Torfaen Swim Squad
11th Nov 2008
Torfaen Swim Squad
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Establised in 1977
Under the then Coach Gary Rosser and the late Eddie Jones. The Squad produced many Welsh,Commonwealth, and Great britain swimmers in its illustrious history.We welcome swimmers from, learn to swim, to national standard, we are also a fully inter grated club with disability swimming. All pool side staff are ASA qualified under the head
Coach Ian Rosser.
Torfaen Swim Squad Club Champhionships
First Club Champhionships
2008
Torfaen Sprints 2008
Torfaen County Swimming Launch
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08 February 2008
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Torfaen County Swimming Launch
The borough of Torfaen has historically produced top-class swimmers, including three times Commonwealth Games athlete Bethan Coole, and current Torfaen Swim Squad coach, Ian Rosser, also a Commonwealth Games finalist. Exciting new developments are happening within the borough, with one of the key aims being to produce the next batch of elite swimmers from Torfaen.
Torfaen County Swimming is officially launched on the 21st February at Pontypool Active Learning Centre, with a swimming skills demonstration by current members of the squad at 4.30pm, followed by a sponsored swim of "Two Times Torfaen" (approximately 30 miles). At 7pm, a presentation will be made by the coach, Gareth McNarry to invited guests, where the benefits of the project will be explained and the opportunities for all swimmers will be highlighted.
The organisation has been formed to create a development pathway for swimming in Torfaen. The four clubs in the borough, Blaenafon Barracudas, Cwmbran Otters, Pontypool Dolphins and Torfaen Swim Squad, have formed a working partnership with Swim Wales, the sport's regulatory body, and Torfaen Borough Council's Swimming Development Team, and the launch sees the fruition of two years strategic planning by all parties. The co-ordinated effort by all concerned means that there are now opportunities at all levels, for every swimmer within Torfaen, to achieve their potential within the sport, and to be fully supported along the way.
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Held at Pontypool Active Living Centre 19th January 2008
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Q> How can i join Torfaen Swim Squad?
Ans Torfaen Swim Squad hold trials on
Tuesday's 5.30pm at Fairwater Leisure Centre.
Q>What level should i be before i can join?
Ans Ideally, dependent on age, hold an
ASA National Teaching Level 8 certificate or
a swimmer must be able to swim 50m Frontcrawl,
50m Backstroke, 50m Breastroke and 25m Fly.
53 MEDALS AT AVALON
Torfaen swim squad win 53 medals Avalon open swim meet held at Millfeild 50 metre long course pool and fourth best club out of the 26 competing.
Fifteen year old Grant Woods won six gold medals in personal life time best's also winning best boy in his age group.
Team mate Thomas Amman also winning best boy in his age and five gold medals
Also winning Gold medals where Michael Lewis, Sophie Rosser, Matthew Price, Andy Greenslade Sian Butcher. A variety of medals and positions where won by the following swimmers Georgia Amman, Shannon Southgate, Megan Grist, Lianne Greenslade, Demi Beckett, Zoe Holloway, Danni Williams, Holli Fowler, Amy Mclean, Alex Smith, Corey Plumley, Gareth Roper, Chris Smith, Jake Plumley, Ross Andrews, Rory Pardoe, Alex Rosser, Sam Cooper, Matthew Fairless, Callum Pardoe, Dylan Jones and Adam Smith .
The coaching team at Torfaen were very pleased with the swimmer's performances, due to the fact that the squad are at hard part of their training cycle, well done swimmer's
NATIONAL SPEEDO SWIMMING LEAGUE
In the final round of the National Speedo’s League division two held at Bath. Team Torfaen and Pontypool Dolphins were up against tough competition and both teams knew they had to perform exceptionally well if there was to be any chance of them moving up to the first division.
The event was dominated by the Blaenau Gwent squad (made up of Abertilliery and Heads of the Valley swimming clubs). Although there were some excellent swims from both the Pontypool and Team Torfaen swimmers, the two clubs found themselves competing against each other for the lower places in the final. In round one it was Team Torfaen who edged Pontypool out in, in the final the situation was reversed with Pontypool beating Team Torfaen by the narrowest of margins, two points.
The final League points for Division 2 were as follows:
Blaenau Gwent 38pts, Yeovil 36pts, Glam Valleys, 32pts, Bristol Henley’s 30pts, Cleve don 29pts, Team Torfaen 24pts, Pontypool 23 pts and West Wilts force 5B 19 pts.
Coach of Torfaen Swim squad Ian Rosser said “Whilst I was pleased with the majority of our swims I was disappointed with our ability to compete effectively with some of the other teams, particularly in the relays, In order to do that you need strength and depth in all ages. The creation of a Borough squad next year should hopefully solve this problem with the creation of an elite training squad and all four teams in the borough coming together under a common name for specified competitions”.
Second in second round of speedo league
Team Torfaen gain an excellent result at Trowbridge, in second round of the national Speedo league. Newly promoted Team Torfaen showed some fantastic swimming skills in a very competitive gala.
Swimmers from the age eleven and under, to open age groups competed in the exciting fifty race event. The team gained second place out of a very strong six teams competing.
Team Torfaen have now won a total of 383 points from two events, this puts the team in 5th position in a league table consisting of 18 teams.
The top eight clubs will compete in the division 2 final held at Bath University on December 9th, this is a fantastic venue with a 50metre swimming pool; the swimmers will gain valuable experience from this competition.
