Sep29
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Calendar, News
As the pool is shut for maintenance to remind everyone there are no sessions from 30th Sept – 6th Oct. Training is back as normal from Monday 7th.
This means NO Squad sessions until Monday 7th, and NO Lessons on Saturday 5th October.
For our squad swimmers we have arranged some land based sessions during the week which you are welcome to attend.
On Monday 30th we will Ellie King will be running a nutrition session for us. This is 18.15-20.15 at Medina Leisure Centre in the ‘Carabiner’ meeting room (near the main sports hall). The session is for Parents and Swimmers. Ellie will make the session interactive and has asked if you can attend to take some photos of the food/snacks you eat over a day to use in the session.
On Wednesday 2nd Rosie Gard will be taking some strength and conditioning sessions. This is again in the Carabiner room in Medina. These are for swimmers. For Junior and Pre-Senior squads the session will be 18.15-19.00 and Senior squad from 19.15-20.15. It will involve exercises so wear suitable clothes / footwear and bring a drink.
On Friday 4th there will be information sessions for swimmers and parents. These will be at the main hall at Christ the King college from 18.15-20.15. We will cover a range of topics including pre/post workout exercises, information on how different competitions work and goal setting.
Sep13
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Events, News
New information around the International Island Games is available here.
Aug04
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Calendar
To help with planning we have a provisional calendar for the 24-25 season available – download here.
This identifies provisional dates for Club and Island Championships, confirmed dates for Rother League Round 3 and Arena League as well as open meets we will support as a club.
Provisional 24-25 Calendar
Jul16
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Calendar, News
The last sessions before the summer break will be Saturday 27th July for both squads and lessons.
Lessons will return on Saturday 7th September.
Squads will return on Monday 2nd September.
We can now confirm that there will be squad sessions on the following dates:
Wed 21st & Fri 23rd August – 18.15 – 20.15
Tues 27th 06.00 – 07.15
Fri 30th 18.15 – 20.15
Jun11
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Events, News
Seaclose Swimming Club are happy to be running the Isle of Wight Championships in 2024.
This competition is open to all Swim England Registered clubs on the Isle of Wight. Seaclose Swimming Club members must use this form to enter.
The competition is run over two weekends as follows:
Saturday 6th July – 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 100m Fly
Saturday 13th July – 100m Breaststroke, 200m Individual Medley, 100m Backstroke
Each day will start at 15.30.
In line with Swim England licensing guidelines entries are open for 9-10 year olds and over, based on ages as at 31st December 2024. Full conditions for entry are here.
To enter the event please complete the form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/iwchamps2024
Closing date for entries is Midnight Friday 28th June. Entries are £5 per event.
May10
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Calendar, News
Due to a number of events at the weekend of 18/19 May and availability of coaching/teaching volunteers here will be not swimming on the morning of Saturday 18th May.
This includes squad swimming and lessons.
Dec04
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Uncategorized
We will be taking a short break over Christmas 2023 with the following arrangements.
Lessons
The last lessons before Christmas will be Saturday 16th December
Lessons will start again on Saturday 6th January 2024
Squads
The final squad session before Christmas will be Wednesday 20th December
Squad sessions will start back on Wednesday 3rd Jan 2024.
We will run two sessions over the Christmas period – Thursday 28th December, 06.00-07.15 and Saturday 30th December 07:45-09:15.
Also – due to club champs there will be no training on the following dates:
Friday 8th December
Friday 15th December
Monday 18th December
Christmas Fun Night
We are holding a Christmas fun night on Saturday 16th December from 17.00 – 18.30. All squad and lessons swimmers and families are welcome to come to this.
Jul27
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Calendar, Events, News
The final session before our summer break will be Saturday 29th July. This will be for Squads and Lessons.
We will return fully from Saturday 2nd September for lessons and squads. Please look out for emails and updates over the summer as we are looking at our sessions to see how we can add extra capacity.
We will run a small number of sessions for Squads in the second half or August. There will be squad sessions on the following dates:
Wednesday 23rd August – 18.15-20.15 (19.45 for Junior squad)
Saturday 26th August – 07.15-09.15 (08.45 for junior squad)
Wednesday 30th August – 18.15-20.15 (19.45 for Junior squad)
You will have received an e-mail in June around updated fees for September – please ensure direct debits / payments are updated in time for September. Details of the updated Fees are here
Thank you everyone for the on-going support of the club and charity – enjoy a well earned break over the summer weeks.
Jul02
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Chairman, Events, News
Why is their no swimming sessions from 8th till 15th July?
This is because the International Island Games will be taking place in Guernsey and nearly all of the coaches/teachers will be at the games either as a coach or they will be watching our swimmers compete in this prestigious event.
Who is in the Isle of Wight Team?
The event is a multi-sport event with the Isle of Wight Swim Team part of the larger Isle of Wight team. The Swim Team is made up of six men and six women and for the swimmers this has been a journey that started a long time ago as they have all worked very hard for their places in the Team.
For some it will be their very first games but for others this is their second and third having competed in Gotland in 2017 and Gibraltar in 2019. The team has a mixture of youth and experience and both Val Gard as the Head Coach and Justine Stewart as the Team Manager will be looking forward to what will be a very competitive event. The Men’s team are Joe Carter, George Hayward, Rossen Martin, Harry Poynter, Ben Van Der Helstraete and Will Davidson. The Women’s team are Grace Poynter, Abi Lacey, Mia Stillwell, Nell O’Brien, Isobel Muncaster and Lucy Isaacson.
Don’t Forget as well that our Club Chairman Ben Gard is also the Secretary for the whole Isle of Wight of Team.
How can I follow the team?
You can see lots of coverage from the games at the County Press social media sites, who are the main media reporter for the Isle of Wight team although I am sure it will be on various other sites such as IW Radio, Island Echo, Vectis Radio to name a few.
The official website is guernsey2023.gg and here you can link up with the swimming results as they happen with heats in the morning and finals in the evening. The event including the swimming events will also be screened live on Guernsey2023 – YouTube.
The Future
The next Island games will take place in 2025 in Orkney, just two years away, could it be you that is part of the team? All of the athletes started their swimming careers on the Island doing just what you all do, training hard day after day, week after week, month after month and now they will have the chance to go and compete on an international stage, could this be you one day?
Good luck to everyone at the Games, lets go Team Isle of Wight
Jun28
Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Calendar, News
On the 10th of July the Swimming Competition at the Natwest International Island Games begins in Guernsey – https://guernsey2023.gg/
The team will compete in this major international competition with a full programme of events over 4 days. The Swimmers will be supported by Val Gard as Coach and Justine Stewart as team manager. You can read more about the team here
As many of the swimmers and coaching staff will be attending the games we will not be able to run any sessions between Saturday 8th and Saturday 15th inclusive. We’re sorry we can’t provide squads or lessons over this period but would encourage everyone to watch the Island Games as it will be live streamed online. All of our swimmers can aspire to swimming in this event and enjoy the experience it gives you.
No swimming (lessons or squads) Saturday 8th July – Saturday 15th July. Squad training will be on Friday 7th, returning on Monday 17th
As there is no swimming in this period we will run squads and lessons through until July 30th before a short break for the summer.
When we return in the new swimming year there will be a number of competitions with Round 3 of the Rother League on 30th September, we are provisionally planning for the Isle of Wight Sprints on the weekend of 6/7 October, Arena League on 14th October and will be looking at Club champs for late 2023 as well as attending the Southampton James Moreno open meet that is normally late October.