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Mission Statement : Epping Forest District Swimming Club aims to be a club for the community working together at all levels and ages to inspire swimmers to reach their full potential. We aim to achieve this by providing a secure and caring environment where every member is valued and encouraged to work together as a team to achieve their goals.
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Bancrofts - 27 July 2010
Bancrofts Pool will be operating as normal from tomorrow (Wednesday 28th July)
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Essex Champs 2011
Details of the 2011 Essex champs and qualifying times have just been released by Essex County ASA. Full details can be found on their website in due course and our club notice board from Sunday. There are some important changes that you need to be aware of;
Age Group Champs will take place over 3 weekends 19/20 Feb, March 12/13th, March 26/27th in an 8 lane pool. No relays.
There will be one closing date in Jan. All entry times must be licensed event times except swimmers in the youngest age group. Coaches will be able to provide additional information about entry into the championships and qualifying times. May I take this opportunity to remind you that all our own Club Championships are licensed events and therefore times can be used for entry into the Essex Championships. For details of the remaining club champs for 2010 please refer to the club calender or speak directly with your coach. 2010 County Champs was an exciting and successful time for theclub lets make 2011 even more successful! Keep swimming fast!
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E County Champs 27/28 November 2010
I am pleased to announce I am now in possession of the entry information for the Essex County Champs and Special Age Group relays to be held at Braintree on 27/28 Nov. Full details can be found on the Essex County website and club notice board. Closing date for entries to reach Alison Hollis is Sunday 10th October. There will be no extension to this date - late entries will not be accepted.Entries should be accompanied by a cheque made payable to EFDSC. Times must have been acheived at a licensed meet within the preceeding 12 months of the official closing date and therefore entered on the ASA database. This will be checked by Essex ASA. For further info please speak with your coach in the first instance.
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Summer holiday timetable 16 July - 3 Sep
Available by clicking >>> here <<<
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Dates for the diary!
Just to give you some advanced warning of the following events:
ASA East Region Winter Championships - UEA Norwich 6th/7th Nov 2010
EFDSC Winter Meet - Loughton - 14th November 2010
National Arena League (Speedo) - 9th Oct 13th Nov 11th Dec
ASA Essex Winter Champs - Braintree - 27/28th Nov 2010
Further details to follow when available.
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Charity Aquathon - 5th Sept.
EFDSC would like to invite all swimmers and their families to take part in our Charity Fun Aquathon Sunday 5th September 2010. This event replaces the charity night swim and will be an ideal end to what we hope will be a hot summer and to mark the start of the new, busy and hopefully successful swimming year before the hard training begins! Full details have been e mailed to all members and can be found on the notice board at Loughton. Entries should be passed to Debra Waite or any member of the committee. Squad swimming and ducklings will run as normal.
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Early morning sessions.
We are pleased to announce that we have secured an additional early morning session on Fridays at Loughton Pool commencing at 5.45 until 7.15am. This session is aimed at the performance and pre-performance squads however swimmers from the advanced development squad will also be welcome if agreed by their coach. Masters wishing to attend this, or any other morning session should speak with the head coach inthe first instance.
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Thank you for helping...... - 30 June 2010
Thanks to all those of you who helped out at the Summer Gala last week. Many of the usual faces turned up to assist plus some very welcome new faces. The food spread for the officals and coaches was amazing and conduct of our swimmers first class. The total amount raised was a little under £3000 which was superb considering entries were down on last year but the raffle and food assisted in boosting funds.Your help is really appreciated and although it is often said - the success of all our events really does rely on support from our parents.
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3rd place trophy for Junior arena league final - Sunday 27 June
A severely depleted Epping team achieved 3rd place in the consolation final of the Junior arena National league at Braintree. Thanks to all swimmer and parents who attended. The team : Hannah O-H, Elise W, Amelia P, Jessica F, Madison D, Connie K, Sasha L, Molly W, Lisa W, Deana L, Hannah G, Zachary F, Rokas S, James W, Michael S, Max A and Connor S! All swimmers excelled and completed many events for the club, with James Wakefield excelling competing in 9 events. Well done to all !
