Distance Championships added
25.1.08
The Club's Distance Championships are being held in March, with
events in different age groups and distances from 200 m to 400 m. Entry
forms are to be returned by 15 March. The forms are available on paper
from the Club Table or here.
Active Schools and Cupar
& District Swimming Club added
25.1.08
We are delighted to be working with the local section of "Active Schools"
to promote swimming as a healthy and enjoyable activity. New members are
welcome to join the club, with a minimum swimming ability requirement of being
able to swim a length on the front and a length on the back reasonably
confidently.
New Membership Year
added 25.1.08
The Club has managed to keep its membership and training fees pretty
much unchanged over the last several years. Come this April, however, we
are told that the way in which we pay for use of the pool has to change, and
thus our membership and training fees have to reflect this. Our other costs have
risen, including the cost of the compulsory registration of swimmers and
teachers with the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association. For the new
membership year the annual membership fees become
£50 for the first and second child in a family
£40 for the third child, £30 for the fourth child
From now until the end of March the monthly training fees will stay as they
are, and evening squad swimmers will continue to pay the Council directly for
each swim at the cash desk on the way into the pool. From the start of
April, evening squad swimmers will no longer have to pay the Council on entry to
the building, as the Club is required to hire the pool as a whole, as it has
been doing for Saturday morning swimmers. This has the advantage of
reducing queuing at the cash desk. The treasurer has tried to work out the
costs involved, and has spread these out over twelve months, even though there
will be some times of the year when our pool usage is lower. These monthly
training fees, which are aimed to cover the cost of the pool hire and essential
club costs, are as follows. They will be reviewed later in the year in the
light of income and expenditure.
Saturday morning half hour swimmers £11 a month
Saturday morning three-quarter hour swimmers £13.75 a month
Junior Squad swimmers £21 a month
Improver Squad swimmers £22 a month
Development squad swimmers £35.75 a month
Life Savers £9 a month
New Year
added 15.1.08
All the sessions are up and running again after the festive break, and we
welcome existing members back. New members are also welcome at all levels;
there are currently no waiting lists. The new membership year starts in
February 2007. Members should soon be getting a mailing about this.
Saturday
Sessions
added 15.1.08
The timetable for the Saturday sessions for the start of the new year is
January 12th Backcrawl, 19th Breaststroke, 26th Breaststroke timing
February 2nd Butterfly, 9th Frontcrawl, 16th Backcrawl, 23rd
Backcrawl timing
Annual Ceilidh -
added
9.12.07
The Club’s Christmas Ceilidh is on 15 December. As usual, this
will be in the Cupar Corn Exchange and should be a great night of dancing for
all the family. Tickets are on sale from the Club Table priced at only £7
each, which includes a light supper.
Please put the date in your diary. Donations of raffle prizes would be much
appreciated please.
Club
Championships Success added
9.12.07
The finals of the Club Championships were held on 8 December, with
swimmers in most age groups competing in A and B finals for the trophies,
medals, and ribbons. There were tremendous swims from swimmers from the
eight and under through to the 17 and over age groups. The Club was
delighted to welcome back Margaret Muir to present the trophies and to be the
referee.
New members welcome! added
9.12.07
We have spaces available in all the squads, including the
Saturday morning groups. Please spread the word. Swimmers now from age
five upwards and who can swim a length on their front and a length on their back
will be welcomed in to our Saturday morning teaching groups. Our swimming
club is a good next step from the swimming lessons in Cupar, Glenrothes, and St
Andrews.
Christmas closure - added
4.10.07
The last swimming session of the year will be on 13 December
(lifesaving on 12th), with sessions restarting from 8 January.
Club Championships added
4.10.07
We invite all of our swimming members to enter for the club championships,
ideally in all the strokes; entry form enclosed. The heats are on Thursday
evenings 15 and 22 Nov. The finals are on 8 December, not long before the pool’s
maintenance shut down. After the finals all members (whether swimming in the
finals or not) are invited to a pool disco and refreshments.
We hope swimmers will enjoy taking part in the champs, and note that times
that they record are important for team selection in the following months.
Please bring to the pool an extra towel and a T-shirt to help keep you warm
between races. A plastic bottle of water would be a good idea too. Parents
please offer to help as an official (we need lots), and consider providing a
raffle prize please. Club timekeepers please bring your signature form to the
finals.
Annual General Meeting
added
4.10.07
The club’s AGM is to be held at 7.30 pm on Monday 26 November in
the Howe of Fife Rugby Club. Parents of swimming members please do come along to
the meeting. This meeting will include reviews of activities over the
previous year, a report from the auditor, election of the new committee, and
consideration of new membership and training fees. No one will be voted on to
the committee who does not want to be, but certainly we are hoping for a few
volunteers to help out in this role. The club can keep going only if we continue
to have lots of parents helping out on poolside, doing committee work,
officiating, etc.
Real Novices Gala added
4.10.07
On Saturday 10 November John Wishart has his Real Novices Gala in
Cupar, which is always a great event.
Margaret Muir added
4.10.07
Margaret has been helping with the club since 1980, and has had a
huge impact on swimmers, lifesavers, officials, and teachers. We send many
thanks to her for all her input.
Frosties Swim added
4.10.07
Many swimmers have now picked up their sponsor sheets for our
Frosties Distance Swim. Funds are being raised for Rachel House and our
club. The swims will be on 5 and 6 October. Those gaining sponsorship will be
provided with appropriate distance certificates and badges by the club.
Teacher Successes - -
added
4.10.07
Congratulations to the adults who were on the recent level-one
teachers course, and who all passed.
Prestonpans Gala added
4.10.07
Development Squad swimmers brought home five medals from this
gala – congrats to all.
Geordie Wotherspoon Gala added
4.10.07
Our swimmers did well at this recent gala. We send thanks to all
parents who helped on poolside, and who were complimented on their work.
Back to normal session times - added
22.8.07
Now that the local schools are back, the club is back to its normal training
session times. We look forward to welcoming swimmers back to their usual
sessions.
June Newsletter - added
24.6.07
Please see the June newsletter via this link.
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