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2nd Feb 12 - I would like to advise you that the next IASC AGM shall be held on :
Date: Friday the 2nd of March 2012
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Quayside 2 at the Waterfront Complex, Greenock.
All parents, and interested parties of IASC are welcome to attend.
Should you wish to have any topics added to the Agenda, or have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me (529964).
Regards,
Angela.
Secretary, IASC
14th Jan 12 - Please note that training at the Waterfront 4.30 to 6pm will be cancelled
Saturday 21st January. Normal training will resume the following week for usual squads plus the
mini league squad.
14th Jan - For information on PGL please click on the link below
www.pgl.co.uk/PGLWeb/Families/centres/Dalguise.htm
At the request of some of our newer members, I have had a link to PGL
added to the webiste for your information.
Some quick details:
*PGL (Parents Get Lost) is an outdoor activities centre in Dalguise.
*The swimmers have went there the last 4-5 years and this has been a very
successful trip.
*The cost will be approx £89 + VAT.
*The trip will hopefully take place at Easter Weekend, Friday the 6th –
Monday the 9th of April.
*We are allowed an adult volunteer for every 8 paying children. We
therefore will not know exactly how many volunteers are required until we
have the exact numbers.
* If you are interested in going as a volunteer, can you please let me
know as soon as possible as it will be on a first come first served
basis, any additional volunteers who come forward will be placed on a
reserve list.
I hope I have covered most general questions that you may have, but if
not, please feel free to contact me. on carlyn@inverclydeasc.co.uk
Kind Regards
Carlyn
05th Jan - The training session on Friday 6th Jan 12 will now start at 17.30 and finsih at 1900
21st Dec 11 - Wednesday 21st December 2011 will be the last normal training session before the Christmas Holidays.
This will also be the last land session until Wednesday 11th Jan when Land training will resume for Silver and Gold Squads.
Additional training for Gold and Silver Squads through the holidays are as follows
Wed 28th Dec 12pm-2pm
Thurs 29th Dec 12pm-2pm
Friday 30th Dec 12pm-2pm. All at the Waterfront.
Additional training for Bronze and Skills Development are as follows
Wed 28th Dec 6pm-7.30pm
Thurs 29th Dec 6pm-7.30pm
Friday 30th Dec 5pm-6.30pm. All at the Waterfront
Please note there is no training for Intro Squad during the holidays.
Training for the whole club will return to normal on Thursday 5th January 2012.
St Columbas Pool is closed during the Christmas period and will reopen on Tuesday the 11th January 2011
Merry Christmas from all at IASC
9th Dec 11- Training sessions for Introduction to club and skills development squads will return to St Columbas school pool this tuesday
5th Dec 11 - St Columbas school pool remains closed due to a defective pump. The waterfront have kindly provided us with a extra lane this week only. Introduction to club will be able to train between 6pm and 7pm and Skills Development between 6pm and 7.30pm.
4th Dec 11 - There has been a number of incidents at the Waterfront on Sunday night in the changing rooms. A reminder to parents that it is there responsibilty to supervise children until they are in the training pool area. Some of these incidents have lead to rescue equipment been moved others have involved the inappropriate use of wheel chairs. The club have asked the waterfront to report any futher occurances to the committee who may take further action against those involved.
30th Nov 11 - Can all swimmers/parents please check their t-shirts, hoodie and goggles and ensure that they have taken home the correct ones. We also have 1 t-shirt, 3 towels and 2 pairs of goggles that were left behind. Please see myself if any of these items belong to you or if you have something belonging to someone else. I will be at this Sundays session at the waterfront
Regards
Carlyn
22nd Nov 11- It is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the untimely death of Kirsty Sarafilovic, Radovan's mum who passed away suddenly on Saturday. Kirsty will always be remembered for her cheerful, helpful and generous nature which shone through in all her dealings with the swimming club. Our thoughts and sympathy are for her husband Paul and family.
21st Nov 11
Session cancellations due to club championships
The following sessions will be cancelled due to club championships
Friday 25th evening at the Waterfront
Saturday 26th afternoon at the Waterfront
Sunday 27th Evening at the Waterfront
the normal sessions on friday and saturday at Port Glasgow will continue for Introduction to club and Skills Development swimmers.
21st Nov 11
St Columbas Pool Update
This pool is still not available and therefore this week and possibly next week Introduction to club and Skills Development squads will be able to train at the Waterfront. There will be only two lanes available to these squads, so there is the potential for the pool to be very busy on Tuesday evening as Gold and Silver squads will also be training in the other two lanes.
