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21/08/10 Resumption of Training :
Ferndown are returning to training as planned on Monday 23rd August with merged training for Youth swimmers commencing on the 6th September. Sessions for age and youths will be announced imminently in line with the presentation given.
 
Between 23rd August and 5th September training will build gradually, enabling swimmers to focus on skills. Times are as follows.....
 
Youth - please note the time
Monday AM 5.50 -7.20am - Canford
Wednesday AM 5.50 -7.20am - Canford
Friday AM 5.50 -7.20am - Canford
Saturday AM 6 -8am - Canford
 
Junior - normal junior sessions @ Ferndown 
Monday PM 5.30-6 / 6-7.30
Wednesday PM 5-6.30/6.30-7.30
Thursday PM 5-5.30 / 5.30-6.30
Friday PM 4.30-6
Saturday AM 6.30 -8am - Canford
Sunday PM 5-6pm and 6-7.30pm - Canford
Any swimmers 10+ can attend the morning sessions at Canford for these two weeks.
 
We closed the season on a great note, our youngsters were crowned diddy league champions, we had a recorded  highest number of Western Counties qualifiers whilst our National swimmers gained medals, made semi finals and finals, with best times a plenty. Well done to all our swimmers and lets aim for even higher this season.
 
09/08/10 Southern Junior League Final is at Horfield Leisure Centre, Dorian Road, Bristol BS7 0XW on October 3rd.  12:30 WarmUp.  
26/07/10 Merger Presentation documentation : can be downloaded here as a pdf or here in powerpoint.
16/07/10 SJL Round 3 :  results here.  
19/05/10 Click  here for the new Coaching Structure.  
14/05/10 Emma and Jackie are heading to Bath this weekend to attend a masterclass with Chris Martin. This isry rare opportunity to listen to a coach of Chris' calibre. Emma will continue a ve the day with Chris along with the 9 other ACO coaches to discuss additional coaching topics.  Read about Chris Martin here   
21/02/10

Dorset Championships: results  here.

 
02/02/10

FINA Swimming Rules: download the latest update here.

 
31/12/09

County Champs hats will be available for the first time in 2010, price £4.50. They look like this. There will be a limited number available so if any of your swimmers would like to pre-order, they may do this via the DCASA website on www.dorsetasa.org.

 
22/11/09

Club Champs - Complete results here.

 
13/10/09

ASA South West Region 2010 Swimming Championships info here.

 
12/10/09

2010 National Qualifying Times available here.

 
23/09/09

National Swimming League Press Release: As from 2009-2010 season, the League will play under “THE NATIONAL ARENA SWIMMING LEAGUE” banner. Details here & here

 
16/07/09

Swine Flu - Any swimmers who have flu like symptoms or have been in close contact with an infected person should not attend training until fully recovered. See here for government advice.

 
28/05/09

ASA Young Aquatics Award: Will take place on 12th July; anyone interested should email Michelle to have their name added to the list. Preference will be given to anyone already on a volunteers course. Michelle will notify all applicants of their success or otherwise on getting on the course. If the course is oversubscribed another one will be run later in the year.

 
23/04/09 Do your online shopping with the Otters. Please use the online shop link to make your online purchases from up to 150 suppliers including Amazon, Play.com, M&S, Littlewoods etc etc. Each purchase made via this link generates income (at no cost to yourself) for the Otters.

 

 
20/04/09 Available now to download are new documents on Nutrition, Land Training and Swimmers Logbooks in the secure (Ranx) area of the website.  
19/04/09 Success at Bath!
The juniors won their opening round of the Southern Junior League at Bath Leisure Centre against Swindon, Bradford on Avon, Tornadoes of South Dorset, Thornbury and North Dorset Turbos SC. More details to follow. Here for the Echo article.
 
02/04/09 Survey Conclusions are out! The coaching staff and committee have  completed their analysis of the Survey and a report on their conclusions is available to be read. It can be found in the secure (Ranx) area of the website. The Otters Weekly Plan can also now be accessed in this area.  
29/1/09
Coaches's Commitment and code of Ethics: We have added two documents to the "Join Us" page. The Coaches' Commitment outlines what the club requires of all its coaches and what every swimmer can expect. The ASA Code of Ethics lays out high level principles to be followed by all officals, staff and volunteers.
 
1/11/08
National QT's: The Qt's for Age Group and Youth 09 Nationals are out and can be found here.
 
28/8/08

Dorset Talent ID: The following swimmers have been selected in an extension of the original list for the 2009 Dorset Talent ID program:- Eleanor Beckwith,  Danielle Burry, Fiona Hardy , Harriet Higgins, Jeffrey Holtom, Lucy Kirkham, Todd Price, Luke Raggett,  Zoe Taylor, Alan Wong, Noah Vides . The program will be run by our very own Emma Hirst together with Sam Woodward. Details can be found here.

 
24/3/08

Nutritional Information:
Nutrition is important both before and after training. An understanding of these issues will help you get the most out of your training sessions and optimise your body's recovery and adaptation after the session. The links below are to two documents provided by British Swimming.
<Pre-training Nutrition> <Post-training Nutrition>

 
29/2/08

Medication Declaration:
Any swimmer who may represent GB or their Home Country or competes in any high level Meet (E.g. Nationals, Brit Champs, etc.) and is on medication MUST complete and submit a Medication Declaration Form.

Please contact Jody Mayall (Jody.mayall@ntlworld.com)for a copy of the Information Guide Document if this applies to you. You can get a form from him or use the links below.
<Information Guide> < Declaration Form>

 

 

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