| Well done to our Masters swimmer, Ali Skirvin who represented Team Sharks at the British Masters Long Course Championships in Wales this weekend! Ali gained Silver in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke! Ali also swam in the 50m events in each stroke /200 IM and the 100 backstroke, with 3 fifth places, a sixth, a ninth and a tenth. | |
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The Junior Captains and Vice Captains are chosen by the Assistant Head Coach, their dedication, approach to the squad training programme, attitude to their peers and to the coaches are all considered when making this difficult choice. Also most importantly that they are good role models for our younger swimmers.
Our Junior Captains and Vice Captains for 2019 are....
Captains: Holly Larkin & Lewis Morrison Vice Captains: Cassie Lea & Alistair Ristov
CONGRATULATIONS!
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| Congratulations and Well done to the following swimmers who gained medals.
Dan Cox 2nd in 16 yo 100m Breaststroke Isabelle Callaghan 2nd in 17 yo/over 200m Breaststroke Charlotte Harding 1st, West Midlands Champion, 13 yo 200m Backstroke Ellie Harsant 2nd in 15 yo 100m Breaststroke Leah Bowen 2nd in 13 yo 200m FreestyleCharlotte Harding 2nd in 13 yo 800m Freestyle Dan Cox 3rd 16 yo 50m Breaststroke Leah Bowen 2nd in 13 yo 50m Backstroke Charlotte Harding 3rd in 13 yo 50m Backstroke Isabelle Callaghan 1st , West Midlands Champion, 17 yo/over 50m Breaststroke Leah Bowen 3rd in 13 yo 50m Freestyle Charlotte Harding 1st, West Midlands Champion, 13 yo 100m Backstroke
Charlotte Harding, 3rd in 13 yo 1500m Freestyle
Leah Bowen, 1st, West Midlands Champion, 13 yo 100m Freestyle
And Well done to all who made the FINALS!
Many thanks too to those parents who helped on Poolside!
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| Good luck to all swimmers who have qualified and are competing in the West Midlands Champs on 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12 of May.
This year's competitors are:
Abi Dudfield, Alistair Ristov, Cassie Lea, Charlotte Harding, Connor Silvester, Dan Cox, Ellie Harsant, Hannah Penny, Harvey Flint, Holly Larkin, Isabelle Callaghan, Jake Deaner, Josh Mitchell, Lauren Maher, Leah Bowen, Lewis Morrison, Owen Lawton, Rebecca Morrison
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| Congratulations to William Payton and Serena Newell following their success at the County Championships been invited to attend the 2019 County Pathway.
Well done both! | |
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| Team Sharks,
Please see the dates for when the club is shut down for summer 2019.
Monday 5th August - Sunday 18th August.
Sessions will be back on Monday 19th August. | |
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| Congratulations to Jake, Izzy, Ellie, Michael & Ella on qualifying for the 2018 Short Course Midlands Championships  
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| Team Sharks, Club Captains and Vice Captains are chosen by the Head Coach and key factors taken into account when selecting is their dedication/ attitude to the squad training programme / to their peers/ coaches/ or their commitment to volunteering within the club. Also most importantly that they are good role models for our younger swimmers. Club Captain/Vice Captain also represent Team Sharks in the important National Arena League/ Mercian League and other Open Meets throughout the season and are a point of call for other swimmers for advice / help/ support on poolside. You may see these swimmers helping with the warm up’s and are experienced within the competitive environment. Our Club Captains and Vice Captains for this season 2018-2019 are… Club Captains: Jake Ashfield & Isabelle Callaghan Vice Captains: Owen Lawton & Lauren Penny | |
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| Well done Izzy 10th place in the 17 and over age group for the 50m breaststroke you did us proud! #nationalfinalist #EnglishNationals 
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| Well done Ellie for gaining 15th place in the 14-year-old age group for the 50m Breaststroke in her first English Nationals!!!! 
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| Well done Robin came 9th in the 18 year old 800m free with a new PB at English Nationals. 
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| Well done to Daniel for gaining 12th place in the 15-year-old age group for the 200m breast in his first at English Nationals. 
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| Well done to Chris Proud who competed in the 1.5k Open Water Nationals in the Masters Category and came 15th!!! | |
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| A huge well done to our Master's swimmer Sarah Jane who completed a two-person relay swim from Dover to France with her friend Janine.