The following will apply
Introduction to club will train between 6pm and 7pm and
Skills Development will train between 6pm and 7.30pm
19th Nov 11
St Columbas School pool update
The council are still awaiting parts for the filtration system. A reminder to those in Skills development and introduction to club that there is still two sessions at Port Glasgow pool and 1 at the Waterfront for both squads, and swimmers should take advantage of these sessions where possible. I am also at present speaking to the Waterfront to gain an extra lane on Tuesday evening so that training can take place there also, however this will be for a maximum of two weeks . I am with the head coach and other committee members also trying to gain further watertime for the future so when St Columba's pool closes down that there will be smooth transition for those who train at this facility.
I know that St Columbas pool is showing its age but with only 2 council pools withing Inverclyde area this puts a hugh strain on resouces and trying to meet the needs of a swimming club we will have to continue to use St Columba's until alternatives can be found.
Please keep visiting our web sites for futher updates
26th Oct 2011
Winter Champioinship Press release
Please click on link to see the report
Winter Championship Bus time and information
The bus for the Winter Championship will depart Corornation Park Port Glasgow at 13.30
Calling at the Waterfront at 13.40 and then Inverkip Main Street, Wemyss Bay Bus stop on the Main Road opposite North Lodge and Largs Vikingar
The bus is only a 49 seater so there is limited space for parents, priority will given to parents of younger swimmers.
If you intend to use the bus please email the club at contact@inverclydeasc.co.uk
19 Sep 11
West District Success
Three swimmers from Inverclyde Amateur Swim Club recently took part in the West District Group 5 Championships which were held at the Citadel Leisure Complex in Ayr.
Euan MacDougall swam very well in Boys 13-14 age group 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke finishing 23rd out of 35 swimmers gaining personal bests in both swims.
Ross McMath swam brilliantly making the final of 50m backstroke in boys 10 -12 age group and gaining a 2 second personal best. He finished with a bronze medal and swam faster again in the final. He also finished in the top 10 for his 100 Individual Medley with another 3 second personal best. This is a great achievement at West District level. He also swam really well in the 50m freestyle with yet another personal best finishing 17th out of 39 swimmers.
Calvin Wardell aged 10-12 years was at the bottom of his age group at 10 years old so to achieve the entry times required is in itself good. He swam well and achieved a personal best in his 50m fly. The experience of swimming this meet will stand him in good stead for the future. All the boys did their club proud!
Inverclyde ASC would like to thank a the Daily Record newspaper and Strathmore Spring Water through its Sporting heroes of the Future programme for their support in developing our young swimmers.
12th Sep 11
Session Cancelled 1st October
1630 to 1800 session at the Waterfront on the 1st October 2011 has been cancelled due to a Masters Gala
23rd Aug 11
Open Water swimming success.
Two local girls ventured out of the swimming pool to take part in Open Water Events on Saturday 20th August. Laura Atkinson (14) of Inverkip was participating in the annual Kilcreggan to Greenock Cross Clyde Swim, organised by Gourock Swimming Club Unfortunately weather conditions meant that the swim had to be re-routed to run alongside Greenock Esplanade. Laura completed the gruelling 2.2 mile challenge in an impressive time of 01:02:06, placing her 12th overall and first girl home. She also has raised just over £400 for Alzheimer Scotland On the same day fellow Inverclyde ASC team mate Eilidh Love (12) of Largs took part in the SASA West District Open Water Championship at Lock Eck near Dunoon. Eilidh was the youngest competitor in the Novice Class and won gold for the 1km event, which is swum without wetsuits. For anyone interested in taking part in similar events, Gillian’s Saltire Appeal will be holding their annual Cumbrae to Largs swim in September – so go ahead and get your entry in. OPEN WATER SWIMMING SUCCESS30th Jul 11
Laura would like thank all those that sponsored her from the Club
Laura on the left and Eilidh on the right Pictured outside of the Waterfront with their medals
Wednesday Morning training session
Has been cancelled UFN
5th July 2011
Sunday Training this weekend
Due to the Tall ships race Sunday Training has been brought forward as follows
Introduction and Skills 5pm to 6pm
Bronze, Silver and Gold Squads 6pm to 7.30pm
Please be advised to arrive in plenty of time as parking in the area may be limited.
4th July 2011
Summer Training Schedule
Sunday Night as per programme for all squads
Monday Night 5.30pm until 7.30pm
Tuesday Night as per programme
Tuesday night Skills Development and Introduction to Club at St Columba's School as per programme
Wednesday Morning and Night time sessions as per programme.
