Basildon & Phoenix Swimming Club

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May 2013 (8MB)

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March 2012

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Welcome to the web site for the Basildon & Phoenix Swimming club.

We are a very friendly and professionally run swimming club based in Essex which provides quality swimming and water polo coaching all the way through to national level competition - covering a wide age spectrum from youth to adult masters. Our home base is the fantastic new 50m pool facility at the Basildon Sporting Village.

We draw our membership not just from Basildon, but Billericay, Wickford, Corringham, Brentwood and beyond. If you are looking to improve or develop your swimming or water polo skills, we’re the place to come. Browse this site to learn more!

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News/Forthcoming Events Last Update: 15/6/13

Various - 15/6/13

Open Gala - Accepted entries for the BPSC End of Season Meet have been posted on the Open Galas page. A n updated BPSC gala schedule has now been decided details of which are on the same page. As part of this schedule we have had to move the planned Autumn Meet from the 9/10th Nov to the 19/20th October due to a clash with the National Arena league.

Session Change - 5/6/13

Club Age - The session on Thursday 6th June has changed due to continued problems at Basildon Lower Academy. See Session Amendments page for details.

Various - 2/6/13

Open Gala - Accepted entries and session information (incl. warm-up & start times) is now available on the Open Galas page.
Membership - A reminder that all membership fees for all swimming and Water Polo members were due on 1st June. Individuals who have not paid this fee by 1st July will not be permitted to participate in club sessions.
AGM - Reminder that the club Annual General Meeting will be held on on Thursday 18th July at 7.30pm in ‘The Creche’ at Basildon Sporting Village (ground floor). Anyone wishing to stand for election for the committee or propose a change of rule (the constitution) or a new resolution should forward these to Dawn Nicholls, Club Secretary or hand in a sealed envelope addressed to Dawn by Thursday 20th June. All parents of swimmers are encouraged to attend.

Various - 25/5/13

Masters - News on Open Water training and other exciting plans. See Masters newsletter for details.
Session Changes - There is no swimming on bank holiday Monday (27th May). All Club Age swimmers including new and current swimmers are invited to swim Wednesday am session in the half term week only. Also, due to an ASA water polo event being held at BSV this weekend, our Sunday Morning session will be in 25m mode.
Essex League news - Congratulations to our Division One Essex League Team who rounded off the Essex league season in style by winning the fourth gala of this year’s Essex league competition and finishing in overall 2nd place. See Essex League Report for details.
Club Records - The records have been updated for recent galas. See Club Records page for details. Congratulations to Brooke Frost, Sonny Ford, Connor Harold, Bradley Clarke and Harvey Brown who all broke overall records in April/May. With a three-way tie for the club 50m Fly record watch out for the next time our BPSC swimmers compete in this event!

Various - 11/5/13

Newsletter - 31 pages of club news, information and photos! See the BPSC May Newsletter here!
Insurance - Copies of the club’s insurance schedule for 2013/14 is available on the Policies page.
Quiz Night - To be held on 25th May, Mayflower Hall, Billericay. All proceeds towards a Swim Camp in Malta. See Social Events page for details. Tickets are being sold in advance and are available at the club desk.
Membership - All swimmers are reminded that annual club membership is now due (required by 1st June). Fees are: First Family Member £33. Subsequent family members: £33 (18 years+) or £16 (under 18 years).
Swimmers who have not paid this fee by 1st July will not be permitted to swim. Fees can be paid at the club desk on Monday or Friday evenings, or direct into the club bank account including as reference the Swimmer’s surname, initials & the words ‘BPSC mem’.
AGM - The club Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 18th July. Nominations for committee roles or proposed resolutions should be sent to the club secretary in advance.

Various - 27/4/13

Session Change - The location and time of Thursday evening session are changing for the Club Age squad. Please see Session Amendments page for details.
Results - The results file for April’s Redbridge meet is available on the Gala Results page.

Various - 13/4/13

Squad info - Information on our training squads has been updated. See Academy squads page and Masters & Aqua page. This include guidance on gala participation for Academy swimmers.
BPSC Open - The Sportsystems entry file for the BPSC ‘End of Season’ meet is now available on the Open Galas page for other clubs use. ASA licence numbers now listed for this gala and the Novice Open.

Various - 6/4/13

Regionals - Updated the qualifying times sheet for 2013 East Region Youth and Age Group (BAGCAT) Championships. This is available on the Planned Galas page.
BPSC Novice Open - The Sportsystems entry file for the BPSC Novice Open is now available on the Open Galas page for other clubs use.

Various - 1/4/13

County Champs - Full Block C results from the 2013 Essex Age Group Championships are published on the Gala Results page. After completion of Block C Basildon & Phoenix SC finished in overall 5th place, continuing its year on year improvement with a climb of two places versus last year. Over the whole of the 2013 championships the club gained 67 medals (with 26 gold) compared to 41 medals (with 15 gold) last year so well done to all the swimmers involved!
Club records - The overall and age group-based club records have been updated with times from the recent county blocks and other galas. No less than 20 new overall club records were set in the last two months plus a whole multitude of age group records! See Club Records page for details. Congratulations to Georgia Mills, Ellie Pirrie & Brooke Frost who each broke overall female records and to Harvey Brown, Bradley Clarke and Aidan Robinson who each broke male overall records.

