silver in 50 and 100 Breaststroke and Bronze in 200 Breaststroke
Ross Burns(18) - Gold in 50, 100 and 200 Breaststroke and Bronze in 200 Individual Medley
Cameron Leckie(14) - Silver in 200 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley
Jenna Gilmore(15) - Bronze in 50 Butterfly and 50 Freestyle.
Motivation Monday
Make it your goal to improve a little and learn something every day
British Para Championships
Congratulations to Lewis Beagrie on gaining a Bronze medal for 400 Freestyle at the above meet and for his 8 PBs.
Stirling Open Meet
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their medal success at the above meet:
Ellie Forsyth - Gold in 100 Breast and Silver in 800 Free and 400 Free
Georgia Simpson - Bronze in 200 Back
Hollie Miller - Silver in 200 Back and Bronze in 100 Breast
Ross Burns - Gold in 200 Breast and Silver in 200 IM
Cameron Bilsland - Silver in 100 Free
Cameron Leckie - Silver in 200 IM and Bronze in 100 Back
Jenna Gilmore - Gold in 800 Free
Sophie Newberry - Gold in 100 Fly and 200 Back
Bellshill Open Meet
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Kayleigh Barghati - Bronze 50 breaststroke
Ayla Cochrane - Silver 50 breaststroke
Ellie Forsyth - Gold 50 breaststroke, Silver 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Jenna Gilmore - Bronze 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle
Hollie Miller - Gold 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, Bronze 100 freestyle, 50 backstroke
Sophie Newberry - Silver 100 backstroke, 50 butterfly, Bronze 50 backstroke
Georgia Simpson - Bronze 50 butterfly, 200 breaststroke
Well done to Dean Barghati, Chloe Fleming, Eilidh Gunn, Ryan Kirkpatrick, Cameron Leckie, Emma Leggate, Ethan Stewart and Natalie Thomson who all achieved top 6 places.
West of Scotland Regional Para Championships
Congratulations to the following swimmers:
Lewis Beagrie - Gold 100 IM, 50 backstroke, 50 butterfly, 50 breaststroke, 100 freestyle.
Jack Murphy - Gold 50 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 100 IM, Silver 50 backstroke, 50 breaststroke.
West District Championship round two
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Congratulations to Sophie Newberry on winning bronze in the 50m backstroke.
Well done to Ellie Forsyth, Jenna Gilmore, Ayla Cochrane, Lewis Beagrie, Cameron Bilsland and Cameron Leckie who gained personal bests.
West District Championship round one
Congratulations to Ellie Forsyth on winning silver in the 100m breaststroke.
Personal best times from Ellie Forsyth, Jenny Kelly, Chloe Fleming, Jenna Gilmore, Cameron Leckie, Cameron Bilsland, Ayla Cochrane, Kirsty Gilmore and Emma McAulay.
Well done to everyone!
National Para Long Course Championships , Manchester 10th and 11th December 2016
Congratulations to Lewis Beagrie on winning 3 golds, 3 silvers and a bronze medal. Lewis swam in the 10-13 year old age group and won his medals in the following races:
Gold - 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly
Silver - 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 200 Individual Medley
Bronze - 400 freestyle
Well done Lewis.
Dumfries Advent meet
Congratulations to the following medal winners:
Sophie Newberry (Silver 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke), Jenna Gilmore (Gold 100 free, 200 free, Silver 400 IM), Ellie Forsyth (Bronze 200 breaststroke and 800 free), Ged Doyle (Silver 100 breaststroke, Bronze 200 breaststroke) and Ross Burns (Gold 200 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, Silver 200 IM).
Also PBs from the following: Georgia Simpson, Lewis Beagrie, Cameron Leckie, Jenny Kelly, Jenna Gilmore, Ellie Forsyth, Ged Doyle, Luke Doyle, Jake Percy, Sophie Newberry and Chloe Fleming.