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Return of Club Champs......
Just a reminder that club champs continue on Sunday 4th and 11th July. Warm up starts at 5pm prompt. For new swimmers, club championships are an excellcnt introduction to competition swimming where younger and inexperienced swimmers can compete for the first time in a safe and supportive environment. Medals are awarded in all age groups through to 6th position. Trophies are presented for fastest girl and boy at the presentation evening in January. Dates and events of future club champs can be obtained by clicking on the club calender on the 'events' heading above. Come along and enjoy! All squad swimmers are expected to compete.
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NEW SWIM SUIT RULES - 08 November 2009
BL 8.2 competitors must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces. No additional items, like arm bands or leg bands shall be regarded as parts of a swimsuit.
BL 8.3 From January 1st 2010 swimwear for men shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below knee. All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials.
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Club News |
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As you will all by now be aware the ASA have decided that all 2009 county qualifying times must be achieved at a licensed meet. The committee have decided that to assist swimmers in achieving these times at such a meet and to reduce the need for parents to pay to enter Swimming galas at other clubs, that we will license our own club championships. As you would expect there is a cost involved in applying for a license that the club will need to meet. We have decided that rather than charge swimmers an entry fee, or charge parents to watch, or for a programme, we will hold a number of raffle draws on the evening of the Championships, probably at the first on 18th May and again at the last. We do however need your help in providing suitable raffle prizes to attract lots of interest and raise the extra funds required for the club. If you have a suitable prize or would just like to donate something new please pass to Emma Hollis or any member of the Committee. Please show your support for your club - it is so important and very much appreciated!!
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Please note that from 1st April 2008 I will be changing my e mail to the following address headcoachefdsc@hotmail.com Could you please use this address to contact me with any swimming related issues. My existing address will cease to exist from this date.
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Congratulations to Jessica Lambert who is the latest Jack Petchey winner!! Jessica was nominated for giving 110% to training. Her efforts have produced excellant results in galas she has entered recently. A well deserved winner!
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The club events pages have been updated with the dates that have been put forward on a licence application to the ASA. The events include all last years events, plus 400 I/M, 800 and 1500 Freestyle.
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Essex ASA have decided that for the 2009 Essex champs, all qualifying times have to have been achieved at licensed meets. Historically, most of our swimmers qualifying times are set at our club championships. The committee are looking into getting the club championships in 2008 licensed. As the application for a license has to be made at least 3 months before the first swim, this will result in no club championships until May at the earliest. See the website/notice board for updates.
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The club is run by a committee of volunteers who take on the tasks required to keep the club running. New committee members are required to ensure that the club can keep running without too few people performing too many tasks. As with all these things, the more tasks that are performed by one person, the less attention can be given to each task.
To try to provide an environment where the club members can continue to swim, we would welcome nominations for new committee members by 31st Jan 2008 to Sue Whitehead or any other committee member. The nomination slips are on the bottom of the AGM invites that were sent out.
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All swimmers are reminded that they are required to wear club kit when attending swimming galas especially when poolside. This includes the EDFSC swimming hat - the club shop now has plenty in stock to purchase!
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The schedule for the 2008 club champs will be on the web-site within the next 2 weeks. This will include a new event - the 400 I/M. We will arrange time trials for 800 and 1500 freestyle events near the end of the year if swimmers and coaches have not been able to find galas to meet the requirement for them.
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Please note that non swimmers are not allowed on poolside at gala's. The only exception are coachs, and club captains (if club captain wearing EFDSC club clothing)
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Qualifying times for the 2008 Essex age group championships has been released and are available unde the "swimmers resources" section.
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Spaces available in learn to swim section.
See Squads Info/learn to swim for details
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Jack Petchey Survey |
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All 11-25 year old swimmers are invited to complete the "Listen Up" survey of youth attitudes for Jack Petchey. The survey has a range of subjects including education, work, politics, health, ambitions and hobbies.On completion of the 10 minute survey you can enter a prize draw to win an IPOD TOUCH.
Click >>> here <<< to begin survey
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