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Welcome to The City of Newcastle Amateur Swimming Club! Our
Club develops swimmers to enable them to take part in competition at regional, national, international, Commonwealth and Olympic
competitions and is one of the top clubs in the country.
Time Trial >>> The
next time trial will be on Sunday 19th July 2009, City Pool. Your help is needed and attached is the number of volunteers
required to ensure the smooth running of the time trial. Please email Joanne of your availability. Thank you.
Volunteers Required
British Gas ASA National Age Group >>> draft programme
Newburn Summer Meet Entries >>> please check your swims entered and notify your Squad Rep if there are any queries. Due
to the volume of rejected swims, if any swimmers now have so few entries that they wish to withdraw for full refund, please
notify your Squad Rep by Monday 29th Jun. Thanks
No Pay No Swim >>> From now on there will be a NO PAY NO SWIM policy for swimmers who wish to enter competitions. Information on forthcoming galas and gala
closing dates are given well in advance on notice boards and the website whenever possible. Please can swimmers/parents
take note of your own squad closing dates as these vary by squad. It is important that galas are closed on these specified
dates due to the volume of entries. Did you know - 200 entries are processed per gala on average ? Entries trickling
in by phone/email/text and IOUs inevitably cause confusion, mistakes and extra work for all involved. In the event that you are not able to attend the gala closing night, then it is important that
you leave your entries - gala, name, ASA No., DOB, events and times together with a cheque (payable to Co Newcastle ASC) in
a sealed envelope. This can be left with any members of the committee at the City Pool or your Squad Rep before the
closing date. So please help your volunteer Squad Rep and give them your
continued support by making their job easier to do and hassle free. Thank
you.
Small pool closure >>> Discussions are still continuing between the club and the City Council regarding the closure of the small
pool. We are pleased to note that Councellor Greg Stone has stated, 'I want to ensure all groups using the small pool
are found suitable alternative provision.'
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Personal belongings >>> Please
do not leave your personal belongings in the changing room. Either use the lockers provided in the changing room or
take all your personal belongings/swimming bags to the poolside when you are training. Please do not leave bikes outside
the pool as a bike was stolen last night whilst the swimmer was in training despite the bike being locked.
Non swim members
>>> Join now and have a say ...
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Sponsored
bike ride £ £ £ £ £ >>> We have completed
the Edinburgh to Newcastle bike ride on 12/6/09 - 14/6/09. Beautiful scenery and good company. Thanks for all of the donations
total raised £415. Russell Mills
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Help Us '2' Help You >>> click here for details ... Helpers Course >>>> A
'Helpers Course' is the first step into coaching - it was with me. It does NOT have an examination at the end of it like other
coaching courses. Anyone who would like to consider such a course to e-mail me please. I'm also going to put a notice up on the notice
board. Once I've
found out what the level of interest is I'll contact Fiorna Cairns-Smith, the ASA education officer, to make the necessary
arrangements. The course lasts about 8-10 hours and can be completed either over 4 - 5 evenings or over one day at the weekend. I would propose running the course in
the autumn once everyone is back from summer hols. The course is open to both swimmers and parents - the only stipulation is that people doing
the course must be over 14 yrs of age. The going rate
appears to be £50 for such a course but I'm sure we could consider some sort of subsidy particularly for the kids -
to be discussed at the next committee meeting. See you soon, John Sim.
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