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WESTERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS SPRINTS 2ND JULY
Well done to Loren Bleaken, Siobhan O'Connor, Joss Bennett, Joe Beament, Will Tavener, Zoe Mawby, Nat Moore, Sam Dawkins and Dan Sawyer for qualifying and swimming in these championship sprints where all 4 strokes of 50metres are swam plus a 4x1 I.M. The points are added together to award the top swimmers over all strokes.
Congratulations to Loren Bleaken who won all her strokes so got 1st Overall. A fab result.
Siobhan O'Connor, Joss Bennett and Joe Beament all got 3rd Overall in theirs. A great result well done guys.
FINAL JUNIOR LEAGUE 24TH JUNE
FERNDOWN 199
TORNADOS OF SOUTH DORSET 184
SWINDON DOLPHINS 183
BOURNEMOUTH 167
THORNBURY 159
KEYNSHAM 133
Well it was great that we got into the final out of 30 teams. We knew it was going to be tough and it was. There were some excellent swimmers from all of the clubs. It was a tough competition but our swimmers competed really well and some excellent P.B's were recorded. Well done and thank you to every one involved including coaches, club captains, timekeepers, judges, team managers and supporters.
BRISTOL NORTH TROPHY GALA JULY 1ST
The final team list is on the board. Warm up 5.30 pm at Easton Pool. Please tick your name as soon as pos.
Lynne and I won't be at this gala as we are both away. If you go sick on the day please contact Jacqui, her tel number is on the notice board. Thankyou.
WESTERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS 10/11TH AND 17/18 JUNE
LOREN BLEAKEN 1ST BAGCATS
JOSS BENNETT 4TH BAGCATS
Well done to our swimmers, Joss Bennett, Steph Carnell, Siobhan O Connor, Emily Pocock and Millie Ollis Olds who represented Keynsham and James Tavener, Martin and Loren Bleaken, Zac Marsh, Luke Murray, Taylor Redman and Mike Oram who represented Bath Uni.They all qualified and swam in these Champs.
Top 8 placings here. Some great results.
TIM BRATCHELL MEMORIAL GALA 10TH JUNE
Bristol Penguins 187
Keynsham B 160
Bishopsworth 155
Dursley 137
Norton Radstock 132
Well done to all our swimmers who attended this gala. It was for some their first gala and for some a come back after quite a few years! Thanks you guys for your team spirit. Also thanks to our new club captains Dani and Caroline plus retiring captain Kathryn for your help with all the swimmers.
It was an extremely warm environment for our supporters and team managers. I really enjoyed my cool beer in the pub afterwards!
LANZAROTE IRON MAN MAY 2006
Well done to Tamsin, Zac and Jake Marsh. While their dad was competing in the grueling all day Iron Man his children took part in the junior section. Tamsin got 1st in her category and was awarded a "Beast of a Trophy" (Her words!) Zac got 2nd in his category too, just missing out on 1st at the finish. Well done guys, better than a day on the beach eh?FORTHCOMING GALAS
The final team list is on the board for the Bristol Penquins Graded gala at Easton on the 10th June. Please tick asap and please get there ready for warm up at 5.30pm.(don't worry the football will be finished by then!)
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Yes we are in the final. This will be held on the 24th June at the new Horfield Pool. Please be there ready for warm up at 5.15pm. Please tick your name on the board asap. The other teams are Thornbury, Swindon Dolphins, Tornados of South Dorset, Ferndown and Bournmouth. Extremely tough competition, so good luck to everyone, let's give it 100% and see what we can do.
ANOTHER NATIONAL QUALIFIYER
Well done to Becky Alford who qualified for the Nationals in the 400 Free at Aldershot open meet. Great swim. Becky also achieved her national Time in the 800 Free at the Fast meet. Well done Becks.2ND ROUND JUNIOR LEAGUE 20TH MAY
SWINDON DOLPHINS 240
KEYNSHAM 210
TROWBRIDGE 178
POOLE 171
SOUTHWOLD 103
WEYMOUTH 97
We knew this was going to be tough. Swindon Dolphins had great strengths in all age groups and despite Keynsham having an early lead, they crept up and overtook us. An exciting and close gala. Now we have to keep our fingers crossed to see if we have done enough to get into the finals gala in the last round. I Will keep you posted! Well done to all our swimmers.
