Romford Town Swimming Club

We have begun to circulate entry forms for the above galas. The club hope to be taking a very large entry to both galas, but we need to turn the forms around very quickly if we are to get everyone in. Please ensure that you get your forms back to us before the stated closing dates.

Enfield Entry Form
Northampton Entry Form
Letter to C and D Squads

Easter Squad Training Schedule

20th April to 26th April
	A Squad		B Squad		C Squad		D Squad
Monday	Abbs Cross	5.30am to 7.30am	Abbs Cross	5.30am to 7.30am
Monday	Abbs Cross	6.30pm to 8.30pm			Abbs Cross	5pm to 6.30pm	St Edwards	7pm to 8pm
Tuesday	Abbs Cross	5.30am to 7.30am
Tuesday	Abbs Cross	6pm to 8pm	Abbs Cross	7pm to 8.30pm			Abbs Cross	5pm to 6pm
Wednesday	Abbs Cross	5.30am to 7.30am
Wednesday	Abbs Cross	6.30pm to 8.30pm	St Edwards	6pm to 7.30pm	Abbs Cross	5pm to 6.30pm
Thursday	Abbs Cross	5.30am to 7.30am	Central Park	5.45am to 7.30am
Thursday	Abbs Cross	6pm to 8pm	Campion	7.30pm to 9pm			St Edwards	6pm to 7.30pm
Friday	Abbs Cross	5.30am to 7.30am
Friday			Abbs Cross	6pm to 8pm	St Edwards	6pm to 7.30pm
Saturday			Campion	7.30am to 9am	St Edwards	11.30 to 12.30	St Edwards	11.30 to 12.30
Sunday	Central Park	7.30pm to 9pm	Central Park	6pm to 7.30pm	Central Park	4.30pm to 6pm	Central Park	4.30pm to 6pm

Who will win the Premiership - Poll Result

West Ham 34%
Man Utd 30%
Liverpool 18%
Tottenham 14%
Chelsea 4%
Arsenal 0%

Some of you didn't take this seriously, did you? How could Tottenham possibly win the league? No Arsenal fans out there then?

London Youth Games - 4th July - Barking and Dagenham Residents

Swimmers resident in Barking & Dagenham wishing to particpate in the swimming or Triathlon/Aquathlon for the Borough in the London Youth Games need to follow the instructions attached or contact Emma Gillan the Sports Development Officer. Swimmers who attend schools in Havering, but live in B&D should check whether Havering needs them before committing to B&D.

Swimming Poster
Aquathlon Poster
Swimming Entry Form
Aquathlon Entry Form

RTSC Masters update

Guernsey Open Masters Meet 3rd to 5th April

Romford Town Masters sent a small team of four swimmers to Guernsey for this event:

Janos Leigh (75-79 age group)
Barbara Boxall (50-54 age group)
Tom Enright (50-54 age group)
Helen Gray (40-44 age group)

Despite such a small team 13 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals were won over the three days. Janos won gold in the 50m, 100m & 200m Backstroke, silver in 50m, 200m & 400m Freestyle and bronze in the 100m Freestyle. Barbara won silver in the 50m Breaststroke and bronze in the 50m & 100m Free. Tom won gold in the 50m, 100m & 200m Fly and the 50m & 100m Freestyle. Helen won gold in the 50m, 100m, 200m & 400m Freestyle and gold in the 200m IM. Our fabulous four also combined forces to win silver in the 200+ Freestyle relay.

28th and 29th March - Essex Championships 2009 - Blackshots

Town complete the 2009 County Age Group Championships in stunning form.

RTSC Report
Results
Essex ASA Championship Report

Polite Reminder - Parking at Abbs Cross

We have been asked to remind parents that we are not permitted to use the designated parking bays in the school car park.

RTSC Masters update

French Winter Championships - Dunkirk

Janos Leigh was the only RTSC swimmer in the French Winter Championships in Dunkirk at the end of February 2009. Janos entered five events, the 50m, 100m and 200m Backstroke and the 200m and 400m Freestyle and took Gold in all five events.

Saturday 21st March - Essex League Division 2 - Braintree Pool

Romford Town B consolidate their 3rd place in League Division 2.

Rochford 240
Braintree 216
Romford Town 185
Canvey Island 181
Harwich 142

Report

Saturday 21st March - Essex League Division 1 - Loughton Pool

Town retain Division One Title for 6th year running

Chelmsford 224
Romford Town 204
Runnymede 166
Borough of Waltham Forest 157
Halstead 148
Basildon Phoenix 129

Report

A Squad Bowling Night - Thursday 26th March

Since Gary has no pool for his swimmers to train in, he is taking them bowling instead!