Various - 28/3/13

Easter break - Please note that there will be no training on Good Friday, Easter Sunday or Easter Monday (29th March to 1st April).
Academy - Information on our Academy Squads has been posted. See Academy Squads page.
Splash Night - Times from the March Academy & Aqua Splash night are available.
SOS gala - Warm-up times added on Planned galas page.

League Galas - 17/3/13

Essex League Champions - Congratulations to the BPSC team who won the Essex Swimming League Division Four title last night. See Division Four Champions photo. More details to follow. Our Division One team continue on their own campaign with their next fixture on 27th April.
Essex Mini League - Information and fixture dates for the 2013 Essex Mini League are available on the Planned galas page as well as the Calendar of Events .
DSE Nationals - A belated congratulations to our BPSC swimmers, Ciara Tappenden, William Jones and Charlotte Hartin, who completed in the DSE Junior National championships. Ciara won four gold and four silver medals and broke S15 category records in 50 & 100m Backstroke and 400m Free. William won three gold medals and three Silver in the S14 category. Charlotte, who also competes in the S14 category, collected two silvers and a bronze in her three events.

Various - 16/3/13

Sessions changes - Reminder that special session arrangements apply on 22nd March due to BSV pools being used for County Championships. See Session Amendments page.
Academy Squad Contact - Collette Hunnisett is the new squad liaison contact for academy coloured hats. Parents should not be going poolside to speak to coaches but find Collette at the club desk on Mondays and Fridays, who will relay your questions and messages to the coaches and can arrange a meeting if needed. For all squad contacts and emails see Contact Us page.
Help Needed - Volunteers to assist on the club desk on Monday and/or Friday are requested. No previous experience required! If you may be available please approach someone at the club desk or click here to email .
County Championships - A link to results from Block B is available on the Gala Results page. Further great performance in Block B with BPSC Gold medallists including Tyler Berry, Ellie Pirrie, Brooke Frost, Harry Nicholls and Harvey Brown.

Various 9/3/13

Cancellation - No Sunday morning training on 10th March due to the Essex Mini league gala and Essex Age Group Championships.
Essex League Results - Good results from our Division One and Division Four teams on 2nd March. The Division One team came second, just squeezing out Killerwhales and our Division Four team came first placing them in a great position at the top of the league with just one gala to go. Further details and times available on the Gala Results page. See Essex Swimming League site for current league tables.
Wavepower - The ASA Child Safeguarding Policy and Procedures manual has been updated . A link to this is available on our Policies page. Also included is a link to ChildPower a site for under 16’s where young swimmers can make their voice heard. Here you can talk about anything that matters to you. A useful reference on this site is the ASA Parent’s Guide to Twitter. This includes information on how to set up and protect you and your child’s information.
County Championships - A link to results from Block A is available on the Gala Results page. Many congratulations are due but an especial mention for Harvey Jolly, Harvey Brown and Brooke Frost who all came away with gold medals from this, the first weekend of three. Thanks also to our volunteers and officials who helped run the event. See Letter of Thanks from Tom Baster of the Essex ASA.
Note: Revised warm up times for blocks B and C are on the Planned galas page.

Various 17/2/13

Open galas - details of the forthcoming BPSC Novice Open meet (level 4) and the end of season Summer meet (level 3) have been added to the Open Galas page.
Club Records - Club Overall and Age-group records have been updated to include galas up to 3rd February. Congratulations to Bradley Clarke for improving the club overall 100m Breaststroke record!
Gala Details - Various updates to the planned galas page including Essex Masters event in May. Gala results posted for Killerwhales and Bishop Stortford galas, see Gala Results. The club Calendar of Events is also updated.
Session Changes - Amendments due to the Essex County Championships on Friday 22nd Feb and Friday 22nd March are available on the Session Amendments page.

Gala Updates - 2/2/13

Training Changes - Please see the following announcement on Training changes which was sent out to the club mailing list earlier this week.
Southend gala - This gala is a recommended alternative to the Norwich Open for non-regional swimmers. See Planned Galas page.
Essex league result - Congratulations to the division four team who came first once again in the second gala of season. See Essex Swimming League website for the current league table.

Various 19/1/13

Head Coach - News Article on arrival of Doug Campbell the new BPSC Head Coach.
Open Galas - Dates for the Open galas planned to be run by the club in 2013 have been posted to the Open galas page and Calendar of Events.
Results - Results from all sessions of the 2012 club championships are available on the Gala Results page. Also added are results from the Redbridge Open gala earlier this month.
Pool Docs - Normal Operating procedures and Emergency Action Plan documents for Corringham have been added to the Policies page for poolside staff reference.
Photos - Some updates have been made to the Poolside and Committee who’s who lists to reflect the arrival of Doug and Shekh (Mo) Motin.
SRS Clubshop - The club shop programme has been ended by SRS so we have removed the links.