The Coaching Team and Executive Committee would like to wish all members of Lisburn City Swimming Club a Merry Christmas and wish everyone the best for 2010. Dare to Dream!
Remember to check the timetable and try to attend as many sessions as possible over the next two weeks to that you maintain your fitness and skills.
Lisburn City Swimming Club hereby give notice to all members, that an EGM will take place on Thursday 28th January 2010 at 7.00 pm – venue to be confirmed, to make amendments to the Club Constitution.
All fully paid up members of the Club are invited to attend.
The older swimmers have just completed 3 days of competing in the Ulster Open Championships in Bangor with some brilliant results. A full report will follow shortly but below are a few photos from the weekend. Well done to all swimmers!!
Age Group Squad went South on Sunday 13th December to take part in the NUIM Devils Christmas Cracker. This was a meet organised by the National University of Ireland, Maynooth which took place at the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin.
The day was split into two halves, the older kids swimming in the morning and the younger children taking part in the afternoon.
It was an early start for the 9 who took part in the morning session; Rachel McMurray, Hannah Taylor, Lucy Scott, Matthew Walker, Robert Allison, Paige McKeown, Michael Mitchell, Nathan Jones and Jessica Peel. The event was OPEN so some tough swimming had to take place in this very competitive category. The swimmers did not disappoint. There were great performances and they gave their best collecting medals along the way and registering some fantastic pbs.
Lucy Scott achieved 3rd in 400 Free, 3rd in 100 Free, 1st in 100 Fly and 3rd in 50 Fly. Hannah Taylor 1st in the 100IM and 3rd in the 200 Freestyle. Matthew Walker had pbs in all his events and got 3rd in 100IM. Jessica Peel added to the Lisburn medals with a 3rd in the 100 Backstroke. Robert Allison 3rd in the 50 Backstroke. Michael Mitchell showed he was coming back on form and in all of his 4 events, he registered new pbs. Nathan Jones also made some personal achievements by swimming strongly in his events. Paige McKeown had a fantastic 400 Free registering a new pb. Rachel McMurray also had a good day with pbs in all her events.
The afternoon session was was a much bigger event and went well into the evening. It saw swimmers as young as 6 years old taking part. The Lisburn swimmers were competing in the 11/12 year old groups and had super performances. Chloe Richards (1st 100 Back, 2nd 50 Free 1st 100 Free), Alex Walker (2nd 100 Back, 1st 100 Fly, 3rd 100 Free), Zoe Smyth (3rd 100 Free), Natasha Pollock (3rd 50 Free, 2nd 100 Fly), Cameron McAteer (3rd 100 Back, 3rd 100 Breast, 1st 100 Free, 1st 50 Free), Ruth Russell (1st 100 Back, 2nd 100 Breast, 1st 100 Fly, 1st 100 Free, 1st 50 Free), Hannah Watson and Callum Taylor. The 11/12 year old girls, Chloe Richards, Hannah Watson, Ruth Russell and Natasha Pollock were on form in both relays; 200M Freestyle and 200M Medley getting two well deserved 1st place positions. All of these young swimmers registered new personal bests on Sunday which finished their year off on a high.
There was also a visit in the afternoon by a man in a big RED SUIT….giving out gifts………..Ho Ho Ho……
This competition was a first for Age Group Squad and was a great opportunity for them to swim against their competitors from the four provinces of Ireland.
Well done to everyone!
Lisburn Council are running a Child Protection Course on 18th January 2010 from 7.00 – 10.00 pm at LVLP. Cost £15.00. Anyone who is wishing to help out on bus trips, at events, weekends away etc must have completed a Child Protection Course and been Access NI checked (Club Children’s Officers have forms as discussed at all Squad Meetings in September).
Please contact either kelly.dougan@lisburn.gov.uk or kevin.madden@lisburn.gov.uk to register or ring 02892509556
There are a few swimmers complaining of shoulder or back pain in the squad and following a physiotherapy screening last weekend trends have been identified that we need to address.
Early morning training will begin at 5.20am from Monday 14 December 09. All swimmers should bring a skipping rope and exercise mat. The squad will follow a 20 minute pre pool programme and begin swimming at 5.40am. Tuesday and Thursday land training will begin at 5.15pm and training on Monday and Friday evening will finish until 7.10pm. This is to ensure the swimmers are doing enough stretching and land conditioning to support the volume of work necessary to become a champion swimmer and achieve their goals.
Swimmers need to take responsibility for carrying out core strength and flexibility exercises on a daily basis to prevent injury and improve performance. Workshops will be arranged in January to teach all swimmers how to perform the exercises correctly.
Healthy injury free athletes lead to improved performance, it is our responsibility (coach, swimmer and parent) to ensure athletes stretch and get stronger. Screening will be arranged for any athlete identified as having postural problems. Physiotherapy should be seen as an injury prevention and performance enhancement tool. Regular massage will help swimmers recovery from hard training and help prevent injuries.
If you have any questions please ring Andy on 02892600275.
Who cares about the X – Factor final - Lisburn City Swimming Club Kit appearing live at the swim desk from Tuesday 15th December just in time for a Christmas number 1!!
The new FINA rules aim to ban swim suits that give an “unfair advantage” to swimmers. The new rule also bans suits extending beyond the shoulder or the ankle and any costume with zips. These rules come into effect from 1 January 2010.
A competitor must only wear one swimsuit, in one or two pieces which:
Drills are used in swimming to break the stroke down into smaller parts to give swimmers the opportunity to focus on specific teaching points. For drills to be effective swimmers have to concentrate and carry the drills out to the best of their ability.
Always remember 99% right is 100% wrong.
Check out the following link for how to perfect the freestyle drill arm lead kick & switch:
The Ulster Open SC Championships is being held in Bangor Leisure Centre 18-20 December 2009. Lisburn City SC have entered in total 22 relays in this years event.
Below is the team list for the all the relay teams. This is a great chance for the younger swimmers to watch the older swimmers competing at an Open Event. Please confirm your availability with your coach as soon as possible.
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