Venue: Rollerbowl (formerly City Limits), Collier Row, RM5 2BH
Meet: 6pm
Special Club Price: £6 for 2 games

Who visits the RTSC Website

150 votes were cast in the recent RTSC Web Poll and it was interesting to see that 61 of those were from visitors associated with clubs outside of Romford Town.

Romford Town 89
Waltham Forest 2
Killerwhales 6
Redbridge 3
Thurrock 14
Other Havering 11
Other Essex 15
Other London 2
Other UK 8

Thanks for your votes, please keep a look out for our future polls.

14th/15th March - Waltham Forest Secondary Essex Age Group Development Meet

New Town talent emerges at BWF.

Report

Essex Mini League

14th March 2009 - Saffron Walden

A very young Town team impressed in the first Mini League gala of the season.

Hornchurch 167
Clacton 165
Romford Town 136
Dunmow 109
Saffron Walden 86

Report

Results

Welsh/Irish/Scottish/English(WISE) Schools International

14th/15th March 2009 - Swansea

Elena Sheridan swam a little below her best after being unwell the previous evening. Nonetheless, her morning 100m Butterfly time of 1.07.38 helped England's Year 7-9 age group to win their Medley Relay

In her afternoon individual swim, after a slow first 50m of 32.08, Elena started to gain ground on the other England representative but couldn't quite close the gap, finishing second in 1.07.55. It was another 1st/2nd for England who dominated most of the races and comfortably won the overall competition.

Unfortunately, Elena wasn't well enough to attend the after-competition party, but will try to recover in time for the British Championships starting on Monday morning.

RTSC Masters update

Bracknell - 7th January 2009

Lesley Cook represented the club for the first time since the Essex Champs in 2008 and took gold in the 200m Freestyle and silver in the 200m Backstroke. Team mate Tom Enright picked up gold in the 50m & 100m Freestyle and the 200m Butterfly and silver in the 50 & 100 Butterfly and 200m Freestyle.

Swansea - 28th February 2009

Kay Hamilton was the only representative for RTSC at this gala, but even so she managed to give a good account of herself and the club by gaining silver medals in the 800m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle and 200m Butterfly.

7th and 8th March - Essex Championships 2009 - Braintree

Town swimmers in sparkling form at the 2009 County Age Group Championships.

Report
Results

New Club T-Shirts - March Special Offer!

The new Romford Town T-Shirts will be available for sale from Sunday 1st March.

These have been subsidised by Denise Tubbs' Sweetie Stall and as a result any shirts purchased in March will be sold at a reduced price of £14.00.
The full price of £19.00 will be charged from April 1st.

It could be you . . . . . . the RTSC Bonus Ball Competition returns!

On Sunday 1st March Chris Coker will be re-launching the popular RTSC Bonus Ball competition.

This is your chance to win some money whilst helping RTSC to keep your fees down. Watch out for Chris and her helpers during the week and see if you can pick the number that will match the following Saturday's National Lottery Bonus Ball.

Taunton Deane Gala Accomodation

For those of you that have not arranged accomodation for the Taunton Deane Gala in April, Taunton Deane SC have kindly made enquiries about the possibility of clubs staying in Taunton School and they will be happy to try and accomodate us.

Taunton School is a private boarding school which TDSC have a very close association with. The club trains in the school pool every day! It is about a 30 - 40 minute leisurely drive to Millfield School (most of TDSC will be travelling to the meet from Taunton).

The school will be able to provide mostly twin rooms. They will also be happy to provide meals and packed lunches as required. There is a fleet of coaches available to transport you to and back from Millfield, if you decide to travel by train (it will take 3 hours from Romford to Taunton, via Paddington). Taunton School's standard brochure is attached. In the brochure, there is a contact name, Ellie Humprey, who will be happy to discuss this with you. Please feel free to contact her directly.

If you are going down on the Friday, they will endeavour to make some pool time available for us to 'loosen up' either at the school or within walking distance (between 6 - 8 in the evening).

Taunton School Brochure

Stubbers Team Building Weekend - 11th to 13th September 2009

Lesley Ward and Joanne Coles are taking deposits for Stubbers 2009. The weekend is open to children in year 7 and upwards (as at September 2009).