13 14 Team BRONZE

The 12 and under team just missed out on a bronze finishing 4th in the routine score. Have not seen the combined scores yet, but the 13 14 team have won BRONZE in the team event, so well done to them as they swam a great routine.

More news to follow when the official results are handed out.

15 16 17 Duet Medal News

No results yet, but Rosie and Jess have taken BRONZE in the duet this morning.

With a routine scores of

3rd Rosie and Jessica 64.875
5th Alice and Ashleigh 63.375

Both duets did well not only to qualify for the final but to perform so well against some tough competition. Have not got the final combined scores so I'll post a reply when I have them.

Events to come are;

12 and under team
13 14 team

13 14 Duet Results

Sadly no medals in this event, but so close.

Routine scores were;

2nd Place : Alice and Megan
5th Place : Georgia and Rachel

Adding in the figure scores though we have,

4th Place : Alice and Megan
6th Place : Georgia and Rachel

Unfortunately both missing out on a medal, but both swims scored well and were well received by the commentator. Going into the event Megan and Alice were in 5th Place and Georgia and Rachel in 6th Place.

So both duets swam really well to push for a medal.

The event was won by

1st Brown And Randall (Rushmoor)
2nd Saudan and Farell (Reading)
3rd Gegg and Langley (Rushmoor)

News of a Bronze in the 15 16 17 Solos to come.

12 and Under Solo Results

The 12 and Under Solo results are in and are as follows;

Firstly, routine scores are

4th Place: Abigail Devanny 55.750
6th Place: Melissa Knapton 54.625

meaning the combined scores are;

4th Place: Abigail Devanny 57.706
6th Place: Melissa Knapton 56.196

So Abigail couldn't quite close the gap for a medal in the solo, but a fantastic effort considering she has been under the weather all weekend, and a great effort by both girls to qualify for the final 8 places.

Melissa swam a great routine as well moving up from 8th place to 6th place, cementing once again how well the routines are being swam.

More results to come for the 13 14 Duet.

First Medal Success

Congratulations to Abigail and Melissa who swam an excellent routine to take BRONZE in the 12 and Under Duet in the last competition of the day yesterday evening. Following their swim they were lying in Silver but were edged out by the Duet from Rushmoor in the last swim of the day to take the Bronze. A great result as it's the first time the duet has been swam at the English NAGs. In a late finish, past 9pm, the medals were awarded to the duet, cheered on by all the team from the sidelines.

The final routine scores were;

GOLD Bowes and Moore [Trafford] 58.500
SILVER Carpenter and Hockin [Rushmoor] 56.500
BRONZE Devanny and Knapton [City of Leeds] 55.875

A busy morning ahead with;

12 and Under Solo
13 14 Duets
15 16 17 Duets

And teams in the afternoon. Hoping to get a few more medals today so more news to follow as soon as they are posted.

12 and Under Figure Scores

More results, coming in thick and fast now,

Great result here for Abigail and Melissa, really bodes well for their duet and solo chances, we have

6 Abigail Devanny 59.661
12 Melissa Knapton 57.667
24 Rebecca Richardson 54.151
30 Scarlett Kaye 51.853
41 Molly Hughes 49.472
43 Anggita Gunawan 48.965
46 Rosie Woodward 48.431
49 Alice Scholes 47.924

So we have Abigail lying in 4th place for the solo and hopefully pushing for a bronze, AND Melissa in 8th also certainly qualifies. Rebecca is in 12th position for solos. Not sure if she will qualify or not. The are 13 slots in the programme, but I think only the top eight are qualifying. more news to follow.

13 14 Years Figure scores

Hot off the press;

24 Megan Knight 53.186
25 Alice Dewhirst 53.000
31 Rachel Lee 51.750
32 Isabel Scholes 51.735
37 Georgia Swinhoe 50.905
39 Evelyn Pedley 50.806
41 Sian Boyle 50.060

So some good scores in some good competition but unfortunately we don't have any qualifying for the solo. Megan and Alice were 11th and 12th with Rachel 13th, and Georgia 14th in the pecking order, but I believe only the top 8 go through. Keep you posted if this changes. The programme has slots for 14 swimmers, so more news to follow.

