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THIS IS A GALA FOR ALL MARLINS SWIMMERS AGED 9 OR OVER WHO HAVE GAINED THE QUALIFYING TIMES REQUIRED

THE ATTACHMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST.

(Under ASA Laws and ASA Technical Rules of Swimming) 

BLACKPOOL PALATINE GALA

Saturday & Sunday 2nd & 3rd October 2010

Age as of midnight 3rd October 2010

*Awards to first 3 places in each race*

CLOSING DATE  - SUNDAY 29^TH AUGUST 2010

ENTRIES TO CHORLEY MARLINS COMPETITIONS SECRETARY.

Sorry for the late notice - the land training session Sunday 25th July has been cancelled.

Well I find myself sitting here with a smile on my face and wondering just were to start with my current write up of our recent activities and achievements.  Some of you might be wondering why Iam smiling; well its simple.  Ive been involved with Chorley Marlins now since October of last year, firstly as a parent of a swimmer and now in a more in depth role as a coach and a committee member. 

During this short time I have seen some amazing swims by our teams, the highs and the lows of competitions and all of the efforts put in by club members, parents and helpers that make this club what it is today.  Having seen all of this I feel proud to be a member of this club. 

 

So were do I start?

 

Well I think we should start with our most recent North Lancashire Gala held at Leyland on the 15^th June.

 

Chorleys team of 10 girls and 12 boys were up against the very strong  teams of Preston, Blackpool and Leyland.  Everyone of our swimmers gave 110% effort and should hold their heads up with pride.  The Gala produced some excellent swims from our team and the final standings of Preston 1^st, Blackpool 2^nd, Leyland 3^rd with Marlins in 4^th does not show just how hard everyone of the Marlins team worked.  This was a tough meet and everyone should be proud of how they did.

 

Following the North Lancashire Gala, Chorleys younger swimmers were involved in a Microleague Gala held at our own Pool. This was a fantastic event and was well supported.  It was great to see so many of the parents cheering on the team.

 

The swimmers all aged between 8 and 12 years old competed in the 4 age group categories; 9s, 10s and under, 11s and under and 12s and under. All of the swimmers performed superbly.

 

The swimmers were:

 

For the Girls: Amelia Burgess, Erin Dunne, Martha Horton, Gabriella Sharpe, Chloe Rainford, Lydia Wilcock, Chloe Cottom, Eleanor Anwyl, Mariette Braithwaite, Alexandra Highcock, Jasmine Sharpe, Amy Fairbrother, Anna Doughty, Amber Wilkinson, Eleanor Brooks, Moyah Wilcock and Megan Ireland.

 

For the Boys: Thomas Prayle, Scott Beaumont, Jack Dandy, Joseph Rainford, Mark Dillon, Callan Sharples, Jay Riley, Jacob Tattum, Stephen Hancock, Alexander Atkinson, Nicholas Lingham, Benjamin Gibbs, Cameron Mould, Callum Pritchard.

 

Chorley were up against the teams of Lancaster, Garstang and Preston. After the 49 events Chorleys swimmers finished with the following places.

 

1^st Place;       17

2^nd Place;      10

3^rd Place;      17

 

That’s an amazing 44 podium finishes from 49 races.  The final positions were:

Lancaster 1^st

Chorley 2^nd

Garstang 3^rd

Preston 4^th

This is a fantastic result for our team especially considering that in our last Microleague gala we were beaten by the team from Garstang and to finish only a couple of points behind the league leaders Lancaster is an excellent achievement and all of the swimmers should have a BIG pat on the back for their efforts.

 

Following the success of our microleague gala the following weekend our club held its annual Sprint Gala.  Having attended the distance gala last year as a proud parent and spectator I have to say that the Sprint Gala was a far better event. 

 

We had over 70 children from the age of 8 right upto our open age category competing in events from 25m – 100m across all 4 stroke styles and then to finish things of my favourite event the 100m Individual Medley which turned out to be one of the hottest contested events of the evening. I cant mention all of the winners from each event as there were so many. So I thought I would mention the Medley Winners.

 

For the girls:

 

Under 9s       Eleanor Anwyl

10 & Under   Alexandra Highcock

11 & Under   Anna Doughty

12 & Under   Gabriela Sharp

13 & Under   Milly Greenslade

14 & Over     Holly Fletcher

 

And for the boys:

 

Under 9s       Callan Sharples

10 & Under   Stephen hancock

11 & Under   Ben Gibbs

12 & Under   Jack Dandy

13 & Under   James Highcock

14 & Over     Christian Lawless

 

To be able to swim all 4 strokes competently enough to compete in a race is in my opinion something we should all take our hat of too.

 

Well done to all of you who took part and to all those who helped to make this event a great success.

 

To finish of this amazing month for Marlins are youngsters were again in a Microleague Gala held last Saturday at Prestons West View Centre.  Chorleys team some of whom were a little tired after our presentation night the previous evening put in their best performance of the year.

 

Swimming against the strong teams of Ormskirk, Preston and Rosgrove, Chorleys swimmers produced some of the best swims of year with many swimmers breaking personal best times and others setting the standard, leading by example.  In particular I would like to mention one of our youngest swimmers Ben Hughes.  At only 9 years of age and in only his 2nd Microleague Gala Ben won the 9 and under 25m Backstroke event and helped his Medley Relay team finish first giving them a great head start with another superb length of Backstroke.  A lead which was not relinquished right upto Jay Riley bringing the team home with the anchor freestyle leg.  Once again I wish I could mention everybodies achievements.  The team was brilliant in all aspects of this performance.

 

The final positions were:

 

Ormskirk       150 points

Chorley         141 points

Rosgrove      105 points

Preston         84 points

 

The best part of all of this was that Chorleys score helped them move from 7^th place in the table to 4^th leapfrogging Garstang, Blackburn and Rosgrove in the process.

 

WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU!!

 

So to finish of were I started, Iam smiling because IAM proud to be part of THIS club, YOUR club.

CHORLEY MARLINS.

 

Thankyou to all of you for making me feel this way.

 

BIG Stu

Please note that for the summer holidays commencing this Saturday - 17th July, the Saturday afternoon session at Brinscall will not be available due to the reduced numbers over this period. Please can swimmers who normally attend this session come to the Saturday evening session at All Seasons instead.

 

Sorry but due to a bookings mixup, the swim session this Saturday 26th June 2:30-4pm at Brinscall has been cancelled. Swimmers may attend the Saturday 6-8pm session instead.

All training, including Land Training, is cancelled this Sunday 27th June at All Seasons Chorley due to the Microleague Gala. Please feel free to come and support us even if your child is not swimming in the gala. Warm up is 6:15pm.