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Dear All, Listed below are the swim session changes over Christmas: Sunday 25th December - no session Monday 26th December - no session Tuesday 27th December - no session Wednesday 28th December - usual time Friday 30th December - usual time Sunday 1st January - no session Monday 2nd January - usual time Tuesday 3rd January - usual time

As of 1st November Tuesday evening sessions at Archway will be coached by Graham Brookhouse. Sessions will continue to start at 6:30pm and finish at 8:00pm until Christmas. After Christmas there will be a change to the times and sessions will start at 7:00pm. The committee are considering the options of finishing the session at 8:00pm or keeping a 90 minute session and finishing at 8:30pm. If you have a view on what time you would prefer to finish training please let me know.

Stroud Masters were at the National Shortcourse Championships in Sheffield (28th-30th October) Swimmer Event Time Position Jessica Wooddisse 200m Freestyle 2.17.23 (PB) 2nd 400m Freestyle 4.45.65 1st 800m Freestyle 9.44.44 1st 1500m Freestyle 18.34.26 1st Sean Kinsey 400m Freestyle 4.32.32 2nd Mark Partridge 50m Breaststroke 34.18 5th 100m Breaststroke 1.17.82 8th 200m Breaststroke 3.10.95 10th 50m Freestyle 28.05 16th 400m Freestyle 5.24.13 17th 800m Freestyle 11.22.17 9th 50m Butterfly 31.37 14th

Competition information for 2017 is now available in the Calendar section.

Congratulations to Jessica and Sean who won silver and bronze respectively in their age-groups at the European Masters Open Water Championships held in Rijeka, Croatia recently. The race was sum over a distance of 5km in a calm, clear and warm sea. Sean Kinsey and Jessica Wooddisse

Dear All, This is just to let you know that there will be no early morning swim at Archway on Monday 29th August. Jessica

Results from the 5km swim at Lake 62 Sean Kinsey, Mark Partridge, Jessica Wooddisse, William Lee Swimmer Splits Total Position Sean Kinsey 12:03.90 / 12:32.95 / 12:25.95 / 12:46.40 / 12:35.90 01:02:25.10 1st overall (1st male) Jessica Wooddisse 13:21.90 / 13:52.85 / 13:59.85 / 14:05.20 / 13:33.70 01:08:53.45 3rd overall (1st female) William Lee 15:18.80 / 16:17.55 / 16:29.15 / 17:14.04 / 16:44.85 01:22:04.45 11th overall Mark Partridge 16:14.50 / 16:14.

Dear All, The Sunday morning session on 14th August has unfortunately had to be cancelled. Apologies to those who were planning to attend. Sundays will continue as usual on 21st August. Regards Jessica

Results from Rother Valley Country Park, 5km Open Water. Jessica Wooddisse at ASA National Open Water Festival 2016 Sean Kinsey at ASA National Open Water Festival 2016 Category Name Time Position Female 40-44 Jessica Wooddisse 00:40:45 1st Male 50-54 Sean Kinsey 00:40:26 1st Mark Partridge 00:49:58 8th

Minutes and Treasurers Report from the Committee Meeting of July 25th are below Minutes Treasurers Report