Sarah Jane & Janine started at 03:46 and landed exactly 12 hours later. Both having completed three x two hour swims! Sarah Jane is now enjoying a well earned holiday!
Well done Ladies we are so proud! #TeamSharks | |
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| Congratulations to Cassie Lea and Alistair Ristov who were successful at being selected for the 2018 Warwickshire County Pathway Programme. Warwickshire is one of only two counties in the West Midlands to be piloting the England Programmes County Pathway. The County Pathway is aimed at developing the best 11-year-old swimmers from the County Championships and is the start of the journey on the British Swimming, Elite Swimmer Development Programme. | |
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| Stratford Sharks Swimming Club, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, has a part time vacancy for a senior squad coach to join our team, working between 5 and 7 hours per week. We are a forward thinking, ambitious, competitive club with SwimMark status. Your main responsibility will be to act as senior competitive and masters squad coach and deliver high quality coaching in line with the club development plan and macro training cycle. The ideal applicant will: - Deliver regular weekly training sessions, including weekends.
- Take a situational approach to swimmers, adopting different coaching styles where necessary.
- Build a two way relationship with swimmers
- Attend competitions where squad members are competing
- Hold a coaching qualification - Level 1 working towards Level 2.
- Most importantly be enthusiastic, self-motivated and be an excellent communicator.
Please send applications with CV to: headcoach@stratfordsharksasc.co.uk | |
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A big Well done to all our swimmers last night, a very well deserved 4thplace, Redditch narrowly beating us by just 2 points!!! And to all our younger swimmers last night who swam their hearts out, you are all amazing and a credit to the club!!!Full results1 st Northampton A 2372 nd Boldmere A 2073 rd Redditch 1844 th Stratford Sharks 1825 th Bilston 1616 th City of Hereford 77
Round 2 NJL Team consist of:
Alistair Ristov, Lewis Morrison, William Barnes, Isabella Balzaretti, Charlotte Harding, Holly Larkin, Gracie Wain, Cassie Lea, Oliver Stacey, Jake Gray, Oliver Rossier, William Payton, Benjamin Elliott, Charlotte Bean, Isobel Greenall, Amelia Baldwyn, Charlotte Bartlett, Lucy Andrews, Eleanor Hazleton, Edward Thomas, Dalton Lea, Luke Statham, Isabella Barnes, Zoe Wood, Georgie Forbes, Martha Bullock, Jack Fitzgerald, Jacob Neal, Ryan Phyall, Edward Hunt, Olivia Taylor, Beatrice Bell, Morgan Poole, Ayla Konuralp
GO TEAMSHARKS !!!
A big Well done to all our swimmers last night, a very well deserved 4thplace, Redditch narrowly beating us by just 2 points!!! And to all our younger swimmers last night who swam their hearts out, you are all amazing and a credit to the club!!!Full results1 st Northampton A 2372 nd Boldmere A 2073 rd Redditch 1844 th Stratford Sharks 1825 th Bilston 1616 th City of Hereford 77
Round 2 NJL Team consist of:
Alistair Ristov, Lewis Morrison, William Barnes, Isabella Balzaretti, Charlotte Harding, Holly Larkin, Gracie Wain, Cassie Lea, Oliver Stacey, Jake Gray, Oliver Rossier, William Payton, Benjamin Elliott, Charlotte Bean, Isobel Greenall, Amelia Baldwyn, Charlotte Bartlett, Lucy Andrews, Eleanor Hazleton, Edward Thomas, Dalton Lea, Luke Statham, Isabella Barnes, Zoe Wood, Georgie Forbes, Martha Bullock, Jack Fitzgerald, Jacob Neal, Ryan Phyall, Edward Hunt, Olivia Taylor, Beatrice Bell, Morgan Poole, Ayla Konuralp
GO TEAMSHARKS !!!
A big Well done to all our swimmers last night, a very well deserved 4thplace, Redditch narrowly beating us by just 2 points!!! And to all our younger swimmers last night who swam their hearts out, you are all amazing and a credit to the club!!!Full results1 st Northampton A 2372 nd Boldmere A 2073 rd Redditch 1844 th Stratford Sharks 1825 th Bilston 1616 th City of Hereford 77
Round 2 NJL Team consist of:
Alistair Ristov, Lewis Morrison, William Barnes, Isabella Balzaretti, Charlotte Harding, Holly Larkin, Gracie Wain, Cassie Lea, Oliver Stacey, Jake Gray, Oliver Rossier, William Payton, Benjamin Elliott, Charlotte Bean, Isobel Greenall, Amelia Baldwyn, Charlotte Bartlett, Lucy Andrews, Eleanor Hazleton, Edward Thomas, Dalton Lea, Luke Statham, Isabella Barnes, Zoe Wood, Georgie Forbes, Martha Bullock, Jack Fitzgerald, Jacob Neal, Ryan Phyall, Edward Hunt, Olivia Taylor, Beatrice Bell, Morgan Poole, Ayla Konuralp
GO TEAMSHARKS !!!
