Coach AwardThe Coach Award is very special. Thisyear Graham and Tom put forward theirnominations for the swimmers that theythink are the most determined, mostconsistent and who are always strivingfor improvement.There were 5 nominations for the award

James OutenAmy SissonsBeth Elms

Jacob GibbonsJo Marinaccio

The Coach Award this year went to

AMY SISSONS

“As a competitive swimming club, our aim is for all our swimmers to participate in and enjoy the sport ofswimming. Whatever your ability, we will provide the opportunities throughout the year for you to train and

compete, both as an individual and as part of a successful swimming team”

The recent Presentation Eveningwas a great night – the trophiesglittered, the medals were all laidout, the music was loud, thealcohol flowed and the tablesgroaned under the weight of allthe food that everyone brought.

The event was well attended withapproximately 160 guests, with agood turnout of all the swimmers.

For the first time ever, there wassome video footage played onthe screen, taken from this year’sClub Championships with someof our swimmers actually inaction in the pool, which wasgreat to see. (Thanks to SteveFaull).

The evening got underway withthe presentation of medals andcertificates to all swimmers byGraham Pople, Head Coach.Names were called in reverseorder from all age groups, eachswimmer receiving a resoundingcheer as they went up. For thelucky winners, trophies and cupswere also awarded – often by thecrate full!

Their were three additionalpresentations made:

♦ Coach Award

♦ Special Contribution Award

♦ Club Record Breakers

For the first time this year Grahammade Special Awards to 5 of histop swimmers

Matthew LovettAshleigh GuttridgeFlossie StirzakerAmy Mckells

Michael Robinson

for their recent dedication andcontribution to the Club, and forgetting more involved by givingtheir help and encouragement tothe lower squads – particularlywith the newest and youngestswimmers in Foundation.

Graham explained how beneficialit was to have these experiencedolder swimmers on poolside, on aThursday and Saturday evening.Graham was extremelycomplimentary and thanked all 4for their efforts and awardedcertificates.

Club Record BreakersAgain, for the first time,Certificates were awarded to ournewest Club Record Breakers fortheir outstanding achievementsthis year. Graham mentioned thatmany of these records had been inplace a long time and not onlywere they broken, they wereSMASHED!.

Well done Ollie, Joe,

Ashleigh & KellyPresentation results

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Boys 9 yrs &Under

JACOB GIBBONSDougal RussellJames OutenAdrian AshJoseph Marinaccio

Girls 9 yrs & Under

JENNY RORKEAdela BarrettBeth ElmsEmilia GibsonLois ParryAlysia GibsonNaomi Huggins

Boys 10 yrs

RORY HUGGINSOwen DavisEdward RichardsonBraden DanielsCallum HarrisonJack FlearDaniel Grist

Girls 10 yrs

KATIE BYRNEMollie ShepherdVictoria LovettOlivia BurdenVictoria HarrodAmy Sissons

Boys 11 Yrs

TIM RUSSELLHenry ParryDaniel ProsserJack FordSam TweedleDeelan SabirLawrence Pople

Girls 11 Yrs

EMILY GAIZLEYHolly DaveyAbby HeskettEllie Pickles

Boys 12 Yrs

OLIVER JERMY (Record)James FaullJames BonnettLiam HarrisonSheldon WibberleyDaniel GilbertGeorge DanielJoshua SayersRobert WeekesThomas RichardsonTom PayneNathan MontgomeryEliot Patten

Girls 12 Yrs

ALICE MONTGOMERYFrankee RowlandNaomi GroomeGemma WoodhamHeidi McKeandAntonia EbbageSarah MorganLauren MilesEmily Paul

Boys 13/14 yrs

JORDAN CHAPMANMax HewettDarryl TurnerOliver OdellChristopher WeekesAryan SabirLiam MeadenJacob HewettFrazer BeauchampLiam Wallace-CookRobert PlummerTim PlummerJoseph RabbettsJack TillAshley Skerratt

GIRLS 13/14 yrs

ASHLEIGHGUTTRIDGEFlossi StirzakerSavannah BeauchampKatie WardElizabeth RyallAmy WoodhamRosie OrmstomLauren EffordJessica Allington

Boys 15/16 yrs

JOE DUFFY (Record)Matt JennerJames DanielMatthew LovettRobert Hawley

Girls 15/16 yrs

KELLY MEADEN (Record)Jade RobertsBecky InglebyLauren Rabbetts

MENS 17+

TREVOR JONESDaniel ChapmanBarrie StewartDonald Wibberley

LADIES 17+

CAT GREENKatie CaseySue DewarAmanda BeauchampFab Gibson

IISSLLEE OOFF WWIIGGHHTT MMAASSTTEERRSS MMEEEETT

A small team of five Master Swimmers fromH&WSC attended the Isle of Wight MastersMeet on the 19th & 20th February 2010.