The teams aim is to win promotion into division one.
Team members who swam fantastically on Saturday were Shannon Southgate, Georgia Amman, Megan Grist, Megan Jones, Elizabeth Grant, Mercedes White, Sian Butcher, Sophie Rosser, Louise Watts, Abbey Whitehouse, Lily Butler, Meg Butler, Louise Henley, Amy MacLean, Jane Brown, Jason Cook, Thomas Amman, Gareth Roper, Mike Lewis, Rory Pardoe, David Langley, Joe Killingley, James Beddoes, Corey Plumley, Matthew Price, James Vernall, Jake Plumley, Grant Woods, Ross Andrews, Brandon Davies.
Swimmers hard training pays off
A team of 23 swimmers from Torfaen Swim Squad travelled to street
Somerset, to compete in the Avalon open meet held in the 50 metre pool at
Millfield school. Swimmers from forty other clubs attended the meet making the competition a very good standard.
Torfaen swimmers continued to show every improving form with some
excellent performances and a number of medals won.
There were a total of 90 life time best swims from the squad.
Exceptional performances were gained by a number of swimmers.
14 year old Grant woods swam fantastically winning medals in every
event entered, 2golds, 6silvers, and 1bronze.
Team mate Jake Plumley swam an impressive 400 meters freestyle, winning
a well deserved gold medal, and two other finalist medals.
11 year old Corey Plumley with a very determine attitude winning a
silver medal in the 200m freestyle, a bronze in the 400m freestyle and
forth position in 50m back crawl.
13 year old welsh team swimmer Ella Stone showed her skills by winning
gold medals in 400m freestyle and the 50m freestyle sprint.
9 year old sprinter Mike Lewis swam exceptionally well winning three
bronze medals in 50m back crawl, 200 IM and 200m freestyle, with some
impressive times.
13 year old Thomas Amman also a sprint specalist, rapidily improving
Thomas won silver in the 50m freestyle sprint, with a very good time.
Other swimmers that won finalist medals and gained life time best
times were Chris Smith, Georgia Amman, Holli Fowler, Megan Jones,
Matthew Fairless, Matthew price, Megan Grist, Danielle Williams, Amy Maclean, Rory Pardoe, Louise Watts, Callum Pardoe, Sian Butcher, Sophie Rosser, Alex Rosser, Ross Andrews, Jayne Brown.
Team Torfaen of to flying start in first leg of national Speedo league.Oct 2006
A team of swimmers from Torfaen swim squad and Blaenavon Barracudas joined together to form Team Torfaen for the first leg of the national Speedo league.
The event was held at the eight lane 25 metre swimming pool in Weston-Super-Mare.
Gaining promotion from division three, into division two, Team Torfaen knew the competition would be considerably tougher.
The swimmers rose to the challenge and performed fantastically, showing a very high standard in starts, turns and stroke technique.
Team Torfaen gained second position in the competition, beating other competing teams, Pontypool Dolphins, Newquay, Oddicombe, and Kingsbridge.
Every swimmer should be congratulated for there 110% effort in the water, and swimming as a Team.
Team Torfaen squad members where: Megan Grist, Ffion Parry, Shannon Southgate, Georgia Amman, Sinead Stark ,Mercedes White, Sophie Rosser ,Sian Butcher ,Louise Watts, Meggy Butler, Beth Dettani, Lilly Butler, Louise Henley, Abbi Whitehouse, Corey Plumley, matthew Price, Michael Lewis, Brandon Davies, Thomas Amman, Jake Plumley, Gareth Roper, Grant Woods, Rory Pardoe, David Langley, James Beddoe, Jason Cook, James Vernall, Joe Killingley. Amy MacLean
Best Girl for Shannon Southgate
Torfaen swim squad member Shannon Southgate wins best girl trophy at
Lantrisant open meet, with lifetime best times in all five events
entered.
Coach Ian Rosser was very pleased with Shannon’s performances, and said
Shannon works hard in training, has a good attitude and has excellent
potential.
Kerian wins gold medal and Arthur Gunton Trophy at disabled national championships in London.
Torfaen Swimmer keiran Speirs was a viable relay team member at the national disabled championships winning a Gold medal and Arthur Gunton trophy.
kerian trains three mornings a week, and enjoys swimming. Everyone at Torfaen swim squad would like to say well done to kerian. Torfaen swim squad are a fully intergrated club with disabled.
Excellent Performance by Torfaen swim Squad
A Team of swimmer's from Torfaen Swim Squad travelled to monmouth to compete in the Aquathlon, the event consists of two disciplines a swim followed by a run, the event was organized by monmouth triathlon club and competitor levels were high.
The swimmer,s showed there excellent fitness levels by winning a haul of medals prizes and trophy,s.
Winning the girls 14 and under event in very fine form was louise Watts, James Vernall came second in the boys 16 under age group. Winning the Boy,s 14 under was Rory Pardoe followed closely by his team mate Jake Plumley to take third position.
winning the nine and under age group was very talented Mike Lewis. Callum pardoe came third in the 11 under boys and Corey Plumley came fourth in the same age group. All taking part for the first time was Shannon Southgate with an great race and the youngest competitor of the squad Emily Lewis at the age of seven.
Torfaen swim Squad Technical coach Mark was very impressed with the swimmers fitness in and out of the water.
Monmouth Aquathlon
