Due to pool problems the Thursday 25th june Morning session has been cancelled. Sorry for the late notice. Please watch this space for any news about the evening session.
MBSS is looking for a new Assistant Coach to replace the departing Ash Morris. If you think the position may be of interest to you please click on the link below.
Click Here for the Job Description
Click Here for the application
It is with regret that we have to announce the resignation of our Assistant Head Coach, Ash Morris. Ash will continue coaching at Mid Beds until 31st July and will continue to take the squads as normal until then (including National Champs).Ash has been offered the chance to coach in Dubai, in itself the opportunity of a lifetime and providing a life experience that he felt that he could not turn down.Ash would like to thank all of the swimmers & parents for making his three years at the squad so enjoyable and successful. MBSS equally return his thanks and wish him every success in his new position
Sam Bradley achieved his first International Medal at the Paralympic World Cup Meet held in May. Sam won a bronze medal in the 400m Freestyle in a time just outside his personal best. He also swam well in the 200 IM and the 100m Breaststroke.
Training is cancelled at Flitwick on 7th and 14th june due to the east age champs
Congratulations to the following swimmers who have qualified the 400 Free team and the 800 Free team for the National Youth Championships for the first time in Mid Beds' history.
Yasmin Bithrey
Harriet Brettle
Charlotte Blacksley
Jess Karp
Alice Marchant
Katie Tavener
Training Cancellation of Sunday 17th May (FLC 0700-0900) due to the Hatfield Open
Congratulations to East Youth Swimmers. 6th in Medal table with 5 Golds, 2 Silvers & 6 Bronze medals; an improvement of one place from last year! Some great swims, lots of finals and 3 Bedfordshire County Records!
The AGM of MBSS will be on the 30th June 2009 at 7pm at the Saxon Pool, Biggleswade, further details are to be circulated to members in due course.
The training cancellations for May and June are as follows:
Sunday 3rd May 2009 Flitwick 0700-0900
Monday 4th May 2009 Saxon Bank holiday
Sunday 7th June 2009 Flitwick 0700-0900
Sunday 14th June 2009 Flitwick 0700-0900
Well Done to all who competed at the peterborough open meet this weekend! We won top boy and top club!
Click Here for Caleb's Photo as Top Boy
Click Here for the Top Club Photo
Training has been cancelled this sunday at flitwick leisure centre
its that time of the month again, its newsletter time, please click the link below to access the latest one
Land Training is cancelled this thursday 12th February for Perfomance B, Development A & B and the Intermediate Squad
Please find the attached document below, which holds information regarding 2009's long course training!
Click Here to download the information.
Congratulations to following three MBSS swimmers on the allocation of their SportsAid ASDA grants: Caleb Hughes, Shauna Lee & Aydin Berki.
Click Here to download the results.
The results are in a zip folder and to extract, right click and select unzip once downloaded.
its that time of the month again, its newsletter time, please click the link below to access the latest one
For a list of qualifiers thus far please see the spreadsheet below, Well done to all!! :)
Click here for the results from the recent derby open meet at sheffield.
Click here for the latest newsletter.
Sam Bradley broke the British Record in the 400 IM SC at the City of Leicester Open Meet by 12 seconds. As holder of the record he was delighted at the time of 6:26.22
Well Done to all those who competed at the Leicester Open Meet at the weekend. Overall 77% achived Personal Bests, and there were 86 regional qualifying times and 6 national qualifying times. Click here for the results
Please click here for details of christmas training
Because of this weekends competition at leicester, training on friday, saturday and sunday is cancelled
Please click here for a link to the leicester information and results website
.... to Adam Ingledew, Harriet Brettle, Yasmin Bithrey, Rachel Hollington and Aydin Berki in their selection to represent Division 10 at the ESSA (English Schools) Championships on 24/25 October
The Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence programme allows swimmers AASE is a Government funded initiative that has been designed to meet the needs of young people (aged 16-18) who have the realistic potential to achieve excellence in their sport and are seeking to perform at the highest level as their main career goal, whilst continuing with their education. Notionally taking two years to complete, the AASE framework will provide for the first time a structured national training and development route across all sports for talented young athletes, many of whom may go to represent their country on the world stage. The apprenticeship is the first to offer elite and potentially elite athletes to achieve proper recognition of the skills, knowledge and understanding they are developing/gaining in their quest for excellence. On the induction day Harriet met Rebecca Adlington and got to wear her Olympic Gold medal from the 800m Freestyle.
Sam Bradley and Adam Ingledew were selected for the East team for the UK SChool Games. Sam Brdaley came home with 3 golds and a new UK School games record in the 200 IM. Adam Ingledew collected 2 bronze medals, one in the 50m Free and another in the 400 Medley team.
Training is now on, on Monday the 25th August at Saxon Pool Biggleswade.
Nick & Ash
Mid Beds had their best national championships to date by picking up a 3rd placing in the Top Boys Age Club, and a 7th place ranking overall. Caleb Hughes collected 8 Golds, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze, and Aydin Berki collected bronze in the 3000m. Emily McConnell claimed 4th place in the final of the 100m Breaststroke, Sam Bradley made 3 finals, and Adam Ingledew and Yasmin Bithrey made semi finals in the 100m Freestyle. Outstanding swims also from Harriet Brettle, Rachel Hollington, Shauna Lee, Alex Raine, Tom Kelly, Alasdair Kerr, Alice Marchant and Chris Bradbury.
Congratulations to Dave Metcalf for Refereeing his first National Championships on Day 5 of the National Youth Championships 2008. Mid Beds Officials, Hugh Kerr and Gerry Metcalf also officiated at the meet.
Clare Ingledew, Chair
Congratulations to the following swimmers on their selection for the English Talent Development Programme. Caleb Hughes and Shauna Lee were selected for the Level One camps following their successful National Age and Regional Age swims. Adam Ingledew, Yasmin Bithrey and Rachel Hollington were selected for the Level Two camp and Alice Marchant and Aydin Berki have been selected for the Open Water Camps. Well Done to all!
Clare Ingledew, Chair
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