EAST REGION Long Course CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT - 4th & 5th November
A team of thirty swimmers from Hatfield Swimming Club attended the East Region Winter Championships held at The U.E.A pool in Norwich.
EAST REGION Long Course CHAMPIONSHIPS - 4th & 5th November
CLICK HERE for the medal table
CLICK HERE for full results
SPEEDO LEAGUE Round 1 - 14th October
A good nights swimming but to get to one of the finals next year its time to pull out all the stops. Well done to Ipswich though for a great performace and win.
Full results are available HERE
SPONSORSHIP - 1st October
BT have once again supported Hatfield Swimming Club for the upgrade of its open meet software and assosiated equiment. Mark Hisgrove has received £310 under the BT in the Community Champions Award Scheme. In the past 6 years BT have sponsored the club in excess of £1800.
ASA WEBSITE ARTICLE - September 2006
Click the link below to see the ASA article on Hatfields achievments this year.
NATIONAL YOUTHS - July 27-August 6 2006
HUGE congratulations go out to all Hatfield swimmers for their fantastic achievements at the ASA Youth National Championships this summer.
SUMMARY OF HATFIELD PERFORMANCES
Top overall club points-wise at the National Youth Championships
Top male club points-wise at the National Youth Championships
Top overall male medal winners at the National Youth Championships
Second in the medal table for girls’ events at the National Youth Championships
Two British records
Twenty-six East Region records
Sixteen Herts County records
Nine National Titles
Twenty-two medals in all National events
EUROPEAN YOUTHS - 6th to 11th July
Our head coach Nick Juba is also in Palma. This is Nick’s 10th time as a coach at the European Junior Championships.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16th July 2006
Thanks to all the helpers at this years Club Championships and especially our visiting officials and our referee for both sessions Craig Hunter. Some good swimming despite the very hot weather with 36 new Club Championships records.
EUROPEAN YOUTHS - 6th to 11th July
Rachael George, Ceri Unwin & Adam Brown compete in the European Junior Championships in Palma, Majorca. Events start Thursday 6th July.
WORLD YOUTH GAMES, ATHENS - June 2006
Athens was the destination for Hatfield swimming club member Jonathan Quinn to take part in The World School Games. Jonathan who was sponsored by his school Dame Alice Owens’ was part of a 24 strong team representing English Schools.
ASA EAST REGION BAGCATS 4th to 11th June 2006
UK CHALLENGE 2006 13th & 14th May
Yet another top class meet from all involved. Some great swimming and a few records. Also with Plymouth Leander bringing a large squad again you had the SPEEDO ‘B’ final and ‘A’ final winners Hatfield both battling it out with some excellent swims... MORE
ASA EAST REGION YOUTHS 29th April to 1st May 2006
SPEEDO FINAL 2006 23rd April 2006
The sound of ‘Simply the Best’ resounded around Ponds Forge pool at Sheffield as Hatfield Swimming Club were crowned Speedo League Champions for 2006. It was the first time in the history of the Speedo League that a London based club has achieved this feat....MORE
BRITISH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50m) 4th - 9th Apil 2006
Keep up to date with all our swimmers at the swimming championships in Sheffield. Hatfield swimmers and entries CLICK HERE Results CLICK HERE
HERTFORDSHIRE ASA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 2006
Once again well done to all Hatfield swimmers who took part in the county championships. Yet again we have won ALL the county OVERALL trophies and Top Club with 2430 points with Bishops Stortford our nearest rival with 962 points. Results CLICK HERE
SUMMER NATIONAL - July 27-August 6 2006
HUGE congratulations go out to Hatfield Swimming Club for their fantastic achievements at the ASA Youth National Championships this summer. Hatfield is only a small club with a great coach and great swimmers, Hertfordshire should be proud of their success. Triumphs include the best Male Youth Club and the Best Youth Club in Britain.
SUMMARY OF HATFIELD PERFORMANCES
Top overall club points-wise at the National Youth Championships
Top male club points-wise at the National Youth Championships
Top overall male medal winners at the National Youth Championships
Second in the medal table for girls’ events at the National Youth Championships
Two British records
Twenty-six East Region records
Sixteen Herts County records
Nine National Titles
Twenty-two medals in all National events
EUROPEAN YOUTHS - 6th to 11th July
Rachael George, Ceri Unwin & Adam Brown. Our head coach Nick Juba is also in Palma. This is Nick’s 10th time as a coach at the European Junior Championships.
