A new British Record for Jessica of 19:28.71 in the 1500m freestyle at the Swim Wales Masters Long Course Championships!
In other less exciting news, Jessica also got a 1st in the 200m freestyle and a 2nd in the 200m breaststroke. Meanwhile, Mark was 3rd in the 100m breaststroke, 6th in the 200m freestyle and 7th in the 100m freestyle.
Hats off to Janet who won four golds in her age-group today at the Royal Navy meet at Millfield. Overall the team achieved some great results at today’s event
Hello Everyone
As you may be aware, Will Lee is leaving the club this month and we’re now on the lookout for a volunteer to help manage and update the club website.
Maintaining the existing website requires someone with a bit of a technical background, who is:
This would include the updating of club news and policy documents from time to time as well as the updating of information that rarely changes such as fees, timetables, calendars, records etc. At this point we are not looking to redesign the website or plan any major changes to the website structure.
If you are interested in supporting the club in this way (or might be), please get in touch asap. If you have a family member who might be interested please also get in touch.
Or if you just have a query or want to find out more just let me know,
Regards
Mark
Dear all,
New club kit with the new logo is now available to order! Click on the link below:
https://stroudmasters.deco-apparel.com
For this first run, we only have the competition colours (red), as the race season is starting, and these are our club colours for poolside.
When you make your order, please note the following:
We appreciate that members may wish to order kit but not the club colours. We are planning other orders with a wider range of colours and hope to provide this once we have completed the first order..
please note - sizes are based on chest sizing. This will be displayed if you tap/click in the size option and then scroll down. However there is currently no sizing information for the technical t-shirts. We have asked the printers to add (just a reminder that tech shirts are on the smaller size so go up a size).
If you have any issues with the order, please contact Mike Joffe.
The Committee
Hello
This message is for anyone not on the club WhatsApp chat.
You’ll be pleased to know we now have a new club hat available for anyone wanting to buy one. If you are interested in buying one, they are £5 each (please pay into the account). I’ll make sure some hats are available at each session. If you have any queries, get in touch
Mark
Hello
Just a reminder that membership fees are due by 31st. Apologies if you have already paid,
Regards
Mark
Hello Everyone
As most of you will know, Alice Pinney has been coaching the Tuesday evening swimming sessions for the last four months. However, due to work commitments she has decided to stop doing this and next Tuesday, the 28th of January, will be her last coaching session, although she will still be swimming with the club.
I am sure you will all join us in thanking her for the fantastic job she has done. Planning and running swimming coaching sessions is a big commitment and going forward the way the Tuesday sessions are run will change. That said, we think we have come up with a new structure which will work. In this email we outline that new structure and ask you to let us know if you think this will work for you. We would also be interested in finding out if any of you might be interested in getting involved in some aspects of running the Tuesday sessions - more on that later.
More great results from Alice, Mark & Jessica who represented the club at the South East Regional Long Course Champs at Crawley this weekend.
Dear All,
The Club AGM is to be held on Wednesday 19th February at 6.30 pm. The venue will be advised nearer the time.
During the meeting, the club committee for 2025 will be established and we would welcome new nominations for members to join. Attached is a form for nominations to the committee , and if you wish to stand for any of the elected positions please complete and return it to me by Sunday 2nd February with your details. You will require details of your nominee and seconder as per the form. If you are interested in becoming a co-opted member (non-elected) please also indicate on the form. A more detailed explanation of the roles can be found within the club constitution on the website. If you have any questions about any of the roles or the workings of the committee don’t hesitate to contact a committee member. For information, the current Committee positions are as follows:
Role descriptions for the first three positions are available on the Club web-site.
Please also send me details of any resolutions you may wish to put forward at the AGM by the 28th January.
Regards
Jessica (On behalf of the committee)
Hello Everyone
The Committee has decided to raise the membership fee this year by £5 to £50 due to recent increases in the pool hire costs and Swim England fees. Second claim members will receive a 50% discount and pay £25. In previous years we have managed to absorb the increase in costs within the membership fee but this is no longer possible.
I’m pleased to be able to say though that swim fees will remain the same as last year @ £6 per swim.
Please pay the annual membership fee into the club account after 1st January but no later than the 31st January. If the membership fee is not received by then I’ll assume you do not wish to renew and your Swim England registration will cease.
I’ve attached the Club membership form for 2025 (see About ). You will notice that it has a slightly different format to previous years and it’s important that everyone completes the form and returns to Lorraine (email above) when paying the membership.
We’re not anticipating any further increases in swim session costs during the coming year but in the unlikely event there are then we may have to reconsider the session fee part way through the year, as well as the annual membership fee for 2026.
From January 2025:
OR
New members will be entitled to one trial swim at a cost of £6.
All swimmers will be registered as Club Train except for those who competed for the Club last year, who will be registered as Club Compete. If you are interested in competing for the Club please get in touch with either myself or Lorraine and we can set you up as Club Compete in a few days, prior to entry.
If you have any queries please let me know. Could you also let me know if you don’t intend to renew your membership,
Regards
Mark
