Nottingham Northern Swimming Club
Welcome to the website of Nottingham Northern Swimming Club. Please use the menu on the left hand side to find out about what's going on in the club, including Gala Fixtures, Northern Open, training sessions and club news.
Current Notices
May 2012 Club Newsletter: The May 2012 edition of "The Northerner" is available to read online or to download from the Club Newsletter page.
Sponsored Swim: Club members have the opportunity to see how far you can swim to raise funds for the swimming club. For lower pool swimmers the swim will be during the training session on Sunday 27th May 2012 at Beechdale and for main pool swimmers it will be during the training session on Monday 28th May at Ken Martin. Please sign up during your next training session. You can download a Sponsorship Form here or ask for one when you sign up for the event.
Northern Junior Open: The Northern Junior Open 2012 takes place on Sunday 24th June. It is open to all swimmers aged 9 to 14. See the Northern Junior Open 2012 page for more details and a downloadable entry form. Forms need to be submitted by 26th May 2012.
Lifeguard Training: The Nottingham Gordon Memorial Trust has awarded the club a grant for £450 to pay for Timothy Venkatesan and Benjamin Hammond to train as lifeguards. This will be enormously useful to the club as having our own lifeguards saves from having to pay for lifeguards during our training sessions. A link has been added to the Website Links Page to the Lifesavers website which can be used to find lifeguarding courses in the local area.
Personal Bests: Personal Bests have been updated following the Stage 2 league gala in Arnold on 21st April and the Dolphins trophy gala in Huchnall on 28th April. See the Swimmers Page. Sharon, the head coach, says well done to everyone who took part in the Stage 2 gala, which was hard, but all swimmers did very well with 6 personal bests achieved. Thanks also to all helpers at poolside. She reminds swimmers that the coach decides who swims in each race for a reason and swimmers should not swap around.
Sharon also congratulates all who took part in the Dolphins trophy gala. It went well and it was nice to have some younger swimmers competing. 10 personal bests were achieved and well done to all who took part.
Swimathon: Congratulations to Michelle Hammond, club vice-president, for completing her recent 2.5km Swimathon in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. She completed her 100 lengths in 1 hour 5 minutes taking 5 minutes off her personal best, and raised over £500. Well done from all at the club.
Youth Sports Trust: Congratulations to Sara Bannister, Tim Venkatesan and Ben Hammond who have been successful in obtaining Youth Sports Trust funding to do their Level One swimming coach training over the Summer on a six week course.
Oliver Smith: Welcome back to Oliver Smith whose name is on many of the NNSC trophies. We hope you will soon be keeping the teenage swimmers up to speed!
Jubilee Bank Holiday: There will be no training sessions on Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th of June 2012 as it is the Queen's Jubilee and Bank Holiday.
Summer Holidays: The last training session before the summer break will be on Friday 3rd August 2012. Training resumes on Sunday 2nd September.
Annual Club Picnic: The date for the annual swimming club picnic and rounders game will be Sunday 5th August 2012.
Dates for your Diary: More diary dates for the rest of 2012 can be found on the Training Schedule page.
County and Midland Qualifying Times: The 2012 qualifying times are available to download. See the Swimmers Page or here: County and Midland.
Gala Information Pack: An information pack for swimmers and parents on what to expect when participating in Galas has been added to the Gala Fixtures Page. Please remember that all swimmers should be wearing Nottingham Northern Swimming Club hats for galas when representing the club.