A big Well done to all our swimmers last night, a very well deserved 4thplace, Redditch narrowly beating us by just 2 points!!! And to all our younger swimmers last night who swam their hearts out, you are all amazing and a credit to the club!!!Full results1 st Northampton A 2372 nd Boldmere A 2073 rd Redditch 1844 th Stratford Sharks 1825 th Bilston 1616 th City of Hereford 77
Round 2 NJL Team consist of:
Alistair Ristov, Lewis Morrison, William Barnes, Isabella Balzaretti, Charlotte Harding, Holly Larkin, Gracie Wain, Cassie Lea, Oliver Stacey, Jake Gray, Oliver Rossier, William Payton, Benjamin Elliott, Charlotte Bean, Isobel Greenall, Amelia Baldwyn, Charlotte Bartlett, Lucy Andrews, Eleanor Hazleton, Edward Thomas, Dalton Lea, Luke Statham, Isabella Barnes, Zoe Wood, Georgie Forbes, Martha Bullock, Jack Fitzgerald, Jacob Neal, Ryan Phyall, Edward Hunt, Olivia Taylor, Beatrice Bell, Morgan Poole, Ayla Konuralp
GO TEAMSHARKS !!!
A big Well done to all our swimmers last night, a very well deserved 4thplace, Redditch narrowly beating us by just 2 points!!! And to all our younger swimmers last night who swam their hearts out, you are all amazing and a credit to the club!!!Full results1 st Northampton A 2372 nd Boldmere A 2073 rd Redditch 1844 th Stratford Sharks 1825 th Bilston 1616 th City of Hereford 77
Round 2 NJL Team consist of:
Alistair Ristov, Lewis Morrison, William Barnes, Isabella Balzaretti, Charlotte Harding, Holly Larkin, Gracie Wain, Cassie Lea, Oliver Stacey, Jake Gray, Oliver Rossier, William Payton, Benjamin Elliott, Charlotte Bean, Isobel Greenall, Amelia Baldwyn, Charlotte Bartlett, Lucy Andrews, Eleanor Hazleton, Edward Thomas, Dalton Lea, Luke Statham, Isabella Barnes, Zoe Wood, Georgie Forbes, Martha Bullock, Jack Fitzgerald, Jacob Neal, Ryan Phyall, Edward Hunt, Olivia Taylor, Beatrice Bell, Morgan Poole, Ayla Konuralp
GO TEAMSHARKS !!!
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| Well done to all who swam at the 1st Round of the NJL last night, a great team effort! We came 3rd place!!!
Thanks to all for your support.
