New
to the timetrials
If your swimming teacher
has selected you as a possible candidate to join the Anaconda Swim Training Programme for competitive swimmers, which operates
at Cally Pool. You will be invited to try out for the Training Programme by coming along to our Club Time Trials held periodically
at Cally Pool.
All races will be over 50
metres (i.e. 2 lengths of Cally Pool). We have approximately 140 swimmers in
our training squads and as places become available they are offered to those swimmers with the fastest combined times for
the four strokes over 50 metres. You must have a time for each stroke to be eligible.
On time trial nights you
should arrive at the Cally Pool in time to be changed and ready on poolside at 8.00pm. There will be a list of heats posted
on the poolside wall outside the changing rooms and if you have registered in advance your name will be listed in one of the
heats. You should look to see what heat number you are in. There will be a short warm-up then the races will begin. The announcer
will call out the heat numbers and you should wait at the starting area and step forward when you hear your heat number called.
The highest numbered heats (which include new swimmers like yourself) go first. When all the swimmers have completed one stroke
we start the heats again with the second stroke.
After you have finished your
second swim you can get changed and leave. The results will be posted on the noticeboard at Cally or are available from Ray
Haggan 3 or 4 days after your swim.
If you have any questions
on the night please ask one of our coaches or club captains (usually wearing their red club shirts) or any of the other parents
or older swimmers on the poolside. Parents and supporters are very welcome (please
wear the plastic shoe covers provided if you are on the poolside).
If you have any questions
before then please ask your teacher for advice or you can call Ray Haggan (details below).
More information about the club and our training programme can be found on the website
Time Trial nights are lots
of fun and we hope you will come. Even if you can only manage one evening it is worthwhile setting a time for two of the strokes.
We run 50 metre time trials every two months so there are many opportunities to set and improve your times.
Please register in advance
to make sure you are allocated to a heat. You can register by:
Phoning Ray Haggan 02072264384. Leave a message with your
name and date of birth.
OR Emailing Ray at rhaggan@msn.com with your
name and date of birth
OR Filling in the slip below and giving it to your swimming teacher.
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I want to swim in the Time
Trials on Tuesday 13 March and/or Monday 19 March.
Name……………………………………………………………………
Date of birth: ……………
Current swim programme (name
of pool & teacher): …………………..…………………………………