♦ Sue Dewar(Team Captain)

♦ Pauline Hogg

♦ Ann Spelman

♦ Zoe Jones

♦ Adrian Roberts

Again, continuing their success from lastyear, they managed to haul in a massivetotal of 21 medals between just 5swimmers!

6 Gold9 Silver6 Bronze

For such a small team, our Mastersmanaged to finish in a respectable 7th placeout of 22 teams in the overall team event.

Sue Dewar managed to beat her PB in the

800m by a staggering 1m 38 secs, andAdrian Roberts, having entered 9 events,managed PB’s in all 9 events(Improving his 100m Butterfly PB by 9seconds!). Congratulations to all the team,who represented Havant & WaterloovilleSwimming Club.

HHAASSLLEEMMEERREE MMAASSTTEERRSS MMEEEETT

H&WSC were represented by ateam of 6 Master H&WSCswimmers at Haslemere MastersMeet held on Saturday 13February 2010

♦ Sue Dewar(Team Captain)

♦ Ann Spelman

♦ Trish Ellam-Speed,

♦ Adrian Roberts

♦ Adam Perrott♦ Barrie Stewart

Considering it was a small team, atotal of 21 medals were awarded

11 Gold8 Silver2 Bronze

Adam and Barrie alsocollected individualtrophies for their overallperformances in their agegroups.

In the overall points table H&WSC

finished 2nd overall out of 24competing teams (The winningteam being represented by 12swimmers).

Over 2

events

The next event for Masters is The Hampshire Masters, Sunday 6th June 2010At Waterlooville Swimming Pool. As this is a home fixture, we need to have as many

Masters to represent our club as possible. “Calling all Masters” Put this date in

your diary today and begin your build up training for June!”

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Congratulations to thefollowing swimmers onbeing promoted effectiveMarch 2010

Intermediate Squad up to HigherSquad♦ Victoria Harrod

♦ Abby Heskett

♦ Tom Payne

♦ Sarah Morgan

♦ Jacob Gibbons

♦ Callum Harrison

♦ Georgia Blomfield

♦ Jack Ford (February)

Higher Squad to AdvancedSquad♦ George Daniel

♦ Ben Grist

♦ Antonia Ebbage

♦ Jessica Allington

♦ Deelan Sabir

♦ Morgan Knights

Advanced Squad to JuniorPerformance Squad♦ Rory Huggins

♦ Gemma Woodham

ADVANCED SQUADReport by Tom Peddell

All my swimmers have worked extremely hardthis month, particularly those that are topreparing for the Counties at the end ofFebruary and through March. EdwardRichardson and Owen Davies have even beento taking part in training extra sessions with JPsquad and coach Mark Rooks to do this.

I would like to say a very well done to myswimmers from Advanced Squad,

who participated inthe recent victoryat the 2010

Gemini Trophy!

However, for me the swimmer thatis going to be the

SWIMMER OF THE MONTHfor Advanced Squad is…

OWEN DAVIESOWEN DAVIESOWEN DAVIESOWEN DAVIES

for his sheer effort, brilliantattendance record and for

staying focussed

HIGHER SQUAD NEWS Report by Zoe Jones

Following their recent test set, the most improved were Ellie Picklesand Ella Francis, who both averaged 18 seconds faster per 100than in their last test set in November. Well done girls

I have recently promoted 6 of my swimmers up to Advanced Squad.Well done all. Keep up the hard work.

NEWS FROM INTERMEDIATESQUAD, Liz WardThere are a number of FUN GALAS scheduled for thisyear. There will be Selection Sheets up on the boardat Waterlooville. If your child has been selected toswim, please tick and initial so that I know they canattend. If they are unable to swim, please mark with across and let me know at the earliest opportunity.Thank you

Oliver Jermy achieved 2nd Place in the Boys 12 yrs 400m Freestyle. Fantastic result, well done Oliver. Both

James Faull and James Bonnett were in 14th and 24th place respectively. Oliver Odell was placed 8

th in Boys 13

yrs 400 Freestyle. James Faull was awesome in the 12 yrs Boys 1500m Freestyle and came in 45th overall. Our

Boy teams aged 9-11 for the Relays were on Sunday 28th and they had a brilliant swim, storming ahead and

winning both their Freestyle Relay and Medley Relay heats However, it was extremely disappointing and sofrustrating, that both teams were DQ’d on technicalities. Based on their times, both the Relay & Medley teamwould have been up for 3

rd Place overall. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU BOYS, WHAT AN OUTSTANDING

EFFORT!Not to be outdone by the boys, Sophie Ormston got 2

nd Place for 800 freestyle Age 16 yrs, with time of

10.00.18, which is a 16 second PB off her long course time. This may be a club record too. Well done Sophie!The girls 13/u relay team competed strongly and consistently and finished in 14

th for the Freestyle relay and 18

th

overall for the Medley Relay. Well done girls.

