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Peanuts Round 3
Another fine performance by both teams with the'A' team finishing fourth in the division 1 final to finish fith overall and the 'B' team finishing third on the night and third overall, both teams giving us our best league positions since 2004.
The 'A' team had six first places including individual wins for Ben, Jessica, Greg and Andrea plus a relay double for the 9 year old boys of Jordan, Greg, Ben and Morgan. Ben also set a new club record of 16.68 in the 25m fly.
The 'B' team had four first places with individual wins for Siobhan, Darica and Anna plus a freestyle relay win for the under 13 girls of Claire, Anna, Rebecca and Kayleigh
Peanuts Rd 3 'A' team Peanuts Rd 3 'B' team
Photos from 'A' team Photos from 'B' team
Herts Masters Success
The PB Masters squad was on great form on Saturday 26th June taking 18 first places, 5 championship records and two East Region records.
More details on our Masters Page. Link to article in Welwyn Hatfield Times.
Summer Training Times
Note that squad and masters training times are adjusted in summer from 5th July to 5th September. See the schedule below.
Summer Training Times 2010
PBSC Summer Open Meet Results
The Summer Open Meet held at Furzefield Centre on 19th June over two sessions was heralded as a great success. Swimmers from around Hertfordshire and North London performed well. We know that most of the PB swimmers improved on their previously recorded times and we are sure other club swimmers performed equally well. For full results see the links below. If club members would like to view a wider range of photos from the event please email or ask Ian. Thanks to Andy, Jackie and all the officials and helpers for making it all run smoothly. Thanks also to Buffera and C W Shewell Cooper for their generous sponsorship. We are assured that the Buff transfers will come off with baby oil. Thanks too to all the visitors for making it such a great, fun day.
PB swimmers swam 184 events of which 114 were personal best or no-previous-time. They won 41 medals of which five were first place for Georgina Lawson(2), Andrea Houben, Jack Higgins and Jack Shewell-Cooper.
Full results from PBSC Summer Open Meet - 19th June 2010
Link to some photos from the event
Craig Gibbons Swim Clinic Friday 9th July 2010
Potters Bar Swimming Club will be running a Swim Clinic with GB swimmer Craig Gibbons and nutritionist Rachael Gatford on Friday 9th July. For full details click on this link.
Craig Gibbons is one of Britain's fastest swimmers and has recently competed at British, European, and World Championship level. Craig is currently in training for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October, and is aiming to be in the GB team for the London Olympics. Craig will be demonstrating swimming technique in and out of the pool. He will be joined by Rachel Gatford, a sports nutritionist who will talk to parents and swimmers about how to eat like a champion, with plenty of advice on diet and preparation for competition.
We encourage all our squad swimmers to take advantage of this great opportunity. The cost of this event is £7.50 per swimmer. If you would like to take part then please complete the invitation on the information sheet and return with your cheque or cash to either Wray, Bronwen, Chris, Alan, or Martin before the closing deadline of Sunday 20th June.
Places are limited and will be accepted on a first come first served basis. Book early to avoid disappointment
Andrea in both finals at Regionals
On Saturday, Andrea recorded a time of 3 mins 12.13 seconds in the heats (in 5th place) of the 200m breaststroke in the East Counties Regional BAGCAT Championships in Norwich on Saturday 12th June. In the final she recorded a time of 3 mins 16.00 secs and came 7th.
On Sunday in the 100m breastroke, Andrea recorded 1 min 29.96 in the heats which took her into the final. In the final she recorded 1min 30.56 secs and was 5th. Well done Andrea.
Press Coverage from Peanuts Round 2
Article in Welwyn Hatfield Times
Direct link to WHT photo gallery of extra pictures
Summer Celebrations
The evening will include presentations to Peanuts and County swimmers. Also a chance to say thank you to our retiring Chief Coach and Chairman. There will be a raffle. Bring a picnic and a rug and enjoy an evening in the fresh air!
See Karen Lawson for any questions (and to donate any raffle prizes).
Andrea qualifies for Regionals in Norwich
Andrea has qualified to swim at this year's ASA East Region BAGCAT Championships, that will be held at the 50m pool in Norwich over weekend of 12-13 June. She has attained qualifying times in the 200m and 100m Breaststroke events, the former being on Saturday and the latter on Sunday.The ASA East Region Championships are the next “step up” from the Herts ASA Championships, with the next level being the National Age Group Championships. ASA East Region consists of the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgshire, Essex, Norfolk,Suffolk and of course, Hertfordshire. These Championships will feature the very best swimmers from these counties. You will recall that Andrea was the Herts County Champion this year over 100m.
We wish Andrea every success in Norwich.
