White Oak Open 2010
This year's White Oak Open meet will be held at Medway Park, Gillingham on the 3rd October. Please see the Open Meets page for more information.
Summer training
Please click here to view the summer training schedule.
Maidstone Relay Gala
Well done to the whole team that won the Maidstone Relay Gala. GBM have held this trophy for the last three years and fielded national swimmers in their attempt to retain it for a fourth. The White Oak team won by just one point in this very tight gala. Club members can view the results in the Gala Results section.
Kent Junior League
Congratulations to all swimmers that swam in the first round of the Kent Junior League at Maidstone. Many thanks to those swimmers that stood in for the many swimmers that were unable to swim. Club members can view the results in the Gala Results section.
Starts and Turns Clinic
Olympic swimmer Nick Gillingham ran
a three hour Starts and Turns Clinic exclusively for White Oak
swimmers at the Eric Lidell centre in Eltham on the 6th of June.
This took the format of 90min in the pool and 90min watching
the other group.The first group concerntrated on butterfly and
breaststroke and the second on backstroke and frontcrawl.
Some of the 47 swimmers that took part in the Starts and Turns
Clinic with Nick Gillingham. |
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Two young White Oak swimmers showing off Nick's bronze and silver
Olympic medals. |
440
Club Championships
Well done to all swimmers that took part in this year's 440 Club Championships.
Check out Gala Results to view results.
Time Trials
The next time trials for White, Green, Bronze and Silver Squads
will be on Saturday 5th June from 8:00 to 9:00am. Click
here to see the schedule of strokes. Check out Gala Results to
view times from May's time trials.
Majorie Fountain Gala - Dartford
The gala result was disappointing but this was due to the fact that we had no less than nine time faults. This only goes to show that our swimmers are improving at a fantastic rate. Well done to everyone that swam and keep up the good work. Click here to view the full results.
UK School Games selection
England East will shortly be selecting their team for the UK School Games which will be held in the North of England
between the 2nd and 5th of September 2010. This competition is for swimmers aged 16 and below on the day of competition. (the team will be made up of swimmers aged 14-16, selecting the fastest in each event). If you are interested in taking part then please see the Selection Policy and the Expression of Interest Form.
Millenium League 2010 - Round 2
Congratulations to all those swimmers that swam in the second of this
year's Millenium League galas at Larkfield on Saturday 13th March.
Members can check the results by clicking here.
Bexley and Beckenham Long Course Opens
The Bexley LC Open will be held at Crystal Palace on the 10th / 11th April and the Beckenham LC Open will be held on the 8th / 9th May also at Crystal Palace. Details can be found on the Open Meets page. If you are going to enter please pass your entry form and payment to Linda Condon on a Wednesday evening before 17th March for Bexley and 24th March for Beckenham.
Club Championships
Congratulations to all those swimmers that swan in the first of this
year's Club Championships which was held on 10th March. There were
some excellent swims. Click
here to view the results.
Kent County Championships
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Good luck to all those swimmers that have qualified
for and are swimming in the Kent Couny Championships over the
next four weeks. Due to the majority of our swimmers and coaches
being at these Championships there will be no training for Gold
or County Squads on Sunday mornings and evenings on 14th and
28th February and 7th March. Huge congratulations to Harrison
Cornwall on his second place in the 200m Butterfly in a time
of 3:10.92. Very few swimmers ever achieve a finish in this
event let alone a Kent medal. Click here
to view our results so far or
here to view the full results. |
Millenium League 2010 - Round 1
Congratulations to all those that swam in the first round of the 2010 Millenium League at White Oak on Sunday 7th February especially those swimming in their first gala: Georgia Butler, Megan Sims, Libby Bach, Ellie May-O'Flynn, Lucy McColgan, Leah Melvin, Liam Pascoe, George Jameson, Bailey Robinson and Robbie Robinson. There were too many excellent swims to list; 24 new person best times were swum which meant we were penalised in the gala with time faults. The Team Mangers will be busy reorganising the team for the next round. Click here to view the results.
The Art of Butterfly
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Olympic swimmer Nick Gillingham will be running a 4.5 hour The Art of Butterfly course at Sevenoaks School on the 5th of June. The course is geared to regular club swimmers of 10 to 16 years of age. Swimmers who either compete at butterfly, individual medley or simply want to
improve their stroke technique are very welcome. Click here to visit Nick's website where details can be found. |
2009 Presentation Evening
The 2009 Annual Presetation evening and club disco was held on Friday 22nd January at 19.30 until 23:00 at Swanley Working Mens' Club.Every swimmer who won a first place in any Club Championship race in 2009, plus age group winners and best improvers received a trophy from Dean Williams.
Two day swimming skills course
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There will be a two day swimming skills course held at The Kings School Canterbury
on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th April.
This course is for junior swimmers (8 to 12 years old) aspiring to county level/leagues or equivalent, with the emphasis on stroke skills and drills, and starts and turns practices. There will be an introduction to swim training sets and early land work and flexibility. A mini gala will take place during the last swimming session.
Click here to view the
booking conditions and here to download an application form. |
Kent Championship entry forms
Please complete your Kent Championship entry forms and hand them to Linda Condon ASAP. If you require any help then please ask Dean. You can download entry form here: male - female, or ask Linda for a paper copy.
Millenium League gala @ Eltham Cancelled
Please note that the Millennium League gala, due to take place
at Eltham on Sunday 10th January 2010, has been cancelled due to the
weatrher.
2010 Competition Costumes
Swimmers are reminded that from 1st January 2010 swimwear for men shall not extend above the navel or below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below knee. All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials.Competitors must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces. No additional items, like arm bands or leg bands shall be regarded as parts of a swimsuit.
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The final round of the Arena National Swimming League took placeat Beckenham Spa at the weekend (12th December. ) |
It was a tough gala for our girls who were left short due to injury and illness which meant some had to swim their age group as well as the ladies open events. Click here to view the final league table and all the gala results.
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Swimmers of the month:
Bronze Squad: Luke Melvin and Jesica Smith.
Silver Squad: TBA.
Well done and keep up the good work!
247swim.com
Swimmers' blog
Osteopath for all your sporting injuries.
Ex-WhiteOak swimmer Graham
Smith BSc (Hons)Ost.D.O.
Squad Movements Congratulations to the
following swimmers who achieved the required times to move squads
recently: Bailey Nuttman, Kate Johnson, Leanne Talbot, Zoe Sullivan,
Abby Collins, Eden Theodore, Lara Hammond, Jason Loveless, Negin Mortazavi,
Lucy Daniel, Robbie Robinson
Club Shop
The Club shop sells a wide range of swimming equipment:-
Club T bags,hats, trunks, costumes, goggles, fins, kickboards, pullbuoys.
It is run by Francess in the caffeteria area on Wednesday evenings.
There are also, often, second hand fins, kickboards, pullbuoys etc
available.
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Anybody with any of the above items that are no longer required and
would like to donate them to the club please see Francess.
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