Sunday 25 August 2013

Club Championships - 15th and 22nd September

The Club Championships are open to all swimmers who are members of Bodmin Dragons SC including multi-club swimmers. -
  • Age groups are 7 & under, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 & over for Boys and Girls
  • Ages are taken as of the 22nd September 2013
  • Medals – 1st , 2nd & 3rd for each event, in each age group
  • Entry Fee for the Club Championships is £10 for 7’s and 8’s, or £20 for 9’s and over, for 1 or more events
  • All those taking part will receive a 2013 Club Championships t-shirt
  • Programmes £1 on the night, for each session
  • Officials - Timekeepers and a Referee / Starter
  • Results service with Hy-Tek Meet Manager
  • Electronic start signal
  • Electronic timing
  • This is an excellent opportunity for swimmers to gain experience and entry times for the Bodmin Open on the 2nd November and / or the Cornwall County ASA Development Gala at Bodmin on the 16th November, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere
  • The presentation of medals and t shirts will take place at our Presentation Evening later in September, the date of which will be announced soon.
  • The Club Championships are not a licensed event, but will be subject to ASA Laws and Regulations
Paper Entry forms are in club by the notice board, Electronic copies on our events page above, any questions please contact us

Friday 16 August 2013

Bodmin Open 2013

Details are out now for this years Bodmin Open you can find all the details on our events page.

The 2013 Bodmin Open will include a “skins event” after Session 1, which will be open to the fastest 6 swimmers in the Girls 200 IM and the fastest 6 swimmers in the Boys 200 IM, with cash prizes; full details to follow.

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Plymouth Leander Summer Open Meet 2013

Great Event over the weekend with some great results for members of Bodmin Dragons, download below.

We had 87 swims over the weekend and swam finals for the following places

  • Male 100M Breaststroke 14 - George Spencer placed 3rd and picked up a Bronze Medal
  • Female 100M Breaststroke 15 & Over  - Esther Doleman placed 5th
  • Male 100M Butterfly 11 - Oscar Dain placed 5th
  • Female 100M Breaststroke 15 & Over - Emma Rivers  placed 8th
  • Female 100M Breaststroke 12 yr olds - Amber Houghten placed 9th
  • Female 100M Freestyle  12 yr olds - Amber Houghten placed 9th
Full results for the whole gala

Results just for members of Bodmin Dragons

Swimmers awarded for speeding

Members of Bodmin Dragons entry squad, the Dragons, proudly show Club Speed Certificates gained at a recent time trial. Squad coach, Brian Roberts, said that he was delighted at the squad’s huge improvement since the last time trial.

Gaining awards were;
  • Jodie Baker (9) -s- 
  • Lana Colledge (9) b-b
  • Molly Fisher (8) sss 
  • Morgan Giles (9) sbs
  • Mawgan Greenwood (9) b-b
  • Dominic Hill (9)-b-
  • Issac James (8) sss
  • Remi Kriskovic (8) g-b
  • Hermia Kung (9)ssb 
  • Bronwyn Leppitt (8) gss
  • Willow Massy (8) gss
  • Caitlin Rescorl (8) —s
  • Cumara Stevens (8) sgb
  • Kacper Rzezniczak (9)sbs
(g gold, s silver, b bronze in 50m Freestyle, Breaststroke and Backstroke).

Several of the Squad were within tenths of a second of receiving awards and are looking forward to the next time trials. The aim of the squad, aged mainly 8, 9, and 10, is to prepare for competition by improving stroke technique, starting and turning skills. The squad usually swim relatively short distances of 25m and 50m with the emphasis on the quality of every swim.

The squad meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30 to 6.15 at Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin. Parents can arrange an assessment of their child’s readiness for Club by contacting Brian;
  • At the Dragon Centre at the end of a coaching session
  • Leaving a telephone number with a Club official who are on Poolside every Tuesday and Friday except over the summer holiday
  • Via the Contacts page on this website

We will be running pre-team trials on Friday 2nd August at Dragons Leisure Centre, Bodmin 17:00 - 18:00 please contact us to confirm attendance

Sunday 7 July 2013

ASA South West Region Sprint Competition

Great performances today at the Gloucester Sprints, the South West Regions yearly sprint event for Regional Qualifiers.

There are 5 events, 50m in each stroke and a 100m IM, each competitor must swim all 5 events.
  • Katie Randall picked up 2nd overall in the 15 year old female events along with 5 PBs for swims
  • George Spencer picked up 5 PBs for his swims
Also great swims from Oliver Jarvis and Angus Jarvis.


County Open Water Championships





Juliet Wells collects her Age Group Gold medal at the first Cornwall County ASA Open Water Championships.

CCASA's 2013/14 President Malcolm Hopes presented the trophies and medals assisted by Lynne Elliot the County's Open Water Coordinator.

Thanks go to Staff at Stithians Reservoir for putting on a great event, all the volunteers who helped make it a fantastic day and Cassie Patten for finding time for the swimmers.

Thursday 9 May 2013

AGM

Its that time of the year again the Annual General Meeting of the club.

It will be at Dragons Leisure Centre, Bodmin, on Friday 17th May starting at 5pm and will go through until 6pm with half an hour of general discussion afterwards.