LIVE STREAM: Swim England NER Short Course Champs 2021 (6th & 7th November)

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100+ years of competitive swimming.


CHECK ENTRIES: Swim England NER Short Course Champs 2021

Where’s it at?

The venue for this event is Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield. S1 2BP

Directions
When’s it on?

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th November 2021

Who’s it for?

This event is for all swimmers who meet the required Qualifying Times – (swam as fast as or faster than the upper time limits provided in the Qualifying Times (QT’s)

Qualifying Times
Age as at?

31st December 2021

What’s the cost?

£9.00 per event

When’s the closing date?

Closing date for entries was 9:00pm, Wednesday 20th October 2021

How do I complete a gala entry?

Follow the step-by-step instructions in the Gala Entry Guide.

Gala Entry Guide
How do I convert Personal Best (PB) times?

Use this Guide to see how to use the Swim Time Converter

PB Converter Guide
How do I pay for my swims?

To select and pay for swims use GAWBook – our payment / booking system.

GAWBook
Entries for Checking

Entries now available for Checking

CHECK ENTRIES
Accepted / Refunded Entries

A link will appear when available

Results

A link will appear when available

Gala Report

A link will appear when available

Gala Info

A list of Events, Conditions and QT’s can be found in the Information Pack as published by Swim England North East.

GALA INFO UPDATE

Follow these links for more information:

Information Pack
Please Note
  • Swimmers must be, or have applied for registration with the A.S.A. and may only enter events in their own age group.
  • It is the responsibility of the swimmer/parent to notify the coach/poolside helper of any issues in advance of the sessions. This includes withdrawals and requests to attend after the official warm-up per session.

SPECTATOR INFORMATION: City of Sunderland Spooktacular 2021 (30th and 31st October)

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100+ years of competitive swimming.


SPECTATOR INFORMATION: City of Sunderland Spooktacular 2021

Where’s it at?

The venue for this event is Sunderland Aquatic Centre, SR5 1SU

Directions
When’s it on?

Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st October 2021

Who’s it for?

This event is primarily aimed at those swimmers who HAVE NOT swum faster than the Qualifying Times (QT’s) in YS, JAG, YSD. This includes Performance swimmers who are not doing the BOSSS or practice races for NER’s the following week.

Qualifying Times
Age as at?

31st October 2021

What’s the cost?

£7.50 per event (all swims up to 400m)

£12.00 per event (for 800m and 1500m events)

When’s the closing date?

Closing date for entries was 9:00pm, Wednesday 6th October 2021

How do I complete a gala entry?

Follow the step-by-step instructions in the Gala Entry Guide.

Gala Entry Guide
How do I convert Personal Best (PB) times?

Use this Guide to see how to use the Swim Time Converter

PB Converter Guide
How do I pay for my swims?

To select and pay for swims use GAWBook – our payment / booking system.

GAWBook
Entries for Checking

Entries now available for checking

CHECK ENTRIES
Accepted / Refunded Entries

Accepted Entries available for viewing

ACCEPTED ENTRIES
Results

Follow Live Results for all the weekends events

Live Results
Gala Report

A link will appear when available

Gala Info

A list of Events, Conditions and QT’s can be found in the Information Pack as published by City of Sunderland ASC

Spectator Information

Please read the important Spectator Information Document Sunderland ASC have issued that parents and swimmers must follow in order to provide a safe envrionment for everyone. Please make sure you carry out each of the requests that have been asked for. A summary has been provided by Nicola and is highlighted in Red at the end of the document.

This is the link to the COVID Form that must be completed.

Order of Events

Order of events can be found on page 3 of the Conditions Document

Information Pack
Please Note
  • Swimmers must be, or have applied for registration with the A.S.A. and may only enter events in their own age group.
  • It is the responsibility of the swimmer/parent to notify the coach/poolside helper of any issues in advance of the sessions. This includes withdrawals and requests to attend after the official warm-up per session.

RESULTS: BOSSS Winter Swimming Festival (Friday 15th – Sunday 17th October 2021)

Welcome to Gateshead and Whickham Swimming Club

100+ years of competitive swimming.


RESULTS: BOSSS Winter Swimming Festival (Friday 15th – Sunday 17th October 2021)

Where’s it at?

The venue for this event is Billingham Forum, TS23 2LJ

Directions
When’s it on?

Friday 15th to Sunday 17th October 2021

Who’s it for?

This event is for Performance, Junior Performance and Youth Senior Squads who meet the required Qualifying Times (QT’s) provided.

Qualifying Times
Age as at?

17th October 2021

What’s the cost?

£7.00 per event (all swims up to 200m)

£8.00 per event (for 400m events)

When’s the closing date?

Closing date for entries was 9:00pm, Wednesday 29th September 2021

How do I complete a gala entry?

Follow the step-by-step instructions in the Gala Entry Guide.

Gala Entry Guide
How do I convert Personal Best (PB) times?