The committee,coaches, swimmers & parents congratulate Nick on this milestone achievement which is testament to the enduring coaching quality Nick has provided over his career
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16th July 2006
Thanks to all the helpers at this years Club Championships and especially our visiting officials and our referee for both sessions Craig Hunter. Some good swimming despite the very hot weather with 36 new Club Championships records.
EUROPEAN YOUTHS - 6th to 11th July
Rachael George, Ceri Unwin & Adam Brown compete in the European Junior Championships in Palma, Majorca. Events start Thursday 6th July.
ASA EAST REGION BAGCATS - 4th to 11th June 2006
For results CLICK HERE
WORLD YOUTH GAMES, ATHENS - June 2006
Athens was the destination for Hatfield swimming club member Jonathan Quinn to take part in The World School Games. Jonathan who was sponsored by his school Dame Alice Owens’ was part of a 24 strong team representing English Schools.
Thirty nine Countries including Italy, Australia, China and the Ukraine took part in three days of swimming competition at the 2004 Olympic Aquatic Centre. The
competition was aimed at swimmers aged between 14-17 years and is held every four years, similar to the Olympics.
Jonathan, who celebrated his 16th birthday whilst in Athens had qualified and swum in two individual events. His main event the 400m Individual Medley was swum on day 1 where Jonathan qualified fastest, but he had some strong opposition from an Italian swimmer. In the final that night Jonathan led the way after the fly leg increasing his lead over the Italian in the backstroke and breaststroke, during the final leg the freestyle Jonathan hung on to his lead despite the Italian finishing strong Jonathan took gold and the title of World School Champion by over a second.
Jonathans’ other event the 400m Freestyle came the following day, having qualified in the heats third fastest Jonathan was just beaten into 4th place overall but still an excellent placing being the fastest 16 year old.
Competing against Countries from all over the World was a great experience for Jonathan and will assist him in the future with his international career. The England team of 24 swimmers achieved 17 medals in total which placed them top of the medal table, an outstanding result.
TRI/BIATHLON SUCCESS AND OPEN WATER - May 2006
Five members from Hatfield Swimming Club have reasons to celebrate this month Firstly Matt Vyse has been selected to represent Great Britain in his first Senior International in the LEN Open Water 10K Championships at Vassiviere Limogues in France at the end of June. His selection comes after a successful year where he was crowned Midland District Senior and Junior 5K Champion, North Eastern District 2.5K and 5K champion, Northern District 2.5K champ and National Age Group Gold medallist.
Secondly, sisters Natalie and Faye Barnard both competed in The British Triathlon Championships in Llanelli, for younger sister Faye this was her first British Triathlon and despite crashing into a fallen rider in the cycling section she finished a creditable 11th. Older sister Natalie also experienced difficulties in her race and despite the atrocious weather conditions and having to make costly time repairs to her bike during the race she still managed to finish in second place for her age group.
The fourth club member to be celebrating is Cara Purvis who attended The National Biathlon Championships in Manchester where she triumphed over all other competitors in the Under 16 age group to take the gold medal.
Lastly University of Hertfordshire student Paul Smith travelled to San Remo in Italy to compete in the 3rd round of the Triathlon European Cup series. Paul was competing against a strong field of past World and European champions. This was his first professional race and he knew it was going to be tough with the famous Poggio climb as part of the cycling section. Paul started nervously in the Ocean swim and finished mid-field and feeling slightly sea-sick! During the bike ride Paul managed to catch the leading group only to drop back as the notorious Poggio climb proved to be difficult, but Paul worked hard and after the third lap he had once again caught up and finished the ride in amongst the second group .The run of 10K was solid for Paul and he crossed the finish line in an outstanding 53rd place out of 100 entries in the top half, from a British entry of six Paul finished 3rd, his next race will be The British Elite Championships at Windsor.
ASA EAST REGION YOUTHS - 29th April to 1st May 2006
SPEEDO FINAL 2006 - 23rd April 2006
The sound of ‘Simply the Best’ resounded around Ponds Forge pool at Sheffield as Hatfield Swimming Club were crowned Speedo League Champions for 2006. It was the first time in the history of the Speedo League that a London based club has achieved this feat....MORE
BRITISH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50m) - 4th - 9th April 2006
Keep up to date with all our swimmers at the swimming championships in Sheffield.
