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10th to 12th Mar – Edinburgh International

Written by admin on March 12, 2017. Posted in Results.

Royal Commonwealth Pool, 21 Dalkeith Rd, Edinburgh EH16 5BB

10th – 12th March 2017

CANCELLED 9th Apr – Gateshead and Whickham ASC’s Awesome Aquatic Pentathlon

Written by admin on March 6, 2017. Posted in Archived news.

Unfortunately due to very low numbers of entrants and a lack of sufficient officials to assist with the running of the event, it is with regret that our proposed Pentathlon (9th April 2017 at Dunston Leisure Centre) as been cancelled.

The Committee appreciate that this decision will disappoint the swimmers who had planned to attend but unfortunately it became apparent that the event was simply not viable.

The Coaching team are considering alternative options for members to compete.

Details of our proposed two day gala to be held in July 2017 will be published shortly…

Northumberland & Durham SA Championships 2017 – Another successful N&Ds for GAW swimmers – well done team :)

Written by admin on March 3, 2017. Posted in Achievements_CHAMPS.

Fantastic performances by all of our swimmers at February’s championships!

Below are the details of the 27 swimmers (2016 -29) who won a medal, made a final or finished in the top 10 of a heat declared winner event.

As with 2016 we had 5 County champions in at least one event – Ryan Zhao, Ella Watson, Sarah Wright, Jessica Cottee and Naomi Parker. Ryan’s haul of 9 golds being the obvious highlight.

The most pleasing statistic though is the total of the medals, finals reached and top 10 finishes. Our swimmers achieved one of these results 134 times this year compared to 112 in 2016. A significant improvement.

This doesn’t capture the huge number of PBs set and great swims by all our swimmers, including those who didn’t quite make it to a final.

Well done everyone!

Summary

2016 shown in brackets

17 (14) Gold

19 (27) Silver

9 (14) Bronze

45 (55) Total medals

89 (57) Finalist/Top 10 finishes

134 (112) Medals and Finalist/Top 10

5 (5) County champions

8 (10) more swimmers won a medal

14 (14) more swimmers made a final or finished top 10 (HDW)

Multi Disability (3 medals)

William Hardy: Medals Silver 200FS 200IM 400FS

10/11 Years (1 gold, 2 other medals, 17 finalists/top10)

Naomi Parker: Medals (2) Gold 50BS, Silver 100BS, Finalist/Top 10 (7) 200FS 4^th 400FS 4^th 200BS 4^th 100FS 4^th 200BF 5^th 200IM 9^th 100BF 10^th

Emma Finlay: Medals – Bronze 200FS; Finalist/Top 10 (2) 100BK 7^th 50FS 7^th

Lewis Ramsey: Finalist/Top 10 (3) 50BS 5^th 100BS 6^th 200BS 6^th

Angelo Giani Contini: Finalist/Top 10 (3) 50BS 6^th 200BS 8^th 50BF 10^th

Katrina Ho: Finalist/Top 10 50BF 7^th

Lily Douglas: Finalist/Top 10 50FS 9^th

12 Years (1 gold, 7 other medals, 24 finalists/top 10)

Jessica Cottee: Medals (3) Gold 200BS, Silver 50BS 100BS; Finalist/Top 10 (5) 200IM 5^th 50BF 5^th 200BF 5^th 100BF 6^th 400IM 7^th

Laura Cottee: Medals (3) Silver 100BK 200BK, Bronze 200BF; Finalist/Top 10 (6) 50BK 4^th 200BS 4^th 100BF 5^th 100BS 6^th 50BF 8^th 200IM 9^th

Ellie Houghton: Medals (2) Silver 50BF 100BF; Finalist/Top 10 (5) 50BS 6^th 200BS 9^th 100FS 9^th 200FS 10^th 200IM 10^th

Elif Celikay: Finalist/Top 10 (4) 50BF 4^th 50FS 8^th 50BS 8^th 100BF Finalist

Evan Sordy: Finalist/Top 10 (3) 50BF 4^th 100BF 6^th 200BF Finalist

Katie Baker: Finalist/Top 10 200BF 10^th

13 Years (13 gold, 11 other medals, 35 finalists/top 10)

Ryan Zhao: Medals (12) Gold 50BK 50BS 100BS 100BK 100FS 200FS 200BK 200IM 400FS, Silver 50FS, 200BS, Bronze 50BF; Finalist/Top 10 400IM 8^th

Ella Watson: Medals (4) Gold 50BK 100BK 100BF 200FS; Finalist/Top 10 (4) 400FS 5^th 200BF 7^th 400IM 8^th 800FS 8^th

Adam Barrett: Medals (7) Silver 200BF 200FS 200BK 200IM 400IM, Bronze 50BK 400FS; Finalist Top 10 (8) 100FS 4^th 100BK 5^th 200BS 5^th50FS 6^th 50BF 6^th 100BF 6^th 100BS 7^th 50BS 8^th

Hannah Brown: Medal Silver 200BF; Finalist/Top 10 (2) 100BS 5^th 400IM 5^th

Adam Strickland: Finalist/Top 10 (9) 200BF 4^th 50BK 5^th 400FS 5^th 200FS 6^th 100BK 6^th 200BK 6^th 100FS 7^th 100BF 7^th 400IM 9^th

Jamie Young: Finalist/Top 10 (7) 50BS 5^th 100FS 6^th 200BS 7^th 50BK 7^th 100BS 8^th 50FS 9^th 100BK 10^th

Patrick Speight: Finalist/Top 10 (3) 50BF 7^th 200BF 9^th 100BF 10^th

Alex McGill: Finalist/Top 10 50BK 8^th

15 Years (2 gold, 5 other medals, 10 finalists/Top 10)

Sarah Wright: Medals (3) Gold 50BF 100BF, Bronze 200BF; Finalist/Top 10 (6) 200IM 4^th 400FS 5^th 100FS 6^th 50FS 7^th 200FS 7^th 100BK 10^th

