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Feb06

Hampshire Swimming Championships 2018

Written by sscAdmin. Posted in News, Results

Over the last three weekends seven swimmers from Seaclose Swimming Club qualified and competed at Portsmouth in both age group and youth championships.

Island Games swimmer Abigail Lacey (16 years age group) lead the way winning four individual Championship titles and also collecting 2 silver and 2 bronze medals along the way. Abi was Hampshire Champion in 50m Breaststroke (35.99 sec), 50m Butterfly (30.49 sec), 100m Breaststroke (1.17.58) and 200 Individual Medley (2 min 31.65 sec). Silver medals were achieved in the 100m Freestyle (1 min 02.41 sec) and 100m Butterfly (1 min 08.41 sec) with Bronze medals in the 200m Breaststroke (2 min 55.12 sec) and 50m Freestyle (29.41 sec).

Fellow Island Games swimmer Megan King (17 years age group) also picked up a medal, collecting a bronze medal in the 50m Breaststroke event (37.63 sec). Lelayna Blacklock and Amber Backhouse (17 years age group) both competed individually with Lelayna achieving 6th in the 800m Freestyle and Amber 9th in the 100m Breaststroke event. All four girls then teamed up to swim in the 4 x 100m Freestyle relay where they finished a creditable 9th place.

Zac Lacey also competed for the first time as a Multi-Classfication disability swimmer at the Championships and collected a silver medal in the 100m Butterfly event in a time of 1 min 44.09 sec.

Seaclose’s youngest swimmers George Hayward and Oliver Lacey (both 12 years age group) were in action over the first two weekends with George suffering from illness he withdrew during the second weekend but still managed a best result of 12th in both the 200m Individual Medley and 100m Butterfly. Oliver produced his best result in the 200m Butterfly to finish 6th and take 19 secs of his personal best in a time of 3 min 24.81 sec.

 

Dec10

Christmas & New Year Break 2017/2018

Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Calendar, News

Lessons

There last lessons for the year will be on the 16/17 December. No lessons on the 23/24th or 30/31st December. Lessons begin again on 6/7th January

Squads

The last session of squads before Christmas will be on Thursday 21st December.

Normal sessions begin again on Wednesday 3rd January.

Update – following feedback / availability we will run ONE session between Christmas and New Year on Thursday 28th December only. There will be no training on the morning of the 27th.

 

Dec10

City of Southampton Open Meet – March 2018

Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Calendar, Events, News

The club will be supporting the City of Southampton Open meet which takes place on Saturday 3rd March 2018

Age groups are 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, 15+.

Events are 50m of all strokes, 100m of all strokes, 200m Free and 200IM.

The meet is a first come first served basis so if you want to enter please get all information to Val via openmeets@seaclosesc.co.uk by January 8th at the latest to give the best chance of being accepted to the meet.

 

Nov13

2017 Sprints – Entries Open

Written by sscAdmin. Posted in Uncategorized

Although we are fresh from completing the championships to ensure that the Isle of Wight Sprints can be completed to give a chance for times to be used for qualification for the County Champs the sprints will take place on Sunday 3rd & Sunday 10th December.

Sunday 3rd December will be 50m Back, 50m Breaststroke and the 100 I.M. for Boys. There will also be 25 F/C for boys born in 2008 only.

Sunday 10th December will be 50m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly and the 100 I.M. for Girls. There will also be 25 F/C for Girls born in 2008 only.

Download the 2017 Sprints Entry Form.

Closing date is Sunday 26th November.