Welcome to Romford Town Swimming Club

Proudly developing swimmers from Learner, County, District, National through to Masters level

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Friday 7th November - B Squad Social

B Squad will be having their monthly social gathering in the Abbs Cross canteen after training. Please bring a small amount of food to share.

St Edwards Pool is Open

St Edwards Pool re-opened on November 3rd

25th and 26th October - Rushmoor Royals Autumn Open Meet - Aldershot Garrison

Town seniors in long course medal rush

Full Report

24th to 26th October - ASA National Masters Championships - Ponds Forge

Romford Town's 14 swimmers win 30 medals and claim 28 top ten finishes

Full Report

25th and 26th October - Ipswich Junior Open Meet - Crown Pools

Romford Town retain top Visiting Club at the annual Junior Open Meet held at Ipswich.

Full Report

Sunday 19th October - C & D Squad Time Trials - Central Park Pool

Results

ASA National Qualifying Times 2009

2009 National Qualifying Times just announced.

Saturday 11th October - National Speedo League - Hatfield

1. Hatfield 377
2. Romford Town 307
3. Anaconda 223
4. Watford 216
5. Griffins 191
6. Runnymede 187
7. Saxon Crown 156
8. Sutton 149

Full Report

National Swimming League Home Page

Saturday 11th October - Essex Mini League - Chelmsford

Another very inexperienced Town team won their final Mini League gala of the season

1. Romford Town 161
2. Chelmsford 154
3. Witham 140
4. Clacton 135
5. Canvey Island 87

Town will be crowned League Champions if Colchester fail to win 198 points in their final gala next week.

Well done to the following on making their Romford debuts:

• Robert Benson
• Zac Coleman
• Sam Fitzroy
• Jade Kenealy
• Lois Loucaides

Full Report

Results

Saturday 27th September - Essex League Division 2 - Rochford

Romford Town's B Team kickoff their Division 2 campaign with a gritty third place

1. Rochford 184
2. Braintree 157
3. Romford Town 152
4. Canvey Island 141
5. Harwich 101

Full Report

Saturday 20th September - Essex League Division 1 - Runnymede

Town begin their title defence with a solid victory against tough competition.

1. Romford Town 237
2. Chelmsford 211
3. Borough of Waltham Forest 199
4. Runnymede 145
5. Basildon Phoenix 128
6. Halstead 100

Full Report

South East Region Short Course Masters Championships - Guildford

RTSC Masters section sent a small team to this years competition

• Barbara Boxall - Group F
  • 2nd 100m Free
  • 3rd 100m IM
  • 3rd 50m Free
  • 4th 100m Breast
  • 4th 50m Breast
• Sally Wood - Group A
  • 1st 50m Breast
  • 1st 200m Breast
  • 2nd 100m IM
  • 2nd 100m Breast
• Gary Wraight - Group B
  • 1st 200m Breast
  • 1st 100m Breast
  • 3rd 200m Free
  • 4th 100m Free
• Tom Enright - Group B
  • 1st 200m Fly
  • 2nd 100m Fly
  • 4th 100m Free
  • 7th 100m IM
• Relays
  • 3rd 160+ Fresstyle Relay Team
  • 3rd 160+ Medley Relay Team

Saturday 13th September - Great North Swim - Lake Windermere

Kay Hamilton came 13th overall (both males and females) in the under 34 years age group. Great North Swim

See our Masters webpage for all the latest RTSC Masters news.

Changes to Squad Training Schedule

Please note the following changes to our normal schedule:

• Thursday 25th September - A Squad - No Training at Abbs (6pm)
• Monday 29th September - B Squad - Training with A Squad at Abbs (5.30am)

Saturday 13th September - Essex Mini League - Witham

With most of Town's experienced swimmers away at Stubbers our youngsters achieved a magnificent result.

1. Colchester 179
2. Romford Town 168
3. Clacton 122
4. Maldon 101
5. Havering Dolphins 100

Town have one remaining gala in this year's league season (11th October at Chelmsford) and remain on course to retain their league title. Full Report

Guildford Open Meet

List of Accepted Entries.
If you missed RTSC's entry deadline, you could still enter direct to Guildford. Guildford City Open

Deadline Sunday - Ipswich Junior Open Meet

Entry Forms will be distributed for the Ipswich Junior Open Meet (25th/26th October) as soon as we return from the summer break. This is a very important gala for those wishing to compete in the 2009 Essex County Championships and entries are again on a "first come first served" basis, so we will need to turn these forms around very quickly once they are circulated. Full details are available from the Team Ipswich website.

Deadline Sunday - Rushmoor Royals Autumn Long Course Open Meet

This meet is being held at the Aldershot Garrison 50m Pool on 25th/26th October. Forms will be distributed by coaches as soon as they return from the summer break. However, since this will again require a very quick turnaround you may want to use these: Entry Form and QTs. Entry Forms should be returned to Joanne or Debbie (with your cheque) by Sunday 14th September. Rushmoor Royals website

Essex County Age Group Championships 2009 - Qualifying Times

2009 Qualifying Times just announced by Essex ASA.

A Squad Update

Gary's A Squad webpage updated

Sunday 7th September - B Squad Parents Meeting

This season's B Squad Parents Meeting will take place at 6pm on Sunday at Central Park Pool. Please make every effort to attend if your child is a member of B Squad (new or existing). Kevin will be outlining plans for the season ahead and handing out the revised B Squad leaflet.

24th - 27th July - ASA National Age Group Championships - Ponds Forge, Sheffield

• 5 Medals and 10 Finals - Official ASA Results
• Town ranked amongst Top 30 best clubs in the Country - Club Positions
• Kevin's Full Romford Recorder Report

29th July - 2nd August - ASA National Youth Championships - Ponds Forge, Sheffield

• 1 Final and 2 Semi-Finals - Official ASA Results
• Best ranked Essex club Club Positions
• Gary's Full Romford Recorder Report