Thursday Night as per programme
Friday Morning session cancelled Gold and Silver
Friday evening 5pm to 7pm extended session Gold Silver and Bronze Squads
Friday Evening session at Port Glasgow as per programmed
Saturday Morning session at Port Glasgow Cancelled
Saturday afternoon session Waterfront cancelled for all squads
There may be other alterations to either Monday or Tuesday evening please keep checking the Web Site for updates
All session return to normal on the 10th August
13th June 11
21st June St Columbas School Update
Tuesday the 21nd June Session at St Columbas school will be cancelled
Skills Development squad only may train at the Waterfront between 6pm and 7.30pm
10th Jun 11
Saturday Sessions at the Waterfront
will be cancelled during the Summer Holiday the last session will be the 24th June and the 1st session back will be the 13th August
10th Jun 2011
Training sessions
After the Session on the 17th June Port Glasgow High closes. Bronze Squad will train at the Waterfront on a Friday evening. Silver will lose their session on a Monday evening but have been given a morning instead. The Club Calender has been updated
03 Jun 2011
Inverclyde Represented at West District Swimming Championships
Three young swimmers from Inverclyde Amateur Swimming Club made the trip to the DG1 Leisure Complex in Dumfries on the weekend of 14-15th May to compete in the 2011 West District Group 3 Championships.
Eilidh Love (11yrs) was the only girl representing IASC and put in very commendable swims throughout all her events. She achieved 5th place in the 200m Back (PB), 11th place in the 100m Breast (PB), 5th place in the 200m IM (PB), 10th position in the 100m Fly (PB), a 6th in the 400m IM (PB), 9th in the 100m Free (PB), 4th in the 200m Breast (PB), and 9th in the 100m Back (PB).
Scott Rush (13yrs) swam strongly and gained the following good times and results: 4th place in the 200m Back (PB), 7th place in the 200m IM, 12th in the 100m Fly, and 11th position in the 200m Free.
Calvin Wardell (10yrs) swam well in his two races achieving a superb 5th place in the gruelling 1500m Free, and 12th place in the 100m Breast (PB).
Congratulations go to all three swimmers whose dedication to training and hard work earned them PBs in every event they swam in.
Inverclyde Swimmers Host Successful Mini League
Inverclyde Amateur Swimming Club competed against Milngavie & Bearsden and North Ayrshire Amateur Swimming Clubs when they played hosts at Greenock Waterfront Leisure Complex for Round 3 of the Mini League on Saturday 21st May.
23 young swimmers took part and produced an excellent display of competitive swimming to finish 8th in the league table, the highest position in many years.
For the girls, Molly Barry (9yrs) put in a fine swim in the 50 Back (PB), Lucy Bliss (8yrs) swam well in the 25m Free (1st place) and 25m Back (1st place) and achieved PBs in both races, Luisa Devine (10yrs) put in good swims in the 100m Free (PB) and 100m Back, Lauren Grant (10yrs) competed well in the 100m Breast (PB) as well as the 100m Fly, Erica Horn (8yrs) also swam well in the 25m Free (PB), 25m Back and 25m Breast, Emily Lightfoot (8yrs) swam to a PB in the 25m Breast (1st place), Seona MacBean (9yrs) gained a PB in the 25m Breast, Lauren MacLeay (10yrs) swam strongly in four 50m events: Back, Free, Fly and Breast, Katrina Miller (9yrs) swam well in her three 25m Events: Fly, Back (PB) and Free (PB), Olivia Saddler (9yrs) shaved over a second off her time for the 25m Breast, and Sarah Wilson (10yrs) put on good swims in both the 50m Free and Breast.
For the boys, Rory Campbell (9yrs) won two PBs in the 25m Fly and Back and also swam in the 25m Breast and Free, James Duncan (9yrs) put in a strong swim in his 25m Fly event, Bruce Glenny (11yrs) swam well in his three events, all 100m: Breast, Free and Back, Andrew Hyslop (11yrs) swam in the 50m Fly and gave impressive performances in the 50m Free (PB) and 50m Back (PB), Adam James (10yrs) took over two and a half seconds off his PB for the 100m Back, Andrew Mearns (10yrs) also made well-earned PBs in both the 50m Fly and Breast, Radovan Sarafilovic (8yrs) won himself PBs in the 25m Free (1st place), Back (1st place) and Breast (1st place) events, Tommy Scott (9yrs) swam impressively in his 25m Fly and Breast events, Sam Sharkey (9yrs) put in good swims in his three 25m events: Back, Breast (PB) and Free, Calvin Wardell (10yrs) swam strongly in the 50m Back, 100m Breast (PB), 50m Free, 100m Fly, 50m Fly and 50m Breast (1st place), Joe Watt (11yrs) took an impressive 27.61 seconds off his time for the 100m Free, and Liam Watt (9yrs) put in a strong swim with PBs in both the 25m Back and 25m Free.
Also of particular note was a very fine performance by the 9 & under girls 25m freestyle relay team of Molly Barry, Olivia Saddler, Seona McBean and Katrina Miller.
Speaking after the competition, Head Coach Shirley Reford said the IASC swimmers put in a “superb team effort. The children performed well and showed great determination and team spirit. All swimmers were given a chance to swim and did themselves proud. The Gala ran smoothly and efficiently thanks to a great club effort throughout. The feedback I got from the other clubs was very good. This should give Inverclyde hope that maybe in the future we can host our own Gala.”
