Details and entry form for the Blackpool Aquatics Club Aquathon have been added to the Bi/Tri/Pentathlon page

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Blackpool Lights Meet.

Details & entry forms are available on the Competitions page

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BLACKPOOL ROCKS 2013

Please take note of the following sessions cancellations due to the Blackpool Rocks Meet next weekend and Bank Holiday.

Sessions Cancelled as follows:

Moor Park
Friday 24 May (from 7 pm onwards)
Saturday 25 May 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Palatine:
All Saturday morning training (25 May)
Sunday 26 May 4: 00 pm onwards.

Monday 27 May both pools all sessions cancelled due to Bank Holiday.

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Please get your entries in asap. We do want a good entry from our own club.
Any queries regarding events and times to enter see your coach.

If anyone has a business and would like to sponsor the Blackpool Rocks or if you would just like to make some sort of contribution in some way please let me know. 

You can help in one of the following ways:
- a donation
- advert in the meet programme (£100 full page, £60 half, £30 quarter)
- sponsoring the cost of the event programme
- donating a raffle prize

All donations/sponsorships will be recognised in the competition literature.

If you can help over the weekend in a volunteering role please let me know.
All club officials (time keepers, judges etc) will be needed if your are available.

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Quick update on club and coach developments.

JP
We are pleased to announce that JP has been invited to join the North West Region Performance Coach Group representing  Lancashire County. The group has already had a meeting and I am sure both the club and the region can only benefit from JP's involvement at this level.

Jane Whittle
Jane has now successfully completed all the theory modules for Level 3 coaching and we are pleased to announce that she has been appointed as Assistant Head Coach of Blackpool Aquatics.

Jane is also a FINA (international) official and has just received notification of her first appointment. She has been invited to officiate at the European Junior Championships in Poland, where our own Club Captain Shauntelle Austin will be competing for Great Britain.

Visit from British Swimming
We recently had a visit from Graham Bassi (British Swimming Development Programme Manager). Graham was here to visit Shauntelle Austin in connection with her selection to swim for Great Britain at the forthcoming European Junior Championships in Poland, and also to discuss and observe our aquatic programme. He was very impressed with the structure and programme of the club.

Also....
The club had a visit earlier this year from Fred Furniss (North West Region Talent Development Officer) as part of his role in visiting clubs in the region. He met with JP to discuss programme/structure and observed one of our training sessions. He reported to the region that he was impressed with Blackpool Aquatics and put us in the top 5% of clubs he had visited.

We thank JP for all the hard work in setting up and developing the club structure and thank all the coaches and teachers for the delivery of the programme.

This demonstrates how far the club has progressed in the last 18 months and continues to do so.

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ASA North West Region Open Water Championships will take place on Sunday 30th June 2013 at Salford Quays. This year the championships will also combine the Cheshire County WPSA and Lancashire County WPSA Open Water Championships.

PLEASE NOTE:-
The competition is open to bona fide members of clubs affiliated to the ASA, the Scottish ASA, the Welsh ASA or registered members of clubs from Countries that are affiliated to FINA.

Swimmers entering the Age & Youth Championship must enter as AGE OF 4th AUGUST 2013 to comply with National Events Conditions. Subject to ratification by the ASA, the winners of each Region Championships will qualify for the National Championships.

For the 2013 Championships there will be Online entries and Online payments  
Please find below
Championship Conditions

link to the web page for all entry information
                
Could you please circulate the information amongst your contacts or anyone that you think might be interested in competing.

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Please find attached some information regarding the training and taster sessions that are available  prior to the Open Water Championships.
Information
The cost per session is £5.00 and I have also attached a booking form
Entry Form
If you require any further information then please do not hesitate to contact Janice Whittle or the regional office.