Leamington 243
City of Coventry 240
Stratford Sharks 186
Redditch 154
Blythe Barracudas 145
Stafford Apex 104 | |
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|  STRATFORD Sharks swimmers delivered some great results at the first weekend of the ASA Championships held in Coventry.TeamSharks were represented by 74 qualifying swimmers, with no less than 37 of the starting blocks in the finals being occupied by Sharks swimmers.Three of these, Isabelle Callaghan, Leah Bowen and Charlotte Harding, were crowned as County Champions over six separate events.This is the last time the Championships will be held at the old city centre pool as the brand new £10.5million Olympic 50-metre pool is currently under construction at the Alan Higgs Centre, in the south east of the city which is due to open later this year.In the boys finals 10/11 age group 50m races, William Payton came third in the freestyle and Finn Proud fourth in the butterfly.For the girls, in the same distance and age group, Serena Newell was sixth in the breaststroke and Martha Bullock came seventh in the backstroke.In the 12-year-olds category, Cassie Lea finished sixth in the 100m freestyle and seventh in the 100m backstroke.Alistair Ristov was sixth in the 100m breaststroke final and Jake Deaner came home fifth in the 50m fly.The girls 13-year-olds category provided the biggest haul of Championship medals and finalists, with Leah Bowen gaining first place in the 100m freestyle and backstroke respectively as well as the 200m freestyle.Bowen also finished fourth in the 50m breaststroke and runner-up in the 50m backstroke to another TeamSharks swimmer, Charlotte Harding, who also won the 400m individual medley.Harding had finished in second place to Bowen in both the 100m backstroke and the 200m freestyle as well as finishing third in the 100m freestyle.Holly Larkin appeared in four finals, finishing fifth in three of them and fourth in the 200m freestyle.Completing the picture for the 13-year-old girls was Abi Dudfield, who was one of four TeamSharks swimmers in the 50m backstroke final, finishing seventh.Although the boys could not quite match the girls’ performances, Connor Silvester finished fifth in the 100m breaststroke final.In the 14-year-old age group, Rebecca Morrison finished seventh in both the 100m breaststroke and 100m freestyle.Joel Watson reached the 100m breaststroke final, also finishing seventh. Ellie Harsant finished second in the 15-year-old 50m breaststroke final, with Keana Pearce gaining fifth place in the 100m backstroke and sixth in the 50m backstroke.Hannah Penny finished fifth in the 100m freestyle final.The older age group finals provided more success for Stratford, with Isabelle Callaghan winning the 50m breaststroke final for the 16-plus category, gaining second place in the 200m breaststroke and third in 400m individual medley.Daniel Cox reached two finals, finishing fourth in the 100m breaststroke and seventh in the 200m backstroke. Georgina Ireland gained fifth place in the 100m backstroke final.THERE was further success for Stratford Sharks at the second weekend of the Warwickshire ASA Championships held in Coventry.TeamSharks swimmers occupied a total of 35 starting blocks in the finals, with 16 medallists bringing home four gold, six silver and six bronze medals.Leah Bowen came away with three gold medals in the 13yr 200m individual medley as well as the 50m and 400m freestyle.Charlotte Harding took the victory in the 12/13yr 800m freestyle, with Holly Larkin finishing in the silver medal position.Further silver medals were won by Bowen in the 10/13yr 200m backstroke, Harding in the same age group 200m individual medley, 400m freestyle and 100m butterfly as well as a bronze in the 50m butterfly.Bowen also reached the butterfly final.Bronze medals in the 100m breaststroke were won by Serena Newell in the 10/11yr group, Ellie Harsant in the 15yr event and Isabelle Callaghan in the 16 and over category.For the boys, William Payton gained a bronze medal in the 10/11yr age group in the 50m backstroke as well as reaching the 100m freestyle final.Connor Silvester won silver in 50m breaststroke and Dan Cox claimed a bronze in the 16yr age group.Harvey Flint (15yr) and Alistair Ristov (12yr) both reached the 50m breaststroke finals in their respective age group.Dan Cox (16 and over category) and Edan Forbes (13yr) also reached the finals in the 100m backstroke, with Cox also reaching the 200m breaststroke final.In other finals, the girls TeamSharks swimmers acquitted themselves very well as Martha Bullock, the only 10-year-old finalist, reached the 10/11yr age group 50m butterfly final.Rebecca Morrison and Hannah Penny were in the 800m final for the 14 and over category.Georgina Ireland reached both the 50m freestyle and 200m backstroke finals.The Stratford swimmers were well in evidence in the 50m freestyle events, with Cassie Lea (12yr) as well as Harding and Holly Larkin (both 13yr) gaining final starting blocks, with the last two swimmers also competing in the 200m backstroke final.Larkin was also in action in the 400m freestyle final while Isabelle Callaghan reached the final of the 14 and over 200m individual medley.Stratford Sharks are now looking forward to challenging for regional and national qualifications over the next couple of months. | |
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| Sharks’ junior swimmers earned promotion to Nuneaton Junior League Division One after finishing a close second to Redditch in the Finals Gala held at Wolverhampton on Saturday evening.The Junior League Squad, aged between 9 & 12, scored 219 point, finishing 8 points behind Redditch, but well ahead of 3rd placed Bromsgrove on 180 points. The 54-team Nuneaton Junior League, which is split into 3 divisions, is spread around the Midlands area, and gives many of the younger swimmers the first opportunity of competitive swimming. In the final there were some excellent swims in a highly-charged atmosphere.
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| All the following information is presented in the Competitive Planner next to the relevant Championships.
However, to make it easier for all, the Qualifying Windows below are when swimmers need to have achieved a specific time in order to be able to enter.
