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Christmas pool closure
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22 November 2008 |
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The last training session at St
Margaret's School pool before Christmas is on Tuesday 23rd December.
We return there on Sunday 4th January 2009 - hopefully not too much
out of shape following the festivities!! |
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Ruislip-Northwood
Masters in the news
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5 November 2008 |
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Our swimmers hit the news today when a
report of the club's successful participation in the A.S.A. British National
Masters Swimming Championships appeared in the Ruislip & Northwood
Gazette.
Click here to see the report
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Club fees are now due
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11 October 2008 |
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Yes, it’s that time of year again, but
the good news is …… our fees from October 2008 have gone down!!
Click below for a membership update for
your information along with a renewal form. It would be very
helpful if you could print and complete the form and bring it along
to the pool with your cheque(s) payable to RNSC. If you pay by
standing order, you will need to amend the monthly amount and
perhaps you could give Jill a cheque for your membership fee (£5)
and ASA fee, so that your 12 monthly payments can then all be the
same.
Lastly, as the Club appears to have a
very healthy membership at the moment, please could you let me know
if you intend to rejoin for the next 12 months so that we can assess
the situation regarding any new members who approach us.
Thank you all for your continued
support as we look forward to another swimming year.
Click for
membership update
Click for renewal
form
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Hugely successful
Nationals
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28 October 2008 |
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Last weekend five of our swimmers
travelled to Sheffield to take part in the A.S.A. British National
Masters Swimming Championships. The trip was hugely successful for
all concerned, as over the three days of intense competition six
medals were won and at least 11 personal bests recorded.
Lesley Cordial became National Champion
in no less than three events, winning the 50 butterfly in 30.95, the
50m backstroke in 33.81, and the 100m Individual Medley in 1.14.70.
She also gained bronze medals in the 100m butterfly in 1.10.64 and
100m freestyle in 1.02.88.
Backstroke specialist Stan Vela won
gold in the 200m backstroke, missing the British record by less than
0.5 of a second, in 2.19.64, silver in the 100m in 1.03.88, and
bronze in the 50m in 30.15.
Karen O’Dea swam a personal best in the
50m butterfly in 32.64, and was unlucky to miss out on a bronze
medal in the 200m Individual Medley, finishing in fourth place in
2.44.23.
Sarah Lusher swam personal bests in the
50m breaststroke in 42.36 and the 100m breaststroke in 1.33.96, and
was also unlucky to finish just outside the medals in fourth place
in the 50m backstroke.
Wayne Hirst knocked an incredible six
seconds off his previous best for the 200m Breaststroke, recording a
time of 3.09.49.Wayne also recorded personal bests in the 50m
(38.19) and 100m (1.25.77) breaststroke.
Lesley, Stan, Wayne and Karen then
joined forces in the mixed 4x50m Medley Relay, finishing in a
creditable 8th place in a time of 2.08.66.
Well done to all our swimmers, and
commiserations to Sue, who missed out due to illness.
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Mike goes it alone
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11 October 2008 |
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Mike Goddard was our sole
representative this year at the Berks & S Bucks 19th Masters Open Meet
at Maidenhead.
Mike gained his usual fist full of
bling, including Gold in the 200m and 100m backstroke, Silver in the
200m freestyle and 50m backstroke, and Bronze in 100m and 50m
freestyle. Great stuff, Mike! |
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Five swimmers compete at
Poole
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10 October 2008 |
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Five swimmers travelled down to Dorset
to compete in the 4th Poole Masters Open Meet, and they returned
laden with medals!
Sue led the way with 6 Gold (25m & 50m
fly, 25m & 50m freestyle, 25m & 50m backstroke). Lesley followed
with 5 Gold (25m & 50m fly, 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 100m
individual medley).
Karen bagged herself seven medals: Gold
in 25m & 50m fly, 50m freestyle and individual medley, Silver 25m &
50m breaststroke and 25m freestyle. Sarah collected Gold 25m
backstroke, Silver 50m freestyle, and Bronze 50m backstroke, 50m
breaststroke, 25m breaststroke and 100m individual medley.
Duncan added valuable points to the
overall total, competing in the 50m & 25m freestyle and 50m & 25m
fly.
Despite having only five swimmers,
Ruislip-Northwood managed a remarkable sixth out of 24 competing
clubs, so congratulations to all five!
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Good medal haul at
Guildford
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30 September 2008 |
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Only three swimmers made the trip to
Guildford for the South East Regional Championship, and collected a
good haul of medals between them.
There were Golds for Stan in the 100m
and 50m backstroke -it would have been a hat-trick but for a
baffling disqualification in the 200m - and the 200m and 100m
freestyle.
Sue collected Golds in the 200m and
100m butterfly, as well as Bronze in the 50m fly and 100m freestyle.
Wayne passed a huge milestone in the 100m freestyle, breaking the 70
seconds barrier with a time of 1.0.92, and he also took bronzes in
the 200m freestyle and 200m breaststroke, along with solid
performances in the 100m and 50m breaststroke.
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Barnet Copthall
Sprint medal success
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11 September 2008 |
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We came back with plenty of
medals at the Barnet Copthall Masters sprint event last Sunday!
Check the full results
here.
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Who's Up for the
Euros??
