Friday, May 09, 2008
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Session Changes - May 2008. Changes to training sessions can be downloaded here.

Swim Swansea Long Course Open Meet, 16th - 18th May 2008, WNP Swansea. The confirmed entries for this meet can be viewed on the 'fixtures'  page.

Gloucester Open Meet, 21st - 22nd June 2008. Entries for this meet have now closed. The entry report can be viewed on the 'fixtures' page.

Annual General Meeting. This years AGM will be held at the Welsh Institute of Sport, Sophia Gardens, at 7.30pm on Tuesday 20th May 2008. Nominations are required for Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Promotions Officer, Sub Committee Organiser, Senior Swimming Parent Representative, Junior Swimming Parent Representative, Active Swimming Representative (Male) and Active Swimming Representative (Female). Notice of the AGM can be viewed here. Nomination forms can be downloaded here.

Hereford Sprint Meet, Saturday 12th July 2008. The scheduled Cardiff and Vale meet for the weekend of the 12th / 13th July is no longer taking place. Instead, the club intends to attend the Hereford Sprint Meet (squads D4 to J1 inclusive). The entry pack for this meet can be downloaded from the fixtures page.

Commonwealth Youth Games, Pune, India, 12 - 18 October 2008. Information relating to selection can be downloaded here.

Speedo League Final, 11th May 2008. Details of the team and travel arrangements can be viewed on the Speedo League page.

Cancelled Sessions - Club Policy. In the event of a 'designated squad coach' not turning up or being late, swimmers are to change and go home after waiting 15minutes on poolside. Swimmers should NOT enter the water at any time even if there is a lifeguard present. This is in line with our risk assessments and child protection policies.

Parents should ensure at every session that the designated squad coach has turned up before leaving their swimmer at the pool.  It is not the responsibility of the leisure centre, swimming pool, class manager or other parents to look after swimmers should a training session have to be cancelled.

Lost & Found Property. There is now a lost / found property section, which can be found in the Swimmers Corner (lost & found property).

Welsh Long Course Rankings (to April 2008). and British Age Group and Open Rankings (Long and Short Course) 2007  can be found on the results page.    

WASA Age Group and Youth Qualifying Times 2008 can be downloaded [here]. ASA National Qualifying Times 2008 can be downloaded here.
How do I Join the City of Cardiff Swimming Club ?
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Trials for the City of Cardiff Swimming Club are held at Maindy Pool at 7.15pm on the first Thursday evening of each month. Swimmers should be able to swim to at least National Plan for Teaching Swimming(NPTS) Level 8.
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Jeweller’s to the Club, Bezeal, will be exhibiting at the following locations, so come and join us and others at :- 

3rd - 5th May 2008 Friday - Sunday All day Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff
13th - 16th June 2008 Friday - Sunday All day Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff
4th - 6th July 2008 Friday - Sunday All day Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff
1st - 3rd August 2008 Friday - Sunday All day Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff
5th - 7th September 2008 Friday - Sunday All day Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff
3rd - 5th October 2008 Friday - Sunday All day Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff
14th - 16th  November 2008 Friday - Sunday All day Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff
12th - 14th December 2008 Friday - Sunday All day Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff

 If you have any queries then please contact Sarah Warden-Smith.
Training Information
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2008 Training Timetable  The training timetable can be viewed here.

Fixtures List               The current fixtures list can be viewed by clicking here.

Key Dates 2008           Important 2008 dates can be viewed here.
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Cardiff Swimming Club Celebrate Young Volunteer Achievements

Eight young people, Rhys Denton, Kirsten McRobbie, Rhiannon Leader, Sherman Fang, Kyle Blannin, Jade Zelko, Matthew Williams, Lana Evans volunteering with City of Cardiff Swimming Club have achieved a combined total of over 700 hours volunteering.
 
These swimmers are taking part in Swim Wales Millennium Volunteer Programme that requires young people aged 16-24 to volunteer for 200 hours to receive their Millennium Volunteer Award.
The young people involved at Cardiff Swimming Club have been teaching and coaching younger swimmers at the club and are all committed to volunteering on a long term basis.

City of Cardiff’s Development Coach Nikki Thompson says ‘’ This is a fantastic scheme, its great to see these swimmers gaining practical skills and swimming related qualifications while putting something back into the club from which they have come from. They have all been working hard and I am very proud of them ‘’. Leisa Forrest, MV Co-ordinator for Swim Wales says ‘’ It is great to see a group of young people demonstrating their commitment to swimming through their volunteering. All the volunteers are learning new skills and developing their experience within aquatics and should all go far. I would like to thank them all for their hard work and enthusiasm’’.

To get involved with the Millenium Volunteer Programme, please speak to Nikki Thompson, or visit the MV section on this website.

David Davies wins Silver at World Short Course Championships.

David Davies finished second in the 1500m freestyle in a time of 14:36.30, to take second place behind Russia’s Yuriy Prilukov, finishing in a time of 14:22.98. In doing so he won his first World Swimming Championship (25m) medal, and helped the British team to its 24th medal of the competition.

In the 400m Individual Medley heats, Tom Haffield swam a personal best of 4:09.22, to qualify for the final. In the final, Tom swam another personal best of 4:09.04, finishing seventh. Gold medal was taken by Ryan Lochte of the USA, in a time of 4:03.21.

Tom Haffield secures place in the GB Olympic Team

On Friday 4th April, at the Olympic Trials in Sheffield, Tom Haffield finished first in the finals of the 400m Individual Medley, in a time of 4:14.01 securing his place in the GB Olympic Team. Previously in the heats on Thursday evening, he had swum a time of 4:12.59, taking more than 6 seconds off his personal best, and claiming both the British and Commonwealth Records, by some 3 seconds. Second place went to Loughborough's Euan Dale, with a time of 4:16.33. Tom is the 44th swimmer coached by Dave Haller to race at the Olympic Games since 1968.
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