Sadly my time at this fantastic club has come to an end as I move onto pastures new.
I would just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone from committee, parents, coaching team & of course the superb swimmers for making the past 3 years so enjoyable.
I will always treasure the many great memories I have & the many friendships that I have made.
The club will certainly go from strength to strength I will always keep a look out at the competition results to see how everyone is improving.
A special thank you to my right hand man Danny who has been an invaluable help to me over the years.
Another big thank you to the rest of the team, Woodley, Val, Liam, Georgina & Craig for their great efforts in making the club go forward (but not forgetting the other coaches who for one reason or another moved on, Gary, Alex & Stacey).
To the Club President, Ian Wilson, thank you very much for your wise words during my time I will certainly miss you on deck.
Lastly many thanks for the great presents, & yes, I will treasure my Sunderland Football Shirt.
All the best
Paul
Tyne & Wear Young Volunteers Project
November 2009 – April 2010
The Tyne & Wear young volunteer’s project is for any young person aged 14-18 years old from clubs, schools and local colleges. You are invited to assist with activities within a club environment and gain an insight into the role and structure and management of a voluntary aquatic sports club.
Through this programme opportunities will be created for young people to contribute to the club environment through experience and qualifications.
The aim of the project
The objective is to increase voluntary involvement within swimming clubs by young people and to increase the knowledge and expertise of young people who already help out in clubs. The young volunteers will be offered various development opportunities such as official’s course, team manager training, Young Aquatic Organiser Award, Poolside helper’s qualification and a reward day for completing all aspects of the project.
Why?
Provide experience within different areas of an aquatic club.
Meet other people your age
Gain qualifications!
Gain Experience
Volunteer at your club and give some back to your sport
Gain volunteer hours for Step into Sport and Duke of Edinburgh Awards
Looks good on your C.V.
COST
Free – Funded by ASA North East Region and Tyne & Wear Sport
City of Sunderland swimmers are celebrating after the delayed final of the 1st Division of the Northumberland & Durham Junior League was played out to a full house at the Felling Swimming Pool.
The original final had been cancelled due to a flash flood in June at Sheffield.
After only being promoted from the 2nd Division last season the team had already accomplished it’s original target set by the coaching team of qualifying for the final and so avoid relegation by being ranked 8th and last after the 3 qualifying rounds.
The final was contested with Newcastle, Stockton, Middlesbrough, Tynemouth & Chester le Street.
It quickly became apparent that this year the team from Newcastle would be too strong but there then developed a 3 way race for a coveted runner up slot between the 2 Teeside clubs and Sunderland.
The Sunderland team however rose to the challenge with wins for the 9 years Freestyle Team (Jasmine Moss, Beth Nicholson, Elizabeth Clements & Amelia Bateman), 11 years Girls Medley Team (Laura Taylor, Georgina Lamb, Jessica Thompson & Kate Harnett) and individual wins for 10 years Alex Clements in the 50m Back in 39.01 & 10 year old Daniel Feather in the 50m Butterfly in 38.64. Also winning the 50m Butterfly for the 12yr old boys was Adam Charlton in a time of 31.83.
This enabled the team to break the 200 point mark and take 2nd place overall despite it being their first season in the top tier of junior swimming.
Final Score City of Newcastle 247
City of Sunderland 208
Stockton 180
Middlesbrough 177
Tynemouth 154
Chester le Street 95
City of Sunderland ASC
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.
Next Committee Meeting.. December 2009
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Boxing Day Dip 2009- Seaburn
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£34.57
After the success of the 2008 boxing day dip,
City of Sunderland ASC are once again looking for volunteers to help raise money to support the clubs continued growth and associated charities.
In order to take part in the dip you need to be aged 12
or over and pledge to raise a minimum of £15.
Once we have the dippers we can then look towards sponsorship. There will be a link on this site to sponsorship email. If you are willing to take part in the dip please contact.
.Yvonne Robinson. ASAP
Could all boxing day dippers attend a very short meeting on Friday 11th December to go over a few things ie charity of choice, time of dip and "bathing attire"
Ttime: 6.20pm - to last about 15 minutes
Use easyfundraising as the link to your online shopping this xmas. This will then generate money for the club and cost you nothing
In The News
3 December 09 Fee Increase 2009
A Reminder to parents to adjust standing order's with fee changes - these were due from November there are quite a few who haven't! You do not need a new form if you already pay by standing order just inform your bank of the new payment.
If you pay by another method i.e. cash/cheque there will be a £5.00 fee per transaction (from January 2010)
24 November 09 Leeds Xmas cracker Draft programme and rejections s here
22 November 09 Newcastle Shrimp Meet Gala results here
22 November 09 Derwentside Xmas Cracker Accepted and Rejected entries here
The meet was heavily over-subscribed for the morning sessions so cuts
had to be made.
There are road works on the ASDA roundabout right by the pool until Xmas and this
may cause delays even for early morning arrivals.
20 November 09 Girls Red Diddy Costumes For those parents who requested a refund for their girls red Diddy costume, please advise Joanne Thompson next week in order she can arrange for you money back.
17 November 09 Peterlee Meet Full The Peterlee meet on 10th Jan 10 is now full.
They are accepting no further entries, so City of Sunderland will not be competing there.
17 November 09 FINA Swimwear Rules Regulations valid for swimwear to be used from January 1st, 2010 . View here
17 November 09 Skill Development The session on Friday 20th November is cancelled.
16 November 09 Newcastle Shrimp Meet Warm-up on each day 08:30 and 13:00 for
9:30 and 14:00 start. draft programme
Additional entries will be accepted on the day
15 November 09 Graded series - Weekend 3 Results are here
09 November 09 NER Senior Junior - Durham Results here
07 November 09 Book total goes past £400 The total collected by Fiona Sharp through the book page has passes £400 and is still rising.
Her successful and no doubt time consuming initiative is now closing in on the magic £500.
Good luck Fiona and thanks for your efforts.
18 October 09
National County Team Championships Results from the gala here, website
11 October 09
BOSSS Results Results from the 2nd BOSSS Open here acrobat results
03 October 09
National Qualifying times 2010 The 2010 national qualifying times can be found here
23 September 09 Gala Enties The club calendar is regularly updated and all gala information is now displayed on the Club’s notice board (on the balcony above reception).
Swimmers should receive gala information and an entry form from their coach – this means your swimmer needs to be competing in this gala.
If for any reason your child will not be competing then please discuss this and any other entry queries with your child’s coach (please do not approach coaches during a training session).
Entries must be paid for (by cheque) on the night the gala is closing – this will usually be a Friday 4:30 – 6:00pm (for OH1 only – this will be the Thursday before 4:30 – 5:30pm). The desk will be open (where the club shop is, to take entries and payments.
If you are needing to hand in entries outside of this timescale then please ensure you put the fully completed gala entry form and cheque (not cash) in an envelope and pass to your squad manager, who will in turn pass to the competition secretary.
Please check the website regularly for updates/accepted/rejected/warm up times.
Your help is appreciated.
Poolside Guidance With a new season ahead, could swimmers please read up on poolside guidance here
