Mini league champions for 2017 Well done to all the mini swimmers, especially all the new ones that have swum their first gala this year As well as the league we also won both points shields, for the highest individual gala points, with 152 and the highest league points, over 100 points in front of… Read More »
One of our officials, Richard Whitehead, became ASA Swim England President. He was elected at the weekend, for the next year, at an excellent dinner and disco (where some of us had a lot to drink, but there was no dancing on the tables)
We have won the last 2 galas – Firstly Haringey’s Graded gala, where we got 11 1st places and 19 PB’s. This puts us 4 point clear at the top of the Graded table with 1 gala to go – Then Hornchurch’s Mini gala, where we got an incredible 15 1st places, the most ever,… Read More »
The AGM for the club will take place on Monday 5th June 2017 at Leytonstone Leisure Centre, Cathall Road. Doors 7.45 for 8pm start. This is an opportunity to find out more about the club and to see if you can help in any way. This may be taking a committee post but could also… Read More »
Swim 21 Our first big news is that the swimming Club committee has been working hard over the last year and we have gained our club accreditation, Swim 21 from the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA). This means they recognise that we have all our paperwork and procedures in place. The council required we obtain this… Read More »
Some good news just in from London Swimming – we’ve been awarded Swim 21 status. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to achieve this and who came along to training meetings etc. We’re still waiting for our formal certificate to arrive in the post – more detail when it arrives.
There’s an open gala meet for all children at the Olympic pool in January. Forms to be filled in and returned to Chris Leonard by 1st Dec. The gala is organised by the Borough of Waltham Forest Swimming Club, will take place in the London Aquatic Centre on the Olympic Park and is on Sunday… Read More »
We are making progress towards our Swim 21 accreditation but are under some pressure, particularly from the management at Leytonstone Leisure Centre, to have this in place. Failure to achieve this will seriously jeopardise our being able to continue to use the pool at Leytonstone. In the future, Clubs without Swim 21 accreditation will probably not be able… Read More »
The ASA has launched its new Just Swim app. The aim of the app is to provide swimmers of all levels with a platform to log swims, set goals and complete challenges. It has three key sections, all of which have been developed to suit both the novice and the more experienced swimmer: Distance goals:… Read More »
Leyton SC, Mini League Champions in 2016 and there is still 1 gala to go, don’t think this has ever been done before. 2nd place in the 5th gala of the year was enough to crown us champions, we won the 1st 4. Amelia S, William and Nicholas swam in their 1st gala for the… Read More »