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Any last minute entires for the aMAYzing Open Gala at Bury St Edmunds must be handed in or emailed to Julie Munnings by END OF PLAY TODAY (23rd March 2018).
Julie will be at the pool at 8 o'clock to collect any forms/payment and all entries will be processed over the weekend.
ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER TODAY
Due to Leisure Centre reduced opening times, there is no training on Good Friday 30th March or Bank Holiday Monday 2nd April. Training will go ahead as usual on Easter Sunday for both Masters and Junior Squads so there's no need to hold back on the number of Easter eggs consumed at least on Sunday!!
A squad of fifteen swimmers from Diss Otters travelled down the A140 to a snowy Ipswich to take part in the March Open held at Crown Pools last weekend.
In a high quality gala with clubs competing from Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex - Diss came away with an incredible 65 new personal best times from only 87 individual swims, a conversion rate of 75%. 51 of those swims resulted in a top six finish, and of those 51, 22 were podium positions (6 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze.)
The Diss Otters squad with their results summary were as follows:
Daniel Bachu - 1G 1B 5pbs
Millie Bachu - 2 pbs
Callum Blair - 1G 1S 1B 5pbs
Harry Button - 1pb
Olivia Chapman - 2 pbs
Oslo Chapman - 1S 4pbs
Lily Ellis - 2 pbs
Shannon Evans - 1S
Lotti Gates - 1G 2S
Forbes Irvine - 1B 6pbs
Thea Irvine - 1G 11pbs
Matthew Munnings - 1G 1S 3pbs
Rosie Munnings - 1G 1S 3B 11pbs
Ciaran Strike - 1B 7pbs
Matthew Tatum - 1S 6pbs
The Otters are in action next at the Norfolk Junior League gala held at Wymondham Leisure Centre on Saturday evening.
Date: Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March 2018
Type: Level 3 Licence Meet, 8 Lane Short Course
Age Groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & over
Age as at 18th March 2018
Cost: Race Entry Fee: £4.50
Events: 50m, 100m and 200m all strokes
200m and 400m IM
400m Free
Rules and Schedule: Ipswich-March-Open-2018
Qualifying Times: Ipswich-March-Open-2018-QTs
Entry Form: Ipswich-March-Open-2018-Entry-Form1
Note: The closing date brought forward due to popularity of this event
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES TO JULIE MUNNINGS BY FRIDAY 26th JAN (CLOSE OF TRAINING)
This is being hosted by City of Norwich Swimming Club at UEA Sportspark on Saturday 7th July.
Due to the popularity of this event with swimmers we are making the entry forms available early – I appreciate that it is only the 4th January and this is a full 6 months away however space is limited and allocated on first come first served.
Our closing date is set for Friday 9th March currently but if we hear that spaces are limited then we will bring this forward. This is a rare opportunity to compete over the long course at this level.
Please get your entry forms to Julie asap
Date: Saturday 7th July 2018
Venue: UEA Sportspark Norwich NR4 7TJ
Age Groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and over Ages as of 7th July 2018
Events:
50m, 100m All Strokes
200m Freestyle & 200m IM
Fees: £5.50 per event + £5 coaching fee
Entry Date:
Popular Event: Friday 9th March
Full Rules:
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Schedule:
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Cut off Times:
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Entry Form:
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Date: 12th and 13th May 2018
Venue: Bury St Edmunds
Programme:
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Rules:
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Qualifying Times:
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Entry Form:
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All entries in by the 23rd March 2018. Age as of 13th May 2018
Date: 21 and 22 April 2018
Venue: UEA Sportspark
Closing Date: Monday 12th March
Programme: Norwich-Swans-2018-Programme
Rules: Norwich-Swans-2018-Rules
Cutoff Times: Norwich-Swans-2018-Cut-Off-Times
Entry Form: Norwich-Swans-2018-Entry-Form
Fifteen swimmers from Diss Otters beat the big freeze to take part in the City of Norwich March Long Course gala at the UEA Sportspark. In a packed weekend of top class action the Diss squad took part in a total of seventy two races coming away with twenty five top six finishes, of which twelve were medals. Oslo Chapman, Finlay Neve, Ciaran Strike, Sophia Pickering and Thea Irvine were the medal winners and all of the squad can be proud of their achievements, with some great new personal best times being set over the two day meet.
Diss Leisure Centre has been closed for the day due to the continued snowfall and local road conditions because of this there will be no training for Diss Otters tonight.
A squad of 17 swimmers from Diss Otters took part in the Warwick Thompson Memorial County gala held at Waterworld in Thetford over the weekend.
This gala is staged by Norfolk ASA and is attended by clubs from across the County.
From a total of only 69 individual swims the Otters scooped a staggering 34 medals – a near 50% return!
The 34 medals consisted of 12 golds, 10 silvers and 12 bronzes.
Many swimmers also hit new personal best times throughout the weekend.
The Diss Otters squad were Lily Ellis, Amber Dewsbery, Alex Jackson, Shannon Evans, Harvey Gates, Katie Halmshaw, Ciaran Strike, Oslo Chapman, Toby Townsend, Harry Button, Olivia Chapman, Nathan Hunt, Forbes Irvine, Darcie Martin, Kara O’Dell, Finlay Neve and Thea Irvine.