Training Cancellation
Training is cancelled on the morning of Sunday 12 March due to the Tynemouth Gala.
Cover will be provided in the afternoon, and all sessions will be running as normal.
Training is cancelled on the morning of Sunday 12 March due to the Tynemouth Gala.
Cover will be provided in the afternoon, and all sessions will be running as normal.
Please check if your children have been selected for teams at the Tynemouth Gala next weekend.
Team 1 9-11 years 4×50 free
Team 2 9-11 years 4×50 free
Team 1 12+ years 4x50free
Team 1 9-11 years 4×50 Medley
Team 1 12+ years 4×50 Medley
The Chester-le-Street Open Gala will be held at Durham Freeman’s Quay this year.
Clubs which wish to enter the gala can download the entry file and submit their entries to galaentries@chesterlestreetasc.co.uk.
Chester-le-Street ASC Members must use the usual Gala Entry Form.
UK Anti-Doping have released an app called Clean Sport – 100% Me to help parents and swimmers understand their responsibilities with regards to doping.
It can be downloaded on the App Store and on Google Play.
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is responsible for overseeing clean sport in the UK. UKAD work to prevent, deter and detect doping in sport, and prosecute those who fail to adhere to the UK anti-doping rules. UKAD work with a range of partners, including our National Governing Body, British Swimming, to keep sport clean from banned substances and methods.
Anti-doping is about ensuring all athletes have available to them the knowledge, behaviours and resources to prevent an anti-doping rule violation and protect the integrity of sport.
The policy of Strict Liability means that you are responsible for any banned substance found in your system, no matter how it got there or whether or not you had an intention to cheat.
Clean sport needs you to play your part. Ensure you always train and compete cleanly, follow the anti-doping rules and remember the principle of strict liability at all times.
If you are competing in the UK, no matter what level you are, you can be tested in-competition and out-of-competition.
If you break any one of the eight anti-doping rules, you could be excluded from taking part in any future sporting event and have your results from previous competitions nullified.
Doping is a serious offence and can result in more than just disqualifications in swimming – UKAD has the power to prosecute in the Courts and shares information with the National Crime Agency.
Para-Swimming Come and Try event to be held on Friday 31st March at the Sunderland Aquatics Centre. (Registration from 16:30, Pool session 17:00 – 18:00)
This taster session is for disabled swimmers wishing to find out more about Para-swimming.
Swimmers will take part in a range of adapted activities designed to showcase individual ability.
All participants will receive personalised advice on other opportunities available to them following the session.
Swimmers must be able to swim out of their depth to a minimum distance of 50m.
These lists are not exhaustive.
Places are limited so booking is essential. Please complete and return the attached form by Friday 24th March.
Congratulations to Daniel Butler who has been selected to take part in an open water training camp in Mallorca this May.
Head Coach Gary Renshaw said,
“This is an excellent opportunity for Daniel, training and competing with other open water swimmers will be really beneficial for him and allow him to progress further.”
Well done and good luck Dan.
Once again we are collecting vouchers for Sainsbury’s Active Kids so that we can buy new equipment and invest in the future of the club.
You can get vouchers while shopping at Sainsbury’s up until 2 May, and the deadline for handing them in to the club is 30 June.
There will be no training on the morning Friday 24 February, due to filming taking place in the leisure centre.
There will also be no training on the morning of Sunday 26 February due to the N&D Championships.
The afternoon session will run as normal, with coaching cover provided.
Results from the first Junior League Competition of the year at Haven Point in South Shields.
Chester-le-Street ASC came fourth overall in the gala.
The Northumberland and Durham Swimming Association have agreed to join the ASA England Programmes Team County Pathway Programme in 2017. As part of this programme, a performance pathway has been developed for the county.
The Pathway has been developed in line with England Programmes Multi Year Training model which allows for the progressive development of athletes from learn to swim to senior performance within Northumberland and Durham. The pathway integrates County, Regional and England Programme training camps and follows the England Programmes’ Competition structure.
Within the pathway, the four existing training hubs provide a stepping stone for athletes with opportunities to train and develop alongside peers from outside of their home clubs. The hubs link neatly into the Northumberland and Durham Performance Programme and the Performance Clubs and Schemes within the county.
The Northumberland and Durham Performance Programme replaces the existing Beacon programme and will continue to provide an environment for the county’s highest performing athletes to train together in World Class facilities supported by high level coaches.
The pathway aims to provide opportunities for the development of World Class athletes and coaches across the county through collaborative working and the development of a strong support network.