25th May 11
Session Alterations and cancellations
Due to coaches training Saturday afternoon training session at the Water front has been cancelled.
Those that want to swim can do so at the Vikingar Swimming pool in Largs 1630 to 1830. All Bronze, Silver and Gold Squad members are requested to
to attend as our Coaches require swimmers to be assessed with. This will be a dual session with North Ayrshire Swimming Club but with our
own coaches.
Port Glasgow High School is cancelled this Friday and Monday. Bronze Squad can attend the Waterfront this Friday instead
Change to policy with regard to equipment
At the last Committee meeting it was decided that the club can no longer subsidise swimming equipment and with immediate effect the club will charge the full price for fins, snorkels and paddles etc.
The club will no longer been exchanging fins for bigger sizes, this will now be the responsibility of the swimmer.
Anybody who has ordered equipment prior to this email the club will honour these orders.
Anybody who has been supplied with paddles these remain the property of the club and should be returned if you leave the club.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
23rd May 2011
Mini League final results
Congratulations to all those who took part this was a great result for Inverclyde ASC just missing out on the finals
The committee would also like to say a big thank you to all who took part on Saturday and for the many helpers that made the final round a such a success. The club managed to raise £100 from the tombola.
Club League points March points
1 Ren 96 12 561
2 South Ayrshire 12 554
3 City of Glasgow 12 539
4 North Ayrshire 11 506
5 Milngavie & Bearsden 10 439
6 Rutherglen 9 412
7 Kilmarnock 9 407
8 Inverclyde 8 361
9 West Dunbarton 7 315
10 Scotia 7 289
11 Dunoon 6 290
12 Helensburgh 4 234
13 Kirkintilloch 4 216
14 Clydebank 4 210
15 Kingston 3 210
23rd May 2011
19 Medal Haul For IASC Swimmers
10 swimmers from Inverclyde Amateur Swimming Club aged between 9 and 14yrs travelled to Auchenarvie Leisure Centre on the 7th and 8th of May to participate in the North Ayrshire Junior Meet. This very successful weekend saw the young swimmers return to Inverclyde with a total of 19 medals awarded for 1st to 6th place.
Calvin Wardell (10yrs) put in a superb performance achieving 1st place in the 200m Breast (PB), 2nd place in both 50m Fly (PB) and 50m Back (PB), and 3rd place in the 200m Free (PB).
Ross McMath (12yrs) gave an excellent display of competitive swimming when he achieved 3rd in the 100m Back and 4th place in the 200m Back. He also achieved PBs in the 400m Free, 100m Free and 200m IM.
Robbie Elder (12yrs) produced a strong swim to achieve 2nd place in the 100m Breast (PB) along with a PB in the 200m Free.
Aidan Grant (13yrs) achieved an excellent five PBs in the 100m Breast and Free, 200m Free and IM, and 400m Free.
Euan MacDougall (14 yrs) won well-earned 2nd places in the 100m Back (PB) and 200m Breast.
Lee McMath (14yrs) swam extremely well and achieved 3rd place in the 200m Back, 5th in the 10om Back, 6th in the 100m Free and a PB in the 400m Free.
For the girls, Lauren MacLeay (9yrs) put in a commendable performance achieving 2nd place in the 200m Free (PB), 50m Free (PB) and 200m Back. She also won 3rd place in the 50m Back, and 5th place in the 50m Fly, 50m Breast (PB), 100m IM (PB), and 6th place in the 200m Breast.
Lauren Grant (10yrs) achieved a commendable 6th place in the 200m Breast (PB) and a PB in the 50m Breast.
Emily Matlock (12yrs) swam in the 200m Free finishing in a well-earned 11th place.
Laura Atkinson (14yrs) swam strongly to achieve 5th place in the 100m Free (PB) and 200m IM (PB), and also won herself a PB in the 400m Free.
Head Coach Shirley Reford commented she was “pleased with the progress the swimmers are making in improving their skills in competitions.”
Coach Marion Wardell said that “the specialised training that has been designed to prepare swimmers for competition was executed well giving excellent results at the weekend.”
Inverclyde ASC would like to thank the Daily Record and Strathmore Spring Water through its Sporting Heroes of the Future programme for their support in developing our young swimmers.
5th April 11
Inverclyde Amateur Swimming Club
Meet Report for Clyde Coast Mini League Round 2On Sunday 3rd of April 2011 twenty two of Inverclyde Amateur Swimming Club’s younger members travelled to The Galleon Centre in Kilmarnock for Round 2 of the mini league.
The team achieved a very commendable 3rd place with 107 points. Head Coach Shirley Reford commented “Another good solid performance against two strong teams, City of Glasgow who are the current mini league holders and Kilmarnock who were in last years mini league finals.”