2nd Place for OLIVER JERMY & SOPHIE ORMSTON…

and a possible 3rd Place for the Boys 9-11 yrs Freestyle Relay & Medley Team

Keep upthe

fantastic

work

Guernsey Masters Meet 16,17,18 Aprilclosing date 9 March e-mail Howard.Marsh at

howardm@guernsey.net for information

Hampshire County Championships27/28 Feb – Mountbatten Centre6/7 March – Waterlooville (no training atWaterlooville on this day because of the Championships)

13/14 Mar - Southampton

25th April Spring Open Meet – Waterlooville

(closing date for entries 30th March)

All H&WSC swimmers to enter

1 / 2nd May British Gas ASA SE RegionYouth Championships (TBC)Girls age 14+, Boys aged 15+ - Qualifying Times - CheckSwim South East website

16th May HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLSEligible swimmers to enterClosing date: 24 April

TIME TRIALS – ALL SWIMMERS TO ATTEND

Saturday 22 May 4 – 6PMSaturday 10 July “Saturday 20 Nov “

MAUREPAS – FRANCEFriday 21 May - 23 May 2010Put your name down or contact Jane Rowland email:jrowland@incomm-europe.com

Qualifying times will be out soon

29th/30th May & 12/13th June British GasSE Region BAGCAT CompetitionCrawley (All eligible swimmers to enter – Qualifying times

apply, check Swim South East website)

26th/27th June & 3rd/4th JulyHampshire County Development MeetWaterlooville - All swimmers to enter

PREMIER LEAGUERound 1 - 17 April (@Rushmoor)Round 2 - 15 May (TBA)

JUNIOR CUPRound 1 – 11 SeptemberRound 2 – 16 October

NATIONAL SWIMMINGLEAGUERound 1 – 9 OctoberRound 2 – 13 NovemberRound 3 – 11 December

Fun Galas(for foundation &intermediate)27 Feb12 June18 Sept13 Nov

BY SELECTION ONLY

The above dates must be inyour diary. You need to keepthese dates free in case you areselected to swim.

You are not guaranteed to beselected, however you need tokeep yourself available JUST INCASE.

Selected names will be postedon the Noticeboard atWaterlooville only. Pleasecheck the board regularly formore information. Selectionsheets will not be up until aweek before each event.

Waterlooville is twinned withMaurepas in France, which is about 25miles away from Paris.

In recent years (not 2009), H&WSChave organised a swimming team totravel to France and visit theMaurepas swimming club andparticipate in their Gala using their 50meter outside pool.

In turn, the Maurepas club visit H&WSC toparticipate in our own Spring Open Meet atEaster. Last year in 2009 they visited us andstayed at the Sustainability Centre in East Meon.

Subject to available accommodation, it is hopedthat a team from H&WSC travel across toMaurepas in May, leaving on Friday 21 to Sunday23 May 2010.

The planning of this trip is still in itsinfancy, however the proposeditinerary is:

Available spaces approx. 30 swimmers, 5 adults& Graham Pople, Head Coach

Depart Friday 20th May early morning.

Portsmouth by Ferry to Caen as foot passengers.

From Caen, by coach to Maurepas, Yvelines.

Saturday 21st - Training at Maurepas, followed

by evening social event

Sunday 23rd – Participate in Gala

Once gala is finished, be collected by coach andreturn to Caen to board ferry to return toPortsmouth late Sunday night.

Once the itinerary and accommodationavailability is confirmed and the costs arefinalised more information will bereleased.Provisional cost guide £150 pp

Limited spaces – 1 Coach Hire

If parent(s) wish to come along to support you,unfortunately they must make their own travelarrangements and accommodation arrangements (butwe will give you the relevant details so you can do thiseasily).

PUT YOUR NAME DOWN NOW IF YOU AREINTERESTED. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE

Add your name below or you can speak with JaneRowland (aka Frankee’s mum) who swims with JP.Jane is usually available here at the pool duringtraining sessions.There is a standard letter available from Ian Stirzakercan be used to support your application to take theFriday off school.

Name of Swimmer & Squad

WATCH THE NOTICEBOARD/WEBSITE FORFURTHER DETAILS