Borough of Southend Swimming Club
Southend's Premier Competitive Swimming Club
All the latest news and selected excerpts from the current newsletter will appear on this page.
Redbridge Gala warm-up times and directions to pool
Available here
New membership form
Available here
Great news - Warrior Square Pool re-opening Monday morning!
We have been advised that the pool will now re-open Monday 21st April 2008 (earlier than expected).
Swimming:
Monday 21st: 5:30am - 7:30am as normal
Monday 21st: 5:00pm - 6:00pm as normal
Normal times going forward.
Please pass this information on to any other swimmers / parent that might be affected.
Warrior Square Pool closed until further notice!Due to a small fire in one of the main pool overhead lights on Saturday 19th April, Warrior Square Pool has been closed as a precaution until it can be inspected by an engineer. The earliest we expect the pool to re-open will be Tuesday 22nd April if the engineer assesses it to be safe. We should know more on Monday.
We will keep the website up to date with all the information as soon as we know it.
Thurrock Junior Sprint Gala (9 - 12 year olds only)
Sunday 13th July 2008, Blackshots Leisure Centre, Grays, Essex.
(Please note: £3.00 per event.)
Entry forms for this gala here :
Programme
Entry Form
Killerwhales Summer Meet
Sunday 22nd June 2008, Blackshots Leisure Centre, Grays, Essex.
Forms to be returned to June Edge by 13th April. (not 13th June as originally stated)
Programme
Entry Form
Canvey Sprint Gala (ASA Level 3)
Sunday 16th November 2008, Blackshots Leisure Centre, Grays, Essex.
Entry forms for this gala here:
Qualifying Times
Entry Form
Flyer
Welcome back to Warriors!
The last 6 weeks have been incredibly stressful for everyone with our swimmers scattered over a number of alternate pools and our main Club session, Sunday afternoon becoming unavailable. We were given less than 24 hours notice that the pool was going to close for 6 weeks, leaving us little time to contact our members. Fortunately, Creating Leisure were able to accommodate some of our swimmers at Shoebury pool (although that also temporarily closed for emergency repairs) and Head Coach Will Brogan managed to obtain time at other pools, minimising the disruption as far as possible.
We would especially like to thank our friends at Runnymede Swimming Club, Canvey Island Swimming Club and Chelmsford Swimming Club for allowing some of our main competitive swimmers to train at their pools.
Now we're back, just a quick reminder that the Club swimming times are as follows:
Squad:
Monday to Friday: 5.30 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. Monday 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. by Coach's invitation only
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Sunday: 3.45 p.m. to 5.45 p.m.
Non Squad:
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Sunday: 3.45 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. (widths) 4.15 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. (lengths 1) 5.15 p.m. to 5.45 p.m. (lengths 2)
Training Pool:
Sunday: 3.45 p.m. to 4.15 p.m., 4.15 p.m. to 4.45 p.m., 4.45 p.m. to 5.15 p.m., 5.15 p.m. to 5.45 p.m.
Your Coach will tell you what your times are.
Swimmer progression:
Depending on an individual swimmer's ability level when first joining the Club you will be assigned a training slot (or slots). Swimmers progress as their ability increases from Training Pool to Widths Lane 1.
After moving up the widths they then progress to half hour Lengths, then one hour Lengths. Finally they are invited to join the main competitive Squad.
Recent Club Successes
Congratulations to all B.O.S.S. swimmers who have competed at recent County championships.
Despite the reduced training facilities the Club achieved many top six places and three of our Swimmers became County champions in their races.
These are: Katarina Blanco, Harry Payne and Jonathan Sayer.
Good luck to those B.O.S.S. swimmers competing in the remaining championship blocks.
The Club also recently participated in the Ipswich and High Wycombe galas, putting in good performances at both venues. See the Club website or the notice board at Warriors for results.
New Committee
At the Annual General Meeting held on 19th February 2008 at the Civic Centre a new Committee was elected. The members are:
- Joint Chair:Yolande Sayer and Tim Sayer
- Treasurer: Michelle Parks
- Secretary: Lisa Payne
- Membership Secretary: Linda Foster
- Gala Secretary: June Edge
- Welfare Officer: Steph Tomlin
- Kit Officer: Stuart Payne
- Committee Members: Ian Collins, Simon Edge
If you have any questions about the Club please feel free to approach any of the Committee during Club training hours or via e-mail using our general e-mail address bossinfo@hotmail.co.uk.
In addition, Andy MacLean has agreed to take over the running of the Club website.
"Introduce a swimmer" scheme
Sponsored Swim
The Club will shortly be arranging a sponsored swim, date to be confirmed.
See newsletter for more details.
Sponsorship Needed
Last year we were delighted to receive sponsorship from Frankie & Benny's New York Italian Restaurant & Bar. You may have seen the new track suits in use by the main competitive squad showing their name on the back.
We have also just received sponsorship from Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd - suppliers of gardening equipment, country clothing and work wear.
Many thanks to those 2 companies, however…….…we need more!
See newsletter for more information.
Finance and changes to Club Fee payments - Important!
Malcolm McKinnon retires as Charirman
At the annual disco and presentation night back in December the Club presented Malcolm with a set of champagne glasses as a retirement gift.
However we have not seen the last of Malcolm as he has agreed to officiate at time trials and will also be a commentator at the County championships.
On behalf of all the Club past and present we would like to thank Malcolm for his dedication and service to B.O.S.S. and we look forward to seeing him again soon.
Lots more about Malcolm's involvement and the history of BOSS in the newsletter.
Team Captains
At the annual Club disco and presentation night the swimmers had the opportunity to vote for 4 Team Captains.
The outcome was the following who will serve until the end of the year:
Senior Captain (Girls): Tia Hazleton
Senior Captain (Boys): George Morris
Junior Captain (Girls): Alexa Foster-Carter
Junior Captain (Boys): Harry Payne
The role of Club captain is to act as a liaison between the swimmers and the Coaches / Committee.
If your child has anything they wish to discuss please ask them to speak to the relevant Club Captain.
NewsLetters
Warrior Reopening
We have just been advised by Pool Management that all sessions can resume from tomorrow morning (Sat 1st March) at Warrior Square. Saturday squad will therefore be as normal 7-9am. as will Sunday afternoon lessons in both the main and teaching pools.
Please watch the website for updates regarding upcoming galas and future Time Trial details. Details soon to follow about BOSS sponsored swim and club social.
May I take this opportunity of thanking all members for their patience during this difficult period
Regards,
WILL BROGAN, HEAD COACH
The Club
Borough of Southend Swimming Club teaches, coaches and trains swimmers from the very young up to masters.
Our senior coach, William Brogan took over from Pam and Mike Higgs in September 2007. Pam and Mike had many years experience and had coached British, European, Commonwealth, World and Olympic swimmers including Mark Foster, Sarah Hardcastle, Jackie Wilmott and Natalie Brown.
The club also has Masters, Open Water and Triathlete training
At the end of 2005, swimmers coached by Pam & Mike Higgs held 21
B.O.S.S. Swimmers consistently compete at County, District and National Level,
and under new coaching they look to build on this established pedigree
'Hardwork and Dedication reap reward'
New Head Coach - Will Brogan
"BOSS goes from strength to strength"
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