EILEEN ROBERTS

It was with sadness that the Clublearnt of the death of EileenRoberts on 23rd November. Eileenwas a Life Member and PastPresident of the Club havingplayed a significant part in theClub for many years. Eileen wasPresident in 1979 and 1980, ClubCaptain in 1987 and Secretarybetween 1989 and 1992 and for atemporary period during 1993,when the Club did not have aSecretary. The Roberts’ familyhave played a significant part inthe progress and success of WaterPolo and the Club sends itscondolences to her husband Ronand sons Alastair and Duncan.* * * * *

GALA RESULTS

The gala squad has continued toperform well this autumn. In bothSpeedo League galas the Clubfinished 2nd. In the Round 1 gala,held at Basingstoke on 8th October,there was a nail biting finish whenthe Club narrowly lost to WestWight by just 2 points in the verylast race. Gala points were asfollows:-

West Wight 206ptsWorthing 204ptsBasingstoke 170ptsGosport Dolphins 167ptsCranleigh 160ptsAndover 134pts

Swimmers at the Speedo LeagueRound 1 Gala at Basingstoke on8th October.

The Round 2 gala was held atCranleigh on 12th November. Thegala points were as follows:-

Littlehampton 226.5ptsWorthing 220.5ptsCranleigh 88ptsWey Valley 163.5ptsFeltham 71pts

Swimmers and officials at theround 2 Gala at Cranleigh on12th November

The Final Speedo League gala is atWaterlooville on the 10th

December.

SUSSEX COUNTY

DEVELOPMENT GALA

The County Development Galatook place at Crawley on the 26th

October and 6th November. Thefollowing swimmers won awards:-

Charlotte Barnett, RachelBuckland, Karen Chan, KevinChan, Dominic Cranford,Alexander Cranford, HarleighGoddard, Bethany Grand, AlastairHardinge, Joe Hazeldine, CharlieJones, Hannah Joseph, LawrenceKing, Chris Luesley, MatthewMcClumpha, Robert Osborne,Emma Piper, Rachel Piper,Rhianna Poppeliers, Amy Quach,Claire Redman, Natalie Smith,Ziggy Tate, Samuel Wildman andZoe Yeandle.

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CHAMPIONSHIPS & OPEN

CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Club held its Championshipsand Open Championships inOctober and November. Manyswimmers swam well producingpersonal best times. For fullresults see the Club website

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Issue 22 www.worthingswimmingclub.org December/January 2006

HEASMAN

CONSTRUCTION

TROPHIES

Congratulations to Karen Chanand Samuel Wildman who havewon the Girls and Boys HeasmanConstruction trophies at the ClubChampionships. These trophieswere presented to them at theChampionship Presentation onSaturday 3rd December. Pointswere as follows:-

Girls

Karen Chan 16ptsAmy Quach 10ptsHarleigh Goddard 7ptsCharlotte Barnett 5ptsKatie Druham 3ptsPhillippa King 3ptsRhiannon Lewis 3ptsHannah Joseph 2ptsSusannah MacDonald 1pt

Boys

Samuel Wildman 16ptsDaniel Parkman 9ptsAndrew Trevis 6ptsJoseph Glynn 1ptCallum Long 1ptThomas McLellan 1pt

TEACHERS COURSE

The Club in partnership with theCouncil have arranged an ASALevel 1 Teacher (Swimming)Course. The course starts onSaturday 14th January and runsuntil Saturday 4th March (except11th & 18th February). If you areinterested and age 16 years old orabove, please see Peter McCallum.The Club will reimburse the costof the course if you teach on thepoolside at Club sessions.

FUN NIGHT

The Club’s annual Fun Night willbe held on Thursday 15th

December at the Aquarena. Therewill be 2 sessions: - 7pm -8pm &8:15pm – 9:15pm. See Club noticeboards for details.

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GRAEME PIDGEON

Graeme Pidgeon has decided tostand down from Club activitiesafter 37 years. To mark thisachievement the Club presentedGraeme with a framed photographof his wife and himself, taken atthe Sussex County ASA AnnualDinner Dance held at the BeachHotel on 10th September.

Club President, John Dommenand Graeme Pidgeon

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ALLAN TATE

Congratulations to Allan Tate onbeing nominated for the Coach ofthe Year award at the SussexSports Partnership annualpresentation, held at EastGrinstead Sports Club on Friday2nd December. The award coveredall sports and although Allandidn’t win, his nomination asreward for all his hard work at theClub.

Allan Tate

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ASA BRONZE CHALLENGE

AWARD

Congratulations to the followingswimmers who all passed theirASA Bronze Challenge Award,while training in the JuniorDevelopment Gala Squad.

Alice Wardley, Joe Hazeldine,Amy Quach, Hannah Joseph,Harleigh Goddard.

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HEALTH & SAFETY

The Club would like to draw tothe attention of all members andtheir parents the following pointswith regard to Health & Safetyissues:-

• All bags left on thepoolside should not beplaced where they areblocking gangways.

• Swimmers must notenter/exit the pool from thebalcony area. Allswimmers must showerbefore entering the pool.Hats and goggles should beworn and provided by thechild during swimminglessons in the large pooland satellite pools.

• Clothing should be placedin the lockers provided and

• not be left in the cubicles.Valuables should not beleft on the poolside.