Kate Lack Memorial
A 16-strong squad from PBSC was successful at the Kate Lack Memorial meet at Barnet Copthall. Medal winners include Lauren, Georgianna, Ben, Luke, Georgina L, Samantha O, Joshua, Samantha B and Michael B. Georgina L won the best 12 year old girl's trophy for six golds. Personal best from Emilea, Jordan, Josef, David, Elie, Mathew and Vinthya.
Peanuts Round 2
Another outstanding performance by our two teams, the 'A' team finished fourth, which should be enough to get us into July's final. There were individual wins for Ben, Lorcan and Andrea. Plus a relay double for the 9 year old boys of Jordan, Greg, Ben and Morgan. Andrea broke the club record for U11 girls 50m breaststroke in a time of 38.88 seconds.The 'B' team improved on their first round result finishing third, there were individual wins for Pierre, Siobhan and Anna. Plus relay doubles for the 9 year old girls of Sorcha, Abbie, Madeleine and Ella and for the under 13 girls of Anna, Amanda, Rebecca and Claire. A special thank you to all the parents who helped run the gala. Results and photos from both galas are on the links below :-
Peanuts Rd 2 'A' team May 2010 Peanuts Rd 2 'B' team May 2010
Peanuts Rd 2 'A' team pictures Peanuts Rd 2 'B' team pictures
Masters May SwimsOver the May Bank Holiday weekend two of PBSC Masters were in action :-
John Cunningham competed in the Cardiff Capital Masters winning the 50m Fly and 50m Free and setting two new East Region records in the process.
Chris Dean came sixth overall, out of 150 in the Hellespont 5km swim in Turkey . This is a famous swim from Europe to Asia across the Dardanelles from roughly the site of Troy to Gallipolli, this year's event celebrated the 200th anniversary of the swim by Lord Byron.
Stevenage Open Meet
Plenty of medals and PBs, results and pictures are on the links below,
Stevenage Open May 2010 Stevenage 2010 Photos
Peanuts Round 1
Some excellent results as both teams exceeded oll expectations, with the 'A' team finishing third and the 'B' team fourth. Across the two galas there were 83 PBs, 16 event wins with individual wins for Ben, Morgan, Greg, Jack H, Andrea. Lauren, Siobhan, Rebecca and Alice.
Peanuts 'A' team Peanuts 'B' team
New Chief Coach Needed
Following Debbie's resignation the club is looking for a new Chief Coach. A job spec and details of what is involved are on the link below. If you are interested or want to know more please contact Club Chairman Ian Bays (chair@pottersbarsc.co.uk).
South Herts Trophy
A great evening with our first ever win in this competition, there were 13 first places with individual wins for Ben, David, Georgina T, Greg, Lorcan, Jack and Georgina L. Plus 59% of all swims were PBs, Results for the teams are below:-
South Herts Trophy Blue team South Herts Trophy Jade team
Photos from the gala are on the link: South Herts Photos
SwimathonThe "PBSC Old Codgers" team of Rob, Neil, Chris, Tom and Jonathon retained their title, clocking up 56 lengths in 20 minutes at the annual Rotary Club Swimathon.
Herts County Champs
A very successful County Champs for PBSC swimmers with 11 medals:-
Ben Harrison - gold in 50m Fly, 200m Fly & 50m Back, silver in the 100m IM and bronze 200m Free & 200m IM
Andrea Houben - gold in 50m (in a new Club Record) & 100m Breast, silver 200m Breast and bronze 100m Fly
Jack Higgins - silver in 50m Back. Jack also broke the club record for 200m breastroke.
There were plenty of other great swims with 81% of all swims PBs
Full results from Herts CountiesHerts County Results 1st Weekend
Herts County Results 2nd and 3rd Weekend
Irish Open Long Course Masters
Congratulations to John Cunningham who set three Irish National Masters records in Limerick
Herts Major League Results
In the Division 2 final we were sixth, which puts us sixth overall in the league, but is was very close only 1½ points behind fifth placed 8½ points behind Ware. There were four first places with individual wins for Andrea and Claire plus a relay win for the U12 boys of Kaywon, Joshua, Ben and Jack.
New Swimmers Times Data
A new page has been added to the website "Swimmers Times", with a spreadsheet containing all recorded times of current members. To view your times you need to request your password from Andy (email secretary@pottersbarsc.co.uk) and then open the file.
Copthall Winter Sprints
31 Potters Bar swimmers took part winning 22 medals from 89 races, with 44 PBs and 37 County Qualifying times, so a very successful event for PBSC. Gold medallist were Georgina, Aryan, Oliver and Andrea
Herts Major League Round 1 Results
Third place in the first round with six first places including individual wins for Andrea, Georgina, Wray and Sophie plus a double for the Under 12 girls relay team of Rebecca, Andrea, Amanda and Claire.
