January Newsletter

Happy Birthday to the following swimmer who celebrates her birthday in February

 Amy Baker

Events 

January saw us off to a snowy start and the unfortunate cancellation of the James Lormor gala due to the wintry conditions.  All efforts will be made to reschedule the event if the hectic schedule allows this, as you will see from the forthcoming events all weekends in February are already booked up !  The snow also lead to reduced numbers attending the Presentation disco held on the 8^th January but the event went ahead and a good time was had by all.  Pictures are available under the photo link and an article on the presentation evening is available following articles/reports from the Newsletter link.

The weekend of January 16^th/17^th saw swimmers travelling to two different meets.  Jasmine, Josh and Lauren travelled to Liverpool to take part in a Level One Meet.  The other group of swimmers travelled to Ponds Forge, Sheffield to take part in the annual Rotherham MetroA/B grade Open Meet, a very popular meet targeted by lots of clubs in the area.  With only 26 swimmers we achieved over 100 P.B’s, 31 medals and a couple of speeding tickets. 

From the swimmers who competed at the events here are the ones that finished in the top 3 places Bryony Bower (3^rd 100 back), Caitlin Bower (3^rd 200 breast, 2^nd 200 fly), Melanie Calder (3^rd 100 fly, 1^st 100 back, 3^rd 50 breast, 3^rd 200 fly), Lauren Callaghan (1^st 50 back, 3^rd 100 back), Yasmin Callaghan (2^nd 100 breast), Jack Cowling (1^st 50 back), Nathan East (3^rd 50 fly, 3^rd 200 back, ST 50 back), Megan Fletcher (1^st 50 back, 1^st 100 back, 3^rd 100 free, 2^nd 50 fly), Becci Foster (3^rd 200 free, 3^rd 50 back), Finley Fox (1^st 100 fly), Jack Newton (1^st 100 fly, 3^rd 50 breast, 2^nd 200 free, 2^nd 200 fly), Molly Newton (2^nd 200 free), Kieran Skinner (2^nd 50 breast, 1^st 100 fly, 3^rd 50 free, 1^st 200 fly, 3^rd 100 free, ST 50 fly), Holly Williams (2^nd 200 fly,).  We were to finish in fourth position as a club and two swimmers from CADS, swimming under the CASA logo won top boy and girl.  Well done to Tom Wells and Natalie Sharman.

 I intend to submit a full report to the Telegraph and will be contacting a photographer shortly to arrange a poolside shot.  Please keep checking the Notices/Updates for further information.

The first round of the Lincolnshire Senior League took place on 30^th January at Yarborough pool, Lincoln.  For this particular competition we are competing under CASA green and the team is made up solely of Scunthorpe swimmers.   We were to finish in 3^rd position overall to Lincoln Vulcans A and Louth.  It was a good evening with Lauren York achieving a new club record in the 100 fly.  Swimmers also achieved 6 first places and numerous 2^nd’s.  A separate report will be available under Articles/Reports and will also be forwarded to the Telegraph.

General Information

The winner of the 100 club for January was Chris Trueman.  Any new members for the 100 club would be gratefully received.  If you have not yet returned your application form that was handed out during the recent club champs please hand it to a member of the committee.  Application forms can be downloaded using the following link  “”

Back in April 2009 the newsletter detailed information regarding the new FINA rules introduced January 2010 for swimwear.  Please take time to read the information as it may well affect what you are wearing for competitions.  A list is available of approved suits and the main changes are that men can basically only wear above knee length jammers and no suits and that girls can no longer wear full length leg suits they must be above the knee.  The material is also an important factor and therefore please check before placing any orders. 

The draft programme for the forthcoming Yorkshire county championships is now available to view on the events page.  Please check your entries and report any problems to Dave.

Coming Up

February will be a busy time for our swimmers with the first weekend been the Junior/Senior County Championships at John Charles, Leeds.  The following weekend is the Barnsley Minor League gala on Saturday 13^th February.  The final two weekends will see a large number of our swimmers competing in the BAGCAT County Championships, the first weekend at Ponds Forge, Sheffield and the following at John Charles, Leeds.  If any of the junior swimmers are competing at Sheffield/Leeds for the first time and parents have any queries please see a member of coaching staff/committee who will be happy to help.  Please also take the time to have a look at the following information which has been specifically targeted to provide information you may need and can also be found using the general information link.

If anybody has any news they wish to be submitted in the next newsletter please email in time for the next issue - z.newton@ntlworld.com