• Swimmers must notinterfere with Aquarenaequipment under anycircumstances. The highpressure cleaning hosesadjacent to the changingarea are not toys andshould not be interferedwith as this could result inserious injury.

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TOP SPORTING HONOUR

FOR LOUISA

Congratulations to Club swimmerLouisa Eames on winning theDisabled Sportswoman award atthe BBC South Sports Awards2005. The glittering event, held atSouthampton, was filmed for BBCSouth as well as receivingcoverage on BBC SouthernCounties Radio and BBC RadioSolent. The award is reward for allthe hard work and commitmentLouisa has given to the sport.

Well done Louisa.

Louisa Eames

MAYORS CHARITY

SWIMATHON

The 8th annual Mayors CharitySwimathon will be held onSaturday 4th March 2006 between6pm and 9:45pm. The Mayor,Nick John, is supporting 3charities:- Worthing AnimalCentre, Gifford House andShopmobility. Nearly £27,000 hasbeen raised from this event. Forfurther details please see RowlandGibson

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JAMES HICKMAN

On 1ST October a number of thegala squad swimmers were invitedto attend a session with Olympicswimmer James Hickman, alongwith members of LittlehamptonSC. The morning offered thechance for the swimmers to havephotos taken with James beforeentering the pool for a 1 hoursession covering all aspects ofswimming. Dressed in an all bodyswim suit James certainly lookedlike an Olympic swimmer, andeven more so, as he powered downthe pool in around 28 secondsdoing butterfly kick on his backunder the water. The sessioncovered, streamlining, diving,stroke technique and a 2 lengthrace for 5 lucky swimmers againstJames. Just a bit of fun to end thesession which should prove to bean excellent experience for thosein attendance.

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COUNTY PLAIN DIVING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Thursday 10th November theClub hosted the Sussex CountyPlain Diving Championships. Theawards were presented by PeterMcCallum, Sussex County ASAPresident.

Club President John Dommen,Diving Coach Hilary Wrightonand Sussex County ASAPresident Peter McCallum

The following divers wonawards:-

Charles Milner-Smith, SamuelMilner-Smith, Megan Warrington,Courtney Evans, Joe Hazeldineand Samuel Wildman.

Club President John Dommenwith the Worthing divers

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WATERPOLO NEWS

At the women’s tournament heldat Basingstoke on Sunday 27thNovember. Worthing won all 3games to secure the trophy.

The 1st game was won easilyagainst an inexperienced side withmost of the squad getting on thescore sheet.

The 2nd game was a rough gamewith the opposition intent on beingover physical and trying to preventWorthing from playing water polo.

However, all 5 goals came fromLouise McCallum which allowedWorthing to proceed to thefinal. An excellent individualachievement.The 3rd game was a close affairwith Worthing opening up an earlylead and maintaining it to the end. 3 excellent performances from theteam were followed by SianFogerty collecting the trophy forWorthing who hope to defend thetitle next year.

Results:-Worthing 12,Southampton University 'B' 0Scorers : Rachel Pearson 3,Charlotte McMahon 2, VickiSayers 2, Louise McCallum 2,Jenny Willett 1, Louise Gibb 1,Christine Pilcher 1Worthing 5, Weymouth 2Scorer : Louise McCallum 5 Worthing 6, SouthamptonUniversity 'A' 4 Scorers: LouiseMcCallum 3, Rachel Pearson 2,Charlotte McMahon 1 Other members of the squad,Rebecca Anderson, DebbieWillett, and Sian Fogerty

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AGM

The Club held its AGM on 5th

October at Field Place. JohnDommen was re-elected as ClubPresident, Chris Luesley waselected Media Secretary and BrianOsborne, Steve Warrington andGary Wildman were elected asCommittee Members. Details ofall Club Officials are on the Clubwebsite and notice board.

If any parent would like to beinvolved in Club activities pleasesee Peter McCallum.

CHRISTMAS BREAK

The last Club session at theAquarena will be on Thursday 15th

December (Fun Night). Clubsessions at the Aquarena willrecommence on Thursday 5th

January. The last sessions atWadurs will be Friday 16th

December and Sunday 18th

December, and on Monday 19th

December at Lancing College.Sessions at Wadurs willrecommence on Friday 6th Januaryand Sunday 8th January andsessions at Lancing College willrecommence on Monday 9th

January.

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LOST PROPERTY

Over the past year the Club hasamassed a huge collection of lostproperty, these including clothing,goggles (by the ton!), costumes,water bottles, fins, swimming hats,shampoo and many other items.

We do not have a large amount ofspace to store these itemsindefinitely. If they are notclaimed soon, they will bedisposed of.

The Club would like to remindparents of the need to ensure thatall property is clearly marked withyour child’s name.

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DIARY FOR

DECEMBER/JANUARY

Sat 10th Dec, Speedo League,Round 3, Waterlooville

Thurs 15th Dec, Fun Night

Sat 7th/Sun 8th Jan, Brighton SCOpen Meet, Brighton

Sun 29th Jan, Cranleigh SC ‘B’Open Meet, Cranleigh.

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MACDONALD’S MEAL

Members of the gala squad weretreated to the annual MacDonald’sMeal on 26th November to thankthem for their hard work duringthe year.

Gala Squad members enjoyingtheir meal.

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AND FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!

The Club would like to wish all itsmembers and parents a very MerryChristmas and a Happy New Year.