Welcome to the City of Sunderland Amateur Swimming Club website.
We are based at the Sunderland Aquatic centre. Our mission is to be the Swimming Club of
choice for all communities in the Sunderland and surrounding area.
The Club aim to provide opportunities for Long Term Athlete Development
and encourages members to obtain qualifications in teaching and coaching,
attend other sport related courses, and for non-swimming members to
qualify as ASA Officials.
The Club is primarily a competitive club and members of all ages are
encouraged to participate in swimming or swimming related competitive
activities such as water polo, diving, triathlon and synchronized swimming.
The Club also recognise that swimming regularly is part of a healthy
lifestyle and we will provide opportunities for non-competitive, but coached
swimming sessions to be available.
Sunderland Ladies Take Division 4 Honours
Sunderland clinched the Division Four title after a tense finale at Manchester Aquatics Centre 22 January.
Wins from their last two matches would have put Sunderland in the clear. But they struggled to overcome second-placed London Penguin Rockhoppers in their first game and had to settle for a 9-9 draw.
Three Fantastic individual goals by Anna Richardson, the division’s top scorer, earned Sunderland an 8-6 lead at the start of the last quarter. Then Rockhoppers rallied and, thanks to three goals by Benko, briefly claimed a one goal lead with only 27secs remaining. Sunderland looked to be in an impossible position of salvaging the point required to put them in pole position. However they pressed again and eventually a superb lob shot from Sunderland‘s Sam Crawford clinched a draw – with just one second remaining on the clock.
After this most electrifying and nerve shattering game Coach Dave Clarke and team Manger Maggie Ward rallied the girls in readiness for their final game.
The Sunderland girls needing a win over Southampton in the final game of the season to take the Title
It proved reasonably straightforward with a Disciplined Sunderland team going for Gold with goals from Anna Richardson, Alison Mell Sam Crawford and Judi Clayton. Sunderland winning 9-4.
Rockhoppers were involved in another cliffhanger – a Benko goal
53 seconds from the end squared the London derby against Polytechnic at 7-7.
Rockhoppers took runners-up spot to qualify for the play-offs.
Sunderland made it a clean sweep of the divisions awards by being presented with the Fair play award for Division 4 for the team with the least number of major fouls against them
Sunderland’s Anna Richardson was awarded the Top Goal scorer trophy for the second season in a row
Sunderland Team: - Alycia Clayton, Julie Parker, Sam Crawford, Alison Mell, Alex Ward, Anna Richardson ,Ashley Boardman, Jessica Shallow, Judi Clayton, Nicola Stephenson, Sarah Rochester, Laura Clarke, Ashleigh Yeo .(Katherine Green , Helen Davison and Sarah Drabble )
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Hi Everyone,
During Christmas and New Year we had Steph Proud (ex Chester-le-Street and now at the University of Florida) and Jemma Lowe (ex Borough of Stockton and now at Swansea ITC) training with the Performance A Squad. I asked them if they could do a short report on their recent successes, and they both have kindly obliged - please read below:
Regards,
Alastair Johnson
Beacon Programme Head Coach
City of Sunderland Amateur Swimming Club
Reflections on the Commonwealth Games 2010 By Steph Proud
The English and Welsh team began our journey with a holding camp in Doha, Qatar where we enjoyed five star accommodation and world class training facilities. The mood of the camp shifted as we began to see the press coverage of Delhi with stories of a subpar athlete village and the threat of terrorism we wondered if we were going to be able to compete at all. However once our week in Doha was over we made the flight to Delhi on the private plane British Swimming had hired for the English, Scottish and Welsh teams.
Upon arriving at village I was pleasantly surprised, although I cannot say it had the glitz you would expect of a commonwealth games it was certainly functional (although the beds were rock hard.) The pool too was in my opinion up to world class standards and perfectly good for racing.
Once the competition started the atmosphere on the team rose (which was difficult as much of spectators stands at the pool were empty especially for the heats) and we all got into a routine of knowing what bus we must catch (the journey to the pool was at least 45 minutes each way), covering ourselves in mosquito spray and what food was ok to eat in the dining hall.
I raced on the 2nd, 5th and 6th days. The 100m backstroke which is swam on the 2nd day I was really happy with as it was a best time for me at 1.01.2 although it was disappointing coming 9th and just missing the final. I swam the 200m backstroke on the 5th day and finished 6th in the final just 0.3 seconds off my personal best time with a 2.09.2 on reflection of this I am still slightly disappointed with my finishing place as I believe I am capable of swimming the time that won a medal, but this is a feeling I can use in future competition and training. Again on the 6th day I finished 6th in the final of the 400m IM which was one of the toughest races of the meet being on the last day of the meet and having a world class field present. I knew it was going to be tough to improve upon the big PB I had at the trials in Sunderland and finished a couple seconds off my best time.