15 16 17 Figure Results

First Results in are the Junior Figure scores.

Well done to Rosie and Jess who both finished in the top 16 which is a spectacular achievement in their first yer in the age group.

15. Rosie Barrington 59.015
16. Jessica Ranson 58.991
27. Ruth Shaaw 56.227
30. Ashleigh Rowland 55.082
35. Alice Wood 54.127

At this stage it's looking doubtful if any of them qualify for their solos as only the top 8 swimmers are eligible. Having said that, we don't know if all those eligible will swim, AS soon as I know for sure I'll post an updae.

next up,

12 and under figures
13 14 figures

City of Leeds Open Day - 28th November 2010

The City of Leeds are holding an open/exhibition day in the diving pit at the John Charles Aquatics Centre on 28th November 2010, from 2pm until 4.30pm.

On the final session prior to the NAGs, the club are offering an open invite to all parents, family and friends and all coaches in the region to see all 19 routines that the girls are entering to swim at the NAGs in Gloucester. This is to give the girls a dress rehearsal in front of an enthusiastic and supportive audience and give everyone the chance to see the routines who can not travel to Gloucester, and to wish them luck.

We want you to make as much noise as you can - and yes vuvuzelas are allowed !!!

There will be a small raffle on the day, so any donations will be welcome and the event will see the launch of the City of Leeds 2011 Calender, which is hot off the press.

The girls will be swimming the routines in full competition kit, with hair gelled, and we have managed to secure the services of a professional photographer to take photo's of the event that you can purchase on the day. Please be aware that if you purchase on the day, some of the proceeds go to the club, but you must buy these on the day. He does upload pictures to his website for purchase after the event as well.

The same poolside crew that will be present at Gloucester will be helping the girls prepare in the lunchtime prior to the session following the usual morning training session.

Please invite as many as you can and there is no admission fee, although you may get your collar felt for a raffle ticket or a synchro definition t-shirt. (My ambition is to get rid of these by 2012 !)

All members are invited to attend as are all our regional club coaches - so please spread the word.

Time is now confirmed and we recommend you get there for 2pm, to get a seat get your raffle ticket and calender before we sell out. We have 19 routines to get through and so the first routine will begin at 2.30pm.

City of Leeds 2011 Calender !

Behind the scenes a few of us have been working on the City of Leeds 2011 Calender !!

This includes pictures and special moments from training, and competitions from throughout the year. There are about 40 or so pictures and just include almost everyone in some pose or posture ! Not only is this of functional use, but also it serves as a momento of a great year for the club. You might want to order two, so you can put one away to look back on !

They go on sale on our open day on November 28th.

If you can't make it - please reserve yours today by emailing

secretary@synchroleeds.org

We have not got a price yet - will update you at the weekend.

Spare Kit

We have a couple of spare items available for purchase if you want to immerse yourself in the team colours;

1 Medium Sized Hoodie (Silver Emblem Limited Edition style) - £10
1 Small Blue Polo T-Shirt (Yellow Emblem) - £5

Now - the "Small" is deceptive in the Polo fit. As some of you will testify, it is actually more like a large and would even fit me !

These do go fast and we only order them once a year, so send an email to

secretary@synchroleeds.org

to reserve one today.

We also do have a few (about 30) Synchro Definition t-shirts avaiilable, Only £5, all proceeds got to the club funds.

Make great Christmas pressies !

13-14 Team Changes

A small but quite significant change to the entrants list reported before is to the 13-14 Team.

As has been reported, the team had to rejig the routine on the morning of competition, but swam it superbly, finishing above Bristol to claim the Silver. It has been decided to keep the same format for Gloucester.

The team were Silver medalists at last years NAG's and so will be looking to go one better this year.

