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East Kilbride Amateur Swimming ClubWelcome to the new East Kilbride Amateur Swimming Club website, the hub for club information, news, and upcoming events. The website is run for club members, by club members, so please send any suggestions for information or functionality you'd like to appear on the site here. Until the Dollan Aqua Center reopens! Latest Update Bag Pack - Sat 11 SeptemberCalling all swimmers, we are looking for swimmers to sign up for the bag pack on 11 September at Sainsbury's, Kingsgate retail Park, East kilbride. We are especially short at the 12 noon and 2pm sessions. Please help if you can. Latest Update Personalised CapsElaine Cavanagh is preparing to submit an order for personalised caps. She will be in attendance on Friday 3 September at Hamilton College and at the Time Trials at Blantyre on Friday 10 September. If you are unable to be at either of these sessions, you can contact her by email at elaine.cavanagh@btinternet.com. The caps will be first and second name, no nicknames or first names only. The closing date for orders is Monday 13th September. Latest Update Committee now complete again!At the Management Committee meeting on Wed 1st September the Management Committe agreed to co-opt Geraldine Finnon to the role of Honorary Secretary and Sandra Thomson to the role of Chairperson of the Fundraising Group. We would like to thank them for agreeing to take on these roles and look forward to welcoming them onto the Committee. Latest Update Thanks David!The Club would like to thank David Finnon for his excellent contribution to the club in his role as Chairperson of the Fundraising Group. Unfortunately due to pressure of work, David has had to resign but has committed to helping the club in any way he can in the future. Thanks David. Latest Update Ally Stirling Wins Top AwardOn Monday 30th August Ally Stirling was the toast of East Kilbride as he was awarded the South Lanarkshire Junior Male Sports Personality of the Year at a Civic award Ceremony in Almada Street, Hamilton for his achievements during 2009. Ally had qualified for the GB team to swim at the European Youth Olympics in Finland where he won a medal as part of the 4 x 200 freestyle relay team. In addition he set new Scottish Junior Long Course Records in both the 50 and 100 freestyle events. In his interview at the ceremony he revealed his role model is Mark foster and he is coming to terms with being a "pin up"! Well done Ally. Latest Update Friday 10th SeptemberPlease note that there will be no training for any squad at hamilton College on Friday 10th September due to the time trials being held at Blantyre that night. Latest Update 49 ClubThis weeks winner was Marjory Anderson the 49 club convenor with no 27. Marjory will be resigning from the 49 club convenor post, if you are able to help the club by taking on this post, please contact a committee member for more info. Time TrialsPlease note that the time trials will be at Blantyre on Friday 10th September at 7.30pm. Commonwealth Games Team AnnouncedPlease use the link below to access the official press release. http://www.scottishswimming.com/index.php?id=1685 New Parents Representative AnnouncedJulie Brodie has kindly agreed to take on the role of Parents Rep on the Management Committee. She will take up the position in August. Contact details to follow. Noticeboard Log InIf you do not have your noticeboard log in, please email through the general contact button and request it and it will be forward to you. If you have not added your email address or mobile number to your personal noticeboard page please do so as soon as possible to receive updates when they are released. Congratulations Corrie!Corrie Scott has achieved the Scottish Commonwealth Games Consideration Standard in the 50metres breaststroke and has been nominated by Scottish Swimming to take part in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Corrie achieved the time of 32.54 secs at the British Trials in March earlier this year. She will be heading off to Doha in Qatar for the holding camp in late September and will then travel on to Delhi. She is starting her preparation by training in Cardiff this week with a Scottish squad. Ally Wins Local Award
13 Long Course Club Records BrokenSince the turn of the year we have seen new records set in 13 individual long course events. Corrie Scott rewrote the 50, 100 and 200 butterfly record books at the Scottish Age Groups, with the 100 and 200 having been set in 1996 by Karen McCrone. At the British Championships in Sheffield she set a new mark in the 50 and 100 breaststroke and a week later at the Scottish Age Groups she equalled her 100 mark and took some 4 seconds off the 200 metre record and in the 200 and 400 IM she also set new records. At the Edinburgh International Meet she set new marks in the 50, 200 and 800 freestyle and Rachel Tedeschi set her first club long course record in the 1500m freestyle. Douglas Scott broke his own 200 IM record which he had set in Australia some two and a half years earlier. Juice/Water BottlesWe have been asked by Hamilton College, not to use water or juice bottles with paper or polythene film round them as this maycome off in and around the pool and block filters or drains. EK Scoop West District's Top Junior AwardsAlly Stirling and Corrie Scott picked up the Top West District Junior Boy and Girl awards at the recent AGM. Following a string of outstanding performances last year when they both broke Scottish Junior records and represented Great Britain at their respective age levels, the West District Executive awarded them these honours. Congratulations to both swimmers! Strathaven Training Sessions - Changing roomsPlease note that any clothes left in cubicles may be treated as lost property and be removed by centre staff. Request for Technical Officials.The club urgently needs parents to volunteer to timekeep and progress to judging as we can now receive substantial fines of up to £400 per weekend at west district Championships for failure to meet our quota of technical officials. If interested please speak to one of the management committee. Training ChangesClick here to view the training changes for all teams. Competition EntriesWith the closure of the Dollan Aqua Centre, the club no longer has a physical notice board for competition and other announcements. Competition entries will now happen via this website. If you have not yet received your personal log in please contact your coach. Club ShopIf you need any EK Swim Shop items please contact Elaine Cavanagh on 07540 694 383. Please see the shop page for further info. |
Ally Stirling was recently crowned Junior Male Sports Personality of the Year at the annual Rutherglen and Cambuslang Sports Awards. Ally's recognition came in the most keenly contested category and was reward for a year which saw him break the Scottish Junior Long Course Record in the 50 and 100 freestyle and win several Scottish Junior titles. At the Bitish Championship trials he had been selected for the GB European Youth Olympic Team in Finland where he took a bronze medal in the 4 x 200 freestyle relay.