*Times need to be achieved at a Level 1 or Level 2 meet in a Long Course pool.
**Times need to be achieved at a Level 1 or Level 2 meet
***Times need to be from L1, L2 or L3 Meet
Winter Midlands Short Course Championships: 1st January 2018 - 18th October 2018***
Winter National Short Course Championships: 1st November 2017 - 22nd November 2018. This event is for swimmers 15 and under category and 15 and over age category **
Warwickshire County Championships: 1st March 2018 - 28th December 2018
Regionals (Midlands) Championships: 1st September 2018 - 10th April 2019***
British Championships: 1st January 2018 - 22nd March 2019 *
British Summer Championships: 22nd March – 27th May 2019 *
Nationals English Summer Championships: 22nd March 2019 - 27th May 2019 *
Scottish Nationals Summer Championships: 22nd March – 27th May 2019 *
Welsh Nationals Summer Championships: 22nd March – 27th May 2019 15 and under category and 15 and over age category * | |
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| Thank you for all the support and a great turn out at the Sharks Awards (2018 Season)
Junior Competitive Achiever of the Year - Leah Bowen
Competitive Performance of the Year - Isabelle Callaghan
Competitive Performance throughout the Year Award - Ellie Harsant
Carly Robinson Award - Isla Hirst
Top Girl and Boy Awards for each squad
Academy
Ayla Konralup
Maanav Baines
Juniors
Martha Bullock
Finn Proud
Development
Isla Hirst
William Barnes
P3
Ella Vickers
Josh Mitchell
P2
Charlotte Harding
Lewis Morrison
P1
Rebecca Morrison
Jake Ashfield
Sportsmanship Awards
10 u – Benji Elliott
12 u – Jack Wood
14 u – Amélie Ristov
16 u – Abbie Wootton
17 + - Owen Lawton
Swimmer of the Year Award (chosen by the swimmers) - Isabelle Callaghan
Young Volunteer Award- Hope Lawton
Adult Volunteer Award - Veronica Ristov
Thank you to the following people who help on poolside throughout open meets/coaching and admin etc.
Mike Wardle , Chris Proud , James Thomas , Rebecca Pridham , Lara Forbes, Kate Barlow, Annette Statham , Yvonne Caswell, Josh Newman , Alison Ireland , Yaz Boff , Julie Brear , Trevor Key , Alan Robertson, Lisa Mitchell, Veronica Ristov , Kathy Lea , Julie Lawton, JP, Louise Greenall, Anna Doggett, , Kerry Larkin , Jen Morrison , Craig Morrison , Jackie Hughes and Young volunteers. | |
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| Tickets now available via Cognito The food list is now available for online editing here or email us at FUNDRAISING to say what you can bring | |
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| Accepted entries for the upcoming Water Carnival on 6/7 July can be found on their website here. Any queries please let Veronica know ASAP via email on fixtures@teamsharks.com so there's plenty of time to sort. DO NOT wait until the day of the gala.
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| Please note changes to Tuesday evening Shipston session, effective until the end of the season. Development squad will have a little more space on a Tuesday evenings by moving to the time slot of 7:00-8:00 pm.A reminder that Development and Juniors can attend Banbury Lido sessions at the time slot of 8:00-9:00 am on the dates below. These will replace the lunch time 12-1pm slot normally at Stratford Leisure Centre.
27th July
3rd August
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| Our Club Champs over the weekend of 7/8th September 2019 is now confirmed and will be held at the Sports and Wellness Hub at the University of Warwick. The Club Champs will be a full weekend of racing which is something we have been working hard to achieve for a number of years so please hold the date in your diary and help to make this our best Club Champs ever! The full details is on the Competition Planner and entries are now open. |
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| Congratulations to the following winners
1st 18– Vacant - £25.00
2nd 74 – Yvonne Gajny- £10.00
3rd 66 – Jacqueline Hughes - £5.00
We have quite a few vacant numbers available.
If you would like to join our 100club contact 100club@stratfordsharksasc.co.uk
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| P1/2/3/Masters,
Banbury starts next Saturday 1st June - Saturday 31st August (excluding the Club shut Down on 10th / 17th August 2019).
This session will be at the open air pool at Banbury Woodgreen Leisure Centre Woodgreen Ave, Banbury OX16 0HS 7.30-9am (only for Saturday AM).
We would recommend swimmers swimming in mirrored goggles and wearing sun tan cream! |
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