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Saxon Crown Newsletter September 2018

September 2018

Welcome back everyone, we hope you all had a restful and peaceful summer.

On the 6th August Joshua Monaghan-Coombs (Performance Squad A) Para Swimmer, flew to Barcelona to take part in the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association World Games which was held in San Cugat near Barcelona. Over 800 athletes from all over the world gathered to take part in the event of which swimming was one of many sports. Josh broke his right elbow in the gym at his University in mid May so he had not been back to full training very long before the competition. After 3 days of training and meeting other Team England swimmers, Joshua was ready to race. On Friday 10th August Josh swam in 4 races, achieving a gold medal in 100m breaststroke, a silver in the 200m IM, and silver in the 100m backstroke. The following day he clinched bronze by a whisker in the 100m freestyle. Congratulations on becoming a world medallist Josh! We need to give a big shout out to Aidan Vuong, James Jones and Mo Fitzgerald of Tiger Sharks who travelled to Ponds Forge in Sheffield to compete in the English Schools Swimming Association gala (http://www.essa-schoolswimming.com) as London's entry for the primary aged competition. This was a massive achievement as none of our swimmers had competed before, we were unsure up until the last minute we could even get a team together. Our last confirmed entrant Mo Fitzgerald only trialled for the club the week before.

http://www.essa-schoolswimming.com/



The swimmers had a great day, great swims and we are all massively proud. A big thank you to the parents who came along and supported. The feedback from coaches and supporters was great and we are looking forward to next year when they will be seasoned athletes. Incidentally, James hadn't strictly completed a length in the pool up until a week prior to the event and it was in part owing to his attendance of the Top-Up sessions in the half term that put him in contention for the event. Any contact regarding the top-up program and Tiger Sharks please contact Michael Griffin via the email: [email protected].

Congratulations to Luke Oladele-Ajose, Junior Club Captain for being selected to compete at the English Inter-County Championships in Sheffield.

Congratulations to Lauren Wilcox of our Masters Squad who travelled to Slovenia at the beginning of this month to compete in the European Masters championships and won gold in both the 200m and 800m freestyle.

The gala committee are offering a Q&As evening at Glassmill (meeting room on the ground floor) on Monday 1st October from 7pm – 8pm, for anybody who has any questions on how to complete a gala form and what all the information means to you and your swimmer. Please feel free to pop in and we’ll be happy to help. If you can’t make it on Monday there’ll be another chance at Forest Hill on Friday 5th October, 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

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Masters and three crazy Performance B+ squad open water swimming @ Surrey Quays Andrew and Sophia competed in the Trinity Triathlon. A great days racing. Renee, please hang around next time to get in the photo!



GALA NEWS

LONDON REGIONALS @ LONDON AQUATIC CENTRE – MAY

This year’s London Regionals took place at the London Aquatic Centre in Stratford and was held over three weekends. A huge congratulations to all our swimmers who qualified and a massive congratulations must go to Renee Somerville for winning silver in the 400m IM, Katie Weekly for winning bronze medals in both the 100m and 200m butterfly and to Luke Oladele-Ajose for cleaning up in the breaststroke – he won gold in the 50m and bronze in both the 100m and 200m … our undisputed breaststroke champion!!!

Katie on the podium with her bronze medal

Luke with his gold medal



LONDON SUMMER OPEN MEET @ LONDON AQUATIC CENTRE – MAY

A small band of merry swimmers and parents headed to the Aquatic Centre for the annual London Summer Open. It was a tough competition attracting swimmers and clubs from around the British Isles and even as far a field as Dubai! Congratulations to Noah for winning gold in the 50m backstroke, bronze in both the 200m IM and 50m butterfly and to Henry Norman for winning bronze in the 400m IM and silver in the 200m backstroke.

WHITE HORSE LEAGUE –JUNE

A great turn out from our team and even better results. The team atmosphere was brilliant showing their teamwork and motivation constantly cheering our competitors on in every race. Some great swims from our younger swimmers and one of the most impressive was from Luke in Performance B squad who swam up in the older age group and not only won the race but even had to slow down due to going too fast! KENT JUNIOR LEAGUE R1 –JUNE

This meet had quite possibly the best atmosphere ever!! Noisy, competitive and we held our own against some really strong teams … a big shout out to Teddy Lewis who had us all screaming him on to win his breaststroke race … and thank you to Silvia’s dad for driving her down to Sevenoaks at the last minute so we didn’t lose any points!!



FUTURE CHAMPS @ GLASSMILL –JUNE

Our first home gala for a while and it went fantastically. The feedback from Beckenham and Southwark swimming clubs was really positive. All the swimmers had a great time and really enjoyed themselves.

BEXLEY GALA – JUNE

This was a really successful gala for Saxon Crown and saw the largest numbers of swimmers participate all season. Lots of medals and PB’s were achieved across the board.

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – CRYSTAL PALACE –JULY This is the chance for our swimmers to represent their borough by either where they go to school or where they live and this year we did really well!!. Congratulations to Renee for coming second in the Aquathon, Noah for his silver in the Year 6 butterfly and to the Year 6 hit squad of Noah, Timi, Kadeen and Henry for bronze medals in both the freestyle and IM relays. London Youth Games Squad

London Youth Games U11 Relay Squad – medals galore!