Head Coach Shirley was pleased with the overall performance of the competing swimmers as there were a lot of close races and the entire IASC Swim Team worked hard and competed well.
Two of the swim team achieved 1st places: Radovan Sarafilovic in the 8 years and under 25 metres Freestyle and Calvin Wardell in the 10 years 50 metres Freestyle.
The following swimmers competed very well in their events against stiff opposition: Lucy Bliss, Katrina Miller, Olivia Saddler, Molly Barry, Seona McBean, Anna Kane, Sam Sharkey, Robert Peterson, Joe Watt, Adam James, Rhys Lappin and James Duncan.
A number of IASC swimmers improved their personal best times: Emily Lightfoot 25 metre breast, Erica Horn 25 metres breast, Lauren MacLeay 50 metre free, Lauren Grant 100 metres fly, 50 metres fly and 50 metres breast, Luisa Devine 100 metres free and 100 metres back, Radovan Sarafilovic 25 metre free, Liam Watt 25 metre fly and 25 metre free, Calvin Wardell 100 metres breast, Craig Horn 100 metres free and Keir McKechnie 25 metres breast.
IASC would like to congratulate the swim team on their excellent performance and conduct both in the water and on the pool side. IASC would also like to thank all the supporters who travelled to Kilmarnock to support the team.
Head Coach Shirley, her coaching staff and swimmers are “looking forward to the next round and planning to work harder in preparation for round 3 at the Waterfront Leisure Complex, Greenock on Saturday 21st May 2011”.
Inverclyde ASC would like to thank the Daily Record and Strathmore Spring Water through its Sporting Heroes of the Future programme for their support in developing our young swimmers.
If you are interested in joining a competitive swimming club then contact Inverclyde ASC at contact@inverclydeasc.co.uk or visit our web site at www.inverclydeasc.co.uk for more details.
1st April
Update for those attending PGL
Friday 22nd - Monday 25th April 2011
Final names for our trip to PGL this year are on the list below.
The bus will pick-up everyone at the Greenock Waterfront on Friday the 22nd of April at 1pm and is expected to leave Dalguise on the Monday at approx 1.30pm, therefore arriving back at Greenock Waterfront at approx 3.30pm (traffic permitting).
Please ensure that you have made arrangements with your child to let you know when they are close to arriving back so that someone is there to collect them.
There will be 4 club volunteers there to support the swimmers. They are Alison Hemphill, Claire Hemphill, Andrew Hemphill and Rebecca Allan. There will also be PGL leaders on hand throughout the day and evening facilities to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
I have also pulled together a kit list which each swimmer should have, please see separate attachment.
FYI – there is also a gift shop list which I have attached incase any of the swimmers are planning to take along any spending money, this gives an idea of what they would maybe spend their money on.
If there is anything else that I have not covered that you would like more details on, then please feel free to contact me, 07957 243617.
Adam James
Joe Watt
Aidan Grant
Kyara Finlay
Amy Brady
Laura Mearns
Aimee Chisolm
Lauren Grant
Aimee Young
Lauren Macleay
Andrew Mearns
Lee McMath
Anna Kane
Liam Watt
Becky Driscoll
Luisa Devine
Cory Mitchell
Luke Young
Ellie Mitchell
Pheobe Weir
Emily Weir
Robbie Elder
Emily Matlock
Rosie Kane
Euan McDougall
Ross McMath
Euan Purdie
Shannon Jackson
Jack Purdie
Sophie Rew
Jennifer Lyne
Stephanie Blyth
Jill Turner
Please click on link for PGL Kit List
Please click on link for PGL BRANDED GIFT SHOP
1st April
Easter Holidays alterations to training sessions.
All training sessions including Morning training will continue through the School holidays
Friday 22nd April Bronze Squad will be training at the Waterfront.
Saturday 23rd April Normal training at the Waterfront.
Friday 22nd and Satuarday 23rd Port Glasgow Baths both sessions cancelled due to PGL
Sunday 24th and Monday 25th all sessions at the Waterfront and Port Glasgow High school pool cancelled.
Friday 29th All sessions cancelled.
Inverclyde Club's Best Results For Years
INVERCLYDE Amateur Swimming Club (IASC) achieved their best results in years in the first Mini League swim meet at Clydebank.
The event was supported in big numbers by the parents and friends of all competitors.
Final Team Totals: Ren ’96 – 179; Inverclyde – 129; West Dunbartonshire – 115; Clydebank -- 57
Ten IASC swimmers gained firsts:
Girls 9 and under 4x25m IM relay. Molly Barry, Olivia Saddler, Seona McBean and Katrina Miller (9 years 25m butterfly).
Lauren MacLeay, 10 years (50m backstroke).
Calvin Wardell (100m breaststoke , 50m butterfly, 50m breast).