Scottish Nationals Results Day 2 Continued

The rest of todays results went as follows;

Junior Duet
BRONZE; 64.134 Rosie Barrington and Jessica Ranson
 5th 61.851 Ashleigh Rowland and Alice Wood

12 and under team
GOLD 55.708 Bristol
SILVER 54.762 Rushmoor
3rd 52.349 City of Leeds

13, 14 team
GOLD 59.619 Rushmoor
SILVER 56.785 City of Leeds
3rd 56.192 Bristol

And a special mention to the 13,14 team who performed excellently with having to rework the team figures with the withdraw of Isabel through illness this morning.

Scottish Nationals Results Day 2

News just in on 12 and Under Solo with a BRONZE for Abigail Devanny;

3rd 58.895 Abigail Devanny
6th 57.059 Melissa Knapton
8th 54.143 Rebecca Richardson

Junior Duets and teams to follow.

Scottish National Day 1 Positions

Here are positions from yesterdays events;

12 and under Duets
2nd 57.810 Devanny and Knapton


13 14 Solo
3rd 58.662 Alice Dewhirst
4th 58.607 Megan Knight
6th 57.074 Rachel Lee
7th 58.331 Georgia Swinhoe


13 14 Duet
3rd 57.948 Dewhirst and Knight
4th 54.927 Lee and Swinhoe


Junior Solo
4th 63.739 Rosie Barrington
5th 62.780 Jessica Ranson
9th 60.423 Alice Wood
10th 59.778 Ashleigh Rowland
12th 58.131 Ruth Shaw

More results to follow including news of a Bronze 12 and under solo for Abigail Devanny

Scottish Nationals Medals Day 1

Good success today. Medals won by;

12 and Under Figures
BRONZE: Abigail Devanny

12 and Under Duet
SILVER: Abigail Devanny and Melissa Knapton

13 14 Solo
BRONZE: Alice Dewhirst

13 14 Duet
BRONZE: Alice Dewhirst and Megan Knight

More news tomorrow, teams and junior duets, and 12 and under solos.

Scottish Nationals Junior Figures

Results;

4th 62.477 Rosie Barrington
8th 61.060 Jessica Ranson
15th 58.180 Alice Wood
23rd 57.429 Ruth Shaw
24th 57.222 Ashleigh Rowland
36th 52.492 Eloise Bray

Scottish Nationals 13 14 Figures

Results;

4th 57.244 Alice Dewhirst
11th 55.880 Megan Knight
13th 54.438 Rachel Lee
15th 54.318 Georgia Swinhoe
20th 53.508 Evelyn Pedley
24th 52.992 Isabel Scholes
25th 52.721 Sian Boyle
27th 52.329 Amy Suttcliffe

Scottish National 12 and under figures

Bronze Medal: Abigail Devanny

Full Results

3rd 59.289 Abigail Devanny
6th 57.285 Melissa Knapton
14th 53.118 Rebecca Richardson
24th 48.509 Rosie Woodward
26th 48.329 Alice Scholes
27th 47.447 Angitta Gunawan
29th 45.132 Scarlett Kaye
30th 43.807 Molly Hughes

Scottish National Updates

Saturday morning in Glasgow...Figure warmups now completed for all groups.

Running to schedule and figures starting at 11am with 12 and undes followed by 13 and 14 figures, then Junior figures.

Rumour is that all our solos are competing based an entrant details.

Keep returning for updates, results will be posted as soon as get them.

National Age Group Selections

Here are the selections for the National Age Groups in Gloucester in December:

12 and Under Figures
Abigail Devanny
Melissa Knapton
Rebecca Richardson
Molly Hughes
Rosie Woodward
Alice Scholes
Anggita Gunawan
Scarlette Kaye

12 and Under Solo
Abigail Devanny
Melissa Knapton
Rebecca Richardson

12 and Under Duet
Abigail Devanny & Melissa Knapton

12 and Under Team
Abigail Devanny
Melissa Knapton
Rebecca Richardson
Molly Hughes
Rosie Woodward
Alice Scholes
Anggita Gunawan
Scarlette Kaye

13/14 Yrs Figures
Megan Knight
Alice Dewhirst
Georgia Swinhoe
Rachel Lee
Isabel Scholes
Sian Boyle
Evie Pedley