Sophia and Ellen representing Greenwich in the Waterpolo CLUB CHAMPS @ GLASSMILL –JULY

Well done to everyone who took part and medals and trophies are being organised and will be handed out shortly.



WELSH NATIONALS – SWANSEA – MONDAY 30TH JULY – SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST

The largest number of Saxon Crown swimmers to-date travelled to Swansea to compete in the Welsh Nationals. Although it was really tiring for everyone involved it was really good fun and there was a great, friendly atmosphere. Congratulations to all our swimmers who made the journey but especially to Noah Oladele-Ajose for winning bronze in both the 200m backstroke and 200m butterfly and to his older brother Luke for winning gold in 50m breaststroke and silver in 200m breaststroke. Also a special mention must go to Teddy Lewis who not only won silver in the 400m IM but showed extraordinary consistency all week by reaching a staggering eight finals!!



UPCOMING GALAS

October

Arena League – Saturday 13th

Kent Development Meet – Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th

November

Dartford & Erith Firework Meet – Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th

London Winter Champs – Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th


Kent Junior League R3 – Saturday 17th

Beckenham Rising Stars – Sunday 18th

Black Lion Winter Open – Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th

December


Basildon Last Chance Qualifier – Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th

National Winter Meet – Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th

MASTERS

Following on from a super second place at the Frank Ryder meet in March, Saxon Crown Masters have had a successful spring season at both local and national events. Early June saw Lauren and Kat make the long journey down to Plymouth for the British Masters Championships. A weekend full of personal best times saw them bring home seven medals, including 5 golds making Saxon Crown 51st of the 195 clubs at the event. Locally, the Kent Masters Championships were spread over two meets this year: the long distance championships incorporated into the Erith & District masters meet in May and the sprint championships at Medway in late June. With points gained across both events, the Saxon Crown masters team won the Best New Club trophy (for the top club with fewer than 5 swimmers at the 2017 championships). At the Erith meet, Kat and Leanne bravely faced high pool temperatures for their long distance races to become Kent champions in the 800m and 1500m races respectively. The pool had cooled a little in time for the afternoon sessions of swimming. The team did well with good swims by everyone. Bex, David, John and Lauren finished top 3 overall in their age groups on points. The two mixed relay teams also swam well to finish 3rd in the medley relay and 2nd in the freestyle.



Despite the clash with the England v Panama match, a small team also attended the sprints meet in June. David and Lauren managed top 3 finishes across the board with Lauren breaking 5 championship records on the way to winning overall top female swimmer at the championships. The masters team are now looking forward to a busy summer with a number of open water events including the dock2dock in London and several swimmers heading out to Slovenia in September for the European Masters championships.

Kat and Leanne – County Champions



VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Saxon Crown has now over 500 swimmers and as we grow as a club there becomes an ever increasing need for more parents to volunteer to help make things run smoothly. This is especially so when the club is hosting galas such as the Future Champs and Club Championships, if anyone is interested in becoming a volunteer please email Neil at [email protected].

RAISING A CONCERNS

We have established routes for raising a concern, which we recognise may happen from time to time. In the first instance please arrange a time to talk to coaches, or contact the welfare officer if you'd prefer. Details on how to do this are on our website - under Club Information. It is never acceptable to come on poolside uninvited to talk to a coach, or to interrupt them if they are meeting someone else. They need to supervise swimmers and not be distracted.

SUPPORTING YOUR SWIMMER

It is great to be enthusiastic about your swimmers' achievements but please don't put them under pressure to perform. There is a great video on YouTube about this, which is worth everyone watching, called "It's our game not yours"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8R50LdkTVc

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography is not permitted in any of our training sessions unless agreed in advance with the Club and the Leisure Centre.

FEEDBACK

We encourage our coaches to give feedback first and foremost direct to the swimmers rather than parents, and, to keep fees down, we do not provide written reports on progress. Please contact the coach concerned if you wish to discuss a swimmer's progression but ideally this is always done with the swimmer present as they are the ones who need to learn how to swim better, not us parents!

Many thanks in your co-operation in making Saxon Crown a friendly and supportive amateur sports club.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8R50LdkTVc



SAXON CROWN CLUB KIT

The Club kit plays an important role in making the Saxon Crown members feel part of the club, it also projects a united image at the competitions we attend.

Club kit will play a significant role in Welfare / Child Protection e.g. making it easier for swimmers and officials to be located quickly on a busy poolside.

Our kit will provide a consistent identity through the use of the same design, colours and typeface across the different products.

The kit supplier is Sports Scene Direct based in Welling (95 Bellegrove Rd, Welling DA16 3PG). They are more than happy for you to pop along so you can try the kit on before you buy it to ensure you get the right size as personalized items cannot be refunded

The kit can be easily ordered online at http://www.macronlondonsoutheast.com/saxon-crown-190-c.asp

THE T-SHIRT IS COMPULSORY AT ALL GALAS. WE ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU PURCHASE THE OTHER PRODUCTS AS IT PROJECTS A POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE CLUB.

http://www.macronlondonsoutheast.com/saxon-crown-190-c.asp

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