Tommy Scott (25m backstroke, 25m breaststroke).
Rhys Lappin (100m backstroke).
Girls 10 and under 4x25m freestyle relay. Lauren Grant, Katrina Miller, Lauren Macleay and Luisa Devine.
Girls taking part: Emily Lightfoot, Erica Horn, Lucy Bliss, Katrina Miller, Olivia Saddler, Molly Barry, Seona McBean, Lauren Macleay, Lauren Grant, Luisa Devine, Anna Kane, Ellie Mitchell
Boys taking part: Radovan Sarafilovic, Keir McKechnie, Tommy Scott, Liam Watt, Sam Sharkey, Calvin Wardell, Adam James, Robert Peterson, Andrew Mearns, Craig Horn, Rhys Lappin, Joe Watt.
Shirley Reford, head coach of the club, was delighted with the tremendous effort the swimmers put into the competition. She thought the final result of second against strong opposition reflected just how much progress the club has made in a few months. She said: “I was extremely proud of all the swimmers who participated.
“They have all been working hard in training and this showed on the day. The coaches need to take a great deal of the praise for this great result!”
Coach Alison Hemphill was also very excited by the performances put in by the team, many of whom got personal bests in their races even if they didn’t get placed.
She said: “We have started to see how the squad’s extra sessions on Sundays from 6 to 7pm are paying off. We’re using these sessions to work on race technique. Race starts and turns, some of the skills required at competition level to get that little bit more out of the swimmers, are the difference between winning or losing. We’re definitely helping our team maximize their potential.”
The friendly and sporting vocal support form parents and friends was noticed by the other clubs at the event. So was the singing of the new club chant and sung with great energy by the squad at the end of the meet.
Round Two of the Mini League will be held at the Galleon Centre, Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock KA1 1QY on Sunday 3 April. The warm-up will begin at noon with the meet starting at 12.30pm. A bus will depart the Waterfront at 10.30am, picking up at Coronation park 10.40am, returning about 4.30pm.
Round Three of the Mini League will be held at the Waterfront Complex, Greenock on Saturday 21 May. Time to be confirmed. (Planning for 1.30pm warm-up, 2pm start). The teams for rounds two and three have still to be selected.
15th Mar 2011
Session Alterations
Due to public holidays the following sessions will be cancelled
Sunday 24th April
Friday 29th April
The clubs web site calender has been updated to reflect these changes
14th Mar 2011
Mini League Update
Round 2 of the Mini League will be held at the Galleon Centre, Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock KA1 1QY on Sunday 3rd April. The warm-up will begin at 12 noon with the meet starting at 12.30pm. A bus will depart the Waterfront at 10.30am, picking up at Coronation park 10.40am, returning approx 4.30pm.
Round 3 of the mini league will be held at the Waterfront complex, Greenock on Saturday 21st May. Time to be confirmed. (Planning for 1.30pm warm-up 2pm start).
The team for rounds 2 & 3 have still to be selected.
14th Mar 2011
West District Swimming Championship Round 2
This Weekend Laura Atkinsonand Jamie Purdie swam in the West District Championship at Tollcross Swimming pool in Glasgow representing Inverclyde Amateur swimming club. Jamie swam on the saturday in the 200 metres breastroke finishing in 13th Place with a time of 3.03.10. Laura had two events to swim the 100m Freestyle and the 200m Breaststoke. The competition did not start too well for Laura and she did not meet her normal high standards in the 100m Freestyle ending up in 21st Position and missing out on a new personal best time. In the afternoon Laura swam the 200 Metres Breaststroke doing much better finishing in 2nd place in her heat and 7th Overall knocking 4 seconds off her previous best time.
8th Mar 2011
AGM Reports and Minutes
Please find below links to various reports produced for AGM
Please Click on Link for the Head Coaches Report
Please Click on Link for the Coaches Report for 2010
7th Mar 2011
Help Promote Port Glasgow's Swimathon
Swimathon on the 8th April 2011 .
The worlds biggest swim.
Let's all swim together for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Those who wish to take part to give there names to coaches at there session, so that I can send the names forward, so they can receive a certificate for taking part.
We are looking for a small donation from parents and swimmers to go towards the worthy cause and also to cover the registration fee which has cost £60.00
More details on this event. please contact Marion or email contact@inverclydeasc.co.uk and we will pass the message on
5th Mar 2011
Updated information on Club Membership fees for 2011/12
ACTION : ALL IASC PARENTS / CARERS
It’s that time of year again for renewing our Annual Membership.
Information on Scottish Swimming
This year Scottish Swimming have introduced a 2 tier membership system, consisting of swimmers and non-swimmers. The major change for parents of young swimmers is that there is now only one category of “swimmer” to which we align your child to, no longer relating to their age at a particular time of the year. Scottish Swimming have set their fee for “swimmers” at £33.
