diving into local swimming
Hampshire Championships
Mar 16th
The Hampshire Bagcat Championships took place at Waterlooville (March 6th /7th ) followed by the youth championships at Southampton (March 13th /14th) This event saw 22 Alton swimmers in action and 34 new personal bests recorded along with 5 new club records.
The youth relay teams (15/u) were also in action at Southampton, and the [...]
Hampshire Relays
Mar 1st
The 2010 HCASA Championships got underway at the weekend (Feb 27th/28th) with the distance events and relays. This 1st weekend of the championships took place at the new 50m pool at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth.
Hannah Druce [13] & Isabel Wallace [12] both competed in the 400m IM on Saturday morning where they finished 12th & [...]
Alton Swimmers Show Great Form In Closely Fought Gemini Trophy
Feb 8th
Alton swimmers pushed Basingstoke Bluefins all the way in a closely fought Gemini trophy gala at the Aquadrome recently (Sat 6th)
Godalming were the other team competing in this gala where each team has 2 lanes.
Altons swimmers set 44 new personal best times & there were New Club records for Emily Bailey (16yrs 100m fly) & [...]
Relay Teams for HCASA Championships 2010
Jan 29th
Please find below swimmers selected for relay teams for the upcoming county championships:
Saturday 27th February – Portsmouth (50m) – Warm-up tbc (morning)
Girls 9-11yrs 4 x50m freestyle & medley teams (3 teams)
Tilly Fairlie, Francesca Wheeler, Pinky Wait, Erin Williams, Sophie Robson, Emily White, Jenan Richard, Megan George, Megan Coates, Lily Webb, Sophie Druce, Lottie Fellows
(Reserves: Eshana [...]
Alton Juniors Perform Well at H&SC Junior Meet
Jan 25th
On Saturday Jan 23rd 2010, 13 Alton swimmers travelled to Haslemere for the 2010 Hants & South Coast Invitational Junior Meet.
Swimming against a number of other clubs, the swimmers aged 10 & 11yrs all swam in 3 events each. Altons swimmers recorded 22 new PBs and out of the 39 swim there were only 7 [...]
Team Announced for Gemini Trophy
Jan 18th
GEMINI TROPHY – SAT 6th FEBRUARY 2010
The Aquadrome, Basingtoke
Warm-up 6pm
Against: Basingstoke & Godalming (2 Lanes per team)
Please confirm availibilty to Nicola ASAP 07906256616 / nic_coles@yahoo.co.uk
Girls u11
Erin Williams – Pinky Wait – Sophie Robson – Megan George – Lottie Fellows
(Reserves: Jenna Burton – Georgia Hunt – Sammy Piper)
Boys u11
Ben Kelson – Oliver Stockley – [...]
New kit range
Dec 28th
The club is launching a new kit (made by D & M Sports)to be worn by all swimmers when representing alton at galas and open meets.
Alton & DSC kit range
This smart, comfortable new kit will not only keep swimmers warm on poolside, but also identifies swimmers as part of a team.
All squad swimmers are expected [...]
Jersey 2009
Nov 2nd
A group of 29 swimmers from Alton Swimming Club travelled to Jersey at the beginning of half term for the Autumn Tigers Open Meet.
This is the 10th year the club has been travelling to this open meet and as in previous years a great time was had by all.
The swimmers all performed well and notched [...]
SUMMER BBQ & PRESENTATION EVENING
Jun 25th
Alton Swimming Club held their annual bbq & presentation evening at Alton rugby club recently (July 10th). The event was well attended as swimmers were rewarded for their hard work over the last year.
Award Winners
GEOFF STEAN AWARD FOR SERVICES TO THE CLUB
NICOLA GADSBY
PRESIDENTS AWARD FOR CLUB MEMBER OF THE YEAR
NICHOLA GORDON-JONES
IAN MANNING AWARD ( [...]
Altons Juniors Finish Third in Premier League Final
May 18th
Altons Juniors (u/14) were in action in the Premier League Division 2 Final at Basingstoke over the weekend (May 16th), and a solid performance saw them finish in a comfortable 3rd position.
Altons swimmers finished in the top 3 in over half of the 51 events.
Megan George (9) had great evening winning both her individual races [...]