Use this Guide to see how to use the Swim Time Converter

PB Converter Guide
How do I pay for my swims?

To select and pay for swims use GAWBook – our payment / booking system.

GAWBook
Entries for Checking

Entries now available for Checking

CHECK ENTRIES
Accepted / Refunded Entries

Accepted / Refunded swims now available for viewing

Accepted / Refunded Entries
Results

Results now available for viewing

results
Gala Report

A link will appear when available

Gala Info

A list of Events, Conditions and QT’s can be found in the Information Pack as published by BOSSS.

Information Pack
Please Note
  • Swimmers must be, or have applied for registration with the A.S.A. and may only enter events in their own age group.
  • It is the responsibility of the swimmer/parent to notify the coach/poolside helper of any issues in advance of the sessions. This includes withdrawals and requests to attend after the official warm-up per session.

Huge congratulations to GAW swimmers

Welcome to Gateshead and Whickham Swimming Club

100+ years of competitive swimming.


Huge congratulations to GAW swimmers

We are thrilled to announce that the following swimmers have been selected to the following programmes.

Swim England National Development Programme 2021-22

Isabel Fox

Anna Finlay

Daniel Barret

Max Murray

 

Northumberland and Durham Swimming Association Junior Performance Programme 2021-2022

Isabel Fox

Anna Finlay

Daniel Barrett

These are fantastic achievements and we are so proud of you all 🙂

Postponed: Gateshead & Whickham Annual General Meeting 2021

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100+ years of competitive swimming.


Postponed: Gateshead and Whickham Annual General Meeting 2021

 

Update: We are rearranging this meeting and will confirm a new date ASAP.

 

Our AGM will take place at Gateshead Leisure Centre on Saturday 18th September 4.30 – 6pm.

 

All are very welcome.

 

We look forward to seeing you there.

NEW: Fundraising made easy

Welcome to Gateshead and Whickham Swimming Club

100+ years of competitive swimming.


NEW: Fundraising made easy

Shop for Christmas and help raise funds for the club

The EasyFundraising scheme is a great way to support the club financially, without any extra cost to you. By joining the scheme, every time you make an online purchase at any of the retailers who are part of EasyFundraising, the retailer will make a donation to the club.

There are over 4000 retailers registered including Amazon, Argos, M&S, Aviva, AA, booking.com, Tesco, Sky and many more.

To support the club, all you need to do is download the EasyFundraising app or register on the website at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/gatesheadandwhickhamasc/ 

All you have to do is access the online retailers website through EasyFundraising and then shop in your usual way.

It is easy to create an account – for help, use this guide to get started. 

 

NEW: Training suspended as pools close

In line with the latest guidance from Government and Swim England’s consequence advice, training has now been suspended following the closure of Gateshead Council pools.

All parents have been emailed information re GAW monthly fees.  Please can you take the time to read this.  If you have not received an email please get in touch with your squad rep.  The letter can also be found on Club Organiser.

Stay safe all and we look forward to training starting again in the hopefully not to distant future.

Emrys Pritchard

Chairman

Gateshead and Whickham ASC

CHECK ENTRIES: CLS Open Meet – Saturday 18th – Sunday 19th April 2020

 

Where’s it at? The venue for this event is Chester-le-Street Leisure Centre, Burns Green, Chester-le-Street DH3 3QH
When’s it on? 18th and 19th April 2020
Who’s it for? This event is for selected swimmers from Performance Groups 1 & 2 (those not attending NERs) who meet the required Qualifying Times (NOT swam faster than the upper time limits provided in the Qualifying Times (QTs))

Estimated times can be used (please see your coach for a training time)

Age as at? 31st December 2020.
What’s the cost? £6.00 per event
When’s the closing date? Closing date for entries was 9:00pm, Friday 6th March 2020
How do I complete a gala entry? There are step-by-step instructions here.
How do I convert PB times? Use this Guide to see how to use the Swim Time Converter
How do I pay for my swims? To select and pay for swims use the GAW booking system.
Entries for Checking CLS Open Meet – Entries for Checking
Accepted / Refunded Entries Will appear here when available
Results Will appear here when available
Gala Report Will appear here when available
Gala Info List of Events, Conditions and QT’s can be found in the document(s) below as published by Chester le Street ASC.

CLS Open Meet Info Pack 2020

  • All events will be Heat Declared Winners.
  • The fastest 6 swimmers in the 200IM will qualify for the skins event which carries separate cash prizes.  
Please Note
  • Swimmers must be, or have applied for registration with the A.S.A. and may only enter events in their own age group.
  • It is the responsibility of the swimmer/parent to notify the coach/poolside helper of any issues in advance of the sessions. This includes withdrawals and requests to attend after the official warm-up per session.

Friends of Team GAW


Huge good luck to our diddy league team today at Tynemouth. Enjoy it! A photo from the archives… #TeamGAW pic.twitter.com/ojkvRowHyy

About a year ago from Gateshead and Whickham Swimming's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

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