Romford Town Swimming Club
established 1900
Welcome to Romford Town Swimming Club
Proudly developing swimmers from Learner, County, District, National through to Masters level
Changes to Squad Training Schedule
Please note the following changes to our normal schedule:
- Wednesday 10th February - B Squad - No Training at St Edwards (work committments)
- Sunday 14th February - A and B Squads - Together at Central Park (6pm to 7.30pm)(Essex)
Saturday 6th February - Sid Barrett Trophy Gala - Southbury Leisure Centre
A week ago Town's senior swimmers were rubbing shoulders with Olympians in Luxembourg, so it was intriguing to watch our new crop of young swimmers embarking on their first competitive swimming experience. Our youngsters produced many performances of which we can be so proud. Who will have the talent and dedication to emulate our current star swimmers?
- Enfield 'A' 298
- Cheshunt 281
- Romford Town 257
- Bishops Stortford 254
- Haringey Borough 240
- Harlow Penguins 200
- Broomfield Park 160
- Enfield 'B' 89
Elena Sheridan sets 2 new County Records
At the recent Luxembourg Meet, 14 year old Elena twice broke her existing Essex County Long Course Junior Record of 1:05.02 for 100m Butterfly.
Elena recorded a time of 1:04.92 in the heats and bettered this with 1:04.82 in the final.
Friday 5th February - 1st Friday Social - Abbs Cross
The first '1st Friday Social' of the new year will take place after training in the Abbs Cross School canteen.
29th-31st January - Euromeet 2010 Luxembourg
James Davis, Sean Houlihan, Elena Sheridan and Daniel Stepton are in Luxembourg with the Ortus Londinium squad competing in this high level International Swim meet. Olympians such as the French Olympic 100m Gold medallist Alain Bernard and the USA backstroker Randall Bal are amongst the competition.
Ortus Londinium comprises swimmers based in East London and Essex who are ranked in the Country's top 17 in their age and event.
RTSC Chief Coach, Gary Rogers, is amongst the coaching team in Luxembourg.
Elena Sheridan wins Gold in Junior 200m Butterfly
Sean Houlihan wins Silver in the Youth 400m IM
A Bronze medal for Elena Sheridan in Open 200m Butterfly
Gary bores another coach with one of his stories.
Essex County Championships 2010 - Revised Schedule of Events
Essex County ASA have issued a revised schedule for Blocks C and D follow the postponment of several of the Block A events due to problems with the Thurrock Pool at Blackshots. Rescheduled events are highlighted in yellow in the revised schedule. Please note the following:
- All rescheduled relay events will still be age as on 24th January 2010 and the swimmers must be from the relay pool that was submitted prior to Block A's closing date.
- Any swimmer not able to swim in their rescheduled event will be entitled to a full refund.
- Any swimmer that withdrew from their rescheduled event in block A will be resubmitted
Club Shop Open on Sunday - New Hoodies in stock!
The new club hoodies can be obtained from the club shop at Central Park on Sunday..
Saturday 23rd/Sunday 24th January - Essex County Championships - Blackshots
Town were well on top at the first Essex County Age Group weekend at Thurrock's Blackshots Pool when it was brought to the Referee’s attention that the water level appeared to be a little low and a halt was called to proceedings.
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th January - Championnats Internationaux de Genève - Geneva, Switzerland
14 years old Elena Sheridan was in outstanding form as Romford Town Swimming Club's sole representative in the select London Region Youth Team competing at this weekend’s three day International competition in Geneva.
Campion Pool re-opened on Monday 18th January
Campion School have had the leak fixed and the pool is now back in use.
Saturday 16th January - Essex League Division 1 - Braintree
Town win 28 of the 49 events contested.
- Romford Town 262
- Rochford 198
- Runnymede 188
- Halstead 165
- Chelmsford 164
Abbs Cross Pool re-opens Tuesday 12th January
Pool is open for our normal Tuesday night sessions.
