Rachael Barton
breaks world 100m freestyle record at
British Masters 2009
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National Swimming League
The Speedo league has been renamed the 'National Swimming League' -
The first round was completed on the 11th October with TMBSC finishing 5th - R1- Results,
with the Second round at Stockport on November 8th where TMBSC finished 7th - R2-Results
Third round results are now available - R3-Results
The league table can be seen here
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Kim will be posting regular updates and messages to the Web site with the first one below
Trafford Metro swimming has entered a new period of development and I hope that all the members will embrace the opportunity that now beholds us. It is my aim to develop the potential of the club and to work with our coaches to raise the level of performance that each and every swimmer in the club can achieve. After a period of review and assessment, we will endeavour to implement a program of progressive steps within the program that gives the swimmers a clear routine of what they need to achieve to move to the next level. As the achievement will be regularly monitored, this information will be available for parents if they wish to know where their children are in the development process. Competition should be a challenging but ultimately positive experience. We are reviewing the swim meet program so that we get a good balance of opportunity to compete with appropriate level of competition. I look forward to working with you all in the coming months and hope that you enjoy the swimming experience.
Kim.
The Masters competed at The Nationals over the weekend of 24-26 October. There were some tremendous results, which the whole club should be proud of. A detailed list will be available in the future, but in summary;
Rachel Barton World record 50 free, World record 50 back, British record 100 back
Jill Jones British record 200 fly, British record 200 free
Mixed 200-239 relay free European Record (Rachel Barton, Helen Sadler, Nev Barton, Graham Sadler)
Ladies 200-239 relay free European Record (Rachel Barton, Jill Basson, Jill Jones, Helen Sadler)
Mens 200-239 relay free European Record (Neil McKinnon, Graham Sadler, Alec Johnson, Steve Harding)
Mens 160-199 relay medley British Record (Neale Sayle, Steve Harding, Alec Johnson, Graham Sadler)
24 gold - 7 of which were the relay teams,12 silver,10 bronze, 15 4ths,16 5ths
Central Lancs Junior Jubilee
Well done to the Jubilee Team 2008, a fantastic final Gala and winners of the Jubilee B Final shield - Thanks to all the swimmers who have supported the club at this competition and to all the parents for their support over the 4 rounds.
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Trafford Metro triumph at Manchester & District League Final
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Coaching Update – September 2008
More great news for Trafford Metro as the number of support staff and qualifications increase, Dave Neild has passed full national lifeguard and Hannah Dixon has passed UKCC level 1.
Well done to the above. If anybody is interested in learning more about coaching or lifeguard courses please send an enquiry to 'tmbsc@sky.com'. Alternatively if you hold a qualification we are unaware of, please let us know.
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Trafford Metro has brought about a major coup for its swimmers in the recruitment of new Head Coach Kim Swanwick.
Kim's profile is available here
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TMBSC Swimmers compete at Nationals
A number of TMBSC Swimmers competed for Swim Trafford at the recent National Age Group Championships.
Results can be seen here - congratulations to all those who competed.
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Trafford Metro swimmers triumph at the British Masters Championships
The Manchester Aquatic Centre hosted this years British Masters Championships last weekend where Trafford Metro dominated. They reinforced their position as one of the top UK clubs for Masters swimming with a medal haul of 25 gold, 20 silver and 10 bronzes.
A full report is available along with the TMBSC results
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New Club Chairman
The TMBSC committee would like to announce the appointment of
a new Chairman, Simon Hartland. Simon has a daughter who swims in Junior
Squad, is known to many of you and his aim is to improve all aspects of the
club for the benefit of the swimmers.
The committee has undergone a number of changes over the previous 6 weeks.
Several new appointments have been made and various initiatives have
started. These include:
- Progressing with Swim 21 accreditation
- Review of all aspects of the club, with priority to our future
coaching requirements
There will be further communications and requests for feedback from you, our
members. Please keep reviewing the web site as this will be the main area
for communication. If you have any immediate concerns, queries or comments
please email tmbscreview@sky.com
Simon
POINTSCORE
Please note that swimmers should check in by 5.10pm, to enable the heat collation stewards to arrange the heats. Warm up is 5.15pm
A reminder also that parents are not allowed on poolside unless ASA registered & CRB checked.
Please also note that TMBSC staff do not know the swimmers times. These are posted on the notice board and website as soon as they become available.
Central Lancs Junior Jubilee
Well done to the Jubilee Team 2007, a fantastic final Gala and winners of the Jubilee B Final shield - last won in 2003. Thanks to all the swimmers who have supported the club at this competition and to all the parents for their support over the 4 rounds.
Results can be found <here> Tracie Gorst - Jubilee Coach
Trafford Masters Results
Trafford Masters had a fabulous competition at the GB
long course championships in June 07, results can be found
here.
Jill Jones lead the way with 2 British and 2 European individual records
and the mixed 200+ medley team comprising of Steve Harding, Jill Jones,
Rachel Barton & Neville Barton also broke the European records for the team
swim.
Trafford achieved 24 gold medals, 7 silver and 11 bronze and came 4th in
the overall team competition.
A huge well done to masters coach Niki Williams, all the masters swimmers
and the supporters.
Tracie Gorst
Results of the Diddy Gala at Woolston on 17th Feb 07
9-12 yr swimmers, some first time swims from Red/Blue/RS1
swimmers are all very enthusiastic and nervous! with lots of parent support.
Warrington - 76
St Helens - 63
Trafford - 54
Moira
Club Swimmers Photographs by Ray Kearney
FOLLOWING THE VISIT OF RAY KEARNEY TO OUR DISTANCE MEET ON
SUNDAY 26TH NOVEMBER, WE ARE NOW PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS
ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW AND PURCHASE. PLEASE VISIT HIS WEBSITE -
http://www.raykearney.co.uk ,
events page, TMBSC Gala Nov 2006 and then password ‘hartley’
PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING. ORDERS WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THE CLUB. ANY CHILD NOT PHOTOGRAPHED, WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
New Tops for 2006/2007 Season
Fleece - £20, Hoodie - £20, Zip Hoodie - £20, Polo Shirt - £12.50. To place an order for any of the above items please go to the club desk or, call Paula Chandler or Marie Dixon ........................... <Details>
Swim Northwest Newsletter
The first issue of Swim Northwest Newsletter is now available to download from here (in MS Word document) or here (in Acrobat PDF).
Volunteers Required
The club requires volunteers to run the SWIM SHOP on a Sunday evening at the Club Desk. Can you help? Please speak to any of the volunteers at the Club Desk on Fridays or Sundays.
Committee Members Required
Can you support the club?
There are vacancies on the committee due to retirements. We are looking for enthusiastic people who want to be involved and help in the general running of the club. Committee meetings are held every 3rd Monday at 7:30pm. Please speak to the volunteers at the club desk for more information.