Zoe Price: Medals (3) Silver 50BS, Bronze 100BS 200BS

Samuel Pashley: Medal Bronze 1500FS; Finalist/Top 10 (2) 50FS 9th 200FS 10th

Sarah March: Finalist/Top 10 (2) 50BS 6th 200BS 6th

16 Years and over (3 finalists/Top 10)

Adam Morkot: Finalist/Top 10 (2) 200BF 4^th 100BF 8^th

Andrew Blackett: Finalist/Top 10 100BS 6^th

NDSA Championships 2017 Points Weekend 1

NDSA Championships 2017 Medal Table Weekend 1

25th & 26th Feb – Northumberland & Durham SA Championships 2017

Written by admin on February 26, 2017. Posted in Results.

Sunderland Aquatic Centre, 4 & 5 February 2016 AND 25 & 26 February 2017

Results

Launch of the new online submission method

Written by admin on February 16, 2017. Posted in News.

The Club are pleased to announce the launch of our new online submission method for gala entries.

This method includes e-commence which not only enables the electronic submission of gala entries, but also enables payment via debit or credit cards for the first time

The introduction of this new method offers lots of benefits to both Club members and the Club itself. Being able to submit entries and make payment electronically will also significantly reduce the amount of work involved by Club officials (Club Reps, Competition Secretary and Treasurer) in managing gala entries.

Over the next few months the online method for submitting gala entries will be gradually introduced – starting with the Derventio Meet in April. The reason for this gradually introduction is to ensure that we adapt all necessary processes effectively, adapting and refining as necessary.

If you have ever ordered a takeaway online you will recognise our online submission method as it works in a very similar way.

Galas using the online method will continue to be announced in the usual way via the Club’s website. In the announcement there will be a link to the online submission page, where all the available events will be displayed – below is an example of the screen.

The submitter would then simply enter the member’ name and ASA number and then start selecting the events to enter. To select an event, they would enter the personal best time achieved and select LC or SC to indicate whether the time was achieved in a long or short course event (NOTE if the swimmer has no previous PB, then simply add 0:00:00). Then they click the “Add to Events” button and the event will be added to the Events List shopping trolley.

Once all the events have been added, click the Events List shopping trolley to review the selections. If an error has been made you have the option to delete and return to the selection page to redo.

A 30p handling fee will be added to the total cost. This fee covers the card payment charges which will be incurred via the Club’s merchant bank account and the amount has been set to simply cover these charges. No additional revenue is expected to be generated for the Club via this handling fee.

Unfortunately the handling fee is non-refundable in the event of withdrawals or rejections as the Club will incur the card payment charges regardless if the transaction is processed.

Once the selections are correct, click the Checkout button to make the payment.

The checkout screens requests contact details of the submitter and then payment method. A final order confirmation screen displays the selected events before clicking the Take Payment button.

The secure payment screen (see below) will then appear (we are using Cardstream service to manage this part of the process). Complete the requested information (card and billing details) etc. then click the Securely Submit Payment button.

If successful a confirmation screen will be presented indicating the order ID number. The submitter will then received two emails. The first email will summarise the order – selected events, etc. – and the second email will provide a customer receipt (with order ID included in the reference information) from Cardstream.

Gateshead and Whickham ASC wish to formally thank Jason Douglas, his company CHIP AND PIN DIRECT and his associates for their support and assistance in making this online submission method possible.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please contact Steven Reynolds (Steve.Reynolds@gawswim.org.uk).

GAW Annual General Meeting – Updated minutes now online

Written by admin on February 12, 2017. Posted in Archived news.

GATESHEAD AND WHICKHAM ASC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Following representation from a parent of a Club member who attended the AGM, the minutes have been updated to include an omitted question and response posed in AOB.

AGM minutes UPDATED

EASYFUNDRAISING.ORG We’re registered – There’s no catches or hidden charges

Written by admin on February 9, 2017. Posted in News.

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be collecting free donations for Gateshead and Whickham ASC?

There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury’s – it doesn’t cost you a penny extra!

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…

Head to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/gatesheadandwhickhamasc/ and join for free.

Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.

After you’ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to your good cause for no extra cost whatsoever!

As of 9th August 2018, there are 27 supporters registered, who have raised £63.13 between them.

Top Supporters
1	Andy S.	£30.13
2	Gillian M.	£27.72
3	Jason D.	£1.66
4	Norman T.	£1.05
5	Nicola Y.	£1.00

There are no catches or hidden charges and Gateshead and Whickham ASC will be really grateful for your donations.

Thank you for your support.

Great work bag packers at Rowlands Gill Tesco

Written by admin on February 1, 2017. Posted in Archived news.

Hello fellow bag packers,

Just a quick note to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our bag pack at Tesco in Rowlands Gill on Saturday. We raised an amazing £401.60.

Once again the children were impeccably behaved and a real credit to the club, great team work!

Can everyone who attended please spare 1 minute to complete a small questionnaire about your in store experience. Just quote the reference number 2562 for a chance to win a £1000 Tesco gift card and feedback how fantastic the team at Rowlands Gill are.

https://www.tescoviews.com/websurvey/2/execute#/1

Jill

ASA website survey

Written by admin on January 30, 2017. Posted in News.

The ASA are currently in the process of revamping the www.swimming.org/asa part of our website. As part of this work, the digital team has created a short survey and would like as many people as possible to complete. The answers will help the ASA understand how the site is currently used and how it can be improved for the future. If you would like to provide the ASA with feedback on their website, please can you click on the following link:

ASA Survey

Many thanks,

Sarah Small

North East Regional Development Officer