When I look back on my time on the English team it was definitely the most eye opening experience I have ever had at a swimming competition and I have travelled all over the world. Obviously, as India is a massive developing country, it posed many challenges. But overall I am proud to say I was a member of the English Commonwealth Games Team in 2010 and it is something every young swimmer should aim for.
Steph Proud
Reflections on the World Short Course Championships 2010 by Jemma Lowe
The World short course championships in Dubai was incredible! The swimming pool was built especially for the meet & was breathtaking; shaped like a blue wave and lit up at night. It was amazing to see this sight everyday on our bus rides, especially as it was built in the middle of nowhere out in the desert.
Dubai created a successful championships with the best swimmers from all over the world breaking records and performing to their best. Being a part of and watching swimmers like Ryan Lochte break world record is always something I enjoy. The event was amazing to be a part of and I had a great experience.
I had no expectations going into these world championships as our season had finished not so long ago with the Commonwealth Games. However I went into my 200 fly final with an empty mind thinking anything could happen. To finish in second place, break a British record and see the results on the score board was such an amazing feeling. Winning the silver medal made the Dubai world championships experience even more worth while. Being part of the smallest team ever sent by GB was definitely different but really exciting, Chris Martin, Hannah Miley and I had a great week out in Dubai.
Jemma Lowe
MATTHEW WYLIE – YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD RUNNER UP
Congratulations to City of Sunderland ASC swimmer Matthew Wylie, who recently won the Sports Achievement runner up award in the Evening Chronicle Young Achievers Awards, held at the Hilton Hotel, Gateshead.
Hosts Steve Furnell and Karen Wright from Galaxy North East, awarded a delighted Matthew with £100 and a framed certificate, for his outstanding achievements in the S9 swimming category.
COACH WANTED
Hi Everyone,
You may be aware that Brian Shepherdson is stepping down as the Junior Gold coach due to increased work commitments. I would like thank Brian for all the good work he has done over the last 15 months and wish him well in his future endeavours. In the meantime, Brian will continue coaching until we have appointed his successor.
The advert for the post can be found here
Anyone wishing to stand for office should complete the above form for the relevant role they wish to stand for The nomination should be proposed and seconded then handed to any committee member asap.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Your executive are standing down next year and we need to find new members to fill the posts for 2011 onwards. Members of the current exec will be available at the pool from 5pm 'til 6pm on Friday 26th November and Friday 3rd December, to discuss details with anyone who would be interested in taking a closer involvement with the running of your club. Current exec. members are more than willing to continue to assist in the short term until you are comfortable with the role. It would be nice to see a good number of volunteers - our club has no valid entity without members fulfilling exec roles
Gala Entries Club deadlines for up and coming galas
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to be handed in at the clubdesk )
N&D BAGCAT Championships Friday 4th Febrary 2011
Sunderland Spring Meet Monday 21st February 2011
any queries contact David Markham
compsec@cityofsunderlandasc.co.uk
In The News
27 January 11
Club Notices Boxing day dippers need to hand in their sponsor money ASAP as 20% needs to be sent to the Lyons club.
Those wishing to attend the Scotland weekend need their deposits in by 4th Feb thanks.
Yvonne
26 January 11
Northumberland & Durham Championships
Distance Events
Start lists here
25 January 11
Durham AA
Final entries list here
The session times are as follows:
0800 - 0900 Warm Up
0900 - 1200 Morning Session
1200 - 1230 Lunch
1230 - 1330 Warm Up
1330 - 1630 Afternoon Session
Any withdrawals must be notified before 8-20am on the morning of the gala. Similarly before
12-50pm on the afternoon.
30 December 10
N&D distance /Open/Youth entries
Please be aware that the entry software only allows events to be chosen. The entry times come directly from the national rankings. This may be a converted SC time in some cases.
N&D Ladies freestyle here
N&D Boys freestyle here
Open & Youth men, ladies
20 December 10
Activity Weekend in Scotland 2011
Deposits of £10 must be in by the end of January. There are still places available. For for more information contact Yvonne Robinson.
12 November 10
National Agegroup/Youth QT 2011 National QT for Agegroup and Youth 2011 is here
5 November 10
Diving Pool
restrictions NO diving is allowed in the dive pool until further notice. This includes the NER Championships this weekend when the dive pool is being used for warm ups / cool downs.
15 October 10
Club Competition Calendar
2010/11 Hi Everyone,
Please find attached the Club Calendar for the rest of the season. Please note that dates and events are subject to change - so please keep checking the website for any calendar amendments. If your squad has been allocated a swim meet, then make sure you enter and hand in your entry form on the Club closing date which can be found in the 'entries in by' column. As always, if you have any questions on which meets or races to enter, then please speak with your squad coach.
SUMMER BREAK
Please note that in 2011, there will be a 2 week training break. There will be no coached workouts during the 2 weeks of 06 - 21 August. This will allow all the coaches to have a break, and to ensure that families can go away together and have a much deserved holiday.