Tape Trophy Results
Well done to the 58 swimmers who took part, 17 of which competed in their first team gala. The Blue team finished second and the Jade team fifth, there were 15 first places including individual wins for David, Morgan, Ben, Georgianna, Lorcan, Greg, Jack, Andrea and Georgina. Plus 89 new best times set.
Tape Trophy PBSC Blue Tape Trophy PBSC Jade
200m Time Trial Results
29 swimmers took part with 10 County Qualifying Times reached, plus 21 new best times and a club record for Jack Higgins in the 9 year old boys 200m breaststroke.
Peanut Trials - Monday 11th January
66 swimmers took part in 72 races, thank you to all the officials and parents who helped run the gala, results of the time trials are in the link below,
Fastest 50s
As we record the times for all swims, over the year we rank each swimmer's fastest time for the 50m freestyle. The fastest time this year of 24.63 seconds was set by John Cunningham at Herts Masters in June, full list of all 109 swimmers is below.
National Arena Swimming League
In the final round we finished seventh, leaving us 16th overall, there were two first places, the 9 to 11 year old girls freestyle team of Claire, Andrea, Eleanor and Anna and Natalie in the 13 and under butterfly, plus five second places for Sophie, Andrea, Brooke, Claire and the 9 to 11 year old girls medley relay team. There were 25 PBs and what was especially pleasing there were no disqualifications
Qualifying Times
County, Regional and National qualifying times are now out :
Herts County Qualifying Times 2010 - in March at Borehamwood
East Region Qualifying Times 2010 - in May and June in Norwich
National Qualifying Times 2010 - in July and August in Sheffield
National Arena Swimming League
Sixth place in round 1 and sixth in round 2, results are in the links below
The final round is on Saturday 12th December at Borehamwood
AGM
Thank you to all those who attended the Annual General Meeting of the club on Wednesday 11th November, the new committee is :-
Chairman Ian Bays
Secretary Andy Gardner
Treasurer Vacancy
Committee Members Catrina Church
Derek Attree
Chris Andrew
Stuart Burt
Jackie Gardner
Jacqui Gormley
Karen Lawson
Mark Papa
Martin Higgins
Graham Dean
Wray Shewell-Cooper
Club Champs Results
Some excellent results with over 300 PBs or new times set in the 113 races. Thank you to all those who helped run the four galas,. The full results are available below and on the noticeboard at Furzefield
Don't forget the Presentation Party on Sat 21st Nov at Chancellors School, there are over 340 medals to present. Tickets are on sale now, price £2.50
Peanuts Round 3
Results from Round 3 on Sat 4th July
Herts Masters
10 age group titles, 5 championship records, 2 East Region records, 1 club record and a relay win.
PBSC Summer Open Meet Results
Thank you all those you competed, attended, officiated or helped run our annual summer meet, results are on the link below.
Thanks also to our sponsors Buffera Ltd
Peanuts Round 2
Results from Round 2 on Sat 16th May
Mercury Trophy Relay Results
Fourth place but plenty of PBs, results are on the link below
Peanuts Round 1
Results from Round 1 on Sat 25th April
South Herts Trophy
Second place for the Blue team and sixth for the Jade team and nearly half of all swims were new personal bests.
South Herts Trophy PBSC Blue South Herts Trophy PBSC Jade
Herts Major League
Second place in the final and third overall in the league means we just fail to get promotion, results below :-
Mel Marshall Swim Clinic
Over 60 PBSC swimmers attended the Buffera Ltd sponsored Swim Clinic at the Furzefield Centre run by Olympian Mel Marshall. A great and very enjoyable evening, which will hopefully inspire our swimmers on to greater things.
Matthew Papa, Jack Shewell-Cooper, Mel Marshall and Joshua Higgins
Herts Major League Round 2
An exciting end with a tie on points with Verulam, only decided on countback to the number if second places. That puts us in third place for the final on Saturday 28th February at Furzefield.
Tape Trophy
Results for our two teams in the junior gala at Furzefield
Tape Trophy PBSC Blue Tape Trophy PBSC Jade
Presentation Party
Great turnout , hope you all enjoyed the evening. The annual award winners were :-
Squad 1 Jake Killick
Squad 2 Ellen Hunt
Squad 3 Georgina Lawson
Squad 4 Jack Shewell-Cooper
Squad 5 Jack Higgins
Peanuts Swimmer of the Year Anna Church
Major League Swimmer of the Year Brooke Killick
Hurley Trophies Gabriella Fenwick & Sebastian O'Connell
Wrays Awards Andrea Houben & Samantha Over
PBSC Peanuts Team 2008 (Div 2 champions) with their trophies
Thanks also to our sponsors Buffera Ltd www.buffwear.co.uk
