A total of five City of Sunderland ASC swimmers are away in Europe as part of the Great Britain Catholic Schools swimming team. The 1st day of action has brought huge success for the five representatives.
Leaving the field in his wake and setting the standard was Patrick Callen (17) who swam his way to double GOLD in the men’s 50m & 200m Breastroke in NEW GAMES RECORDS!!
Lorna Breeze (16) also collected her share of the medals for the GB team striking Silver in the Women’s 200m Butterfly as well as a silver in the 4 x 100FS Relay.
On the men’s side Patrick & Ben Herring claimed relay medals as 50% of the GB quartet in the 4 x 200FS
The 5th member of City of Sunderland 14year old Amy Brown finished 4th in the Women’s 50m Breastroke.
City of Sunderland swimmers have shown a rapid rate of improvement over the course of the 2008/9 season, which comes to a dramatic close at the annual National Championships in Sheffield.
The following are the swimmers who will be attending this year's National Age Group and Youth Championships in Sheffield. To qualify for this competition is a huge achievement and we would like to wish them the best of luck
At the ASA Age Group Championships COSASC will see four swimmers in the red and white of Sunderland at the 5 day competition which draws only the finest talent in the UK. These swimmers will be under the guidance of Age Group Coach Paul Woodley.
Adam Taylor, Lucy Walton, Izzy Bosanko and Leigh Thompson
Following immediately after the Age Group Championships are the Youth Championships which sees a host of the programmes most talented swimmers (14-17yrs Females & 15-18yrs Males) flying the flag for COSASC. These swimmers are under the guidance of Youth coach Danny Thompson:
Ryan Robinson, Patrick Callan, Andrew Cumberlidge, Johnny Carlisle, Alex Rea, Ben Herring , Jennifer Tatters, Lorna Breeze, Eleni Papadopoulos, Alex Robinson, Danielle Huskinson and Andi Hinitt .
The youth squad shows the depth of the programme at the City of Sunderland with the Females competing in the 4 x 100Fs Relay as well as the 4 x 200Fs as well. The males will go into the meet ranked Top 10 in Great Britain in the 4 x 100Medley Relay.
Everybody at the City of Sunderland would like to take this opportunity to wish all the swimmers the very best of luck.
City of Sunderland ASC
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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.. August 2009
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In The News
21 July 09 Use easyfundraising To Support The Club The club has registered with easyfundraising. Using this website to access online shopping will raise money for the club. Please register and select the club as the organisation. The link is on the quick links on the homepage, or here
20 July 09 European Youth Olympic Festival Live results here
16 July 09 Summer Training Update The summer training schedule has been extended to September 7th, see the link avove for details.
06 July 09 National Age Group, Youth & Senior Championships 2009 Draft programmes for the events
Age_Group, Youth_Senior 05 July 09 National Age Group, Youth & Senior Championships 2009 British swimming have asked that competing swimmers update their biographical information prior to the events. They are keen to make the events as enjoyable as possible for all competitors. Details will be used by commentators, the head and shoulders photo for the scoreboard.
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28 June 09 Book Total Reaches £200 The total raised from the donating and buying of books on the book page has reached £200. Many thanks to all who have contributed and much appreciation to Fiona Sharp for managing it.
25 June 09 Scottish Nationals - 25-28 June 2009 Results found here
24 June 09 2009/10 Competition calendar Early dates for next seasons competition calendar can be found here
23 June 09 NER BAGCAT Championships 2009 Results can be found here
12 June 09 Diddy League Final Moved It has been confirmed that the Final of the 2009 Diddy league will be held on September 6th 2009. Further details to follow..
Could Parents of the Swimmers contact Joanne Thompson to confirm that their child is swimming.
Club
costumes are available from the club shop for Diddy swimmers only at present. 31 March 09
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Team Coaches/ Poolside staff / Time keepers and Squad managers, should contact Marie Herring regarding these forms.
13 March 09
Poolside Guidance
Important information for all swimmers and parents.
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