All Schools Championships - North and South Lanarkshire and Para swimming
Congratulations to the following medal winners:
Ryan Kirkpatrick (Bronze 100 back), Sophie Newberry (Silver 100 back, Bronze 200 back), Cameron Leckie (Gold 200 IM, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 fly), Ged Doyle (Silver 100 breast, 200 breast), Ellie Forsyth (Gold 100 breast, Silver 200 IM, 200 breast, 100 free), Lewis Beagrie (Bronze 200 IM), Chloe Fleming (Bronze 200 back), Jack Murphy (Gold 50 fly, 100 IM, Silver 50 back, 50 free), Jenna Gilmore (Gold 200 IM, 100 free, Silver 200 free).
Fantastic PBs from Jenny Kelly, Georgia Simpson, Kirsty Gilmore, Luke Doyle, Kara White and all of the medal winners.
West District Junior and Senior Age Group Championships
Congratulations to the following medal winners:
Ellie Forsyth (Bronze 200 breast), Ryan Kirkpatrick (Bronze 200 fly), Jenna Gilmore (Silver 400 free, Bronze 800 free and 200 free), Ross Burns (Silver 100 breast, Bronze 200 breast and 100 breast super final).
Some great PBs from Ellie Forsyth, Cameron Leckie, Lewis Beagrie, Balazs Szelei, Ryan Kirkpatrick, Jenna Gilmore, Ross Burns, Georgia Simpson, Sophie Newberry, Jenny Kelly, Chloe Fleming, Kara White, Luke Doyle and Ged Doyle.
REN 96
Congratulations to Jenna Gilmore (Bronze 100 free).
Fab PBs from Georgia Simpson, Ellie Forsyth, Cameron Bilsland, Jenny Kelly and Jenna Gilmore.
Growth mindset
Do you have a growth mindset?
Scottish National Age Group Championships (SNAGs)
Hamilton Baths ASC along with 5 other clubs make up the South Lanarkshire Swim Team, In April the team won the overall trophy for the best team at the SNAGs.
The Hamilton swimmers who helped win this trophy are:
Ellie Forsyth (13 years) - 50 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke heat and final, 400 IM, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke
Jenna Gilmore (14 years) - 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 100 backstroke
Sophie Newberry (14 years) - 50 backstroke heat and final, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke heat and final, 200 IM, 50 butterfly, 4 x 100 medley relay
Ross Burns (18 years) - 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 4 x 100 freestyle relay, 4 x 100 medley relay
Lewis Beagrie (13 years) - 4 x 100 freestyle relay
Balazs Szelei (13 years) - 4 x 100 medley relay
Mr Fitz wins SportScotland Award
Congratulations to Bob Fitzgerald, our coach, who won the SportScotland Award on Wednesday night for service to sport.
Well done to Mr Fitz!!
British Para Swimming Championships
British Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, 12th-13th December 2015.
Congratulations to Lewis Beagrie on winning four silvers and one bronze medal. Lewis was awarded silver in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 fly and 100 backstroke and bronze in 100 breaststroke. Well done Lewis.
Swim Run UK event
Well done to 2 of our Master swimmers Craig Forrest and Colin Pratt, who were 3rd in the first Swim Run UK event, held at Loch Lomond on 5 September.
Craig and Colin swam 10k and ran 28k as a team.
Scottish Summer Meet
Congratulations to Ewan McMurray on winning 2 golds in 100 and 200 Breaststroke and a silver in the 50 Breaststroke
Touching the wall on Breaststroke and Butterfly
There has been some debate about how swimmers should touch the wall in Breaststroke and Butterfly after FINA announced a “new” rule after the summer. They have now sent clarification in the form of photographs, which is really helpful.
Please look at the photos posted in Gala -> Documents and you will be clear about what is acceptable.
Performance plus- performance and Nutrition guide for athletes.
Performance and Nutrition guide for athletes has been added under GALA then DOCUMENTS.