13/14 Yrs Solo
Megan Knight
Alice Dewhirst
Georgia Swinhoe
Rachel Lee

13/14 Yrs Duet
Megan Knight & Alice Dewhirst
Georgia Swinhoe & Rachel Lee

13/14 Yrs Team
Megan Knight
Alice Dewhirst
Georgia Swinhoe
Rachel Lee
Isabel Scholes
Sian Boyle
Evie Pedley (reserve)

15/16/17 Figures
Jessica Ranson
Rosie Barrington
Ashleigh Rowland
Alice Wood
Ruth Shaw

15/16/17 Solo
Jessica Ranson
Rosie Barrington
Ashleigh Rowland
Alice Wood
Ruth Shaw

15/16/17 Duet
Jessica Ranson & Rosie Barrington
Ashleigh Rowland & Alice Wood

Competition Kit arrives !!!

Today we collected the club kit from our two suppliers and will be distributing it at the weekend to those competing at the Nationals, and to those wanting replacement training hoodies.

If you cannot make the session at the weekend, please can you arrange for it to be collected on your behalf.

2010 AGM Meeting Minutes

The 2010 AGM meeting minutes have been uploaded to the club website. To access them click here or go to the club information page, and download them from the list of available resources.

The Colour GOLD !!

Welllllll !

We got a sample of the GREEN Hoodie - and to tell you the truth I (along with a minority) seemed to think it looked ok. However, in general, the consensus of opinion from you the swimmers and parents was that the KIWI green was not particularly eye catching and after much debate and an impromptu committee meeting, a decision was taken to switch colours to the tried and trusted YELLOW.

So apologies to anyone expecting green, but we hope that you will not be disappointed.

The company we order from, INVOLUTION no longer does the Sunflower YELLOW of 2008. What they now focus on is the colour GOLD !!!

So, it seems a suitable match !!!

I would just like to add, INVOLUTION are a Leeds based company, and are heavily sponsoring these hoodies (seriously - they are !!!) as you well know from kit costs at your own club. The way I am getting these discounts is through future business and the fact that we have so many regional clubs involved. If your feeder club needs new kit, its worth considering. Let me know.  

ASA North East Region : Annual Report

Here is Leanne Parkers Annual Report for the ASA North East Region;

Synchronised Swimming
Leanne Parker (Synchro Manager)

2009/10 was another successful year for synchro in the region, with regular assessments, courses, training camps and competitions resulting in an outstanding 12 months with swimmers at all levels working hard to achieve their full potential.

• At the British Championships, City of Leeds came fourth in the Technical Team and Free Team events.
• There were several notable successes at the ASA National Age Groups
• The Regional Squad trains at City of Leeds every weekend. The main priorities of this squad are to develop strength, stamina and increase skill levels. It also aims to have the swimmers winning medals at major events
• A number of athletes were selected onto the North Squad, which will travel to the High Performance Centre in Aldershot for a 5 day camp later in the year, along with the other multi-regions. In addition to the atheletes, coach Gemma Wright of Leeds Kingfishers will also be attending to gain valuable knowledge and experience. Athletes include; Ashleigh Rowland-GSSC; Alice Wood-BOK; Rachel Lee-GSSC; Megan Knight-LKSSC; Alice Dewhirst-LKSSC; Georgia Swinhoe-GSSC; Isabel Scholes-BOK; Ruth Shaw-HSSC.
• Jesica Ranson of Gateshead and Rosie Barrington of Halifax have been selected onto the England Talent Squad. The girls have been training very hard throughout the year and will travel to Greece in July to compete at the Comen Cup. 

Congratulations;

At the ASA National Age Group Synchro Championships

Jessica Ranson (1st 13/14yrs Soloist)
Jessica Ranson/Rosie Barrington (1st 13/14yrs Duet)
City of Leeds (1st 13/14yrs Team)

Another Late Entrant

Enter Scarlett Kaye, who also passed her skill level 2 last weekend is now included in the squad to travel to Glasgow to compete in 12 & under figures and the 12 & under team.