St Edwards Secondary School Pool closed until Monday 11th January
No training at St Edwards on Friday or Saturday. Abbs Cross is open as usual.
Essex League Division 2 at Colchester - CANCELLED
The Essex League has cancelled this Saturday's gala due to the adverse weather conditions
St Edwards Secondary and Junior School Pools closed on Thursday 7th January
So there will be no swimming there tonight. Friday also looks doubtful. Will confirm as soon as we can.
No Training on Thursday Morning
In the interests of safety there will be no morning training at Abbs or at Central Park on Thursday 7th January. Any further cancellations will be notified as soon as information is received.
St Edwards Secondary School Pool closed on Wednesday 6th January
St Edwards Secondary School is closing due to the snow, so there will be no swimming there tonight.
New D Squad Coach - Nic Rees
Nic has been a member of Romford Town Swimming Club since the age of 7. She was 3rd in the National Swimming Championships at Freestyle when she was 11 years old. Nic teaches PE at Coopers Coburn School and still swims with A Squad.
Nic is looking forward to helping our youngest squad members to develop into competitive swimmers
Essex League - Officials Required
If any parents going to Colchester on Saturday are qualified officals and would be prepared to help out please can they email us at romfordtownsc@aol.com
2010 Fixtures Updated
Which Pool are you most looking forward to visiting this season?
Millfield was a clear winner in our latest web poll, receiving 23% of the votes. Sheffield was second with 17%.
Praise for RTSC from London Swimming
"Prior to their re-accreditation, Romford Town were only accredited at skill development level, however, they soon changed that with the organisation skills of swim21 coordinator Les Copeland adding teaching, competitive development and masters to their repertoire! The club were praised by the Regional Panel for their coach's annual plans and the level of information provided to their parents. The club states: ‘The club has been proud holders of this award for Skill Development alone for the last 4 years but this recent achievement of re-accreditation and elevated status is testament to the continued hard work of the coaching staff and the outstanding success of the swimmers in the pool'. For further information on the club please see their website at www.romfordtownsc.com"
Sunday 13th December - BWF Winter Open Meet - Waltham Forest Track & Pool
An inexperienced Town team braved the wintry conditions both outside and inside the pool!
C and D Squad 'Last Chance' Time Trials
Our first "Early Morning" attracts 33 swimmers to Abbs Cross
Sunday 6th December - ASA East Region Disability Swimming Championships - Thetford, Norfolk
New recruit Amy Marren set a new East Region record in the S10 category with her time of 1:15.48 in the 100m Freestyle. Swimming at the weekend she also gained the following medals:
- Gold - 100m Back
- Silver - 50m Back
- Bronze - 100m Individual Medley and 100m Free
Amy was top overall 11/12 year old girl.
Well done, Amy!
Saturday 5th/Sunday 6th December - Northampton SC Winter Festival - Corby
Outstanding swimming and a great team spirit from Town at Corby’s brand new 50 metres pool
Saturday 5th/Sunday 6th December - Guildford City SC Open Meet
This weekend saw the annual outing to the City of Guildford's Open age group meet in preparation for the forthcoming Essex Age Group Championships due in the New Year.
Saturday 5th December - Essex League Division 1 - Rochford
With more than 50 swimmers away competing at open meets in either Guildford or Corby it was touch and go whether Town would even be able to muster a team for this season's first Division One gala, it was our magnificent masters section that came to our rescue and added some fantastic entertainment into the bargain.
Over half of the team were gaining their first experience of a very tough Essex League competition and all did themselves proud on a night when our two main rivals in the competion were unable to field teams. Our equal 3rd place finish thus ensured that we still have a chance of retaining the league title for the 7th season running.
Final Scores:
- Rochford 250
- Runnymede 213
- Halstead 200
- Romford Town 200
C and D Squad Time Trials - Saturday 5th December - St Edwards
New faces shine in a packed St Edwards
