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.
Club Shop There will be a club shop on Sunday 5th April from 4.30pm until 7pm Waltham Forest - Level 1 - Licensed meet The club will be entering the above meet on 23rd/24th May 2009. This is a high level meet and provides the opportunity for swimmers to compete alongside some of the counties top swimmers. This is likely to be an oversubscribed meet so to allow us the best opportunity of getting our entries accepted all completed entries must be with Alison Hollis no later than 9pm on 15th April 2009. No late, inaccurate or incomplete entries will be accepted. Please refer to the full information available on the notice board or www.bwfsc-gators.org.uk. You may use their entry form or our club entry form to submit your entry. Please ensure you submit entry times that meet the published QT's. ASA East Region - Youth Please note that the final closing date for East Region - Youth is this Wednesday 1st April 2009. No later entries will be accepted. Night Swim Don't forget about the night swim on the 4th/5th April the Club need everyone's support. Forms were sent out with this quarters' letter. If you have not had details yet please let Sue Whitehead know. BANCROFTS - 24 March 2009 Reminder there is no swimming at Bancrofts on 31st March and 1st April. This affects Masters, Pre Performance and Advanced Development squads. Other weeks as per holiday timetable ASA East Region Youth and BAGCAT Championships 2009 - Full entry information for the ASA East Region Championships is now available on their website. Please see below for further info. Fees - 18 March 2009 Fee bills for April have now been sent to all members . If you have not received yours please contact Sue Whitehead on 020 8281 0254 Club News Minimize ASA East Region and BAGCAT Championship 2009 Full details of the above championships are now available at www.eastswimming.org or by clicking on the link to the right of this page. Please ensure you read all the information before submitting an entry. Entry times for 400m and below must have been acheived at a licensed event and all times must have been acheived since October 1st 2008. The specific entry form must be used for all entries and must include ASA number,date and venue of where the time was acheived. Closing date for Youth entries is Weds 1st April and for BAGCATS Tuesday 5th May 2009. Under no circumstances will late, incomplete or late entries be accepted. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak with your coach or Alison Hollis. We would like to consider entering a relay team to either/both competitions so an early indication as to whether you will be attending the championship would be appreciated. Please be aware a number of the QT's are slower than the Essex QT's so please check your times carefully! More congratulations.............................. Members of Epping Swim Club have much more to celebrate......... - Michael Peddle and Suzahn Vermaak competed in the UK Championship for cold water swimming at Tooting Lido. Michael won the U20 group and Suzahn came third in the girls race.Well done to both! -Lauren Smith, Emma and James Hollis comepted in the DSE East region Championships. Success all round as all three walked away as age group winners and Emma Hollis broke the 50m breast stroke British record. - James Hollis broke the S10 800 freestyle short course British record with his swim at the ASA Championships at Waltham Forest over weekend - all the swimmers who swam at Essex over the weekend there were once more some excellant swims. Our congratulations go to all! Important information - medical alerts! The club is currently undertaking a full review of all personal information held on its members to ensure it is accurate, uptodate and fit for the purpose it is required. It has become apparent that not all swimmers are registering their medical conditions and drugs used, for example asthma and the need to use an inhaler/pump. It is vital that all such information is recorded and made available to the coach to ensure your health and safety and to comply with the ASA guidelines. If you have any medical condition that requires medication, or indeed not quite sure if your condition should be registered please contact Susan Whitehead who will be happy to advise. Emma Hollis takes two more Britsh Records! Emma Hollis has now received ratification from British Swimming that she has claimed two further British Records. Emma has now broken the SB7 50m breaststroke short course record and the 200m breaststroke long course record. This brings the total number of Britsh Records held to 4! Well done Emma! LBRSC Sprint meet L3 - 25th/26th April 2009 The club will be entering the above L3 sprint meet. Full details are available on their website at www.lbrsc.org. Entries should be made on the EFDSC individual entry form available to the right of this page. Completed entries must be handed to Alison Hollis no later than 15th March 2009. Late, inaccurate, incomplete entries will not be accepted. Cheques should be made payable to EFDSC. Any queries please speak with your coach in the first instance. Bexley Long Course meet L1- 18/9th April 2009 - Crystal Palace The club will be entering the Bexley L1 Long Course Meet to be held at the new Crystal Palace Pool on 18th/19th April 2009. This replaces the proposed Norwich Easter meet the entry times making the meet more accessible for our swimmers. Full details, QT's, entry form and programme can be found on the Bexley SC website on the bottom of the home page. This meet is expected to be oversubscribed so it is essential that we have a quick turnaround to allow us best chance of entry. Please submit your entries using their entry form and ensure all details are correct including ASA number. Entries must reach Alison Hollis no later 1st Feb2009. Late, incomplete or inaccurate entries will not be accepted. Emma Hollis appointed Team East Disability Swim Captain! Following the inaugural 'Team East' Disability camp held at Colchester on 9th Jan 2009 Emma Hollis has been appointed the girls 'Team East' captain. Together with Jack Copping from Colchester Phoenix they will lead the team at the DSE Championship at Sheffield in March. Congratulations to Emma - we are sure you will do a great job and further represent Epping Forest District Swimming Club at the highest level. Club presentation - A big thank you! A big thanks to all who attended the club presentation on Sat evening. Too many to mention all by name but in brief to Greg and Sue for hosting, Jo W for sorting out the trophies, the guys behind the bar and to all who brought plates of food and cleaned up at the end! A big well done to all who received awards - photo's will be available shortly. A big thanks and well done to Emma H who produced the DVD and gave us all some extra entertainment. Following a number of requests we have decided to sell copies of the DVD @ £5.00 - all profits towards the club so if you want a copy just let Emma or myself know. LBWFSC- Secondary Age Group Meet 14th/15th March 2009. The club will be entering the above meet. This meet is primarily aimed at swimmers up to and including pre-perfromance squad who have not achieved qualifying times in 2009 Essex County Champs in the entered stroke. (Swimmers in the performance squad who have not achieved Essex times may also enter). Full details can be found on their club website and the notice board at Loughton. Entries should be made on the standard club entry form available by clicking on template to the top right of this page. Please note the closing date to Alison Hollis Sunday 1st Feb 2008. Under no circumstances will incomplete inaccurate or late entries be accepted. Essex Age Group Championships 2008 -Block A Just a reminder that Block A entries must be with Alison Hollis no later than 8pm on Wednesday 10th December. Late entries cannot be accepted due to the need to submit an electronic entry the next day!