ESSA SCHOOLS PRIMARY RELAYS 15TH MAY
Well done to Chandag Primary School Boys team who have qualified in the Regionals to attend the National relay schools gala in Sheffield in June.They got 2nd in both the Free and Medley events, and the top two teams qualify. 54 Schools took part in all. All the Chandag swimmers are members of Keynsham swimming club. So fab swimming from Sam Clifton, Josh Pooley, Will Tavener, Ashley Sweeting and James Urch. Good Luck in the Nationals.OPEN MEETS MAY 6/7TH
Well done to all those swimmers who attended the Avalon and The Swansea Valley open meets. There were some great p.bs. The following swimmers achieved District times. Taylor Redman 100 Back, 100 Fly and 200 Fly. James Tavener 100 Free and 100 Breast and Siobhan O'Connor 200 Back. Fab swims guys.WESTERN COUNTIES CHAMPS YOUTHS 29 APRIL/1MAY
Well done to Kathryn Lawrie, Zoe Mawby, Nat Moore, Fiona Eatherton, Dani Hawkins, Tom Fisher, Dan Sawyer, Joe Beament andSam Dawkins who qualified and swam representing Keynsham. Also Simon Rex, Erin Jeffery, Beth Taylor, Shelley Yeates, Kristine Brown, Becky Alford and Chloe Hawkins who were representing Bath Uni.
National Qualifiers and top 8 placings listed on click for more:
Full results can be found on www.swimwest.org
BRISTOL NORTH B GRADE GALA 29TH APRIL
THORNBURY 203
WESTON SUPER MARE 160
KEYNSHAM 156
BRISTOL NORTH 120
BRISTOL PENQUINS 85
There were some top swimmers in this graded gala!! Some of our National swimmers would have struggled to beat some of the times!
I know it is not always possible to make a full team of "B" swimmers, so to slot an odd "A" swimmer in and swim them out of their favoured stroke is accepted. Thornbury seemed to have done that with about half of their team!! A tad unfair to the ethos of a graded gala I think. On the plus side, it gave our swimmers a chance to swim against some tough competition. The kids coped really well. For some it was their 1st or 2nd gala and they were totally undaunted by the standard of some of the swimmers. Some great p.bs achieved in all ages. Well done guys, you were fab.
JUNIOR LEAGUE 22ND APRIL
A fantastic start to the 1st round of the Junior League. A great win and a very well done to all who swam in it. Also, thanks to the Coaches, Officials and Captains that helped out to make this gala run so smoothly.
KEYNSHAM 237
WESTON SUPER MARE 194
POOLE 187
WARMINSTER 166
MELKSHAM 102
BACKWELL 76
A FAB RESULT!
I.S.F. WORLD SCHOOL GAMES ATHENS
Congrats to Erin Jeffery who has been selected to represent British Schools in Athens in June. Only 24 swimmers are selected from Britain, 12 girls and 12 boys. What a fabulous achievement. Erin will be competing in the 400 Free and also relays. Best of luck Erin in your first international competition.EASTER OPEN MEETS AND TAUNTON DEANE OPEN
Well done to all who attended the open meets at Weston and Portsmouth. Some great times achieved. At weston it was the first open meet for some and they coped and swam really well. Well done to Steph Carnell who got her District time in the 100 Breast and Zac Marsh who got his district time in the 200 Fly.
At Portsmouth James Tavener got his district time in the 100 Free. Please let me know if you have achieved new National or District times at this meet so I can add them to this article. Thankyou.
At Taunton Deane Will Tavener got his district time in the 200 I.M.
Well done to all those above.
Captain's Relay Gala
What a great night!
Well done to everyone who took part and especially to some of our new members and Pre-lim swimmers who have never swam at Keynsham before, You were great!
Now to the results:
It was a really close one with all teams only a few points apart.
1st - JOE'S JESTERS
2nd - MIKAYLA'S MONSTERS
3rd - DAN'S DEVILS
4th - KATHRYN'S KILLERWHALES
A big thanks to everyone who helped out, we hope you enjoyed the evening and I look forward to defending the title next year!
Club Captains Relay Gala 8th April (Warm-up 6pm)
The teams are up for the Relay Gala on Saturday, so check what team you are in. The warm up is at , so you need to be there in plenty of time (I recommend ).
On Saturday, as soon as you are changed, it is very important that you let your team captain or team coach know that you are straight away. We will be giving the teams plenty of time to get organised before the first event.
This gala is a great chance for everyone to swim lots of events and for a bit of fun as well. If there are any problems this week or on the night please come and see either myself (Joe) or Dan.
See you all on Saturday!
Come on JOE'S JESTERS!
WESTERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS SPRINTS 2ND JULY
Well done to Loren Bleaken, Siobhan O'Connor, Joss Bennett, Joe Beament, Will Tavener, Zoe Mawby, Nat Moore, Sam Dawkins and Dan Sawyer for qualifying and swimming in these championship sprints where all 4 strokes of 50metres are swam plus a 4x1 I.M. The points are added together to award the top swimmers over all strokes.
Congratulations to Loren Bleaken who won all her strokes so got 1st Overall. A fab result.
Siobhan O'Connor, Joss Bennett and Joe Beament all got 3rd Overall in theirs. A great result well done guys.
FINAL JUNIOR LEAGUE 24TH JUNE
FERNDOWN 199
TORNADOS OF SOUTH DORSET 184
SWINDON DOLPHINS 183
BOURNEMOUTH 167
THORNBURY 159
KEYNSHAM 133
Well it was great that we got into the final out of 30 teams. We knew it was going to be tough and it was. There were some excellent swimmers from all of the clubs. It was a tough competition but our swimmers competed really well and some excellent P.B's were recorded. Well done and thank you to every one involved including coaches, club captains, timekeepers, judges, team managers and supporters.
BRISTOL NORTH TROPHY GALA JULY 1ST
The final team list is on the board. Warm up 5.30 pm at Easton Pool. Please tick your name as soon as pos.
Lynne and I won't be at this gala as we are both away. If you go sick on the day please contact Jacqui, her tel number is on the notice board. Thankyou.
WESTERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS 10/11TH AND 17/18 JUNE
LOREN BLEAKEN 1ST BAGCATS
JOSS BENNETT 4TH BAGCATS
Well done to our swimmers, Joss Bennett, Steph Carnell, Siobhan O Connor, Emily Pocock and Millie Ollis Olds who represented Keynsham and James Tavener, Martin and Loren Bleaken, Zac Marsh, Luke Murray, Taylor Redman and Mike Oram who represented Bath Uni.They all qualified and swam in these Champs.
Top 8 placings here. Some great results.
TIM BRATCHELL MEMORIAL GALA 10TH JUNE
Bristol Penguins 187
Keynsham B 160
Bishopsworth 155
Dursley 137
Norton Radstock 132
Well done to all our swimmers who attended this gala. It was for some their first gala and for some a come back after quite a few years! Thanks you guys for your team spirit. Also thanks to our new club captains Dani and Caroline plus retiring captain Kathryn for your help with all the swimmers.
It was an extremely warm environment for our supporters and team managers. I really enjoyed my cool beer in the pub afterwards!
LANZAROTE IRON MAN MAY 2006
Well done to Tamsin, Zac and Jake Marsh. While their dad was competing in the grueling all day Iron Man his children took part in the junior section. Tamsin got 1st in her category and was awarded a "Beast of a Trophy" (Her words!) Zac got 2nd in his category too, just missing out on 1st at the finish. Well done guys, better than a day on the beach eh?FORTHCOMING GALAS
The final team list is on the board for the Bristol Penquins Graded gala at Easton on the 10th June. Please tick asap and please get there ready for warm up at 5.30pm.(don't worry the football will be finished by then!)
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Yes we are in the final. This will be held on the 24th June at the new Horfield Pool. Please be there ready for warm up at 5.15pm. Please tick your name on the board asap. The other teams are Thornbury, Swindon Dolphins, Tornados of South Dorset, Ferndown and Bournmouth. Extremely tough competition, so good luck to everyone, let's give it 100% and see what we can do.
ANOTHER NATIONAL QUALIFIYER
Well done to Becky Alford who qualified for the Nationals in the 400 Free at Aldershot open meet. Great swim. Becky also achieved her national Time in the 800 Free at the Fast meet. Well done Becks.2ND ROUND JUNIOR LEAGUE 20TH MAY
SWINDON DOLPHINS 240
KEYNSHAM 210
TROWBRIDGE 178
POOLE 171
SOUTHWOLD 103
WEYMOUTH 97
We knew this was going to be tough. Swindon Dolphins had great strengths in all age groups and despite Keynsham having an early lead, they crept up and overtook us. An exciting and close gala. Now we have to keep our fingers crossed to see if we have done enough to get into the finals gala in the last round. I Will keep you posted! Well done to all our swimmers.
