As part of our 40th celebrations, we are hoping to pull together a “history in pictures” of the club and its members since it was established in 1975, but to do so we need your help!
If anyone has any photos, newspaper articles, stories or memorabilia which we could use, please let us know. It’s a great opportunity to take a trip down memory lane (and have a chuckle or two!) and we would love anyone who has been involved in the club past or present to get in touch.
Photos etc. can be emailed to the following address or handed to any member of our Management Committee (who can usually be found at the pool on Friday evenings), for inclusion in our 40th celebrations and publication in our online ‘Anniversary Gallery’ which is soon to be launched.
Our Dream Team proved what an unstoppable force they were at the Junior League Final held at Haven Point on Sunday 28 June 2015.
Winning the competition by almost 70 points ahead of nearest rivals Richmond Dales, to secure their place in Division One for next season, they were definitely deserving of their nickname.
Achieving a total of 48 top three places out of 51 events, it showcased what young talent we have, and was a testament to what teamwork can achieve!
All of our young swimmers gave 110% on the day, with some fantastic swims, great team spirit and lots of smiles and excitement, it made for a wonderful event all round.
In the traditional teams parade, we were treated to some wonderful themed costumes from Spongebob to Robin Hood, Superheroes to Soldiers and everything in between! It was lovely to see the youngsters in all their multi-coloured splendour! (although we all had a chuckle watching the Chinese Dragon do a “U turn” poolside after so carefully preparing to set off in the wrong direction !)
Despite the stiff competition, a winner was announced and this year’s prize was awarded to Richmond Dales, with their Superhero theme.
The day was rounded off with some team photos in the sunshine, (soon to be published in our gallery).
So all that is left to say is a HUGE well done to all 38 of our swimmers who took part in this year’s competition, some of whom for which it was their first experience of competitive swimming, and we look forward to seeing what next year’s competition holds in Division One…..
Full results and placings are available for download below.
Our Dream Team proved what an unstoppable force they were at the Junior League Final held at Haven Point on Sunday 28 June 2015.
Winning the competition by almost 70 points ahead of nearest rivals Richmond Dales, to secure their place in Division One for next season, they were definitely deserving of their nickname.
Achieving a total of 48 top three places out of 51 events, it showcased what young talent we have, and was a testament to what teamwork can achieve!
All of our young swimmers gave 110% on the day, with some fantastic swims, great team spirit and lots of smiles and excitement, it made for a wonderful event all round.
Click on link below to read more about this year’s events.
The second weekend of the championships yielded yet further strong performances from our NER swimmers.
With a total medal tally of 11 at the end of the Championships, Chester-le-Street finished in a highly impressive 5th position overall (out of 27 Northern clubs)!
A fabulous achievement all round, and we would like to say a big congratulations to all those who took part.
Competition highlights are being prepared by our new “competition reporter” and will be published as soon as possible.
In the meantime, weekend 2 results are available for download below.
This week has seen the announcement of British Summer and ASA Summer Championships qualifiers, and we are immensely proud to reveal that Chester-le-Street Asc has no less than 7 individual qualifiers across 25 events!
Our 14-16 year old boys team have also qualified for ASA Summer Championships freestyle team events.
This is an amazing achievement for the club and our young athletes and we continue to be impressed by the quality of performances delivered throughout the season and what our talented young swimmers have achieved.
A huge well done to all our qualifiers and as always we wish you all the very best of luck in your respective championships.
Any swimmer who recently qualified via NER Age Group Championships, can go online to accept their invitation from Saturday 20 June 2015.
See below for a full list of our 2015 qualifiers.
British Summer Championships (28 July to 2 August)
Lauren Graham
50m Free
100m Free
Adam Charlton
100m Fly
200m Fly
Alex Mason
50m Free
100m Free
50m Fly
100m Fly
Christopher Heppell
200m Free
ASA Summer Nationals (4 August to 9 August)
Daniel Butler
1500m Free
400m IM
Alex Mason
50m Back
Adam Charlton
100m Back
200m Back
400m IM
Gabby Burdess
200m Breast
200m IM
400M IM
Elle Brown 200m Free
400m Free
800m Free
100m Fly
200m Fly
200m IM
400M IM
Boys 14-16 Years Freestyle Team (4 x 100m & 4 x 200m)
Alex Mason
Christopher Heppell
Oliver Wallace
Jamie Keyworth
Our NER Qualifiers delivered some fantastic performances at this weekend’s championships.
Boasting a total of 15 finalists and overall medal haul of 5 Golds and a Silver over the weekend’s events, our swimmers once again showcased what hard work, talent and dedication can achieve.
A huge well done to all our competitors, finalists and medal winners and best of luck to all our swimmers for next week’s competition. I’m sure we will have more yet more great news to report!
Our annual meeting was held on Friday 15 May 2015, to deliver a roundup of the previous year’s performance and outline proposals for future developments within the club.
We would like to apologise for the slightly later than published start time, and for any inconvenience that this may have caused any parents or members. However, we were extremely pleased to see that despite this, there was such a strong turnout and appreciate the constructive and positive feedback raised by members.
A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to considering a number of proposed amendments to our Club constitution, all of which by unanimous agreement, have been submitted for approval to Regional ASA.
A further update will be provided regarding the proposed amendments, as soon as possible.
Full minutes of the meeting and copies of our Annual Financial Report are available on request from the Club Secretary, for anyone who was not able to join us on the night.
As a club, we rely on the help and support of our members and as such, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for your continued assistance, with particular thanks going to our coaching team for their ongoing dedication to our swimmers and all those who volunteer their time and effort (no matter how great or small) to contribute to the running of the club. It is greatly appreciated.
The past year now behind us, we look ahead to the coming year, and hope to see ongoing new and exciting developments within the club.