Info on Scottish Swimming Membership : www.scottishswimming.com/index.php?id=2244
Information on IASC Membership
Therefore with this in mind, IASC have proposed the following Annual Membership for the period April 2011 – March 2012, incorporating :
· Scottish Swimming Membership 2011/12
· IASC Membership 2011/12
· West Districts Club Membership
· Entry to IASC Club Championships 2011 (meet).
The cost of IASC Annual Membership for this year will be £50 per swimmer.
Parents / Carers to Action
Current members / swimmers of IASC should make payment of £50 to myself over the coming 2 weeks period, with the last day for paying being Sunday the 20th of March. I will be on poolside at the following sessions :
· Sunday 13th March : Waterfront, Sunday 20th March : Waterfront
· Monday 7th March : Waterfront, Monday 14th March : Waterfront
· Wednesday 9th March, Waterfront, Wednesday 16th March : Waterfront
Cheques ought to be made payable to IASC. Payment in the form of cash should be handed to myself in a sealed envelope with the swimmers name on the front. Should any parent or carer have any financial concerns on payment, then please contact our Club Treasurer Teresa McGachy in complete confidence. Teresa maybe contacted on tel : 01475 806412.
Additionally, you may post your payment to me at 49 Mount Stuart Drive, Wemyss Bay, PA18 6DX. Please post prior to 16th of March to allow for receipt by the 20th.
Might I take this moment to ask you to check if you ought to update your childs health records, then please print off the attached file, complete and pass to me when paying this years membership.
Additional Step for Parents and Carers of New Members : Joined in last 6 weeks : To Action
Parents and Carers who’s young swimmer have joined in the past few weeks, you will remember that I’ve forwarned that our Annual Membership was due for renewal. With this in mind, can you then please print off the attached Scottish Swimming Membership Form and complete this prior to paying your £50 annual membership fee. Don’t worry if you cannot fully complete, as I can assist on poolside. Also, I do have hard copies of this form should you have problems printing.
I’d like to close by thanking all parents on a prompt action with paying membership. Unfortunately the timeline we follow incorporating Scottish Swimmings AGM (where fees are agree), IASC AGM (where our fees are agreed) and the closing date of Scottish Swimming membership renewal, is very tight.
I must conclude by advising that membership renewal not received by close of Sunday evening the 20th of March will result in membership being lapsed.
Should you have any questions or concerns on this, please do not hesitate to contact me on 01475 529964.
Thanks for your co-operation, and regards,
Angela.
Membership Admin, IASC
www.inverclydeasc.co.uk
Please click on link for 2011 Membership Form
Please click on link for 2011 application form Medical information and Photography form this needs to be filled out
02 Feb 2011
Inverclyde ASC would like to say thank you
Over the last two years Inverclyde ASC have received two grants of £500 from the Daily Record Sporting Heroes of the future programme been funded by Strathmore Spring Water.
This has allowed in the first year to buy starting equipment. This equipment has incorporated a starting light this allows those swimmers who are hard of hearing to compete on starting with others. This equipment has been used by the club on many occasions during time trails and the club championship. The starter also allows swimmers to get used to starting in a competitive environment and has allowed Inverclyde ASC to better prepare young swimmers for completion. In the same year Medicine balls were also purchased with the grant these have been put to great use during land training.
This year due to the grant new stop watches have been purchased these will replace old items and will assist in enhancing the performance of our swimmers along with the stop watches a number of swimmers paddles have been ordered, these are an invaluable training aid to our young swimmers.
At present Inverclyde ASC has over 120 members many of them competing in competitions over the West of Scotland and this year one member qualified for Scottish National event.
Inverclyde ASC would like to thank the Daily Record and Strathmore Spring Water through its Sporting Heroes of the Futures programme for supporting us in developing our young swimmers
29th Jan 2011
Change to Squad Structure
Inverclyde ASC are changing the names of their swimming squads as of the 6th February 2011
At a recent Coaches and Committee meetings it was decided to allow for further development within the Club to change the names of our present squads. There will be no name change to those in Introduction to Club and Skills Development squads.
The new club structure is as follows
• Introduction to Club, It is recommended that swimmers in this squad swim one or two session per week.
• Skills Development IASC there will be no separate squads at Port Glasgow and Greenock. It is recommended that swimmers in this squad swim two to three sessions per week.
• Transitional Squad will now be named Bronze Coast. It is recommended that swimmers in this Squad swim three to four sessions per week.
• Advanced Transitional will now be named Silver Coast. It is recommended that those in Silver Squad swim Five to six Sessions per week including Land Training.
• Top Squad will become Gold Coast. It is recommended those in Gold Squad swim six to seven sessions per week including land training.
• There will be a new Squad introduced above the old Top Squad this will be named Platinum Coast.
