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Please find below key dates from now until the end of the calendar year.

Fri 1st & 22nd Nov 7-8pm no sign up session

Sun 17th Nov – no training due to SADSA championship

Sat 23rd & Sun 24th no training due to SSC open meet being held at the pool

Weds 18th Dec  Tombola and raffle draw

Last training session for all squads apart from senior performance

Fri 20th Dec last session for senior performance before Christmas break

Week beginning Monday 6th January training resumes

The next two months are busy with training and open meets. A huge thanks to our small team of volunteers who are putting in the hours to make sure we can safely support events at the same time as ensuring training goes ahead.

It will only take one or two to become poorly and this situation will change. Please check email and the club Facebook page for regular updates.

Thank you

Club Captains!

We managed to get a photo of Joe, Bess, Alicia and Sam, our brilliant Club Captains for the next year, at our final Ridings gala the other week and at our Club Night last week, our Chairperson, Kath, presented them with their t-shirts.

They already have lots of projects in the pipeline and went along to this month’s Committee Meeting to represent our swim members – they are your voice and they want to help support and represent you, so please chat to them if you have any ideas, have a question (remember, no question is a silly question) or just want to check in!

Joe, Bess, Alicia and Sam, you are already excelling in your roles – the support and advice you offer our swimmers poolside at meets and galas and the encouragement and your positive role modelling makes a huge difference to our team, thank you for being amazing and for the contribution you give to your Club!

Open Water Is Back!!!

Sessions start on Monday the 29thof April at 6PM in our usual spot at Wykeham lakes.

The water will be around 8-10 degrees and our first few sessions will be dips rather than swims for most, we do encourage our younger swimmers to wait a month before coming up so the water does warm up a little and always with an adult to take care of them as they come out.

Open water training is open to all club swimmers over the age of 10 who can swim at least mile.

Please talk to Paula Ambury frontdesk@kingfishersswimmingclub.org.uk if you are in any doubt.

If new to open water please speak to Paula before attending a session.

You will need lots of warm layers for after your swim, flip flops/sliders or crocs for walking to and from the water and a dry robe or dressing gown to wear before getting in.

We also need volunteer kayakers; the club will provide the life jackets and kayaks along with biscuits and hot chocolate after the session has finished.

If you think you could help, please come down to the lake on the 29th April, park in the main car park and walk down to towards the water on your right. You will see the containers to your left and lots of blue T-shirts. The open water section work towards local sea swims, national competitions and marathon team relay swims to name just a few. Some of our swimmers just swim to clear their minds and rest themselves.

Whatever your reason please come down and see what we are all about, we look forward to seeing you.

Vicky Gough
Honorary Secretary
Kingfishers Swimming Club

2024 SADSA RIDINGS GALA

KINGFISHERS, BRIDLINGTON, DRIFFIELD, NEW EARSWICK, SSC, SOUTH
HUNSLEY, THIRSK WHITE HORSE, RYEDALE

SAT 9/3/24 – 5pm warm up for 5:30pm start Scarborough Sports Village

Poolside Coaching Team: Zoe Naylor, Mike Draper (TBC), Charlotte Adams
Poolside Officiating Team: Simon Benson (TBC), Ben Bailey
Timekeepers x 2 – TBC – please let us know if you are willing to timekeep
Relay splits – Nicola Bailey

The team is the fastest combination of swimmers based on personal best times and recent
competitive performances, per age group, chosen in consultation with the coaching team.
Wherever possible we try to ensure that swimmers have at least two events.
Please arrive wearing swimming costumes if possible to limit use of the changing rooms.
Thank you so much to everyone who volunteers to help run our Ridings Galas
– we couldn’t run these without you.
Please can all swimmers aim to be poolside no later than 16:50 (4:50pm)
Be part of the team, have fun and support each other!
If swimmers need to leave the poolside for any reason please tell the poolside team where
you are going. Wear your club kit and cap if possible. Bring something to eat (snacks – fruit,
nuts, etc.), an extra towel, a bottle of water/plenty to drink, spare goggles and a team hat if
you have one. If you take medication please make sure you have this with you. Loads more
info here about what you might need especially if this is your first gala.
RIDINGS TEAM 9/3/24 – SCARBOROUGH 5PM WARM UP FOR 5:30PM START
GIRLS TEAM BOYS TEAM
10 & under 10 & under
Megan Stevenson Nataniel Lesiak
Poppy Kench Freddie Brown
Ella Richardson Kamsi Ochukpue
Genie Martin Matthew Eblet
Reserve: Libby Campbell Reserve: Sebastian Adamczak
12 & under 12 & under
Olivia Baker-Woodall Griff Quigley
Leah Adams Charlie Brown
Sophie Trotter Charlie-Bob Hewitt
Sofia Baloch Toby Hewitt
Zak Prior-McKie
Reserves: Maddie Hamilton Reserves: George Bisby-Owen, Oliver
Bailey
14 & under 14 & under
Callie Hammond Griff Quigley
Leah Adams Rhys Sellers
Chloe Campbell Harry Brown
Ellie Quigley Sami Baloch
Reserves: Grace Eblet, Sally Brady Reserves: Gabriel Atkinson
Open Open
Bess Naylor Matthew Hancock
Lexie Atkin Joseph Benson
Harriet Benson Aiden Hann
Eliza Hammond Sam Race
Reserves: Alicia Walls, Naomi Canning Reserves: Eric Hobkinson