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WelcomeTo our swimming clubHamilton Baths Amateur Swimming Club was founded in 1912 and is now based in Hamilton Water Palace, Almada Street, Hamilton. The club has a membership of over 150 with ages ranging from 6 to over 70. The Water Palace facilities include a 25m pool, a flume, rapids and outdoor lagoon together with a health club and gym. It is operated by South Lanarkshire Council. Our AimsThe Club's aim is to train and coach swimmers, of all abilities, so that they can reach their full potential as competitive swimmers. The club is therefore engaged regularly in galas and competitions throughout west central Scotland, and sometimes further afield. Latest Update Primary Schools Gala
A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped out on Friday at the Primary Schools
Gala. Running a gala with many swimmers who are not accustomed to the routines
of marshalling etc is not easy, so thank you to you all. Reports coming back
from parents echo that thanks too. Happy Birthday Hamilton Baths !!
HAMILTON BATHS ASC is 100 years old ! To celebrate our CENTENARY year, HBASC invites all coaches, swimmers, parents and siblings to an evening of entertainment on Friday 22nd June 2012 at 7.30pm - 12.00 at Hamilton Accies Football Club Function Suite. More information and tickets will be available soon. Training CancelledThere will be NO TRAINING on Friday 11th May as we are hosting the Primary Schools Gala that night at Larkhall. Congratulations Ryan Anderson
At the weekend Ryan Anderson took part in the Big Splash Mile for Sport Relief and Marie Currie Cancer Care. He swam the target 1 mile (64 lengths) in under 34 mins and continued swimming for 1 hour 55 mins and completed almost 3.5 miles (210 lengths). Well done Ryan. He's now raised over £700 and trying for £1000 . If anyone wishes to sponsor him please donate as below . Thank you for your support http://my.artezglobal.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=396035&langPref=en-CA Timekeepers Course
A timekeepers course is being held on Tuesday 1st May commencing at 6pm. This will take place during training. There are still a few places left. Anyone interested please contact either Pat Campbell or Lorraine King. This is an ideal opportunity to qualify as a timekeeper and help the club. As you know, we are required to supply timekeepers to all meets we attend. Club Championship resultsHBASC club champship results from Tuesday 24 April can be found under GALA then RESULTS. Well done all swimmers. President of Scottish Swimming
Many congratulations to John Deans, life member of Hamilton Baths ASC, who has been appointed the President of Scottish Swimming (SASA) at the recent 2012 AGM .
Club Championships
Reminder that Club championships 2012 session 2 of will take place on Tuesday 24th April at 6-8.30pm . All swimmers should attend. Events are : Newcomers : 50m Breast 10+U : 100m Back 11+ over 100m Free Newcomers : 50m Butterfly 10+U : 200m Free 11+ over 200m Back Mini League 2 results
Well done to all swimmers who took part in the Mini League at Larkhall on Sat 21 April. Results can be found under GALA then RESULTS. Great set of PBs and results Fraser King 1st 50 fly, 2nd place 50 free Balazs Szelei 2nd 50 fly
Ren 96 meet results
Well done to all swimmers who took part in Ren 96 meet 24/25 March. 64 personal best times recorded and the following awards were presented :
Ciaran Kelly(13): Gold 400 free, 100 backstroke, Silver 50 fly, 100 breaststroke, 100 free, 50 breaststroke, 50 backstroke, Bronze 50 free
Kirsty Griffiths (10): Gold 100 breaststroke, 100 Individual Medley, 50 backstroke, 50 free, 100 free, Bronze 100 fly, 4th in 100 backstroke
Mark Hill (11): bronze 50 fly, 4th in 100 Individual Medley and 5th in 100 free, 50 breaststroke and 50 free
Lucy Duncan (11) Bronze 100 fly and 6th in 50 breaststroke
Nicole Montagu (10) 4th in 50 free, 5th in 50 breaststroke and 6th in 100 breaststroke
Chloe Montagu (11) Gold 50 breaststroke and 4th in 200 breaststroke
Mark Mullen (16) Gold 50 fly, 100 fly and 200 fly, Bronze in 50 free and 5th in 100 free
Ged Doyle (12) 6th in 50 breaststroke
