We are proud to announce that Chester-le-Street ASC member Nick Cook will representing the club in the 200mIM event at the British Championships being held at Toll Cross, Glasgow next week.
The event is being streamed live (link below). We wish Nick the very best of luck for the championships and look forward to hearing how he gets on.
From 14 April 2016, ALL swimmers and relevant adults will require a ‘Thrive Card ‘to be able to access the changing room, large pool, small pool spectator area and small pool.
It a plastic card/key fob that will allow CLS ASC coaches, relevant adults and ALL swimmers poolside, into the changing area or to the small pool spectator area via a turnstile currently located before the changing area, and a new turnstile not yet installed down the access corridor located before both pools and the small pool spectator area.
An application form must be completed and put in a CLS ASC box at the leisure centre reception desk. Forms are available for download below or can be obtained from the Reception desk. A separate form must be completed for each person requiring access.
No, cards are free to CLS ASC as they are purely for access. There will also be no charges for replacement cards should they be required.
Yes, just go the swimming pool reception desk and ask them to add the required access
Young people jump into water after a raft building session
Further to the recent announcement regarding the above event, we are now finalising places for the session being held on Saturday 18 June 2016, 10am to 12pm at the Tees Barrage Activity Centre in Stockton.
As previously advised this is a heavily subsidised event, which is being offered to swimmers at a cost of £5.00 per person, payable in advance to secure your place.
The activity is open to B2 & B3 squads aged 8- 12 years, and any SD squad members aged 12 years or above. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
A list will be placed on the noticeboard for sign up, or alternatively please email enquiries@chesterlestreetasc.co.uk to reserve your place.
Payment should be given to Lianne Pye as soon as possible. Please be aware that places will not be confirmed until payment is received.
We’re sure it will be fun packed event for our youngsters, and can’t wait to see how they all get on in their teams!
If anyone has any questions regarding the event, please speak to Lianne Pye.
Regrettably, due to unforeseen circumstances, the Hub session scheduled to be held Monday 4 April at Peterlee has had to be cancelled.
However there are plans to try and reschedule the session for later in April or early May.
Further details to follow.
Team lists are now available for the second round of the Junior League competition, being held on Sunday 10 April 2016 at the Dolphin Centre Darlington (see link below).
Please could parents note that team members are expected to travel to and from the venue by coach (transport arrangements detailed below). Additional seats will be available on the bus for parents subject to availability, for a small charge of £3.00 (there is no charge for swimmers).
Please could all team members ensure that they arrive at the collection point (Taxi Rank next to the Red Lion Pub) for 7.45am prompt, for departure at 8:00am.
Warm up for the event is due to start at 9:00am, with racing commencing at 9:40am.
If any parents would like to travel on the bus, please could they see Fiona Heppell as soon as possible to reserve seats. Alternatively, if your child is travelling unaccompanied, please could you ensure that a contact number is provided beforehand.
As always, if anyone has any questions regarding the event, please could they see Kelvin.
Otherwise, we look forward to seeing our fantastic youngsters in action once again and wish them all the best of luck in the next round!
Draft Programme now available for download
Katy Ovington swimming at ASA Nationals
Katy Ovington formerly of Chester-le-Street ASC, has retired from competitive swimming, after competing for the last time in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship earlier this year.
Katy, a former pupil at Framwellgate School Durham, left Chester-le-Street ASC in December 2013 to take up a swimming scholarship with Southern Illinois University in the USA, where she joined a women’s squad comprising of swimmers and divers from the USA, China, Australia, Brazil, Poland, El Salvador, Canada, and Germany.
During the past three years, she has competed against top university teams across America, in the USA’s top flight, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division 1 under coach Rick Walker, scoring highly in 100 & 200yds (remember its the USA folks!) Backstroke events.
However, whilst it may be the end of a long and successful swimming career, Katy plans to remain in the USA to complete her major in Kinesiology with a view to progressing to medical school. She has recently been nominated for the Southern Illinois University ‘Dorothy Davies Award’ and also the ‘Lingle-Ittner Family Memorial Award’, which are awarded for academic, athletic and leadership attainment within the universities Kinesiology department where Katy is actively involved and employed as a research assistant in a program developing the physical rehabilitation of cancer victims.
It is always fantastic to hear of ex-members’ continued success, both in and out of the pool and we wish Katy all the best with her future studies.
The ASANER 2016 Open Water Championships will take place as part of the 2016 North West Open Water Festival on the 25th June 2016 at Salford Quays.
The event will also hold the ASANER Masters Open Water Championships as well as a number of fun and challenge events for novice, junior and senior swimmers.
For further information visist the ASANER Website, meet conditions and entry form can be downloaded below.
Meet Documents
NW Open Water Festival Conditions 2016
2016 Open Water Festival entry form
As a community club, we rely heavily on the support of parents, members and local businesses to provide essential funding to improve the facilities and opportunities we can offer our swimmers.
Following our recent success in securing sponsorship deals for our Championship and League Teams, we are currently looking for sponsors for our upcoming Open Gala being held on 23/24 April 2016.
The gala is open to swimmers from across the North East Region, and will attract around 200 spectators across the weekend, making it an ideal opportunity for prospective sponsors to raise their community profile and promote their business to a captive regional audience!
So if you are an individual, business or organization who would like to sponsor, fund or make a one-off financial contribution to the club, we would love to hear from you!
Please see below for details of available packages.
If you require any further information regarding our packages or are interested in joining our growing team, please contact our Fundraising Team at: enquiries@chesterlestreetasc.co.uk.
£500 donation per year
Two packages available per home gala
Opportunities & Benefits
£50 per event
Opportunities & Benefits
A big thank you to all those who supported this year’s Easter Sweet Treat Stall, it was yet again a sell out and fantastic success!