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15 August 2008 |
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The XII European Masters Championships
is next being held in Cadiz, Spain from 14 - 20 September 2009, and
although it's over a year away, it's perhaps already time to think
about whether to take part - as accommodation in the area is likely
to be booked up quickly, so early reservations are advisable.
So who's up for it? Who's going to form
a Ruislip-Northwood team within the GB team??
Click here
for the official Championships website |
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Karen's single-handed
flag flying at Barnet
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10 August 2008 |
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Karen O'Dea flew the flag for us
single-handedly at the Barnet distance meet. She did extremely well,
winning Gold in the 200 freestyle in a time of 2.32.93, and Silvers
in the 200 I.M., 2.46.91, and 200 breaststroke, 3.05.15.
Well done, Karen! |
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Middlesex County
call-ups
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9 August 2008 |
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Stan Vela, Colin Giddings, Lesley
Cordial, Christine Rowley, Karen O'Dea and Sue Green have been
selected to represent Middlesex at the Inter-Counties Meet in
November.
Congratulations to all! |
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Colmans complete
Channel relay
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19 July 2008 |
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Félicitations à la famille de Colman -
on completing their relay Channel Swim in just over 12 hours. Dad
Trevor, sons Ross and Adam, and daughter Tammy swam for one hour at
a time in strict rotation.
Conditions during the swim were good,
though poor Tammy, being on the final leg, had to put some rock
climbing skills into operation in order to "land" on French soil.
Wife and Mum Sue accompanied the family on the support boat. Well
done to all!
Just a thought, though Trev, next time
you want to take the wife and kids to France, wouldn't the ferry be
easier!!
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Sarah's
got married!
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6 July 2008 |
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Congratulations and best wishes for
their future lives together to Sarah and Mark, who were married on
Saturday.
We have some photos from Sarah's Hen
Weekend in Brighton....click below! Hopefully we'll receive some
Wedding Day pix to add to these.
Click here
for Hen pix |
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Middlesex Masters Meet
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6 June 2008 |
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A strong squad had a successful time at
the Middlesex Masters Meet on 1st June, with another excellent medal
haul.
Click for
full results
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Down Under
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26 April 2008 |
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David Dines and Lesley Cordial flew
the flag for us at the World Masters Swimming
Championships in Perth, Western Australia, from 15th
to 25th April. These were their events:
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David |
Lesley |
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18 April |
800
freestyle |
Sat
19 April |
100
freestyle |
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Sat 19 April |
100 breaststroke |
Sun 20 April |
200 freestyle |
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Sun 20 April |
200 freestyle |
Sun 20 April |
50 butterfly |
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21 April |
50
breaststroke |
Mon
21 April |
50
freestyle |
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23 April |
200
breaststroke |
Mon
21 April |
100
butterfly |
Photos
from Perth
Click here for
David's Worlds "Blog"
Click here
for GB results
Click here
for World Masters Website results pages
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Swimathon 2008
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20 April 2008 |
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We had two teams taking part in the
Swimathon at Bushey Grove yesterday evening.
Sarah, Chris Rowley, Jane and Jill
were one team, Karen, Wayne, Keith and Duncan the other, and they
shared 200 lengths between them. Their times were:
Karen's team (RNSC Masters Team A) -
Karen 17.10, Duncan 19.26, Wayne 18.54 and Keith 19.43: giving a
total time for the team of 1hr 15 mins and 13 secs. The team were
ranked 48th nationally out of 915.
Sarah’s team (RNSC Masters Team B) -
Chris 18.50, Sarah 19.02, Jane 24.48 and Jill 23.47, giving a total
time for the team of 1 hr 26 mins and 27 secs. The team were ranked
92nd nationally.
Trevor and Sue completed the 5,000
metres total distance as individual swimmers. Trevor’s time was 1hr
31mins (26th nationally out of 176), and Sue’s was 1hr 27mins (12th
nationally out of 206).
There were 1,174 sessions nationally,
across 500 pools.
Swimathon website
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New
arrival!
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7 April 2008 |
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Club coach Ron Gilder is a
granddad once again!
Baby girl Erin was born at 5.30 a.m.
this morning, weighing in at 7lb, so our congratulations go to mum
and dad Karen and Martin, and to all the family.
It won't be long before Ron has Erin in
the pool, learning to swim! |
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Guernsey
2008
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17 March 2008 |
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Congratulations to David Dines, Tony Robjant and Ray
Clarke for their efforts at the Guernsey Masters!
Click here for more
Click here
for full competition results |
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Bracknell 2008
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4 March 2008 |
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This weekend a much smaller squad mustered the strength to get back
on the blocks again. This time the venue was Bracknell. With only
five swimmers competing there was no chance of team success, but
once again there were huge individual returns.
Click here
for full report
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Isle of Wight 2008
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25 February 2008 |
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Ruislip Northwood Swim Club Masters returned triumphant from the
Isle of Wight Masters Open Meet last weekend.
A squad of eighteen swimmers accompanied by coach Ron Gilder
competed against thirty other clubs in over 170 races across two
days of intensive competition.
Ruislip Northwood were determined to overturn last year’s result,
when they were beaten into second place by the Royal Navy by just
fifteen points.
Click here
for full report
Photos now on site - click
here
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