Alice Nicol (12) Bronze 50 fly and 50 breaststroke, 5th in 50 backstroke and 6th in 50 free
Heather Smyth (11) Gold in 200 fly and 6th in 50 free
Robyn Hill (12) Silver in 50 breaststroke
Joanne Ferguson (14) Silver in 200 backstroke
Hollie Miller (11) 5th in 50 fly
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West District Championships
Congratulations to everyone for their great swims at the West Districts on 10/11 March West District Championships 10/11 March Danielle McGinnes (15) 2 bronze medals 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle, 4th 400 IM Iker Cerrada (14) 5th in 200 IM Milngavie & Bearsden results
Well done to all swimmers who took part in the Milngavie & Bearsden meet at the weekend, 3rd/4th March. What a set of PBs and medals for HBASC ! Congratulations to medal winners: Adrienne Allan 13 - Bronze 50 back Innes Cambell 16 - Gold 100 Back, 200 Back and 200IM, Bronze 200 Free Lucy Duncan 11 - Silver 100 Fly and 100 IM Bronze 50 Back Matthew Fenwick 14 - Gold 100 Breast, Silver 100 Free and 200 Breast Ellie Forsyth 9 - Silver 50 Breast Jenna Gilmore 9 - Bronze 50 Back Kirsty Griffiths 10 - Bronze 100 IM Mark Hill 11 - Gold 100 IM, Silver 100 Fly, Bronze 100 Free and 50 Free Ciaran Kelly 13 - Gold 100 IM and 50 Back, Silver 50 Fly Fraser MacDonald 9 - Bronze 50 Fly, 50 Back and 100 IM Emma McAinsh 11 - Silver 50 Free Sarah McHugh 11 - Bronze 50 Breast Chloe Montagu 11 - Gold 50 Breast, Bronze 100 Breast Mark Mullen 16 - Silver 200 Fly, Bronze 200 Back and 100 Fly Sophie Newberry 9 - Gold 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 50 Back and 100 IM Rosie O'Donnell 14 - Silver 100 Free, Bronze 200 Back Balazs Szelei 8 - Gold 50 Breast Alex Wardlaw 13 - Bronze 50 Fly
Club Championships Session 2
Date for your diary
Club Championships Session 2 - The revised date for the club championships will be Tuesday 24th April 2012 from 6pm-8pm and not 20th of March as previously notified. This will be a 50's gala and swimmers are invited to attend. ie 50m freestyle, backcrawl, breaststroke and butterfly.
2012 Club Championship results2012 Club Championship results for session 1 28th Feb can be found under GALA then RESULTS. 2012 Club Championships
The first of the 2012 Club Championships will take place on Tuesday 28th February at 6pm - 8pm. NOTE : Swim lessons are on until 6pm, please ensure NO swimmer enters the pool or goes on poolside around the baby pool area before 6PM. *All swimmers including newcomers should attend. Newcomers are swimmers in D squad who have joined the club since 1st January and have not transferred from another club. * Ages 11+ - 200 free and 100 IM * Ages 10+U 100 free and 100 IM * Newcomers will do a timetrial only of 50m free and 50m back * We require 12 timekeepers on the night, if you have completed the course please go to poolside at 6pm. thanks. Club records
HBASC Club records have been updated for period of 2005 - 2011. Check it out under RECORDS then CLUB RECORDS for Top Overall and Top 3. Well done to all. Events CalendarThe calendar showing the events the club is planning on attending over the next few months can be found under Gala then Documents. Swimmers' PBs
Anyone looking for their PB times can be found on our website under GALA then TEAM MANAGER DATA. * hit the clock and it will take you into the hytek sports system * select Athletes * select letter of surname eg M for Miller * go to swimmer's name and hit TIMES * at Course - select SCM for short course meet ie 25m pool (or also LCM for long course meet ie 50m pool eg Tollcross/EK ) * Times for all events will be listed * Hit print results 2011 Club Championship Winners
Overall champion for 2011 - this is awarded for each age group for PBs achieved during 2011 and is calculated using GB points. *15 yrs & over Danielle McGinnes and Connor Hughes * 13-14yrs Lyndsay Ferguson and Matthew Fenwick * 11-12yrs Alice Nicol and Michael Troy * 10 yrs & under Kirsty Griffiths and Fraser King Congratulations to all swimmers Reminder re HBASC Pool TimeSwimmers should not be in the pool until the Club session commences unless they have paid for general swimming at the front desk. Otherwise, swimmers must wait on poolside until their session commences. |