ESSA SCHOOLS PRIMARY RELAYS 15TH MAY
Well done to Chandag Primary School Boys team who have qualified in the Regionals to attend the National relay schools gala in Sheffield in June.They got 2nd in both the Free and Medley events, and the top two teams qualify. 54 Schools took part in all. All the Chandag swimmers are members of Keynsham swimming club. So fab swimming from Sam Clifton, Josh Pooley, Will Tavener, Ashley Sweeting and James Urch. Good Luck in the Nationals.OPEN MEETS MAY 6/7TH
Well done to all those swimmers who attended the Avalon and The Swansea Valley open meets. There were some great p.bs. The following swimmers achieved District times. Taylor Redman 100 Back, 100 Fly and 200 Fly. James Tavener 100 Free and 100 Breast and Siobhan O'Connor 200 Back. Fab swims guys.WESTERN COUNTIES CHAMPS YOUTHS 29 APRIL/1MAY
Well done to Kathryn Lawrie, Zoe Mawby, Nat Moore, Fiona Eatherton, Dani Hawkins, Tom Fisher, Dan Sawyer, Joe Beament andSam Dawkins who qualified and swam representing Keynsham. Also Simon Rex, Erin Jeffery, Beth Taylor, Shelley Yeates, Kristine Brown, Becky Alford and Chloe Hawkins who were representing Bath Uni.
National Qualifiers and top 8 placings listed on click for more:
Full results can be found on www.swimwest.org
BRISTOL NORTH B GRADE GALA 29TH APRIL
THORNBURY 203
WESTON SUPER MARE 160
KEYNSHAM 156
BRISTOL NORTH 120
BRISTOL PENQUINS 85
There were some top swimmers in this graded gala!! Some of our National swimmers would have struggled to beat some of the times!
I know it is not always possible to make a full team of "B" swimmers, so to slot an odd "A" swimmer in and swim them out of their favoured stroke is accepted. Thornbury seemed to have done that with about half of their team!! A tad unfair to the ethos of a graded gala I think. On the plus side, it gave our swimmers a chance to swim against some tough competition. The kids coped really well. For some it was their 1st or 2nd gala and they were totally undaunted by the standard of some of the swimmers. Some great p.bs achieved in all ages. Well done guys, you were fab.
JUNIOR LEAGUE 22ND APRIL
A fantastic start to the 1st round of the Junior League. A great win and a very well done to all who swam in it. Also, thanks to the Coaches, Officials and Captains that helped out to make this gala run so smoothly.
KEYNSHAM 237
WESTON SUPER MARE 194
POOLE 187
WARMINSTER 166
MELKSHAM 102
BACKWELL 76
A FAB RESULT!
I.S.F. WORLD SCHOOL GAMES ATHENS
Congrats to Erin Jeffery who has been selected to represent British Schools in Athens in June. Only 24 swimmers are selected from Britain, 12 girls and 12 boys. What a fabulous achievement. Erin will be competing in the 400 Free and also relays. Best of luck Erin in your first international competition.EASTER OPEN MEETS AND TAUNTON DEANE OPEN
Well done to all who attended the open meets at Weston and Portsmouth. Some great times achieved. At weston it was the first open meet for some and they coped and swam really well. Well done to Steph Carnell who got her District time in the 100 Breast and Zac Marsh who got his district time in the 200 Fly.
At Portsmouth James Tavener got his district time in the 100 Free. Please let me know if you have achieved new National or District times at this meet so I can add them to this article. Thankyou.
At Taunton Deane Will Tavener got his district time in the 200 I.M.
Well done to all those above.
Captain's Relay Gala
What a great night!
Well done to everyone who took part and especially to some of our new members and Pre-lim swimmers who have never swam at Keynsham before, You were great!
Now to the results:
It was a really close one with all teams only a few points apart.
1st - JOE'S JESTERS
2nd - MIKAYLA'S MONSTERS
3rd - DAN'S DEVILS
4th - KATHRYN'S KILLERWHALES
A big thanks to everyone who helped out, we hope you enjoyed the evening and I look forward to defending the title next year!
Club Captains Relay Gala 8th April (Warm-up 6pm)
The teams are up for the Relay Gala on Saturday, so check what team you are in. The warm up is at , so you need to be there in plenty of time (I recommend ).
On Saturday, as soon as you are changed, it is very important that you let your team captain or team coach know that you are straight away. We will be giving the teams plenty of time to get organised before the first event.
This gala is a great chance for everyone to swim lots of events and for a bit of fun as well. If there are any problems this week or on the night please come and see either myself (Joe) or Dan.
See you all on Saturday!
Come on JOE'S JESTERS!