Swimmers of the month - April 2012

Congratulations to Sam, from Development Squad, and to Ross, from A Squad, for getting 'Swimmer of the Month'.  Well done to you both!

Congratulations to Liam C - making Nationals

Liam is CoStA's first National swimmer. Swimming at Crawly LC spring open this weekend Liam swam a 1.04.84 to qualify for the 100m Fly at this summers BAGCAT National Championships to be held in Sheffield in July.  We would also like to congratulate Stewart, our Headcoach, for his hard work in helping Liam get there!  Well done to you both.

Herts Couties - We come 5th overall

Well done CoStA!  The Combined Team Scores sheet have been published and we are the 5th placed club in the Championships this year.  As we were 9th last year that is a really great improvement.  Well done to the coaching team and all the swimmers.

Hertfordshire Counties 2012

Congratulations and well done to all our CoStA County swimmers.  CoStA is very proud of the number of medals won and even more proud of the number of Personal Bests achieved!

BAGCAT Winners 2012

A big congratulations to Thomas C, Ben, Monica and Liam who made Top 8 BACGAT winners 2012, in their age group.  

Tom gets PB at the Aquatic Centre

Congratulations to Tom Hempenstall on getting to the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012 (Selection Trials) and setting a long course personal best time of 2.30.31 for the 200m Free.  Tom is our first swimmer to make a National event and our first swimmer in the Olympic Pool!  Very well done Tom.

Halloween Art Competition - results

Coach - Zoryana Uzwyshyn-Jones - Widths squad

   Satanic Stewart - James Cook - Junior B squad

 

Sarah - Rachel Smith - Senior B squad

Stewart - Alex Ong - Senior A squad

Stewart - Bea Barder - Junior A squad (Joint 1st)

Coach - Kazimir Uzwyshyn-Jones - Junior A squad (Joint 1st)

Richard - Hope Morgan - Dev squad

The John Hempenstall Memorial Gala

As a result of the hard work and dedication that John Hempenstall committed to CoStA over very many years, we are dedicating the Under 10 Progress Gala to his memory and it will now be known as "The John Hempenstall Memorial Gala for the Under 10's"

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Tom qualifies for Paralympic Trials

Many congratulations to Tom who has qualified for the  Paralympic Trials in March 2012.  The club wish him every success and we look forward to supporting him next year.

2011 - Trophy Holders

Congratultions to all swimmers who were presented with the following trophies at the Club's annual BBQ:-

• Piers Watford - Vasen Trophy (Boy who has improved most during the year)
• Ellie Hall - Baxter Cup (Girl who has improved most during the year)
• Stephen Egenes/Monica Ong - Ron Berryman Trophy for Endeavour (Boy & Girl who try hardest in training and at galas, not necessarily the best swimmers in the club)
• Ben Muckleston/Sarah Tan - Best club boy and Best club girl (Hard working members who train hard and support the club whenever asked)
• James Loveman/Holly Winfield - Links Shield (senior boy & girl swimmer who have excelled most during the year)
• Ellie Wood - Mermaid Trophy (The junior girl who has advanced the most during the year)
• Ross Ferreria - Octopus Trophy (The junior boy who has advanced the most during the year)
• Maximus - Melton House Trophy
• Augustus - Spirit Trophy
• Hensman - Hayes Family Trophy (To members of the same family who scored the most points in club champs
• Ben Muckleston - Stevens Rose Bowl (boy(s)and/or girl(s) who win the most events in club champs)

BAGCATS 2011 - Top 8

The club managed a wonderful 6 swimmers who placed in the Top 8 in Herts at the 2011 County Championships.  Pictured are Monica, Heather, Dalia and Ben (Sophie and Robbie missed the photo shoot).

These swimmers are now invited to a Herts Development Day in June.  Well done to them. 

Well done Tom - Regional Champion

Tom Hempenstall won a Bronze medal in the 100m Free, a silver in the 400m Free, Gold in the 200m I/M in a new S14 East Region record time of 2.52.91 and Gold in the 100m Breast in another East Region S14 record time of 1.31.51.

Well done James - Regional Champion

 East Regional Youth Champs - 2011

James Loveman achieved a PB in the 50m Freestyle and is the 2011 East Regional champion in the 50m Breast winning the Gold medal in a time of 32.51sec