This means we have a full competitive team of eight for the Scottish Nationals.

Mastering Synchro

We reported last month the successes Jeanne had in Sweden, well we now have pictures, not only of her on poolside, but showing off just what won her that prestigious silver medal.

News of the success made the Swimming Times as well. The British pairing representing Pudsey Pearls consisting of Jeanne and her partner Anita won the silver medal which was reported in the synchro section of the magazine.





Finishing 10th in the solo, Jeanne shows just how to do the perfect crane. Hands up who can boast these angles ?

Scottish Nationals Late Entry

Eloise Bray is now joining us in Scotland as a late entry to compete in the Junior Figures competition.

Good luck to everyone in this years competition.

Scottish Nationals Selections

Following yesterdays skill levels we now have a final list of selections for the Scottish Nationals;

12 & Under Solos
Abigail Devanny
Melissa Knapton
Rebecca Richardson

12 & Under Duets
Abigail Devanny & Melissa Knapton

12 & Under Team
Abigail Devanny
Melissa Knapton
Rebecca Richardson
Molly Hughes
Rosie Woodward
Alice Scholes
Anggita Gunawan

13/14 Solos
Megan Knight
Alice Dewhirst
Georgia Swinhoe
Rachel Lee

13/14 Duets
Megan Knight & Alice Dewhirst
Georgia Swinhoe & Rachel Lee

13/14 Team
Megan Knight
Alice Dewhirst
Georgia Swinhoe
Rachel Lee
Isabel Scholes
Sian Boyle
Evie Pedley
Amy Sutcliffe

Junior Solos 15-18
Ashleigh Rowland
Alice Wood
Jessica Ranson
Rosie Barrington
Ruth Shaw

Junior Duets 15-18
Ashleigh Rowland & Alice Wood
Jessica Ranson & Rosie Barrington

Skill Levels - success at all levels !

Well done to the following swimmers who took and passed their skilll levels at Manchester yesterday. Especially good achiement from Rosie Woodward who passed two levels on the same day which is no mean feat;

Skill Level 1
Rosie Woodward

Skill Level 2
Megan Jackson
Rosie Woodward
Scarlett Kaye

Skill Level 3
Rebecca Richardson

Skill Level 4
Abigail Devanny

Skill Level 5
Ruth Shaw

Competition Kit

The competition kit prices have now been released and are available to view on the club kit page.

The prices are based on cost price and so the club make no profit from this, hence why we believe they are very competitively priced. Please remember, all swimmers attending the nationals require the official club kit which is composed of;

Competition Hoodie £10
City of Leeds Tracksuit £35
Competition Shorts £7
Competition T-Shirt (Ladies Skinny fit or Polo fit) £5
Competition Bag £16

Parents can order club t-shirts or club hoodies as well so please get your order in by the 19th September when the order is finalised.

Why not add a Synchro Definition t-shirt to the order. They only cost £5 AND ALL PROCEEDS go to the club. Not only this but they look great on.

Silver Medal Success in the World Masters

Jeanne is now back from the World Masters held earlier this month in Sweden.

A fantastic swim earned her and Anita a Silver medal for their duet in the 60-69 age group category and she also finished 8th in the technical solo as well.

Comen Cup News

The GB team finished 9th in the Combo Team and 12th in the Free Team.

The event, staged in Crete this year had 2 City of Leeds swimmers representing their country, and so well done to both Rosie and Jess.

As usual the competition was dominated by the Russians, Greek and Italian squads ... more news to follow.

SWIM 21 Accreditation

City of Leeds Synchronised Swimming Club is now SWIM21 accredited. This is down to a lot of hard work from Fiona and the other coaches and is something the club have been working toward since its conception. It is the ASA quality mark for the development of the athletes and coaches.

For more information on this exciting news please click here

Telford Masters Competition

Congratulations to Jeanne who won GOLD in the Masters at Telford last month.

Sue Blackstone was in support as mentor and coach and now Jeanne is off to the World Masters in August in Sweden.