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The final round of the Arena National Swimming
League took placeat Beckenham Spa at the weekend (12th December.
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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.
The Paul Chatley Relay Gala
Congratulations to all the swimmers that swam in the Relay Gala at the weekend. A fun gala with excellent team spirit and another trophy for the trophy cabinet.
Kent Junior League - Winners
What a gala this was!! There were 51 events in all and our swimmers won 26 of them. Personal best times were swum by Ellie Barnes, Michael Moxom (2), Maddie Harvey, Natasha Warr, Nancy Mawhood, Rhys Nolan, Anja Ward, Alex Brace and Millie Bach.
Congratulations to the whole team - White Oak finished in first place in Division 4 and will now be promoted to Division 3 for 2010. Click here for full results from this gala.
Club Championships
The final Club Championships gala of the year will be held on Wednesday 2nd December @ WOLC. The entry fee for this event is £1-50 per race. All swimmers in Bronze squad and above should definately be entering events in their age group. If you have not entered and would like to please see the committee members in the Cafeteria on a Wednesday night. Please note that Wednesday 25th November is the last night for entering this event. Late entries will not be accepted as programs etc will have been produced. Any parents who are available to help with time keeping, marshalling the swimmers, drinks etc please see a member of the committee.
The Dartford Open
Congratulations to all those swimmers that swam in the Dartford Open at the weekend. The nineteen White Oak swimmers managed to finish 4th overall club and there were some lots of personal bests: Anja Ward, Ellie Kane, Natasha Warr and Bailey Parker all achieved 5 new personal best times each, Laura Ward gained Kent qualifing times in the 50m butterfly and backstroke and Beth Jarman, in her first ever open gala achieved two personal best times.
2009 County Team Championships
Congratulations to Freddie Mawhood who was selected and swam for the Kent Team at the recent British Gas ASA National County Team Championships at Pond Forge, Sheffield.
The team finished in equal 14th place in Division 1 which ensures that the team remains in Division 1 for next year’s championships. It was an excellent team effort with some of the swimmers swimming out of age. Click here to view the full results.
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Congratulations to all the swimmers that swam in the first round of the NASL at the weekend. It was a closely contested gala with just 5 points between third and fifth places. Thanks to some excellent swims White Oak came out in third place.. The second round at Epsom will be another hard gala for which we will require all our best swimmers. Click here to view the League table and the second round galas. |
White Oak Open
Many thanks to all the Officials and helpers that made this year's Open such a success. Congratulations to all the swimmers that took part but in particular to Katie Davis (Orpington Ojays) and our own Ross Fisher who won the top swimmer's awards. We hope you all had a good day and achieved some PBs and some 2010 Kent qualifying times (See right). The award for Top Club went to Orpington Ojays with White Oak second and Bromley third. Click here to view the full results.
Click here to view photographs taken on the day.
Club Championships
Congratulations to all those swimmers that took part in the third Club Champs of the year. Points will be added to the points table as soon as possible.
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ARENA the leading swimwear company have commited to sponsor and therefore ensure the future of the League for the next three years. Click here to read the Arena notice. |
They will support each of the active leagues around the country for the rounds in October, November and December. In addition they will play a leading role in the finals day at Ponds Forge in each of the next three years. ARENA will ensure that there are retailers at many of the galas during the rounds and their products will soon be available through the League website. League ‘merchandise’, has now been launched. Click here to view. The League will also benefit from every sale, as that is part of the sponsorship deal.
Kent Junior League - Round 1
Our swimmers and supporters arrived at Seven Island Leisure centre to contest the first round of the Kent Junior League. This gala was always going to b a test for our swimmers following promotion last season. Our cause was not helped by a drastically depleted squad following late withdrawals. However this did not deter our gallant swimmers who produced 18 personal best times from 32 individual races. A special well done must go to Harrison Cornwell & Rhys Nolan and Natasha Warr. By the end of an exhausting evening the club finished in a very creditable 4th place. See Gala Results for full results from this gala.
Congratulations to all the swimmers who took part in this event and thanks to all the helpers on poolside.
Report produced by Steve Turrell with the assistance of Sharon Warr. Click here for full resuls for this gala.
Kent Selection
Freddie Mawhood and Ross Fisher have both been selected to represent Kent in Darmstadt, Germany from 9th - 13th July. Whilst Ross is unable to attend, every one at the club would like to wish Freddie our very best wishes for this event.
Well done the pair of you; this is just reward for the hard work you put into your swimming.
Annual General Meeting
We will be holding our AGM on Thursday 18th June, just 2 weeks away.
It will be in the Old Bar at White Oak Leisure Centre at 7.30 pm (past Treasure Island, round the corner and it's on your left).
The club is run by volunteers alone, being swimmer's or past swimmer's parents.
(The ONLY people who are paid are SOME of the coaches, and then only at a non-commercial rate.)
All parents are busy people, but just a few hours a month keeps the club running.
PLEASE consider completing a Nomination form for a committee member.
Even if you can't spare the time to be a committee member we are in real need of volunteers for various small jobs, which individually are possible, but left to one or two people are a burden.PLEASE come to the AGM to air your views, make suggestions, offer your help with a small job, or indeed to agree to be nominated for committee or as an officer.
The AGM is an informal meeting and it would be good to see as many parents as possible show an interest in the club.
South East Regional Championships
Congratulations to all those swimmers that swam at Aldershot in the South East Regional Championships at the weekend. (results to follow)
Club Championships
The first of this year's Club Championships was held on Wednesday 11th March.
Congratulations to all those swimmers taht swam and especially to those that achieved PBs.
Millenium League
Congratulations to all those swimmers that swam in the third Millenium League Gala. There were once again many PBs set. Click here for full results from this gala.
Kent County Championships
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Congratulations to all those that swam in the Kent County Championships. A special mention is deserved by our new Kent Champions Adam Freundlich, Freddie Mawhood, Harrison Cornwell and Ross Fisher along with Danica Ebers, Ellie Kane, Maia Ward, Megan Stewart, Adam Fisher, and Rhys Nolan who all made finals in their events. Click here to view all our results. Good luck to all swimmers competing in the remaining
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Millenium League
Congratulations to all those swimmers that swam in the first of this year's Millenium League Galas. There were a few time faults which only go to show that swimmers are improving quicker than the Team Managers expected. Well done. Click here for full results from this gala.
Presentation Evening
The 2008 presentations were made at the Annual Presentation Evening on
Friday 23rd January at The Swanley Working Men's Club. Congratulations to all swimmers that received awards..
National Swimming
League
Congratulations to all members of the victorious team that managed to win the final gala in the National League. Dartford and Beckenham had been joint leaders of Division Two East going into this gala but we came out on top. Click here to check out the National League website.
Club Championships
Congratulations to all swimmers that swam in the final Club Championships
of the year. There were some excellent swims including Ross Fisher's
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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: Leah Melvin, Luke Baxter, Maddie Harvey, Sophie Jameson, Kirsty Britton, Ethan Parker.
Swimmers of the month:
Bronze Squad: Luke Melvin and Jesica Smith.
Silver Squad: TBA.
Well done and keep up the good work!
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