Any questions to Shirley Reford at head.coach@inverclydeasc.co.uk
Types of Swimming events
A) Open meets
Many clubs, hold open meets during the season. Age groups for these meets are usually from 11 years and upwards. A swimmers age is normally taken as the age on day of meet. The Clubs hosting the meet will normally publish consideration times for all events in each age group, and IASC will submit entries for swimmers based on the swimmers personal best times (PBs). The coaches have the final say as to which swimmers should be entered for any particular events, and may decide that, in certain circumstances, an entry may not be beneficial for a particular swimmer.
B)Mini Meets
These are similar to Open Meets, but are for swimmers in the younger age groups, often from 8 and under to 12 years. Age groups for these meets are often based on 'age on the day',
C)Graded Meets
These are meets, used to encourage swimmers of moderate ability, by ensuring that the standards of entry are similar. This is achieved by publishing time bands - swimmers entered must achieve times between the published maximum and minimum times for each event. Any entrant who swims more than 5% faster than the minimum time will be disqualified.
D)Development Meets
These could be run in the same way as graded meets, but are generally to help swimmers improve in a competitive situation.
Entries
The Club receives details of meets from other clubs and the coaches will decide whether the Club will attend. Entry forms and gala details are issued to each swimmer to be returned to gala secretary by a specific date. . The host club will accept not all entries submitted. Accepted entries will be posted to swimmer and put on the notice boards. It can take up to three or four weeks for this information to get back to the Club.
Entry Fees
For most invitational galas the entry fee is currently between £3.50 and £5.00 per swim. It could cost up to £20.00 if a swimmer is accepted for four events at a meet. The treasurer or the should be paid before the meet. It is very important that anyone not available for a meet should inform the secretary as soon as possible.
Age
Mostly a Swimmers age is taken as the age on the day of the meet
Personal Best times
A list of all swimmers current PB's is maintained and updated during the season, using times recorded at meets in which the club participates. Swimmers and parents should be aware of these times and discuss any discrepancies with the records convenor.
Consideration Time
This is the maximum time for an event that will be considered by the organisers of a gala. However, achieving the consideration time does not guarantee acceptance of the entry. The number and quality of other entries will determine this.
West District Age Group Championships
These are held over several weekends between March and May at various pools in the District - usually Ayr, Bellshill, Larkhall and Cumbernauld. The organisation of the Championships may vary from year to year. The Club makes entries for all swimmers making the consideration times for each event. consideration times for that event. For the distance events the number of accepted entries may be reduced. The fastest 36 entries for each event will be accepted direct to the Championships, so swimmers who have made consideration times may not have their entries accepted. The Championship rules may change from year to year, as above. Swimmers should watch the notice boards for published consideration times. If they wish to ensure that they are entered (or not entered!) for a particular event, they should discuss it with their coach. Otherwise, the Club will make entries based on the coach's estimate of the swimmers abilities. The entry fees for the championships are normally £3.50 per event. If a swimmer is not on poolside when the 'posting box' for entries closes, his/her entry card will not be posted. If a card is posted and the swimmer does not swim, the Club is fined £10.00 and this fine will be passed on to the swimmer. The club is also fined if a swimmer does not make the consideration time in his/her event, but the Club pays this since the coaches are responsible for the entries.
Scottish Age Group Championship
This is normally swum over four days, from the last Thursday in June. It is a long course meet and age groups are from 12 years to Open (16 and over). Consideration times are published at the end of the preceding calendar year. Achieving these times should be the goal of every swimmer, but the times are hard and 'qualifying for the Scottish' is an achievement in itself. Please note that adjustments have to be made to times swum in 25 metre pools to give long course equivalent times. This is done using tables, and the long course times are slightly slower. The Club pays part of all Scottish entry fees. The Club does not normally organise transport to any of the above invitation/individual meets.
League Galas
There are two leagues, the Clyde Coast Winter League and Mini League. The Club enters teams in each of these leagues each year. The leagues are of varying standard and cover an assortment of age groups. Team selection is based on the standard required for each league. Most swimmers from Top squad and/or transitional as well as some from Skills Development Squads will be selected for at least one team during the year. Each league team will normally swim four matches in a season, one home and three away. Team selection, and venue will be posted on notice boards for each meet, as will the results. For home matches parents are asked to provide cakes and sandwiches for the parents, officials and coaches of visiting clubs. Swimmers are served juice and crisps, provided by the Club. A bus is provided for away matches. Swimmers are encouraged to use the bus, so that they travel and arrive as a team. Parents are welcome to travel on all buses provided by the Club. If a swimmer fails to notify his/her coach that they will not attend a league match he/she will be fined £5.00. If this occurs frequently, he/she will not be allowed to swim for the Club.
Club Championships
These are normally held over the months of October November and December, and are open to all squad swimmers. Events are 'heat declared winner'.